Carly Rae. Grimes. Faces that cannot be felt. And a bunch of my super rad friends.

Add those elements all together and what have you?

#BUBBLEPOP

And what, pray tell, is Bubble Pop? Well, it’s a pop culture roundtable and roundup of all the best, brightest and snubbiest moments that touched down in the world of popular music this year. While I could talk all day about faves like CL and the Biebs, I wrangled my industry-type pals to weigh in on just what the hell happened in 2015.

Joining the conversation: Jasmine Solano (DJ); Brittany Spanos (Staff Writer, RollingStone.com); Bradley Stern (Editor in Chief, PopCrush/MuuMuse); Jay Dabhi (DJ, 92.3 AMP); Julianne Escobedo Shepherd (Culture Editor, Jezebel).

A big and totally rad THANK YOU to all involved and, Oh… this is just part 1. Check back next Wednesday, Decemeber 30 for part 2 and our take on “world pop,” Justin Bieber and our predictions for what’s gonna pop off in 2016.

Watch the first part below.