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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/02-madonna-confessions-era-billboard-1800.jpg?w=1024″] Released on November 9, 2005, Confessions on a Dance Floor found Madonna ready to party. “When I wrote American Life,” the singer said, referencing her previous album in a 2005 interview with MTV, “I was very agitated by what was going on in the world around me. I was angry. I had…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/alan-jackson-nashville-june-27-2026-billboard-1800.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Welcome to Billboard Pro’s Trending Up newsletter, where we take a closer look at the songs, artists, curiosities and trends that have caught the music industry’s attention. Some have come out of nowhere, others have taken months to catch on, and all of them could become ubiquitous in the…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/joe-bonamassa-2026-press-cr-Kit-Wood-billboard-1800.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Joe Bonamassa tops Billboard’s Blues Albums chart for a record-furthering 31st time with the July 4 chart debut of The Spirit of Rory: Live From Cork, his tribute to Irish blues guitar legend Rory Gallagher. Related Shakira, Burna Boy, ‘Toy Story 5’ & More: Highlights of This Week’s Billboard Charts…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/clave-perf-horiz-thumb.jpg?w=1024″] This is partner content. Música mexicana breakout stars Clave Especial deliver an intimate performance of “Ea Ea Ea” from their latest EP, AFTERAFTER, presented by Cerveza Victoria. Clave Especial: [Sings “Ea Ea Ea”] [analyse_source url=”https://www.billboard.com/video/clave-especial-ea-ea-ea-live/”]

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/motionless-in-white-2026-press-atomsplitter-cr-jonathan-weiner-billboard-1800.jpg?w=1024″] Motionless in White hits No. 1 on Billboard‘s Hot Hard Rock Songs chart for the third time this year, reaching the summit of the July 4-dated tally with “R.I.P.,” featuring Skylar Grey. In the week ending June 25, “R.I.P.” drew 1.5 million chart-eligible streams and 188,000 radio audience impressions, and sold 1,000…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Not-Equal-Me-photo-by-YOANI_KING-RECORDS.png?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard ≠ME’s (Not Equal Me) “Ai Kudasai Mase” (Please give me your love) soars to No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, on the chart released July 1. The group’s 12th single debuted on the chart at No. 94 last week, powered by the accompanying music video that dropped…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/alan-jackson-nashville-june-27-2026-crowd-billboard-1800.jpg?w=1024″] UPDATE (July 1): Alan Jackson’s final concert, held at Nissan Stadium in Nashville on June 27, helped raise more than $2.25 million to find cures for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, the rare nervous system disorder that he revealed in 2021 was affecting his performance. Jackson’s donation of a portion of the show’s ticket sales…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/2280403835-e1782871200697.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Every Hot Girl will have a new scent this summer. Megan Thee Stallion has entered the fragrance space with the launch of the Hot Girl Summer Eau de Parfum on Wednesday (July 1). Explore Megan Thee Stallion See latest videos, charts and news Megan adds to her business portfolio…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Chart-History-Thumbnail-Marc-Anthony-1800×1200-1.png?w=1024″] Marc Anthony takes Billboard through his chart history of songs that built his legendary career. From early salsa breakthroughs like “Hasta Ayer” and “Y Hubo Alguien” to crossover hits including “I Need to Know,” “You Sang to Me” and “My Baby You,” Marc reflects on the moments that changed everything. He also…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/P105OUU6-e1782918625902.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Lionel Richie was back on stage on Tuesday night (June 30) a week after the veteran R&B singer cut short his June 24 show in St. Paul, Minn. due to what was described at the time as an unexpected dizzy spell on the opening night of his tour with…