Beatles fans are receiving gift after gift this month, starting with the arrival of the still-unreleased song “Now and Then” late last week and followed by a bold music video for the song directed by Peter Jackson. And later this week, expanded reissues of the group's greatest hits compilations, known as Red (1962-1966) and Blue Albums (1967-1970) – It will be performed.
“Now and Then” is billed as “the last Beatles song,” and on the new Billboard Pop Shop podcast, Katie and Keith wonder: Is this really the case? After seeing artists like Prince with a seemingly endless vault of unreleased material, it's hard to imagine a world that doesn't include unreleased Beatles music in the future.
Listen to our conversation about that and much more in the latest episode:
Also on the show, we have tons of news about Taylor Swift's big debut on the Billboard 200 album chart, including her latest re-recorded album, 1989 (Taylor version), launches with the biggest week for an album in nearly a decade. Additionally, on the Billboard Hot 100, one of the songs “From the Vault” from the album debuts directly at No. 1, replacing Swift’s “Cruel Summer” and making it her 11th lead.
He Billboard pop shop 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 Operations 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 program. on Billboard.com.)
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