Ariana Grande Kicks Off 'Wicked: For Good' Press Tour by Name-Checking Her A-List Mentors: Mariah, Madonna & Beyoncé
On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are chatting about Ariana Grande kicking off the 'Wicked: For Good' press tour by sitting down with Evan Ross Katz on his 'Shut Up Evan' podcast. In the 45-minute-plus conversation, Katz asks what Grande's relationship is with mentorship -- and that's when she shouts out the triumvirate of pop superstars. There's Madonna, who was "immediately very kind," Grande said. Then there's Beyoncé, who invited Ari to join her on a music video set early in her career ("she just was being kind"). Then there's Mariah Carey -- because "of course, Mariah."
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Inside Charlie Puth's Final Blue Note L.A. Show: Why He's Making All the Right 'Changes' in This New Era
Ahead of his new album Whatever's Clever!, Charlie Puth has been testing out some of his new material during a 16-show residency across Blue Note New York (Sept. 25-28) and Blue Night Los Angeles (Oct. 16-19), bringing jazzy reimaginings of some of his biggest hits to the legendary jazz club stage. Billboard was inside the final Los Angeles concert over the weekend, and on the new Pop Shop Podcast, Katie is telling Keith all about seeing Puth play at such an intimate venue.
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How Dua Lipa, Chappell Roan & Sabrina Carpenter Are Maximizing Their Tours With Smart Pop Tactics
In a crowded pop landscape, three of today’s top pop stars -- Dua Lipa, Chappell Roan and Sabrina Carpenter -- are all in the thick of buzzy tours, and they’re each finding their own way to break through the noise.
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The Life of a Chat Show 'Showgirl': Why Is Taylor Swift Making the Interview Rounds for the First Time in 5-Plus Years?
On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are talking about Taylor Swift's uncharacteristically robust press tour for album release week.
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How Bad Bunny Went From Guest Star to Main Attraction at Super Bowl Halftime Show
On Sunday night, Bad Bunny was announced as the headliner for the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show, and on the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are talking about the global superstar's status as one of the most popular musicians in the world and why he makes sense for TV's biggest stage. Oh, and we also address all those (completely false) rumors that Taylor Swift would be headlining the show and whether that was ever a possibility.
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Billboard's Keith Caulfield (Managing Director, Charts and Data Operations) and Katie Atkinson (Executive Digital Director, West Coast) offer weekly Billboard chart breakdowns, discuss the hottest music news and cover the year’s biggest musical events. Casual pop fans, chart junkies and everyone in between are invited to this weekly half-hour discussion.
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