Pop Shop

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.)

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.)