Pop Shop Podcast
Billboard
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.
Episodes
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Sep 28, 2022 • 33min
Will Rihanna Bring Guests to Super Bowl Halftime? Does She Even Need Them? Plus More Rapid-Fire Questions
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
Sep 20, 2022 • 25min
Whitney Houston's 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody' Biopic Trailer: Our First Impressions
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
Sep 13, 2022 • 36min
Lady Gaga, Bad Bunny, The Weeknd & More Pop Stars Are Proving What It Takes to Be a Stadium Headliner
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
Sep 7, 2022 • 27min
Harry Styles' Wild Week, From Song of the Summer Champ to Venice Film Fest 'Darling'
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
Aug 30, 2022 • 28min
What Does Taylor Swift's 'Midnights' Album Mean for Her Re-Recording Schedule? Plus More Quick Questions
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
Aug 24, 2022 • 28min
Will BLACKPINK Bring Girl Groups Back to the Hot 100 Top 10 With 'Pink Venom'?
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
Aug 16, 2022 • 30min
Nicki Minaj's 'Super Freaky Girl,' DJ Khaled's Bee Gees Spin, Snoop Dogg's Top 10 & More Nostalgia on the Billboard Charts
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
Aug 9, 2022 • 33min
Britney Spears Is Taking Hold of Her Music Career With Elton John 'Hold Me Closer' Duet
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
Aug 2, 2022 • 46min
Beyoncé Scored a Hot 100 Top 10 Hit 25 Years Into Her Career -- Just How Rare Is That?
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
Jul 26, 2022 • 30min
Could Beyonce & Drake's Albums Help Bring Pop Music Back to the Dance Floor?
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
