Following a record-breaking year for live music in 2023, last month saw two high-profile stadium tour cancellations: Jennifer Lopez canceled her This Is Me…Live Tour and The Black Keys canceled the North American leg of their International Players Tour.
On the new Billboard Pop Shop podcast, Katie and Keith talk about what happened with the two walks and what might have prevented their cancellations. We even picked Dave Brooks' brain. Billboardsenior director of live music and touring, to ask about some of the mistakes at play and what a better route or pricing plan might have been for the two acts, or any musicians who heed his warnings. Listen below:
Also on the show, we have Taylor Swift chart news. The Department of Tortured Poets continues to lead the Billboard 200 albums chart for a sixth week. How long will the album stay at the top spot? We have some guesses! Additionally, Post Malone's “I Had Some Help,” featuring Morgan Wallen, remains at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart for a third week, while Zach Bryan's new “Pink Skies” debuts directly on the chart. top 10. We are also talking about Eminem's new song, “Houdini”, the first sample of his next The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grace) album, and all the celebrities he mentions on the Steve Miller sampling single.
The Billboard Pop Shop Podcast is your one-stop shop for all things pop on Billboard's weekly charts. You can always count on lively discussion of the latest pop news, fun chart statistics and stories, new music, and interviews with music stars and people from the pop world. Casual pop fans and chart junkies can listen to Billboard West Coast Chief Digital Officer Katie Atkinson and Billboard General Manager of Charts and Data Operations Keith Caulfield every week on the podcast, which can be streamed on Billboard.com or downloaded on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast provider. (Click here to listen to the previous edition of the show on Billboard.com.)
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