“Bring Your Love,” Madonna and Sabrina Carpenter‘s new song release, tops this week’s best new music poll.
Listeners voted in a poll published Friday (May 1) on Billboard, choosing the superstar team-up as their favorite music release this week.
“Bring Your Love” rose to the top in a week that also delivered new music from Zara Larsson, Kacey Musgraves and Bella Poarch, plus the new soundtrack accompanying the box office hit The Devil Wears Prada 2. At the poll’s closing time on Sunday, Madonna and Sabrina had amassed an overwhelming 88.99% of the vote.
Interestingly, there was a Madonna and Devil Wears Prada crossover over the weekend in movie theaters, where a teaser for Madonna’s upcoming Confessions II album played ahead of the film. The promo spot featured Madonna and Vogue‘s Anna Wintour, who’s ready to hear the confessions to come on July 3.
But first, it’s time for “Bring Your Love” to shine.
The Madonna x Sabrina duet is meant for the dancefloor, or at least meant to put your mind in that transcendent space.
The pair debuted the single in Madonna’s surprise guest appearance during Carpenter’s recent Coachella set, then officially unleashed the studio version of the song on Friday. With it came a vibrant visualizer that puts the lyrics of “Bring Your Love” front and center, in bold text. On the track’s verses, the two artists make declarations like “Don’t comment on my ideas/ I don’t want your judgment or your expectations” and “Don’t rely on my moral compass/ Or my discretion, I have a confession.”
The chorus: “Bring your love ’cause you cannot shake me/ Bring your love ’cause you’ll never break me/ Bring your love ’cause you cannot take me down.”
Madonna co-produced “Bring Your Love” with longtime collaborator Stuart Price, who worked with her on 2005’s Confessions on a Dance Floor and has maintained the musical director position on several of the star’s tours.
Among the new releases trailing behind “Bring Your Love” on the poll this week are Bella Poarch’s “Ribcage,” Zara Larsson’s Midnight Sun: Girls Trip album, Kacey Musgraves’ Middle of Nowhere album and the soundtrack for The Devil Wears Prada 2; the sequel to the original 2006 film leads the box office this weekend, opening with $77 million in North America and $156.6 million overseas, for a global total of $233.6 million.
See the final results of this week’s poll below.
Great news for the Philadelphia 76ers and Flyers has turned out to be not so great for Bruce Springsteen fans. After the Sixers advanced to the second round of the NBA finals by beating the Boston Celtics in a playoff series for the first time in 44 years — besting their rivals 109-100 in game 7 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinals series on Saturday (May 2) and becoming just the 14th team in league history to come back from a 3-1 deficit — The Boss and the E Street Band have reshuffled their Land of Hope & Dreams North American tour.
“Due to the NBA and NHL playoff schedule, the Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band concert at Xfinity Mobile Arena has been rescheduled for May 30,” the band wrote on Instagram over the weekend. Tickets for the original date, May 8, will be honored on the new date.
The announcement came as both the Sixers and the city’s NHL team, the Flyers, have advanced in the 2026 playoffs. The Sixers will be back at Xfinity on May 8 to play the New York Knicks in game three of their series, followed by the Flyers, who will face the Carolina Hurricanes at home on May 7 and May 9.
The original E Street Band date was squeezed in between a run of New York shows, including a show on Tuesday (May 5) in Elmont, N.Y. bookended by the first of two shows at Madison Square Garden on May 11 (with a second one on May 16) and a stop at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on May 14. The Philly show will now come after what was supposed to be the E Street Band’s May 27 finale at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.
The latter date was a pointed booking, as it would have wrapped the tour on the doorstep of Springsteen’s frequent target during the tour’s run: President Donald J. Trump. The Boss launched the tour in Minneapolis on March 31, the site of the killing of two American citizens by Trump’s immigration enforcement agency during a surge in the city earlier this year. The routing was a clear rejoinder to Trump’s actions in the Twin Cities, which Springsteen also reacted to with the flash-release of the searing protest song, “Streets of Minneapolis,” which the Boss debuted at a show by fellow Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Tom Morello at the legendary First Avenue club in the city on Jan. 30, less than a week after the track was written and recorded.
Donald Trump is claiming that his dance moves to the Village People’s “Y.M.C.A.” helped drive a resurgence of the song on the Billboard charts.
During a speaking engagement at The Villages retirement community in Florida on Friday (May 1), the U.S. president took credit for the 1970s smash hit topping Billboard’s Top Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales chart in late 2024, more than four decades after its original release.
“That song was No. 5 32 years ago, and it went to No. 1 32 years later,” Trump incorrectly stated during his speech. “It went to No. 1 for months during the last months of the campaign.”
The ubiquitous disco-era track — described by Trump as the “gay national anthem” — was frequently used during his 2024 presidential campaign and spent two weeks at No. 1 on the Top Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales chart that November. Following its original release in late 1978, “Y.M.C.A.” peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100.
In December 2024, Village People founder Victor Willis spoke out about why he allowed Trump to use “Y.M.C.A.” at rallies and events leading up to his election win. The musician originally asked Trump to stop using the song in 2020 but later reconsidered after realizing that the politician seemed to “genuinely like” it and was “having a lot of fun” with “Y.M.C.A.,” he wrote in a lengthy Facebook post in late 2024. Willis also noted that the dance tune has only “benefited greatly” in terms of chart placements and sales since Trump incorporated it into his campaign.
“Therefore, I’m glad I allowed the President Elect’s continued use of Y.M.C.A.,” Willis wrote. “And I thank him for choosing to use my song.”
During his speech on Friday, Trump also noted that his wife, Melania Trump, isn’t a fan of his onstage reaction to “Y.M.C.A.” “She hates when I dance to what is sometimes referred to as the gay national anthem,” the president said. “She hates it.”
He added, “We love that song. But [Melania] goes, ‘Darling, please.’ You know, she’s a very elegant woman. She goes, ‘Darling, please don’t dance. It’s not presidential.’ I said, ‘It may not be presidential, but I’m leading by 20 points in the polls or something.’ ”
Trump ended his speech by showcasing his signature dance — featuring fist pumps and hip shakes — as “Y.M.C.A.” played at the close of his address at the Florida retirement community.
Olivia Rodrigo playfully reflected on some of her career highlights during her Saturday Night Live monologue.
The 23-year-old pop star pulled double duty on May 2, serving as both host and musical guest on the late-night sketch comedy show.
In her opening monologue, Rodrigo said it had always been her dream to host SNL before poking fun at her age.
“I grew up watching the show, and they say your favorite SNL cast is the one you watched as a teenager,” the singer said, rattling off several current cast members. “Mine is Mikey Day, Sarah Sherman, Kenan Thompson and Chloe Fineman. And they all came back this week just to cheer me on. How sweet is that?”
She then plugged her upcoming album, joking about its unusually long title.
“My last two albums were called Sour and Guts, and this new one is called You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love,” Rodrigo said. “I’ve learned more words, guys. Yay!”
You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love, her third studio album, is scheduled for release on June 12.
The “Drop Dead” hitmaker also revisited her early acting days on the Disney Channel series Bizaardvark, where she starred alongside her former co-star Jake Paul.
“When I was 13, I was on a Disney show called Bizaardvark, and we had an incredible cast, which included acting legend Jake Paul,” Rodrigo said. “And we’d always talk about our futures, me and Jake. I’d say, ‘I really wanna create music that explores the complexities of girls my age,’ and he’d say, ‘Well, one day I really wanna beat up old guys on Netflix.’”
The joke references Paul’s 2024 boxing match against Mike Tyson, which streamed on Netflix. “And we both did it, hooray!” she added.
Rodrigo closed her monologue with a parody of her 2021 breakout hit “Drivers License,” which spent eight weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The updated version found Rodrigo singing about getting her real ID instead of a driver’s license.
“You know, a lot has changed for me since my first single ‘Drivers License,’ which was about the biggest event in my life when I was a teenager. And now that I’m older, I decided to write a new song about the most recent big event in my adult life, and I really hope it speaks to you,” she said before launching into the parody.
“I got my real ID last week, showed up at the DMV. I sat there waiting 14 hours, with 9 forms to prove it’s me,” Rodrigo sang while seated behind a piano.
Elsewhere in the episode, Rodrigo performed her previously released track “Drop Dead,” which has already become her fourth No. 1 on the Hot 100, and debuted the new song “Begged.”
Watch Rodrigo’s SNL monologue below.
It didn’t take Eagles legend Don Henley too long during the band’s day 2 set headlining the 2026 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival to acknowledge just how different the environment was to their current home of Las Vegas.
“This is very different from the Sphere,” Henley quipped to laughs and cheers from the daytime New Orleans crowd, who were very grateful to be under blue skies and sunshine on Saturday (May 2) versus the two previous days of rain and muddy fields at Jazz Fest. “We got some sunshine up in here,” Henley added — and unlike at the state-of-the-art Vegas venue where the Eagles have been playing since September 2024, it wasn’t a life-size sun being projected on floor-to-ceiling screens behind them; it was the real deal.
The weather lent itself to the easy, breezy vibes of the Eagles’ greatest-hits set, where fans got to listen to “Take It Easy” and “Peaceful Easy Feeling” from the comfort of the Big Easy.
In a pivot from their Sphere set, the Eagles returned to their traditional opening number of “Seven Bridges Road” instead of the bombastic Vegas opener of “Hotel California,” which instead kicked off the final three songs of the fest. And about those final songs: The most notable omission from the setlist was “Desperado,” the title track from their 1973 album, and when the band wrapped up about 25 minutes earlier than the schedule had promised, fans were hopeful they might return for the Henley ballad — but the gear being broken down behind them proved otherwise.
But rest easy: Fans got a robust 19 songs from the Rock & Roll Hall of Famers. “We’ve been playing these songs for you for about 53 years now, and we hope to continue to do that,” Henley said onstage. And most importantly, the sold-out crowd got sunshine.
Below, find the full setlist from the Eagles’ headlining set at the 2026 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival — their first time back at Jazz Fest since 2012.
Connor Storrie made an unexpected appearance on Saturday Night Live to introduce Olivia Rodrigo’s new song.
The 26-year-old Heated Rivalry star — who previously hosted the late-night comedy show in late February — stepped in during the May 2 episode to present Rodrigo’s latest track “Begged,” which will appear on her upcoming album.
Dressed in an all-denim look, Storrie was met with loud cheers from the live audience as he welcomed Rodrigo back to the stage for a second time that night. In addition to serving as musical guest, Rodrigo also hosted the episode.
Storrie, who did not appear in any other sketches during the broadcast, had taken on hosting duties himself earlier in the year, making his SNL debut as host on the Feb. 28 episode.
During her performance of “Begged,” Rodrigo delivered the mournful ballad while seated on a swing. The track will appear on her third album, You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love, set for release on June 12.
Earlier in the evening, the singer-songwriter was introduced by Blondie’s Debbie Harry for an energetic performance of “Drop Dead,” the lead single from You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love, released April 17. The track has already become Rodrigo’s fourth No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The episode marks Rodrigo’s third overall appearance on SNL but her first time hosting. She previously appeared as musical guest in May 2021, performing songs from Sour, and again in December 2023 promoting Guts.
Watch Storrie’s surprise SNL appearance in the video below.
“Hit the Wall,” a new song from Gracie Abrams, is coming soon. The track is scheduled for release at 2 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on Thursday, May 14, Abrams revealed in an announcement posted on social media at the start of the weekend.
“‘Hit the Wall,’” Abrams wrote on Instagram on Friday (May 1), disclosing its title. “My new song is out everywhere on May 14th at 5pm PST. I love it with everything I have. – DFH.”
The news was unveiled with single art that shows the singer-songwriter standing directly in front of wild flames. The fiery image obscures the artist, who’s mostly pictured as a shadowy silhouette.
“DFH” is presumed to be an acronym for Abrams’ next album, which would be her third full-length studio release. Her debut set, Good Riddance, was released on Interscope in 2023, followed by her sophomore album, 2024’s The Secret of Us. Abrams earned a top 10 on the Billboard 200 albums chart for the first time with The Secret of Us, which debuted at No. 2.
Last month brought a new music snippet that cut off just as the pop singer’s vocals were about to begin. Abrams seemed to be teasing an upcoming project in the Instagram clip, though no details were given.
Prior to that there were in-studio snapshots with producer Aaron Dessner — plus pictures of a journal adorned with “DFH” stickers,” a “3” sticker and a sticker of a witch — on Instagram.
In Abrams’ cover story interview with Billboard last year, she said, “Aaron and I are catching each other in these little pockets between hectic times. Every day that I live with the music, things start to become a little clearer. There’s something we’re starting to crack that is making both of us feel energized.” She was on the road for her Secret of Us Tour through the end of the summer 2025.
See Abrams’ song promo for “Hit the Wall” below.
A suspect has been taken into custody after shots were fired near Chris Brown’s home in Los Angeles.
On Friday (May 1), police arrested a man who allegedly fired a CO2-style handgun at a woman’s vehicle on a street outside the R&B star’s house in the San Fernando Valley neighborhood of Tarzana, according to TMZ.
Los Angeles Police Department officers reportedly responded around 4 p.m. on Friday after receiving a call from a woman reporting a possible shooting. She described the suspect as a Black male in his mid-thirties who allegedly fired at her car.
When officers arrived, they interviewed both parties. The male suspect claimed the woman had refused to leave the area, leading to an argument. He further alleged the situation escalated after the woman drove over his foot, prompting him to fire shots at her vehicle, TMZ reports.
No injuries were reported, and the woman was not transported to a hospital.
The suspect, identified as 35-year-old Markeith Cungious, was arrested at the scene, according to KTLA. He was booked on suspicion of discharging a weapon and possession of a weapon in connection with an assault with a deadly weapon case.
Law enforcement reportedly clarified that the weapon involved was not a traditional firearm. The investigation remains ongoing.
It is currently unclear whether Brown was home at the time of the incident or whether he has any connection to the individuals involved. Billboard has reached out to the artist’s representatives for comment.
Brown has been teasing his new album, Brown, which is scheduled for release on May 8. The singer is also gearing up for his upcoming joint stadium tour with Usher, set to launch June 26 at Denver’s Empower Field at Mile High.
Charli xcx is not releasing a rock album any time soon, though it was assumed she was when it was reported she had rock music in the works in last month’s issue of British Vogue.
On Friday (May 1), Charli posted previously unseen studio footage on Instagram. The video contains a teaser of an unreleased song recorded in October 2025 at Rue Boyer Studios in Paris.
“It would be cool if we had a song that was called ‘Rock Music,’” she’s seen saying in a brainstorming session, which cuts to scenes of her recording vocals.
“a video of me making a song called ‘rock music’ that is not actually rock music which is funny because i never said i was making a rock album. love you xx,” she captioned the clip Friday on Instagram.
The song does feature guitar, but leans more hyper-pop in production. Lyrics on Charli’s notes app flash by at one point in the reel. They read: “Heritage/ Me, me and my friends/ We go out/ We take pictures/ We make stuff together/ We sometimes cry/ We kiss each other, incestuous vibes/ I knew you’d like that/ Yeah we’re so inspired/ Basically all of the time/ Never stop/ ‘Coz we’re on to the next/ I think the dancefloor is dead/ So now we’re making rock music.”
What Charli herself was actually quoted as saying in that British Vogue cover story, in regards to rock music, was: “What’s interesting for me is to bend the possibilities of what my perspective on that could be.”
She also noted then that rehashing the dance-world Brat built for her followup to the hit album “would have felt really hard, really sad.”
That article’s writer accompanied Charli in February to a West London studio — when her upcoming album was not yet finished, and where she held a listening session reported on for the story — to hear the song that is now known to be “Rock Music.” The only lyric of the song to make it to print: “I think the dance floor is dead, now we’re making rock music.”
At the time, Charli did comment on putting guitar on the album. “For me, it’s fun to flip the form,” she said. “We know there’s gonna be people who are bothered by it, but that’s fine.”
In that interview Charli also revealed that her upcoming album “is commenting on how I interact with the joint main love of my life outside of George [Daniel, her husband]” — her other love being creating art — “and what would happen if that was taken from me. How I would have no purpose, and how for good or bad, art does provide me with purpose in my life.”
Brat peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 in 2024, marking Charli’s highest position on the all-genre album chart to date.
Since then, she’s worked on an album alongside Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights adaptation, which arrived in February. The soundtrack reached No. 8 on the Billboard 200 and debuted at No. 1 on the Soundtracks chart.
Catch a preview from Charli’s “Rock Music” studio session in her Instagram reel below.
Post Malone has postponed the start of his 2026 “BIG ASS Stadium Tour” and canceled several upcoming dates outright. In a statement shared to social media on Friday evening, Malone attributed the decision to needing more time to finish his next project. “I promised y’all beautiful people new music, and…
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