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[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…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/01-madonna-2026-Credit-Rafael-Pavarotti-billboard-1800.jpg?w=1024″] Madonna earns her 10th No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart as her new studio album, CONFESSIONS II, debuts atop the list dated July 18. With the arrival, the Queen of Pop gets her first No. 1 album of the 2020s and becomes the first act with a No. 1 album…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/moana-premiere-2026-billboard-1800.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard The Walt Disney Company’s live-action Moana may be the No. 1 movie at the domestic box office, but it did not make a big splash in its first weekend in theaters. Related Opetaia Foa‘i Calls Adding ‘Authenticity’ to ‘Moana’ Through Pacific Island Languages ‘A Huge Win’ Squishmallows’ ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Collection Features…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/jay-z-yankee-stadium-the-blueprint-2026-billboard-1800.jpg?w=1024″] The Blueprint turns 25 this year and is one of Jay-Z‘s more popular albums. That was reflected in the massive crowd that made their way to the Bronx to watch the Brooklyn rapper perform for the second night in a row at Yankee Stadium. There was energy in the air for this…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/niall-horan-thomas-rhett-nashville-july-9-2026-billboard-1800.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Ella Langley‘s massive hit “Choosin’ Texas” got some love from Niall Horan and Thomas Rhett in Nashville at one of the pair’s two special co-headlining summer stadium concerts. Related Niall Horan & Thomas Rhett Cover Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ in Nashville Thomas Rhett Sings One Direction’s “Steal My Girl” &…