Latest articles by Charlie Harding

Streaming services’ playlists make listening easy. But they’re also breaking fans’ relationships with artists.


The final episode of Switched on Pop’s podcast The 5th considers the symphony’s legacy in 2020.


Beethoven’s most famous work changed the way we listen, and how we’re supposed to listen.


The Fifth isn’t just a famous melody — it’s a story of despair, Beethoven’s deafness, and establishing the will to go on.


Introducing The 5th, a podcast series with the New York Philharmonic and Vox’s Switched on Pop.


The hosts of Switched on Pop speak with the star who inspired the podcast’s creation.


How Joe Exotic’s songs helped make him an antihero — even if he didn’t sing them.


From SoundCloud to Coachella, Eilish has paved her own path to become a generational icon.


Tired of hearing inoffensive indie music everywhere you eat? Blame gentrifying millennials.
