Pop Shop Podcast
Music News
Billboard's Keith Caulfield (Managing Director, Charts and Data Operations) and Katie Atkinson (Executive Digital Director, West Coast) offer weekly Billboard chart breakdowns, discuss the hottest music news and cover the year’s biggest musical events. Casual pop fans, chart junkies and everyone in between are invited to this weekly half-hour discussion.
Location:
United States
Description:
Billboard's Keith Caulfield (Managing Director, Charts and Data Operations) and Katie Atkinson (Executive Digital Director, West Coast) offer weekly Billboard chart breakdowns, discuss the hottest music news and cover the year’s biggest musical events. Casual pop fans, chart junkies and everyone in between are invited to this weekly half-hour discussion.
Language:
English
Episodes
As Beyoncé Bowl Kicks Off 'Cowboy Carter' Live Era, Is a Tour Announcement Next?
1/7/2025
On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are discussing what Beyonce might reveal on Jan. 14, a date she teased on social media after her "Beyoncé Bowl" performance at the Houston Texans vs. Baltimore Ravens game last month. The leading theory is that she could reveal dates for a Cowboy Carter Tour to follow 2023's megawatt Renaissance Tour, but what if a new album is on the way instead? Plus: Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars ascend to the top of the Hot 100 with "Die With a Smile" and the pop girls leave the Golden Globes empty-handed, but Oscar nominations are still on the way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:40:39
Wham!'s Andrew Ridgeley Calls Countless 'Last Christmas' Covers 'It's Testament to the Brilliance of the Song'
12/23/2024
Wham!'s Andrew Ridgeley joins the Pop Shop to chat about the duo's evergreen hit "Last Christmas" and how it's been covered by so many artists (including Taylor Swift, among many others), the new documentary "Wham!: Last Christmas Unwrapped," how the act's music has grown in popularity over the year, and if the public will ever hear the late George Michael's original demo recording of "Last Christmas." Plus, hosts Katie and Keith discuss some of their "favorite things" in pop in 2024, in the final Pop Shop episode of the year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:30:16
Jennifer Hudson Talks 'The Gift of Love' Holiday Album & 'Jennifer-izing' Christmas Classics to Make Them Her Own
12/17/2024
On the Christmas episode of the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, EGOT winner Jennifer Hudson talks to Katie & Keith about why now was the time for her first holiday album. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:46:30
Jimmy Fallon x Jonas Brothers, Pentatonix, Cher x Kelly Clarkson & More Gift Us With Hot New Holiday Hits
12/10/2024
On the latest Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are taking their annual sleigh ride through a half-dozen Christmas songs impacting the Billboard charts this year. For 2024, we’re taking a look at Jimmy Fallon and Jonas Brothers’ “Holiday”; Cher’s “DJ Play a Christmas Song” remix with Kelly Clarkson; Pentatonix’s “Meet Me Next Christmas”; Dan + Shay’s “Pick Out a Christmas Tree”; Michael Bublé and Carly Pearce’s “Maybe This Christmas”; and Jack Antonoff and Bleachers’ “Merry Christmas, Please Don’t Call.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:35:17
From 'Wicked' to 'Moana 2,' Musicals Are Taking Over the Box Office
12/3/2024
On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are talking about how the two movies have dominated at the box office -- with the Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo-starring Wicked already becoming the highest-grossing Broadway musical film adaptation domestically in its week-plus in theaters -- and how it compares to other recent musical-theater films. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:26:56
2025 Coachella Lineup Stacked With Stars, Including Headliner-Worthy Names Like Missy Elliott & Charli XCX
11/26/2024
When the 2025 Coachella lineup was unveiled last week, we learned that Lady Gaga, Post Malone, Green Day and Travis Scott would headline the Indio, California, festival, and if you look below those big-font names, you'll find there are quite a few A-listers scattered throughout the poster. On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are breaking it all down and taking a closer look at the three-day fest, which also includes headliner-worthy names like Missy Elliott and Charli XCX; hitmakers like Benson Boone, Shaboozey, Megan Thee Stallion, Zedd and GloRilla; and K-pop superstars like ENHYPEN, LISA, JENNIE and XG. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:33:08
Inside Sabrina Carpenter's Short n' Sweet LA Tour Stop & Olivia Rodrigo's Superstar Q&A
11/19/2024
On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, we welcome Billboard deputy editor Lyndsey Havens so she and Katie can tell Keith all about their night out at the Forum, where Sabrina Carpenter's pop-star vision finally became a reality with a huge stage production and an even bigger fanbase. Plus, Lyndsey sat down last week with Billboard cover star Olivia Rodrigo for a Superstar Q&A at the Billboard Live Music Summit, and she tells us all about her panel discussion with the Guts-y singer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:28:20
Shaboozey Continues to Raise the Bar With His 'Tipsy' No. 1 Smash: How Far Can It Go?
11/12/2024
On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are talking about breakout star Shaboozey's's 17-week Hot 100 chart-topper "A Bar Song (Tipsy)." Can it match or break the record for most weeks at No. 1 on the chart? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:28:38
Will Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Sabrina Carpenter & More Pop Stars Dominate 2025 Grammy Noms?
11/5/2024
When the 2025 Grammy nominations are unveiled on Friday (Nov. 8), there's a world where the year's biggest pop stars dominate the storyline. Billboard awards editor Paul Grein has shared his final Big Four predictions ahead of Friday's announcement, and he thinks pop women will lead the biggest categories, including Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter, Taylor Swift's The Tortured Poets Department, Sabrina Carpenter's Short n' Sweet, Charli XCX's Brat and Chappell Roan's The Rise & Fall of a Midwest Princess. On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are talking through Paul's predictions before we learn the Big Four chosen few later this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:45:55
Chappell Roan Is Calling Out Bad Behavior, One Red Carpet at a Time
10/29/2024
On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are talking about how Chappell Roan is charting a new course for young artists by speaking up for how she wants to be treated and not accepting the way things were. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:25:42
Liam Payne's Death Marks the Loss of a 'Brother' & A Beloved Boy Band
10/22/2024
When One Direction arrived in America in 2011, the five-member British boy band took the pop world by storm. More than a decade later, fans of the wildly popular group were devastated to learn of the death of Liam Payne last week at age 31. On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith reflect on Payne's loss and discuss how his tragic death robs 1D fans of the chance to ever see their beloved group perform together again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:27:33
Stevie Nicks Casts a New Spell on 'Saturday Night Live' With Powerful Return to Studio 8H
10/15/2024
On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie and Keith are chatting about Stevie Nicks' pair of powerful performances on Saturday Night Live over the weekend, especially her urgent, fiery delivery on "The Lighthouse," which arrived late last month and was inspired by the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:35:54
Breaking Down the 2025 Grammy Best New Artist Race, From Sabrina Carpenter to Chappell Roan
10/8/2024
On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are taking a closer look at the hotly contested best new artist category at the upcoming Grammy Awards. Who is in the running? Who could get nominated? It's a crowded field with everyone from Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan to Shaboozey, Benson Boone, Tommy Richman and Teddy Swims all vying for a nomination. Listen to the latest episode below to hear who made the cut, who was left out, and whose names we were surprised to see on the list. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:39:23
'Saturday Night Live' Season 50: A Very Musical Premiere & Dream Performers
10/1/2024
The season 50 premiere of "Saturday Night Live" was a very musical episode, and it's got Keith and Katie thinking about what could be in store for the rest of the historic season. Could "SNL" bring back season one performers? Maybe introduce some legendary acts to the "SNL" stage for the first time? Plus, chart news about Future, Katy Perry and Chappell Roan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:37:45
Inside a Very Vegas Weekend at Eagles' Sphere Opening & 2024 iHeartRadio Music Festival
9/24/2024
On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, we give you a taste of an action-packed weekend in Las Vegas, as Katie recounts to Keith all the details of covering the Eagles' opening night on Friday at the Sphere and then popping in for The Weeknd, Doja Cat, Halsey, Hozier, New Kids on the Block and more for iHeartRadio Music Festival's second night on Saturday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:34:48
On Katy Perry & Doechii's 'I'm His, He's Mine,' There's Something in the (Crystal) Waters
9/17/2024
On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are talking about Katy Perry's "I'm His, He's Mine," featuring Top Dawg singer/rapper Doechii on a fiery duet that made its live debut on Wednesday's MTV Video Music Awards. The song includes a prominent sample of Crystal Waters' 1991 Billboard Hot 100 top 10 hit "Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)," which roots the song in a nostalgic feel while still feeling wholly modern. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:31:12
Could Kendrick Lamar Lure Taylor Swift & Beyoncé to Super Bowl Halftime Stage?
9/10/2024
On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are talking through all our burning questions after Kendrick Lamar was announced as the 2025 halftime headliner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:36:33
Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake & Beyond: Who Should Star in the Britney Biopic?
9/3/2024
On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are discussing all the possibilities for the upcoming film based on Britney Spears' memoir 'The Woman in Me,' set to be helmed by 'Wicked' director Jon M. Chu. Who should join Spears in the ultimate early 2000s pop power couple as Justin Timberlake? Who should play Britney's mom, dad and sister? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:40:39
Why We're (Definitely Maybe) Excited About Oasis' Unexpected Reunion Tour
8/27/2024
You and I are going to live forever -- or at least long enough to see Oasis reunite. On Tuesday (Aug. 27), 15 years since they last performed together, estranged brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher brokered a truce and announced 14 concerts in the U.K. and Ireland for next summer. On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are talking about the unexpected reunion tour announcement and why Katie's already planning her 2025 summer trip. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:29:51
Why Bruno Mars & Lady Gaga Are a Pop Duo to ‘Die’ For on Bombastic New Collab
8/20/2024
On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are talking about why they make such a potent pop duo. Plus, we’re also chatting about F-1 Trillion, Post Malone’s first country album and why is such a seamless fit in the genre. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:32:14