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Madrid Howls With Shakira as She Kicks Off 12-Date Residency: ‘Tonight We Are One’

Eight years after her last concert in Spain, Shakira reunited with her Madrid audience on Friday (Sept. 18), kicking off a 12-date residency in front of 55,000 fans at the Shakira Stadium, a temporary venue built specifically for this event. Hours before the show, the vibrant atmosphere extended beyond the stage, with

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  • •Eight years after her last concert in Spain, Shakira reunited with her Madrid audience on Friday (Sept.
  • •18), kicking off a 12-date residency in front of 55,000 fans at the Shakira Stadium, a temporary venue built specifically for this event.
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Billboard’s Music Industry Events Calendar

As part of our continuing efforts to serve the music industry and its creators, Billboard Pro now features a music industry events calendar for readers. The calendar will act as music’s most complete summary major national and international industry events, from conferences to festivals to networking mixers and more. J

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Madonna Leads 2026 MTV VMA Nominations: Full Updated List

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Hitmaker Vaundy Proves His True Worth Live as Fervor Spreads Beyond Japan

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Day and Night

Carly Rae Jepsen’s sprawling new double album celebrates full-time love and commitment with sweet, sunny tracks for Day and sleeker, dancier songs for Night.

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Focused on community and resilience, the folk singer and multi-instrumentalist’s new album anchors her wide-ranging musical explorations in her Carolina roots.

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The UK band’s Merge debut is an album of survival: a set of fatalistic jangle-rock anthems with just enough joy to keep going.

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On his 23rd solo album, the 79-year-old musician—and lone surviving member of Yellow Magic Orchestra—is in a reflective mood, reworking curios from his catalog in an intimate, contemplative fashion.

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The Atlanta rapper’s debut mixtape delivers her from label limbo with sturdy trap beats, studied nonchalance, and a sense of potential still unfulfilled.

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