Greatest Pop Stars
Billboard's weekly deep dive into the past, present and future of pop stardom. New episodes every Thursday.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 90 minutes
- Episodes
- 62
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Oasis' Live '25 Tour: Pop Star Performance Review
We weren't positive they'd make it, but Oasis has arrived on U.S. shores as conquering heroes on its universally acclaimed Live '25 tour. On this bonus Pop Star Performance Review episode of Greatest…
01:09:53 |
Fri 05 Sep 2025
Which Pop Stars Won August 2025? Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter & More
On this week's episode of the Greatest Pop Stars podcast, host Andrew Unterberger is joined by Billboard staffers Stephen Daw and Danielle Pascual to discuss the big pop stars, rising prospects and …
00:59:23 |
Thu 04 Sep 2025
Will Smith's 1998: Vintage Pop Superstardom (with Todd in the Shadows)
We've seen plenty of pop stars and plenty of movie stars in our lifetime, but only one entertainer who has ever been one of the very biggest stars in both mediums at the same time. On this Vintage Po…
01:59:41 |
Thu 28 Aug 2025
Taylor Swift's 'Life of a Showgirl' Era: Pop Star Preview
Taylor Swift had every excuse to take 2025 off — but as of last week's 'New Heights' podcast, she is once again back in full effect. On this extended Pop Star Preview episode of the Greatest Pop Sta…
00:54:56 |
Thu 21 Aug 2025
Mariah Carey's 2005: Vintage Pop Stardom (with Trevor Anderson)
Mariah Carey spent the '90s as the biggest pop star on the planet, but after a brutal start to the 21st century, it took an all-time comeback year to get her back to the top of the pop game. On this …
02:17:53 |
Thu 14 Aug 2025
Chappell Roan's "The Subway": Rollout Report Card
It's been 14 months since we first heard "The Subway," as debuted by Chappell Roan as part of her set at New York's Governors Ball festival — and last week, we finally got the studio version and offi…
00:55:38 |
Thu 07 Aug 2025
Which Pop Stars Won July 2025? Justin Bieber, KPop Demon Hunters & More
On this week's episode of the Greatest Pop Stars podcast, host Andrew Unterberger is joined by Billboard staffers Michael Saponara and Kyle Denis to discuss the big pop stars, rising prospects and v…
01:03:33 |
Thu 31 Jul 2025
Justin Bieber's 'Journals': Great Moments in Pop Star History
Upon its 2013 release, Justin Bieber's 'Journals' project couldn't have flopped much harder — but 12 years later, it's grown to not only be an enduring fan favorite, but maybe the most important rele…
01:15:33 |
Thu 24 Jul 2025
Oasis' 1996: Vintage Pop Stardom (with Lisa Ebe)
While Oasis never stopped being pop stars in the U.K. — even during the band's 15-year hiatus before its current reunion stadium tour — in the U.S., the lads only got one year on top: 1996. On this s…
02:16:51 |
Thu 17 Jul 2025
KPop Demon Hunters: HUNTR/X & Saja Boys Fictional Pop Star Review
If you've been paying any attention to the Billboard charts the past couple weeks, you've seen the chart onslaught of two brand-new groups: HUNTR/X and Saja Boys, inventions of the hit animated Netfl…
00:50:50 |
Thu 10 Jul 2025
Kesha's 2010: Vintage Pop Stardom (with AJ Marks)
In 2010, Kesha (then Ke$ha) kicked off the decade in pop with an ass-kicking run of pop smashes that set the tone and tempo for 2010 to become an all-time year in pop music. On this Vintage Pop Stard…
01:51:40 |
Thu 03 Jul 2025
Which Pop Stars Won 2025's First Half? Kendrick Lamar, Beyoncé, Benson Boone & More
It's midyear season at Billboard, so it's time for us to look back at the year in pop stardom so far -- by revisiting our Greatest Pop Stars fantasy draft from January. Host Andrew Unterberger is joi…
01:18:21 |
Thu 26 Jun 2025
Sly & the Family Stone's 1969: Vintage Pop Stardom
In 1969, Sly Stone and his Family Stone band reached superstardom and just kept climbing, with timeless singles, a classic album, and several of the year's most legendary live performances. On this V…
01:12:31 |
Thu 19 Jun 2025
The Beach Boys' 1966: Vintage Pop Stardom
In 1966, Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys realized all their greatest artistic and commercial ambitions -- though not always at the same time -- with their 'Pet Sounds' album and "Good Vibrations" sin…
01:46:58 |
Tue 17 Jun 2025
"Weird Al" Yankovic's "Eat It": Great Moments in Pop Star History
On this week's Great Moments in Pop Star History episode of the Greatest Pop Stars podcast, host Andrew Unterberger is joined by Billboard's Rebecca Milzoff to talk about her recent cover story subje…
01:16:15 |
Thu 12 Jun 2025
Which Pop Stars Won May 2025? Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Morgan Wallen & More
On this week's episode of the Greatest Pop Stars podcast, host Andrew Unterberger is joined by Billboard charts staffers Trevor Anderson and Eric Frankenberg to discuss the big pop stars and rising p…
01:34:58 |
Thu 05 Jun 2025
1995 Hootie & The Blowfish: Vintage Pop Stardom
It was the Year of Hootie: In 1995, an unassuming group of good-time frat-rockers unexpectedly became the biggest thing in popular music, with hit after hit and over 10 million in sales -- but their …
01:25:00 |
Thu 29 May 2025
Pop Star Performance Review: Morgan Wallen's New Album & Festival
In addition to releasing his 37-track 'I'm the Problem' album last weekend (May 16), Morgan Wallen also headlined the first installment of his self-curated Sand in My Boots Festival in Alabama. On th…
00:41:30 |
Thu 22 May 2025
Maren Morris: Is She a Pop Star?
On this week's Greatest Pop Stars, host Andrew Unterberger is joined by country writer Marissa Moss to size up the career of the country hitmaker Maren Morris, and ask the fundamental question: Is Ma…
01:14:55 |
Thu 15 May 2025
Lorde's "Ribs": Great Moments in Pop Star History
On this week's Great Moments in Pop Star History episode of the Greatest Pop Stars podcast, host Andrew Unterberger is joined by Billboard's Hannah Dailey to talk about one of the most beloved pop no…
01:03:19 |
Thu 08 May 2025
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