Taylor Swift has always had a knack for gathering her fans together, whether she’s inviting them over to her house for home-baked cookies or performing for tens of thousands in stadiums around the globe. For her next album, The Life of a Showgirl, the pop superstar is inviting fans to movie theaters near them for Taylor Swift: The Release Party of a Showgirl — creating cinematic release parties all around the country.
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On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are talking about the unprecedented move of bringing the 89-minute project — which includes the premiere of the music video for the album’s opening song, “The Fate of Ophelia,” as well as lyric videos for the other tracks — to movie theaters instead of just uploading them to YouTube. But with Swifties, there’s no limit to the fan service.
Also on the show, we’ve got chart news on how Twenty One Pilots score their second No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 — and the biggest week for any rock album in six years — as their new studio set BREACH launches atop the list. Plus, Ed Sheeran gets his eighth top 10 on the Billboard 200 with the top five debut of his latest, PLAY.
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.)