girl in red Interview! On Queer Pop, Taylor Swift, Her New Swagger & Fingerboards | Popcast (Deluxe)

This week’s episode of Popcast (Deluxe), the weekly culture roundup show on YouTube hosted by Jon Caramanica and Joe Coscarelli, features an interview with the Norwegian indie-pop star girl in red (Marie Ulven) – whose second album, “I’m Doing It Again Baby!”, is out April 12 – in conversation about: 00:00 Introduction 2:52 Her early self-released songs that went viral in the late 2010s 6:06 The invention of the girl in red “character” 11:08 Why she’s pursuing music in 2024 in a more powerful way than during earlier phases of her career 13:08 Opening for Taylor Swift last year on the Eras Tour 19:31 Collaborating with Sabrina Carpenter 20:45 Developing a taste for fashion and watches 23:43 Building relationships with fans through social media 26:22 Tumblr 28:32 Her teenage fingerboarding career 33:24 Writing about her current romantic relationship on her new album 36:42 How the climate for queer pop performers has changed in the past five years 47:05 Embracing ambition and joy in her new music 55:12 Meeting the TikTok stars Pookie & Jett 57:38 Buying a car (and contending with capitalism) 01:04:47 The difference between Norwegian success and American success 01:08:09 Snack of the week Follow Jon:   / joncaramanica     / joncaramanica   Follow Joe:   / joecoscarelli     / joecoscarelli   Listen to every Popcast ever https://www.nytimes.com/popcast Every episode of Popcast (Deluxe) on YouTube https://tinyurl.com/PopcastDeluxe Popcast Discord! https://tinyurl.com/PopcastDiscord Popcast Facebook! https://tinyurl.com/PopcastFacebook Popcast t-shirts & stickers http://itsthepopcast.myshopify.com Subscribe: http://bit.ly/U8Ys7n More from The New York Times Video: http://nytimes.com/video