The Billboard Hot 100 is like the aisle at a wedding this week, because tracks from petal are strewn all over it.

This marks the first time that Ariana Grande has charted all the songs from a single album in the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100. All 12 tracks make their debuts, from "hate that i made you love me" at #2 all the way down to "nowhere, nobody" at #39. 

With these songs, Ariana has now scored 110 entries on the Hot 100 over her career. Only three other female artists have managed to amass that many: Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj and Beyoncé. Of those 110 songs, 10 of them have hit #1.

As previously reported, the album also debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, making it Ariana's seventh to do so.

There's also a new line of merch for petal on Ariana's website, including a tee featuring a still from the "petal" video, showing her smiling while covered in blood. Underneath it, it says "live laugh love." 

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Noah Kahan is getting back on course — the golf course.

He's scheduled his second annual Folk & Fairways Benefit Concert & Golf Tournament to benefit his Busyhead Project charity, which works to make mental healthcare more accessible for all. The event will take place Sept. 14 and 15 in Stowe, Vermont, so about a month before stick season starts.

The event will feature an acoustic performance by Noah, plus the tournament and "a thoughtfully curated collection of unforgettable experiences," according to a press release.

A limited number of tickets will be available via a lottery, which you can register for now via Seated.com. Random selection will begin Aug. 17. Friends & Group Lodging + Ticket Packages are also available at folkandfairways.org.

Last year's event raised over $1 million for The Busyhead Project. Since Noah launched it in 2023, fundraising efforts have brought in nearly $7 million to reduce the stigma surrounding mental health, and expand community-based resources and care.

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Just a few months after she was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, Taylor Swift will receive the same honor from the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame aka NaSHOF.

She's one of five inductees in the Class of 2026, who will be ushered into the hall this fall. She's being inducted in the contemporary songwriter/artist category and will be the hall's youngest inductee ever. She was also the youngest inductee into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Taylor will be joining previous inductees like Dolly Parton, Shania Twain, Keith Urban, Garth Brooks, Jimmy Buffett, Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash.

When the news was announced during a livestream on Tuesday, Mark Ford, the executive director of the hall, read a statement from Taylor. 

"From the time I started writing songs as a child, I fixated on Nashville as the perfect place to be,” Taylor's statement said. "I wanted to learn with and from the best and get to immerse myself in a community of storytellers, and thankfully Nashville turned out to be exactly what I’d dreamed of."

Taylor's statement went on to describe Nashville as "a town that validated and prioritized hard work, determination and imagination. Where the writers show up to work every day even when the mysterious muses and the magic don’t."

The statement concluded, "To be honored by this city I love so much is a beautiful thing, and I’m very grateful.”

This year's other inductees are Shawn Camp, who's written hits for Garth Brooks, Blake Shelton, George Strait and Brooks & Dunn; Lee Thomas Miller, who's written hits for Brad Paisley, Chris Stapleton, Scotty McCreery and Tim McGraw; Bruce Channel, best known for his own hit "Hey! Baby!"; and Lyle Lovett, who's being inducted in the veteran songwriter/artist category.

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Bette Midler has been chosen as the recipient of the 2026 Woody Guthrie Prize.

Named after the late folk icon and presented by the Woody Guthrie Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the award recognizes an artist “who best exemplifies Woody Guthrie’s spirit and work by speaking for the less fortunate through music, film, literature, dance or other art forms and serving as a positive force for social change.”

According to a press release, Midler is being honored for her work advocating for environmental conservation, LGBTQ+ rights and other humanitarian causes.

“I am so honored to have been chosen to receive the Woody Guthrie Prize this year. I loved his music, and I loved the way he lived his life, always seeking to spread the word that justice could and should be served and that every American, no matter what their station, deserved a fair shake in life,” Midler says. “To receive an honor bearing the name of a man who fought the giants with nothing but a guitar and a clean conscience is a humbling thing, and it serves as a stark reminder that a writer’s true business is always to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.”

“We are delighted to recognize Bette Midler with the 2026 Woody Guthrie Prize and celebrate not only her remarkable artistic achievements, but also her enduring commitment to creating a more just, more inclusive and more hopeful world, just like Woody,” says Cady Shaw, senior director of the Woody Guthrie Center. 

Midler will receive the Woody Guthrie Prize on Oct. 16 at Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa. The evening, a fundraising event for the center, will include an intimate conversation between Midler and journalist Rona Elliott.

Past Woody Guthrie Prize winners include U2, Bruce Springsteen and John Mellencamp.

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Rod Stewart’s tour continues to be affected by an undisclosed health issue.

After postponing his Sunday night show at the Riverbend Music Center in Cincinnati due to a “minor medical procedure that required prompt attention,” Stewart's now canceled his upcoming concert in Cleveland.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer was due to headline Rocket Arena on Tuesday night, but a post on the venue’s website reveals it is no longer happening.

“Following a period of monitoring, doctors have advised Rod Stewart to rest for at least 48 hours. As a result, his performance tomorrow night, Tuesday, August 11 at Rocket Arena in Cleveland has been cancelled,” reads the post. “Rod is disappointed to miss the show and appreciates everyone’s understanding. He looks forward to returning to the stage soon.”

Refunds will be given out to ticket holders.

Stewart is currently on his One Last Time tour, with the next show scheduled for Friday at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. After a show Saturday in Kansas City, Missouri, he returns to Las Vegas for shows at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace starting Aug. 18.

A complete list of dates can be found at RodStewart.com.

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Demi Lovato is exactly where she's supposed to be: in the new Camp Rock movie.

Ahead of the Camp Rock 3 premiere on Monday in Burbank, California, it was announced that Demi would reprise her iconic role as Mitchie Torres in the highly anticipated film.

"Everyone kept saying, 'Are you gong to be a part of the film?' and I kept having to say, 'Well, you'll just have to wait and see,'" Demi told Good Morning America at the premiere. "So now it's out, cat's out of the bag and I'm in it ... I can't wait for it to be in the world's hands."

Camp Rock fans were first introduced to Mitchie when the first film premiered on the Disney Channel in June 2008.  As an aspiring singer-songwriter in the first two films, she attends Camp Rock, a music camp for gifted teens, where her mother, Connie, works as the camp cook.  "This Is Me," the song Demi recorded with co-star Joe Jonas for the movie, peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 in July 2008.

It was previously announced that Demi and Joe, Nick and Kevin Jonas would be co-executive producers on Camp Rock 3, but that Demi wasn't returning. Joe, Nick and Kevin reprise their original roles as the members of the band Connect 3 in the new movie.

Camp Rock 3 premieres on the Disney Channel Aug. 3 and hits Disney+ Aug. 14.

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Josh Groban kicks off his Stage, Screen, and Symphony tour in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Tuesday. Unlike his recent tour with Jennifer Hudson, this one will focus on famous movie songs from his new album, Cinematic, and the Broadway show tunes from his 2015 album, Stages. Josh will be performing with a full symphony orchestra during the two-week tour, which is one reason why he may be changing things up a bit.

Often, when an artist does a tour dedicated to one album, they'll come back at the end and do their biggest hits. But a few months ago Josh told ABC Audio that he wasn't sure if he'd be doing that. "We may, but also, you know, when I did my tour for the musical theater album, for instance, I didn't touch any of the hits of mine," he noted. "It was purely ... a night to celebrate those songs."

For Josh, that's a compelling reason not to play signature tunes like "You Raise Me Up." As he put it, "I sing the big songs so often. There are ample opportunities for my fans to come see me sing those songs."

Josh said because he only has two weeks to tour with these orchestras, he wants to "do nights that really celebrate a world that I don't always get to sing." And, he noted, "I think that you gotta keep things a little bit interesting sometimes, too, where you don't sing certain things."

"That being said, we may decide to [sing the hits]," he concluded. "But at the moment, I'm kinda leaning towards, let's make those nights different from the rest." 

And if Josh doesn't sing your favorite song on this tour, you can still see him in October when he returns for another installment of GEMS: The Las Vegas Residency. He'll play The Colosseum at Caesars Palace from Oct. 2 through Oct. 10.

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Harry Styles is currently performing his Together, Together show in Mexico City, and while he's there, the churros are on him.

The singer on Sunday began paying for traditional churros for anyone who stops by a specific branch of Churrería El Moro in the city, and continued to do so on Monday as fans lined up to get the sweet treats. On the eatery's Instagram Story, you can see them showing off their cash register receipts, which indicate that the bill has been paid by "Harry Styles" or "Together, Together."

According to Billboard, Harry has been making a habit of buying local items for fans as he's taking his Together, Together tour from city to city. When the tour started in Amsterdam in May, he bought fans drinks. In London, he provided them with free flowers, and in Brazil, he bought them traditional lucky bracelets.

And who knows? When Harry begins his Together, Together residency at New York's Madison Square Garden on Aug. 26, perhaps he'll be springing for free bagels or pizza. Stay tuned.

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A song from a global pop superstar with compellingly personal lyrics and a blood-soaked video still weren't enough to dislodge Ella Langley from the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100.

Ariana Grande's new single, "petal," from her album of the same name, debuts at #4 on the chart. The song's cinematic video shows Ariana killing some men with a chainsaw after they criticize her. The album's first single, "hate that i made you love me," jumps from #8 to #2 after debuting at #1 in May. Ari has now scored 24 top-10 hits in her career, as per Billboard.

Meanwhile, as previously reported, petal the album debuts at #1 on the Billboard 200.

Ella's "Choosin' Texas" holds the #1 spot for a 17th week. Only three songs in history have spent more time in the top spot: "All I Want for Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey is the leader, with 22 weeks, followed by "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" by Shaboozey and "Old Time Road" by Lil Nas X, both with 19 weeks.

Ella has an additional two songs in the top 10 as well: Her duet with Morgan Wallen, "I Can't Love You Anymore," is #7, while "Be Her" is #10.

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Backstreet Boys were supposed to be wrapping up their residency at Sphere Las Vegas in August, but the fans just won't let them leave.

The group has announced three new dates for their Into the Millennium residency, taking place over New Year's Eve weekend: Dec. 31, Jan. 1 and 2. Tickets for the new dates will be available via a Backstreet Boys Fan Club presale beginning Aug. 18 at 10 a.m. PT. You can sign up for the artist presale, which starts Aug. 19 at 10 a.m. PT, via LiveNation.com. The general sale starts Aug. 21 at 10 a.m. PT via BackstreetBoys.com.

Since the group launched their residency in July 2025, they've performed for more than 750,000 fans over 47 sold-out shows.

Backstreet's current run of shows is set to wrap Aug. 29. On Sept. 25, they'll launch a European residency in Düsseldorf, Germany, that is set to run through Oct. 7.

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Soon you won't have to watch Hey Jonas!, the new Jonas Brothers podcast, on your phone.

The podcast, featuring Nick Jonas, Kevin Jonas and Joe Jonas and their guests discussing a wide variety of topics, is coming to Disney+. It'll debut on the streaming platform and Hulu on Friday with a new episode focusing on Camp Rock 3, in which the group appears. That's the same day Camp Rock 3 hits Disney+; it premieres on the Disney Channel on Thursday.

Additional episodes will follow, featuring the brothers' appearance at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event, which takes place Friday through Sunday in Anaheim, California.

In other Jonas news, they'll bring their Burning Up Tour All Over Again to Madison Square Garden for three nights starting Aug. 20.

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It's the greatest doll of all: The Whitney Houston Barbie is here.

The Whitney Houston Barbie Signature Doll is modeled on Whitney's look in the video for "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)": She's wearing a purple tank dress, drop earrings and colorful eye makeup and big curly hair, and she even comes with a microphone stand. It was created in collaboration with Pat Houston, the executor of Whitney's estate.

The $60 doll was unveiled Aug. 8 at the fifth Legacy of Love Gala, a charity event hosted by the Whitney E. Houston Legacy Foundation. It's now available at Target stores, and online at Amazon, Walmart, Target and Mattel Creations.

In other Whitney news, there's a new expanded digital album collecting all of Whitney's #1 Billboard hits across multiple charts. It features the first ever streaming release of the L.A. Reid & Babyface remix of "My Name Is Not Susan."

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Just days after Rod Stewart postponed a Canadian concert due to travel issues, the rocker was forced to postpone another show due to health-related issues.

The “Maggie May” rocker was supposed to headline the Riverbend Music Center in Cincinnati on Sunday, but just hours before showtime, a social media post from the venue announced the show had been postponed.

"Due to an unforeseen but minor medical procedure that required prompt attention, Rod Stewart’s performance tonight in Cincinnati has been postponed," the venue revealed. “Rescheduling is currently underway, with additional information to follow on Tuesday.”

“All previously purchased tickets will be honored for the rescheduled date," the post continued. "Rod is expected to make a quick recovery and looks forward to returning to Cincinnati.”

Stewart’s next scheduled show is happening Tuesday in Cleveland. A complete list of dates can be found at RodStewart.com.

In other Rod Stewart news … the rocker is a grandfather once again. Stewart’s daughter Ruby Stewart announced the birth of her second child.

“We welcomed our little(big) Levi Rhodes Kalick at 6:58pm on 8/4/26 at 9lbs 20inches…,” she announced on Instagram. “His name Levi means My Heart and his arrival has grown our hearts to 10 times the size…”

Ruby and her fiancé Jake Kalick welcomed their first son, Otis, in May of 2023.

“(S)eeing Otis and Levi meet for the first time might have been the greatest experience of my life so far…,” she added, “Otis is already the best big brother and we are already so in love with this sweet boy… Welcome sweet Levi!”

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Ariana Grande's new album is a bloomin' success.

Her eighth full-length release, petal, debuts at #1 on the Billboard 200 with sales of 295,000 units. It's her biggest sales week by units in the 2020s. 

Boosting the album's sales was its availability in more than 10 different digital and streaming versions, 10 vinyl variants, five CD variants and two cassettes.  Her vinyl sales amounted to 96,000, which is her best sales week in that format ever.

"thank you from the bottom of my heart..." Ari wrote on an Instagram Story post about the album's debut.

This is Ari's seventh #1 album. She's tied with Janet Jackson and Lady Gaga for fifth place in terms of #1 albums by solo female artists. Only Beyoncé, Madonna, Barbra Streisand and Taylor Swift have had more.

Ariana's Eternal Sunshine Tour continues Aug. 15 in London at the O2 Arena, where she'll perform 10 shows, wrapping Sept. 1. She then plans to take a step back from the public eye.

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There's no reining in Olivia Dean and her pal Sam Fender. Their duet "Rein Me In" has topped the U.K.'s Official Singles Chart for an amazing 20th week. Last week, when the song notched its 19th week on top they set the record for the longest-running #1 single of all time on that chart. Elsewhere, Ariana Grande's new album petal debuts at #1 on the U.K. album chart, and two songs from it are in the top 10: "hate that i made you love me" and the title track.

In the early 2000s, blue eyeshadow was all the rage. That's why Michelle Branch has teamed up with MOB Beauty to create a shade of eyeshadow called "Spirit Room Blue," to mark the 25th anniversary of her 2001 debut, The Spirit Room, and its blue cover. "Some colors hold memories. ’Spirit Room Blue’ reminds me of late nights, first records, endless skies, and the fans who’ve carried these songs with me for 25 years. Now it’s their turn to wear the story,” Michelle says. "I especially like the idea of making Spirit Room Blue the signature fan look for the anniversary tour."

William Orbit, the British record producer best known for his work on Madonna's Ray of Light and Music albums, plus her song "Beautiful Stranger," has died, according to a note on his official website. According to the website, Orbit, born William Mark Wainwright, died July 23 at age 69. He also did production for artists ranging from Pink, Prince, Blur and U2 to Ricky Martin, Britney Spears and Sarah McLachlan.

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Fans got excited when they heard that Ariana Grande was reuniting with Ryan Murphy for a small role in the upcoming season 13 of American Horror Story, but then it was announced that she'd dropped out due to her tour.  Now Murphy, who first worked with Grande in Scream Queens, says the singer's exit from the show was "really, truly a scheduling conflict" and not part of any desire on her part to withdraw from the public eye.

Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Murphy says, "I had an idea and I came to her and she, very immediately, said, 'I’m not sure because I think I’m going on tour.' I don’t think the tour had been announced, and she had obviously just finished the Wicked movie."

"So when it came time to do that episode, I called her up and she was like, 'I don’t know how I’m going to juggle the tour with this.' And I said, 'OK, if you can’t, we can push to another season.' She said, 'Great.'”

He continued, "You have to be respectful. Who is busier than Ariana Grande? No one. She had told me at the time, 'I have this album that’s dropping.' It was really, truly a scheduling conflict. I said, 'OK, we’ll kick that can down the road.'"

"I love her, and I support her. It was a very big swing, but I might bring that back for another season, per Ariana’s availability. I think the world of her," he concluded.

And speaking of singers in TV shows, Murphy also tells the publication that he's "considering [bringing back] Glee." He explains, "For many, many people now in their 20s, they grew up on that show and it meant something to them. The music meant something. So, let’s kick it around and see what we get."

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Chappell Roan hasn't been on a concert stage lately, but that will change in October when she plays two special charity shows at The Shrine in Los Angeles.

The Super Graphic Spectacular — a twist on the title of her song "Super Graphic Ultra Modern Girl" — the Oct. 21 and 22 shows will raise money for Chappell's nonprofit, The Midwest Princess Project. The shows will mark one full year of the project, while raising funds for programs that support trans youth and the LGBTQ+ community.

To date, the organization has raised over $800,000 through donations and proceeds from Chappell's Visions of Damsels & Other Dangerous Things pop-up shows.

The Super Graphic Spectacular will give fans the opportunity to volunteer in support of trans youth and LGBTQ+ community organizations. There will also be "live performances, special guest appearances, drag artistry, comedy, community engagement opportunities" and "a special closing performance" from Chappell and "collaborators."

You can preregister now at SuperGraphicSpectacular.com for a chance to be selected to purchase tickets. Registration closes Aug. 11 at 11:59 p.m. ET. Fans will be notified by email starting Aug. 17 if they've been selected to purchase tickets.

Fans who attend Olivia Rodrigo's Daisy Chain Fields festival on Aug. 29 will also get a chance to see Chappell perform.

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After weeks of teases on social media, Alex Warren has released his new single "Rescuer" which, like many of his songs, is a tribute to his wife, Kouvr Annon Warren.

"When I was at my absolute lowest, my now-wife Kouvr saved me," he says in a statement. "Nothing I have or have done is possible without her. This song is written to her as a way of expressing that.”

Kouvr co-stars with Alex in the video for "Rescuer," which finds him trying to sneak into a "Baroque Ball" where everyone is dressed in 17th century costumes. A man tries to throw him out, but Kouvr, dressed like a princess, calls the guy off. The two spend the night being romantic — after she gives him the appropriate clothing — and they plan to meet outside later. But when Alex returns to his car, the man kicks his butt, throws him in the bushes and steals his car.

But still, Kouvr finds a beaten and bruised Alex outside and they kiss. 

"Where do you think he put my car?" asks Alex. "Honestly, I don't know, but it was a piece of junk anyways," responds Kouvr. "He punched me. Twice," whines Alex. "Yeah, that sucks," she replies. "He threw me in a bush. Who throws people in bushes?" "Apparently him," says Kouvr as the clip ends.

"Rescuer" is from Alex's new album. WILDCHILD, due Aug. 28.

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It's the moment that dance music fans have been waiting for: Madonna and Kylie Minogue have teamed up for a record. "Love Sensation (Afterhours Mix)" puts the two divas together on a new version of a song from Madonna's current album, Confessions II. The two debuted the song live at World Pride Amsterdam on Aug. 1. The original version has already hit #1 on dance radio.

Audrey Nuna, the singing voice of HUNTR/X's Mira in KPop Demon Hunters, has dropped a solo single called "superHuman." Audrey says in a statement, "I wrote this song in a time in my life where a lot was changing very quickly, and I felt more perceived by the world than I ever had before." She adds, "I wanted to quietly remind myself and others to stay human, stay open, to flow like water through all of the changes & that being more human will always be a superpower if we allow it.”

"Boston" singer Stella Lefty has released "Lean In, Kiss Me," a new track from her upcoming debut, Long Way Home, due Aug. 21.

Carly Rae Jepsen has released another new track from her upcoming album, Day and Night: "Don't Leave Me on the Dance Floor." She says it was inspired by seeing the ABBA hologram show Voyage in London and wanting to write "a perfect pop melody." The album's due Sept. 18.

"If the World Was Ending" singer JP Saxe has teamed up with brother and sister-fronted pop group Lawrence for "Feel Like That," a song from Lawrence's upcoming EP, Office Party. JP says in a statement, "It’s about how terrifying it is to feel like you don’t have the capacity to be overwhelmed by love anymore. very creepy stuff. I’m so happy Lawrence and I get to be scared together."

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It's not just Rumours: there are rumblings in the world of Fleetwood Mac.

"Next year should be a pretty interesting year," the band's former guitarist, Lindsey Buckingham, tells E! News. "Because I think quite a few things will reveal themselves."

One thing we know that's in the works is the upcoming Fleetwood Mac documentary, which was first announced back in 2024 by Apple. 2027 notably also marks the 50th anniversary of Fleetwood Mac's iconic Rumours album, which was released in 1977.

Of course, that Buckingham is involved in anything Fleetwood Mac-related nowadays is a bit of surprise given his acrimonious departure from the band in 2018, but he says their relationship has improved since then.

"We had left things in 2019, maybe as far as I was concerned, not in a very good place for all the wrong reasons," Buckingham says. "No one was happy about it, and all of that has been healed and worked out."

That includes reconciling with Stevie Nicks, which happened as part of the 2025 reissue of the duo's 1973 pre-Fleetwood Mac album, Buckingham Nicks.

"Stevie and I are talking all the time now," Buckingham says.

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