Pop Shop Podcast

On the latest show, we welcome two special guests: Allie X and Ruth B. The rising singer/songwriters stopped by the show (for separate interviews) to talk about their new albums, their songwriting process, and more. In addition to our two interviews, we’ve got chart news about how Lorde earns her first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart with "Melodrama." Lorde is the third woman to lead the list in as many weeks, which perhaps unsurprisingly isn’t exactly a common feat...

Must-Hear Music podcast crew discusses Prince's 'Purple Rain' deluxe edition, Vince Staples' 'Big Fish Theory,' Parcels' Daft Punk-produced "Overnight" and Verite's "Nothing." For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Billboard contributor Dan Weiss joins the podcast first to talk about 'Robyn Is Here,' the unspectacular-but-promising debut from the now-iconic Swedish pop star Robyn. Then, regular Billboard cover story writer Chris Martins comes on the line to remember 'The Carnival,' the sprawling, fascinating first solo album by Wyclef Jean following his breakout success with The Fugees. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Billboard staffers discuss Lorde's incredible 'Melodrama,' SZA's long-awaited debut 'Ctrl' and Marlene's "Next to Me" on the Must-Hear Music podcast. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

RuPaul discusses how his reality competition series “Drag Race” is a “labor of love,” its sometimes “vicious” fans and why the show stays fresh each year. Plus: we’ve got news about JAY-Z’s upcoming new album, "4:44," and Selena Gomez’s new video for “Bad Liar,” and chart updates about Katy Perry’s third No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 with "Witness" and Justin Bieber’s 34th (!) top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

In this week's episode, Rolling Stone senior writer Andy Greene stops by the pod to talk about one of the great rock albums of the late 20th century, Radiohead's 'OK Computer.' Greene recently wrote an awesome profile of the band and their signature album in time for its upcoming 20th anniversary, which we talk about, as well as about how different the album sounds now than it did back in the late '90s, as well as how the band has mellowed out since...

Kirstin from Pentatonix drops by to talk about her debut solo single, “Break a Little,” and how it’s been a “huge learning experience” to strike out on her own, and how she feels “really inspired and lifted.” Plus, we’ve got chart chat about Halsey’s first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart, Fifth Harmony’s first Billboard Hot 100 hit as a quartet, and how Katy Perry is heading for No. 1 with “Witness.” For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Billboard staffers make predictions about the 2017 Song of the Summer, looking at frontrunners based on Billboard's chart data as well as potential dark horse contenders and personal favorites. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

This week, we celebrate the tenth anniversary of one of the most famous TV episodes of the 21st century: "Made in America," the 2007 series finale of The Sopranos, which turns 10 this Saturday (June 10)...

Our guests on this week's show are New Kids on the Block! We chatted with four-fifths of the veteran boy band (you were missed, Donnie!) as they kicked off their Total Package Tour with Boyz II Men and Paula Abdul. We talked all about their latest all-star lineup, the best and worst parts of being on the road, and what it's like to play new songs from their Thankful EP on the tour. (Read more about their tour here and listen to the interview below...