At the final night of the Cowboy Carter Tour at Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium, Beyoncé had quite a few tricks up her fringed sleeve. But her ace card on Saturday night was definitely when she was joined onstage by her Destiny’s Child bandmates — Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams — for their first performance together since Beyoncé’s 2018 headlining Coachella set, lovingly dubbed Beychella.
On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are chatting about the surprise reunion and what it might mean for Act III — the expected third act to complete the trilogy that started with 2022’s Renaissance and continued with 2024’s Cowboy Carter. There’s been a lot of speculation of what the Act III genre might be, following Bey’s dance and country projects, but what if it’s a new Destiny’s Child album? Or if Beyoncé’s O.G. girl group will be a part of at least one new song?
Listen to our full conversation below:
Also on the show, on the Billboard 200 albums chart, Tyler, The Creator’s DON’T TAP THE GLASS debuts at No. 1, while Alex Warren, Ozzy Osbourne, Jessie Murph and BTS shake up the top 10. Plus, Osbourne is remembered on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart, where one of his most iconic songs — more than 40 years old — finally makes its chart debut.
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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