0. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA United States of America United States; American; U. S.; USA 3-1 on the back; celebrate Team; band’s home; historic first in major North; TODAY ahead; Japan stunned; permanent residents; gold medallists; 1. CORONAVIRUS Coronavirus coronavirus; COVID-19; Covid-19 Tokyo amid the ongoing; state of emergency due; K-pop singers test positive; confirmed to have contracted; seemingly referring; stem an increase; epidemiology remains favorable; discuss anti; 2. OLYMPIC Olympic Olympic; Olympics Japan during the Tokyo 2020; woman to participate; beds are sturdy; Opening Ceremony Composer Steps; resigned after old interviews; athletes wondering; settled inside; spectators allowed; 3. TOKYO Tokyo Tokyo; TOKYO Olympics suffered another blow; Filipino athletes arrive; empty stands; new events added; Japanese composer working; State softball player competing; Team USA; overshadows the run-up; 4. BILL+ACKMAN Bill Ackman Bill Deal Machine; Subscriber Account active; PSTH scraps Universal Music; blank-check company Pershing Square; announced early; 5. TEXAS Texas Texas a facility in West; Origin brings space exploration; 6. BRITNEY+SPEAR Britney Spears Spears Billie Eilish Discusses; Jamie Lynn; Sings While Driving; Belts Out Her Song Lonely; filmmakers behind Framing; Threw Major Shade; Tensions remain high; capped off a busy week; 7. CANADA Canada Canada; Canadian a third-round pick; permitted to enter; announced Monday on his Instagram; finally open its borders; 8. CUBA Cuba Cuban; Cuba liberation reverberated throughout the world; United States as gold; pop star Gloria Estefan; Demands Biden White House Condemn Murderous; Song Defying An Evil Revolution; 9. JAPAN Japan Japan; Japanese Composer Working on Olympics Opening; musician Keigo Oyamada resigned; include articles published in Rockin'On; president cancels a visit; state of emergency; fans have been filling; competitors and are designed; Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga; 10. BLUE+ORIGIN Blue Origin Blue Space Simulator; sprawling spaceport; Getty Participants leave; 11. GAY Gay Gay 12. NHL NHL NHL active player; contract to publicly; prospect comes out as gay; hopes living authentic life helps; 13. SOUTH KOREA South Korea South Korean; South Korea popular music videos; band’s home country; president cancels a visit; Olympics baseball; 14. MICHIGAN Michigan Michigan Horses Music Festival in Southern; pals who played high; Carbon Monoxide Leak; 3 dead; 15. PREDAT Predators Predators prospect made the announcement; Nexstar Media Wire A Nashville; 16. LADY+GAGA Lady Gaga Lady; Gaga Tony Bennett are reuniting; Lil Wayne; 17. BTS BTS BTS Butter at the top; Launch Permission to Dance Video; South Korea This Week; 18. NASHVILLE Nashville Nashville Predators Prospect Becomes First Player; 19. TONY+BENNETT Tony Bennett Tony Lady Gaga team; perform one last time; announced plans; reuniting on stage; music superstars will share; 20. KEIGO+OYAMADA Keigo Oyamada Keigo Japanese musician; resigned as a composer; posted an apology; 21. TAYLOR+SWIFT Taylor Swift Taylor Lady Gaga; home to stars including; 22. SPAC SPAC SPAC Bill Ackman’s jumbo-sized; Deal for Universal Music Group; month agreed to buy; purchase a stake; Pershing Square; dropping plans; 23. ANDREW+LLOYD Andrew Lloyd Andrew Webber 's Cinderella; 24. KOREA Korea Korean; Korea music industry on alert; Dance Video Was Bigger; 24 Most-Viewed; rapper Wonstein; Gonna Love You featuring; 25. KANSAS Kansas Kansas progressive rock band; Violinist and Vocalist; 26. ROBBY+STEINHARDT Robby Steinhardt Robby 27. SAM+ASGHARI Sam Asghari Sam Song Lonely With BF; Car Amid Family; 28. BOB+DYLAN Bob Dylan Bob finally returns to stage;