This is a short external music news digest for Jul 3, 2026. It pulls from public publisher feeds, summarizes only the headline context, and links readers back to the original reporting.
Use this as a quick scan of what is moving around the wider music industry today. UpcomingSounds does not republish full external articles.
Music News To Watch
- Madonna, Sienna Spiro, Riley Green & More: New Music Friday Guide (Billboard, Jul 3)
Check out the must-hear releases of the week. - Madonna’s ‘Confessions II’: All 16 Tracks Ranked (Billboard, Jul 3)
21 years after Confessions on a Dance Floor, Madonna returns to the club. - Madonna Is Back With ‘Confessions II’: Stream It Now (Billboard, Jul 3)
The follow-up to 2005's Confessions on a Dance Floor features collabs with Sabrina Carpenter, Feid, daughter Lola Leon and more. - Hearts2Hearts on Turning Up the Brightness With ‘Lemon Tang’ & The Art of Shining Together (Billboard, Jul 3)
The eight members reflect on their global breakthrough and the summer they intend to soundtrack. - Watch U.S. Men’s Soccer Team Celebrate World Cup Knockout Win With Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ Sing-Along (Billboard, Jul 2)
“Nothing better than @ellalangleymusic after a win,” midfielder Weston McKennie writes alongside the video. - Jorja Smith Announces New Album What Are The Odds (Pitchfork, Jul 2)
The British singer’s third LP arrives August 21, and her new song with Wizkid is out now - A Timeline of Scooter Braun & Sydney Sweeney’s Relationship (Billboard, Jul 2)
The music executive & actress were spotted together shortly after Sweeney called off her engagement in 2025. - British Singer Gary Glitter Charged With Sexually Abusing Another Young Girl (Billboard, Jul 2)
The 82-year-old “Rock and Roll” singer has repeatedly been convicted of pedophilia and is currently imprisoned for abusing three children in the 1970s.
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