Break up songs are supposed to make your exes angry not proud! At least that’s what Leah Kate was trying to do when she wrote “10 Things I Hate About You” after a breakup. She sat down with MIX Afternoons Host McCabe to talk about how hard it was to narrow down the famous list from 50 things to 10, her excitement about finally getting a tour bus for her upcoming tour, and coming to Chicago during a literal tornado.Here McCabe talk about all this and more on the Mix New Music Club Podcast. Follow Jenny V : Jenny V’s Insta Follow Dash: Dash’s InstaListen to the Mix: Listen Live  

Brother-sister musical duo Lawrence didn’t always make music together, but since Gracie was in middle school it’s been the two of them working together to make music that’s been going viral. Gracie and Clyde Lawrence stopped by the studio to chat with Mix Nite Guy Dash about writing songs on the subway, how they balance their own projects on top of their band’s music, and performing at the Aragon Ballroom. Listen to Dash talk about all this and more with Lawrence on the Mix New Music Club. Follow Dash: Dash’s InstaFollow Jenny V : Jenny V’s InstaListen to the Mix: Listen Live 

We all know what going viral means but when TikTok users, including celebrities like DJ Pauly D, used JVKE’s song “Upside Down” in 15 million videos, he knew he was now on another level. JVKE stopped by the studio to talk to Jenny V about navigating internet fame, his mom’s influence on his music, and his upcoming tour. Listen to Jenny and Dash talk about all this and more with JVKE on the Mix New Music Club. Follow Jenny V (Afternoons, 2p-7p): Jenny’s Insta Follow Dash (Nights, 7p-Midnight): Dash’s Insta Listen to The Mix: Listen Live

When someone says they “learned from the best” it’s usually in a tongue-in-cheek way. But as the protégé of Justin Bieber, Eddie Bejamin actually means it. “The Weatherman” singer stopped by the studio to speak with Jenny V about stepping into his own lime-light, what it was like working with Earth, Wind and Fire, and going solo at a young age. Listen to Jenny and Dash talk about all this and more with Eddie Benjamin on the Mix New Music Club. Follow Jenny V (Middays, 10a-2p): Jenny’s Insta Follow Dash (Nights, 7p-Midnight): Dash’s Insta Listen to The Mix: Listen Live 

Making music in a sound-proof environment is easy compared to working in a hotel room where the windows are nailed open. That’s what happened to Holden James on his latest tour in London. Holden sat down with Jenny V and Dash to talk about staying in a dinosaur themed amusement park, suprising audiences with genre bending music, and the diversity of the Nashville music scene. Listen to Jenny and Dash talk about all this and more with Holden James on the Mix New Music Club. Follow Jenny V (Afternoons, 2p-7p): Jenny’s Insta Follow Dash (Nights, 7p-Midnight): Dash’s Insta Listen to The Mix: Listen Live 

A British singer who doesn’t sound American when he sings? Sounds fake. Unless you’re talking about British singer-songwriter Tom Grennan, that is. Tom stopped by the studio to talk with Jenny V and Dash about Tony Soprano’s impeccable style , his obsession with Chicago’s notorious gangsters, and how the rapper Eminem is one of his icons. Listen to Jenny and Dash talk about all this and more with Tom Grennan on the Mix New Music Club. Follow Jenny V (Afternoons, 2p-7p): Jenny’s Insta Follow Dash (Nights, 7p-Midnight): Dash’s Insta Listen to The Mix: Listen Live 

When you write a break up song for a couple that’s still together you should probably give them a head’s up first. At least that’s what Benson Boone did to his best friend and his girlfriend. Benson visited Jenny V and Dash in the studio to talk discovering his singing voice during the pandemic and what it’s like to withdraw from American Idol after Katy Perry told him he could win it all . Listen to Jenny and Dash talk about all this and more with Benson Boone on the Mix New Music Club.

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Does it matter if your breakup anthem that’s charting across the country is “cool” enough for the ex it was written about? According to Gayle, nope! Gayle visited Jenny V and Dash in the studio to talk about what it’s like being a teenager on tour (lots of pizza and binge watching tv shows with her manager) and how she was petty enough to block her ex on social media but not his dad. Listen to Jenny and Dash talk about all this and more with Gayle on the Mix New Music Club.

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If anyone’s ready to give the K Pop superstars a run for their money it’s John K, who recently learned his album has gone platinum five times in Korea. John sat down with Jenny and Dash to talk about putting garlic on pizza and staying calm under pressure before a show. Listen to Jenny and Dash talk about all this and more with John K on the Mix New Music Club.

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Writing an incredible song about the world ending right before the world (almost) ended? JP Saxe may be slightly clairvoyant. JP sat down with Jenny V and Dash to talk about getting quarantined in a Salt Lake City hotel room for eight days and how Chicago is just like Toronto…well, sort of! Listen to Jenny and Dash talk about all this and more with JP Saxe on the Mix New Music Club. 

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