How does Charli XCX feel about her burgeoning acting career, which has seen her appear in about seven movies over the past year? Just listen to the lyrics of her new song, "Camera."

The black-and-white video takes place on a movie set, where legendary French actor Vincent Cassel plays a man who just got into a car crash and is then shot to death. But the shoot keeps getting interrupted by makeup artists, phone calls and special effects misfiring. The whole time, Charli sits on top of the camera, controlling the action.

"Do I wanna make music? Am I being f***** stupid/ If I try to be a girl on the screen when I'm turning thirty-four?" Charli sings. "But all I know is how it makes me feel/ When the camera's on."

"I can be anything that I wanna be/ And I can feel the things I don't normally feel/ Yeah, I can finally be totally honest," she continues. "I'm always craving an experience that feels dangerous/ And maybe this is it, maybe it's what I need/ 'Cause it's the only way to feel like I'm not actually me."

"Camera" is the latest release from Charli's new album, Music, Fashion, Film. Ahead of its Friday release, she has announced a new set of cities that will be hosting in-theater listening events Thursday.

"Playing my album again this week in select independent cinemas globally. i think this is a very cute way to hear it," she wrote on Instagram.

Cities include Philadelphia, Indianapolis, Honolulu, and Pasadena and Oakland, California. Visit her website for more information. 

Copyright © 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

Harry Styles' residency in São Paulo, Brazil, will be temporarily put on pause.

Live Nation Brasil announced on X, "We deeply regret to inform you that the Harry Styles show scheduled for Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at MorumBIS has been canceled due to a health issue on the tour. Tickets for this show will be refunded through the same purchase channel."

The post went on to say that Harry's next scheduled show on Friday isn't affected and ticket holders for Tuesday's show will have an opportunity to purchase tickets for that show "while supplies last."

Harry's residency at São Paulo's MorumBIS started on July 17 and is set to conclude on Friday. He then moves on to a six-night stand in Mexico City.

Copyright © 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

Go ahead: We know you wanna bid with somebody who loves you.

Julien's Auctions has announced that The Whitney E. Houston Legacy Foundation 2026 Auction will go live Aug. 11 in LA and online at 10 a.m. PT, marking the second year the auction is being held. Proceeds will go to the foundation's work supporting youth from underprivileged backgrounds via scholarships and grants. You can register to bid now.

Among the items up for grabs: Whitney's gold-plated Social Security card, her 9-times RIAA Platinum sales award for "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)," her luggage, various lots of jewelry and multiple outfits that Whitney either wore onstage, in photo shoots or to special events.

Some of the items will be on display during the Whitney E. Houston Legacy Foundation's 5th Annual Legacy of Love Gala, scheduled to take place in Atlanta on Aug. 8, which would have been her 63rd birthday. Babyface will be the headlining performer at the charity event.

Copyright © 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

If you're wondering why Madonna and Justin Bieber performed at the FIFA World Cup Final Halftime Show on Sunday, it may be the streams.

According to Spotify, after Madonna's opening appearance at the show, her song "Music" — performed as a mashup with her new single "Danceteria" — saw a 180% increase in streams. As for Justin, his song "Everything Hallelujah," from his album Swag II, got a major boost, surging 240% after he performed it during the 11-minute extravaganza.

Meanwhile, BTS saw a 105% increase in their song "Dynamite," which they performed with new, football-inspired lyrics. Streams of "Dai Dai," the official World Cup song by Shakira and Burna Boy, increased by 155%.

The biggest winners, however, were British pop superstar Robbie Williams and Italian singer Laura Pausini. Their Official FIFA Anthem, "Desire," hadn't received much attention until they sang it ahead of the game on Sunday alongside Nicole Scherzinger. Following the performance, the song's streams increased by 945%.

Overall, throughout the World Cup, "Dai Dai" earned the most in-tournament streams on Spotify than any other anthem this year. Since June 11, the track has racked up more than 138 million global streams.

Copyright © 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

Adele's been out of the spotlight lately, but don't worry, she's living her best life. People has photos of her swimming — in the deep, of course — and kayaking off Italy's Amalfi Coast on Sunday with friends. Among those friends was Tom Ford, who cast the singer in his upcoming movie Cry to Heaven. Based on the Annie Rice novel, it's reportedly due out later this year.

No, Britney Spears has not been been replaced by a clone. When that two-year-old rumor came up on his livestream on July 17, Britney's son Jayden James Federline dismissed it. Jayden said, "I hop on TikTok and I see this one video that has 1.2 million likes, and the caption is like, ‘The biggest theory ever: Is Britney Spears still alive?’ Like, 'Bro, you can go to her page and see her right now.'" He said the rumor is just another example of how "exaggerated and fake" so much online content is.

Jessie J has split with her longtime boyfriend, Chanan Colman, the father of her son, Sky. She wrote on Instagram that she and Colman "decided to end our romantic relationship some time ago." She continued, "It has been a sad and difficult situation, but we have been focused on navigating the change privately and positively for a healthy and happy co parenting environment for our son, and ourselves." The singer went on to say that she and Colman will "always continue supporting each other with love, respect and care."

Charli XCX will release a new song and video, "Camera," Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. ET.  From the clip she's posted, it seems to involve a car crash. The song is from Charli's new album, Music, Fashion, Film, which arrives on Friday.

Copyright © 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

Going out to eat in New York City on your birthday will probably cost you 100 bucks — but being serenaded by Dua Lipa at the same time? That's priceless.

On Monday, the New York City eatery Corner Bistro posted footage of Dua and her husband, Callum Turner, singing "Happy Birthday" to a woman named Mairead Walsh as a friend brought over some cupcakes with a candle in them. 

"Some birthdays come with cake. @maireadwalshh‘s came with a surprise serenade from @dualipa & Callum Turner," the caption read.

Dua and Callum were wearing the same outfits they were later photographed in at the World Cup Final game, so they must have stopped by the restaurant en route to New Jersey's MetLife Stadium.

Dua and Callum married May 31 in London, then hosted a massive wedding party June 6 in Sicily, followed by an Italian honeymoon.

Copyright © 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

Ella Langley's "Choosin' Texas" has made even more history on the Billboard Hot 100. The song is #1 for a 14th week, meaning it now ties two other legendary songs for an all-time record.

Mariah Carey's 2005 hit "We Belong Together" and Whitney Houston's 1992 smash "I Will Always Love You" also spent 14 weeks at #1 on the Hot 100. That means Ella now joins Whitney and Mariah in collectively sharing a single record: most weeks at #1 for a nonholiday song by a female artist working alone, as opposed to a man sharing credit.

Nonholiday is a key distinction here, of course, because Mariah has also spent 22 weeks to date — the overall record — at #1 with "All I Want for Christmas is You."

Ella also has two other songs in the top 10 — "Be Her" and "I Can’t Love You Anymore,” her duet with Morgan Wallen.

Meanwhile, another female country artist has made the top 10. Stella Lefty's song "Boston" has jumped to #6 on the Hot 100. But she did it with some help from a pop star — Noah Kahan gets a writing credit on the song because it interpolates his signature tune, "Stick Season." Ironically, the highest that song ever got was #9.

Copyright © 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

Now that Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have been married for a couple of weeks, people who attended the July 3 nuptials at New York's Madison Square Garden are sharing some of the details of the massive event.

While appearing on The Compound podcast, American Century Investments CEO Jonathan Thomas, a friend of Travis', detailed the mystery that surrounded the event. “It was February or March, I got this text that said: ‘This is from Taylor and Travis. I promise it's not spam,’” he said. He deleted it, and when he kept getting the same texts, he blocked the number.

Finally, Travis called him and asked him why he hadn't responded. Thomas admitted he'd deleted it and blocked the number, so Travis resent it to Thomas' wife's phone. The couple then had to go through two-factor authentication and then sign an NDA before receiving a watermarked digital invitation.

Additional details were doled out bit by bit, but Thomas said it wasn't until 4 a.m. on the day of the wedding that the guests were informed of the location.

Thomas said when Adam Sandler appeared to officiate at the ceremony, guests thought it was a joke. "But he actually spoke for 20 or 30 minutes," he revealed. Sandler also "sang a few things," Thomas said, and offered the couple this advice: "Kiss each other every day: in the morning, at night, after dinner — just kiss often."

After the vows, everyone walked through "this massive castle" and were able to play "all sorts of games" with "amazing giveaways." Thomas also confirmed that Taylor, Paul McCartney and Stevie Nicks performed, and then people "just popped up onstage and sang songs."

"I've never seen a wedding that was so designed to delight the guests and make sure they have a lot of fun," he concluded.

Copyright © 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

The Muppets didn't just appear at the FIFA World Cup Final Halftime show on Sunday — some of them also made an appearance at Noah Kahan's concert at Citi Field in Queens, New York, that night.

During various tour stops Noah has been taking onstage "phone calls" from different people, like his mom and various sports stars, who then appear on the stadium video screen. Sunday night it was Elmo and Cookie Monster, who Noah introduced as "some friends who live here in this area."

"Wow, look at all those people! Hi, everybody!" yelled Elmo. "Hi Noah, me just wanted to know if you sang 'Cookie Season' yet," added Cookie Monster. 

"It's 'Stick Season,' Cookie Monster!" scolded Elmo. "Oh, right. Sorry," the blue furry creature replied.

"We wanted to call and wish you a great concert," Elmo continued. "We're very proud of you, and we hope that you're proud of yourself, too."

"Yeah, what about 'She Calls Me Cookie'?" asked Cookie Monster. "No, it's 'She Calls Me Back,'" explained Elmo. "Oh. Well, Noah, if you ever need a cookie, just call me back!" Cookie added. Elmo signed off by saying, "We love you, Noah. Have a great show!"

But the Muppets weren't the only special guests at the show: During the song "End of August," Noah brought out Aaron Dessner, who co-produced Noah's album The Great Divide. Aaron posted footage of the moment on his Instagram Story. "@NoahKahan you're frickin incredible," he captioned the video.

As previously reported, Noah was forced to cancel the first of two planned shows at Citi Field due to inclement weather. The tour's next stop is Washington, D.C., on July 22.

Copyright © 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

Nearly all of the Spice Girls were together on Saturday as Sporty Spice — Melanie "Mel C" Chisholm — married her boyfriend Chris Dingwall during a ceremony in England's Lake District, Vogue reports.

Mel's bandmates Melanie "Mel B" Brown (Scary Spice), Emma Bunton (Baby Spice) and Geri Halliwell Horner (Ginger Spice) attended the wedding. Victoria "Posh Spice" Beckham was busy at the World Cup Final in the U.S., though she was present in spirit: Mel wore dresses designed by her in both of her wedding ceremonies.

“I was actually having dinner with Melanie and asked her what she was up to,” Victoria told Vogue. "She very casually told me she was leaving for Australia in two days and getting married!"

Mel and Chris, who is Australian, had a legal ceremony in Australia ahead of Saturday's event. While Mel has a teenage daughter from a previous relationship, this marks her first marriage.

Victoria explained, "When I asked what she was wearing, [Melanie] mentioned she had actually ordered one of my dresses but that it didn’t quite fit, and she didn’t have time to get it altered before leaving. I happened to have that exact dress in my own wardrobe and offered to lend it to her.”

“Victoria’s dress was my something borrowed. It was very special, having her there," Melanie told Vogue of the legal ceremony.

For Saturday's event, Victoria offered to make Melanie "her dream dress." Inspired by the original design, the gown featured more lace, a different color, different back and a train.

“Victoria was so excited about being able to do this for me, and having her and [my daughter] Scarlet there… every step of the way has been very special,” Melanie says. “Plus, I just love her clothes.”

Copyright © 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

Most artists these days follow up a new album with a deluxe edition featuring bonus tracks, and Gracie Abrams is no exception — though she's chosen a different approach to releasing hers.

"Hey SURPRISE Daughter from Hell (Bonus Tracks) with OUT OF NOWHERE and LOVE LETTER will be available to download tonight at 6pm PT on iTunes for a limited time if you can believe it," Gracie wrote Sunday on social media, alongside teaser clips of each song.

"I’m so moved to hear from those of you who are connecting with the record so far," she continued. "Really truly your messages have made my heart grow ten sizes. Fingers crossed you enjoy these too. I personally love them very much."

Some fans weren't happy about the iTunes exclusivity, however. One wrote, "Boooooo I’m not going to buy the album AGAIN for two songs. Ugh I hate this, this is not cool dude." Another wrote, "You have to buy the entire album… Gracie that’s low. Why the money grab? Please release it on Spotify!"

A third fan wrote, "Not fair to the people who already bought the whole album 2 days ago. Now you expect us to buy the entire album again for 2 songs? Not cool. At least give the people who already bought it earlier the opportunity to complete their album with the 2 new songs."

The original version of Daughter From Hell arrived July 17. The album includes "What If It's Right?" featuring Marcus Mumford from Mumford & Sons and "Imaginary Friend," which Gracie wrote her boyfriend, Paul Mescal.

Copyright © 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

At the end of her concert Saturday night in Brooklyn, New York, Ariana Grande premiered the trailer for the video for "petal," the title track of her new album. She later shared the teaser on Instagram.

The black-and-white clip shows Ariana holding an old-fashioned newspaper ad for a company called "Fame Inc." which is auditioning stars for the "T.V. & film industry." It continues, "Major Studios are calling for new faces who can follow directions and have a good personality."

The teaser the cuts to Ariana's feet, clad in high-heeled pumps, running across a cracked star on Hollywood Boulevard with a flower growing out of it. Next, a shadowy figure is shown smoking a cigarette as Ariana appears on a film set. The trailer concludes with the words, "PETAL, shot entirely on ... VistaVision."

VistaVision is a higher-resolution, widescreen movie format introduced in the 1950s that eventually fell out of favor. In recent years, however, it's made a comeback, with The Brutalist, Wuthering Heights and One Battle After Another all using the format.

Ariana wrapped up her run of shows in Brooklyn on Sunday night. During the final show, she performed an a cappella version of "Be Alright," a song from her album Dangerous Woman, for the first time this tour.

"new york, you have my heart always … brooklyn, i am emotional ! thank you for five beautiful shows," she wrote on Instagram. "i love you, i love new york, i love this show, i love our eternal sunshine tour family, and again, you, you, you… with all my heart always."

petal will arrive July 31.

Copyright © 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

You can own a piece of Zara Larsson's "Lush Life" starting July 21 at 3 p.m. ET.

The Swedish star has set up her own shop on Depop, a global resale marketplace for secondhand fashion, with all proceeds going to charity. While the shop isn't open yet, you can sign up now to be the first to get your hands on what she's offering. Zara is also starring in an ad campaign for the platform.

"Fashion has always been one of the ways I express myself," says Zara in a statement. "I love mixing vintage with newer pieces and finding things that feel unexpected. That's why I've always loved Depop. There's something really exciting about discovering an item that nobody else has."

The Zara Larsson Edit shop will feature 20 to 30 pieces curated from Zara's personal wardrobe, along with designer items, upcycled merchandise and "one-of-a-kind fashion finds," according to a press release.

Depop's brand and creative director adds, "Zara has an incredible eye for style because she approaches fashion with curiosity rather than rules."

But, he notes, "This campaign isn't just about people mimicking what Zara wears. It's a celebration of the creativity and individuality that comes from discovering fashion that's uniquely your own, and having a little fun with it."

Zara showcased her onstage style Saturday at Lollapalooza Berlin. Next, she'll head to North America for Lollapalooza Chicago and the Osheaga Festival in Montreal, Canada.

Copyright © 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

Charlie Puth and his wife welcomed their first child, Jude Crawford Puth, in March, and while he was no slouch in the music department, he says Jude's existence has made him a better musician.

Speaking GQ Hong Kong, Charlie explains, "I realized that everything else is secondary except for my child's happiness. Now it's no longer always 'about me' -- my entire life is about ensuring little Jude is incredibly happy every single day. This mindset has changed everything."

"It has actually allowed me to write better music because I no longer care so much about whether others will like it," he adds. "Even my most die-hard fans won't love every song I share with the world forever. ... [A]ll I can do is tell the truth, set it to melody, and hope that someone in the world can feel what I felt when I wrote that song."

As for how little Jude responds to dad's music, Charlie says, "He has very deep eyes, and when I sing, he stares straight at me without any hesitation. It's really magical to look at him -- you can really feel him absorbing all of this."

"Who knows if he'll go down the music path in the future?" he continues. "We'll support him no matter what. I just hope that one day he can listen to James Taylor's songs with me in the car."

Copyright © 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

Music makes the people come together, and the entire world came together on Sunday afternoon for the first-ever FIFA World Cup™ Final Halftime Show.

The 11-minute spectacular started with Madonna singing her hit "Music," mashed up with one of her new songs, "Danceteria." She started singing in the tunnels underneath New Jersey's MetLife Stadium, and then continued while riding in the back of a dune buggy driven by Brazilian football legends Ronaldo and Ronaldinho. Madonna and the two players then walked out onto the field as she finished the song.

The Muppets' band, Electric Mayhem, came next, performing the White Stripes' "Seven Nation Army" alongside dozens of dancers, plus musicians from the New York Philharmonic and Venezuela's Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Gustavo Dudamel.  That segued into BTS performing their hit "Dynamite."

Next up, Ted Lasso stars Jason Sudeikis and Brendan Hunt reprised their roles as Ted Lasso and Coach Beard. As Ted, Sudeikis said that the next part of the show needed "heart, y'know? Someone that has some soul. Someone who can bring the love." He and Hunt then called Justin Bieber out onto the field, with Sudeikis as Ted saying, "All right, young man, let's go! It's your big shot! Go on out there, don't be nervous, make us proud."

Justin, accompanied only by an acoustic guitar, walked onto the field and sang "Everything Hallelujah" while Hunt held up a sign that read "BELIEBE." "It's the World Cup, Hallelujah!" he concluded. Shakira and Burna Boy then took the stage to sing the official song of the World Cup, "Dai Dai."

The big finale featured the PS22 Chorus, Chris Martin of Coldplay, the Muppets, Justin, BTS, Shakira and more, all singing "We Dance," an original song written by Coldplay for the occasion. The finale also introduced a new Global Citizen initiative called believeinlove.org, which hopes to inspire people all over the world to participate in small acts of love. Fireworks capped off the whole performance, which you can watch now on YouTube.

Post Malone performed during the closing ceremony ahead of the game, Jennifer Hudson sang the national anthem, and British pop star Robbie Williams, Nicole Scherzinger and Italian star Laura Pausini joined together to sing another FIFA song, “Desire.”

Spain won the World Cup over Argentina, 1-0.

Copyright © 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

In the Big Apple, it's the season of the storms, which is why Noah Kahan had to scrap his show at New York City's Citi Field on Saturday night.

According to a post on Noah's Instagram Story, initially, the plan was to open the doors at 7:30 p.m., cancel the opening acts and proceed with the show. But a few hours later, a message went out announcing that the show had been canceled due to "inclement weather."

"This was a very difficult decision to make, but the first priority is always to keep everyone safe," the message continued, noting that fans will receive refunds.

"Exhausted every option to make this happen.. love you guys," Noah wrote over the announcement.

"The Great Divide" singer is set to take the stage on Sunday night at Citi Field, as well. Merchandise stands will be open at 9 a.m. ET ahead of that night's show.

Copyright © 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

Kelly Clarkson has released her new single, "I'd Be Lyin'," her first new music since 2025's "Where Have You Been." The song includes a lyrical nod to one of her signature hits, as she sings, "I can't remember a time I was happy since you been gone." Kelly resumes her Las Vegas residency Friday night and has teased that she'll be adding the new song to the setlist.

Pentatonix has released a new original song called "Sacrifice." It's the follow-up to "Heaven On Earth," which the group dropped in March. That track marked their first non-holiday single in five years. Unlike many Pentatonix tracks, "Sacrifice" isn't a cappella. Instead, it features full production and instrumentation.

Ella Bright, who plays Hannah Wells on Prime Video's series Off Campus, sang a version of Elton John's classic hit "The Bitch Is Back" on the show. She's now released that version of the tune to digital outlets. 

"7 Years" singer Lukas Graham has released the title track and video of his upcoming album Good Times, due out Aug. 14. Like the rest of the album, "Good Times" is influenced by Celtic folk music, which Lukas heard a lot growing up. His late dad, who was Irish, booked folk musicians to perform throughout Scandinavia, and Lukas spent his childhood both in Ireland and in Denmark.

After a viral media campaign, BTS has released the music video for "NORMAL," a song from their #1 album ARIRANG, along with a Korean version of the track. The video, now exclusively available on Spotify, features the group flashing between a wild party and the morning after. At one point, they all line up in front of urinals before turning around together and zipping up in unison. The video will be available everywhere on Sunday.

Copyright © 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

You can't rein in the power that "Rein Me In," Olivia Dean's duet with Sam Fender, has in the U.K.

The song has now racked up a 17th week at #1 on the U.K.'s Official Single Chart, making it the second-longest-running #1 hit of all time on that tally. The record holder, a song called “I Believe" by American singer Frankie Laine, was #1 for 18 weeks in 1953.

That means Olivia and Sam just have to hang on to the #1 spot for two more weeks — and the weeks don't even have to be consecutive — to break the record. But while they wait, they've already set the record as the longest-running #1 by a British act, and the longest-running #1 of the 2020s and of the 21st century overall.

"Rein Me In" originally appeared on Sam's album People Watching, but was rerecorded as a duet with Olivia when it was released as a single. 

As per Billboard, the #2 song on the U.K. chart is Oasis' iconic "Wonderwall," which has returned thanks to England adopting it as the unofficial anthem of its World Cup team. When the song was first released back in 1995, it reached #2 as well.

Copyright © 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

Before they tied the knot on July 3, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce donated $26 million to charity. Their fans responded by celebrating the couple's wedding by donating to charity themselves.

Olivia Levin, the author of a bestselling book about the Swiftie fan community, organized an Instagram fundraiser so fans could donate to Operation Breakthrough, a charity the couple has supported in the past. She suggested donating in increments of $13.87 — combining Taylor's lucky number and Travis' jersey number — and fans did so, but others gave more.

Levin tells People, "While the Instagram fundraiser itself raised over $17,500, many fans also messaged me saying they donated directly through Operation Breakthrough’s website, bringing the total impact to more than $20,000 according to the organization.” 

Levin points out that Swifties have come together in the past to donate to charity after being "inspired by Taylor's own generosity." She adds, "To me, that’s truly a testament to who Taylor is as a person and the kind of community she’s inspired.”

Copyright © 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

Ariana Grande's Eternal Sunshine tour has been going on for a while now, but she's just welcomed her first special guest of the trek.

Ari's been performing the song "Safety Net," from her album Positions, on the tour. During her Thursday show at Brooklyn's Barclays Center, she brought out Ty Dolla $ign, who's featured on that track, to join her onstage. You can see the footage on the official Team Ariana Instagram account.

"brooklyn night three ... I have no words," Ariana wrote on her Instagram Story. "love you with all my heart thank you."

The surprise appearance has fans calling for other artists with whom Ari has collaborated to pop up on the tour, including her "Rain on Me" duet partner Lady Gaga and The Weeknd, with whom she's recorded several times.

Ariana's tour has so far been a totally solo endeavor. She doesn't have an opening act, and until now, nobody else has been onstage with her except her backup band and dancers. She wraps up her string of Brooklyn shows Sunday, before moving on to Boston Thursday.

Copyright © 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.