Pop Shop Podcast

Jason and Keith discuss Jack White's No. 1 debut and record-setting vinyl sales; Iggy Azalea's "Fancy" run at No. 1, and if there's a song coming that could knock it out of the top spot; the projected sales successes of Lana Del Rey's "Ultraviolence" and Sam Smith's "In The Lonely Hour"; and what exactly went wrong with Jennifer Lopez's "A.K.A." album. Plus, the podcast welcomes special guests The Vamps, who talk about working with Demi Lovato on "Somebody To You," their screaming fans and how they plan to roll out an album in the United States. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this special episode, Jason flies solo and hosts live from Bonnaroo 2014 alongside Billboard.com editorial assistant Chris Payne, Billboard social/streaming charts manager William Gruger and their folk-loving pal Patrick to discuss the festival live from Manchester, Tennessee. The guys talk about Kanye West's polarizing headlining set, Lionel Richie's triumphant performance, the epic Skrillex Superjam, the presence of folk and country music at the festival, the best non-music activities at 'Roo and what makes Bonnaroo unique from every other U.S. festival. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's special episode, Jason and Keith host another "Ask The Pop Shop" session of answering listener questions about the chart world and pop music. How exactly is the Hot 100 put together? Will Demi Lovato's new single "Really Don't Care" become a hit? Is Katy Perry's "Birthday" underperforming? What's the best source for global sales stats? Should Lady Gaga release another single off of "ARTPOP"? What's the most surprising hit single of this year? Keith and Jason answer all these listener-submitted Twitter questions and more. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices