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Popcast: The Year in Pop Trends

Kendrick Lamar told tales of survival in good kid, m.A.A.d. city.Moses Robinson/Getty Images for Heineken Kendrick Lamar told tales of survival in “good kid, m.A.A.d. city.”

In an article in Sunday's Arts & Leisure section, the critics Jon Pareles, Ben Ratliff and Jon Caramanica discuss the year's biggest pop trends, and those that will be reshaping the genre for years to come.

They expand on the topic in this week's Popcast. Listen on this page, download the MP3 here, or subscribe in iTunes.