PABLO PORCIUNCULA/AFP via Getty ImagesMadonna capped her Celebration Tour with a free show at the iconic Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro on May 4, and set a record while doing it.According to Madonna s team, the Queen of Pop s show drew 1.6 million fans, setting a new record for the largest audience ever for a stand-alone concert by any artist in history. The previous record of 1.5 million fans had been set by the Rolling Stones in 2006.You can see footage of Madonna s performance of "Music" on her Instagram; it was the only time she performed the song during the tour. During the performance, she was joined by Pabllo Vittar, a Brazilian drag queen and singer."Blame it on Rio Thank you Brazil!!!" she wrote. It was her first time performing in the country since 2012.Other than "Music," Madonna s set list hewed closely to the one she s been performing since the tour kicked off in October of 2023. During "Vogue," the segment of the show where Mado
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Gary Miller/Getty ImagesNeil Young fans in Texas were left disappointed when the rocker was forced to postpone two shows in the state due to severe weather.Young and his band Crazy Horse were supposed to bring their Love Earth tour to Austin on May 1 and Dallas on May 2, but both shows have been pushed to the fall due to threats of lightning.“Too dangerous to put our audience in that situation,” read a post on the Neil Young Archives site. “We are rolling on, with these shows coming back in September on our way to Farm Aid.” "Would have loved to play Texas – Austin and Dallas, but too unsafe at the moment," the post continued. "Sitting in the parking lots, lightning flashing in the sky. Movin’ On.”The Austin show has been rescheduled to September 13, with Dallas happening on September 14. Next up, Young and Crazy Horse are set to play Jazz Fest in New Orleans on Saturday, May 4. A complete list of dates can be found at neilyoungarchives