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Jerry Fuller, who wrote and/or produced hits that spanned decades and genres, died of lung cancer on Thursday (July 18) at his home in Sherman Oaks, Calif. He was 85.
Fuller wrote two songs that reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100: Ricky Nelson’s “Travelin’ Man” in 1961 and Al Wilson’s “Show and Tell” in 1974. He also produced the latter song, which in addition to topping the Hot 100 reached No. 10 on what was then known as Billboard‘s Best Selling Soul Singles.

He also wrote Nelson’s “A Wonder Like You,” his follow-up to “Travelin’ Man,” which reached No. 11 on the Hot 100, as well as two subsequent Nelson singles that went top 10: “Young World” (No. 5) and “It’s Up to You” (No. 6).

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Fuller had another solid run of hits in 1968 with Gary Puckett & the Union Gap. He wrote the group’s punchy pop hits “Young Girl” and “Lady Willpower,” which spent a combined five weeks at No. 2 on the Hot 100, and the mellower, adult contemporary-oriented “Over You,” which reached No. 7. All three of those singles went gold.

“What can I say about a guy whose vision defined my musical identity and destiny,” Puckett said in a statement in the wake of Fuller’s death. “What can ANYONE say about a man who gave SO much to SO many through his talents and efforts in the world of music. Thank you, Jerry! The world was a better place with you in it.”

Fuller was born in Fort Worth, Texas on Nov. 19, 1938, and moved to Los Angeles in early 1959. In 1960, while touring with The Champs (best known for their 1958 smash “Tequila”), Fuller got to know Glen Campbell, who remained a lifelong friend.

Early in his career, Fuller worked as a demo singer, which led to a recording and songwriting contract with Gene Autry’s Four Star Music and Challenge Records.

Fuller had four Hot 100 hits as an artist from 1959-61, the highest-charting of which (a rockabilly cover version of the standard “Tennessee Waltz”) reached No. 61. But he had far more success working with other artists. He originally wrote “Travelin’ Man” for Sam Cooke — it has the pop flavor of such Cooke hits of the period as “Only Sixteen,” “Wonderful World” and Cupid” — but it made its way to Nelson instead.

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Fuller was unique among writer/producers in that he also produced songs he didn’t write, including O.C. Smith’s recording of Bobby Russell’s “Little Green Apples,” which reached No. 2 on both the Hot 100 and Billboard‘s Best Selling Rhythm & Blues Singles (as the chart was then known) in 1968.

He also produced but did not write Gary Puckett & the Union Gap’s breakthrough hit “Woman, Woman” (which was written by Jim Glaser and Jimmy Payne); Mark Lindsay’s solo hits “Arizona” and “Silver Bird” (which were written by Kenny Young, the latter in tandem with Artie Butler); and The Knickerbockers’ 1965 hit “Lies” (which was written by Beau Charles and Buddy Randell).

The power-pop hit “Lies,” which has the energy of Beatles hits of the era, also underscores Fuller’s range. From power-pop to ballads; from pop/soul to country, his hits defied easy categorization.

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In the early ’90s, Fuller co-produced (with John Hobbs) Collin Raye’s “Love, Me,” which topped Billboard‘s Hot Country Songs for three weeks in early 1992. The song brought Raye, Fuller and Hobbs a nomination for single of the year at the 1991 CMA Awards.

Elsewhere, Fuller also wrote numerous country hits for Ray Price, including “That’s All She Wrote,” “To Make a Long Story Short” and “Feet.”

In the 1970s, Fuller formed his own companies, Moonchild Productions In. and Fullness Music Company.

Fuller was never personally nominated for a Grammy, though some of the records he worked on were. And, somewhat surprisingly, he was not inducted into either the Songwriters Hall of Fame or the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. But he wrote and/or produced many songs that are fondly remembered.

Fuller is survived by his wife, the former Annette Smerigan, and their two children, Adam Lee and Anna Nicole.

For the first time in over three years, the top nine positions on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart are all debuts, led by ENHYPEN’s Romance: Untold atop the list. On the chart dated July 27, Nos. 1-9 are new entries, the first time the top nine are debuts since the May 29, 2021-dated ranking.
Joining ENHYPEN with debuts in the top 10 are Eminem, Clairo, Johnny Blue Skies (aka Sturgill Simpson), Billy Strings, Cigarettes After Sex, Megan Moroney, Phish and HARDY. The lone non-debut in the top 10 is Billie Eilish’s Hit Me Hard and Soft, which falls from No. 5 to No. 10.

Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart ranks the top-selling albums of the week based only on traditional album sales. The chart’s history dates back to May 25, 1991, the first week Billboard began tabulating charts with electronically monitored piece count information from SoundScan, now Luminate. Pure album sales were the sole measurement utilized by the Billboard 200 albums chart through the list dated Dec. 6, 2014, after which that chart switched to a methodology that blends album sales with track equivalent album units and streaming equivalent album units. The new July 27, 2024-dated chart will be posted in full on Billboard‘s website on July 23. For all chart news, follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X and Instagram.

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Since Top Album Sales bowed with the May 25, 1991-dated list, there have been 10 weeks where there were at least nine debuts in the top 10. The entire top nine have been debuts six times — on the latest chart, once in 2021, twice in 2017 and twice in 2016. (The entire top 10 were debuts three times — twice in 2017 and once in 2016.)

ENHYPEN’s Romance: Untold arrives with the act’s best sales week ever, as the set launches at No. 1 with 117,000 copies sold – the fifth-largest debut sales week of 2024. It’s the second No. 1 for the Korean pop ensemble, and seventh top 10-charting effort overall for the group. The album’s sales were bolstered by its availability across 17 different CD variants, all containing collectible paper ephemera like photocards, stickers and a poster, as well as two vinyl editions.

Eminem’s The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) enters at No. 2 with 114,000 – the largest sales week of 2024 for a rap album. The set marks the hip-hop giant’s 13th top 10-charting effort. Death was available to purchase only as a digital download and was issued widely in both clean and explicit editions, in addition to three further variants sold exclusively in Eminem’s official webstore. Of the latter three, two were sold as a pre-order for a limited time before the set’s release, and each came with their own exclusive bonus track – one with “Kyrie & Luka” featuring 2 Chainz, and one with “Like My Shit” featuring FIFTEENAFTER. A third webstore variant dropped on July 17, carrying both bonus tracks and an exclusive “Steve Berman” skit. The CD and vinyl editions of The Death of Slim Shady are due for release on Sept. 13 and Oct. 25, respectively.

Clairo captures her biggest sales week yet, as Charm debuts at No. 3 on Top Album Sales with 32,000 sold. The set’s first-week sales were amplified by the album’s availability across eight vinyl variants and four deluxe boxed sets (containing branded merchandise and a CD). Vinyl sales comprise 15,000 of the album’s first week – Clairo’s best week ever on vinyl. Charm also bows atop the Vinyl Albums ranking – the singer-songwriter’s first leader there.

Johnny Blue Skies’ (aka Sturgill Simpson) Passage du Desir debuts at No. 4 on Top Album Sales with 15,000 sold. The set was released in two vinyl variants (which sold a combined 9,500), a CD and a digital download. Combining Simpson’s albums credited to his name and his Johnny Blue Skies pseudonym, he’s collected six top 10-charting efforts.

Billy Strings’ Live, Vol. 1 bows at No. 5 on Top Album Sales with nearly 15,000 sold – from three vinyl variants (which combined to sell 12,000 copies – his best vinyl week ever; debuting at No. 2 on Vinyl Albums), a CD and a digital download. It’s the third top 10 on Top Album Sales for Strings.

Cigarettes After Sex lands its best sales week ever, and first top 10 on Top Album Sales, as its third full-length studio album, X’s, bows at No. 6 with 13,000 sold. The set was issued across nine vinyl variants (totaling 8,000 – the band’s best week ever on vinyl), a CD, cassette tape and digital download.

Megan Moroney achieves her first top 10 on Top Album Sales, with her largest sales week yet, as her second full-length studio album Am I Okay? bows at No. 7 with 13,000 sold. The set was available in three vinyl variants (including an autographed edition, sold exclusive in her webstore), three deluxe CD boxsets (containing collectible merch and a CD), a signed CD (exclusive to her store), a standard CD and a digital download album.

Phish’s new studio album Evolve enters at No. 8 on Top Album Sales with 13,000 sold – the band’s best sales week since Big Boat debuted with 17,000 copies on the Oct. 29, 2016-dated chart. Evolve was available across six vinyl variants (selling 10,000 copies), a CD and digital download. Evolve marks the 10th top 10-charting set for Phish on Top Album Sales.

Hardy rounds out the debut parade on Top Album Sales as his new studio set Quit!! debuts with 13,000 at No. 9 – marking his third top album. The set was issued across three vinyl variants, a signed CD (exclusive to his webstore), a standard CD, a standard digital album, and a deluxe digital album with eight bonus live tracks (exclusive to his webstore).

Closing out the top 10 on the new Top Album Sales chart is Eilish’s Hit Me Hard and Soft, falling 5-10 with 10,000 (down 2%).

Looking for some motivation to help power you through the start of another work week? We feel you, and with some stellar new pop tunes, we’ve got you covered. These tracks from artists including Jimin, Amy Allen, Pure Shores and more will get you energized to take on the week.

Coolest Pop Song of the Week: Jade, “Angel of My Dreams”

2024 has been a busy, bordering on hectic, year for pop music so far, between the A-lister album rollouts (Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Ariana Grande), new stars becoming brand names (Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan, Shaboozey), unexpected mainstream comebacks (Charli XCX, Hozier, Tinashe), and ever-present superstars making hay out of new albums, singles or feuds (Zach Bryan, Morgan Wallen, Kendrick Lamar). These seven months have been so breathless in the pop world that it’s undoubtedly been more difficult for other artists to cut through the noise and headlines, and garner attention for their own songs or projects.

Sometimes, though, something comes out that refuses to tumble into the streaming void — something so immediately original and attention-grabbing that you can’t help but run it back, dig deeper, get sufficiently hooked. That’s how Jade’s “Angel of My Dreams” functions: the debut solo single grabs your shoulders and shakes them relentlessly, demanding your focus with a shape-shifting hook, jarring transitions and an off-the-wall vocal performance. “Angel of My Dreams” has sky-high ambitions — this song refuses to settle for anything less than exhilaration. And in a competitive space, Jade has dropped one of the best singles of the year.

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Considering her pedigree, this isn’t shocking: Little Mix, which ran for a decade as a highly successful UK girl group, boasted Jade Thirlwall as a vocal force and co-writer on some of the quartet’s biggest hits, including “Wings,” “Move” and “Shout Out to My Ex.” After her group mates Perrie Edwards, Jesy Nelson and Leigh-Anne Pinnock all made their recent solo debuts, Jade was the final member to make her bow, after signing to RCA Records in 2022. And while that position often stymies pop group alumni trying to separate their work from the already-launched solo projects of their fellow members, Jade has emerged with a purposeful vision: “Angel of My Dreams” not only crackles with well-drawn sonic features, but reintroduces the singer as an unflinching pop thinker, ready to bake years’ worth of industry experiences into a three-minute single.


Above all else, “Angel of My Dreams” is a commentary on the pop machine, with the tension between its dreamy bubblegum chorus and steely robo-thump verses representing the warmth of the spotlight and cold behind-the-scenes realities. “Sold my soul to a psycho / They say I’m so lucky / Better act like you’re lucky, honey,” Jade intones, tossing out a delicious homonym (Little Mix was signed to SYCO Records, of course), before the chorus kicks back in, this time sped-up and acting like pre-programmed TikTok fodder.

“Angel of My Dreams” is brimming with melodic change-ups and smart details, but never sounds too disjointed, or clever for its own good. Working with producer Mike Sabath (who helped Raye break through last year with “Escapism”) and co-writers Steph Jones (Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso”) and Pablo Bowman (Marshmello and Jonas Brothers’ “Leave Before You Love Me”), Jade has crafted a testimonial that still prioritizes being a five-alarm banger.

Little Mix never had a single catch fire in the States, and “Angel of My Dreams” is probably too off-the-wall for U.S. pop radio. Regardless of its chart prospects, though, Jade’s solo debut is too bold to go unnoticed — and, whatever else comes out before the end of the year, her next move deserves to be hotly anticipated.

Here are some more new pop songs worth checking out this week…

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Mariah Carey is extending her Las Vegas residency run. As she prepares to return to the Dolby Live at Park MGM on Friday (July 26) for the next run of her Mariah Carey: The Celebration of Mimi Live in Las Vegas show, MC announced eight additional gigs in early 2025.

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The new performances will slated to start with a January 31 show and run through a February 15 gig, with tickets for the new shows going on sale to the general public on Friday beginning at 10 a.m. PT. Carey’s Vegas residency kicked off in April with the first of what was planned as 16 shows at the Dolby Live.

The career-spanning show billed as a 20th anniversary celebration of Carey’s beloved 10th album, 2005’s The Emancipation of Mimi, is a trip through the singer’s illustrious career, from her debut 1990 single “Vision of Love,” through “Dreamlover,” “Hero,” “Fantasy,” “Butterfly,” “Heartbreaker,” “Shake It Off,” “We Belong Together” and “Fly Like a Bird.”

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In addition to celebrating The Emancipation album, Carey dropped an expanded edition of her Rainbow album on honor of its 25th anniversary in June. The Pride month gift to fans including new remixes of such hits as “Heartbreaker” and “Thank God I Found You” as well as a new song, “Rainbow’s End.”

A Citi cardmember presale for the new dates will begin on Tuesday (July 23) at 10 a.m. PT and run through Thursday (July 25) at 10 p.m. PT; for more details click here. SiriusXM, Live Nation and Ticketmaster customers can get access to a presale for the new dates beginning Wednesday (July 24) at 10 a.m. PT and MGM Rewards, MGM Resorts loyalty rewards program members can access a presale beginning on Thursday at 10 a.m. PT; all presales will end on Thursday at 10 p.m. PT. In addition, according to a release, a limited number of tickets are still available for previously announced performances on July 26, 27 and 31, as well as August 2, 3, 7, 9 and 10.

See the new 2025 dates for Carey’s Las Vegas residency below:

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Jessie J revealed to her fans on Saturday that she was diagnosed with obsessive compulsive behavior (OCD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder three months ago and that the information has helped her understand a lot about her struggles as a child and adult.
In the lengthy post that was accompanied by a vintage video of Jessie singing “Out Here On My Own” from Fame as a teen and a more recent video of her singing Chaka Khan’s “Ain’t Nobody,” the 36-year-old star explained how her diagnoses have affected how she thinks about herself.

“I was diagnosed with ADHD and OCD about 3 months ago. In telling people a lot of the reaction I got was ‘Yeah I mean we knew that’ (which I’m sure some of you are doing right now) 😂 and ofcourse I knew to some extent but having a baby has let’s say… exposed it a lot more 🤪🥴which was comforting in a way, as it made it feel less heavy and scary,” she wrote. “But also in moments has made me feel like I can’t talk about it. F*** that. Here I am talking about it. Embracing it with the 🌎 😂.”

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Jessie, who welcomed son Sky with partner Chanan Colman in 2023, added that, “It’s weird when you know you have been a little different and felt things differently your whole life, and finally one day when you least expect it, someone really explains why and you can’t avoid it. ADHD has such a wide spectrum it’s like a mystery putting your version of it together, that’s how it’s felt for me. In really understanding ways to cope, excel and grow with it. Tbh I low key feel like it’s a superpower as long as you look at it from the right perspective and have the right support and people around you that can navigate it with you.”

The new information has made Jessie think about her life in a whole new way, she said. “The way I’ve been, the way I deal with things. The relationships I have had. How I work and how I love,” Jessie wrote. “It’s empowered me and honestly sometimes has overwhelmed me all at the same time. If there is one thing social media has given me, it’s the chance to relate, connect and heal with strangers that have kinds hearts and are going through a similar thing. I have always been honest in the journey I’m going through in life.”

Understanding that there are many people who are going through the same struggles — more than 366 million adults worldwide were diagnosed with ADHD as of 2020 and approximately 1%-3% of the global population has OCD — Jessie said, “I’m honestly just reaching out to hold your hand and because I need mine held too. I have no boundaries lol we know that. It has made me love myself even more. I’m hugging 11 year old me. Who would clean her trainers with a toothbrush when she was stressed and to this day has lived with a 1000 lists to not feel like life will crumble 😂.”

In 2020, Jessie wrote a series of Instagram posts in which she revealed that she’d been hospitalized with the inner ear condition Meniere’s disease, which can cause severe vertigo and which left her unable to walk and deaf in one hear. She’s also previously opened up about having a stroke when she was 18 as well as a painful throat condition and miscarriage in 2021.

The singer ended with a uplifting note about how the diagnosis has allowed her to love and understand herself even better. “Here’s to getting to know yourself even more through life,” she wrote. “And loving yourself all the way. Nothing in life defines us, but it helps us grow and become a more wholesome version of ourselves.”

Back in September, Jessie announced that after a 17-year-run with Republic Records she had split with her longtime label and plans to release her next project independently.

See Jessie’s post below.

If you or someone you know is struggling with substance abuse or addiction, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Helpline at 800-662-HELP (4357) is available 24/7.

Pop star Sam Smith has seen plenty of highs and lows in their career, but in a new interview, they detailed a personal low that left them immobilized. On the latest episode of the Sidetracked With Annie and Nick podcast, Smith revealed that in January, they were in a horrific skiing accident and tore their anterior cruciate ligament (ACL).

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“I completely ripped my ACL. I was skiing,” they said in the interview. “I was an idiot and went on a black slope on the second day … I got taken down in a blood bag. It was the worst.”

They explained that while they have since recovered, some of the effects are a “permanent thing” due to the nature of the injury. “It’s in between your bones and helps you jump and spring around, and it completely ripped,” they said. “I decided to go down the non-surgical route, but I couldn’t walk for a month on this leg and it was awful, it was the first time I’d ever not been able to move.”

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But, as Smith puts it, the injury served as a call to action, allowing them to “get my s–t together” as they recovered. “I was very anxious and had been struggling with anxiety for years,” they said. “So, I started icing every morning, I started getting into my circadian rhythm. And a big part of that is light exposure to your eyes … in the evening, you stay off your phone and basically try to live by candlelight for last hour before you sleep.”

Smith’s revelation comes after a momentous year for the pop singer. In 2024, Smith celebrated the 10th anniversary of their debut album, In the Lonely Hour. In a note posted to commemorate the seminal project’s first decade, Smith thanked their fans for their support and revealed that they’d re-recorded “Stay With Me” to feature more gender-neutral identifications. “[I included] the updated lyric ‘but I still need love, baby understand,’ which felt really important to me,” they said. “It’s beautiful to know that sometimes, we can change the past.

Listen to Smith’s full interview below:

The 2024 presidential campaign was thrown into even further chaos on Sunday (July 21) when President Joe Biden announced that he would drop out of the race just weeks after a calamitous debate performance against Donald Trump drew renewed calls for the commander-in-chief to step aside.
Biden, 81, quickly gave VP Kamala Harris his endorsement, vaulting his second-in-command to the front of the line for the democratic party’s nomination when they gather in Chicago for the Democratic National Convention from August 19-22.

And while Biden’s shoulder tap is crucial, Harris also got another very important endorsement from a pop powerbroker: Charli XCX. The British star — who cannot vote in U.S. elections — joined a raft of celebrities cheering on Harris’ anointing, including Barbra Streisand, Lizzo, Cardi B, Cher and many others, while announcing that “Kamala IS brat.”

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The reference is to the title of the singer’s new record, brat, and an lifestyle Charli has described for someone who can be high luxury at times, or who has a “pack of cigs, a Bic lighter and a strappy white top with no bra” at others. The whole vibe is perfect for what Charli has deemed “brat summer,” a time when her fans are invited to get grimy and sweat it out on the dance floor with a few essentials (courtesy of Glamour) including: square-rimmed sunglasses you never take off, messy hair, a smudged, smoky eye, bad tattoos and old, corded Apple headphones.

At press time Charli’s original post had racked up more than 243,000 likes and more than 19 million views. Harris’ Kamala HQ campaign X account immediately appeared to hop on the coveted nod from Charli, changing the banner on its X page to the signature Brat lime green palette and font.

While it’s unlikely that Harris, 59, will show up at a club with a pack of smokes, messy hair and shades to cement the coveted XCX brat endorsement, the veep has been known to show off her dance moves in the past and is now running against the current oldest person to ever seek the presidency in former one-termer Trump, 78.

The democratic party must now scramble to officially name a replacement for Biden before the upcoming convention following the surprising announcement from Biden. The 81-year-old president who is currently battling COVID, was pressured to step down after weeks of mounting pressure from Democratic leaders for him to drop out of the tight race against twice-impeached convicted felon Trump, who was grazed on the ear by a bullet two weeks ago in an attempted assassination during a rally in Butler, PA.

At press time Harris had also begun following Charli on Instagram and X, in addition to her other pop star follows, which include Rihanna, Beyoncé, Miley Cyrus, Katy Perry, Billie Eilish, Ariana Grande, Janelle Monae, Lizzo and many more.

See Charli’s tweet below.

Remember that time in Deadpool 2 where Wade (Ryan Reynolds) rocked that adorable T-shirt that featured a snap of two of Taylor Swift‘s beloved cats and the message, “Olivia & Meredith. Best Friends Purrr-ever?”
Well, as it turns out Swift did not find the bit funny. In a SiriusXM Town Hall last week in New York, Deadpool & Wolverine star Reynolds talked about the cat cameo in the 2018 sequel, joking that it got him into legal hot water with his pop superstar pal. “Yes, I had a T-shirt made. Yes, of [Swift’s cats] Meredith and Olivia on Wade’s shirt,” Reynolds told the audience. “Yeah, you know, just little details, that’s all.”

When host Jess Cagle asked if Reynolds had to get Swift’s permission to feature her kitties in the film, Reynolds went into full deadpan Deadpool mode. “Did you have to call her and get permission?” Cagle wondered. “No, I was sued. I lost everything in that one,” Reynolds teased.

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“And getting sued by a friend is tough to swallow,” Reynolds went on. “Also, she has just a lot of very, very powerful lawyers. I found out later those are just the paralegals. The real lawyers didn’t even bother with it.” He didn’t let the bit hang that long though, adding, “But… I would never do such a thing” in reference to wearing a shirt with Swift’s pets on it without her blessing.

The question came as speculation has continued to swirl that Swift may have a cameo in the upcoming Deadpool & Wolverine, which hits theaters on Friday (July 26).

Reynolds and his wife, actress Blake Lively, have been friends with Swift for years and Swifties are convinced Taylor might have a cameo in the upcoming film after Ryan recreated the Evermore cover art in a post earlier this month in which Deadpool showed up in the album cover’s misty forest. There was also an IMAX poster in which the heroes were depicted holding hands and wearing Eras Tour-like friendship bracelets. Recently, though, EW reported that Swift is definitely not in the film.

Watch the interview below.

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In an unexpected crossover of pop titans, Coldplay’s Chris Martin paid homage to Taylor Swift during their Düsseldorf concert on Saturday (July 20).
Before performing their 2016 track “Everglow,” Martin dedicated the song to Swift and her fans, acknowledging her recent departure from nearby Gelsenkirchen after completing her Eras Tour shows in the city last Friday.

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“This is for Taylor Swift because she left town,” Martin said from behind the piano, eliciting cheers from the crowd at Merkur Spiel-Arena. “This is for all of you who feel sad today because Taylor had to go to the next city. So we sing this love song, this heartbreak song, and send it to Taylor wherever she is today.”

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The thoughtful dedication comes as Swift continues her record-breaking Eras Tour across Germany, with upcoming stops in Hamburg and Munich.

The “Anti-Hero” singer recently celebrated the enthusiastic reception from German Swifties, praising their “amazing” and “thoughtful” support during her three-night run in Gelsenkirchen.

“Those 3 Gelsenkirchen crowds were AMAZING, and so thoughtful???” she wrote on Instagram. “There were signs and paper hearts, the ‘Betty’ wave, and tons of DIY ‘willow’ orbs made out of balloons + phone flashlights. Thank you!!!”

Swift also expressed her appreciation for the support of her latest album, The Tortured Poets Department, and the fact that the album had stayed at number one for its first 12 weeks, a milestone she had never achieved before.

“I also wanted to say to everyone who’s supported The Tortured Poets Department, I am completely blown away by what you’ve done – it stayed at #1 for the first 12 weeks of its release and that’s never happened to an album of mine before, not even close!!” the “Blank Space” singer wrote.

She added, “You’re just the greatest. Anyway, now that we’ve officially kicked off our shows in Germany, I can’t wait to see you all in Hamburg next!”

Coldplay’s European tour leg follows their headline-grabbing performance at the 2024 Glastonbury Festival in late June. The band is set to continue their run with another show in Düsseldorf on July 21.

On the Billboard charts, both Coldplay and Taylor Swift continue to make waves. Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department remains a fixture in the top 10 of the Billboard 200, while Coldplay’s latest single “Higher Power” is climbing the Hot 100.

Check out Coldplay’s dedication to Taylor Swift below.

Chris Martin before signing Everglow at Coldplay’s show in Düsseldorf tonight!“This is for Taylor Swift, because she left town – this is for all of you who feel sad today because Taylor had to go to the next city! We sing this love song and send it to Taylor wherever she is” pic.twitter.com/NwDso2qjiX— kaia (@kaiamal13) July 20, 2024

Jimin‘s Muse has topped this week’s new music poll that features artists in various genres of music.
Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (July 19) on Billboard, choosing the BTS star’s second solo album as their favorite new music release of the past week.

Muse brought in 68% of the vote on the poll, securing a notable edge ahead of new releases from Stray Kids (Ate), Joe Jonas (“Work It Out”), JADE (“Angel of My Dreams”), Childish Gambino (Bando Stone & The New World), and others.

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Jimin first announced Muse in June, with BigHit Music writing in a statement that the album would showcase his “expanded musical spectrum.” “Following his first solo album, ‘Face,’ where he sought to explore his true identity, ‘Muse’ documents his journey in search of the source of his inspiration,” the release continued.

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The project features collaborations with Loco and Sofia Carson, with the K-pop icon experimenting with bold new sounds and styles throughout. The set follows 2023’s Face, which reached No. 2 on the Billboard 200.

Jimin first made his solo debut in 2018, when he dropped the single “Promise.” Five years later, he became the first South Korean soloist to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with “Like Crazy.”

Muse is just one of a few projects that Jimin has been working on amid his time in the South Korean military, in which all of his BTS bandmates — except for Jin, who finished his enlistment in June — are currently serving.

Jimin is also gearing up to release a docu-series titled Are You Sure?! with Jung Kook chronicling the two friends’ travels through parts of their home country, the U.S. and Japan.

Trailing behind Muse on this week’s poll is Stray Kids’ mini-album Ate, with 27% of the vote. The eight-member K-pop group dropped the project two months after the arrival of their Charlie Puth-assisted single “Lose My Breath,” marking the group’s third single of 2024.

See the final results of this week’s poll below. Check out Billboard‘s Friday Music Guide to catch up with more must-hear releases from this week.