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Pop Star New Year's Resolutions for 2026: Beyoncé, Adele, Dua Lipa & More

We've finally turned the calendar to 2026, and while we're not done looking back at 2025 yet by any means, we're taking a New Year's Day pause to look forward a little. For this first Greatest Pop Stars episode of the year, host Andrew Unterberger is joined by Billboard charts senior analyst/writer Eric Frankenberg to offer some New Year's resolutions for pop stars like Beyoncé, Sabrina Carpenter and Doechii that we'd like to see them commit to in 2026. Then, we also offer some resolution ideas for pop stardom collectively, and also a couple for us ourselves as pop fans. And if you enjoy the pod, please consider donating to the following causes: Transgender Law Center https://transgenderlawcenter.org/ Destination Tomorrow https://secure.givelively.org/donate/destination-tomorrow-inc Trans Lifeline https://translifeline.org/ 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1h 1m
12/18/2025

1995 Mariah Carey: Vintage Pop Stardom (with Chris Hine)

Mariah Carey's 1995 was bookended by two different songs that would come to hold the record for the longest-reigning No. 1 in Billboard Hot 100 history — and in between, she released one of her biggest albums, scored her greatest uptempo pop hit and changed the game with its remix. On this Vintage Pop Stardom episode of the Greatest Pop Stars podcast, host Andrew Unterberger is joined by Minnesota Star Tribune writer and longtime Lambily member Chris Hine to celebrate Mariah Carey during the week of her historic 20th week at No. 1 for "All I Want for Christmas for You" by remembering her 1995: The post-"Christmas" year of "Fantasy," "One Sweet Day" and 'Daydream.' Find 'Ant,' Chris' excellent biography of Minnesota Timberwolves superstar Anthony Edwards, here: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/ant-chris-hine?variant=43429930696738 And if you enjoy the pod, 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12/18/2025

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1h 57m
12/23/2025

What Holiday Films Have the Best Christmas Music Moments?

On the latest Billboard Pop Shop Podcast — and near the eve of Christmas — hosts Katie and Keith are talking through a selection of unforgettable movies, and moments, featuring holiday music – including White Christmas (1954), Home Alone (1990), Elf (2003), Love Actually (2003) and Mean Girls (2004). Plus, as it’s the final episode of the pod for 2025, the team also jingles their way through a chat about some of their favorite holiday movies that are essential viewing during the season. Some of those festive films include The Polar Express, Scrooged, The Muppet Christmas Carol and the original Miracle on 34th Street. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12/23/2025

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26 min
12/25/2025

Ariana Grande's 2015 EP 'Christmas & Chill': Great Moments in Pop Star History (with Kyle Denis)

In late 2015, Ariana Grande's smooth sailing towards pop superstardom had finally had some slightly rocky waters, so she dropped a surprise release that gave both her sound and her career a little bit of a reset: the six-song EP Christmas & Chill. 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 Kyle Denis — one of our staff's most devout Arianators — to talk about a secretly critical release in Grande's stacked catalog, and a low-key holiday favorite that's aged exceptionally since its release a decade ago. Check out Kyle's 2025 Year in R&B review, as well as his recent Druski cover story: https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/rb-not-dead-mainstream-comeback-leon-thomas-kehlani-music-1236139048/ https://www.billboard.com/music/features/druski-number-ones-billboard-cover-story-interview-1236132075/ And if you enjoy the pod, please consider donating to the following causes: Transgender Law Center https://transgenderlawcenter.org/ Destination Tomorrow https://secure.givelively.org/donate/destination-tomorrow-inc Trans Lifeline https://translifeline.org/ 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12/25/2025

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36 min
12/11/2025

Year-End in Review: How'd the Greatest Pop Stars Fare on Our Year-End Albums and Songs Lists?

It's year-end season on Billboard.com! After debuting our year-end charts on Tuesday, our editorial staff unveiled its 50 favorite albums and 100 favorite songs of 2025 on Wednesday and Thursday. Host Andrew Unterberger is joined by Billboard executive director of music Jason Lipshutz this week to review the top 10s of both lists, and to discuss how some of our greatest pop stars — Bad Bunny, Taylor Swift and the KPop Demon Hunters cast among them — fared, and what implications it might have for the 2025 Greatest Pop Stars race. If you enjoy the pod, find our 2025 year-end albums and songs lists here: https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-albums-2025/ https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-songs-2025/ 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. https://5calls.org/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12/11/2025

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1h 12m
12/17/2025

What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? Diana Ross, Mariah Carey & Lainey Wilson Lead Bedazzled NYE TV Lineups

Katie and Keith talk through two of the major New Year's Eve TV events broadcasting before the clock strikes 2026: Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest, headlined by Diana Ross in New York's Times Square, and New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash, which will be headlined by Lainey Wilson, Jason Aldean and Bailey Zimmerman. Plus, there's chart news on how Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" earns a landmark 20th week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12/17/2025

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27 min
07/10/2025

KPop Demon Hunters: HUNTR/X & Saja Boys Fictional Pop Star Review

If you've been paying any attention to the Billboard charts the past couple weeks, you've seen the chart onslaught of two brand-new groups: HUNTR/X and Saja Boys, inventions of the hit animated Netflix musical 'KPop Demon Hunters'. On this first-ever Fictional Pop Star Review on the Greatest Pop Stars podcast, host Andrew Unterberger is joined by Billboard Assistant Social Editor and K-pop superfan Abby Webster to talk about all things HUNTR/X and Saja Boys, the entire 'KPop Demon Hunters' phenomenon and how these fake groups have now managed bigger hits than most real-life K-pop superstars. Abby's Intro to K-pop playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0NkFWmlj6CtlRfHTHnUmKM?si=096bef8c50d94f26 Abby's KPop Demon Hunters-to-K-Pop Pipeline playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7tFSU0IdRDNfdjI5Z4G78t?si=25d62fb5c593496a And if you enjoy the pod, please consider donating to the following causes: Transgender Law Center https://transgenderlawcenter.org/ Trans Lifeline https://translifeline.org/ 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

07/10/2025

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51 min
12/10/2025

A Very Diva Christmas! Diving Into New Holiday Songs From Cher, Christina Aguilera, Kylie Minogue & More

On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie and Keith are chatting about six brand-new Christmas songs from Christina Aguilera, Cher, Jonas Brothers featuring Kenny G, Kylie Minogue, Penatonix and Frank Sinatra and Gwen Stefani. Also on the show, we've got chart news on Taylor Swift, Wham!, Mariah Carey, Bing Crosby, Michael Bublé and the "A Charlie Brown Christmas" soundtrack, plus, a festive chart stat of the week about the 1987 "A Very Special Christmas" charity album. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12/10/2025

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24 min
10/07/2025

Taylor Swift's 'The Life of a Showgirl': Rollout Report Card

After a brief break at the beginning of 2025, Taylor Swift is back with what after just a few days of release is already proving to (somehow) be her biggest album yet. For this Rollout Report Card, host Andrew Unterberger is joined by Billboard staffers and Swifties Meghan Mahar and Danielle Pascual as we look at everything surrounding the breathlessly anticipated release of 'The Life of a Showgirl' — including the accompanying movie and new music video, the many alternate album covers, the deluge of press and critics' takes and of course, the 12 new songs on the actual album. Find our Taylor Swift 'The Life of a Showgirl Rollout YouTube playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwFs58D1XAMad1_FNKvdy1hWrvBko_QnQ&si=Ei4ersT-aEi_seya See all our other Rollout Report Card episodes here: https://www.billboard.com/t/rollout-report-card/ 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. https://5calls.org/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10/07/2025

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1h 9m
11/25/2025

Kevin Jonas Talks ‘Bucket-List’ Jonas Brothers Christmas Movie & (Finally!) Making His Solo Debut With ‘Changing’: ‘I Feel Like I’ve Lived This Song’

Kevin Jonas, the eldest Jonas Brother, just put out his solo debut single “Changing” last week, and we talked to him all about why now was the right time for his own music, how he found the perfect song, and whether there will be more solo Kevin music on the horizon. Plus, in addition to their ongoing Greetings From Your Hometown Tour, the brothers also reunited for A Very Jonas Christmas Movie, which arrived last month on Disney+ alongside a soundtrack album. We chat with Kevin about how the movie perfectly sets up his solo moment, whether the film accurately captured a Jonas family Christmas, and his own memories of Christmastime growing up with his musical family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11/25/2025

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36 min

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