BTS dropped their long-awaited comeback album “ARIRANG” on Friday, and it is off to a blockbuster start. The Korean supergroup’s first album in 6 years became Spotify’s most-streamed album in a single day in 2026. It is also the most-streamed K-pop album in Spotify history.
The first trailer is out for “Power to the People: John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band with Elephant’s Memory and Special Guests”. It captures their historic August 1972 concerts at Madison Square Garden, John’s only full-length performances after The Beatles’ 1970 breakup. The film will screen in theaters on April 29 and May 3.
Queen’s 1975 classic ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ has been named by Forbes the most iconic song of the 1970s. Stating that Queen’s 4th album “single-handedly revolutionized rock music and opened the door for what elaborate concoctions were even possible in the genre,” the mag said, ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ is proof of “Queen’s brilliance” and a “masterful work of art.”
Tim McGraw is one of 3 artists named as Country Music Hall of Fame inductees in 2026. And even though he’s imagined the moment for years, he said, “My imagination didn’t do it justice.” Tim is The Hall of Fame’s choice in the Modern Era category. Also being indicted are the Stanley Brothers and Paul Overstreet.
The Academy Awards’ red carpet was found in a dumpster and is now a Los Angeles woman’s living room rug. Content creator Paige Thalia spotted discarded rolls near the Dolby Theatre while walking her dog and, with security’s okay, grabbed one. In a TikTok video, she says that after years of pricey rug hunting, she scored a Hollywood upgrade for free, proof that one person’s post-Oscars trash can be another’s VIP home décor.
Now that the dust has settled on the “Stranger Things” finale, fans can zero in on the fact that its creators have multiple new shows on the 2026 Netflix schedule. The first is a horror series called “Something Very Bad Is Going To Happen”, which premieres on the streamer tomorrow. EPs Matt and Ross Duffer serve as producers on the show, which is about the scary happenings in the week leading up to a young couple’s wedding.
Niall Horan has dropped the title track from his upcoming album “Dinner Party”, out June 5. He describes the album as “a thank you to the past and a hello to the present, covering the big life events and the small, sometimes messy, in-between moments that actually make them up.”
After leading the race for the first 3 weeks, Phil Collins has been replaced at the top of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2026 fan vote leader board. As of Sunday, R&B group New Edition, are at #1 with over 700,000 votes, compared to Phil’s 628,000. The rest of the top 5, in order, are Pink, Luther Vandross, and INXS.
Def Leppard has jumped on the “what were you like in the ‘90s” viral trend, but with a twist. The group posted a video that starts with current clips of the group, and the question, “What were you guys like in the 80s?” The newer vids are followed by throwback clips of the group in the ’80s, soundtracked with their 1983 hit ‘Photograph. The caption: “All I’ve got is a photograph #defleppard #80s.”
Luke Combs ripped through his biggest hits and debuted some new songs during opening night of his “My Kinda Saturday Night Tour” on Saturday. He also set a new attendance record at Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium, drawing 70,921 fans, beating the stadium’s previous record by about 500.
TLC and Salt-N-Pepa are embarking on the “It’s Iconic” tour, their first-ever co-headlining venture, featuring En Vogue as a special guest. The 32-city North American tour begins on August 15 in Franklin, Tennessee, and runs through October.
Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” logs a fourth week at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. So you know what that means? She officially breaks Taylor Swift’s (very specific) record. “Choosin’ Texas” now has the most weeks ever spent at #1 on the Hot 100 for a song by a woman that also hit #1 on the Hot Country Songs chart.
ESPN tapped Thomas Rhett to do this year’s cover of “Georgia on My Mind” in honor of the Masters. The tournament kicks off April 9 at Georgia’s Augusta National. Thomas is quite the avid golfer. He says, “When I hear that song, I just immediately envision Spanish moss having on trees. I envision Magnolia Lane, Amen Corner. It will just always make me think of the Masters, period.”
Celine Dion will return to concert stages with a series of Paris shows this fall, following her triumphant Olympic performance. The Canadian superstar plans two weekly concerts in September and October at the 40,000-seat Paris La Défense Arena.
“The Bold & The Beautiful” celebrated its 39th anniversary with the debut of BBTV, a new streaming platform featuring all 37 seasons and more than 9,000 episodes. The service marks the first time the CBS soap’s full library is available in one place. The app also offers cast auditions, interviews, behind-the-scenes footage, and the 2016 doc “Becoming Bold & Beautiful”.
Paramount+ confirmed that “Star Trek: Starfleet Academy” will end after its second season. Production has already wrapped. The series had been renewed early, before its first season premiered in January, but it did not appear on Nielsen’s weekly top 10 streaming list. Other “Star Trek” projects, including new seasons of “Strange New Worlds” and “Star Trek: Scouts”, continue.
CBS has ordered a second season of “CIA”, the latest procedural from “Law & Order” creator Dick Wolf. The series debuted back on February 23 and drew 8.4 million multi-platform viewers in its first week. A spinoff of “FBI”, the show stars Nick Gehlfuss and Tom Ellis as they work within a joint CIA/FBI task force handling covert operations in New York.
Kirsten Dunst will join Sydney Sweeney in “The Housemaid’s Secret”, the sequel to the 2025 hit “The Housemaid”, which earned nearly $400 million worldwide. Based on Freida McFadden’s bestselling novel, the story follows Sydney’s character, Millie, who returns to work for a woman she never sees and uncovers darker secrets behind a locked door.
Charlie Puth and his wife, Brooke, welcomed their first child on March 13. The Instagram announcement said the baby boy’s name is Jude Crawford Puth. The post featured the caption “Hey Jude,” linking the baby’s name to the iconic Beatles song.
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