- Aug 27
Rockstar Games reveals 26-minute Grand Theft Auto VI gameplay preview in Netflix partnership
Rockstar Games aired a 26-minute gameplay presentation of Grand Theft Auto VI on Netflix before posting it to YouTube, detailing the map size, protagonists, and November release.
- Aug 25
Dolly Parton laid to rest in Nashville as estate announces 2027 DollyFest celebrations
Following a private burial at Woodlawn Memorial Park beside her late husband Carl Dean, Dolly Parton's estate confirmed the multi-city festival DollyFest will take place in Nashville and London in 2027.
- Aug 24
Toddler halts MLS match between San Jose Earthquakes and Minnesota United
Play was briefly stopped during stoppage time at PayPal Park in San Jose after a toddler walked onto the field in the final minutes of Minnesota United's 5-1 win over the San Jose Earthquakes.
- Aug 18
Madonna leads 2026 MTV VMA nominations with 11 nods ahead of Taylor Swift
MTV announced the nominees for the 2026 Video Music Awards, with Madonna earning 11 nominations for her Confessions II project and Taylor Swift securing nine nods ahead of the September 27 ceremony in Los Angeles.
- Jul 31
'Mother Mary' turns Anne Hathaway into a haunted pop icon, with Taylor Swift and Rosalía in its DNA
David Lowery's A24 film strands a singer and her estranged designer on a farm where a red-silk ghost forces a reckoning with fame, creativity and broken friendship.
- Jul 19
World Cup final halftime show stretches to 27 minutes as Madonna, Bieber, Shakira perform
FIFA's first-ever World Cup final halftime show featured Madonna, Justin Bieber, BTS and Shakira, but the break lasted 27 minutes and 20 seconds, violating football's 15-minute rule and drawing criticism from former players.
- Jul 11
Jay-Z opens Yankee Stadium residency with 'Reasonable Doubt' 30th anniversary show, joined by Beyoncé, Nas and Blue Ivy
The Brooklyn rapper performed his 1996 debut album in sequence before a sold-out crowd of roughly 45,000 on Friday night, the first of three anniversary concerts at the Bronx ballpark.
- Jul 11
Ten dead after Flamingo Air Cessna 402 crashes on Andros Island on Bahamas' 53rd independence day
A Cessna 402 operated by Flamingo Air crashed near San Andros Airport on Friday, killing all 10 aboard. The flight had taken off from Nassau roughly 30 minutes earlier on the nation's 53rd independence anniversary.
- Jul 4
Beyoncé releases first new song in two years, 'Morning Dew (Donk)', on Fourth of July
The 35-time Grammy winner surprised fans with a previously unreleased track from the B'Day sessions, kicking off a 60-day countdown to the album's 20th anniversary reissue.
- Jul 3
Storms, heat and white supremacist march overshadow Trump's 250th Independence Day celebration
Severe storms forced an evacuation of the National Mall, delaying President Trump's speech until nearly midnight, while hundreds of white supremacists marched through Washington on the 250th anniversary of US independence.
- Jul 3
Moreno seals coalition with Vox in Andalusia, burying his moderate image and cementing the PP–far‑right alliance across Spain
Juanma Moreno takes office today for a third term as president of Andalusia, but this time he does so in coalition with Vox, the far‑right party he once vowed to keep at arm’s length.
- Jun 29
Luis de Javier joins 'Maestros de la Costura Celebrity' as the talent show returns with 12 celebrity contestants
RTVE premieres the second celebrity edition of its sewing competition on 29 June, introducing designer Luis de Javier to the jury and a dozen well-known faces to the workroom.
- Jun 19
Grammy-nominated producer Tay Keith, who shaped hits for Travis Scott and Beyoncé, dies at 29
The hip-hop producer behind 'Sicko Mode' and 'Nonstop' was found dead in his Nashville apartment on 18 June. Police say there is no sign of foul play.
- Jun 10
Jay-Z brings 30th-anniversary solo show to Paris and Los Angeles, with presale starting Thursday
The rapper will celebrate three decades of Reasonable Doubt with standalone shows at Stade de France on 10 September and SoFi Stadium on 23 October, following three sold-out nights at Yankee Stadium.
