Shamita Basu

That's right.

Purposefully.

The mainland, actually.

I'll just say, I saw some reaction to the Spotify-wrapped news of 2025 with Bad Bunny being the most listened to, most streamed, was like, really?

It wasn't Taylor Swift?

Talk about recycling.

Yeah, yeah, where people are also in their bubbles, right?

I mean, obviously, much-anticipated release, Taylor Swift's album.

What did you two think of it?

You already, Sam, used the word recycling.

This is less of a specific album question and more of just a trend that you've both pointed out in various ways before.

But just the crossover of pop music and praise music, the sound of praise music making its way into pop music.

I mean, we're many years into this trend now, but it does feel like it's sort of just deepening and we're just seeing it more and more, hearing it more and more.

What are your thoughts on this?

I have a playlist called Hillsong Core.

Hillsong referencing this huge church, this huge church.

Mega church.

Oh, yeah.

Oh, completely, which is all over social media and TikTok.

When we asked you, our listeners, to send in your recommendations for your favorite things that came out this year, so many of you came ready to talk about music.