Last weekend, the music world's eyes were on Indio, Calif. as Coachella 2026 went down, with three A-level pop stars — Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber and Karol G — headlining, and many more of our current greatest pop stars also operating a little lower on the lineup. On this week's Pop Star Performance Review episode, host Andrew Unterberger is joined by Variety's Steven J. Horowitz to recap three days of fun, sun and pop stardom from the desert, as we run down what it was like to see the biggest sets, and how we're feeling about them a few days later. (We save Justin Bieber for last, so skip to the 56:35 mark if you want to start with him.)

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