Pop Shop Podcast

Last week, fans spotted a countdown clock on Olivia Rodrigo's website ticking down to June 30 -- but what is coming at the end of the month? On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, we discuss the possibilities (Song? Album? Tour?) as well as all the pressure on the young star to recapture the magic of her first project. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are talking all about the Mark Ronson-helmed 'Barbie' soundtrack, also featuring Lizzo, Nicki Minaj, Ice Spice & more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Could 'American Idol' season 3 champ Fantasia score her first Oscar nomination with 'The Color Purple'? On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are breaking down the film's new trailer & the history of accolades surrounding the project. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are talking all about touring superstars Beyoncé and Taylor Swift setting the bar impossibly high with their ambitious outings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith talk all about Luke Combs' cover of the 1988 Tracy Chapman classic, marking his pop & AC debut. Plus, we're talking all about Taylor Swift announcing Speak Now as her next re-recorded album, and big news across the pond this week, with Beyoncé launching her Renaissance Tour in Sweden and the Eurovision Song Contest kicking off in the U.K. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jessie Ware had a straightforward goal with her new album 'That! Feels Good!' (released April 28) – “The goal was to make people dance and make them feel sexy and romantic,” the pop singer-songwriter tells the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adele parked the fan-favorite Late Late Show With James Corden segment this week, and the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast is reflecting on eight years of musical rides. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The trio of Lauren Spencer Smith, GAYLE and Em Beihold talk to the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast about their new "Fantasy" song and music video, plus GAYLE fills us in on her first month as an opening act on Taylor Swift's Eras Tour. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Coachella returns this weekend to Indio, Calif., with Bad Bunny, BLACKPINK and Frank Ocean headlining. So what can we expect from the three-day festival? On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are looking ahead to what surprises might be in store from the stacked lineup. Could BLACKPINK bring out one of their many pop-star collaborators, like Selena Gomez, Lady Gaga or Dua Lipa? Might Bad Bunny call up one of this high-profile friends, like Drake, Cardi B or J Balvin? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the new Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith chat with Lewis Capaldi about his eye-opening new Netflix film Lewis Capaldi: How I'm Feeling Now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are breaking down all the Las Vegas music action -- including our very own Pop Shop field trip to see T-Swift and Katie's review of Maroon 5's opening weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith chat about the first two nights of Swift's in-demand trek - and look ahead to their weekend in Las Vegas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Keith peppers Katie with questions about her night at the 95th annual Academy Awards, from arriving at the red carpet through toasting the winners at the Governors Ball afterparty and all the movie moments in between. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are talking about why Ari and The Weeknd are a potent combination, why she came out of musical retirement for this remix, and what dream duets we'd love to see her tackle next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith wonder just what Madonna, Britney & Christina's buzzy moment would have looked like if it were a little more crowded. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are talking about a swath of posthumous hits, including Linkin Park's latest top 40 Hot 100 entry "Lost" featuring vocals from late frontman Chester Bennington. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After Rihanna's hits-filled Super Bowl halftime show performance — and unexpected pregnancy reveal! — what could be next for the superstar? On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, we're talking all about the buzzy 13-minute set -- like what she did perform ("All of the Lights") and what she surprisingly didn't (her Oscar-nominated Black Panther song "Lift Me Up"). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The singer/songwriter joins the Pop Shop Podcast to talk 'LEGEND (Solo Piano Version),' why he added a Sade cover to the project & changes ahead for 'The Voice.' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Legendary singer/producer/songwriter Babyface joins Billboard's Pop Shop Podcast for our Grammy Preview Episode to talk about his latest nod & 'Girls Night Out' album. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, we're talking all about a very active week in pop music, from Miley's new Hot 100 No. 1 to Beyoncé's private concert in Dubai to Rihanna & Lady Gaga's brand-new Oscar nominations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie peppers Madonna superfan Keith with questions about the buzzy new global tour -- like what lesser-known nuggets are fans dying to hear? And why now for this retrospective tour? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the new Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are breaking down Billboard awards editor Paul Grein's Big Four predictions and making some guesses of our own. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Keith & Katie are sharing their pop predictions and new year's resolutions about superstars from Madonna to Lady Gaga and beyond. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith discuss which of music’s brightest stars are overdue to record a full-length holiday album -- from Adele and Lady Gaga to Paul McCartney and Ed Sheeran and beyond! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alicia Keys is our very special guest on the Christmas episode of the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast to talk about her first holiday album 'Santa Baby.' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the latest Pop Shop Podcast, we have a special unheard moment from our interview with Michael Bublé, in which the Canadian crooner was asked about his Christmas album and what it means to know that the ever-popular set has become a favorite in homes around the world each year, soundtracking family gatherings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are talking about 10 fresh & festive new Christmas songs from pop superstars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith talk about their epic pop weekend, starting with Adele's opening night & ending with Elton John's second-to-last U.S. tour stop. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are joined by Pop Shop founder Jason Lipshutz to break down the top four categories for the 2023 Grammys. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just how high can Sia's revived hit climb? On the latest Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith discuss the song's unlikely trajectory and what has driven its "Unstoppable" recent run on our charts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rihanna made her long-awaited return to solo music last week when "Lift Me Up" from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever arrived, ending a drought that goes back to the 2016 release of her last album ANTI. On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are talking all about the emotional ballad, which serves as a tribute to late Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith discuss all the circumstances that allowed Taylor Swift to reach that elusive million mark again, from the curiosity surrounding the album and the awareness campaign that included a prominent Thursday Night Football teaser to the positive word-of-mouth from early listeners and dozens of collectible (and clock-building) variations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bebe Rexha and David Guetta's throwback dance-floor filler "I'm Good (Blue)" interpolates Eiffel 65's 1999 novelty hit "Blue (Da Ba Dee)," and as Rexha tells Katie & Keith on the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, the collab was actually made years ago and then unearthed by savvy fans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Charlie Puth discusses the sonic approach to his latest album, touring smaller venues, and why his new "Loser" video "makes no sense at all." Plus: Katie tells Keith all about her night covering Justin Timberlake's performance at the Children's Hospital Los Angeles 2022 Gala. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are breaking down the massive moves on the Hot 100 for Steve Lacy's "Bad Habit" and Sam Smith & Kim Petras' "Unholy" and why these songs are especially notable. Oh, and we're taking a page from Gary Trust and talking about every song with "Bad" in the title to ever top the Hot 100. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the latest Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are throwing out rapid-fire questions about what to expect from Rihanna's Big Game concert. Also on the show, we’ve got chart news about BLACKPINK, Harry Styles and Luke Combs. And in breaking Pop Shop news, we're sharing our first impressions of Elton John and Britney Spears' "Hold Me Closer" music video. Our first thought: Where are Elton and Britney?!? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the new Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are breaking down the first look at the Whitney film and chatting about Harry Styles' 14 weeks at No. 1 with Billboard's senior director of charts Gary Trust. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the new Pop Shop Podcast, we're talking about Lady Gaga's Chromatica Ball concert at Dodger Stadium and what it takes to be a stadium headliner in 2022, from The Weeknd to Bad Bunny. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are talking about Harry Styles' absolute pop culture domination, from the wacky offscreen drama surrounding his new film to the continued success of his April-released hit single and beyond. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Will Taylor Swift shift genres again? Will a lead single arrive in time to be eligible at the 2023 Grammys? Katie & Keith are asking these questions & more on the new Pop Shop Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the new episode of the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are wondering: Could "Pink Venom" be the quartet's first Hot 100 top 10 hit? Previously, they've reached as high as No. 13, thanks to "Ice Cream," their 2020 collab with Selena Gomez. Meanwhile, on the Billboard 200, their 2020 project The Album debuted and peaked at No. 2. So when Born Pink is released on Sept. 16, could it go all the way to the top? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Everything old is new again on the Billboard charts, with a series of samples, features and remixes putting some legends back on top 40 radio. On the new Pop Shop Podcast, we're talking about the current wave of "future nostalgia" (thanks for the perfect label, Dua Lipa) on the Billboard charts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, we're talking about why the pairing of Britney Spears and Elton John makes so much sense and how Elton is having yet another big moment in music, thanks to the top 10 Billboard Hot 100 success of "Cold Heart" with Dua Lipa. Plus, Beyonce tops the Billboard 200 and Billboard Hot 100, and also teamed up with Madonna for a new "Queens Remix" of "Break My Soul." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're so used to Beyoncé being a superstar that it's sometimes easy to forget just how long she's been a fixture in pop music. Queen B made her debut on the Billboard charts as a member of the group Destiny's Child in 1997, so she's spent 25 years on our tallies. On the new episode of the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, we're answering music fans' biggest questions for a special "Ask Billboard" episode, and our first question came, appropriately, from kingbeyhive on Twitter, who asked: "How iconic is Beyoncé getting a top 10 hit, 25 years into her solo career?" Well, Keith went into the chart archives and brought out his best comparisons -- including Diana Ross and Paul McCartney -- to see just how rare an achievement it is to be this relevant a quarter-century in. Hear the answers to that question and more on this week's podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are joined by another Katie -- Billboard dance director Katie Bain -- to break down Beyonce and Drake's house-inspired projects, how they've been received by the dance music world, and how they could potentially impact pop music to come. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the new Pop Shop Podcast, we're talking to Backstreet Boys' Kevin Richardson about the group's upcoming Christmas album (their first!), how Drake recently ended up onstage with them in concert (to sing "I Want It That Way!"), their still-unbroken album top 10 streak on the Billboard 200, the 25th anniversary of "Quit Playin' Games (With My Heart)" hitting the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are talking all about the wild news that life will imitate Glee, as Lea Michele takes over the role of Fannie Brice in the Broadway revival of Funny Girl. Also on the show, we're talking about Backstreet Boys announcing their very first Christmas album, A Very Backstreet Christmas, and we even got BSB's Kevin Richardson on the line to talk all about the three original songs on the project. Plus, as Metallica scores its first hit song on the Hot 100 in more than a decade with 1986's "Master of Puppets," we're talking all about these massive Stranger Things bumps for ‘80s songs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Queen B scores her 20th top 10 hit as a soloist on the Hot 100, as "Break My Soul" -- from her upcoming album Renaissance -- rises 15-7 in its first full tracking week. But before she started charting on her own, Beyoncé was making hits with Destiny's Child, who have their own set of 10 top 10 hits on the Hot 100. On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are looking back on those 10 DC smashes that hit the chart's upper region. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Taylor Swift‘s new song “Carolina” for the film Where the Crawdads Sing is far from her first contribution to a movie soundtrack — but it could lead to her very first nomination at the Oscars. On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith discuss Swift's Oscar chances, plus her film-music history to date. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are talking all about the left-field projects from Beyonce & Drake and what we think about the artists' dance-floor moves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices