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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Nov 10, 2020 • 29min
Miley Cyrus & Stevie Nicks Mash-Up Has Us Dreaming Up More Diva Duos
Has there ever been a more natural remix than the brand-new mash-up of Miley Cyrus' "Midnight Sky" with Stevie Nicks' 1982 hit "Edge of Seventeen"? The perfect pairing has us wondering: What other cross-generational divas would we like to see team up? On the latest Billboard Pop Shop Podcast (listen below), Katie & Keith riff on some possibilities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 3, 2020 • 24min
Joel Corry & MNEK on Why the Timing Was Just Right for 'Head & Heart'
Joel Corry and MNEK talk to the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast about their global dance smash "Head & Heart," which spent six weeks at No. 1 in their native U.K. and just broke through to the Billboard Hot 100. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 28, 2020 • 28min
24kGoldn & Iann Dior on Going From No. 1 With 'Mood' All the Way to 'Hell' for a New Halloween Podcast
24kGoldn and Iann Dior, the artists behind the current No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hit “Mood,” join the Pop Shop Podcast to chat about the breakthrough success of their single, as well as their co-starring roles in the spooky new podcast “Halloween In Hell.” Plus, there’s chart news about Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift and more.
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Oct 20, 2020 • 26min
Adele's 'SNL' Hosting Gig: Our Theories About What It All Means
On Sunday, Adele announced that she's returning to the Saturday Night Live stage this weekend -- but this time, it's to host for the very first time. So what does it all mean? Will she perform as well, or is this truly just a hosting gig? On this week's Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith break down all the many possibilities surrounding Adele's SNL announcement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 13, 2020 • 27min
Mariah Carey's Mistletoe Mystery: Who Is On Her Latest Christmas Collab?
Last week, Mariah Carey got the Lambily all worked up when she tweeted a photo of three director's chairs with some unexplained initials on them: MC, AG & JH. The photo's caption -- a single Christmas tree emoji -- was equally cryptic. So what does it all mean? Well, the Pop Shop Podcast is here to investigate this mistletoe mystery.
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Oct 7, 2020 • 26min
Julia Michaels Is In Love & It Shows on Upcoming Debut Album: ‘We’re Pretty Cute’
Singer-songwriter Julia Michaels catches up with the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast to talk about how an upside-down kiss with JP Saxe led to her new single “Lie Like This” and why her upcoming debut full-length album is about “finding love and being in love.” Plus, the Pop Shop team dives into big chart news from Travis Scott, Machine Gun Kelly and Fleetwood Mac.
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Sep 30, 2020 • 26min
What Does Justin Bieber’s ‘Holy’ Mean for His Next Move?
On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, the team discusses what Justin Bieber’s new single “Holy” could mean for his next musical moves. Plus, hot takes on SuperM’s new album and Travis Scott’s new single “Franchise,” along with chart news about Taylor Swift breaking a longstanding Whitney Houston chart record on the Billboard 200.
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Sep 23, 2020 • 27min
Sara Bareilles Has No Doubt Broadway Will Bounce Back: 'To Me, It's a Question of When'
Sara Bareilles joins the latest Billboard Pop Shop Podcast to discuss her TV series “Little Voice,” the “beautiful” reception it has received, her new companion album to the show titled “More Love: Songs From Little Voice Season One,” what movies she’s been binging in lockdown, and how she has no doubt Broadway will bounce back. Plus: chart news about YoungBoy Never Broke Again, as well as hot takes on Justin Bieber's new single "Holy," and Lady Gaga's new video for "911."
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Sep 16, 2020 • 26min
Ava Max Had Doubts About Her Pop Career: 'I Never Thought I Would Make It Through'
Ava Max joins the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast to chat about her new hit single “Kings & Queens,” how she is “living proof that it can take over 15 years to make it any industry” and what she thinks a tour in support of her new album Heaven & Hell might look like (“it’s gonna be wild”).
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Sep 8, 2020 • 25min
Fall Music Preview 2020: The Albums We Can’t Wait To Hear (And the Ones We Hope Finally Arrive)
On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, the team reviews some of the major albums that are slated for release this fall, along with those efforts that are on the horizon – or at least rumored to be! Could Adele and Rihanna issue their long-awaited new albums? Will Demi Lovato drop a surprise release? And might Kanye West’s previously announced album materialize? All that and more is discussed on the latest episode.
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