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Glory, hallelujah! Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers return later this year with GLORY, their sophomore studio album. Fresh from another north American headline tour and separate arena trek opening for Pearl Jam, the Australian indie rockers will drop their next collection Nov. 7 via Mom + Pop. GLORY is produced by three-times Grammy Award winner Catherine Marks (boygenius, Wolf Alice), and houses the previously-released cuts “Balcony,” “Unscarred,” and the new single “MOTHER,” which arrives today and sees guitarist Scarlett McKahey step into lead vocals for the first time. Explore See latest videos, charts and news “MOTHER,” which opens as a brooding, mid-tempo blues number which builds to a full-throttle chorus, is “for every beautiful, magical lady who’s been caught in the crossfire of a man pretending to be good,” reads a statement from the alternative rock outfit. “It’s about the built up rage of watching incredible women being mistreated by inadequate men, over and over again since the beginning of time. ‘MOTHER’ builds into a fiery rage and leaves no room for anyone else’s voice.” On it, McKahey sings, “I shall not suffer a holy man’s crusade.” GLORY is stage two in what has been an extraordinary couple years for Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers, formed a decade ago by schoolmates Anna Ryan (lead vocals/guitar), McKahey (guitar/vocals), Jaida Stephenson (bass) and Neve van Boxsel (drums). Several weeks after their debut LP I Love You dropped in at No. 6 on the ARIA Chart, Teen Jesus played a breakthrough showcase for Spotify at the inaugural SXSW Sydney 2023. Spotify doubled down on its support by including the band in its worldwide New Noise Artists to Watch list for 2024, tipping them success alongside the likes of Chappell Roan, The Last Dinner Party, Tyla and Teddy Swims.  Later, Teen Jesus would sign with New York-based Mom + Pop Music for the world outside of Australia and New Zealand, and with Warner Chappell for publishing. Mom + Pop Music handled the September 2024 release of I Love You Too, a deluxe edition of their debut album which featured collaborations with Softcult and The Linda Lindas, and won the 2024 AIR Award for Best Independent Rock Album or EP. Then, a sweet moment when Teen Jesus opened the 2024 ARIA Awards, and went on to win the coveted Michael Gudinski Breakthrough Artist honour. Formed in the nation’s capital Canberra, Teen Jesus have supported Foo Fighters in Australia, and secured spots opening for Pearl Jam in both the US and Australia. “Everything that has happened has been completely unbelievable,” Ryan told Rolling Stone Australia. “It’s been insane. To even be in proximity to those heavyweight bands is crazy, let alone playing on the same stages.” Source link

After Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce announced their engagement on Tuesday (Aug. 26), social media exploded with well-wishes for the superstar couple — from ecstatic fans and the pair’s famous friends alike. Celebrity reactions included Sabrina Carpenter, who is the only featured artist on Swift’s upcoming The Life of a Showgirl album, teaming up with her Eras tourmate for the project’s title track. On Instagram Stories, Carpenter shared 10 white hearts above an engagement photo of the couple embracing with their foreheads touching. Charlie Puth shared the same photo on his Instagram Stories, writing above it: “Congratulations Taylor & Travis! This is the best part of life. So happy for you both!!” Puth was in his own #EngagementEra last year, before marrying longtime family friend Brooke Sansone in September 2024. Jelly Roll couldn’t contain his all-caps excitement on Instagram Stories, writing, “Let’s go TRAV AND TAYLOR! Congrats big dog! @killatrav love looks good on you bubba.” Avril Lavigne shared the engagement post too, writing on Instagram Stories: “Awww huge congratulations to @taylorswift and @killatrav.” She finished her message with three ring emojis and three shimmering pink heart emojis. Chainsmokers DJ/producer Alex Pall chimed in on Instagram Stories too, with a message for the NFL star: “Shout out to the lover boy @killatrav.” Beyond Swift’s fellow pop stars, Kelce’s football family also weighed in on the news, with Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes sharing three red hearts on Instagram Stories alongside the engagement post, and his wife Brittany writing on IG: “Two of the most genuine people meet & fall in love. Just so happy for these two.” Gracie Hunt, daughter of Chiefs Chairman and CEO Clark Hunt, shared her “congratulations” on Instagram Stories, adding, “so happy for you two.” She also released a statement to People, which read: “I can’t stop smiling — Travis and Taylor’s engagement feels like a modern fairytale unfolding in real life. Their love story has captured so many hearts, and now it’s stepping into an even more magical chapter.” Some more of Swift’s high-profile friends sent messages too, with Taylor’s childhood bestie Abigail (name-dropped on her Fearless single “Fifteen”) simply writing, “This ❤️,” above the engagement news on Instagram Stories, while supermodel/actress and longtime #Squad member Cara Delevingne wrote “@taylorswift + @killatrav” with 14 hearts-on-fire emojis. After President Trump’s surprisingly supportive reaction to the engagement news earlier Tuesday, another vocal Swift critic, conservative host Megyn Kelly, shared that she was “rooting” for the couple — among other less-cheerful words. “I am rooting for them,” Kelly wrote on her website, after saying that Swift lost her when “she went political and, like anybody who does that in the arts, they risk alienating half the country.” Kelly’s essay continued: “I don’t think it is a coincidence that the person she ultimately decided to settle down with is a real man, is a football player, is a tough guy who doesn’t really take a lot of sh– from people. That is generally attractive to most women. I think it is no accident that this gal from the south [Note: Swift is from Pennsylvania] who started out singing country songs found him attractive, and he was ultimately the one who won her heart. I also think it is obvious the reasons why he would be attracted to Taylor Swift, so I am rooting for them.” Swift and Kelce had nothing but support from tennis legend Martina Navratilova, who simply shared a clapping emoji alongside the news on X. Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay wins for the best reaction, as he perfectly played off the couple’s original “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married” caption in his own Instagram post. “From one ring to the next,” Ramsay wrote alongside a photo of himself with Kelce on the field for the 2023 Super Bowl, in which Kelce’s Chiefs beat the Eagles. “Congrats @killatrav & @taylorswift ! From your favourite Home Ec Teacher.” Source link

Lana Del Rey’s country album is still cooking. According to a new cover interview with W, the singer’s long-delayed set is now called Stove and will come out in January. Most recently scheduled to come out this past spring, Del Rey decided to postpone the album to add six songs. “They were more autobiographical than I thought, and that took more time,” she told W. “The majority of the album will have a country flair. Eight years ago, when I was looking to make a country record, no one else was thinking about country,” she said, adding that she then contemplated putting out an album of covers called Country & Western but instead began writing originals. “Now everyone is going country! I’ve asked myself, Should I retire all my snakeskin boots? Should I put my cowboy hats in storage?” Del Rey first teased her country album in January 2024 at the Billboard x NMPA Songwriter Awards event, announcing the title was Lasso and that it would come out in September 2024. “We’re going country!” she declared. “It’s happening.” However, in October, after the proposed release had come and gone, Del Rey said on an In Style red carpet that a shift in the “musical atmosphere” had led her to pause the project, which she collaborated on with producers Jack Antonoff, Luke Laird, Zachary Dawes and Drew Erickson. “The songs I have I love; I don’t want to turn it into something that’s half-cooked.” The pause was short-lived: Last November, Del Rey posted on Instagram that her album, now called The Right Person Will Stay would come out on May 21, though that date passed without the album’s release. “So grateful that my 13 tracks came together with my beautiful work between Luke, Jack, Zach and Drew Erickson amongst others,” the singer-songwriter wrote at the time. “Happy for you to hear a few songs coming up before Stagecoach. Starting with Henry. Love always.” In April, she released the ethereal, acoustic guitar track now called “Henry, Come On,” which she debuted live at Stagecoach the same month, along with “Stars Fell in Alabama,” a song written for her new husband, Jeremy Dufrene. Source link

Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department is back in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 chart for the first time in more than six months, as the 2024 set jumps from No. 18 to No. 10 on the chart dated Aug. 30, following the Aug. 12 announcement of her forthcoming album, The Life of a Showgirl (due Oct. 3). The next day (Aug. 13), she appeared on a highly watched episode of her now-fiancé’s podcast, New Heights, to discuss the upcoming release. Poets spent 17 nonconsecutive weeks atop the Billboard 200 beginning in May 2024, the most weeks atop the list of any of Swift’s 14 No. 1 albums. Swift has a total of 10 albums on the latest Billboard 200, with five of them in the top 40. It’s not uncommon for Swift to have a bevy of albums on the chart in any given week, though this week marks the first time she’s had five albums in the top 40 at the same time since the Jan. 25-dated chart. Here’s a look at all of Swift’s albums on the latest Billboard 200 chart, dated Aug. 30: Rank, Title (Last Week’s Rank)No. 10, The Tortured Poets Department (No. 18)No. 20, Lover (No. 38)No. 21, folklore (No. 29)No. 26, reputation (No. 32)No. 28, Midnights (No. 44)No. 50, 1989 (Taylor’s Version) (No. 87)No. 57, Red (Taylor’s Version) (No. 111)No. 82, 1989 (No. 98)No. 123, evermore (No. 193)No. 177, Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) (reentry) The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units, compiled by Luminate. Units comprise album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). Each unit equals one album sale, or 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 3,750 ad-supported or 1,250 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams generated by songs from an album. In the 10 days following Showgirl’s announcement (Aug. 12-21), Swift’s catalog of albums earned 299,000 equivalent album units in the United States, according to Luminate. That’s an increase of 43% as compared to the 10 days prior (208,000; Aug. 2-11). Further, in terms of song streams, Swift’s catalog of songs tallied 334.7 million on-demand official streams in the U.S. during the Aug. 12-21 frame — a gain of 39% versus the 10 days prior (241.57 million, Aug. 2-11). Source link

As fan speculation continues to run rife online, Noel Gallagher has shared whether Oasis will switch up the setlist on the band’s Live ‘25 Tour. Since kicking off their triumphant reunion tour in Cardiff, Wales, last month (July 4), the Gallagher brothers have performed the same 23-song set at each show – including a five-night hometown residency at Manchester’s Heaton Park plus stadium gigs in London, Edinburgh and Dublin. The tour rolled on into Toronto’s Rogers Stadium over the weekend (Aug. 4), heralding the start of a North American leg that includes dates in Chicago, East Rutherford and Pasadena over the next fortnight. As “Lyla” soundtracked a promotional video ahead of the band’s first Canadian gig in nearly 17 years, fans had hoped for some changes to the setlist for the forthcoming run. The current Live ’25 setlist, which was performed in its entirety in Toronto, leans heavily on material from the legendary Britpop band‘s first two records: 1994’s Definitely Maybe and (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?, released the following year. Notable absences from their post-2000 output include the aforementioned “Lyla” and “Stop Crying Your Heart Out” – the latter being one of their biggest streaming-era hits. British comedy writer Matt Morgan shared his thoughts on the setlist during a recent episode of his podcast, adding that he’d discussed this with his close friend Noel Gallagher (via NME). The pair have previously appeared on BBC Radio 2 together, as well as numerous episodes of Morgan’s podcast. “It’s mad that they’re doing the same set,” he began. “I thought they would vary it slightly. I said to Noel, ‘Don’t you just want to mix it up?’ He said, ‘No, I like it like that.’ He knows where he is. They bang it out.” Morgan then explained that he had talked to the songwriter and guitarist after one of Oasis’ recent shows at Wembley Stadium. “[Noel] looks so happy. He is. I didn’t see him on the Friday because he just goes quickly but on Saturday, because he didn’t have a gig the next day, he was hanging out for a bit. He was well happy with it all.” He continued: “At various points I spoke to him in the last year about it, and he sort of moved his opinion of what [the set was] gonna be and what it is. I think it’s done so well and felt so good. He seems very happy with it. And he looks happy on stage, actually. He’s not plodding through it.” Later in the year, the Oasis Live ‘25 tour will head to South America, Australia, South Korea and Japan, culminating Nov. 23 at Estádio do Morumbi in São Paulo, Brazil.  Source link

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are the most famous couple in the modern world, so naturally, they announced news of their engagement on Instagram. In a post that sent shockwaves through the platform Tuesday (Aug. 26), the pop superstar and Kansas City Chiefs tight end revealed their upcoming nuptials by sharing photos of the proposal. Getting down on one knee in a lush garden of flowers, Kelce popped the question to his now-fiancée with a massive diamond ring in hand, officially starting a new chapter in their romance after about two years of dating. “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married,” the couple wrote in the joint caption. But how many people hearted the post immediately after it went live? According to figures shared by Meta with Billboard, Tayvis’ engagement announcement racked up a whopping 14 million “likes” in just over an hour — plus 452 thousand reposts. The 14-time Grammy winner’s name has also remained in the top trending topics on Threads ever since the reveal. Among those who “liked” the post were some of Swift’s famous friends — including Lorde, Ice Spice, Gracie Abrams, Jack Antonoff and Sabrina Carpenter — not to mention the countless Swifties who have been listening to the Eras Tour headliner’s songs about someday wanting to get married for about two decades now. Though the comments on Swift and Kelce’s post are turned off, fans took to other social media platforms to share messages of congratulations for the happy couple. Even the president put his negative feelings toward Swift aside when he heard the news. “Well, I wish them a lot of luck,” Donald Trump said at a cabinet meeting on Tuesday. “I think he’s a great player, I think he’s a great guy, and she’s a terrific person, so I wish them a lot of luck.” See Swift and Kelce’s engagement announcement below. Get weekly rundowns straight to your inbox Sign Up Source link

Editor’s note: The list is updated on a monthly basis. Festivals that have already passed are deleted from the list. From the inaugural Migo Fest, the first corridos bash in New York, to Ruidosa Fest in Santiago de Chile and Tomorrowland Brasil, Billboard Español has put together the definitive guide to festivals celebrating Latin music and more around the world. In the Caribbean, Curaçao North Sea Jazz promises an exciting time in one of the world’s most breathtaking locations with talent such as Ryan Castro, Ricky Martin, Gilberto Santa Rosa and the Gipsy Kings, as well as genre-spanning acts including Tems, Snoop Dogg, NE-YO, Kool & the Gang, Jacob Collier and Koffee. Then there’s Global Citizen Festival, which expands to Brazil after having already earned a reputation for championing climate change initiatives in New York. As the “world’s first impact concert in the Amazon” in support of COP30, Global Citizen Festival: Amazônia will celebrate major COP commitments and spotlight Indigenous leaders while amplifying campaigns for urgent climate action, and features Anitta, Seu Jorge, Gaby Amarantos, Chris Martin and more. Over in Phoenix, there’s Belicofest the city’s response the booming new corridos explosion. Now in its second year, the two-day festival (taking place on Nov. 8-9) will spotlight the city’s own Xavi as a headliner, alongside Clave Especial and Grupo Marca Registrada, and special guest performances by Netón Vega and Gerardo Ortiz. While this may not be an exhaustive list, it serves as a comprehensive guide to some of the genre’s most significant events. Whether you’re a die-hard reggaetón fan, a salsa aficionado, or a lover of all things Latin, see our guide to the must-attend festivals across the globe, arranged in sequential order. Curaçao North Sea Jazz Date: Aug. 28-30Place: Willemstad, Curaçao Whether you’re a fan of salsa, pop, jazz or funk, Curaçao North Sea Jazz promises an eclectic journey in one of the world’s most breathtaking locations. This festival, inspired by the North Sea Jazz Festival and founded in the Netherlands in 1976, blends its Dutch heritage with the unique flavor of the island. Set against the backdrop of the Caribbean, the event will feature Spanish-language talent like Ryan Castro, Ricky Martin, Gilberto Santa Rosa, and the Gipsy Kings, as well as genre-spanning acts like Tems, Snoop Dogg, NE-YO, Kool & the Gang, Jacob Collier and Koffee. For more information, click here. https://www.instagram.com/p/DJpmYWcMBQq Vive Latino Spain Date: Sept. 5-6Place: Zaragoza, Spain Vive Latino Spain returns to Zaragoza for its fourth edition, bringing the energy and spirit of the iconic Mexico City festival to European shores. Set to take place on Sept. 5-6 at the Espacio Expo, the multicultural and multigenerational celebration features a lineup spanning rock, pop, indie, urbano and folk. This year’s lineup includes Los Ángeles Azules, Love of Lesbian, Fangoria, Kase.O, Maldita Vecindad, Macaco, Molotov, Monsieur Periné and more. For more information, click here. https://www.instagram.com/p/DH716k2MVPr Global Citizen Festival: NYC Date: Sept. 27Place: New York City Shakira and The Weeknd will headline the 2025 Global Citizen Festival on the Great Lawn in New York’s Central Park on Sept. 27. The show hosted by Global Citizen ambassador Hugh Jackman will also feature performances from Tyla, Ayra Starr and Mariah the Scientist, with more participants to be announced soon. This year’s Global Citizen festival campaign is focused on providing energy access to one million people across Africa, according to a release, an effort that aims to provide access to quality education and football — in partnership with FIFA — for 30,000 children around the world. In addition, the campaign will look to “mobilize $200 million to protect 30 million hectares of the Amazon rainforest, and registering 40,000 New Yorkers to volunteer across the city.” For more information, click here. https://www.instagram.com/p/DMaMSfTMr_I Ruidosa Fest Chile Date: Oct. 11-12Place: Santiago, Chile Ruidosa Fest Chile returns roudier than ever, establishing itself as a unique space that celebrates and amplifies the women’s voices in Latin American music. With a stellar lineup headlined by Myriam Hernández, Francisca Valenzuela, Javiera Mena, Villano Antillano, Ms. Nina, Princesa Alba and more, the festival will take in Parque O’Higgins for two days of music, conversations and laughter with comedians such as Paloma Salas and Pamela Leiva. Led by its founder, Francisca Valenzuela, this diverse and inclusive event promises to be an unmissable experience. There’s also an international artist yet to be announced. For more information, click here. https://www.instagram.com/p/DL-8U2Qvwf_ Tomorrowland Brasil Date: Oct. 10-12Place: São Paulo, Brazil Tomorrowland Brasil returns to São Paulo this fall, promising an electrifying celebration of electronic music. Held across multiple stages, the festival boasts a stellar lineup, featuring heavyweights like Alok, Armin van Buuren, David Guetta, Infected Mushroom, Vintage Culture and Miss Monique. Fans of trance, techno, and house can look forward to sets by artists like Mind Against, Kassian, Agents Of Time, and Konstantin Sibold, while the harder edges of sound come alive with performances from Dang3r, Blastoyz and Psy Trance Mafia. For more information, click here. https://www.instagram.com/p/DH_RjvfoawV iHeartRadio Fiesta Latina Date: Oct. 25Place: Miami, U.S. The iHeartRadio Fiesta Latina will light up Miami this fall, transforming the Kaseya Center into a celebration of Latin music and culture. Hosted by radio host Enrique Santos, the festival will bring together fans, legends and buzzy Latin acts for one night. This year’s lineup features salsa icon Gilberto Santa Rosa, Colombian acts Morat and Kapo, Puerto Rican powerhouse Olga Tañón, Venezuelan pop duo Chyno y Nacho and merengue legend Elvis Crespo. For more information, click here. https://www.instagram.com/p/DL7ZzzWOe9Q Pulso GNP Date: Oct. 25Place: Querétaro, Mexico Empire of The Sun, Zoé, The Chainsmokers, Billy Idol, Enjambre, Nathy Peluso and Latin Mafia are set to headline the sixth edition of the Pulso GNP Festival, the largest music event in Mexico’s Bajío region. This highly anticipated festival will take place on Oct. 25 at the Autódromo de Querétaro, just a short trip from Mexico City, and will showcase a mix of national and international talent. The lineup also features standout acts including Maldita Vecindad, Bandalos Chinos, Meme del Real, Caballo Dorado, Carlos Sadness, El Gran Silencio, Elsa y Elmar, Joaquín Medina, Pilaseca, Porter and Tino El Pingüino. Organizers have promised an even bigger festival this year, with

Adam Sandler‘s joke in his SNL50 musical sketch about famous artists turning out to be antisemitic bigots struck a chord, thanks to its real-world parallels. Viewers immediately started making assumptions about whom the comedian was referring to — and in an interview months later, he addresses just that. When asked in an interview with Vulture published Monday (Aug. 26) whether he’d had a “particular musician in mind” while writing the standout line — “50 years of finding out your favorite musician is antisemitic,” he sang on the February program — Sandler answered diplomatically. “Well, you know, whoever wants to grab that one, it’s up to them,” he told the publication. The Happy Gilmore star added, “I can’t say a specific, because sadly, there’s been a few.” The piece comes about six months after Sandler helped celebrate 50 years of Saturday Night Live with a self-written musical number, in which he paid tribute to five decades of “cast members saying, ‘I think our cast is the greatest of all time,’ but we all know the first cast is the best,’” among other things. The stand-up is a core part of SNL‘s legacy, with the show spawning some of his other past iconic compositions such as “The Chanukah Song,” “Red Hooded Sweatshirt” and “The Grandma Song.” And while Sandler is correct about there being several stars who’ve made antisemitic comments in the past, there is one person who came to many people’s minds while listening to the song: Ye, formerly known as Kanye West. The rapper has had a history of spouting anti-Jewish hate speech and supporting Nazis, to the point where even he assumed Sandler was talking about him on SNL50. “Adam Sandler Thank you for the love,” Ye wrote on X after the song aired. Shortly afterward, the Yeezy founder also expressed that he’d had a change of heart. “After further reflection I’ve come to the realization that I’m not a Nazi,” he wrote at the time. Sandler’s performance was just one part of the SNL 50th-anniversary celebrations earlier this year, which featured distinguished alumni returning for a historic live show as well as numerous musicians –such as Lady Gaga, Bad Bunny and Cher — contributing their talents to an SNL50 concert special. The Grown Ups actor’s nostalgia-filled segment, however, did stand out as a highlight, something he touched on in his interview with Vulture. “That was just amazing luck that, for where we were in the show, we happened to have a song that had a sweetness to it,” he told the outlet. “When we were onstage, it was the most surreal feeling to look out and see who was there and feeling that energy.” “The coolest thing about that audience was everybody had the same feeling as you; that show meant something to their life no matter what,” Sandler added. “We were all in that studio, or in that building, and it just brought back so many feelings, so it was easy to come up with ideas and thoughts and jokes and stuff that you knew everybody would click with.” Source link

Taylor Swift has been singing about falling in love and getting married for two decades. And now, she’s finally going to get to walk down the aisle for real. On Aug. 26, 2025, the pop superstar announced that she is engaged to Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce after about two years of dating, via an adorable joint post on Instagram. In one of the photos the couple shared, the athlete looks up at his now-fiancée from down on one knee as she cradles his face, and in another, she shows off the brand new, massive diamond ring on her left hand. “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married,” they captioned the big reveal. But before Kelce was even in the picture, white dresses and wedding bells were, for Swift, only the stuff of song lyrics. Whether daydreamy (like Lover‘s “Paper Rings”) or cynical (think: Midnights bonus track “You’re Losing Me”), some of her most beloved tracks feature her thoughts on tying the knot. As Swift gears up to turn those fantasies into reality — planning a wedding with a guest list that will likely put some of the world’s biggest musicians, actors and models in the same room as the NFL’s biggest stars — now is the perfect time to reminisce on every time the 14-time Grammy winner has sung about getting married on her albums. From her 2006 debut to 2024’s The Tortured Poets Department and all of the studio LPs and Taylor’s Version re-records in between, check out every lyric Swift has written on the subject below. “Mary’s Song” Album: Taylor Swift Year: 2006 Lyric: “A few years had gone and come around/ We were sitting at our favorite spot in town/ And you looked at me, got down on one knee/ Take me back to the time when we walked down the aisle/ Our whole town came and our mamas cried/ You said I do and I did too.” Listen here. “Fifteen” Album: Fearless Year: 2008 Lyric: “Back then I swore I was gonna marry him someday/ But I realized some bigger dreams of mine.” Listen here. “Love Story” Album: Fearless Year: 2008 Lyric: “He knelt to the ground and pulled out a ring/ And said, ‘Marry me, Juliet/ You’ll never have to be alone/ I love you and that’s all I really know/ I talked to your dad, go pick out a white dress’/ It’s a love story, baby, just say, ‘Yes.’” Listen here. “Speak Now” Album: Speak Now Year: 2010 Lyric: “I am not the kind of girl/ Who should be rudely barging in on a white veil occasion/ But you are not the kind of boy/ Who should be marrying the wrong girl.” Listen here. “Starlight” Album: Red Year: 2012 Lyric: “Ooh, ooh we could get married/ Have ten kids and teach ’em how to dream.” Listen here. “Paper Rings” Album: Lover Year: 2019 Lyric: “I like shiny things, but I’d marry you with paper rings.” Listen here. “It’s Nice to Have a Friend” Album: Lover Year: 2019 Lyric: “Church bells ring, carry me home/ Rice on the ground looks like snow.” Listen here. “The Last Great American Dynasty” Album: Folklore Year: 2020 Lyric: “The wedding was charming, if a little gauche/ There’s only so far new money goes.” Listen here. “Champagne Problems” Album: Evermore Year: 2020 Lyric: “Your mom’s ring in your pocket/ My picture in your wallet/ Your heart was glass, I dropped it … Sometimes you just don’t know the answer/ ‘Til someone’s on their knees and asks you/ ‘She would’ve made such a lovely bride/ What a shame she’s f–ked in the head,’ they said.” Listen here. “Right Where You Left Me” Album: Evermore Year: 2020 Lyric: “Friends break up, friends get married.” Listen here. “We Were Happy” Album: Fearless (Taylor’s Version) Year: 2021 Lyric: “No one could touch the way we laughed in the dark/ Talkin’ ’bout your daddy’s farm/ And you were gonna marry me/ And we were happy.” Listen here. “Lavender Haze” Album: Midnights Year: 2022 Lyric: “All they keep asking me is if I’m going to be your bride.” Listen here. “Midnight Rain” Album: Midnights Year: 2022 Lyric: “He wanted a bride, I was making my own name.” Listen here. “You’re Losing Me” Album: Midnights (The Late Night Edition) Year: 2023 Lyric: “And I wouldn’t marry me either/ A pathological people pleaser.” Listen here. “Timeless” Album: Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) Year: 2023 Lyric: “And the sign said, ‘Photos: 25 cents each’/ Black and white, saw a ’30s bride … In the 1500s off in a foreign land/ And I was forced to marry another man/ You still would’ve been mine.” Listen here. “The Tortured Poets Department” Album: The Tortured Poets Department Year: 2024 Lyric: “At dinner, you take my ring off my middle finger/ And put it on the one people put wedding rings on/ And that’s the closest I’ve come to my heart exploding.” Listen here. “But Daddy I Love Him” Album: The Tortured Poets Department Year: 2024 Lyric: “No, you can’t come to the wedding/ I know he’s crazy but he’s the one I want.” Listen here. “loml” Album: The Tortured Poets Department Year: 2024 Lyric: “You and I go from one kiss to getting married … You s–t-talked me under the table/ Talkin’ rings and talkin’ cradles.” Listen here. “So High School” Album: The Tortured Poets Department Year: 2024 Lyric: “Are you gonna marry, kiss, or kill me?/ It’s just a game, but really/ I’m betting on all three for us two.” Listen here. 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Another week, another round of new accomplishments for KPop Demon Hunters and its soundtrack. This week, “How It’s Done” — performed in the movie by fictional girl group superheroes HUNTR/X — hits the Billboard Hot 100’s top 10 for the first time, moving 14-10 on the chart. It joins “Soda Pop” (10-5) and “Your Idol” (static at No. 4), both by boy band film antagonists Saja Boys, as well as HUNTR/X’s “Golden” (which returns 2-1) as the fourth simultaneous top 10 hit from KPop Demon Hunters, a record for concurrent top 10 hits among movie soundtracks. How big a deal is this latest chart benchmark? And will the soundtrack’s popularity last the rest of the year at this point? Billboard staffers discuss these questions and more below. Explore See latest videos, charts and news 1. The KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack notches its fourth top 10 hit this week — as “How It’s Done” meets “Soda Pop,” “Your Idol” and “Golden” in the chart’s top tier — making it the first soundtrack to ever notch four simultaneous top 10 hits, and just the second to have four total. On a scale from 1-10, how massive an achievement do you think this is for the movie and its soundtrack?  Stephen Daw: I mean, if this isn’t a 10, I don’t know what is. I can practically guarantee you that no one involved in the creation or promotion of this film ever thought that KPop Demon Hunters would not only spawn a No. 1 Hot 100 hit but break records for the most soundtrack songs within the chart’s top 10. There are a lot of iconic film soundtracks that haven’t achieved this level of immediate appeal and success, which only goes to show how well-crafted this soundtrack is. Kyle Denis: 10. I mean it’s beyond massive, right? KPop Demon Hunters is accomplishing things — albeit in a different consumption era — that classic soundtracks like Saturday Night Fever couldn’t. The soundtrack to be performing this impressively is representative where the cultural zeitgeist currently is, both regarding (film and music) streaming and global pop in non-English languages.  Jason Lipshutz: A 10. Not only has KPop Demon Hunters become an out-of-nowhere musical phenomenon, its magnitude has now become historic: it is the first soundtrack with four simultaneous top 10 hits in the history of the Hot 100. Think of all of the culturally dominant movie soundtracks in the modern music era — none of them have produced as many huge hits at the same time. Even the highest expectations for the KPop Demon Hunters couldn’t have included a No. 1 single, a slew of top 10 hits and essentially the entire soundtrack in the top 40 of the Hot 100 — this is record-busting stuff, and easily a 10-out-of-10 achievement. Andrew Unterberger: Like a 9.5? Gotta save something for it ties or breaks the overall record I guess. Abby Webster: I’d give it a solid 8 or 9! Clearly no one — even the soundtrack’s creators — expected KPop Demon Hunters to have this level of impact. On top of all its other achievements, it feels pretty significant to see a girl group so high on the charts for the first time in forever, even if HUNTR/X is technically fictional. (Sidenote: “How It’s Done,” the work of longtime BLACKPINK producer Teddy Park, has now officially bested the IRL K-pop group on the Hot 100, since their highest chart peak is at No. 13 with Selena Gomez collab “Ice Cream.” Fight back, girls!) 2. “Golden” not only returns for a second week at No. 1, it continues to rise in streams, sales and airplay. Is it time to start taking “Golden” seriously as a contender to match the 10-week run atop the Hot 100 of “Ordinary,” the song it’s traded off the top spot with the past few weeks?  Stephen Daw: If there is a song out there that can surpass Alex Warren’s streak (outside of any unreleased Taylor Swift songs from The Life of a Showgirl), it’s clearly “Golden.” Every indicator says this song is only getting bigger and bigger, which means it could very well be a long-lasting hit atop the charts. If anyone still isn’t taking “Golden” seriously, they must not be paying attention.  Kyle Denis: I would say yes, but the next ten weeks include high-profile album releases from Sabrina Carpenter and Taylor Swift, so I wouldn’t count my chickens before they hatch.   Jason Lipshutz: It’s still a little early — especially considering the high-profile pop releases about to arrive and potentially knock “Golden” out of the top spot. Sabrina Carpenter’s Man’s Best Friend is going to be a pretty huge pop event this Friday, and in a little over a month, Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl will be a seismic event; maybe “Golden” holds steady at No. 1 to close out the summer, but I’d be surprised if it’s still up there as we get into the fall. Andrew Unterberger: It doesn’t seem nearly as unlikely as it did just a couple weeks ago. Radio was always going to be the final piece of the puzzle, and it just keeps growing there — who knows when research will dictate an end to that, but it if it keeps on this path for the next month or two, it is going to start racking up those weeks on top a lot quicker and longer than any of anticipated. Abby Webster: If it means “Ordinary” is done in the top spot for good, I’ll start manifesting now. 3. Not only does KPop Demon Hunters have four top 10 hits now, it has several hits not all that far removed from the region — including three in the top 25, “What It Sounds Like” (24-20), “Free” (23-20) and “Takedown” (26-25). Considering the record for top 10 hits off a soundtrack is five (set by Waiting to Exhale in 1995-96), do you think KPDH will tie that record, best it, or fall just short? Stephen Daw: As unbelievable as the soundtrack’s performance has been, I would be