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Stories about how DJs have turned underdog records into smash hits are legion, but few hitmaking radio pros have as long a legacy as Gary Guthrie. In 1978, when Guthrie was the program director for Louisville pop station WAKY, he noticed something uncanny: Two ’70s superstars, Neil Diamond and Barbra Streisand, had each recorded a version of “You Don’t Bring Me Flowers” and issued them on their own separate LPs, six months apart. But “Flowers,” a lament for a fading romance that Dia...

The Weeknd photographed on December 11, 2020 in Los Angeles. On the Pop Shop Podcast, we chat with Billboard dance director Katie Bain about what we could expect from The Weeknd on Super Bowl Sunday. Super Bowl Sunday is this weekend, and were all wondering what The Weeknd might have up his red leather sleeve for the halftime show. Thankfully, the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast knew just who to ask for some possible clues: Billboard dance director Katie Bain, who interviewed The Weeknd -- as well ...