Which Pop Stars Won November 2025? Olivia Dean, Taylor Swift, Ella Langley and More
On this Who Won the Month episode of the Greatest Pop Stars podcast, host Andrew Unterberger is joined by Billboard staffers Trevor Anderson and Michael Saponara to discuss the big pop stars, rising prospects and veteran greats who were heard from loudest in November 2025 — which, for the second month in a row was largely defined by Taylor Swift and Olivia Dean. We each choose our top fives for the month that was, then we talk some disappointing recent performances, and look ahead to who we're most anticipating hearing more from in the final months of the year.
If you enjoy the pod, check out out the rest of our 2025 Who Won the Month recaps here:
https://www.billboard.com/t/who-won-the-month/
Find our YouTube playlist for our November 2025 pop stars here:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwFs58D1XAMbRkkxLBF0agcFLdEVxTHTF&si=J9WgXNU4U0cqPAOr
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Giving Thanks for New Art-Pop Releases From Rosalía, Charli xcx, Robyn & fka Twigs
Though none are precisely taking over the charts this month, what's most exciting to pop fans this November is a rapid-fire run of new releases from some of the genre's greatest underground-ish luminaries. On this Thanksgiving episode of the Greatest Pop Stars podcast, host Andrew Unterberger is joined by Billboard charts staffer and art-pop fanatic Eric Frankenberg to talk about eight days of exciting new drops from Rosalía, Charli xcx, Robyn and fka Twigs, and what their collective presence means for 2025 pop music — as well as the Greatest Pop Stars of 2025 race.
November 2025 Art-Pop YouTube Playlist:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwFs58D1XAMYXPeIvf9xvPFl2NchSGm35&si=3v22_sK0VeQJeK8o
And if you enjoy the pod, please consider donating to the following causes:
Transgender Law Center
https://transgenderlawcenter.org/
Trans Lifeline
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Destination Tomorrow
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1978 Bee Gees: Vintage Pop Stardom (with Chris Dalla Riva)
In the late-'70s, disco lorded over everything, and no artist ruled the clubs like the Bee Gees: The Gibb brother trio reinvented its sound and swarmed the charts, both with their own smashes and hits they helmed for other artists, including their younger brother. On this Vintage Pop Stardom episode of the Greatest Pop Stars podcast, host Andrew Unterberger is joined by 'Uncharted Territory' author Chris Dalla Riva to talk about the Bee Gees' absurd 1978 peak — the year 'Saturday Night Fever' and its soundtrack ruled the world, with "How Deep Is Your Love," "Stayin' Alive," "Night Fever" and numerous other Gibb-penned classics making for a historic, chart-and-culture-dominating run that not even the disastrous 'Sgt. Pepper' movie could derail.
1978 Bee Gees YouTube Playlist:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwFs58D1XAMaUinqvtIfa66hvIsAsbPjJ&si=J81589B1bKL6X7TA
Buy Chris' 'Uncharted Territory: What Numbers Tell Us About the Biggest Hit Songs and Ourselves':
https://bio.site/uncharted_territory?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMjU2MjgxMDQwNTU4AAGnVH60dsVVTqbWEOtXV2f4vUxakNUKOiRljMIXut34sQPzevywdw-NRoXOkQc_aem_vxEhkXTH-oVHgGoDlUQrOA
And if you enjoy the pod, please consider donating to the following causes:
Transgender Law Center
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2012 Coachella — Dre, Snoop & The 2Pac Hologram: Great Moments in Pop Star History (with Katie Bain)
The 2012 edition of Coachella was an enormously important one — shifting the festival's musical balances, premiering vital new rising stars and earning its first truly viral pop culture moment with the 2Pac hologram featured in headliners Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg's star-studded set. On this week's Great Moments in Pop Star History episode of the Greatest Pop Stars podcast, host Andrew Unterberger is joined by Billboard's Katie Bain — who just wrote the 'Desert Dreams' book about Coachella — to recall our own memories of the 2012 festival, and how its climactic moment continues to reverberate over a decade later.
Buy Katie's 'Desert Dreams: The Music, Style and Allure of Coachella' here:
https://geni.us/DesertDreams
And if you enjoy the pod, please consider donating to the following causes:
Transgender Law Center
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Which Pop Stars Won October 2025? Taylor Swift, Olivia Dean, Tame Impala (?!) and More
On this Who Won the Month episode of the Greatest Pop Stars podcast, host Andrew Unterberger is joined by Billboard staffers Kyle Denis and Stephen Daw to discuss the big pop stars, rising prospects and veteran greats who were heard from loudest in October 2025 — which, spoiler art, was absolutely dominated by Taylor Swift. We each choose our top fives for the month that was, then we talk some disappointing recent performances, and look ahead to who we're most anticipating hearing more from in the final months of the year ahead.
If you enjoy the pod, check out out the rest of our 2025 Who Won the Month recaps here:
https://www.billboard.com/t/who-won-the-month/
Find our YouTube playlist for our October 2025 pop stars here:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwFs58D1XAMYzWxaQlHOdO2GmvhAaKjml&si=x9oUDOn92fTy-Kkk
And please consider donating to the following causes:
Transgender Law Center
https://transgenderlawcenter.org/
Trans Lifeline
https://translifeline.org/
Destination Tomorrow
https://secure.givelively.org/donate/destination-tomorrow-inc
Gender-Affirming Care Fundraising on GoFundMe
https://www.gofundme.com/c/gender-confirmation-surgery-fundraising
Also, please consider giving your local congresspeople a call in support of trans rights, with contact information you can find on 5Calls.org.
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