Pop Shop Podcast

The best new artist category at the Grammy Awards is a tricky one to try to predict. But with the eligibility period just wrapping up on Aug. 31, Billboard's Pop Shop Podcast can now comfortably discuss which rookie artists have made the biggest impacts over the past 11 months. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

5 Seconds of Summer join the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast to chat about their new single “Teeth,” their upcoming album ("it's so f---ing good!"), their tour with The Chainsmokers and more! Plus, chart news about Taylor Swift's "Lover" debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart and Lizzo scoring her first No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart with "Truth Hurts." For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bazzi joins the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast to discuss his new mixtape, "Soul Searching" — "It's a lot about how I grew up, and how I think, and my own personal struggles… I wanted people to really hear my story…" Plus, the Pop Shop team reviews big chart news about Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello hitting No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Senorita," Young Thug notching his first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 with "So Much Fun," and how Taylor Swift is set for her sixth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 with "Lover." For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the new episode of Billboard's Pop Shop Podcast (listen below), we discuss the Ariana to Rihanna Spectrum when it comes to the pace of our biggest pop divas. We not only discuss how Rihanna remains in the public eye in the absence of new music and how Ariana keeps up musical demand without watering down her brand, but also where other pop stars fit into that spectrum, including Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Halsey, Camila Cabello, Selena Gomez and Lady Gaga. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alec Benjamin joins the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast to discuss his new single "Jesus in L.A.," his songwriting process, the status of his upcoming album, and how his friend -- and fellow singer-songwriter -- John Mayer played a role in helping Benjamin decide to release “Jesus.” For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The five-member group talk new music, growing up together as a band and more. Also, we chat about Lil Nas X's record-extending 18th week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, NF's chart-topping debut on the Billboard 200, and Ariana Grande's new single "Boyfriend" with Social House. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Following Beyoncé's new "The Lion King"-inspired album "The Lion King: The Gift," which the superstar curated and produced (and stars on), what other acts could follow in her footsteps with their own curated albums inspired by a film? Perhaps Harry Styles, who is in talks to star in the live-action adaptation of "The Little Mermaid?" Or what about Taylor Swift, who will be singing and dancing in the big screen version of the musical "Cats?" And then there's Zendaya, who will co-star in the epic science fiction film "Dune." What kind of curated album might she produce? … Plus, the Pop Shop team discusses Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road" breaking the record for the longest-leading No. 1 in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bryce Vine visits the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast to discuss his new LA "anthem" "La La Land," featuring YG, plus his debut full-length project Carnival, upcoming tour dates and more. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In light of the new remix of Lil Nas X's “Old Town Road” — now sporting rapper Young Thug and 12-year-old yodeling phenom Mason Ramsey — the Pop Shop takes a look at some favorite unlikely collaborations that became hits: from David Bowie and Bing Crosby on "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy" to Mariah Carey and Ol' Dirty Bastard on "Fantasy." For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Also on the podcast, we’ve got chart news about Chris Brown, Lizzo and Whitney Houston. We also discuss Ariana Grande getting emotional during her concert over the weekend and Justin Bieber, Mariah Carey, John Mayer and more pop stars partaking in the Bottle Cap Challenge. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices