Justin Bieber reloads with Swag II and enters a three-way fight for the Billboard 200 crown against Sabrina Carpenter and K-Pop Demon Hunters. We look at Sabrina’s No. 1 debut and why, despite strong reviews, it feels less impactful than her breakout year. We also dig into the “changing” VMAs and what this shift says about the state of music videos.

Plus Taylor Swift’s Target midnight rollout, Olivia Dean’s rise, fresh moves from Gunna and Burna Boy, and the Song of the Summer debate: was Ordinary really it, or should Golden have worn the crown?