Katie Atkinson

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Billboard.com Senior Editor

Jennifer Lopez and Beyonce
Podcasts

Are Beyonce & Jennifer Lopez About to Become First-Time Oscar Nominees?

January 07, 2020 9:30 PM EST 
On the latest Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, the team discusses the chances of pop superstars -- and Billboard chart-toppers -- Beyoncé and Jennifer Lopez achieving their first Academy Award nominations. Should fans be worried about their Oscar chances after their losses at the Golden Globe Awards? Plus, the Pop Shoppers chat about which pop stars will be taking the stage at some of this year's biggest music festivals, including Coachella and Bonnaroo, and some "Yummy" chart news from Justin Bieber.
Idina Menzel
Podcasts

Idina Menzel on Why 'Frozen II' Is Better Than the First & Making a 'Feminist' Holiday Anthem With Ariana Grande

December 03, 2019 5:41 PM EST 
Idina Menzel is basically the Queen of the Holidays this year, with her brand-new album Christmas: A Season of Love out now, not to mention another bombastic turn as Elsa in the blockbuster sequel Frozen II in theaters. So she's the perfect guest for a special holiday episode of the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, where we talk all about her festive new duets with Ariana Grande, Josh Gad and Billy Porter; revisiting her icy queen Elsa and tackling the series' latest power ballad "Into the Unknown"; plus her own holiday traditions growing up that helped inspire her love of the season.

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