Did Shakira, BTS, Madonna & Justin Bieber Achieve Their Goals at First World Cup Final Halftime Show?
On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are talking about what worked (and what got weird) at Sunday's jam-packed FIFA halftime.
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How could four superstar music headliners — Shakira, BTS, Madonna and Justin Bieber — possibly all fit into an 11-minute performance? We found out Sunday during the first-ever World Cup Final halftime show, and on the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast we’re talking all about what worked, and what got weird.
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The craziest part of the jam-packed spectacle was that the quartet of headliners weren’t alone: They were joined by a robust cast of side characters, including Gustavo Dudamel directing the New York Philharmonic and Venezuela’s Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra; Jason Sudeikis and Brendan Hunt in character as Ted Lasso and Coach Beard; Staten Island’s PS22 Chorus and Coldplay performing the original song “We Dance”; and yes, even The Muppets.
Listen to Katie & Keith’s full conversation below:
Also on the show, we’ve got chart news on how Future scores his 12th No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 with The Real Me, how The Rolling Stones extend its record for the most top 10 albums on the Billboard 200 with the debut of Foreign Tongues, and how the Heated Rivalry soundtrack’s debut in the top 10 marks the highest debut by a TV series soundtrack in more than a decade.
The Billboard Pop Shop Podcast is your one-stop shop for all things pop on Billboard‘s weekly charts. You can always count on a lively discussion about the latest pop news, fun chart stats and stories, new music, and guest interviews with music stars and folks from the world of pop. Casual pop fans and chart junkies can hear Billboard‘s executive digital director, West Coast, Katie Atkinson and Billboard’s managing director, charts and data operations, Keith Caulfield every week on the podcast, which can be streamed on Billboard.com or downloaded in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast provider. (Click here to listen to the previous edition of the show on Billboard.com.)
