Pop Shop Podcast
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.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 37 minutes
- Episodes
- 652
- Years Active
- 2014 - 2025
Jessie Ware Shares Her Dream Scenario For Playing ‘What’s Your Pleasure?’ Live
Jessie Ware discusses her new “sophisticated” dance album “What’s Your Pleasure?” on the latest Billboard Pop Shop Podcast. “It was intentionally cinematic,” Ware says of the project, which was inspi…
00:26:56 |
Wed 29 Jul 2020
Ellie Goulding Explains How Bjork (And a Vodka Drink) Made Her Believe She Could Sing
Ellie Goulding joins the Pop Shop Podcast to discuss her new album “Brightest Blue” and how it’s about “finding love for myself,” working with Juice WRLD on the album’s “Hate Me,” and what “pivotal” …
00:28:03 |
Tue 21 Jul 2020
Why Pop Smoke & Juice WRLD’s Posthumous Albums Have Connected With Fans
On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, the team takes a closer look at Pop Smoke’s "Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon" and Juice WRLD’s "Legends Never Die" albums, why the two posthumous projects …
00:27:15 |
Wed 15 Jul 2020
How Big Will the ‘Hamilton’ Bump Be?
Following the Disney+ premiere of “Hamilton: An American Musical” on July 3, could the show’s cast album soar back up the Billboard 200 chart? And if so, just how big will that post-premiere bump be?…
00:27:25 |
Tue 07 Jul 2020
Song of the Summer 2020: Which Hit is the Early Favorite?
Which hit single is the early favorite to take home the crown of Song of the Summer 2020? On the latest Pop Shop Podcast, that's the point of discussion, plus, the team also revisits the top song of …
00:27:04 |
Tue 30 Jun 2020
Here's How Darren Criss Convinced Mark Hamill to Sing a Song About Giant Genitalia on Quibi
Darren Criss joins the Pop Shop Podcast to discuss his new musical comedy series “Royalties,” in which he stars as one-half of a struggling songwriting duo trying to make it big in the music industry…
00:27:03 |
Tue 23 Jun 2020
Early Best New Artist Grammys Contenders: Megan Thee Stallion, Summer Walker, SuperM & More
On the latest Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, some possible best new artist nominees for the upcoming Grammy Awards are discussed – including Doja Cat, Megan Thee Stallion, Tones and I, Summer Walker and…
00:24:52 |
Wed 17 Jun 2020
Lady Gaga’s ‘Chromatica’ Breaks Male Monopoly at No. 1 on Billboard 200
On the latest Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, with Lady Gaga’s “Chromatica” marking just the second album by a woman to be No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in 2020, the team discusses why there have been so fe…
00:24:01 |
Tue 09 Jun 2020
After Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande’s ‘Rain On Me,’ Which Other Superstars Still Need to Team Up?
On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, the team discusses why -- in an era of wall-to-wall music collaborations -- Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande's "Rain On Me" has broken through the pop culture noise …
00:25:41 |
Wed 27 May 2020
Charli XCX Explains Why She's Loving Lady Gaga, Dua Lipa & the 'Happy' Pop Revival
Charli XCX joins the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast to discuss her new made-in-quarantine album "How I'm Feeling Now," and how "it felt like a very ripe time" for her to write new music. Plus, she discus…
00:25:10 |
Wed 20 May 2020
Doja Cat’s ‘Say So’ Success & A Brief History of Remix-Boosted No. 1s
Doja Cat’s “Say So,” featuring Nicki Minaj, is the latest remix to help a single jump to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The new Pop Shop Podcast takes a look at some of the other hits of yeste…
00:25:12 |
Wed 13 May 2020
Beastie Boys on What’s ‘Bittersweet’ About New Documentary Rollout
Beastie Boys talk about their new documentary film "Beastie Boys Story," and what's been "bittersweet" about its rollout. Plus, the guys advocate for the haircut-meets-vacuum device the Flowbee to m…
00:27:16 |
Wed 06 May 2020
What Will Awards Shows Look Like When They Return?
In the latest episode of the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Keith & Katie discuss all the moving pieces of the delayed, rescheduled and altogether-canceled 2020 awards shows that have fallen victim to t…
00:26:56 |
Wed 29 Apr 2020
Dua Lipa Talks Promoting 'Future Nostalgia' in Quarantine & Soundtracking Kitchen Dance Parties
Dua Lipa is the latest guest on the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, talking about soundtracking kitchen dance parties with her latest album, "Future Nostalgia," and what it's like to promote an album in …
00:27:13 |
Tue 21 Apr 2020
Why Lady Gaga's 'Chromatica' Gets Delayed, But Other Albums Don't, In the Era of COVID-19
On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, the team discusses the likely reasons why the release of a number of big albums (including Lady Gaga's "Chromatica") have been postponed in the era of COVID-19,…
00:26:56 |
Wed 15 Apr 2020
Why Dua Lipa, Post Malone & Harry Styles Could Dominate 2021 Grammys
Let's take an early look at the Big Four categories for next year -- album, record and song of the year, plus best new artist -- where we think Dua Lipa, Post Malone and Harry Styles all look poised …
00:25:32 |
Tue 07 Apr 2020
Adam Lambert On 'Playful' New 'Velvet' Album: 'Hopefully It's Cathartic for People'
Adam Lambert stops by the Pop Shop Podcast to chat about his new album “Velvet,” how he didn’t want to get sucked into the “hustle” of making a “trendy” album, if he thought about delaying the album’…
00:27:34 |
Wed 01 Apr 2020
Lauren Jauregui on the 'Sensual Energy' of 'Lento' & 'Creativity' of Quarantine
Lauren Jauregui discusses her latest single "Lento," featuring Tainy, the status of her solo debut album, how the coronavirus quarantine is fueling her creativity, and why Fifth Harmony's "Work From …
00:27:32 |
Tue 24 Mar 2020
Diplo on Why His 'Heartless' Hit Is 'Threatening' to Country Radio & How He's Ready to Collab With Enya and Barbra Streisand
Diplo joins the Pop Shop Podcast to chat about his upcoming "country-fusion" album "Thomas Wesley," and why he thinks country radio stations have mostly ignored his hit country-pop single "Heartless,…
00:27:23 |
Thu 19 Mar 2020
Robbie Williams on Crafting the Perfect Las Vegas Setlist, Next Album Plans & More
Robbie Williams has a pretty simple goal heading into his 2020 Las Vegas residency: to please absolutely everyone. On the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, we talk about his return to Sin City, the possibi…
00:25:44 |
Tue 10 Mar 2020
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are the property of Billboard. This content is not affiliated with or endorsed by eachpod.com.