

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.
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May 10, 2022 • 36min
Live From Las Vegas, The 2022 Billboard Music Awards Are Almost Here!
The 2022 Billboard Music Awards are this Sunday, live from Las Vegas, where Diddy will serve as the host and executive producer. So what can you expect from the awards show? On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, we’re going through all the highlights — from leading finalist The Weeknd (17 nods) and top female finalist Doja Cat (14 nods) to more than a dozen performers announced, including Megan Thee Stallion, Ed Sheeran, Silk Sonic, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Billboard Icon Award recipient Mary J. Blige. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 3, 2022 • 25min
Is Lady Gaga's 'Hold My Hand' Already an Oscar Front-Runner?
With the release of Lady Gaga’s “Hold My Hand,” from the film Top Gun: Maverick, is Lady Gaga already the front-runner to win next year’s Oscar for best original song? And, will the tune blast to the top of the charts? It’s never too early to start prognosticating. Plus, Pusha T scores his first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 – and he could be the first of a series of No. 1 debuts over the next two months from the likes of Future, Kendrick Lamar, Harry Styles, BTS and Luke Combs. Who could make the splashiest debut atop the list? And are all of them guaranteed chart-toppers? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 26, 2022 • 43min
How Did Tyler, the Creator Get Back to No. 1 on the Billboard 200? Your Vinyl Questions Answered
Nearly 10 months after it debuted atop the Billboard 200 albums chart, Tyler, the Creator's Call Me If You Get Lost is back at No. 1. So how did he do it? The answer is all about vinyl. On the latest Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie is picking Keith's brain about why some artists are waiting so long after an album's release to put out vinyl, whether this could be a good strategy to earn a second (or maybe first!) week at No. 1, and which other artists have pulled a Tyler and scored two nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1 with a delayed vinyl release. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 20, 2022 • 35min
Will Harry Styles Ever Go All In on Country Music?
On the latest Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith talk all about why Shania Twain was a pitch-perfect surprise guest for Harry’s Coachella debut. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 13, 2022 • 34min
Red Hot Chili Peppers Score First No. 1 Album in 15 Years -- Who Else Waited a Decade-Plus?
With Unlimited Love's debut atop the Billboard 200 this week, the Red Hot Chili Peppers scored their first No. 1 album in almost 16 years, dating back to 2006's Stadium Arcadium. So just how rare is it to wait that long between Billboard 200 chart-toppers? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 5, 2022 • 41min
Olivia Rodrigo Didn't Sweep at the 2022 Grammys -- But She Didn't Need To
Was Olivia Rodrigo's big night dashed because she didn't repeat Billie Eilish's 2020 Big Four sweep? Or should we be saying "good 4 her" for bagging three Grammys at her very first ceremony? On the latest Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, we're talking all about Rodrigo's big night at the Grammys, plus Harry Styles' new "As It Was" song & video and who might join him and Billie Eilish in the desert after Kanye West dropped out as a Coachella headliner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 30, 2022 • 43min
Norah Jones Talks Full-Circle Grammy History, From 2003 Sweep to 2022 Nod
The singer is our special guest on the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast Grammy preview episode, ahead of the release of her 'Come Away With Me' 20th-anniversary reissue. Nineteen years ago, she was nominated for and won five awards for her debut album and its breakout single "Don't Know Why." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 23, 2022 • 36min
Michael Bublé Talks Giving Fans a 'Fresh Take' on Familiar Favorites & Joyful Originals for 'Higher' Album
Michael Bublé joins the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast to discuss his new album "Higher," what it was like working with Paul McCartney and Ryan Tedder on the project, how Bublé’s son helped co-write the set’s title track and how he’s looking forward to taking the album on tour. Plus, hosts Katie and Keith review chart news about Imagine Dragons and JID’s hit single “Enemy” and discuss the upcoming Academy Awards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 15, 2022 • 36min
Dolly Parton Deserves to Be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (Even If She Doesn’t Think So)
On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are discussing all angles of Dolly’s decision. Does she deserve to be in the Rock Hall? Has the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame evolved beyond just “rock ‘n’ roll” artists? And really, shouldn’t Dolly be inducted into any Hall of Fame that would have her? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 8, 2022 • 31min
20 Years of Kelly Clarkson: What’s Next for the Alpha ‘Idol’ to Conquer?
Incredibly, 2022 marks the 20th anniversary of the premiere of "American Idol" – and 20 years since we first got to know the original "Idol" winner, Kelly Clarkson. On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, hosts Katie and Keith are looking back at Clarkson’s career – from the pop diva’s chart-topping hits and her trio of Grammy Award wins to her success as a TV personality and host (including her Emmy Award-winning talk show, "The Kelly Clarkson Show"). Plus, what might the future have in store for Clarkson’s career? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices


