This week, Billboard senior editor Frank DiGiacomo comes on to discuss an album that he's loved for 40 years: Billy Joel's The Stranger. Released in 1977, The Stranger would go on to become the best-selling album in Columbia Records history. On the podcast, DiGiacomo shares his memories of being a young Billy Joel fan in Youngstown, Ohio at the time of the a ... Show More
Jul 21
Did Shakira, BTS, Madonna & Justin Bieber Achieve Their Goals at First World Cup Final Halftime Show?
How could four superstar music headliners -- Shakira, BTS, Madonna and Justin Bieber -- possibly all fit into an 11-minute performance? We found out Sunday during the first-ever World Cup Final halftime show, and on the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast we're talking all about what ... Show More
48m 9s
Jul 15
Suki Waterhouse on Feeling ‘Wiser & Also Sillier Than Ever’ on ‘Loveland’ Album, How Opening for Taylor Swift Will Impact Her Next Tour
Suki Waterhouse joins the Pop Shop to chat about her first album in nearly two years, “Loveland,” and how the record was inspired by the “huge shift” of motherhood (she’s a new mom!) and how she finds her self in a “very joyful, delicate, interesting time" in her life. Plus, host ... Show More
54m 12s
Jul 2015
Open Road Edition: Billy Joel's Life On and Off the Road
Billy Joel has sold more records than The Stones, Bruce Springsteen, and Madonna—though the “rock star thing” is something he can “take off.” Joel started playing piano when he was about four or five years old. He admits that he doesn't remember how to read sheet music anymore, s ... Show More
57m 3s
Aug 2025
MGK Interview! On Bob Dylan, Megan Fox, Rehab & His New Pop Album
The polarizing rapper-turned-singer discusses making rock legends into fans, blowing up his life, the harrowing abuse that shaped him and his latest musical pivot, "Lost Americana." Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe v ... Show More
1h 11m