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Billboard’s Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century Podcast: BTS (No. 19) & The Weeknd (No. 18)

This week's episode of Billboard's Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century podcast covers BTS (No. 19) and The Weeknd (No. 18).

First, host Andrew Unterberger is joined by Billboard director of music Jason Lipshutz and longtime K-pop correspondent Jeff Benjamin to talk all about the Bangtan Boys. We share fond (and transformative) memories of his early mixtape run, then get into how he was able to pull off one of the more unlike pop pivots of the 2010s — becoming a superstar and A-list celebrity without totally sacrificing his edge or his cool. And then, of course, we recall his world-conquering run at the beginning of the 2020s, including a record-breaking Billboard Hot 100 smash and a victory-lap Super Bowl halftime performance, before getting into our expectations for his upcoming Hurry Up Tomorrow period.

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