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Bret Michaels, Martina McBride and other acts have pulled out of President Trump’s Freedom 250 concert series on the National Mall, leaving the lineup dwindling amid political backlash and safety concerns ahead of the Washington, D.C. event.
Freedom Williams of C+C Music Factory says he may perform at Trump's Freedom 250 Great American State Fair despite personal disagreements, delivering a seven-minute rant from a toilet that blasts critics, politics, and vaccines while asserting he cannot be canceled; the piece also notes lineup withdrawals and Williams’ claim that his tours draw a predominantly white, GOP-leaning audience.
Drake breaks Michael Jackson’s solo-male record for the most No. 1s on the Billboard Hot 100, aided by the release of his three albums that led to a No. 1 debut and top chart performance, and he also ties Rihanna and Taylor Swift for the most No. 1s across all acts, with Beatles and Mariah Carey still ahead on the all-time list.
Bonnie Tyler has been placed in a medically induced coma in Faro, Portugal, after emergency intestinal surgery; a spokesman said the coma is to aid her recovery and asked for privacy as she recuperates, noting the surgery went well.
Billboard’s weekly poll named Madonna and Sabrina Carpenter’s 'Bring Your Love' as the top new music release, capturing 88.99% of the vote and beating rivals such as Bella Poarch’s 'Ribcage', Zara Larsson’s 'Midnight Sun: Girls Trip', Kacey Musgraves’ 'Middle of Nowhere', and the Devil Wears Prada 2 soundtrack. The collaboration, co-produced by Madonna and Stuart Price, premiered after a Coachella tease and is accompanied by a lyric-forward visualizer.
Less than a day after releasing his fourth studio album The Great Divide, Noah Kahan dropped The Great Divide: The Last of the Bugs, an extended edition adding four new tracks—“Lighthouse,” “Staying Still,” “A Few of Our Own,” and “Orbiter”—and sprinkling them throughout the 21-track lineup rather than at the end.
Record Store Day 2026 features hundreds of limited-edition vinyl releases (around 350–355 titles) across genres, with marquee drops from Taylor Swift and Pink Floyd and other major artists like Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, Brandi Carlile, Laufey, and Neil Young. The piece spotlights a sampling of exclusives—Swift’s violet 7" single, Pink Floyd’s live Los Angeles 1975 set, Springsteen’s Live From Asbury Park 2024 (5LPs or 2CDs), Laufey’s Madison Square Garden performance, and jazz/ archival titles from Ahmad Jamal, Miles Davis, Bill Evans, and more—while noting the post-tax-day rush to indie shops and the ongoing push to keep vinyl culture thriving.
Madonna announced Confessions On A Dance Floor: Part II will be released July 3 via Warner Records, marking her first studio album in seven years and a follow-up to 2005's Confessions on a Dance Floor; she also shared the cover art and highlighted her ongoing partnership with Warner and producer Stuart Price.
Football star Jorginho Frello says he regrets his initial claim that Chappell Roan’s security yelled at his daughter during Lollapalooza weekend in Brazil, clarifying that the incident was a misunderstanding and that the guard was not acting on Roan’s behalf. He cites new information and communications from Roan and her team, apologizes for the impact on Roan and his family, and emphasizes respect and humility as he closes the matter.
Katy Perry and Zara Larsson reacted to Justin Bieber’s YouTube-driven Coachella headlining set, with Perry joking about ads (and a vape-themed shirt) while Larsson shared a TikTok showing the livestream of Bieber’s retro clips.
Sabrina Carpenter addressed online chatter about her reaction to a loud Zaghrouta chant during her Coachella set, saying onstage that she didn’t like it and wondering what was going on. She later apologized, explaining her response came from confusion and was not ill intent, and she now knows what a Zaghrouta is, welcoming future cheers from the crowd.
Anyma’s Coachella 2026 main-stage closing set was canceled about 15 minutes after its scheduled midnight start on Friday of Weekend One due to strong winds affecting the stage build, with safety prioritized and the ÆDEN debut postponed while other festival acts continued.
Sabrina Carpenter apologized on X after mistaking a Zaghrouta, an Arabic celebration call, for yodeling during her Coachella headlining set, saying she could have handled the moment better and that she now understands what Zaghrouta is, amid social-media backlash.
Paul McCartney released the lead single “Days We Left Behind” from his 18th solo album, The Boys of Dungeon Lane, due May 29. The track and LP lean into his Liverpool childhood (Dungeon Lane is a Speke street near his youth home) and were produced with Andrew Watt in sessions across Los Angeles and Sussex. The 14‑track album follows McCartney III (2020) and includes songs such as “As You Lie There” in its track list, reflecting a retrospective yet fresh chapter for the former Beatle.
Chance the Rapper won a five-year legal battle against former manager Pat Corcoran, with a Cook County jury awarding Bennett $35—a symbolic verdict after finding Corcoran owed no substantial royalties or commissions; the case centered on informal, unwritten deals. The article also covers Bruce Springsteen headlining a No Kings rally in Minnesota, a seven-figure trademark dispute between The Twigs and FKA twigs, and Moby’s criticism of The Kinks’ Lola, including responses from the band’s members.