It’s not just a sweet, sweet fantasy: Mariah Carey‘s about to deliver something “Sugar Sweet.” The pop queen stepped into the kitchen to whip up a small taste of what’s to come for fans this weekend — in the form of a light, sugary song.

Carey shared a short video of herself mixing batter at the kitchen counter on Saturday (July 19). In the social media clip catered for fans, she fixes her gaze on the camera with a knowing smile and mouths the lyrics to a new tune.

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Dressed in bubblegum pink, the star previews a sweet hook that has her singing, “Imma keep it nice, Imma keep it neat, Imma keep it sugar, Imma keep it sweet.”

No release date or further details have emerged about “Sugar Sweet,” but assuming the single arrives soon, it’ll be the follow-up to “Type Dangerous,” which just got a remix EP release featuring collaborations with Big Sean, DJ Snake, Method Man and more. Both tracks would likely find a place on Carey’s as-yet-untitled 16th studio album.

Fortunately for eager fans awaiting Carey’s first full-length studio project since 2018, the new album is ready to go when she’s ready to reveal it.

“What is next? The album coming out. I don’t wanna tell too much about it because I just don’t want to reveal the whole thing. It’s finished,” she confirmed in an Apple Music interview last month. In that conversation, she also left a hint that “Sugar Sweet” was on the way, adding that “a second single is coming soon. I’m very excited about it. It’s very summery. I like the beat as well.”

See Carey’s “Sugar Sweet” clip below.

A 3D project is underway from Billie Eilish and acclaimed filmmaker James Cameron, the singer announced Saturday night (July 19) in Manchester, England, where she performed the first of a four-show run at the city’s Co-Op Live. While details remain under wraps, Eilish let the cat out of the bag to the U.K. crowd as they’ll apparently be a part of the release that’s in the works.

“You may have noticed there’s more cameras than usual here,” she said from the stage Saturday. “I can’t say much about it, but what I can say is I’m working on something very, very special with somebody named James Cameron, and it’s gonna be in 3D.”

“So, take that as you will,” she teased. “These four shows here in Manchester, you and me, are part of the thing that I am making.”

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“And also, I’ll probably be wearing this exact outfit for four days in a row,” she said with a laugh. Eilish, currently in the midst of her ongoing Hit Me Hard and Soft Tour, was wearing black-and-blue plaid bottoms and a “Hard and Soft” jersey.

Spanning two years, the world tour in support of her Hit Me Hard and Soft studio album, which reached No. 2 on the Billboard 200, began in fall 2024 and runs through November 2025. Several dates were added to the itinerary in May, including the trek’s last two nights in San Francisco.

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Cameron, most recently immersed in the Avatar universe — 2009’s Avatar; 2022’s Avatar: The Way of Water; 2025’s Avatar: Fire and Ash, opening in theaters Dec. 19, plus an upcoming fourth installment expected in 2029 — is a three-time Academy Award-winning filmmaker, notably taking home a trio of Oscars (including best picture) for Titanic in 1998.

For Eilish, the presently untitled project — presumably involving live performance footage in some way, based on her Saturday night comments in Manchester — follows the 2021 concert movie Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles.

Charli XCX and The 1975‘s George Daniel have reportedly tied the knot.

The 32-year-old pop star was seen in a stunning wedding dress kissing the 35-year-old drummer in London on Saturday (July 19), TMZ reports. Video footage shared on X captures the couple celebrating outside Hackney Town Hall, surrounded by close family and friends.

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For the occasion, the Brat hitmaker wore a white, off-the-shoulder silk gown in a shorter style rather than a traditional long dress. She styled her long hair down and completed the look with a flowing white veil. Daniel was dressed in a dark double-breasted suit paired with a light collared shirt.

The ceremony was an intimate affair with around 20 close family members and friends in attendance, according to TMZ. Daniel’s bandmates from The 1975 were reportedly present, with the exception of frontman Matty Healy.

Billboard has reached out to Charli XCX’s representatives for comment.

Charli and Daniel began dating in 2022 and announced their engagement a year later. The couple made their relationship Instagram official in May 2022, following their collaboration on Charli’s 2022 album, Crash, which reached at No. 7 on the Billboard 200. Daniel also contributed production on tracks including “In the City,” her duet with Sam Smith, as well as “Hot Girl” for the Bodies Bodies Bodies soundtrack.

Charli took last summer by storm with the release of her sixth album, Brat, which peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard 200, her highest-charting album to date. From its meme-worthy lime-green cover to its surprising role in the 2024 U.S. presidential race, the project propelled her from cult favorite to bona fide pop A-lister.

Following a successful tour in support of Brat, Charli has shifted her focus to onscreen opportunities, including a film she conceptualized for A24 titled The Moment. She also recently lined up a gig to star in and produce the next movie from Japanese horror director Takashi Mike (Yakuza Apocalypse).

Katy Perry experienced a frightening moment during her San Francisco stop on the Lifetimes Tour.

While performing at the Chase Center on Friday (July 18), the 40-year-old pop superstar was seated on a flying butterfly prop when it malfunctioned mid-air, nearly sending her plunging into the crowd below.

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In fan-captured video shared on X, Perry is seen singing her 2013 Billboard Hot 100-topping hit “Roar” while soaring above the audience. Mid-performance, the prop suddenly jerks downward after slipping from its wire, causing a sharp drop that nearly unseats her.

Visibly startled, Perry immediately stopped singing and clutched the winged prop to regain her balance as it swayed in the air. Once the butterfly steadied and she regained her composure, she resumed the song and finished the performance strong.

After the show, Perry took to social media to react to the mid-air mishap. “Goodnight San Fran,” she wrote on her Instagram Story, alongside a screen-grab of her terrified expression during the drop.

This isn’t the “Firework” hitmaker’s first onstage technical issue. During a Lifetimes Tour stop in Australia in late June, a similar malfunction occurred when a flying sphere she was riding began to tilt mid-performance, forcing her to grab onto the support cables for stability, according to People.

Perry isn’t the only artist to deal with high-flying prop malfunctions recently. Beyoncé also experienced a scare during her Cowboy Carter show in Houston in late June. During a performance of “16 Carriages,” the “Texas Hold ’Em” singer’s suspended car stalled and tilted above the audience at NRG Stadium, causing a brief delay in the show.

Perry is currently touring in support of her latest album, 143, which reached No. 6 on the Billboard 200. Her next show is scheduled for Monday (July 21) in Seattle, followed by shows in Canada, Europe and South America. The trek, which launched in late April, is set to wrap in early December.

Just days after teasing a new project on social media, Tyler, The Creator has announced he’s dropping a new album on Monday (July 21).

During his concert at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on Friday (July 18), the 34-year-old rapper and producer shouted to the crowd what appears to be the title of his ninth album, Don’t Tap the Glass, according to Variety. Outside the venue, fans spotted an art installation featuring a muscular figure enclosed in a clear box — seemingly a nod to the upcoming album’s cover art.

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In the days leading up to the show, Tyler hinted at a surprise set for July 21 by posting cryptic images on his Instagram, including a Louis Vuitton bag, a mannequin’s head and a trumpet player in a band uniform. On Saturday (July 19) morning, he dropped a link to donttaptheglass.com, a website promoting the new album and featuring vinyl, T-shirts and hats branded with the album title.

The website also displayed three color-coded boxes with cryptic messages: a blue box reading, “Body movement. No sitting still”; a yellow one stating, “Only speak in glory. Leave your baggage at home”; and a red box that read, “Don’t tap the glass.”

Billboard has reached out to Tyler, The Creator’s representatives for more details about the upcoming release.

In late June, Tyler and Doechii previewed their Pharrell-produced track “Get Right” during the Louis Vuitton SS26 show in Paris. The song marks their second collaboration, following “Balloon” from Tyler’s 2024 Billboard 200-topping album Chromakopia. It remains unclear whether “Get Right” will be included on his new album.

Don’t Tap the Glass follows last year’s Chromakopia, which spent three weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. The 14-track album featured guest appearances from Doechii, Lil Wayne, GloRilla, Sexyy Red, Daniel Caesar, and others. Tyler is currently touring North America in support of the album and will soon head to Australia, Japan, South Korea, Thailand and the Philippines.

“We got a lot on our minds tonight,” RZA told the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on Friday night (July 18), before the rest of Wu-Tang Clan joined him onstage to close out the final scheduled date of their farewell tour.

Since kicking off last month and running through a slew of arenas in North America, Wu-Tang Forever: The Final Chamber has been a smashing success, and the Philly performance demonstrated why: for as many personalities roamed the stage and as sprawling of a catalog they possessed individually and collectively, this iteration of the Wu-Tang experience has been focused, cohesive and celebratory, a group of otherworldly talents locking in for one last ride.

With nary a floor seat unfilled and a stage setup that included a giant tilted screen that appeared to loom over the crowd, Wu-Tang Clan was larger than life in front of an adoring audience. The setlist was a nearly immaculate mix of solo hits and posse cuts (the word “nearly” necessary for the lack of a Ghostface Killah showcase — my kingdom for “Mighty Healthy”!), the guests were world-class (more on them later), and, perhaps most importantly, the crowd embraced every high-energy moment.

Part of the fun of a Wu-Tang Clan show, in any era or setting, is hearing their rhymes rattled back at them; witnessing an arena audience know every word to “Duel of the Iron Mic” or “Clan in Da Front” or “Ice Cream,” roughly 30 years after they were first released, spoke to the power of their catalog, and made for a thrilling evening.

We’ll see how many of them we have left. Although Friday’s show was full of special moments and outpourings of emotion, Wu-Tang Clan did not treat it as their final show ever — and why should they? With a show that mixes iconic songs and modern hip-hop urgency, and every MC in the W sounding sharper than they have in a long time, Wu-Tang Forever: The Final Chamber could, and should, keep rolling for a while. Some farewell tours have a funny way of overstaying their welcome, but Wu-Tang Clan has earned a long goodbye.

Here were the best moments from Wu-Tang Clan’s Philadelphia performance on Friday night: 

From career milestones to new music releases to major announcements and those little important moments, Billboard editors highlight uplifting moments in Latin music. Here’s what happened in the Latin music world this week.

Intocable Teams Up with the Latin Grammys

The norteño band will be donating $1 from every ticket sold during their North American Antología Tour 2025 to benefit the Latin Grammy Cultural Foundation, according to a press release. The donation will support the foundation’s programs dedicated to promoting music education through scholarships, grants and other programs focused on supporting the next generation of Latin music creators.

“For us, music has been a way of life,” Ricky Muñoz, lead vocalist and co-founder of Intocable, said in a statement. “If we can help talented young people receive an education and better opportunities, then each concert will have even more meaning.” Raquel “Rocky” Egusquiza, executive director of the Latin Grammy Cultural Foundation added, “Their support makes educational opportunities, scholarships, and grants possible for students, and serves as an example and inspiration for young musicians following in their footsteps.”

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Los Bukis’ Hollywood Walk of Fame Ceremony

The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce announced on Monday that they will honor Los Bukis on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on July 23 at 11:30am PT. The legendary grupero band from Mexico will be honored with the 2,817th star on the walkway, located at 7060 Hollywood Boulevard in the recording category. Fans around the world can watch the live stream at walkoffame.com.

Gloria Estefan at Hispanidad 2025

Cuban star Gloria Estefan will perform at Hispanidad 2025, set to take place on Oct. 5 at the Plaza de Colón in the heart of Madrid. This free event will be part of the official celebrations of Hispanic Heritage Day organized by the Community of Madrid.

According to a press release, Estefan will perform some her most iconic songs, including “Mi Tierra,” “Conga” and “Hoy,” alongside tracks from her new album Raíces. “Raíces speaks to how love and life are like sowing seeds: what you nurture with faith, patience, and dedication will eventually bear fruit,” Estefan said in a statement. “It’s a true honor to share such a meaningful milestone in a city that has always embraced Latin culture so warmly. Madrid holds a very special place in my heart, and I can’t wait to celebrate our roots together.”

Pitbull’s 305 on Apple Maps

Pitbull is celebrating the 10th anniversary of DALE, his Latin Grammy-winning album released on July 17, 2015, which marked a defining moment in his career. To commemorate the milestone, the Cuban-American star teamed up with Apple Maps to launch an all-new ‘Hyperlocal’ guide titled “Pitbull’s Miami Spots.” The curated list features some of Pitbull’s favorite places across the 305. Pitbull joins a number of Latin acts who’ve partnered with Apple Maps to create hyperlocal guides, including Young Miko, Becky G and Camila Cabello.

“Anything’s possible in the 305,” the hitmaker said in a statement. “DALE is more than just an album — it’s a celebration of where I come from, what I believe in, and what we can build when we do it together. I’m proud to share the places that shaped me, inspired me, and keep me grounded.”

Chinese music streaming stocks continued their upward trajectory this week as trade tensions between Washington and Beijing showed signs of easing. Netease Cloud Music rose 12.1% to 302.40 HKD ($38.55), bringing the Chinese music streamer’s July gain to an impressive 25.5% and its year-to-date improvement to 164.8%. Tencent Music Entertainment (TME), China’s leading music streaming company, rose 8.3% to $21.43, valuing the company at $36.8 billion and bringing its year-to-date increase to 71.9%. 

Cloud Music and TME shares have both benefited from solid first-quarter results and growing consumer interest in music subscriptions. Chinese stocks in general received a boost this week after the U.S. government eased export bans and allowed the sale of Nvidia’s AI chips to China. In addition, Chinese data showed that China’s gross domestic product grew 5.2% in the second quarter despite continued trade tensions. 

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The 20-company Billboard Global Music Index (BGMI) rose 3.0% to 2,982.90, breaking a two-week losing streak and improving its year-to-date gain to 40.4%. The BGMI nearly doubled the Nasdaq composite index’s 1.7% increase and was well ahead of the S&P 500’s 0.6% gain. In the U.K., the FTSE 100 rose 0.6%. South Korea’s KOSPI composite index advanced 0.4%. 

Warner Music Group (WMG) continued its winning streak, jumping 4.9% to $31.22 and getting a boost from Rothschild & Co Redburn’s upgrade of WMG to “neutral” from “sell” on Tuesday (July 15). After reaching the mid-year mark down 12.1%, WMG shares have gained 14.6% since the company’s July 1 announcement that it will save $300 million annually from layoffs and other cost-cutting measures. The company will announce earnings on Aug. 7. 

Most live music stocks were in positive territory. Sphere Entertainment Co. spiked 7.6% to $46.15, the stock’s highest closing price since Feb. 21 and more than $22 higher than its low point after President Trump announced reciprocal tariffs on U.S. trading partners on April 3. Live Nation climbed 4.6% to $150.52, bringing the stock to within approximately 5% of its all-time high of $157.75. MSG Entertainment was up 2.0% to $40.25. CTS Eventim fell 1.3% to 103.90 euros ($120.82), but the German concert promoter’s 27.3% year-to-date gain was the best of the peer group. 

Shares of Abu Dhabi-based music streamer Anghami rose 2.1% to $0.49 after the company announced on Wednesday that it will hold an extraordinary general meeting of its shareholders to vote on a reverse stock split that will allow the stock to remain listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market exchange. The company has until Aug. 18 to achieve a minimum bid price of at least $1.00 per share for at least 10 consecutive business days. 

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SiriusXM shares fell 2.7% to $23.56 after Wednesday’s announcement of an affordable, ad-supported satellite radio tier, SiriusXM Play, that will cost under $7 per month. Morgan Stanley raised its price target on SiriusXM on Wednesday (July 16) to $22 from $21 and kept its “underweight” rating.

With HYBE in the news over a federal probe into Chairman Bang Si-hyuk, the K-pop giant’s stock fell 1.1% to 268,000 KRW ($192.98), marking it third consecutive weekly decline. At least one analyst was optimistic this week: On Thursday (July 17), Nomura increased its price target for HYBE shares to 370,000 KRW ($266.42) from 270,000 KRW ($194.42) and maintained its “buy” rating. HYBE will announce its second quarter results on Aug. 6. 

Spotify shares dipped 2.0% to $695.18, the fourth consecutive weekly decline after closing at $772.60 on June 27. After reaching the mid-year mark with a 71.4% gain, Spotify has dropped 9.4% in July. The company will report earnings on July 29. 

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Tomorrowland 2025 opened the entirety of its site to attendees earlier Friday (July 18) in Boom, Belgium, just two days after a fire destroyed the dance festival’s mainstage.

The development occurred after the festival announced Thursday (July 17) that it might either sequester a portion of its day one attendees to a stage in the festival’s camping area for sets by the Friday headliners, or open the entire site to all day one guests.

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Workers on site at the event were able to clear the mainstage area and then construct a new stage setup to host the event’s headlining acts, which on Friday included Nervo, Axwell, Martin Garrix, Alok, Artbat & Kolsch and Meduza. As seen in the stream and photos shared by the festival on social media, the quickly constructed new mainstage is built from a DJ booth and a wall of LED panels, behind which the remains of the massive structure that burned are visible, along with heavy machinery.

The set-up can be seen in the event’s livestream, which is being broadcast from several of the festival’s roughly 16 stages. The mainstage lineup is available here and the rest of the performances are available here.

No one was injured in the fire, and its cause has not yet been announced.

The current situation at Tomorrowland is arguably the best possible outcome following the unprecedented fire. On Wednesday (July 16), the festival advised that there was a chance it might not open at all if the site was determined unsafe by the authorities, but that go-ahead came and the event managed to construct a new mainstage in time to open the entirety of the site.

In the hours before the festival opened for its first day on Friday, organizers posted a statement announcing, “Dear People of Tomorrow, WE ARE READY FOR YOU! Our teams are working day and night, with heart and soul, to turn the impossible into reality: Tomorrowland Belgium 2025 will open doors at 14:00. An alternative setup for the beloved Mainstage is planned to open at 16:00, pending any last-minute changes. All artists will perform as scheduled on all other stages as from 14:00. Tomorrowland will unite, stronger than ever!”

The first weekend of Tomorrowland 2025 continues until Sunday (July 20), while its second weekend is happening July 25-27.

Debi Nova decided it was time to heal a deep wound from the past and faced perhaps the most uncomfortable moments of her career as a singer-songwriter to create her new studio album, Todo Puede Convertirse en Canción (Everything Can Become a Song), a poetic and deeply honest journey in which she addresses for the first time her experience as a survivor of domestic violence.

Released Friday (July 18) under Sony Music Latin, the eclectic 10-track set — which follows Dar Vida (2024) and includes the previously released singles “Tu Manera de Amar,” “Se Va” featuring Leonel García and “Holograma” — is experimental in its sound, featuring heartbreakingly dark ballads like “Brindo” and brighter moments such as “20/20” and “Aurora,” a celebration with Brazilian and Afro rhythms alongside Alexandre Carlo. Lyrically, it reveals a heart determined to heal, no matter how tough the process might be.

“When I started writing songs for this album, I thought it was going to be my heartbreak album because everything I was writing came from a place of pain — not because I’m in a painful moment in my life, but because I believe the previous album, Dar Vida (To Give Life), which was an album about motherhood, connected me to a lot of things that needed healing,” Nova tells Billboard Español. “One thing I’ve felt since my daughter was born is that I don’t want to keep carrying things that I could unintentionally pass on to her. I need to heal things that were buried inside me. And songs started coming out about painful moments that happened to me up to 20 years ago — a very intense, very traumatic moment for me that I had never been able to write about.”

The turning point that set the direction for the album was “Brindo” (“I Toast”), the first song she wrote and the one that closes the tracklist. “I toast to the night I met you/ Loving you was the emptiness from which I learned the most/ The marks you left on my skin made me grow and become stronger/ There are many stories without the same luck,” Nova sings with a somber yet resolute tone, accompanied by evocative piano.

“In that moment, when I wrote this song, I said to myself: ‘Wow! What power music has, what a marvelous tool we have — not just for those of us who create music, but also for those who consume music. We can transform what we’re feeling, what we’re going through, and maybe gain a bit of distance, perspective, and heal through it,’” the Grammy and Latin Grammy-nominated artist says. “Months later, I found myself in the studio writing with other producers and songwriters, and I started shaking off all that heaviness. That’s why the album didn’t end up being a heartbreak album.”

The title Todo Puede Convertirse en Canción comes from a verse included in the opening track, the uplifting “20/20,” and encapsulates that concept of transformation.

Something that truly helped Nova open up more freely was feeling supported and accompanied. “It was really beautiful because this was an album I made in community, very different from my last four albums, which were albums I made very much on my own, writing all the songs myself,” Nova says. “I think that realization — that when we’re going through something heavy and can share it, we have one another — plus music, is the greatest vehicle for healing.”

“Writing with other people pulled me out of that super ‘Debi-downer’ mode,” she adds with a smile. “Being in that safe environment in the studio allowed me to shake off and confront those emotions. I think there was permission to feel vulnerable during those sessions.”

Below, Debi Nova breaks down five essential songs from Todo Puede Convertirse en Canción. To listen to the full album, click here.

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