After a record year for live music in 2023, last month saw two high-profile arena tour cancellations, with Jennifer Lopez calling off her This Is Me…Live Tour and The Black Keys canceling the North American leg of their International Players Tour.
On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are talking about what happened with the two treks and what might have prevented their cancellations. We even picked the brain of Dave Brooks, Billboard‘s senior director of live music & touring, to ask about some of the missteps at play and what might have been a better routing or pricing plan for the two acts — or any musicians paying attention to their cautionary tales. Listen below:
Also on the show, we’ve got chart news on how Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department continues to lead the Billboard 200 albums chart for a sixth week. How long will the album hold on to the top slot? We have some guesses! Plus, Post Malone’s “I Had Some Help,” featuring Morgan Wallen, stays put at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart for a third week, while Zach Bryan’s new “Pink Skies” debuts straight into the top 10. We’re also discussing Eminem’s new song “Houdini,” the first taste from his upcoming The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) album, and all the celebrities he name-drops in 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 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.)
