There was a lot of pop love to go around at Sunday’s 2026 Grammy Awards, where four different artists won in the Big Four categories and the pop categories shared the wealth.
While she lost best new artist to Olivia Dean, Lola Young was a surprise winner in best pop solo performance for “Messy.” And even though Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande’s “Defying Gravity” duet won for best pop duo/group performance, “Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters got its win elsewhere, for best song written for visual media. Lady Gaga might have missed out on a Big Four win, but she was still a two-time winner on Sunday night (best pop vocal album for MAYHEM and best dance pop recording for “Abracadabra”). And Billie Eilish even snagged an award for a track from her 2024 album, when “Wildflower” won song of the year.
Listen to the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast to hear more about a very egalitarian year at the Grammys.
Also on the show, we’ve got chart news on how we have brand-new No. 1s on both the Billboard 200 albums chart (Megadeth’s self-titled, first-ever chart-topper) and the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart (Harry Styles’ “Aperture,” the lead single from March’s Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally).
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.)
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