2012 One Direction: Vintage Pop Stardom (With Jason Lipshutz)

In 2012, boy bands hadn't been a major part of the American pop marketplace in a decade — but by the end of the year, not only had X Factor alums One Direction (Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne and Niall Horan) crashed onto U.S. shores, they had absolutely taken the country over, releasing two Billboard 200-topping albums full of pop-rock bangers, swarming all of pop culture and marking a new era in social media and musical fandom. This episode of Vintage Pop Stardom sees host Andrew Unterberger joined by Billboard co-chief content officer (and author of the upcoming 1D book 'A Whole Lotta History') to remember the year that One Direction became One Direction, creating the closest thing to Beatlemania we saw in in the 2010s.

Check out a YouTube playlist of the biggest One Direction moments of 2012, all of which are discussed in the episode, here:

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFsrDcNsyDPk&si=R6jeXLev0oV__3QD

Pre-order Jason's 'A Whole Lotta History' here:

https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/A-Whole-Lotta-History/Jason-Lipshutz/9781668205846

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