

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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Dec 10, 2019 • 27min
Lennon Stella on Her 'Experimental' Debut Album, Touring With Chainsmokers & More
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.
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Dec 4, 2019 • 27min
Idina Menzel on Why 'Frozen II' Is Better Than the First & Making a 'Feminist' Holiday Duet With Ariana Grande
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
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Nov 26, 2019 • 26min
Shaed Marvel at the 'Unbelievable' Ride of 'Trampoline' & Where They'll Jump Next
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
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Nov 19, 2019 • 22min
Celebrating Billboard's Top Artists of All Time: From The Beatles to Mariah Carey & Beyond
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
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Nov 12, 2019 • 26min
Predicting 2020 Song of the Year Grammy Noms: Taylor Swift, Lizzo & More
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
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Nov 6, 2019 • 25min
Louis Tomlinson Says the 'We' in New Single 'We Made It' Is Him & The Fans: 'That's Collective'
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
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Oct 29, 2019 • 25min
Lewis Capaldi Reacts to 'Someone You Loved' Hitting No. 1 in the U.S.: 'I Feel Like America's Sweetheart'
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
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Oct 22, 2019 • 25min
2020 Grammy Nominations for Album of the Year: Forecasting Chances of Ariana Grande, Lewis Capaldi & More
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
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Oct 16, 2019 • 27min
JOHN k On His 'Incredible' & 'Humbling' Billboard Chart Debut With 'If We Never Met'
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
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Oct 8, 2019 • 25min
Sheryl Crow Talks All-Star ‘Threads’ Project: ‘I’ve Made an Album That Is Really the Summation of My Life’
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
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