Lil Pop Stars Podcast is back with Season 2! Tanner and Sydney talk about gaining a small fandom and share their dream guests for this season.

Artists mentioned: August James, Chloe Parché, jdyn, Jett Blyton, Kenzie Cait, Maxwell Luke, Normal Girl, Richard Shelest, Sunrise Academy

Riese's debut EP "9th Life" is out now! In this episode we talk with Riese about her journey writing this project while going through cancer treatment, and ultimately raising funds to turn her lyrics into songs.

Riese's Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2VOmzYAc8lULDNwA1g2kvP?si=LjQPpHSeQZmKg3UDahgpqw

Riese's Apple Music:

https://music.apple.com/us/artist/riese/1612160176

Other Artists Mentioned: aleksiah, BLÜ EYES, Carol Ades, Chloe Qisha, Eli, ÊMIA, Sody

superflirt (Noah) talks with us about writing and producing his new project "Big Man!" as well as creating the superflirt visual identity.

superflirt's Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/50vN1tYzW2EYBA5vd7Ov49?si=cKQb2X_lSGC_8dE7RFQ7ww superflirt's Apple Musichttps://music.apple.com/us/artist/superflirt/1612910029

Cover Art By: Smiles (@strangeexposures)Music Collaborators: Alex Casnoff, Dylan Fitch, Karissa Bone, Alex Agresti, Jorge Andre, Andy Seltzer, Pedro Calloni, Ryan Dulude, Olivia HenryVisual Collaborators: No Storage Productions, Roy Freiha, Emma WildeOther Artists Mentioned: Annika Bennett, buffchick, Chloe Southern

Singer, songwriter, and producer Richard Shelest talks about his upcoming album, his singles "At Your Own Risk", "I Should Run" & "Son of Your Dreams", and the challenges he has faced as an independent music artist.

Richard's Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/artist/19TPdRpbuTVcga7TjX5XPF?si=wcBcTG8FQ3KpOPkZCGHYQw

Richard's Apple Music

https://music.apple.com/us/artist/richard-shelest/1506190161

Other Smaller Artist Mentioned: Nova May

In this episode, we chat with August James, a pop artist that combines folk and electronic music. He is now releasing his second EP titled "Venison Forever" which features six tracks that connect nature with his real life experiences.

Snippets of August's song's "Montana Riverbeds", "Prairie Eyes", and "Big Sky" are included in this episode.

Listen to August's music below!

SPOTIFY

https://open.spotify.com/artist/0rDjSI5RVCPaKNcd9tUdBH?si=dgEAE5K0REKUcDu5HbCkhA

APPLE MUSIC

https://music.apple.com/us/artist/august-james/1517902503

YOUTUBE

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi-kqBKQ1ixFIxNcUZxpX2g

Other Artists Mentioned: Grace Enger, Holly Humberstone, Jake Minch, Chloe Qisha, Khatumu

Jadeyn Lorentzen talks taking inspiration from The Marías and Kehlani, highlighting smaller producers, and releasing her first songs.Jadeyn's Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/artist/0JMCQNE2YFp8DBC4hbgnsV?si=eZDgt5byS1yW43pJhjdM2AJadeyn's Apple Musichttps://music.apple.com/us/artist/jadeyn-lorentzen/1745457042Jadeyn's YouTube Musichttps://music.youtube.com/channel/UCtbZKvPxQpD7ojf0iEXzUAg?si=E86tmryHHxk0Eqw_Other artists mentioned: Zeke Bleu

In this episode we’ll be talking about new music from some artists you may not know as well as breaking down Tate McRae’s "So Close To What", Nessa Barrett and other TikTok star-turned musicians, BLACKPINK's solo albums, and who we think will be the next Tate McRae.

Smaller Artists Mentioned: Amber Ais, Jett Blyton, GUS, Chloe Parché, Sunrise Academy

David Vandelay talks with us and his sister Mez about his EP "All Fun...All The Time!", taking inspiration from Sabrina Carpenter, and new music he's working on.

David's Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/artist/77O7vB7m2AfBtbxC9TL1cz?si=uXSvJko4QJiqSJ4bNIBF-A

David's Apple Music

https://music.apple.com/us/artist/david-vandelay/1686587388

Other Artists Mentioned:

Pirouette, Caroline Kingsbury, Paola Cruz, Nick Rich, Lila Holler, Natalia Vassilian, Sydney DeFranco, Emma Wooten, Asher Finlon, Hedda Mae, and Elle Darlington