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Bonjour, pardon, merci

Bonjour, pardon, merci is a 2026 French-language single by Céline Dion, written by Ycare and produced by Renaud Rebillaud, inspired by the Hawaiian Ho'oponopono practice and released July 3, 2026, as her second comeback single after "Dansons".

Bonnie & Clyde (musical)

Bonnie & Clyde is a 2009 musical by Frank Wildhorn, Don Black, and Ivan Menchell about Depression-era outlaws Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, blending blues, gospel, and rockabilly. It flopped on Broadway in 2011 (36 performances) but won the 2023 WhatsOnStage Best New Musical award in the West End.

Boogie's in My Soul

Boogie's in My Soul: 2026 single by Chaka Khan and Snoop Dogg, written with Sia and Greg Kurstin, from the album Chakzilla; UK sales chart peak No. 27.

Bookends (album)

Bookends is Simon & Garfunkel's fourth studio album, released by Columbia on April 3, 1968. A concept album tracing life from youth to old age, it topped US and UK charts and won "Mrs. Robinson" the Record of the Year Grammy.

Boombastic (song)

Boombastic (Mr. Boombastic) is a 1995 reggae fusion single by Shaggy from the album Boombastic, sampling King Floyd's Baby Let Me Kiss You; it debuted at UK No. 1, hit US No. 3, and was certified platinum.

Boompala

Boompala (붐팔라) is a 2026 song by the South Korean girl group LE SSERAFIM, released on May 22, 2026 as the title track of the album 'PUREFLOW' pt.1.

Boosie Badazz

Boosie Badazz, born Torrence Hatch Jr. (1982), formerly Lil' Boosie, is a Baton Rouge rapper of Southern hip hop; Trill Entertainment artist behind Bad Azz, Superbad, and Touch Down 2 Cause Hell.

Bootleg (The Garden album)

Bootleg is a 2026 studio album by the California experimental punk duo The Garden, twin brothers Wyatt and Fletcher Shears, released digitally in July and on vinyl and CD by Epitaph Records.

Bootleg recording

Bootleg recording: unauthorized recording of a live musical performance (also unreleased outtakes and broadcasts). Defined by 17 U.S.C. §1101 (1994) and 18 U.S.C. §2319A; began as a mass trade with Bob Dylan's Great White Wonder (1969), now mirrored by official "bootleg" release series.

Boots on the Ground (803Fresh song)

"Boots on the Ground" is a 2024 Southern soul single by 803Fresh (Douglas Furtick), produced by T Da Wizard, that went viral in 2025 through Tre Little's fan-clacking line dance and topped Billboard's Adult R&B Airplay and R&B Digital Song Sales charts.

Boots on the Ground (Massive Attack song)

"Boots on the Ground" is a 2026 protest single by Massive Attack and Tom Waits on Play It Again Sam, Massive Attack's first new music in six years and Waits' first recording since Bad As Me.

Booty (Jennifer Lopez song)

Booty is a 2014 Jennifer Lopez song from her album A.K.A., originally featuring Pitbull and remixed with Iggy Azalea; the Azalea single peaked at No. 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 and its Hype Williams video drew over 30 million views in five days.

Bootylicious

Bootylicious: 2001 Destiny's Child song from Survivor, written by Beyoncé Knowles, Rob Fusari, Falonte Moore, and Stevie Nicks; samples Edge of Seventeen; fourth US number-one single.

Border 2 (soundtrack)

Border 2 is the soundtrack album for the 2026 Bollywood war film Border 2, released by T-Series with nine songs by Anu Malik, Mithoon, and Vishal Mishra.

Border ballad

A Border ballad is a traditional narrative song from the lawless Anglo-Scottish border region, dealing with raids and feuds during the frontier's troubled centuries before 1603.

Borderline (Madonna song)

Borderline (Madonna song): 1984 dance-pop single written by Reggie Lucas, fifth from Madonna's 1983 debut; her first US top ten hit (No. 10, 30 weeks, Gold), with Mary Lambert's first Madonna video.

Boris Godunov (Борис Годунов) (opera)

Boris Godunov (Борис Годунов), Mussorgsky's only completed opera, on the guilty tsar and the Russian people; 1869 version rejected, 1872 version premiered 1874, Rimsky-Korsakov edition standard from 1896.

Born Again (Black Sabbath album)

Born Again (1983) is Black Sabbath's eleventh studio album, with Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan replacing Ronnie James Dio; recorded at the Manor Studio, reached UK No. 4, toured with a Stonehenge set that inspired Spinal Tap.

Born Again (Lisa song)

Born Again is a 2025 song by LISA of BLACKPINK featuring Doja Cat and RAYE, the fourth single from her album Alter Ego. Originally a leaked 2021 RAYE demo, it peaked at UK No. 13 and US Hot 100 No. 69.

Born Again (The Notorious B.I.G. album)

Born Again, released 1999 on Bad Boy/Arista, is the first posthumous compilation album by The Notorious B.I.G., built from unreleased verses and guest collaborations, topping the Billboard 200 and going double platinum.

Born in the U.S.A.

Born in the U.S.A. is Bruce Springsteen's seventh studio album, released June 4, 1984. Seven Top Ten singles, number 1 in the US and ten other countries, and the top-selling album of 1985.

Born in the U.S.A. (song)

"Born in the U.S.A." is Bruce Springsteen's 1984 title-track single about a disenfranchised Vietnam veteran, recorded May 1982 at the Power Station, peaking at number nine on Billboard, and famously misread as patriotic by Reagan, Buchanan, and Trump campaigns.

Born in the Wild

Born in the Wild is the 2024 debut studio album by Nigerian singer Tems (Temilade Openiyi), released on RCA/Since '93. The 18-track record, featuring J. Cole and Asake, earned a Metacritic score of 86 and UK Silver certification.

Born Sinner

Born Sinner (2013) is J. Cole's second studio album, released on Roc Nation/Columbia the same day as Kanye West's Yeezus; it debuted at No. 2, reached No. 1, and was largely self-produced with 16 tracks and guests including Miguel and Kendrick Lamar.

Born This Way (album)

Born This Way is Lady Gaga's second studio album (Interscope, May 23, 2011), an electronic rock and techno-pop record whose title track was the 1000th Billboard Hot 100 number one and an LGBTQ+ anthem.

Born This Way (song)

Born This Way is Lady Gaga's 2011 LGBTQ empowerment anthem, lead single from her album of the same name. It was the Billboard Hot 100's 1000th number one, spent six weeks at the top, and was the first US chart-topper to reference the trans community.

Born to Be Wild

Born to Be Wild: 1968 hard rock song by Steppenwolf, written by Mars Bonfire (Dennis Edmonton), a million seller that peaked at No. 2 US and became the Easy Rider biker anthem coining "heavy metal thunder".

Born to Die

Born to Die is Lana Del Rey's major-label debut album, released 27 January 2012 on Interscope/Polydor. Produced mainly by Emile Haynie, led by "Video Games", it hit UK Number 1, scored 62 on Metacritic, and became a defining influence on 2010s pop.

Born to Die: The Paradise Edition

Born to Die: The Paradise Edition is a 2012 reissue of Lana Del Rey's album Born to Die, adding the eight tracks of the Paradise EP.

Born to Kill (album)

Born to Kill is Social Distortion's eighth studio album, released May 8, 2026 on Epitaph. Produced by Dave Sardy and Mike Ness, it is the band's first album in 15 years, delayed by Ness's 2023 tonsil cancer treatment, with guests Lucinda Williams and Benmont Tench. Not to be confused with The Damned's 1997 compilation of the same name.