The rumors were true: Madonna was Sabrina Carpenter's surprise guest Friday night at Coachella.

The Queen of Pop appeared during "Juno," and teamed with Sabrina for duets of "Vogue" and "Like a Prayer." The two also performed a new song, possibly called "Bring Your Love," which is likely from Madonna's upcoming album Confessions II, a sequel to her 2005 album Confessions on a Dance Floor. 

Madonna also noted the significance of the moment, since it marked her return to Coachella after two decades. "20 years ago today I performed at Coachella -- I was in the dance tent and it was the first time I performed Confessions on a Dance Floor in America. And that was such a thrill for me, so you can image what a thrill [this] is for me. ... Same boots, with the same corset ... so it’s like a full circle moment, y'know?"

Madonna joked, "The other thrilling thing I want to point out is that this is probably the only time I've ever performed with someone that's shorter than me!" 

A few hours after the performance, Madonna released the first song from Confessions II, "I Feel So Free." The album's out July 3.

Geena Davis, Madonna's co-star in A League of Their Own, also appeared during the set in a pre-filmed segment, doing a monologue as an older version of Sabrina. Geena's Thelma & Louise co-star Susan Sarandon had done the same thing during Sabrina's first Coachella performance on April 10.

You can watch the whole performance on Coachella's YouTube channel.

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Another day, another chart record set by Taylor Swift. This time, it's Billboard's Adult Pop Airplay chart, which has been around since 1996. She currently has, not one, not two, but three songs in the chart's top 10, which no other artist has ever done. Here's the rundown: "Elizabeth Taylor" is at #10, "Opalite" is #8 and "The Fate of Ophelia" is #9.

Olivia Dean's song "Man I Need" has officially passed one billion streams on Spotify, giving her her first entry into the Billions Club. On her Instagram Story, she wrote, "this is wild. thank u for listening." Olivia is the female artist with the biggest increase in global streams on Spotify over the past year. Meanwhile, her album The Art of Loving is back at #1 on the U.K. album chart.

You may want to tune in to the Coachella live YouTube stream Friday night at 9 p.m. PT to watch Sabrina Carpenter's set: It's rumored that none other than Madonna will join her onstage. Madonna just revealed that she's got a new album, Confessions II, coming out July 3.

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Taylor Swift, Elton John, Rod Stewart and Madonna are among the artists releasing exclusive vinyl for this year's Record Store Day, taking place Saturday at independent record stores nationwide.

Taylor is releasing a 7-inch vinyl single of "Elizabeth Taylor," one of the songs on her album The Life of a Showgirl. It's pressed on "Cry My Eyes Violet Glitter" vinyl and comes with "collectible cover artwork." The flip side of the single is the "So Glamorous Cabaret Version" of the song. The record will be available while supplies last.

This year's Record Store Day Ambassador, Bruno Mars, is releasing The Collaborations, featuring his hits with other artists, including “Uptown Funk” with Mark Ronson, “Die With A Smile” with Lady Gaga and “APT.” with ROSÉ.

Elton is releasing Positiva Presents: Elton John - The Remixes, pressed on glow-in-the-dark vinyl. It's curated by Elton and features remixes of his hit with Dua Lipa, "Cold Heart," as well as his collaboration with Britney Spears, "Hold Me Closer." There are also remixes of "Don't Go Breaking My Heart," "Rocket Man" and "Philadelphia Freedom."

Rod is putting out a new version of his 1975 album Atlantic Crossing, pressed on tidal wave vinyl. Alternate Atlantic Crossing includes 10 rare, alternate versions of the original album's tracks, including "I Don't Want to Talk About It" and "This Old Heart of Mine."

Madonna is releasing The Confessions Tour - Live from London, recorded at London's Wembley Arena in 2006. The two-LP set is pressed on starburst pink/purple splatter vinyl and features live performances of songs like "Hung Up," "Like a Virgin" and "Lucky Star."

Finally, the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack is being released on special effect vinyl with original cover art, a fold-out poster, sticker sheet and three snapshot cards.

You can view the full list of releases at RecordStoreDay.com. 

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No Doubt is getting ready for their residency at the Sphere Las Vegas, and they’re giving fans some insight into how they feel about some of their songs.

The band posted a video on social media in which they pit some of their biggest hits against each other. Standing in a straight line, two songs appear above their heads and the members move to the left or right depending on which song is their favorite.

The first round is “Don’t Speak” vs. “Just a Girl,” with Gwen Stefani and Tony Kanal choosing "Don’t Speak,” and Tom Dumont and Adrian Young picking “Just a Girl.” In the round two battle of “Hella Good” vs. “It’s My Life,” again Gwen and Tony agree, picking the latter tune, with Adrian and Tom picking the former.

When it comes to “Spider Web” only one person, Gwen, picks it as their favorite over “Sunday Morning,” while the entire band chooses "Bathwater” over "Ex Girlfriend.”

They captioned the clip, “We learned a lot about ourselves doing this one. See you in two weeks @spherevegas."

No Doubt’s Sphere Las Vegas residency kicks off May 6 and wraps June 13. A complete list of dates can be found at NoDoubt.com.

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Miley Cyrus' special guest on a new version of her song "Younger You" is someone who used to make a living as a Hannah Montana impersonator: country music superstar Lainey Wilson.

Lainey writes on Instagram, "If I go back and tell myself one thing it’d be…'Hey younger you, you’re gonna impersonate Hannah Montana all throughout high school, playing every birthday party, fair and festival between here and Louisiana and then one day…. you’re gonna have a song with the real Hannah Montana.'”

"@mileycyrus thank you for asking me to join you on this special song," she adds. "If this ain’t a full circle moment, I don’t know what is."

The post included photos and video of Lainey and Miley together in recent years.

Lainey impersonated Hannah at parties and events from the time she was in eighth grade through 12th grade. She tells People in an Instagram video, "It taught me that this wasn't gonna be easy, but it was gonna be fun."

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Céline Dion doesn't appear in the new video for her first new song since 2023. Instead, the star of "Dansons" is the city of Paris, where she'll return to the stage in September.

The video shows various couples in beautiful locations all around the City of Lights, embracing, dancing or kissing. We also see ballerina, choreographer and internet personality Victoria Dauberville dancing on a rooftop, with the Eiffel Tower in the background.

As previously reported, the French song was written by Céline's longtime collaborator Jean-Jacques Goldman; they most recently worked together in 2016. The song was written quite some time ago, as Goldman explains in a statement: "It was 2020; the world had stopped and people were dancing, confined to their homes."

"Six years later, the virus is gone, but there’s no need to change a single word — the world isn't any more 'sane,' and we are still dancing 'above the abyss.'"

Notably, one of the lyrics translates to, "Let’s dance so we can stand tall and stay true/ Because we owe it to ourselves/ For everyone who can’t move." Céline can no doubt relate to that, as someone who is living with stiff-person syndrome.

Céline will start her five-week residency at Paris La Défense Arena in September, and will play 16 shows between September and October.

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Don Henley’s hit solo album The End of the Innocence is getting a new vinyl and digital release.

The album, Henley’s third full-length studio album, has been remastered from the original analog tapes and will be reissued on June 5 digitally, and on two-LP 180 gram vinyl for the very first time.

Originally released in June 1989, The End of the Innocence is Henley’s bestselling solo work, having been certified six-times Platinum by the RIAA. It debuted in the top 10 on the Billboard 200, peaking at #8.

The album produced three top-40 singles, including the album’s title track, which peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100, and “Heart of the Matter” and “The Last Worthless Evening,” which both made it to #21. 

The End of the Innocence reissue is available for preorder now.

Henley is currently busy with the Eagles. They are set to play New Orleans Jazz Fest on May 2 and have booked four shows on their The Long Goodbye Act III tour, including stops in Atlanta; Nashville; Arlington, Texas; and Hollywood, Florida.

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

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Meghan Trainor admitted in a recent interview with US Weekly, "I can’t do it all. I wish I could, and I can’t." Now, she's putting her money where her mouth is, so to speak, by canceling her upcoming tour.

In a statement on her Instagram Story, Meghan wrote, "After a lot of reflection and some really tough conversations, I've made the difficult decision to cancel the Get In Girl Tour." She says releasing a new album, preparing for the tour and welcoming her new daughter, Mikey Moon Trainor, "has just been more than I can take on right now and I need to be home and present for each and all of them at this time."

In addition to Mikey, who arrived via surrogate in January, Meghan and husband Daryl Sabara share sons Riley, 5, and Barry Sabara, who's almost 3.

"I know this will come as a disappointment to my fans and I am so sorry to let you down," Meghan writes. "But I know this is the right decision for my family and me right now. I promise I'll be back soon and I can't wait for you to hear this new record. I'm so proud of it and I'm endlessly grateful for your love and support always."

Meghan's new album Toy With Me is out April 24.

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Mariah Carey has been on the ballot for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for three years in a row, yet she still hasn't gotten in. If you're confused about that, well, so is the chairman of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Chairman John Sykes tells Billboard that the biggest surprise this year for him was that Mariah was snubbed. "I really believed that Mariah Carey should have, would have been inducted this year, because I think she’s deserving. But I don’t run this by myself. It’s a democratic system of voters," he says.

Asked why he thinks people aren't voting for her, Sykes says, "I have no idea. I think she’s a genius artist. She’s written [18] No. 1 songs [on the Billboard Hot 100]. She’s moved a generation of young people. I just think she’s incredible."

"But again, we have a very open voting process and it’s determined by committees of music executives, writers, artists, and they make the decision, not me," he notes.

Asked how Mariah is handling the snub, Sykes says, "All I can say is, I spoke to her about it, as I would speak to others. That’s part of the process, and many artists have taken years to get in."

Speaking generally, Sykes says, "With the artists that are not inducted, what we try to say to them, is, 'You’re now in the running, you’re now in the conversation.' ... So just to get on that ballot is really a mark of success —and the beginning, hopefully, of being inducted."

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will take place Nov. 14 in LA, and premiere in December on ABC and Disney+. This year's inductees include Phil Collins, Luther Vandross, Sade, Billy Idol, Wu-Tang Clan and Oasis.

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A documentary about the making of Sara Bareilles' new album will premiere in June at New York's Tribeca Festival, where Sara, herself, will also perform.

The film, Good Grief, is about the creation of Sara's first album since 2019's Amidst the Chaos. She reflects on the recording process in a post shared to Instagram. "Almost one year ago I walked into a beautiful church in upstate NY and began recording my new album with some of my closest friends and collaborators," Sara writes. "The past 5 years for me personally have been full of some profound grief and loss AND the extraordinary gifts and perspective those hard lessons bring."

She continues, "I feel both vulnerable in, and proud of the film he made. I am honored that the first place this film will be seen will be in the city I love so much and call home. ... I sincerely hope you will join us and share in some Good Grief."

The film premieres at New York's Beacon Theatre on June 4, followed by a performance from Sara; tickets go on sale April 28.

Sara won't be the only pop star at the festival: Alicia Keys is set to make an appearance after the June 13 premiere of her film, Alicia Keys: Girl From Hell’s Kitchen. Other artists who'll perform alongside the debuts of documentaries about their lives are Earth, Wind & Fire, Mumford & Sons and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Peter Frampton.

The 25th annual Tribeca Festival will showcase a total of 118 feature films and 86 short films in its final selection. It will take place June 3-14 in New York.

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Now that Lady Gaga's Mayhem Ball has officially wrapped up, all the numbers can be crunched — and they show that this was the biggest tour of her career.

Billboard reports that the tour grossed $419.5 million, blowing away all of Gaga's previous treks. None of those ever broke the $200 million mark, let alone $300 million or $400 million. In addition, the Mayhem Ball is now one of the top-10 highest-grossing tours by a female artist ever and one of the top-10 highest-grossing pop music tours ever.

But it's not just about the money, it's about the fans Gaga played for. If you count the 2025 warmup shows she performed in Mexico and Singapore; the two weekends she headlined at Coachella last year; the record-breaking free concert she did last May on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and the 2 million tickets she sold for the tour proper, she's entertained more 4.5 million fans in the past 12 months.

And perhaps most impressively, the Mayhem Ball's gross now brings Gaga's career haul on the road — starting with a club tour in 2009 — to over $1.1 billion. She's just the sixth woman to gross $1 billion on the road, following Beyoncé, Celine Dion, Madonna, Pink and Taylor Swift.

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Things are looking Ugly for Teddy Swims.

The Grammy-nominated singer has announced The Ugly Tour for 2026. It starts Sept. 22 in Kansas City, Missouri, and is set to wrap up in LA on Nov. 18. You can register now for presale access at Teddy's website. Presales start April 21 and run through the week; tickets go on sale to the general public on April 24 at 10 a.m. local time.

Teddy recently started a new musical era with the single "Mr. Know It All," which he performed for the first time at Coachella on April 10. He'll play the festival again on Friday, but it'll be tough for him to top the first show: His special guests included Vanessa Carlton, Joe Jonas and former Van Halen singer David Lee Roth. You can tune in to the Coachella Livestream at 5:20 p.m. PT to see what he has in store.

After Coachella, Teddy is also booked to play the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and BottleRock Napa in California in May and Bonnaroo in June, with headline shows in between. He'll spend the summer on tour in Europe.

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It appears as though Céline Dion will have a new song to perform when makes her return to the stage this fall.

Céline has been teasing on her Instagram Story a collaboration with Jean-Jacques Goldman, the legendary French singer, songwriter and producer who helped make Céline a star by writing and producing two French albums for her. One of them, 1995's D'eux aka The French Album, is still the most successful French-language LP in history. Goldman also co-wrote songs on her hit albums Falling Into You and Let's Talk About Love.

These teases haven't contained any music, but they show various couples dancing in iconic spots in Paris. On Thursday, the title of the song was revealed: "Dansons," which translates to "Let's dance." You can hear a snippet on Apple Music now. The song's in French, but the lyrics available translate to, "Let's dance, above the abysses/ On the edges of the peaks/ and leave the low points behind."

According to Le Parisien, Céline will release another new song before the summer and will debut a third song during the first concert of her residency at Paris La Défense Arena on Sept. 12. The publication claims that all these songs are leading up to Céline's first album since 2019's Courage.

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In the new trailer for Focker-In-Law, the latest installment in the Meet the Parents movie franchise, Ariana Grande has one mission: to stop Ben Stiller's Greg Focker from holding her fiancé, Henry — Greg's son — "emotionally hostage." 

In the trailer, Ariana's character, Olivia Jones, tells the family that she was trained as an FBI hostage negotiator and plans to use her skills to "free" Henry from his co-dependent relationship with Greg. Much to Greg's dismay, she's got Robert De Niro's Jack Byrnes on her side. The two get along great — even Jack's dog loves her, and Greg is crushed when Jack says he's going to invite her into the "circle of trust."

This sets up an adversarial relationship where confident Olivia and a very threatened Greg go head-to-head throughout the trailer.

"I thought this would be an opportunity to get to know me. To bond," Olivia tells Greg during a family weekend together.

"How do you bond with an emotional puppeteer?" Greg asks Olivia. "I won't be your little Pinocchio, Geppetto. Evil Geppetto. I'm a real boy!"

Focker-In-Law is Ariana's comedy movie debut. It hits theaters on Thanksgiving.

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Anne Hathaway's new film Mother Mary casts the Oscar-winning actress as a huge pop star who's sort of a combination of Lady Gaga, Beyoncé and Taylor Swift. While the movie's director has said that Swift's Reputation Tour concert film inspired the movie's live sequences, Hathaway says it was another one of Swift's films that really influenced her character: the Miss Americana documentary.

On The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Hathaway said she was inspired by "how vulnerable [Swift] let herself be in that, kinda showing that pop stars, who we’re so used to seeing in their power and so polished, y'know, what happens when they’re kinda in-between moments, when they're having a moment of metamorphosis, which can be so painful."

"I was already a fan, but after that, I just had so much empathy for her humanity and, of course, her talent."

Hathaway also revealed she and Swift "know each other," and noted she was convinced the singer was waving to her from the stage when she went to see the Eras Tour.

"And then somebody tapped me on the shoulder and they said, 'Taylor wants you to have this,'" she continued. "And I opened it. It was a note where Taylor said, 'I'm so happy you're here, I'm gonna be enthusiastically waving at you.'” 

"I was like, 'Oh my God! She's so magical!'" Hathaway laughed. "She did! She did the thing! And I was right! I am special!'"

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Benson Boone and Teddy Swims have a well-documented bromance, so maybe they can celebrate their wins at this year's Pollstar Awards together.

Both singers' tours were Wednesday honored with awards, which were voted on solely by members of the concert industry, and presented by Pollstar, the publication that covers the industry. Benson's American Heart World Tour was named pop tour of the year, while Teddy was named new headliner of the year.

Meanwhile, Olivia Dean won the support/special guest of the year award for her opening slot on Sabrina Carpenter's Short n' Sweet Tour, while The Weeknd's After Hours Til Dawn Stadium Tour won for R&B tour of the year.

The biggest award of the night, major tour of the year, went to Oasis Live '25 Tour, which saw the famously feuding British band reunite for a massive trek that earned over $405 million.

Venues that were honored included Sphere Las Vegas, Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, New York's Radio City Music Hall, Nashville's The Pinnacle and Mohegan Sun Arena in Connecticut.

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Despite winning the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame fan vote this year, New Edition failed to make the cut for induction when the honorees were announced. Other acts who did well in the fan vote, including Pink, Shakira and INXS, also didn't get in, and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame President Greg Harris tells ABC Audio why that is.

Despite 9 million fan votes being cast this year, Harris explains, "In the end, the fan vote really counts for just a singular ballot in the bigger process." Simply put, the fan vote results are treated as one ballot, among the 1,200 other ballots that go out to voting members.

"The reason for that is because it would mean that the artists with the biggest social media following, they would always be dominating in a fan vote," Harris says.

However, he notes, "Those that have received a strong showing [in the fan vote], many of them ultimately have been inducted." Dave Matthews Band, for example, won in 2020 but didn't get in until 2024.

On the other hand, Phil Collins, already in the Hall as a member of Genesis, was #2 in the fan vote. He got in on his first time on the ballot, though Harris says he's someone whose "name has come up" over the years.

"His solo career really was one of the defining careers of the eighties. His music was everywhere," Harris says of Collins. "But then I think what really added to that was he's also such an in-demand collaborator and session musician."  

Indeed, Collins has worked with dozens of other artists, including Eric Clapton, Robert Plant and Paul McCartney, and his songs are among rappers' favorites to sample. 

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will debut on ABC and Disney+ in December.

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Now that "Golden" has won an Oscar and a Grammy, what's next for the three women who sang that song as the voices of KPop Demon Hunters' HUNTR/X? It seems the one thing that people really want is something they may not be able to provide.

EJAE, Audrey Nuna and REI AMI — the Women of the Year for Billboard's 2026 Women In Music issue and event — speak to Billboard about what they want to do next as a unit. "We could tour together," says EJAE.

"I mean, people have been asking for a tour," says REI. "We, unfortunately, do not hold that power." She's referring to the fact that Netflix owns the rights to KPop Demon Hunters.

"We don't, but that'd be cool," EJAE adds. "It would be cool," agrees REI. Then, addressing the fans, she adds, "You got to demand it more, though!"

"I just can’t even imagine the memories we would make on tour," adds Audrey Nuna. "Honestly, I feel like a theater kid again when I’m around you guys. There’s just this excitement of, like, our teams squadding it up together."

EJAE suggests if they do get the nod, they could recreate the scene in the film where the trio sing "How It's Done" on the HUNTR/X jet. "That'd be sick," she says.

While we wait for that, EJAE says, "We would love to write together;" REI suggests, "We should start a [record] label."

As for the KPop Demon Hunters sequel set for 2029, that's another waiting game. EJAE says they "don't really know" if they're involved, and Audrey reveals, "We're also waiting for the call."

"We are," agrees EJAE. "Stay tuned, guys."

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Australian police say they have launched an investigation following comments from actress and model Ruby Rose accusing pop star Katy Perry of allegedly sexually assaulting her in a Melbourne nightclub 16 years ago, accusations Perry strenuously denies.

In a statement shared with ABC News, Victoria Police said Melbourne Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation Team detectives are "investigating a historic sexual assault that occurred in Melbourne in 2010."

"Police have been told the incident occurred at a licensed premises in Melbourne's [Central Business District]," the statement continued. "As the investigation remains ongoing, it would be inappropriate to comment further at this stage."

ABC News has reached out to a representative for Perry for comment.

Rose first made the assault allegation on Sunday, in response to a Complex article about Perry's opinion of Justin Bieber's Coachella performance.

"Katy Perry sexual assaulted me at spice market nightclub in Melbourne," Rose wrote in response to the post. "Who gives a s*** what she thinks."

In a subsequent Threads post, the actress stated that she was in her 20s at the time of the alleged assault.

On Monday, Rose wrote on Threads that she would be "walking into a police station" to see if the alleged assault could be investigated, despite possibly being past the statute of limitations.

"All the more reason to try," she added.

The Orange is the New Black alum took to Threads again on Tuesday, stating that she had "finalized all of my reports," adding that she was "no longer able to comment, repost, or talk publicly about any of those cases, or the individuals involved."

In the wake of Rose's allegations, a representative for Perry said in a statement to ABC News on Monday, "The allegations being circulated on social media by Ruby Rose about Katy Perry are not only categorically false, they are dangerous and reckless lies."

They added, "Ms. Rose has a well-documented history of making serious public allegations on social media against various individuals, claims that have repeatedly been denied by those named."

If you or someone you know experienced sexual assault and is seeking resources, call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673). If you are in immediate danger, call 911.

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Just call him a Baaa-ckstreet Boy. AJ McLean has landed a role in an upcoming sheep-related comedy film called Shearing the Love, ABC Audio has confirmed.

The movie, which stars Oscar winner Geoffrey Rush, is about a celebrity hairstylist who returns home to New Zealand and becomes a competitive sheep-shearer to prove himself to his father. AJ will play himself and get involved with the family through his involvement in the "Golden Shears," the world championship of sheep-shearing.

AJ won't be the only singer in the cast, either. New Zealand-born singer Daniel Bedingfield will play himself in the movie. Daniel, brother of Natasha Bedingfield, is best known for the 2001 top-10 hit "Gotta Get Thru This."

No word on when the movie will be out. Meanwhile, as previously reported, AJ and Backstreet Boys have recorded a song called "Bottle Up" for the upcoming film PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie.

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