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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/bts-press-2026-cr-bighit-music-biillboard-1800.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Following “SWIM, the second single from BTS’ chart-topping album ARIRANG will soon be promoted to pop radio. Interscope/Capitol Records is set to begin working “Normal” to the format as of the week beginning July 27. Related How BTS Took Over the World: A Timeline of the Group’s Biggest Career Moments…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2259501587-e1783713458917.jpg?w=1024″] The 2026 Grammy Awards telecast was nominated for a Primetime Emmy for outstanding variety special (live) on July 8. It’s the 10th time the annual Grammy telecast has been nominated in that category (or in equivalent predecessor categories). The show has yet to win a top program award. It has lost to…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/jay-z-rihanna-2026-press-roc-nation-cr-billboard-1800.jpg?w=1024″] Good things truly come to those who wait. Just ask the people who waited for hours outside of a locked Yankee Stadium on Sunday night (July 12) for the final show of Jay-Z‘s three-night run, a 44-song set that featured everyone from Beyoncé and Rihanna to the Clipse and Usher. Concluding his…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/savannah-bananas-2023-billboard-1800.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard If you love both hip-hop and sports, you do not want to miss the 2026 ESPYS. Slick Rick, Ghostface Killah and De La Soul are all set to perform on the show, which will air live from the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center in New York City…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/sam-fender-olivia-dean-2026-billboard-1800.jpg?w=1024″] Sam Fender’s show at the London Stadium in June 2025 remains momentous for many reasons. It was the midway point of the rollout of his Mercury Prize-winning LP People Watching, and also his largest-ever headline show. But perhaps the most consequential moment from it came midway through the set, album deep cut…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/02-madonna-2026-Credit-Rafael-Pavarotti-billboard-1800.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard The night before Confessions II officially became Madonna’s 10th No. 1 album on the Billboard 200, the Queen of Pop transformed Queens’ Knockdown Center into the New York City edition of Club Confessions on Saturday (July 11) night to celebrate her latest album. Related Madonna Achieves 10th No. 1…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Love-Island-USA-Season-8-Ariana-Madix-Billboard-1548.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 Love Island USA villa is preparing to close its doors for another summer, with just six couples…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/michael-jackson-madonna-1991-billboard-1800.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard As Madonna’s new studio album, CONFESSIONS II, debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 (dated July 18), the Queen of Pop joins the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, in the top 10. Jackson’s former 1983-84 No. 1 Thriller falls 7-8 on the latest chart. Perhaps surprisingly, this is…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/rolling-stones-may-2026-billboard-1800.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Foreign Tongues, The Rolling Stones‘ new album — their 25th full-length studio release — tops this week’s new music poll. Related Beyoncé, Suki Waterhouse, Teddy Swims, Feid & More: New Music Friday Guide Mick Jagger Says He ‘Can’t Wait’ to Tour Again With The Rolling Stones: ‘Hopefully as Soon as Possible’ Goal!…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/468077006-e1783877391945.jpg?w=1024″] As Madonna materializes at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart (dated July 18) with the debut of Confessions II, she achieves a landmark 10th leader, as well as another impressive distinction in Billboard chart history. With her latest triumph, the Queen of Pop becomes one of just four acts to have…