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\n\tIt was an eventful Coachella weekend for many fixtures on the Greatest Pop Stars<\/em> podcast. We had headlining sets from a called-her-shot Sabrina Carpenter, a long-absent-from-performing Justin Bieber and a history-making Karol G, as well as prove-it slots for still-rising stars like Sombr, Addison Rae and PinkPantheress, and a don\u2019t-forget-about-me appearance from Young Thug. And of course, below them on the bill, there were plenty of pop artists who haven\u2019t made their way to the Greatest Pop Stars discussion yet \u2014\u00a0but based on their performances, might be elbowing their way in there before long.<\/p>\n \n\tOn this Pop Star Performance Review episode of the Greatest Pop Stars<\/em> podcast<\/a>, we talk about how the pop stars at this year\u2019s Coachella did in their weekend one shows. Host Andrew Unterberger is joined by fellow attendee Steven J. Horowitz \u2014\u00a0formerly of Billboard<\/em><\/a>, currently of Variety<\/em><\/a> \u2014\u00a0to talk about the three headliners and some of the potential future headliners, discussing what it was like to be in the desert for their sets, and whether they met their expectations or not.<\/p>\n \n\tAlong the way, we answer the most important questions about the Greatest Pop Stars of Coachella 2026: Are we now KATSEYE believers? What the fuck was going on with that inaudible seven-minute Susan Sarandon interlude during Sabrina Carpenter\u2019s performance? Is there such a thing as too many fireworks during a headliner\u2019s set? How do we handicap Sombr\u2019s chances of making his future-headliner prophecy come true? Can we believe how far PinkPantheress has come as a live performer in three years? Did we need a reminder of Young Thug\u2019s greatness? And perhaps most importantly: What did we make of that 35-minute Justin Bieber YouTube Karaoke set?<\/p>\n