How pop music conquered the world and is that a good thing?

After a lifetime of being dismissed as a guilty pleasure, pop music is currently cooler than it ever has been. Pop artists like Harry Styles, Doja Cat and Lil Nas X can do no wrong with both critics and audiences, and there's no end in sight to their reign. So how did pop come out on top? Did the genre change or did we? And is there a downside to global popification? Today on Schmeitgeist, we find out how pop music transformed its reputation and conquered the world.

Schmeitgeist is a weekly pop culture podcast from ABC Everyday about why we love what we love, hosted by Ange Lavoipierre.