Pop Shop Podcast – New Every Tuesday

Stevie Nicks returned to Saturday Night Live over the weekend, performing on the show for the first time in 41 years and playing two songs: starting with her latest song “The Lighthouse” and ending with the 1981 classic “Edge of Seventeen.”

On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie and Keith are chatting about the pair of powerful performances, especially Nicks‘ urgent, fiery delivery on “The Lighthouse,” which arrived late last month and was inspired by the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

Listen to our conversation below, where we also talk about Ariana Grande’s latest MVP showing as SNL host.

Also on the show, we’ve got chart news on Coldplay topping the Billboard 200 albums chart for the first time in more than a decade with Moon Music, Shaboozey’s continued rule atop the Billboard Hot 100 with “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” and who might be No. 1 on the Billboard 200 next week — maybe Rod Wave? GloRilla? Jelly Roll? Perhaps a deluxe-reissue-boosted Charli XCX with BRAT? Plus, as Kyle Denis wrote about for Billboard earlier this week, a number of Hot 100 hits from the past year were ineligible for the Grammys because of their initial release dates — but that didn’t stop artist from submitting alternate versions instead. Listen to our chat about those workaround submissions.

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.)

Now that we know Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan are both eligible for best new artist at the 2025 Grammy Awards, who will win?

Well, on the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are taking a closer look at the hotly contested Big Four category, thanks to Billboard awards editor Paul Grein’s breakdown of all the eligible artists. But beyond Carpenter and Roan, there are a slew of artists who have dominated the Billboard Hot 100 over the past year, including current chart champ Shaboozey, plus Tommy Richman, Benson Boone and Teddy Swims.

Listen to the latest episode below to hear who made the cut, who was left out, and whose names we were surprised to see on the list.

Also on the show, we’ve got chart news on how Sabrina Carpenter is back at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart with Short n; Sweet and how Shaboozey’s stranglehold atop the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart continues for a 13th week — despite challenges from Billie Eilish as well as The Weekend and Playboi Carti. Plus, how Lady Gaga’s new Harlequin album arrives atop two of our Jazz album charts.

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’s never a dull moment in Las Vegas, but this past weekend was a particularly packed one for Sin City, which played host to the first two nights of the Eagles’ five-month residency at the Sphere on Friday and Saturday and the two-day iHeartRadio Music Festival on those same nights.

On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, we can give you a taste of the action-packed weekend in Vegas, as Katie recounts to Keith all the details of covering the Eagles’ opening night on Friday and then popping in for The Weeknd, Doja Cat, Halsey, Hozier, New Kids on the Block and more for iHeart’s second night on Saturday.

Also on the show, we’ve got chart news on how vinyl album sales push Travis Scott’s Days Before Rodeo to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart for the first time, how The Weeknd and Playboi Carti both make high debuts on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart with the first singles from their forthcoming albums, and how Billie Eilish tops the Pop Airplay chart with “Birds of a Feather,” while Taylor Swift is on the verge of another top 10 with “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart.”

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.)

Before Katy Perry‘s 143 album arrives on Friday, she’s released three singles — and she might have saved the best for last.

On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are talking about Perry’s “I’m His, He’s Mine,” featuring Top Dawg singer/rapper Doechii on a fiery duet that made its live debut on Wednesday’s MTV Video Music Awards. The song includes a prominent sample of Crystal Waters‘ 1991 Billboard Hot 100 top 10 hit “Gypsy Woman (She’s Homeless),” which roots the song in a nostalgic feel while still feeling wholly modern.

Listen to our full conversation below:

Also on the show, we’ve got chart news on how Sabrina Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet holds atop the Billboard 200 for a third week, becoming just the second album to spend its first three weeks at No. 1 this year, how Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour notches his third solo top 10 on the Billboard 200 with his latest studio release, and how Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” hits a 10th week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart, while Linkin Park makes a big return to the chart with its new single.

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 Kendrick Lamar was revealed as the headliner for the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show over the weekend, the announcement spurred some burning questions. On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are talking through those questions.

What will he perform? Should his booking be seen as an “anti-Drake” move after their heated rap battle this past spring? And what special guests might join him onstage? He has a lot of options, after all, considering his high-profile collaborations with everyone from Taylor Swift to Beyoncé. If Lamar lures Swift to perform their 2015 “Bad Blood” remix, it would mark her first time hitting the Super Bowl halftime stage, whereas it would mark Bey’s third appearance (headlining in 2013 and joining Coldplay in 2016) if she pops up for 2016’s “Freedom.”

Listen to the full podcast below:

Also on the show, we’ve got chart news on how Sabrina Carpenter’s Short N’ Sweet spends a second week atop the Billboard 200 albums chart and how Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” just won’t let go of the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart. Plus, the 2024 CMA Awards nominations were announced on Monday, and Beyoncé’s country album Cowboy Carter received zero nods. We’re talking through the reaction to her snub.

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.)

After Britney Spears‘ former assistant suggested that Emma Roberts should star in the upcoming Britney biopic, the actress called it her “true dream” to play the pop princess. Well, Billboard also picked our dream cast for the biopic, and (sorry to Emma), we have a different Britney in mind: Euphoria actress Sydney Sweeney.

On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are discussing all the possibilities for the film based on Spears’ memoir The Woman in Me, set to be helmed by Wicked director Jon M. Chu. Who should join Spears in the ultimate early 2000s pop power couple as Justin Timberlake? Who should play Britney’s mom, dad and sister? Revisit our Britney biopic dream cast here, and listen to the full podcast below:

Also on the show, we’ve got chart news on how Sabrina Carpenter achieves her first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 with the debut of Short n’ Sweet and how all 12 of the album’s songs are on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, including three in the top four. Plus, Travis Scott’s 2014 mixtape makes its chart debut following its first official release, as the set opens at No. 2 on the Billboard 200. Also, how Post Malone’s “I Had Some Help,” featuring Morgan Wallen, wraps up the summer season as Billboard’s official song of the summer.

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.)

You and I are going to live forever — or at least long enough to see Oasis reunite. On Tuesday (Aug. 27), 15 years since they last performed together, estranged brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher brokered a truce and announced 14 concerts in the U.K. and Ireland for next summer.

On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are talking about the unexpected reunion tour announcement and why Katie’s already planning her 2025 summer trip.

Also on the show, we’re talking about Sabrina Carpenter’s new Short n’ Sweet album and her darkly hilarious music video for “Taste.” Plus, we’ve got chart news on how Post Malone’s first country album, F-1 Trillion, drives in at No. 1 on both the all-genre Billboard 200 and the Top Country Albums chart. Meanwhile, many of its songs cause a traffic jam on the Billboard Hot 100, including notable debuts from two country veterans: Dolly Parton, and Hank Williams, Jr. Plus, Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga’s “Die With a Smile” makes a big debut on the Hot 100.

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.)

Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga have been independently ruling pop radio for the past almost 15 years, and last week, they finally came together for their first collab: the bombastic pop/rock duet “Die With a Smile.”

On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are talking about why they make such a potent pop duo. Plus, we’re also chatting about F-1 Trillion, Post Malone’s first country album and why it’s such a seamless fit in the genre.

Also on the show, we’ve got chart news how Taylor Swift meets Carole King in the chart history books as The Tortured Poets Department spends a 15th week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, how Chappell Roan’s The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess climbs to No. 2 on the Billboard 200 for the first time, and how Billie Eilish’s “Birds of a Feather” steps into the top five on the Billboard Hot 100.

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.)

Who says you can’t go home? On Sunday night, Miley Cyrus revisited her teenage origin story, heading to D23 in Anaheim, California, for the Disney Legends Ceremony.

Cyrus started her run in the title role on Disney Channel’s Hannah Montana when she was just 13 years old, and at age 31, she gave a tear-filled speech about what her early Disney days meant to her. She was even introduced by country star Lainey Wilson, who performed the show’s theme song “Best of Both Worlds” with a full band and spoke about her own early days as a Hannah Montana impersonator.

On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are talking all about the sweet full-circle moment.

Also on the show, we’ve got chart news on the Taylor Swift vs. Ye fight for No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. Plus, Chappell Roan hits new highs yet again on both the Billboard 200 and Billboard Hot 100 songs chart, Charli XCX lands her highest-charting song on the Hot 100 in 10 years with the debut of “Guess” thanks to a new remix with Billie Eilish, and *NSYNC’s “Bye Bye Bye” re-enters the Hot 100 after more than 24 years after its revival in Deadpool & Wolverine.

Plus: We discuss Celine Dion calling out Donald Trump for using her Titanic hit “My Heart Will Go On” at a Montana rally, as well as Swift fans finding a silver lining in the cancellation of her three dates scheduled for Vienna, last week due to an alleged planned attack, gathering and bonding throughout the Austrian capital.

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.)