La clasificación de la Selección argentina a la final del Mundial 2026 también tuvo su capítulo inesperado en el universo pop. Horas después de la victoria por 2-1 sobre Inglaterra, Madonna compartió en sus historias de Instagram un video realizado por un usuario con IA que reimagina el videoclip de “Danceteria“, uno de los temas del flamante y laureado Confessions II, con los jugadores de la Albiceleste como protagonistas.
El montaje, que rápidamente se volvió viral en redes sociales, tiene a Lionel Messi, Emiliano “Dibu” Martínez, Lionel Scaloni, Claudio “Chiqui” Tapia, Gianni Infantino, Cristian “Cuti” Romero, Lisandro Martínez y Nicolás Tagliafico junto a los bailarines que acompañan a Madonna.
Entre los momentos más comentados del video figuran un fugaz beso entre Julián Álvarez y Enzo Fernández, Giovani Lo Celso sosteniendo un trago y Lautaro Martínez convertido en bailarín de ballet. Messi, por su parte, ocupa el lugar de la propia Madonna al ingresar al set golpeando una puerta antes de que comience la gran escena de baile.
No es casual que la canción elegida haya sido “Danceteria”. Es una de las favoritas del álbum con el que Madonna regresó a la pista de baile y que la crítica saludó como su mejor trabajo en más de dos décadas. En la reseña de Rolling Stone, el disco fue definido como “su mejor álbum desde Confessions on a Dance Floor“, destacando su continuidad conceptual con el clásico de 2005 y su recorrido por distintas tradiciones de la música dance.
Dentro de ese universo, “Danceteria” ocupa un lugar especial. Producida por Stuart Price, la canción funciona como un homenaje al legendario club neoyorquino donde una joven Madonna comenzó a construir su leyenda a comienzos de los años ochenta. Sobre un groove de inspiración disco, la cantante recuerda el Lower East Side de aquella época, menciona a figuras como Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, Nile Rodgers, David Byrne y Lou Reed, y celebra la pista de baile como un espacio donde “todos son una obra de arte”.
Escuchá Confessions II:
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El Consejo de Estado suspendió provisionalmente el decreto con el que el Gobierno de Gustavo Petro buscaba reducir el salario de los congresistas mediante la eliminación de la prima especial de servicios para quienes se vincularan al Congreso a partir del 20 de julio de 2026.
La decisión responde a una medida cautelar solicitada dentro de una demanda de nulidad contra el Decreto 0030 de 2026, expedido el pasado 19 de enero. Mientras el alto tribunal resuelve de fondo la legalidad de la norma, esta no podrá entrar en vigor. La eliminación de esta prima, que actualmente equivale a cerca de 16 millones de pesos mensuales, constituía una de las promesas de búsqueda de austeridad del presidente Petro, al reducir uno de los componentes del salario de los congresistas.
El estudio del caso quedó en manos de un conjuez, luego de que los magistrados de la Sección Segunda del Consejo de Estado se declararan impedidos por el impacto que la decisión podría tener sobre su propio régimen salarial. El decreto había recibido varias demandas, en su mayoría hechas por abogados cercanos a congresistas, que buscaban tumbarlo desde que fue expedido.
El “efecto cascada” y otros argumentos de la decisión
Aunque el decreto se dirigía formalmente a los congresistas, el Consejo de Estado consideró que sus efectos se extenderían a un amplio grupo de servidores públicos cuyos salarios están ligados al régimen de remuneración de los legisladores en virtud de la Ley 4 de 1992.
Entre ellos se encuentran magistrados, jueces y funcionarios de la Rama Judicial, así como servidores de la Fiscalía General de la Nación, la Procuraduría, la Defensoría del Pueblo y otras entidades que comparten ese mismo sistema salarial.
Para el conjuez, disminuir los ingresos de los congresistas “dista de ser una operación desprovista de efectos colaterales”, pues modifica un referente utilizado para calcular la remuneración de numerosos funcionarios públicos. Ese denominado “efecto cascada” fue uno de los principales argumentos para suspender provisionalmente la norma, a pesar de que el gobierno nacional en voces como la del Ministerio de Hacienda o el Departamento Administrativo de la Función Pública argumentaran que no existe ese efecto cascada porque tiene un alcance limitado a los miembros del Congreso y que en todo caso, esta decisión requiere un análisis profundo de pruebas, antecedentes y normas.
Suspenden decreto que derogó prima especial para congresistas y otros servidores estatales
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— Consejo de Estado (@consejodeestado) July 16, 2026
Otro de los ejes de la decisión es la posible afectación de la autonomía de la Rama Judicial, pues en la decisión se alude a que la Corte Constitucional ha sostenido que la independencia judicial no depende únicamente de la ausencia de presiones externas, sino también de garantías institucionales como la estabilidad, la carrera judicial, la suficiencia presupuestal y un régimen salarial especial. Desde esa perspectiva, según la medida, modificar ese sistema trasciende una decisión de presupuestos porque podría comprometer una garantía estructural para el funcionamiento de la justicia.
El Consejo de Estado también advirtió un posible problema de igualdad. El decreto establecía que únicamente quienes ingresaran al servicio a partir del 20 de julio de 2026 dejarían de recibir la prima especial, mientras quienes ya ocupan esos mismos cargos conservarían el beneficio.
Según el auto, esto podría generar una diferencia salarial entre funcionarios que desempeñan las mismas funciones, tienen las mismas responsabilidades y ocupan cargos equivalentes, lo que plantea un eventual desconocimiento del principio constitucional de “a salario igual trabajo igual” y de las garantías previstas en la Ley Estatutaria de la Administración de Justicia.
Un debate que supera el salario de los congresistas
La suspensión representa un revés para una de las reformas simbólicas del gobierno Petro en materia de austeridad. Con la eliminación de la prima especial de servicios, el Ejecutivo esperaba reducir cerca de 16 millones de pesos mensuales del salario de los congresistas y generar un ahorro anual estimado en 62.000 millones de pesos.
Sin embargo, el Consejo de Estado determinó que la controversia jurídica trasciende la remuneración de los legisladores y que su salario afecta otros regímenes del Estado. Ahora será el proceso de nulidad el que determine si el Gobierno tenía competencia para modificar ese esquema mediante un decreto o si la medida vulnera derechos protegidos por la Constitución y la ley.
Mientras tanto, el recorte salarial permanecerá suspendido y la promesa de reducir los ingresos de los congresistas quedará, al menos por ahora, en pausa.
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En medio de la euforia por la clasificación de la Selección argentina a la final del Mundial 2026, apareció una historia inesperada que une a Charly García con Malvinas y con una de las remontadas más celebradas de los últimos años.
Edgardo Esteban, excombatiente de Malvinas, periodista y autor de Iluminados por el fuego (1993), entre otros títulos, contó este jueves en Total Normalidad (Futuröck) que tiempo atrás logró hacerle llegar a Charly uno de sus libros junto con una botella de vino cuya etiqueta lleva la imagen de las Islas Malvinas.
La botella de Malvinas que descorchó Charly
Edgardo Esteban, guionista y excombatiente, en #TotalNormalidad pic.twitter.com/VXvlNeubf0
— Futurock.fm (@futurockOk) July 16, 2026
Según relató, un amigo en común fue el encargado de entregarle ambos regalos. Y puede que uno de ellos haya sido clave para la victoria. “Me manda un video mi amigo, Enrique, diciendo que Charly estaba viendo el partido y cuando Argentina estaba perdiendo dijo: ‘Vamos a abrir la botella de Malvinas, que nos va a dar suerte’. Se puso a tomar el vino y vinieron los dos goles, así que para mí fue un regalo increíble“, recordó Esteban. Creer o reventar.
Una vez consumado el triunfo, gracias a los goles de Enzo Fernández y Lautaro Martínez en el final del partido, el propio Charly García salió al balcón de su departamento para sumarse a los festejos. Desde allí saludó a la multitud que colmaba la tradicional esquina de las avenidas Santa Fe y Coronel Díaz, donde cientos de personas celebraban la clasificación argentina a la final que se disputará este domingo a partir de las 16 ante España en Nueva Jersey. Elegimos creer.
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En la entrada de la Municipalidad de La Plata está el busto de Dardo Rocha. Es enorme y de mármol. Cuando lo mirás, le das la espalda a la catedral más gótica del rock nacional. Por ahí pasaron Rocambole, Marcelo Moura y toda la fauna rockera de la ciudad capital. Tenían que subir al primer piso, donde está el Salón Dorado, y la primera araña del país que tuvo electricidad. Y en ese lugar, finalmente, se lanzó La Plata Rock, la nueva plataforma de desarrollo cultural que impulsa al talento musical emergente hacia los grandes escenarios del país y la escena internacional. Un concurso, entre otras características, parecido al Camino a Abbey Road.
El certamen abrió su convocatoria para artistas de la ciudad de La Plata con una propuesta que proyectará el talento local. Como puntapié inicial, la compositora platense Carmen Sánchez Viamonte viajará a Nueva York para representar al proyecto y a la capital bonaerense en el festival LAMC (Latin Alternative Music Conference). En la presentación formal del Salón Dorado también se subió al escenario con su banda y tocó cuatro canciones. Incluyendo su hit “Pensamientos intrusivos” y una muy ajustada versión de “Preso en mi ciudad”. “La mejor banda que dio la ciudad, para mí”, dijo Carmen.
El proyecto funcionará como un certamen donde un jurado compuesto por referentes del arte y la cultura local (entre ellos están Marcelo Moura y su sobrino Federico, el fotógrafo Martín Bonetto y Michel Peyronel) evaluará a las bandas inscriptas. Los tres artistas finalistas se presentarán en vivo en el mes de noviembre durante “La Semana de la Música” en La Plata, donde se definirá al ganador que obtendrá un lugar asegurado en el line-up del Quilmes Rock 2027.
En el salón estaba parte de ese jurado y la anécdota se la quedó Michel Peyronel. Contó que una vez tocó con Riff en la ciudad y La 22 (la barra brava de Gimnasia) le robó una bandera. Después ponían la tele y la veían siempre en la cancha del Lobo. “De última nos sirvió para promocionarnos”, dijo jocoso el músico. También se alegró del concurso y recordó cuando fue productor del ganador del primer certamen del Camino al Abbey Road.
La convocatoria estará abierta hasta octubre de este año. El proceso de inscripción es gratuito y está dirigido a todos los artistas emergentes del distrito de La Plata. Para formar parte de esta vidriera, los interesados deberán ingresar a www.laplatarock.com.ar y completar un sencillo formulario que incluye los enlaces a sus perfiles en plataformas digitales y redes sociales.
Para la presentación formal, el Intendente de la ciudad Julio Alak, repasó las características del casco urbano y analizó la fundación en torno a la cultura. La escala humana de la ciudad universitaria cuenta, además, con 50 kilómetros de perspectiva respecto a la gran Ciudad Autónoma que la mira desde el norte. También por eso, además, las bandas de La Plata siguen destacándose por encima del resto.
O, como dijeron en la mejor banda, según Carmen: “Santo fumador, de allá de La Plata, salí del letargo, vení a desfilar”.
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Twenty One Pilots are gearing up for one more visit to the site of their biggest live triumph. The Columbus, Ohio-bred duo announced on Thursday (July 16) that fans will get another chance to watch their IMAX concert film, Twenty One Pilots: More Than We Ever Imagined, beginning on Aug. 8, with streaming provided by Kiswe.
The band will also host an online watch party on Aug. 8 that will feature Q&A with singer Tyler Joseph and drummer Josh Dun after the screening to discuss the movie that was shot in front of a sold-out crowd of 65,000 at Estadio GNP Seguros in Mexico City on the band’s 2024-2025 world tour. The special screening will allow fans to watch the film simultaneously and take part in interactive features, including a live chat. Tickets for the screening are available now; to buy tickets for the watch party click here. Following the watch party, the film, which opened in theaters worldwide on Feb. 26, will be available for on-demand purchase until Aug. 22.
In addition, 21P are releasing an accompanying live concert album, More Than We Ever Imagined (Live in Mexico City), which will be available on all DSPs on Aug. 7. The album is available for pre-order now in several limited-edition formats, including a Digipak CD, a 2LP red vinyl in a gatefold jacket and a deluxe photo book edition double-LP. The deluxe edition is a hardcover photobook with oversized accordion-fold pages with live photography and artwork, as well as a collection of oversized prints.
21P will bring it all back home on Oct. 17 with a show at Columbus’ Ohio Stadium featuring Death Cab For Cutie in front of 62,000 fans, marking the biggest U.S. headline show of their career. The duo are currently on the road on an international festival run that includes July and August dates in Europe and a late-summer/fall round in North and South America that will hit: Osheaga in Montreal (July 31), Sommo Festival in Cavendish, Prince Edward Island (Sept. 11), Rock in Rio in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Sept. 13), Shaky Knees in Atlanta (Sept. 19), Oceans Calling in Ocean City, Md. (Sept. 26), Austin City Limits in Austin, Texas (Oct. 4 and 11), and Corona Capital in Mexico City (Nov. 21).
Check out the More Than We Ever Imagined (Live in Mexico City) tracklist below:
1. Overcompensate
2. Holding On To You
3. Car Radio
4. Tear In My Heart
5. Shy Away
6. Heathens
7. Next Semester
8. Routines In The Night
9. The Line
10. Mulberry Street
11. Navigating
12. Nico And The Niners
13. Heavydirtysoul
14. Guns For Hands
15. Lavish
16. Ride
17. Paladin Strait
18. Jumpsuit
19. Midwest Indigo
20. Stressed Out
21. Trees
The Cure’s Robert Smith is not looking forward to the Chris Martin-curated half-time show at Sunday’s (July 19) FIFA World Cup final. For the first time in its history, the final will feature a half-time show, which runs to 11 minutes of the allotted 15-minute break. Broadcasters, however, expect the total half-time break to potentially run to 30 minutes, a violation of FIFA’s own rules.
The move has been roundly criticized as has the introduction of “hydration breaks” during the first and second halves, with fans often booing the breaks in the stadium.
Ahead of the match-up between Argentina and Spain for the trophy at the New York/New Jersey Stadium, Smith has blasted the show – set to feature BTS, Justin Bieber, Shakira and Madonna – and FIFA’s president Gianni Infantino in a pair of posts on The Cure’s official Instagram profile.
Sharing a description of the event alongside his own commentary, Smith’s caption reads: “The half-time show, which has been curated by Coldplay’s Chris Martin, will feature Madonna, Justin Bieber, Shakira and the K‑pop boyband BTS. Fifa’s president, Gianni Infantosser, has described the half-time show as ‘groundbreaking spectacle’ that will ‘celebrate football, music and our shared values, ensuring a legacy that transcends the final whistle.’ AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH… #Breadandcircuses #MUGWANK #pleasejustf–koff.”
A few hours later, Smith clarified that while he was not criticizing the artists themselves, he was disdainful of the show as a concept and the fact that President Trump will be on hand alongside Infantino to award the winner the coveted trophy.
He added, “sigh… FOR THOSE OF US NOT QUITE GETTING IT: THE POINT IS NOT R E A L L Y ABOUT W H O IS CURATING OR PERFORMING, IT IS ABOUT THE #MUGWANK I D E A OF A FOOTBALL WORLD CUP FINAL HALF TIME SHOW… IF YOU NOW UNDERSTAND MY ‘AAAAAAAGH!’ A BIT BETTER, BUT STILL DON’T AGREE, PLEASE ADJUST YOUR RED CAP, YOUR ‘I 🖤 JANNY + DONNY + $$$’ TSHIRT AND… KNOCK YOURSELF OUT? ONWARDS… RSX PS. “Infantosser has said he and US president Trumpton will small hand over trophy on Sunday”. SADLY, THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH A’S LEFT FOR THE ‘ARGH’ THAT SHOULD FOLLOW… #breadandcircuses #pleasejustf–koff #f–kfifa #justlookup.”
Smith is a longtime fan of west London team Queens Park Rangers. On Wednesday (July 17), England crashed out of the tournament following a 2-1 defeat to Argentina, with Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger caught on camera expressing his disappointment.
The Cure is currently touring through Europe on a festival run with their next show set to take place on Friday (July 17) in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
It’s Gracie Abrams’ week, and we’re just living in it. The U.S. pop artist today dropped Daughter From Hell, her third studio effort and the followup to 2024’s The Secret of Us, which went all the way to No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart.
One of its 16 tracks is “Minibar,” which Abrams and her full band performed late Thursday on NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, a delicious entrée to her full album.
For the debut TV performance, Abrams slung an acoustic guitar and got to work with her full band, all of them bathed in a warm red light. Watch below.
Abrams also stuck around for a chat with Fallon. Right off the bat, Abrams confirmed she’s about to make her acting debut. “It’s happening. Yes, I leave very, very shortly,” she said, moving swiftly along before offering more details on what’s reported to be an A24 movie from Babygirl director Halina Reijn.
On her new album project, it’s “so cool for me,” he adds. “I feel stoked. It’s been nice to be back with the crew and band. And to kind of just, yeah, reunite. And the people that I made this with, I respect and admire so much.”
Abrams recounted how she freaked out during her 2025 Glastonbury Festival performance when she spotted Paul McCartney on the sidelines (there’s proof, caught on video), a neat segue to her forthcoming The Look at My Life tour. As the buzz built, her last tour scaled up to big rooms. This time, however, “we get the luxury of starting square one, like, wildest dreams kind of stage and design. Yeah, I’m really excited.”
Abrams will head out on her North America jaunt from Dec. 2 in Denver.
And for the record, the “Daughter From Hell” in that album really is Abrams. “That song was the last one that I wrote for the album, and it is like a, you know, decades overdue apology to my mom, basically,” she tells Fallon.” No, she wasn’t a monster child. Just a “defiant person,” which can be “turbulent” for mom and dad. “This is a thank-you note to her.”
Watch below.
Olivia Rodrigo returns to the crest of the ARIA Albums Chart, as You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl So In Love (Geffen/Universal) enters a fourth non-consecutive week at No. 1.
Rodrigo rumbles with, and wins, her chart battle with the Rolling Stones, as the legendary British rock band drops in at No. 2 with Foreign Tongues (Polydor/Universal), their 25th studio album. It’s the Stones’ sixth top five album since the ARIA Charts launched in 1983, and the followup to 2023’s Hackney Diamonds, which peaked at No. 3.
Prior to the ARIA Charts era, Mick Jagger and Co. topped the leaderboard with Out Of Our Heads (from 1965), Sticky Fingers (1971), Exile On Main Street (1972), Goats Head Soup (1973), It’s Only Rock ‘N Roll (1974), Black and Blue (1976), Some Girls (1978), Emotional Rescue (1980) and Tattoo You (1981).
Closing out the podium on the latest frame, published Friday, July 17, is the soundtrack to Canadian drama Heated Rivalry (Milan Records/Sony), new at No. 3. The collection features Canadian musician Peter Peter and tracks from Wolf Parade, Wet Leg, t.A.T.u. and others, and was released in January of this year, but is boosted by its release on physical formats.
Also new to the chart is Bring Me The Horizon’s Count Your Blessings Repented (RCA/Sony), a re-recording of their debut album, issued to celebrate its 20th anniversary. Count Your Blessings Repented arrives at No. 5. The original didn’t impact the national Australian chart, but the Sheffield, England alternative rockers did go on to land four No. 1s.
The Temper Trap complete their comeback with a top 10 debut for Sungazer (Mushroom Music), the Melbourne indie-rockers’ fourth studio album and first in a decade. It’s new at No. 9. Winners of four-ARIA Awards, TTT now has four consecutive top 10 appearances, including a No. 1 with their self-titled effort from 2012.
Jack White cracks the top 20 with Frozen Charlotte (Third Man Record), his seventh solo studio. It’s new at No. 17, for his best chart position since 2018’s Boarding House Reach went to No. 11. The former White Stripes frontman has a solo best chart position of No. 2, with 2012’s Blunderbuss.
Further down the list is Future’s The Real Me (Epic/Sony) at No. 23; The Plot In You’s self-titled Concord/Universal release at No. 27; Australian rock band The Velvet Club’s Are You Falling In Love? (CMI), new at No. 29; Australian Idol’s 2024 champion Dylan Wright, whose fourth EP Crossroads (Sony) starts at No. 33; Adam Lambert’s Adam (Orchard) at No. 36; and Bella Kay’s My Reckless Abandon (Atlantic/Warner) at No. 38.
Over on the ARIA Singles Chart, Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” (Sony Music) holds at No. 1 for the sixth non-consecutive week. Langley extends an impressive winning streak for female artists. Indeed, the last male artist to top the tally was Justin Bieber, whose “Daisies” went to No. 1 on the chart published July 25, 2025 – one week shy of a full year ago. No new titles impact the latest frame.
In a sliding doors moment, Oliver Cronin might be jostling for a place in Australia’s national cricket team instead of releasing his own creations through Warner Music.
The breakout Australian artist was born and raised in Mullumbimby, a town in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, not far from Byron Bay. That dot on the map has produced Amy Taylor, the iconic singer with Amyl And The Sniffers, and Amethyst Kelly, better known by her former rap name Iggy Azalea. Add Cronin’s name to that list of Mullum’s music luminaries.
It might’ve been an entirely different journey. As a young teen, it was cricket, not music or even surfing, that dominated Cronin’s dreams. A talented bowler of the ball, throwing it down with pace, Cronin was selected for state teams. Before he would get the call from national team selectors, Cronin fell hard for music. “I had to choose between music and cricket because I understood what it took to be elite at something. And it takes a lot,” he tells Billboard.
He went all-in with music, and never looked back.
Cronin was a bright student, and a career in engineering awaited. He followed his music dreams, with the support of his mom, who studied and taught music, played in bands, and introduced the youngster to rhythm and melody before he could walk; and his father, a former professional photographer, now author.
If he was to tread that tricky path, he would need to study at a school of rock. Cronin, with his parents’ assistance, pursued a daily “regime” where, for the first three hours of the day, he’d study the music business, then write songs for several hours, and finish up with music videos and tutorials of artistry and the business behind it.
Now aged 24, Oliver has a record deal with Warner Music Australia, and the new EP Lost On The Way To Paradise, out today, July 17. Playing in the space between pop and R&B, the seven-song collection gathers the previously released cuts “Closure,” “7500 Miles,” and “Eyes Wide Shut.”
It’s the followup to 2024’s Halfway To Paradise, released in a year when he performed showcases and promo tours in North America, Canada, Germany, Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong, and caught the attention of WMG executives around the globe, culminating in a global partnership with Warner Records.
Halfway To Paradise expanded at the start of 2025 with Edge Of Paradise, a deluxe edition including the track “Maria,” a collaboration with Filipino band Lola Amour.
Cronin first signed with Warner Music in 2019, and released his debut Beautiful Nightmare in 2022, an EP that featured “Boys Don’t Cry,” a cut that caught fire on TikTok, a platform on which he boasts 1.1 million followers. Several releases have gone viral in India, the Philippines, and Germany.
Earlier this year, Cronin stepped out of his comfort zone and onto the catwalk. He debuted his 6’4” frame at Australian Fashion Week 2026 where he walked in Christian Kimber’s show — a moment he describes as “very scary” and “a bit of fun.”
With the release today of another slice of Paradise, Cronin has similar feelings.
“It’s always weird when I’m about to release music,” he told Billboard earlier this week. “Especially because this body of work is so personal to me and so, like, vulnerable and I sometimes have trouble letting go of these songs. I think once they’re out into the world, it’s no longer really mine. It’s kind of up,” he continues. “It’s for people to interpret and to listen to and to make their memories from my songs. So right now I’m holding on to the last little bit I have of these songs to be mine until they’re all out into the world. I’m excited because it’s been a long time since I’ve dropped a project.”
Stream Lost On The Way To Paradise below.
Billboard’s Friday Music Guide serves as a handy guide to New Music Friday’s most essential releases each week — the key music that everyone will be talking about today, and that will be dominating playlists this weekend and beyond.
Last week, we featured Madonna, Sienna Spiro, Riley Green and more.
This week: Gracie Abrams shares her anticipated this album, Daughter From Hell (read Billboard‘s tracks ranked here); Steve Lacy is back with his self-produced third album, Oh yeah?; and Carly Rae Jepsen continues her Day and Night rollout with the release of the upcoming double album’s second single… plus much more. Check out all of this week’s picks below:
Gracie Abrams, Daughter From Hell
Gracie Abrams’ third album is finally here, just two years after The Secret of Us helped the pop singer emerge as a fast-rising star as the project debuted at No. 2 Billboard 200, bolstered by hit single “That’s So True.” This time, Abrams returned to producer Aaron Dessner’s Long Pond studio to craft the sonically intimate and lyrically expansive Daughter From Hell, led by surging singles “Hit the Wall” and “Look at My Life.” Release day focus track “Good Reason” is softer in its contemplation, as Abrams sings of putting herself first. “If only I chose you and not me/ If only I had a good reason,” she sings, with the quiet confidence of knowing she never needed one at all.
Steve Lacy, Oh yeah?
It’s been almost four years since Steve Lacy dropped his Grammy-winning Gemini Rights sophomore album and ascended to Billboard Hot 100 chart-topper status with “Bad Habit.” Now, the Internet alum has unveiled his third studio album, Oh Yeah?, which finds him sharing some of his most personal lyrics to date over whimsical fusions of synths and guitars. Featuring appearances by SZA, Erykah Badu and Cecile Believe, Oh Yeah? remains committed to The Funk™ — even in its most somber and self-effacing moments. — KYLE DENIS
Carly Rae Jepsen, “After All”
In late June, Carly Rae Jepsen announced a mega 24-track double album coming this September. Titled Day and Night, the album is fittingly divided into two sonic halves: a psychedelic pop side (Day) and a dance-pop side (Night). While lead single “On Wires,” which arrived with the album, feels distinctly day for its rock riffs and alternative feel, “After All” sounds more akin to nighttime. Boasting sleeker, tighter production, Jepsen dips into her falsetto on the song’s chorus accompanied by subtle hand claps that lead right into a groovy instrumental break — perfect for hitting the dancefloor. — L.H.
Bella Kay, “i deserve better”
Bella Kay opted out of a standard Friday release for her debut album, My Reckless Abandon, which she dropped over the weekend on July 12. Featuring her breakout hit “iloveitiloveitiloveit,” the album’s 13 tracks showcase the promising singer-songwriter’s range, which snaps into focus on closing song “i deserve better,” which staunchly contrasts the chaos-loving nature of a song like “iloveit.” Instead, Kay admits that “I love to blame myself/ It’s all on me when it goes to hell/ But this time, I don’t think that’s true…I’m not perfect, not ever/ But I still deserve better.” — L.H.
Dexter and The Moonrocks, “If You Could Talk”
Emerging Texas rockers Dexter and The Moonrocks broke out this March with “Freakin’ Out,” which earned the band its first Hot 100 entry. Now, the self-defined “Western space grunge” act is back with follow-up single “If You Could Talk,” a punchy track that plays with shifting tempo, building slowly into a proper rock song before winding back down — as if peeling back layers of a band as it continues to reveal itself in real time, and in front of a fast-growing fanbase. — L.H.
Rick Ross, Set in Stone
Ricky Rozay is back with Set in Stone, his first solo studio album in five years. Though he’s spent most of 2026 celebrating the 20th anniversary of his beloved debut album, Port of Miami, the new 19-track set finds Ross living in the present. Assisted by a mind-boggling amalgamation of collaborators — including Leon Thomas, Don Toliver, Yung Miami, Max B, Jeezy and BigXthaPlug — Set in Stone delivers more of Ross’ signature luxury rap, this time from the perspective of an MC with two decades in the game. — K.D.
Buju Banton, Too Too Bad
Serving as a pseudo-sequel to 2006’s Too Bad, Buju Banton’s highly anticipated Too Too Bad has officially landed, complete with 13 rollicking reggae and dancehall tracks. In addition to his viral take on DJ MAC & CrashDummy’s “WYFL” riddim (“X Rated”), Too Too Bad also boasts collaborations with Gramps Morgan, Ari Lennox and DJ Khaled. Notably, Too Too Bad also marks the Grammy winner’s sixth release under VP Records, the label to which he recently returned after 23 years thanks to a newly minted deal. — K.D.