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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Jun 26, 2024 • 41min
Paul McCartney! Tom Cruise! Prince William! Taylor Swift’s London Eras Tour Stop Dominates the News Cycle
On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are talking about Swift's trio of buzzy Wembley Stadium shows, including Travis Kelce's onstage debut and a galaxy of A-listers in attendances (including Paul McCartney and Tom Cruise). Plus, there's chart news about Sabrina Carpenter scoring her first No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Please Please Please" and Swift holding atop the Billboard 200 albums chart for a ninth straight week with "The Tortured Poets Department." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 19, 2024 • 38min
Katy Perry's Pop Return Is Upon Us: What Do Music Fans Want From Her in 2024?
On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are talking about what Katy Perry's next era looks like, 10 years after her last Hot 100 No. 1. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 11, 2024 • 24min
Ariana Grande & Sabrina Carpenter Usher in the Return of Cinematic Music Videos
On the new Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are discussing Ariana Grande's "The Boy Is Mine" and Sabrina Carpenter's "Please Please Please," which both include famous leads and movie-worthy storylines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 4, 2024 • 29min
How Could Jennifer Lopez or The Black Keys Have Avoided Canceling Arena Tours?
On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are talking about what led Jennifer Lopez and The Black Keys to call off recent arena tours and what might have prevented their cancellations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 29, 2024 • 37min
Billie Eilish Makes the Case for Shorter Albums & Shorter Shows
On the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are chatting about Billie Eilish's viral comments about 3-hour concerts amid her career-high Hit Me Hard and Soft debut. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 22, 2024 • 41min
Post Malone, Beyoncé & More Are Charting a Reverse Course With Pop-to-Country Moves
There's a long history of country-to-pop crossovers, from Dolly Parton to Shania Twain to Taylor Swift. But 2024 is proving to be the year of the pop-to-country crossover, from Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter album to Post Malone's twangy "I Had Some Help" to Dua Lipa's surprise ACM Awards duet with Chris Stapleton. On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are talking about the chart-topping trend, and who might be the next pop star to take his or her talents to Nashville. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 15, 2024 • 36min
Taylor Swift Rewrites Her Eras Tour to Make Room for 'Tortured Poets Department': What Got Edited Out?
On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are taking a closer look at the reshuffled setlist as Taylor Swift kicks off the European leg of her Eras Tour in Paris. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 8, 2024 • 34min
New Hits by Sabrina Carpenter, Shaboozey & Tommy Richman Shake Up the Top of the Hot 100
There's a lot of fresh blood in the top five of the Billboard Hot 100 this week, with Tommy Richman's "Million Dollar Baby" debuting at No. 2, Shaboozey's "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" rising to No. 3, and Sabrina Carpenter's "Espresso" rising to No. 4 (all behind a second week at No. 1 for Taylor Swift's "Fortnight," featuring Post Malone). On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are talking about how the trio of hits are keeping the chart interesting and what the future could hold for all three -- including whether any of the songs could climb to No. 1. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 1, 2024 • 29min
Will Taylor Swift Be the Last Million-Selling Star as We Move Further Into Streaming Era?
On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are wondering: With Taylor Swift's The Tortured Poets Department earning 2.61 million equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending April 25 -- and traditional album sales comprising 1.914 million of that sum -- could Swift be the last artist to sell a million-plus albums in one week? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 24, 2024 • 37min
Spice Girls 'Stop' Us In Our Tracks With Posh Birthday Reunion -- But Will There Be More?
On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith talk about the legendary girl group the Spice Girls coming back together and whether the moment could lead to new music.Also on the show, we’ve got chart news on Hozier getting his first No. 1 on the Hot 100 as “Too Sweet” rises to the top of the list and how Sabrina Carpenter visits the Hot 100’s top 10 for the first time as “Espresso” brews up a No. 7 debut. Plus, Future and Metro Boomin’s We Still Don’t Trust You bows at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, while Linkin Park’s first greatest-hits album Papercuts starts in the top 10. We also talk about just how big Taylor Swift’s new album The Tortured Poets Department is shaping up to be, as we await its expected debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 next week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
