Charli xcx drops Music, Fashion, Film as The Strokes return; Bon Jovi halts MSG show; Beach Boys pause summer
A release-heavy Thursday in Phoenix time saw Charli xcx and The Strokes deliver new records while live-show headlines swung from Bon Jovi’s abbreviated MSG set to the Beach Boys pulling remaining summer dates, with the R
On a packed day of new music and major moments, Charli xcx unveiled her Brat follow-up Music, Fashion, Film, and The Strokes arrived with Reality Awaits plus a new In Transit: Part II studio mini-doc. Live news cut both ways: Jon Bon Jovi ended a Madison Square Garden show early due to a sinus infection, and the Beach Boys shelved the rest of their summer to recharge. The Rolling Stones’ Foreign Tongues opened at No. 1 on Top Album Sales, while a Wired report confirmed Madison Square Garden disabled its surveillance system for Taylor Swift’s wedding. Elsewhere, new drops included Blackpink’s Jennie (“Less Than a Lover”) and U2 with Martin Garrix (“Fireflies”), plus big-screen concert news from Katy Perry and Ghost, and tributes marking 15 years since Amy Winehouse’s passing.
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Charli xcx releases Music, Fashion, Film — her Brat follow-up is out to stream now (Billboard, Rolling Stone).
The Strokes’ Reality Awaits lands alongside In Transit: Part II, a new studio mini-doc more than 20 years after the original (NME, Consequence).
Jon Bon Jovi cuts short Madison Square Garden concert citing a sinus infection, asking fans to hold onto their tickets (Billboard, Rolling Stone).
The Beach Boys pull their remaining summer concert dates to recharge; Mike Love, 85, has faced health issues this year (Rolling Stone).
The Rolling Stones’ Foreign Tongues debuts at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales, also starting top 10 on five more album charts (Billboard).
Madison Square Garden disabled its surveillance system for Taylor Swift’s wedding due to a client privacy request, per a Wired report (Pitchfork).
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