Billboard

Pop Shop Podcast

Music EN ↓ 694 episodes

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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Billboard

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Music

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Latest episode

Jul 7, 2026

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Episodes

Will Beyonce & Taylor Swift Face Off for Album of the Year at 2025 Grammys? 24.07.2024

On the new Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are discussing Billboard awards editor Paul Grein's early predictions for next year's Grammys. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why Radio Is Still Valuable in the Streaming Age & More Burning Questions: Ask the Pop Shop 16.07.2024

On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are opening up the listener mailbag to answer your burning questions - including a question about why radio is still important (and very valuable) in the streaming age. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can Anyone Top Post Malone & Morgan Wallen's 'I Had Some Help' as the 2024 Song of the Summer? 09.07.2024

On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are checking in on this year's Song of the Summer race, with a little help from Gary Trust & Jason Lipshutz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Normani & Camila Cabello’s New Albums Have Us Taking a Closer Look at Life After Girl Groups 03.07.2024

On the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are talking about carving out a solo lane after being part of a successful pop group, just like Fifth Harmony alums Camila Cabello and Normani. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Paul McCartney! Tom Cruise! Prince William! Taylor Swift’s London Eras Tour Stop Dominates the News Cycle 26.06.2024

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 Billboar...

Katy Perry's Pop Return Is Upon Us: What Do Music Fans Want From Her in 2024? 19.06.2024

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

Ariana Grande & Sabrina Carpenter Usher in the Return of Cinematic Music Videos 11.06.2024

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

How Could Jennifer Lopez or The Black Keys Have Avoided Canceling Arena Tours? 04.06.2024

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

Billie Eilish Makes the Case for Shorter Albums & Shorter Shows 29.05.2024

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

Post Malone, Beyoncé & More Are Charting a Reverse Course With Pop-to-Country Moves 22.05.2024

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 t...

Taylor Swift Rewrites Her Eras Tour to Make Room for 'Tortured Poets Department': What Got Edited Out? 15.05.2024

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

New Hits by Sabrina Carpenter, Shaboozey & Tommy Richman Shake Up the Top of the Hot 100 08.05.2024

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...

Will Taylor Swift Be the Last Million-Selling Star as We Move Further Into Streaming Era? 01.05.2024

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/...

Spice Girls 'Stop' Us In Our Tracks With Posh Birthday Reunion -- But Will There Be More? 24.04.2024

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 u...

Olivia Rodrigo, Billie Eilish & Beyond: Coachella 2024 Could Have Built an Alternate Lineup Out of Surprise Guests 17.04.2024

On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie tells Keith about her first return to Coachella in 14 years for a surprise-heavy weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Billie Eilish Leading the Way in Sustainability Efforts -- How Could It Change the Industry? 09.04.2024

On the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are joined by deputy editor Lyndsey Havens to discuss her interviews with Billie Eilish about environmental sustainability ahead of the announcement of her 'Hit Me Hard and Soft' album. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Will Beyoncé Finally Win Album of the Year Grammy With 'Cowboy Carter'? 03.04.2024

Katie & Keith are talking about whether Beyoncé's brand-new Cowboy Carter album could break her losing streak in the Grammys' album of the year category. Listen to the new podcast to hear our full conversation about Beyoncé's early Grammy chances, as well as what song could be the next single following the seven-week Hot Country Songs chart-topper "Texas Hold 'Em." Learn more about your ad choices...

Teddy Swims & Benson Boone Hold Top 2 Spots on Hot 100: What Big-Voiced Breakout Could Climb the Charts Next? 27.03.2024

On the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are talking about what led to the breakout hits "Lose Control" by Teddy Swims and "Beautiful Things" by Benson Boone, and what could be next. They chat about if we should look to last year’s explosion of male country hits in the upper regions of the Hot 100 (Luke Combs, Zach Bryan, Oliver Anthony, among others) or even go back to the 2000s and 2010s...

*NSYNC Reunion Is 'Paradise' for Hopeful Fans -- But Will It Lead to Anything Else? 20.03.2024

On the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are talking all about the pleasant surprise of *NSYNC's reunion at Justin Timberlake's LA concert and what it could possibly lead to, from the band getting back together on JT's upcoming tour, to more new music, to their own stadium trek. (We can dream!) Plus, Katie was inside The Wiltern when it all went down, and she takes you inside the intimate...

Madonna’s Tour Is a Cause for Celebration: Inside Her Final Night at LA’s Forum With Cardi B & More 13.03.2024

On the new Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith take a field trip to night 5 of Madonna's joyous Celebration Tour stint at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, Calif. What we encountered was a truly 360-degree experience, as we sat between the main stage and the beginning of the catwalk and looked in every conceivable direction to take in the magnificent production surrounding us. And you can hear all about our...

Miley Cyrus & Pharrell's Revived Collab Is Just What the 'Doctor' Ordered 05.03.2024

Miley Cyrus and Pharrell reportedly worked on their newly released song "Doctor (Work It Out)" circa her 2013 Bangerz era -- and now, more than a decade later, they've gifted fans with the upbeat single and a feel-good video to match. On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are talking about where the song might live -- on a new Pharrell album? Or a new Miley project? Or is it just a...

One Queen to Another: Why Dolly Parton's Co-Sign of Beyoncé's Country Era Matters 27.02.2024

On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, we're talking about why Dolly Parton's endorsement of Beyoncé's country era is so significant -- and so fitting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why Ariana Grande & Mariah Carey's 'Yes, And?' Remix Is a Full-Circle Moment for the Diva Duo 21.02.2024

On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are talking about the buzzy team-up between Ariana Grande and Mariah Carey on the new "Yes, And?" remix, as well as Dua Lipa's new "Training Season" single & video. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Beyoncé! First 'Wicked' Trailer! Usher's Halftime! Super Bowl 2024 Delivers Epic Music Moments 14.02.2024

On the Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are talking about the Super Bowl 2024 music moments beyond Usher's halftime, like Beyonce, Wicked & more. And we were there! In the new episode, Katie talks all about her experience shadowing Kaskade as the first Super Bowl DJ. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Will Usher Bring Out Super Bowl Guests? What's On the Setlist? Our Burning Halftime Questions 07.02.2024

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 mega...

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