Pop Shop Podcast: 'Empire' vs. Madonna, Kendrick Lamar, 'X Factor' New Zealand & More

On this week's show, Jason and Keith discuss the showdown between the Empire season 1 soundtrack and Madonna's Rebel Heart album on the Billboard 200 chart, and why Empire came out on top despite selling fewer copies than Madge. Later, the guys break down Kendrick Lamar's thrilling new album To Pimp A Butterfly; new Top 10 hits from Sam Smith and Fetty Wap; the Hot 100 debuts of new songs from Mumford & Sons and Jason Derulo; and the X Factor New Zealand debacle, starring Natalia Kills and Willy Moon. There's also some 'song of the spring' chatter about Maroon 5, Nick Jonas and Ariana Grande, an All Saints shout-out, a terrible rendition of Aerosmith's "I Don't Want To Miss a Thing," and much more.

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