Pop Shop Podcast – New Every Tuesday

Just as Chappell Roan has cemented herself as one of pop’s most promising new stars, winning best new artist at last month’s 2025 Grammys amid a crowded field, she’s taken a left turn toward Nashville for her new country single “The Giver.”

On the new Pop Shop Podcast (listen below), Katie & Keith are chatting about the cheeky track — with lyrics like “Ain’t got antlers on my walls/ But I sure know mating calls” and “Girl, I don’t need no lifted truck/ Revvin’ loud to pick you up” — and how quickly Roan made this pop-country pivot, following in the recent bootsteps of Beyoncé, Post Malone and Sabrina Carpenter.

Also on the show, we’ve got chart news on Lady Gaga debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with her latest studio effort Mayhem, notching the superstar her seventh leader; how JENNIE becomes the third member of BLACKPINK to notch a solo top 10 effort on the Billboard 200; and how Doechii’s viral release “Anxiety” becomes her highest-charting hit ever on the Billboard Hot 100, as it debuts straight into the top 20.

Plus, Katie tells Keith all about her latest Las Vegas adventure, returning to the Sphere for the Eagles’ residency (which just added four new dates in September). And we also discuss Billboard shooting down rumors of a Harry Styles Sphere residency.

The Billboard Pop Shop Podcast is your one-stop shop for all things pop on Billboard‘s weekly charts. You can always count on a lively discussion about the latest pop news, fun chart stats and stories, new music, and guest interviews with music stars and folks from the world of pop. Casual pop fans and chart junkies can hear Billboard‘s executive digital director, West Coast, Katie Atkinson and Billboard’s managing director, charts and data operations, Keith Caulfield every week on the podcast, which can be streamed on Billboard.com or downloaded in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast provider. (Click here to listen to the previous edition of the show on Billboard.com.)

There is so much pressure on pop stars to simultaneously evolve as artists while retaining what made them a beloved musician in the first place. And somehow, in that unforgiving landscape, Lady Gaga managed to thread the needle with her seventh studio album, Mayhem, and create a project that both honors the past and moves toward the future.

On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are talking all about Mayhem and sharing our favorite tracks on the no-skips pop project.

Also on the show, we’ve got chart news on Kendrick Lamar’s GNX returning to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 while his “Luther” duet holds steady atop the Billboard Hot 100. Plus, Blackpink’s LISA notches a top 10 debut on the Billboard 200 with her first solo full-length studio album Alter Ego, while Gracie Abrams gets her first No. 1 on the Pop Airplay chart with “That’s so True” and Elton John extends his record for the most top 10s on the Adult Contemporary chart with his latest single, the Brandi Carlile collab “Who Believes in Angels?”

The Billboard Pop Shop Podcast is your one-stop shop for all things pop on Billboard‘s weekly charts. You can always count on a lively discussion about the latest pop news, fun chart stats and stories, new music, and guest interviews with music stars and folks from the world of pop. Casual pop fans and chart junkies can hear Billboard‘s executive digital director, West Coast, Katie Atkinson and Billboard’s managing director, charts and data operations, Keith Caulfield every week on the podcast, which can be streamed on Billboard.com or downloaded in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast provider. (Click here to listen to the previous edition of the show on Billboard.com.)

Rihanna hasn’t released a new album since 2016’s Anti, and just as fans might have been giving up hope that we would ever get a new project, the superstar is pulling back the curtain in a new interview.

On the latest episode of the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are breaking down Rihanna’s new interview with Harper’s Bazaar, in which she says she’s “been in the studio the whole eight years” since releasing Anti. “I know it’s not going to be anything that anybody expects,” she says. “And it’s not going to be commercial or radio, digestible. It’s going to be where my artistry deserves to be right now. I feel like I’ve finally cracked it, girl!’”

If she’s finally cracked it, when might we finally hear it? Listen to our full discussion below:

Also on the show, we’ve got chart news on how PARTYNEXTDOOR and Drake’s first collaborative album $ome $exy $ongs 4 U debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 — not only bumping Drake’s nemesis Kendrick Lamar from No. 1, but also marking the first leader for PARTY and the 14th for Drake. Where does that put Drake on the all-time most No. 1s list?

Plus, we’re previewing this weekend’s Oscars, which now includes performances from Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo; LISA, Doja Cat and RAYE; and Queen Latifah. And Katie tells Keith all about watching Justin Bieber play hockey at this past weekend’s Skate for LA Strong benefit for wildfire relief.

The Billboard Pop Shop Podcast is your one-stop shop for all things pop on Billboard‘s weekly charts. You can always count on a lively discussion about the latest pop news, fun chart stats and stories, new music, and guest interviews with music stars and folks from the world of pop. Casual pop fans and chart junkies can hear Billboard‘s executive digital director, West Coast, Katie Atkinson and Billboard’s managing director, charts and data operations, Keith Caulfield every week on the podcast, which can be streamed on Billboard.com or downloaded in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast provider. (Click here to listen to the previous edition of the show on Billboard.com.)