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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/olivia-dean-msg-press-2026-cr-lola-mansell-lede-1800-billboard.jpg?w=1024″] “This album has completely changed my life” may sound like a familiar sentiment that any artist might share during a new album cycle, but for Olivia Dean and her second LP The Art of Loving, it’s practically an understatement. Midway through her Saturday (Aug. 15) night show in New York City, the…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/karol-g-sofi-stadium-concert-2026-billboard-1800.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Karol G welcomed Bruno Mars to the stage during her second of three sold-out shows at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium. The Colombian superstar surprised fans by bringing out Mars on Saturday (Aug. 15) for the live debut of their new collaboration, “Still,” which appears on her latest studio album,…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/stray-kids-this-that-press-JYP-Entertainment-billboard-1800.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Stray Kids land their ninth No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart as THIS & THAT debuts atop the list dated Aug. 22. The set earned 369,000 equivalent album units in the United States in the week ending Aug. 13, according to Luminate, marking the group’s biggest week…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Lanterns-Aaron-Pierre-Kyle-Chandler-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. With the success of the Superman reboot and the TV series Peacemaker and Creature Commandos, the latest entry…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/chappell-roan-noah-kahan-2026-rose-bowl-billboard-1800.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Noah Kahan welcomed Chappell Roan for a surprise performance during his sold-out headlining show at Rose Bowl Stadium. The Pasadena, California, show on Saturday (Aug. 15) marked the singer-songwriter’s biggest headlining performance to date, drawing more than 56,000 fans to the famed venue as part of his The Great…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/bryan-adams-pat-benatar-detroit-billboard-1800.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Early during his concert Saturday night (Aug. 15) in Detroit, Bryan Adams spoke about having “the pleasure” of having Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo supporting him on tour since last October, but noted that he’d “never had them on stage — before tonight.” And because, as Adams told the…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Never-Before-Seen-Photos-Madonna-Celebrate-68-Birthday-Sonic-Editions-1.png?w=720″] 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. To celebrate her 68th birthday on Aug. 16, Madonna is getting 17 prints from limited-edition photography company Sonic…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/stylus/107007-earth_wind_fire_jazz_festival_617_409.jpg?w=617″] Trending on Billboard Earth, Wind & Fire drummer John Paris has been placed in a medically induced coma following what his family has described as a critical medical emergency earlier this month. Explore Earth Wind and Fire See latest videos, charts and news Paris, 58, was hospitalized on Aug. 6, shortly before…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/P1025H01-e1786843540396.jpg?w=1024″] ‘Violent Fairy Pop Core’ reads the block-capitals slogan emblazoned across Ariana Grande’s new, hardcore-inspired merch line. It appears to be the singer’s personal embodiment of the sound and aesthetic of her latest LP, Petal, which arrived last month (July 29) and feels like a distillation of the music itself: equally ethereal and…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/stellar-gospel-music-awards-2026-billboard-1800.jpg?w=1024″] Lisa Knowles-Smith and Darrel Walls were the big winners at the 2026 Stellar Gospel Music Awards, which were taped live from the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Saturday (Aug. 15). Gospel superstar Kirk Franklin hosted the show. Knowles-Smith, 42, won five awards, four of them for the hit album Revival:…