One Queen to Another: Why Dolly Parton's Co-Sign of Beyoncé's Country Era Matters

On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are wondering: With Taylor Swift's The Tortured Poets Department earning 2.61 million equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending April 25 -- and traditional album sales comprising 1.914 million of that sum -- could Swift be the last artist to sell a million-plus albums in one week? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith talk about the legendary girl group the Spice Girls coming back together and whether the moment could lead to new music. Also on the show, we’ve got chart news on Hozier getting his first No. 1 on the Hot 100 as “Too Sweet” rises to the top of the list and how Sabrina Carpenter visits the Hot 100’s top 10 for the first time as “Espresso” brews up a No. 7 debut. Plus, Future and Metro Boomin’s We Still Don’t Trust You bows at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, while Linkin Park’s first greatest-hits album Papercuts starts in the top 10. We also talk about just how big Taylor Swift’s new album The Tortured Poets Department is shaping up to be, as we await its expected debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 next week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie tells Keith about her first return to Coachella in 14 years for a surprise-heavy weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are joined by deputy editor Lyndsey Havens to discuss her interviews with Billie Eilish about environmental sustainability ahead of the announcement of her 'Hit Me Hard and Soft' album. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Katie & Keith are talking about whether Beyoncé's brand-new Cowboy Carter album could break her losing streak in the Grammys' album of the year category. Listen to the new podcast to hear our full conversation about Beyoncé's early Grammy chances, as well as what song could be the next single following the seven-week Hot Country Songs chart-topper "Texas Hold 'Em." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are talking about what led to the breakout hits "Lose Control" by Teddy Swims and "Beautiful Things" by Benson Boone, and what could be next. They chat about if we should look to last year’s explosion of male country hits in the upper regions of the Hot 100 (Luke Combs, Zach Bryan, Oliver Anthony, among others) or even go back to the 2000s and 2010s to find pop-rock hits from Gavin DeGraw or Ray LaMontagne. We also got some input from our Billboard charts colleagues Gary Trust, Kevin Rutherford and Jim Asker to get an idea of who could be the next growly male voice to climb our rankings. Plus, we discuss Lady Gaga's potential new music on the horizon, Beyoncé's just-around-the-corner "Cowboy Carter" album, and chart news about Ariana Grande, Kacey Musgraves and Justin Timberlake. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are talking all about the pleasant surprise of *NSYNC's reunion at Justin Timberlake's LA concert and what it could possibly lead to, from the band getting back together on JT's upcoming tour, to more new music, to their own stadium trek. (We can dream!) Plus, Katie was inside The Wiltern when it all went down, and she takes you inside the intimate venue for the history-making concert. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the new Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith take a field trip to night 5 of Madonna's joyous Celebration Tour stint at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, Calif. What we encountered was a truly 360-degree experience, as we sat between the main stage and the beginning of the catwalk and looked in every conceivable direction to take in the magnificent production surrounding us. And you can hear all about our experience — which includes cameos from Katy Perry, Cardi B, Rosie O'Donnell and more — on the latest Pop Shop Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Miley Cyrus and Pharrell reportedly worked on their newly released song "Doctor (Work It Out)" circa her 2013 Bangerz era -- and now, more than a decade later, they've gifted fans with the upbeat single and a feel-good video to match. On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are talking about where the song might live -- on a new Pharrell album? Or a new Miley project? Or is it just a one-off treat? And why was it scrapped from Bangerz in the first place? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, we're talking about why Dolly Parton's endorsement of Beyoncé's country era is so significant -- and so fitting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices