It's officially 40 years of Madonna's 'True Blue'
When Madonna dropped her third studio album in 1986, she didn’t just release music; she set a global standard. 'True Blue' went #1 in 28 countries, sold over 25 million copies worldwide, and became her biggest-selling studio album ever, including going diamond in Canada 🇨🇦💿
And the hits? Absolutely unstoppable. This era gave us five global smashes:
🎤 “Live to Tell”
🔥 “Papa Don’t Preach”
💘 “Open Your Heart”
🌴 “La Isla Bonita”
💙 “True Blue”
And she’s still not done. 40 years later, the Queen of Pop is preparing to open a brand new chapter with her 15th studio album, 'Confessions II', set to drop July 3, 2026.
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📸: Getty Images
👑🎬 The King of Pop just moonwalked past the competition and straight into the history books!
The 'Michael' biopic has officially become the highest-grossing biopic of all time, pulling in a massive $977M worldwide and overtaking 'Oppenheimer's' previous record.
From breaking records as the biggest music biopic ever (sorry, 'Bohemian Rhapsody') to Jaafar Jackson, Michael’s real-life nephew playing him, the film takes fans on a journey from Jackson 5 beginnings to full-blown King of Pop superstardom.
The numbers have been overwhelming, with a $217M global opening week that set the tone, and audiences kept showing up, even outperforming the viral “Barbenheimer” buzz that helped fuel Oppenheimer’s run 📈🍿
MJ is also dominating the streaming world with “Billie Jean” back on top and his catalogue surging worldwide.
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📸: Lionsgate & Jaafar Jackson//IG
🇨🇦⚽️ Ryan Reynolds is ALL of us right now.
The proud Canadian actor and lifelong soccer fan took to his car for a selfie video moment you could feel, reacting in real time to Canada’s heart-stopping 1-0 victory over South Africa, a win that just made history ❤️🔥
This wasn’t just any game. This was Canada punching their ticket to the FIFA World Cup Round of 16 for the FIRST time ever 🇨🇦
And it came down to pure drama…
⏱️ Deep into stoppage time, Stephen Eustáquio delivered a clutch, ice-cold strike from the edge of the box, sealing the win and sending a nation into celebration.
Meanwhile, captain Alphonso Davies made his long-awaited World Cup debut, entering in the 75th minute and helping anchor the team through the final push.
Now the journey continues…Canada is heading to Houston on July 4, where they’ll face either Morocco or the Netherlands in the Round of 16 👀
#WorldCup #CelebNews #RyanReynolds
📸: Ryan Reynolds//IG
Bruno Mars is really on a world tour, and we mean that literally 🇩🇪🇧🇷✨
From rocking Germany’s away kit during his three sold-out nights in Berlin to repping Brazil’s colours in South America, Bruno’s making sure every stop feels like 24K ⚽🔥
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📸: Bruno Mars//IG
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