What makes Drake's 'God's Plan' a hit pop song

Attention to all the music lovers out there! All month, we're revisiting our best music episodes from <em>It's Been a Minute</em>. In this episode from February 2020, former host Sam Sanders is joined by <a href="https://twitter.com/neatsloan">Nate Sloan</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/charlieharding">Charlie Harding</a>, co-hosts of the podcast <a href="https://www.vox.com/switched-on-pop"><em>Switched On Pop</em></a>. They break down what makes a song: why certain pop songs become ear worms and what their form and structure mean for the future of music. Sloan and Harding deconstruct songs in their 2020 book, <em>Switched On Pop: How Popular Music Works and Why It Matters. </em>