Madonna had an epic 1985. From performing her hits “Holiday” and “Into the Groove” at Live Aid in Philadelphia, to starring in the comedy Desperately Seeking Susan and headlining her Virgin Tour (with up-and-coming opening act the Beastie Boys), it was a year for the ages.

The seminal period that rocketed the singer to global stardom and made her a fashion icon will be explored in a new photo book from Simon & Schuster called Madonna: Into the Groove: An Intimate Portrait of the Queen of Pop. Due out in October, the book will focus on pictures taken by famed rock photographer Ken Regan, with the publisher describing the collection as a trove of, “beautiful, timeless images, most never before published, [which] follows her through an array of unforgettable moments —studio poses, bedroom positions, fitness routines, onstage performances — highlighting her raw, magnetic sexuality.”

The 160-page book’s text was written by Rolling Stone staff writer Tomás Mier, and it “brilliantly traces the development of her signature style,” and includes new interviews with producer Nile Rodgers, choreographer Brad Jefferies, stylist Maripol and others in the singer’s inner circle at the time. Per the publisher, Mier’s copy offers “fresh insights into Madonna’s whirlwind romance with Sean Penn, why the Mondrian session became the most successful shoot of Regan’s career, and even how the infamous Penthouse and Playboy photos affected her performance at Live Aid, where, behind the scenes, Regan shot her at the center of one of the most remarkable group photos of all time.”

That iconic pic featured Madonna in the middle of an iconic group of rock superstars, including Bob Dylan, Tina Turner and Mick Jagger.

Mier said working on the book was an “absolute honor,” noting that while he never got a chance to meet Regan, who died of cancer in 2012, “but through interviewing those who worked with him, I truly understand what made him such a visionary photographer: he approached his subjects with genuine empathy and respect. These images are a perfect encapsulation of his talent, capturing the Queen of Pop at a pivotal, electric moment in her own career and in music history.”

Variety reported that the book features archival images from Regan’s 1985 sessions with Madonna, including shoots at Le Mondrian in Los Angeles, where she posed in a hotel room, ballroom and gym, with the singer sporting a number of her signature looks from that era, including lace leggings, leotards, multiple crucifixes and stacked rubber bracelets. The chapter titles include “A Material Girl,” “Le Mondrian,” “The Virgin Tour,” “Live Aid” and “Aftermath,” combining glossy studio-style photos with behind-the-scenes stories from her collaborators.

Madonna just released her 15th studio album, Confessions II, which features the Sabrina Carpenter duet “Bring Your Love” and such dance-floor-ready bangers as “I Feel Free,” “Danceteria” and the bubbling “Bizarre” feat. Martin Garrix.

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My Chemical Romance performed the first of three sold-out nights at London’s Wembley Stadium on Wednesday (July 8), playing to an ecstatic, standing crowd of nearly 75,000 people who welcomed the New Jersey band led by Gerard Way for their first-ever Wembley headlining date.

The group played the entirety of their seminal 2006 The Black Parade album top to bottom, with the set’s storyline amplified by visuals playing on two gigantic screens flanking the stage as well as plenty of drama on set.

Following The Black Parade repertoire, the group moved to an intimate stage set in the middle of the stadium floor for a second set of songs from their other albums, including “Na Na Na” and “Helena.”

For concertgoers enamored of perhaps the most successful emo rock band in the world, the shows are a rare and hugely craved moment. My Chemical Romance has only played Wembley once before, back in 2007, when they opened for British band Muse during that group’s Black Holes and Revelations tour.

The return was sweet. MCR are playing a total of three nights, with over 230,000 tickets sold, a rare feat for a rock band, particularly one that hasn’t released an album in over 15 years and whose tour is built on an album released 20 years.

Following the three Wembley dates, The Black Parade 2026 tour — which kicked off in January in Bogotá, Colombia — will continue for 25 more dates across Europe, Asia and the U.S., including a five-night special run at The Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles in October. All told, the group will play 39 stadium dates worldwide this year, continuing its Long Live The Black Parade tour of 2025, which played 10 stadiums in the U.S. in 2025.

Here is the full set list played in London’s Wembley Stadium.

Bonnie Tyler, the voice behind the Billboard Hot 100-topping 1983 smash “Total Eclipse of The Heart,” has died. She was 75.

A statement posted by representatives on the Welsh rock and pop singer’s Facebook page on Thursday morning (July 9) said that Tyler “unexpectedly passed away last night in hospital in Portugal as a result of the illness that she was being treated for”. 

Her death follows emergency intestinal surgery in May, which took place in Faro, where Tyler had a home. She was later placed in an induced coma.

Born Gaynor Hopkins in Neath, Wales, Tyler rose to international prominence in the late 1970s with ballad “It’s a Heartache,” before reaching global superstardom in 1983 with “Total Eclipse of The Heart.” Written and produced by Jim Steinman, the dramatic mini-epic spent four weeks at No. 1 on the Hot 100, making Tyler the first and only Welsh-born singer to top the chart to date.

The song, which featured on her album Faster Than the Speed of Night, earned Tyler Grammy nominations for female pop vocal performance and female rock performance, and became one of the defining records of its era. She then followed with another enduring classic, the urgent “Holding Out for a Hero,” from the film soundtrack to Footloose. Tyler’s distinct, raspy vocal style, developed after early vocal cord surgery, became her signature. 

Across a career spanning more than five decades, Tyler released 18 studio albums. She represented the U.K. in the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Believe in Me,” finishing in 19th place. She was also made an MBE in 2023 for her services to music, after being named in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list.

Tyler had been due to perform at the Sunshine Festival in Worcester, England this summer, along with a number of European dates, and was also booked to perform at Cardiff’s Utilita Arena on December 17. Her final full show took place at the O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire in London on March 19.