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| Madonna to release new album this summer | Pop music legend Madonna has announced plans to release a new album this summer. "Confessions On A Dance Floor: Part II - July 3 2026," the singer posted on Instagram this week. Her last album was 2019's Madame X. The news was met with celebratory comments from several other artists. "Seated Mother," wrote music star Katy Perry. "I'm so ready," said Ozark and Weapons alum Julia Garner. "Let's Dance!" Entourage actress Debi Mazar agreed. Madonna also performed her hits "Vogue" and "Like a Prayer" with headliner Sabrina Carpenter at the Coachella music festival in California Friday. "I have a few things I wanna get off my chest. Twenty years ago today, I performed at Coachella. |
| Weird Al Yankovic to introduce revamped Rock 'n' Roller Coaster | Weird Al Yankovic has announced he will be part of the revamped Rock 'n' Roller Coaster when it re-opens at Disney Hollywood Studios in Florida next month. "I'll be one of the celebs entertaining the people waiting in line (on a screen, not in person!) when Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets debuts at Disney's Hollywood Studios in Orlando on May 26!" Yankovic wrote on social media this week. The indoor thrill ride opened in 1999 and was themed to the music of rock band Aerosmith. It closed in March and is being re-branded to Muppets characters Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem. |
| BTS' 'Arirang' tops U.S. album chart for 3rd week | KPop boy band BTS' Arirang is the No. 1 album in the United States for a third week. Coming in at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart dated Saturday is Morgan Wallen's I Am the Problem, followed by Ye's Bully at No. 3, Don Toliver's Octane at No. 4 and Olivia Dean's The Art of Loving at No. 5. Rounding out the top tier are Luke Combs' The Way I Am at No. 6, Bad Bunny's Debi Tirar Mas Fotos at No. 7, Morgan Wallen's One Thing at a Time at No. 8, Harry Styles' Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally. at No. 9 and Bruno Mars' The Romantic at No. 10. |
| Jennifer Stone returning as Harper on 'Wizards Beyond Waverly Place' | Jennifer Stone, who has been working as a registered nurse for years, is returning as Harper Finkle for a guest appearance in Disney Channel's Wizards Beyond Waverly Place Season 3. "Billie, still reeling from losing Alex at the end of Season 2, discovers that the only way to rescue her mother is to reunite with her long-lost father," a synopsis said. "As her family bands together to find Alex, Billie realizes that their combined power is the only way the Russos can defeat the evil plaguing them." The show stars David Henrie as Justin Russo, Janice LeAnn Brown as Billie, Alkaio Thiele as Roman Russo, Max Matenko as Milo Russo, Taylor Cora as Winter and Mimi Gianopulos as Giada Russo. |
| Famous birthdays for April 18: Hayley Mills, Vanessa Kirby | Those born on this date are under the sign of Aries. |