Modern Classics is the new series where Charlie and Nate invite their favorite musicians, journalists, and friends of the show to wax lyrical about a song that's important in their life. In the first installment of Modern Classics, Nate and Charlie sit down with the host of NPR’s hit news and culture program It’s Been a Minute, Sam Sanders. Sam is one of the ... Show More
Jun 9
Paul McCartney went back to Liverpool for something new to say
Boys of Dungeon Lane, McCartney's collaboration with producer Andrew Watt, arrived when McCartney was 83 and and he came out swinging: the opening track greets listeners with a dissonant, unresolved guitar chord that sets the album's tone. Harmonic instability runs through the en ... Show More
42m 8s
Jun 5
How a sci-fi dystopia became a personal utopia (ft. Arc Iris)
A sci-fi ballet imagined a 2080 where AI strips people of purpose, and the day before its New York premiere, an actual dystopia arrived. Arc Iris, the trio of Jocie Adams, Zach Tenorio and Ray Belli, built iTMRW as a concept record set in a future ruled by a mega-corporation that ... Show More
13m 2s
Jun 2
Why bands give us purpose (ft. MUNA)
A culture that rewards easily consumable individual identities produces plenty of pop stars and almost no bands. A significant exception: MUNA, the trio of Katie Gavin, Josette Maskin, and Naomi McPherson. MUNA treats the band as a structure that grounds identity beyond the ego a ... Show More
52m 19s
Nov 2021
We Talk To Adele About Her New Album and Chris Stapleton Collab + Cole Swindell and Lainey Wilson on their New Duet + Bobby’s Mailbag: Is It Breaking Bro Code???
We are so excited to welcome Adele on the show for the first time! We talk about her new album, collaboration with Chris Stapleton and more! Bobby talks to Cole Swindell and Lainey Wilson about their new duet “Never Say Never”, how Lainey celebrated her first No. 1 and what song ... Show More
45m 6s
Jun 2015
Jess Glynne Discusses Debut Album, "See You Again" Tops "Bad Blood," Florence vs. Jason Derulo & More
Jess Glynne, the Grammy-winning voice of Clean Bandit’s “Rather Be,” stops by the Pop Shop Podcast this week to discuss her debut album, overcoming heartbreak and her love of soccer and horseback riding. Before that, Jason and Keith talk about “See You Again” bumping “Bad Blood” ... Show More
52m 23s
Mar 2017
Why James Blunt 'Had to Get Over' Chasing a Hit; Plus Nicki Minaj Makes Chart History
On the latest Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, James Blunt stops by to talk about his new album “The Afterlove,” working with Ed Sheeran and Ryan Tedder on the project, and how he felt a new “confidence” going into the album. Plus, we’ve got news on Drake’s “More Life” album, the bloc ... Show More
32m 56s
Jun 2024
Ep 134: Lynks on ditching earnest music for the life of a masked entertainer and new queer icon
South Londoner Lynks used to make the type of straight-faced, emotional music that all of his friends were making, until one day, for a bit of fun, he decided to adopt a masked drag persona and lean into being an entertainer. His thumping alt. pop songs since have centred around ... Show More
41m 9s
Jun 2024
Missy Elliott's "Work It" with Punkie Johnson
On this special re-run, Diallo and LUXXURY are joined this week by comedian and friend of the pod, Punkie Johnson. Together, they go on a quest to flip it and reverse it and unpack the many layers of samples and interpolations that went into Missy Elliott’s 2002 banger, Work It. ... Show More
1h 1m
Billboard staffers discuss Sam Smiths' James Bond song "Writing's on the Wall," Sia's "Alive," Disclosure's Lorde collbo "Magnets," Ryan Adams' cover of Taylor Swift's "Wildest Dreams," Fetty Wap ft. Monty's "Jugg" and Little Mix's "Love Me Like You." See acast.com/privacy for pr ... Show More
