Belle and Sebastian released the first album Tigermilk in 1996, and they’ve released eight more since—a catalog that helped define the sound of rock and indie in the new millennium through buoyant melodies and verbose lyrics.
Their new album, A Bit of Previous, continues to refine their unique sound but also embraces new musical directions. We spoke to Stua ... Show More
Jun 27
How Americana helped mainstream country find its soul
As we've been examining over the course of Country Week, country music has found a larger audience, in part by widening its sonic palette. For the final episode of this series, we take a look at a genre on the outskirts of country – Americana music – and how it's being used to co ... Show More
35m 22s
Jul 2022
Best Indie-Rock of 2022 So Far, The State of Justin Bieber's Career, and Wolfgang Van Halen Speaks Out
We run through the best indie albums of the year so far, look at the state of Justin Bieber's career, and play an excerpt of our new Wolfgang Van Halen interview. Brittany Spanos and Simon Vozick-Levinson join host Brian Hiatt for the discussions, which also touch on Kanye West's ... Show More
57m 50s
Nov 2017
Tove Lo Talks 'Emotional Rollercoaster' That Led to Her New Album 'Blue Lips'
Tove Lo drops in to the new Pop Shop Podcast to chat about her just-released album "Blue Lips (Lady Wood Phase II)," why she wanted to make a two-part concept album (the new set is the continuation to 2016’s Lady Wood), her new single “Disco T**s,” and filming its “bizarre” music ... Show More
36m 15s
Dec 2019
December 6th - New Music Friday: Harry Styles' 'Adore You,' Taylor Swift's Yuletide Song, Halsey's 'Finally' + Suga Interlude & Camila Cabello's 'Romance'
Halsey releases new interlude with BTS' Suga and a new track "Finally // beautiful stranger" from her upcoming album, 'Manic.' Plus, more new music from Camila Cabello, Harry Styles and Taylor Swift. This is Billboard News Now, rounding out the top stories for Friday December 6th ... Show More
3m 55s
Jul 2018
Niall Horan on New Song 'Finally Free,' 'Disappearing' After Tour to Work on Next Album & Eight Years of One Direction
Niall Horan joins the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast to talk about his new song “Finally Free,” from the film “Smallfoot,” how he’ll be “disappearing” after his tour to work on his next album, why we won’t be getting any club bangers from him, and eight years of One Direction. Plus, ... Show More
34m 40s
Apr 2018
Years & Years’ Olly Alexander on ‘Crazy’ ‘Sanctify’ Video, New Album & Dreaming About an Ed Sheeran and Britney Spears Collaboration
Years & Years front man Olly Alexander joins the Pop Shop Podcast to chat about the group’s new “crazy” and “dramatic” video for “Sanctify” and the pressures of working on the group’s second full-length album – due out this summer. Plus, the Pop Shop team dive into an in-depth di ... Show More
43m 30s
Sep 2014
Pop Shop Podcast 9/18/14: Fall Music Preview (Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj, One Direction, Foo Fighters)
This week’s episode is a comprehensive preview of fall’s biggest album releases, as Jason and Keith are joined by Billboard staffers Harley Brown, Steven Horowitz and Megan Buerger. The roundtable discusses what we can hope for from Taylor Swift’s 1989 album, Nicki Minaj’s trendi ... Show More
44m 55s