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Week in review: DJ Bunt. at No. 1, Taylor Swift honoured, Dara returns

The week's key music stories: a debut at the top of the charts, awards in Nashville and Miami, new tours for 2027 and news from Bulgaria.

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Charts and awards: Star DJ Bunt. goes straight to number 1 in the Official German Albums Chart with his debut album 'Levi Did It', followed by In Extremo's 'Tranquilo II' and Tony Iommi's 'From The Dark'. Taylor Swift was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, with Brad Paisley giving the speech. At the Billboard Latin Music Awards in Miami, Fuerza Regida won eight awards and Bad Bunny was named artist of the year. And Turnstile played a free benefit concert to an estimated 60,000 people at the Washington Monument.

Tours in 2027: Carlos Santana comes to Germany in July for three open-air shows in Mönchengladbach, Wiesbaden and Halle. Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson goes on a solo European tour – with arena dates in Germany in November and a stop in Sofia on 28 June. Hurricane and Southside have confirmed 32 more acts, including Placebo, Kontra K and alt-J.

Bulgaria and the Balkans: Eurovision winner Dara has released 'Bad Idea', her first song since her win in May and the forerunner of an all-English album due in 2027. Serbian turbo-folk singer Ceca plays a big concert at Arena 8888 in Sofia on 7 November.

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