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.
Episodes
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Feb 7, 2024 • 36min
Will Usher Bring Out Super Bowl Guests? What's On the Setlist? Our Burning Halftime Questions
On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are talking all about the songs we need to hear from Usher on Sunday and what guests he might bring along for the ride. Will he skip "OMG" because he already played it during the Black Eyed Peas' 2011 halftime show? Are Lil Jon and Ludacris guaranteed to pop up for "Yeah!" and/or "Lovers and Friends"? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 31, 2024 • 53min
Mark Ronson on 'Barbie' Grammy Nods, His Next Project & Why He Would 'Love to Make More Music' With Ryan Gosling
On the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast Grammy preview episode, seven-time Grammy winner Mark Ronson also recalls his first time at the awards show as a teenage seat filler. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 24, 2024 • 48min
Donna De Lory & Niki Haris Talk Potential of Madonna Reunion, Why 'Vogue' Is Having a Moment & NYC Club Shows
Madonna's longtime backing vocalists Donna De Lory and Niki Haris join the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast to talk the potential of a reunion with the Queen of Pop, why the iconic "Vogue" single (on which they sang) has endured, their upcoming club shows and the possibility of new music from them. Plus, chart news on Ariana Grande, 21 Savage and Kali Uchis, as well as word of new music on the horizon from Billy Joel and Justin Timberlake. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 16, 2024 • 26min
Ariana Grande & Lil Nas X Kick Off the Year in Pop With a Pair of Buzzy Bops
On Friday, pop fans got a pair of new songs and videos from two Billboard Hot 100 chart-toppers: Ariana Grande and Lil Nas X. Grande released the ’90s-pop-inspired “Yes, And?” alongside a music video that paid tribute to Paula Abdul’s “Cold Hearted,” while Nas dropped the melodic rap song “J CHRIST” alongside an expectedly controversial video loaded with Christian imagery and celebrity look-alikes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 9, 2024 • 41min
How High Can Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s ‘Murder on the Dancefloor’ Shimmy Up the Hot 100 After ‘Saltburn’ Bump?
Just how high can Sophie Ellis-Bextor dance up the Billboard Hot 100 with her resurgent, 'Saltburn'-powered hit “Murder on the Dancefloor,” 20 years after the song’s initial release? On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are talking about the buzzy early-aughts song, which this week debuts at No. 98 on the Hot 100 and rebounds to No. 8 on the Official U.K. Singles Chart (on which it peaked at No. 2 back in 2001). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 2, 2024 • 57min
Robbie Williams on ‘Trauma Watch’ of His Netflix Docuseries & Toll of 3-Hour Concerts
In a new interview with the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Williams talks about the four-episode Netflix docuseries Robbie Williams -- from director Joe Pearlman and Ridley Scott Associates -- that finds the singer/songwriter sitting on his bed in his undies, watching his life back through eye-opening archival footage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 19, 2023 • 33min
Pentatonix Talk Curating Their 'Greatest Christmas Hits' Album & Why 'Kiss From a Rose' Works as a Holiday Song
Scott Hoying & Kevin Olusola from Pentatonix also chat about their roles in 'Candy Cane Lane' and what festive music they play at home on a special Pop Shop Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 13, 2023 • 36min
Cher, Brandy, Sabrina Carpenter & More Make Our Christmas List With Fresh Holiday Hits
On the latest episode of the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast (listen below), Katie & Keith are chatting about five brand-new Christmas songs for 2023: Cher‘s “DJ Play a Christmas Song,” Jason & Travis Kelce’s “Fairytale of Philadelphia,” Jimmy Fallon & Meghan Trainor‘s “Wrap Me Up,” Sabrina Carpenter‘s “Santa Doesn’t Know You Like I Do,” and Brandy‘s “Christmas Party for Two.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 6, 2023 • 27min
Will Brenda Lee's 'Christmas Tree' Chart-Topper Lead to the Next Holiday No. 1 on the Hot 100?
On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are talking all about Brenda Lee's "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" rocket ride to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, making it the third Christmas song to top the Hot 100 after Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" over the last four holiday seasons and "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)" in 1958. Now that Lee has shaken up the top 10, what other Christmas song could sneak in to No. 1 next? Listen to the new Pop Shop Podcast to hear our discussion about that, plus, chart news about Taylor Swift and Michael Bublé. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 29, 2023 • 29min
Are Holiday Hits by Kelly Clarkson, Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber Poised to Be the New Christmas Classics?
On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are identifying relatively modern holiday songs -- released less than 20 years ago but adorning the Holiday 100 for at least five Christmas seasons -- that look like they might have the staying power to become evergreen hits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
