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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/P1055GTH-e1785183491632.jpg?w=1024″] John Mellencamp isn’t taking any lyrical cues from President Donald Trump. At his recent show in Holmdel, N.J., the rock icon paused his performance of his pseudo-patriotic anthem “Pink Houses” to poke fun at the president’s executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. Explore Donald Trump John…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/billboard-michael-movie-still-lionsgate.jpg?w=1024″] All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. The Michael Jackson biopic, Michael (2026), is now available to watch online at home. The story of Jackson’s…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/leila-cobo-cr-fernando-soto-press-billboard-1800.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Leila Cobo, Billboard’s Co-Chief Content Officer, was honored with the 2026 Fulbright Colombia Excellence Award in the Cultural and Artistic Advocacy category during an intimate ceremony at the Residence of the United States Ambassador in Bogotá. Related Pitbull to Join 2026 Billboard Latin Music Week for Exclusive ‘Superstar Q&A’…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2281320636-e1785182028968.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Artists meet each other all the time backstage after shows, but one Kendrick Lamar dressing-room encounter has stuck with Marcus Mumford. The Mumford & Sons singer joined the SmartLess podcast on Monday (July 27), which found him detailing his first encounter with K. Dot after the rapper’s performance at…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Billboard-Electric-Forest-2026.jpg?w=1024″] This article contains disturbing and sensitive material. It was 7 a.m. on Sunday, June 28, as quietly majestic as Midwest summer mornings get. The sun had been up for 50 minutes, rising through a blue sky and casting a golden glow over the many rows of tents at Electric Forest’s VIP camping…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2286806035-e1785174906477.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Following another high-profile live performance, Shakira and Burna Boy’s “Dai Dai (FIFA World Cup Official Song 2026)” continues as the biggest song in the world, topping the Billboard Global 200 for a third week and the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart for a fifth week. Plus, BTS’ “Normal” rebounds…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/jay-z-extra-innings-2026-billboard-1800.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard “Just to think that it’s been 30 years, and now a younger generation gets to see what legacy looks like,” Young Guru says of Jay-Z’s Yankee Stadium three-peat. Two weeks later, the impact of Hov’s Bronx trifecta is starting to cure.  Explore Jay-Z See latest videos, charts and news…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2283775366-e1785172465758.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard French Montana has reached a settlement to resolve an unusual lawsuit claiming the star rapper stole a Swiss watch worth more than $1 million. The “Unforgettable” star was sued last year by Justo Obiang and Samir Gato, two Swiss men who claimed French (Karim Kharbouch) had borrowed their Richard…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/gracie-abrams-2026-press-lede-cr-Julie-Greve-billboard-1800-.jpg?w=1024″] Billboard reported yesterday that Gracie Abrams’ Daughter From Hell enters the Billboard 200 (dated Aug. 1) at No. 1. It’s the fifth album with the word “hell” in its title to reach No. 1 since the Billboard 200 launched as a consistent weekly feature in March 1956. In the same 70+ years,…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Laufey-Press-cr-Nicole-Mago-billboard-1800.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard UTA has signed Laufey for global representation in all areas, the agency announced on Monday (July 27). The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter was previously with Wasserman (now THE·TEAM), but reportedly left the agency in the wake of the fallout over founder Casey Wasserman‘s inclusion in the Epstein files. Wasserman has since…