

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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Aug 19, 2025 • 42min
We're Following Taylor Swift's Sourdough Breadcrumbs All the Way to Super Bowl Halftime
On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are laying out all the fan evidence pointing to Taylor Swift headlining the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 12, 2025 • 37min
Taylor Swift Takes Album Promo to ‘New Heights’ With ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ for Her Podcast Debut
For the rollout of her 12th studio album, Taylor Swift is going somewhere she’s never gone before: a podcast.
Swift is the guest on Wednesday night’s episode of New Heights, the podcast co-hosted by her boyfriend Travis Kelce and his retired-NFL-star brother Jason, where she will unveil news about her upcoming next album, The Life of a Showgirl. The appearance will mark Swift’s first dedicated podcast appearance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 5, 2025 • 24min
Why We Need a Live Cast Recording of Cynthia Erivo & Adam Lambert in 'Jesus Christ Superstar' at Hollywood Bowl
A dream cast put on a live production of Jesus Christ Superstar at the Hollywood Bowl over this past weekend, when Cynthia Erivo as Jesus went toe-to-toe with Adam Lambert as Judas -- not to mention Hamilton's Philippa Soo as Mary Magdalene, John Stamos and Josh Gad sharing the role of King Herod, Raúl Esparza as Pontius Pilate and more legends of stage and screen.
Unfortunately for anyone who wasn't in the house Friday, Saturday or Sunday in Los Angeles, those are the only three nights planned for this star-studded cast -- but what if the show could go on? On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Keith tells Katie all about being in the house for the final night of the show and pitches the possibility of a live cast recording being released for all of us who have been watching every fan-shot clip on social media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 29, 2025 • 34min
What Could Destiny's Child Reunion at Final Cowboy Carter Tour Stop Tell Us About Beyoncé's 'Act III'?
On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are chatting about the surprise reunion and what it might mean for Act III -- the expected third act to complete the trilogy that started with 2021's Renaissance and continued with 2024's Cowboy Carter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 23, 2025 • 46min
'Late Show With Stephen Colbert' Cancellation Marks a New Late-Night Landscape for Musicians
With last week's announcement that The Late Show With Stephen Colbert has been canceled and will wrap up in May 2026, the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast is looking back at some of the biggest musicians who've graced the New York stage and some of the biggest music moments across 30-plus years on the air. Plus, with 10 months left of The Late Show, there's a lot of time left for Colbert (and some of his favorite musicians) to take the show out with a bang. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 16, 2025 • 48min
Justin Bieber's 'SWAG' Answers All Your Recent Questions About the Pop Star (And It's a Great Listen Too)
On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are talking about why Justin Bieber's surprise "SWAG" album release made sense, what kind of sound he was going for on the project, and where it could end up on next week's Billboard 200 albums chart. Also on the show, Morgan Wallen’s I’m the Problem holds tight to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart for an eighth straight week -- so how unusual is it for an album to spend its first two months on the chart at No 1? Plus, a KPop Demon Hunters track slays its way into the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, while Drake makes a splashy debut with his new single “What Did I Miss?”
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Jul 8, 2025 • 43min
Why Oasis Reunion Setlist Has Us Even More Excited for Live '25 Tour
On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are talking about the promising reports coming out of the first two shows of the Oasis reunion tour -- and the most exciting news has to be the 23-song setlist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 1, 2025 • 33min
Olivia Rodrigo Plants Her Flag in the U.K. With Double Duty at Glastonbury & BST Hyde Park
Glastonbury Festival wrapped up Sunday night with a headlining set from American pop star Olivia Rodrigo, which included a cameo from The Cure frontman Robert Smith to duet on his band's hits "Just Like Heaven" and "Friday I'm in Love." But that wasn't it for Olivia: She also headlined the BST Hyde Park concert series on Friday night and surprised her crowd with Ed Sheeran for a duet on his breakthrough song "The A Team." On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are talking about the busy weekend of music in the U.K., which included headlining Glastonbury sets from Charli xcx, Doechii and The 1975. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 25, 2025 • 46min
Could Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter Tour Guests Lead to First 'Telephone' Performance With Lady Gaga?
After Miley Cyrus & Jay-Z popped up in Paris, the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast is wondering if Beyoncé & Lady Gaga will link up when they're both in Las Vegas next month.
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Jun 17, 2025 • 36min
Controversy Is Sabrina Carpenter's 'Best Friend' With Scandalized Reaction to New Album Cover
On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are talking about the loud reaction to the album art -- including the women of The View debating its feminist merits -- and why the buzz plays directly into Carpenter's hands. (Did you know Sabrina had a new album coming out on Aug. 29? Now you do!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices