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Beyoncé’s “Single Ladies” Enters the National Recording Registry
Beyoncé’s “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” has officially entered the National Recording Registry, giving one of the most recognizable songs of the 2000s a permanent place in America’s recorded sound history.
May 19, 2026
Madonna Announces Confessions on a Dance Floor: Part II, Reuniting With Her Dance-Pop Era
The pop icon has announced Confessions on a Dance Floor: Part II, a new album set for release on July 3 through Warner Records. The project arrives 21 years after her 2005 album Confessions on a Dance Floor, one of the most celebrated dance-pop releases of her career.
May 19, 2026
Shakira Returns to World Cup Spotlight With Burna Boy on “Dai Dai”
Shakira is back in World Cup mode. The Colombian superstar has teamed with Nigerian Afrobeats artist Burna Boy for “Dai Dai,” the official song for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, giving the tournament a cross-continental pop anthem built around Latin rhythm, Afrobeats pulse and multilingual celebration. The track features the two artists trading verses before joining together as a duet.
May 19, 2026
The Rolling Stones Announce July Release for New Album Foreign Tongues
The Rolling Stones are preparing to release Foreign Tongues, their 25th studio album, on July 10, continuing a late-career creative run that followed 2023’s Grammy-winning Hackney Diamonds. Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood marked the announcement at a red-carpet event in Brooklyn, where the band discussed the record before an invited audience.
May 19, 2026