Pop Shop Podcast

Jessie Ware discusses her new “sophisticated” dance album “What’s Your Pleasure?” on the latest Billboard Pop Shop Podcast. “It was intentionally cinematic,” Ware says of the project, which was inspired by scandalous nightclubs like New York’s famed Studio 54 and Berlin’s Berghain. Plus, Ware discusses her dream scenario for playing the album live. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ellie Goulding joins the Pop Shop Podcast to discuss her new album “Brightest Blue” and how it’s about “finding love for myself,” working with Juice WRLD on the album’s “Hate Me,” and what “pivotal” moment involving Björk (and a bit of vodka) made her believe she could be a singer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, the team takes a closer look at Pop Smoke’s "Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon" and Juice WRLD’s "Legends Never Die" albums, why the two posthumous projects have connected with fans, and discuss the complications and concerns involved with releasing albums by artists who are no longer with us. Plus, chart news about the "Hamilton" cast album surging to a new peak on the Billboard 200, and The Weeknd's sustained success with "Blinding Lights" on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Following the Disney+ premiere of “Hamilton: An American Musical” on July 3, could the show’s cast album soar back up the Billboard 200 chart? And if so, just how big will that post-premiere bump be? On the latest Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, hosts Jason and Keith dive into a discussion about the blockbuster musical’s Disney+ premiere, their experiences watching the show (both on Disney+ and live on stage), and just what kind of surge the cast album will get on the Billboard 200 chart. Plus: chart news on Lil Baby, Jack Harlow and Harry Styles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Which hit single is the early favorite to take home the crown of Song of the Summer 2020? On the latest Pop Shop Podcast, that's the point of discussion, plus, the team also revisits the top song of the summer for each year over the past decade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Darren Criss joins the Pop Shop Podcast to discuss his new musical comedy series “Royalties,” in which he stars as one-half of a struggling songwriting duo trying to make it big in the music industry. Plus, we talk about how he got Mark Hamill to guest star on the show (and getting him to sing a song about King Kong's penis), why last year was “one of the most difficult, complicated, most fulfilling, and concurrently frustrating years” of his life, and an update on the status of his COVID-19-delayed Broadway show “American Buffalo.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the latest Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, some possible best new artist nominees for the upcoming Grammy Awards are discussed – including Doja Cat, Megan Thee Stallion, Tones and I, Summer Walker and SuperM. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the latest Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, with Lady Gaga’s “Chromatica” marking just the second album by a woman to be No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in 2020, the team discusses why there have been so few leading ladies atop the chart this year, some near misses from some notable women, and which upcoming projects might turn the tide for female artists at No. 1. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, the team discusses why -- in an era of wall-to-wall music collaborations -- Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande's "Rain On Me" has broken through the pop culture noise as an event record. Plus, the Pop Shoppers pontificate on what superstars they’d like to see team-up for a fantasy pairing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Charli XCX joins the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast to discuss her new made-in-quarantine album "How I'm Feeling Now," and how "it felt like a very ripe time" for her to write new music. Plus, she discusses the upswing in popularity of disco-tinged "happy" pop music from the likes of Lady Gaga and Dua Lipa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Doja Cat’s “Say So,” featuring Nicki Minaj, is the latest remix to help a single jump to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The new Pop Shop Podcast takes a look at some of the other hits of yesteryear that have climbed to the top in part thanks to a remix – including tunes by Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Rihanna and more. Plus: Chart news about Drake tying Madonna’s record for the most top 10s on the Hot 100 chart. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Beastie Boys talk about their new documentary film "Beastie Boys Story," and what's been "bittersweet" about its rollout. Plus, the guys advocate for the haircut-meets-vacuum device the Flowbee to make a comeback during this time of social distancing. In addition, there's chart chat about Travis Scott and Kid Cudi's "The Scotts," Drake's new album, and a chart stat of the week throwback to 25 years ago, when Live's "Throwing Copper" album topped the Billboard 200 chart. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the latest episode of the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Keith & Katie discuss all the moving pieces of the delayed, rescheduled and altogether-canceled 2020 awards shows that have fallen victim to the global pandemic, and what the future of those shows could look like. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dua Lipa is the latest guest on the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, talking about soundtracking kitchen dance parties with her latest album, "Future Nostalgia," and what it's like to promote an album in quarantine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, the team discusses the likely reasons why the release of a number of big albums (including Lady Gaga's "Chromatica") have been postponed in the era of COVID-19, while some others (including singer-rapper Rod Wave's "Pray 4 Love") held to their release date. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Let's take an early look at the Big Four categories for next year -- album, record and song of the year, plus best new artist -- where we think Dua Lipa, Post Malone and Harry Styles all look poised to dominate the 2021 conversation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adam Lambert stops by the Pop Shop Podcast to chat about his new album “Velvet,” how he didn’t want to get sucked into the “hustle” of making a “trendy” album, if he thought about delaying the album’s release due to coronavirus concerns, and how he hopes the album wraps up fans like a “warm velvety hug.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lauren Jauregui discusses her latest single "Lento," featuring Tainy, the status of her solo debut album, how the coronavirus quarantine is fueling her creativity, and why Fifth Harmony's "Work From Home" is the "gift that keeps on giving." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Diplo joins the Pop Shop Podcast to chat about his upcoming "country-fusion" album "Thomas Wesley," and why he thinks country radio stations have mostly ignored his hit country-pop single "Heartless," featuring Morgan Wallen. Plus, Diplo gives us updates on the next Major Lazer and Silk City projects, how he’s up for collaborating with both Enya and Barbra Streisand, if he has any unreleased collaborations with Madonna in the vault, and why fans should tweet him photos from Shawn Mendes’ Calvin Klein underwear campaign. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Robbie Williams has a pretty simple goal heading into his 2020 Las Vegas residency: to please absolutely everyone. On the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, we talk about his return to Sin City, the possibility of new music, scoring his 13th No. 1 album in his native U.K. and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the new Pop Shop Podcast, hosts Keith and Katie dive into a discussion about why it was important for Lady Gaga to drop a new single right now — specifically "Stupid Love" — and how its pure dance-pop sound fits into the current pop radio landscape. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The latest Pop Shop Podcast examines why Billie Eilish is the perfect musical pairing for James Bond film series (with her new Bond title theme song "No Time To Die"), and how she fits into the legacy of 007 music. Plus: chart news about Justin Bieber, BTS and Dua Lipa! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Justin Bieber released his debut album, My World 2.0, almost exactly a decade ago, and last week, the pop star put out his fifth studio album, Changes, which is on track for yet another No. 1 debut on the Billboard 200. Keith & Katie talk all about the power of that connection between young stars and their earliest fans and how it's been a cornerstone of the music industry for nearly a century, starting with Judy Garland in the '30s all the way to the newly 18-year-old Billie Eilish, and all the Stevies, Michaels, Britneys, Mileys, Selenas and Arianas in between. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are you in the mood for "Love"? We're counting down the biggest Hot 100 hits with "Love" in the title, just in time for Valentine's Day. Plus, we've got a recap of the many music moments at Sunday's Oscars and chart moves for Lil Wayne and Louis Tomlinson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meghan Trainor guest stars on the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast to discuss her first full-length album in three-and-a-half years, “Treat Myself,” and how “so much has changed” since her last album came out way back in 2016. “I’m a way different person, in the best ways,” she says, “I’m much happier.” Plus, she dishes on collaborating with Nicki Minaj and The Pussycat Dolls on the “fun, emotional and dancey” album, and what she wants listeners to think after hearing the album: “That they're not alone, and they're allowed to be happy, and that life is awesome, and we only get … this one chance, and this is it … so live it up!” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sting joins the Pop Shop Podcast to discuss starring in the touring production of his musical "The Last Ship" and how it's "the greatest adventure of my creative life" and his upcoming Las Vegas concert residency. Plus, he chats about the new dance/theater production set to his music, "Message In a Bottle," and how he wishes he had a chance to work with the late Juice WRLD, who sampled Sting's "Shape of My Heart" in his hit single "Lucid Dreams." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Current five-time Grammy Award nominee Finneas joins the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast for its annual Grammy preview show. The 22-year-old chats about how “surreal” it is to have multiple Grammy nods for his work as a writer, producer and engineer on his sister Billie Eilish's chart-topping "When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?" album, and he feels very lucky that he has a sibling who had faith and trust in him. He also discusses how he’s working on his own first full length album, what songwriters inspire him, and the big news about how he and Eilish have written the upcoming title song from the next James Bond film, "No Time To Die." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joey Fatone stops by to chat about his podcast, his game-show hosting gig, the 20th anniversary of "Bye Bye Bye" and "No Strings Attached" and the future of *NSYNC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the latest Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, the team discusses the chances of pop superstars -- and Billboard chart-toppers -- Beyoncé and Jennifer Lopez achieving their first Academy Award nominations. Should fans be worried about their Oscar chances after their losses at the Golden Globe Awards? Plus, the Pop Shoppers chat about which pop stars will be taking the stage at some of this year's biggest music festivals, including Coachella and Bonnaroo, and some "Yummy" chart news from Justin Bieber. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Superstar singer/songwriter Justin Tranter joins the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast to discuss working on new tunes with Selena Gomez and Camila Cabello, who is on Tranter's wish-list of future collaborators, and how Tranter has a pair of musical projects in the works (including a musical with Eve Ensler and Idina Menzel). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Last month, Lennon Stella gave her fans a mini-heart attack when she started a tweet with: "also thought you should know I am very pregnant." For those who stopped reading after those nine words ("Yeah, there was a lot of people that thought I was actually pregnant," Stella laughed to Billboard in a new interview with the Pop Shop Podcast; listen below), the rest of the tweet reads: "...with an album baby and i'm about to pop. ... three…two...one here we go 2020." The 20-year-old singer/songwriter -- who has been in the public eye since her 2012 debut on the ABC series Nashville and as part of a viral-video duo with her sister in Lennon & Maisy -- is finally ready to release her debut album next year and formally introduce herself as an adult solo star. Over the past few months, she's been super busy on the road with The Chainsmokers and 5 Seconds of Summer, but once that wraps up, she's focusing entirely on the album. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Idina Menzel is basically the Queen of the Holidays this year, with her brand-new album Christmas: A Season of Love out now, not to mention another bombastic turn as Elsa in the blockbuster Disney sequel Frozen II in theaters. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shaed released their song "Trampoline" in May of last year. Now, more than a year and a half later, it's still climbing Billboard's charts, topping Alternative Songs for two weeks and jumping 6-5 on our Pop Songs airplay chart this week and 14-13 on the Billboard Hot 100 -- a new peak. The electro-pop trio talks to Billboard's Pop Shop Podcast about their unstoppable breakthrough single. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the occasion of Billboard's 125th anniversary, Billboard has unveiled -- for the first time ever -- the top 125 artists of all-time on our charts. The artists are ranked by performance on our two signature albums and songs charts -- the Billboard 200 albums chart and Billboard Hot 100 chart. On the show, we discuss some fun facts and statistics about the acts in our all-time Top 125 artists ranking … and we’ll count down the top 10 acts one-by-one. Where do your favorites end up on the list? Tune in and find out! For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Who will be nominated for song of the year when the 2020 Grammy nominations are unveiled on Nov. 20? The Pop Shop Podcast crew (including OG host Jason Lipshutz!) make some predictions. We're thinking Swift, Lizzo, Maren Morris, Lewis Capaldi & Billie Eilish are looking like strong possibilities. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Louis Tomlinson joins the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast to discuss his new song "We Made It" and how it's not just a song for him, but also for his fans; his upcoming debut album "Walls" and how he's "gone through every emotion" in getting the set made, and how he got the "courage" to "just be brave" with his new music. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lewis Capaldi joins the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast to discuss his reaction to hitting No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Someone You Loved" ("I feel like America's sweetheart, at least for a moment"), how the Scottish singer-songwriter has stayed grounded during his whirlwind rise to global success, his decision to not release a remix of the song with a guest star to amplify its chart placing, and more. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the 2020 Grammy Award nominations announcement right around the corner, the Pop Shop Podcast turns to discussing the possible contenders for album of the year – including Ariana Grande’s “Thank U, Next.” For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rising artist JOHN k stops by the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast to discuss his debut Billboard chart hit "If We Never Met," his debut EP and his upcoming music plans: "I feel like I've truly connected to the artist that I'm excited to be, and the music that's going to come out in the next wave is going to be incredible." Plus, the Pop Shop team discusses big chart news from Travis Scott, Dan & Shay, Justin Bieber, SuperM and Summer Walker. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sheryl Crow joins the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast to discuss her new all-star collaborations project, "Threads." The nine-time Grammy Award-winner says she wanted to make an album “with the people that brought me to where I am now.” Among the 20-plus guests on the set: Brandi Carlile, Eric Clapton, Vince Gill, Kris Kristofferson, Maren Morris, Stevie Nicks and Keith Richards. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Benny Blanco is the man behind some of the biggest pop songs of the last decade -- writing and producing eight Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hits, starting with Kesha's 2009 breakthrough "Tik Tok." But then he realized he was ready for something more. On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Blanco talks about releasing his debut album as a lead artist, working on Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello's Hot 100 No. 1 duet "Senorita," and why it's been "one of the most freeing years of my life." For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, the team breaks down why Jennifer Lopez and Shakira make total sense as Super Bowl halftime headliners, plus, discuss big chart news about Post Malone, Ozzy Osbourne, Travis Scott, Lizzo, Chris Brown, Kygo and Whitney Houston. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Billboard Pop Shop Podcast discusses the likely contenders for the record of the year category at the upcoming 2020 Grammy Awards. Are Billie Eilish's "Bad Guy" and Lizzo's "Truth Hurts" shoo-ins for a nod? And which of Ariana Grande's multiple hits could break through and score a nomination? For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, the team dives into a discussion about the limited history of singles credited to at least three all-female acts that have charted in the top 40 of the Hot 100 -- including such mega-hits as “Lady Marmalade” by Christina Aguilera, Lil Kim, Mya and P!nk, and “Bang Bang” by Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The best new artist category at the Grammy Awards is a tricky one to try to predict. But with the eligibility period just wrapping up on Aug. 31, Billboard's Pop Shop Podcast can now comfortably discuss which rookie artists have made the biggest impacts over the past 11 months. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

5 Seconds of Summer join the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast to chat about their new single “Teeth,” their upcoming album ("it's so f---ing good!"), their tour with The Chainsmokers and more! Plus, chart news about Taylor Swift's "Lover" debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart and Lizzo scoring her first No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart with "Truth Hurts." For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bazzi joins the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast to discuss his new mixtape, "Soul Searching" — "It's a lot about how I grew up, and how I think, and my own personal struggles… I wanted people to really hear my story…" Plus, the Pop Shop team reviews big chart news about Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello hitting No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Senorita," Young Thug notching his first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 with "So Much Fun," and how Taylor Swift is set for her sixth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 with "Lover." For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the new episode of Billboard's Pop Shop Podcast (listen below), we discuss the Ariana to Rihanna Spectrum when it comes to the pace of our biggest pop divas. We not only discuss how Rihanna remains in the public eye in the absence of new music and how Ariana keeps up musical demand without watering down her brand, but also where other pop stars fit into that spectrum, including Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Halsey, Camila Cabello, Selena Gomez and Lady Gaga. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alec Benjamin joins the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast to discuss his new single "Jesus in L.A.," his songwriting process, the status of his upcoming album, and how his friend -- and fellow singer-songwriter -- John Mayer played a role in helping Benjamin decide to release “Jesus.” For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The five-member group talk new music, growing up together as a band and more. Also, we chat about Lil Nas X's record-extending 18th week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, NF's chart-topping debut on the Billboard 200, and Ariana Grande's new single "Boyfriend" with Social House. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices