Popcast: Janet Jackson Returns With ‘Unb...

In an intimate, exclusive sit-down, the rapper and actor reflects on how the chaotic eight years since his previous album led to his new release, “Don’t Be Dumb.” Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite po ... Show More

The 22-year-old rage-pop phenom and his father John Herndon, of the post-rock band Tortoise, chatted with Popcast about songwriting, nepotism and what they’ve taught each other. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via y ... Show More

Jon and Joe count down their respective personal favorites of the year, including some unexpected rapping, an inescapable TikTok meme, a major tour and a sublime bridge in a breakup song. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subsc ... Show More

This week, Gary Trust and Trevor Anderson of Billboard's Chart Beat podcast stop by Coming Around Again to talk about 'Bad,' Michael Jackson's 1987 blockbuster LP, and the first album to ever notch five No. 1 singles on the Hot 100. They discuss the unusual circumstances that led ... Show More

Thirty-five years ago, Janet Jackson released an album that changed the course of her career, and of pop music. Control took over radio, reinvented the playbook for Black artists crossing over into pop and ushered in a whole new sound for R&B. But after the wardrobe malfunction a ... Show More

Walk The Moon stops by to discuss their Top 10 smash “Shut Up and Dance,” the new video for their follow-up single “Different Colors” and more. Before that, Jason and Keith discuss Hot 100 hits from Wiz Khalifa, OMI, Rachel Platten and the Weeknd; reflect on Madonna’s star-studde ... Show More

Michael Bublé joins the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast to discuss his new album "Higher," what it was like working with Paul McCartney and Ryan Tedder on the project, how Bublé’s son helped co-write the set’s title track and how he’s looking forward to taking the album on tour. Plus, ... Show More

On the 35th anniversary of Janet Jackson's first No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hit, we look back at Control, her career-defining album that changed the trajectory of pop music in the late '80s and '90s. In the second episode of a three-part series exploring crossover in pop music, we l ... Show More

Sam Sanders is one of our favorite friends of the podcast. His NPR show, It's Been A Minute, has released an outstanding three part series exploring crossover in pop music. We want to share with you the 2nd episode form that series on the legacy of Janet Jackson. From It's Been A ... Show More

On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, the team reviews some of the major albums that are slated for release this fall, along with those efforts that are on the horizon – or at least rumored to be! Could Adele and Rihanna issue their long-awaited new albums? Will Demi Lovato drop ... Show More