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• Jack White Performs the White Stripes’ 1999 Track ‘Cannon’ With Daughter Scarlett
  The track featured on the White Stripes' debut album
• Madonna Reflects on ‘Confessions II’ Success: ‘Words Cannot Express How Grateful and Surprised I Am’
  The icon responded to her new album opening at Number One on the Billboard 200
• Levon Helm’s Family Embroiled in Dispute Over His Famed Woodstock Venue
  Daughter Amy Helm claims “disturbing circumstances” led to her ouster from Levon Helm Studio after her stepmother, Sandra, backed a leadership change
• All the Guests Jay-Z Brought Out at Yankee Stadium
  The rap legend brought out Beyoncé, Rihanna, Eminem and more friends from throughout his career over three nights in the Bronx
• Young Thug Plots YSL The New Generation Tour
  Rapper taps YSL Records artists Tezzus, 1300saint, Iyrus, Yume, Biggs, Unky, and Diamond* for the run
• Jack White’s ‘Frozen Charlotte’ Is a Rage for These Times
  White’s eighth solo album documents perpetual disorder, challenged connections, and idealism under siege. It’s also a kickass rock record
• L7 Bassist Jennifer Finch Diagnosed With Brain Cancer
  After launching a GoFundMe Finch will miss the upcoming North American leg of L7’s Last Hurrah Tour after undergoing multiple surgeries
• Jay-Z Concert Delayed by Gatecrashers Who ‘Stormed Over Ticketholders’
  What was supposed to be a 9 p.m. start time on Sunday night was pushed back past midnight after the security incident
• Mastodon Preview New Album With Rousing Single ‘Snakes for Dinner’
  Grammy-winning rock band will release Marrow Deep, its ninth studio album, next month
• Jay-Z Rocks Yankee Stadium Till 3 A.M. at Epic ‘Extra Innings’ Show
  After overcrowding led to a severely delayed start, Jay put on an unforgettable show, complete with appearances from Beyoncé, Rihanna, Pharrell Williams, Clipse, Usher, and more. 

The New York Times©

• Jay-Z Yankee Stadium Review: Three Nights of Legacy and Guest Stars
  The rap mogul convened his starriest collaborators, showed off his still-dazzling skills and made a convincing argument for his singular legacy.
• Jay-Z Concert at Yankee Stadium Is Delayed for Hours
  The rapper apologized to fans when the show began after midnight on Monday, citing crowd safety issues.
• Labels for Music Created With A.I. Could Join Explicit Lyrics Warnings
  Major music industry groups, including the organization behind the Grammy Awards, have proposed labels for tracks made with some degree of artificial intelligence.
• Melbourne Symphony Wins Discrimination Case Over Gaza Comments
  The pianist Jayson Gillham had sued the orchestra after it canceled his performance in the wake of comments he made against Israel’s war with Hamas.
• Mick Jagger Knows He May Have Played His Last Rolling Stones Show
  The legendary rock star, now 82, on how fame, touring and aging have changed him.
• Beyoncé, the Rolling Stones: Songs to Know This Week
  Beyoncé gets amorous, the Rolling Stones stay loud and the Linda Lindas team up with Hayley Williams.
• Kids Can’t Stop Watching ‘Moana.’ There’s a Scientific Explanation.
  The 2016 release has become the most watched movie on Disney+. Parents and experts explain why kids can’t get enough.
• ‘Giulia’ Review: Jennifer Nettles Delivers Empowerment (and Poison)
  A stirring but tonally muddled new musical about the “poison queen of Palermo” gets an elegant Off Broadway production.
• Review: ‘Suddenly Last Summer’ Opera Premieres at Bard
  Tennessee Williams’s darkly operatic one-act play becomes a proper opera in a new adaptation by the composer Courtney Bryan.
• CeCe Winans Revisits Pared-Down Worship Music on ‘The Hymns’
  Best known for contemporary stylings of praise music that topped charts across genres, this singer’s new album of pared-down sacred music, “The Hymns,” put her back atop the gospel charts.
• Bonnie Tyler, Who Sang ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart,’ Dies at 75
  With a voice both weathered and operatic, she minted 1980s pop anthems like “Total Eclipse” and “Holding Out for a Hero.”
• 5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now
  Mozart choral works, a pairing of Dvorak and Carlos Simon and piano music by Philip Glass are among our selections.
• Justin Bieber and Burna Boy Join Inaugural World Cup Halftime Show
  The artists will perform with Madonna, Shakira and BTS in the first-ever halftime show for a World Cup final. The aim is to replicate the cultural sway of the Super Bowl.
• Trump’s Name Must Remain Off Kennedy Center For Now, Appeals Court Rules
  The Trump administration is challenging a federal judge’s ruling that only Congress has the power to rebrand the Washington arts institution.
• 5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Geri Allen
  Vernon Reid, Kassa Overall, Farah Jasmine Griffin and more artists and writers share their favorites from this pianist who connected jazz music’s past and future.
• Madonna’s Retro Reverie and 5 More New Songs You Should Hear
  Listen to new music from the queen of pop reinvention, Billy Strings, Ciara and more.
• Dolly Parton Musical Heads to Broadway in December
  The show about the country music queen, “Dolly: A True Original Musical,” will begin performances on Broadway in December.
• Few Composers Can Sell Out Arenas. He’s One of Them.
  Joe Hisaishi got famous writing the soundtracks to Hayao Miyazaki’s Studio Ghibli films. Now he is focusing on his first love: classical music.
• Indio Solari, Argentine Rocker Who Packed Stadiums, Dies at 77
  A counterculture icon with broad appeal, he compared himself to Bob Dylan and developed an especially fervent following among working-class youth.
• ‘Confessions II’ Review: Madonna Returns to the Dance Floor
  On “Confessions II,” a successor to her hit 2005 album “Confessions on a Dance Floor,” the pop superstar gives new energy to her origin story and shines light on the troubles she’s danced away.

BBC Latest Releases©

• The Invisible - Rispah
  A set of contemplation and catharsis, maintaining its emotional grip for a long time.
• Ladyhawke - Anxiety
  Pip Brown’s overdue second LP is as tight and catchy as a baseball mitt.
• Bobby Womack - The Poet
  Womack updates his material for the 80s, creating grown-up sensual soul.
• TrioVD - Maze
  One of the most inventive and transgressive albums you’ll encounter this year.
• Jack Savoretti - Before the Storm
  Third album of gruffly sensitive strum-pop from tousle-haired Italian-English Londoner.
• Flats - Better Living
  Debut album from a band that probably relishes getting on as many nerves as possible.
• George Frideric Handel - Alceste (soprano: Lucy Crowe; tenor: Benjamin Hulett; bass-baritone: Andrew Foster-Williams; Early Opera Company; conductor: Christian Curnyn)
  The incomplete ‘incidental music’ for Alceste, conducted with liveliness and sensitivity.
• Gallon Drunk - The Road Gets Darker From Here
  Seventh album of darkly rockin’ blues from Londoners channelling spirits of New Orleans.
• Karin Krog and Bengt Hallberg - Cabin in the Sky
  Krog is on absolutely top form, while Hallberg sounds just like himself.
• Hollie Cook - Prince Fatty Presents Hollie Cook in Dub
  Modern-day dub with authentic depth.
• The Band Perry - The Band Perry
  Radio-friendly country fare, exceptionally produced but lacking originality.
• Dexys - One Day I’m Going to Soar
  Dexys are back with wisdom and wings. Some of us never doubted.
• Public Image Ltd - This is PiL
  Rotten returns with a curious mixture of rage and nostalgia.
• The Pond - The Pond
  An elegant, charming and quietly profound record.
• Architects - Daybreaker
  A fine fifth album from the Brighton metallers, set to stand the test of time.
• Regina Spektor - What We Saw From the Cheap Seats
  The truth about Regina Spektor is that quirky isn't the half of it.
• 2:54 - 2:54
  A collection of mature and addictive tracks from sisters doing it their own way.
• The Bamboos - Medicine Man
  The Australians’ hybrid soul and funk sound continues to impress.
• Rumer - Boys Don’t Cry
  Sarah Joyce covers male songwriters both culty and canonical on album number two.
• Sugar - Copper Blue
  NME’s Album of the Year for 1992 reissued with a wealth of worthwhile extras.

Billboard©

• ‘The Kelly Clarkson Show,’ ‘The View’ Score in 2026 Daytime Emmy Nominations
  Clarkson has been a double nominee in the two talk show categories for all seven seasons of her eponymous show.
• Billboard’s Music Industry Events Calendar
  A complete rundown of the most important events across the music business.
• StubHub Hit With Customer Class Action Fraud Lawsuit Over CEO’s Ticket Broker Side Gig
  A fan claims that Eric Baker's involvement with a reselling fund, while disclosed in a regulatory filing, was not publicized to consumers.
• ‘KPop Demon Hunters,’ ‘Song Sung Blue,’ Billy Joel Doc & More Nominated for 2026 Humanitas Prizes: Full List
  Ashley Nicole Black is set to host the Sept. 9 ceremony honoring film and TV writers across 10 categories.
• Watch Drake Freestyle at NBA Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s 28th Birthday: ‘2 on the Jersey, But We’re Here for the 1’
  Drake, who previously covered up his LeBron James tattoo with ink of SGA's Oklahoma City Thunder jersey, is close friends with the NBA player.
• ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus Talks AI Training at United Nations Summit: Artists ‘Deserve a Place at the Table’
  Ulvaeus, the opening keynote speaker at the UN's AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva, started his speech with a simple question: "Good for whom?"
• NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani Reveals Jay-Z’s ‘The Blueprint’ Was His First-Ever CD & Confirms ‘Breach of Security’ at Yankee Stadium Concert
  Mamdani was not in attendance for any of Hov's three shows in the Bronx.
• Madonna Reacts to Going No. 1 On Billboard 200: ‘I’m Still Pinching Myself’
  CONFESSIONS II brings the Queen of Pop back to the top.
• The Beatles, Taylor Swift, Drake, Mariah Carey & More: Acts With the Most Billboard 200 & Hot 100 No. 1s Combined
  These artists stand at the pinnacle of chart success with both albums and songs.
• The Best 4K RGB LED TVs to Buy In 2026: Here’s Where to Shop Online
  From Sony to LG, Shop Billboard rounded up the best 4K TVs for watching live music performances and live sports.

Metacritic©

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