When One Direction came to the United States in 2011, the five-member British boy band took the pop world by storm. More than a decade later, fans of the popular group were devastated to learn of Liam Payne's death last week at age 31.
The group's four remaining members, Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson, came together once again to share a heartbreaking message to their lost “brother,” writing on the band's Instagram page: “We are completely devastated. upon the news of Liam's passing. In time, and when everyone can do it, there will be more to say. But for now, we will take some time to grieve and process the loss of our brother, whom we love dearly.”
On the new Billboard Pop Shop podcast, Katie and Keith reflect on the loss of Payne and discuss how his tragic death robs 1D fans of the chance to see their beloved group perform together again.
Also on the show, we have news about a busy top 10 on the Billboard 200, where Jelly Roll scores his first number one album, Rod Wave maintains his hot streak of top 10 hits, and Charli XCX gets a remix. -powered GOLF CLUB get back into the top three. Additionally, Shaboozey's “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” occupies its 15th non-consecutive week atop the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart, while Ariana Grande earns her 48th top 40 on the chart, thanks to her new collaboration with Charli XCX.
He billboard pop store Podcast is your one-stop shop for all things pop BillboardWeekly 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 BillboardWest Coast Executive Digital Director Katie Atkinson and BillboardKeith Caulfield's CEO, Charts and Data Trading 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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