News : 2022 Grammy Nomination First Impressions: Thoughts on Olivia Rodrigo, FINNEAS & More

On Tuesday (Nov. 23), nominations for the 2022 Grammy Awards were announced. In addition to the typical debate about snubs and surprises, the biggest headline has to be this year’s expansion to 10 nominees from eight in the Big Four categories.

On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith offer up their first impressions of the supersize marquee nominations, discussing top nominee Jon Batiste (11 nods), Grammy favorite FINNEAS scoring a best new artist nom, and Olivia Rodrigo looking like a front-runner in multiple categories. Who will win come Jan. 31? We’ll have to wait to find out.

Listen to the full show below:

Also on the show, we’ve got chart news on how The Weeknd’s record-breaking “Blinding Lights” single has been crowned the No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 song of all time, Taylor Swift achieves her 10th No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart with Red (Taylor’s Version) and tops the Billboard Hot 100 with “All Too Well,” and how a certain superstar named Adele is off to a fast start with her 30 album, having already clocked the biggest week of 2021 for any album in just its first four days of release.

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 senior director of Billboard charts 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.)