Pop Shop Podcast – New Every Tuesday

At her Christmas Day halftime performance, Beyoncé officially kicked off Cowboy Carter‘s live era by performing nine songs from the 2024 country album for the first time. Could a tour announcement be next?

On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are discussing what Bey might reveal on Jan. 14, a date she teased on social media after her “Beyoncé Bowl” performance at the Houston Texans vs. Baltimore Ravens game last month. The leading theory is that she could reveal dates for a Cowboy Carter Tour to follow 2023’s megawatt Renaissance Tour, but what if a new album is on the way instead?

Listen to our discussion below:

Also on the show, we’ve got chart news on how “Die With a Smile” by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars hits No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time as the tally shakes off the holiday season and how SZA’s SOS cruises to a 12th nonconsecutive week on the Billboard 200 thanks to its recent Lana deluxe expansion with 15 additional songs. Might SZA step aside next week to make way for the latest releases from Lil Baby or Bad Bunny?

Plus, at Sunday’s Golden Globes, the pop girls — Ariana Grande, Selena Gomez and Miley Cyrus — went home empty-handed, but Katie & Keith wonder: Might Wicked be more awarded for its second installment coming later this year? And speaking of Gaga and Mars climbing to No. 1 on the Hot 100, we’re breaking down what has made this duet such an enduring hit.

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.)

When Sabrina Carpenter set up shop in Los Angeles for three dates of her Short n’ Sweet Tour, she brought out the big guns. There was Christina Aguilera. There was Jack Antonoff. And then there was Domingo.

On the new Pop Shop Podcast, we welcome Billboard deputy editor Lyndsey Havens so she and Katie can tell Keith all about their night out at the Forum for night 2 in LA, where Carpenter’s pop-star vision finally became a reality with a huge stage production and an even bigger fanbase.

Plus, Lyndsey sat down last week with Billboard cover star Olivia Rodrigo for a Superstar Q&A at the Billboard Live Music Summit, and she tells us all about her panel discussion with the Guts-y singer.

Also on the show, we’ve got chart news on how Shaboozey scores an 18th week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” leaving the song just a week away from tying the all-time record for the most weeks at No. 1 set by Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” featuring Billy Ray Cyrus. Plus, Gracie Abrams gets her first Hot 100 top 10 with “That’s So True,” Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ “Die With a Smile” hits No. 1 on the Pop Airplay chart, and Dean Martin scores his first new hit on the Adult Contemporary chart since 2006 with an unearthed live recording from 1952 of a certain Christmas classic.

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.)

Just how long can Shaboozey‘s breakout hit “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” stay at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100?

So far, it’s scored 17 nonconsecutive weeks up top — the second-most in the chart’s history. And on the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are discussing whether the newly Grammy-nominated hit (song of the year, best country song and best country solo performance) has enough juice to match or surpass the current record-holder: Lil Nas X’s 19-week champ “Old Town Road,” featuring Billy Ray Cyrus.

Listen to hear our thoughts below:

Also on the show, we’ve got chart news on how The Cure makes a smashing return to Billboard’s albums charts with its first album of new material since 2008 and how it’s getting festive on the charts as five holiday albums dot the Billboard 200, including two from friends of the podcast.

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.)

When the 2025 Grammy nominations are unveiled on Friday, there’s a world where the year’s biggest pop stars dominate the storyline.

Billboard awards editor Paul Grein has shared his final Big Four predictions ahead of Friday’s announcement, and he thinks pop women will lead the biggest categories, including Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter, Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department, Sabrina Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet, Charli XCX’s Brat and Chappell Roan’s The Rise & Fall of a Midwest Princess.

On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are talking through Paul’s predictions before we learn the Big Four chosen few later this week.

Also on the show, we’ve got chart news on how Tyler, the Creator lands his third No. 1 album, all in a row, on the Billboard 200 chart, how Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ “Die With a Smile” surges to a new peak on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart, and how the much-buzzed-about new cast recording of Sunset Blvd., starring Nicole Scherzinger, debuts at No. 1 on our Cast Albums chart.

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.)

When One Direction arrived in America in 2011, the five-member British boy band took the pop world by storm. More than a decade later, fans of the wildly popular group were devastated to learn of the death of Liam Payne last week at age 31.

The four remaining members of the group — Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson — united once more to share a heartbreaking message to their lost “brother,” writing on the band’s Instagram page: “We’re completely devastated by the news of Liam’s passing. In time, and when everyone is able to, there will be more to say. But for now, we will take some time to grieve and process the loss of our brother, who we loved dearly.”

On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith reflect on Payne’s loss and discuss how his tragic death robs 1D fans of the chance to ever see their beloved group perform together again.

Also on the show, we’ve got chart news on a very busy top 10 on the Billboard 200, where Jelly Roll nabs his first No. 1 album, Rod Wave keeps up his hot streak of top 10s, and Charli XCX gets a remix-fueled BRAT surge back into the top three. Plus, Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” spends a 15th nonconsecutive week atop the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart, while Ariana Grande gets her 48th top 40-charting hit on the list, thanks to her new collaboration with Charli XCX.

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.)