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The 2026 FIFA World Cup comes to a close today (July 19) after over a month of intense gameplay. But before Spain and Argentina finished duking it out, another major spectacle was in order: the first-ever official World Cup Halftime Show. The inaugural event featured performances from Shakira, BTS, Burna Boy, Coldplay’s Chris Martin, Justin Bieber, and the Muppets. (Yes, Miss Piggy donned a pink jersey.) Watch highlights from the 11-minute show below.The game was tied 0-0 tie at the conclusion of the first half, leaving tensions high at MetLife Stadium. Good thing, then, that the over 80,000 fans in…
Forty year long masterpieces. There are many important albums that blow out forty candles this year. Paste magazine has collected 25 of them in its new ranking. “Compared to 1984 and 1985, 1986 is probably the least brilliant year of the triptych – claims the Paste staff in the introduction – The previous twenty-four months had seen the release of albums such as 'Purple Rain', 'Songs From The Big Chair', 'Like A Virgin', 'Born In The USA', 'Hounds Of Love' and 'Rain Dogs', while the immediately following ones would have brought at the creative top artists such as The Smiths,…
Madonna, Shakira, Justin Bieber, BTS, Burna Boy, composer Gustavo Dudamel, the Muppets and so many more. All in 11 minutes. Soccer usually doesn't have halftime shows, but the 2025 FIFA World Cup final was different: Somehow, FIFA and Global Citizen packed in a lineup of names that took almost as long to read as they did to perform, all while Spain and Argentina were locked at 0-0, reorganizing and strategizing in the halftime locker rooms. The halftime show began with a two-song performance by Madonna, who rode through New York New Jersey Stadium's underground tunnels in a golf cart driven…
Katy Perry returns to Italy this evening, Sunday 19 July, with one of the most anticipated stops of her “The Lifetimes Tour”. The American pop star will perform on the stage of the Lucca Summer Festival, set up at the foot of the historic Walls of Lucca, bringing a live show that retraces the most important moments of his career. The show celebrates over fifteen years of successes, from “I Kissed a Girl” and “Teenage Dream” to the most recent songs from the new recording project.Opening the evening, starting from around 9pm, will be Dov'è Liana, a French trio that…
Treccani is preparing to review the definition of “Bocca di Rosa”, the historic character of the famous song by Fabrizio De André. As Alessandra Arachi reveals in the Corriere della Sera, in the next edition of the dictionary the expression could be combined with the definition of “free woman”, at least partially overcoming the interpretation which for years identified it exclusively as a synonym for prostitute. The director of the dictionary Valeria Della Valle explains, however, that the meaning now consolidated in common use cannot be eliminated completely: it can be integrated, but not cancelled. A choice that comes close…
Post Malone headlined the 2026 FIFA World Cup Final opening ceremony at the “New York New Jersey” Stadium, performing a genre-spanning set for the massive crowd that gathered 90 minutes before kickoff. Malone opened with his performance with “Chrome Heartbreaker,” a new song he'd been teasing the past week, which was followed by his hits “Wow” and “Sunflower,” the latter featuring Swae Lee: Post Malone performing “Chrome Heartbreaker” at the 2026 FIFA World Cup ceremony. pic.twitter.com/96KhO38OKN— Portal Post Malone 🍻 | Fansite (@PortalPostBR) July 19, 2026 Malone's set lived up to the description FIFA President Gianni Infantino gave earlier in…
Edoardo Bennato returns live with “When I'll be great”, a series of concert-events that is taking him to the main Italian arenas accompanied by his Be-Band, by the Quartetto Flegreo and, on all dates with the exception of Empoli, also by the soprano Maria Chiara Chizzoni.The tour – which started with the show on 6 July in Venice – will arrive on 20 July at the Circus Maximus in Rome, and then continue on 3 September at the Serravalle Park in Empoli, on 12 September at the Teatro Grande in Pompeii and on 18 September at the Mind Live Theater…
Fifteen years after the death of Amy Winehouse, Sky Arte offers the first viewing of the documentary “Amy Winehouse – Rebel Soul”, broadcast on 22 July at 9.15pm and also available in streaming on NOW and On Demand. Produced by the BBC, the film traces the life of the British artist through the testimonies of the people who were closest to her. For the first time, mother Janis Winehouse talks in depth about her relationship with her daughter, with the aim of providing a more authentic portrait of the singer and debunking some of the narratives that over the years…
Noah Kahan was forced to cancel his Queens, New York concert at the last minute Saturday due to inclement weather in the area. With heavy rain, severe thunderstorms and strong winds expected in the tristate area Saturday, Kahan's team and Citi Field officials first attempted to delay the concert a few hours, pushing back doors opening to 7:30 pm and removing the opening acts from the bill. However, even with the revised schedule, the weather situation proved too risky for stadium officials, who made the decision to cancel Saturday's concert after some fans had already arrived at Citi Field. “The…
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. In a historic moment for football, the FIFA World Cup is embracing a true American tradition: the halftime show. Taking place during the Final match between Spain and Argentina, the star-studded performance (which is the first of its kind for FIFA) will feature Justin Bieber, BTS, Madonna, Shakira, Burna Boy, and Gustavo Dudamel. The halftime show is scheduled to run from approximately 3:45 to 4:00 pm ET and will stream on Fox. If you want to watch this…
