The major TV talk shows all have one guest in common for their ‘August 8th’ show and it appears we could see the return of a major pop star.

Multiple late night talk shows have announced a surprise guest for this weeks upcoming episode. Whoever it is won’t be missed because at 11pm on Thursday they will be appearing on all major TV networks. Up first will be Conan (TBS) at 11pm who has the whole show dedicated to the guest. Fallon (NBC), Kimmel (ABC) and Colbert (CBS) all have the superstar as part of their line up too. Whilst there is no guarantee that all the shows have booked the same guest it’s easy to see why audiences are expecting them all to be linked.

No details have spilled on the surprise guest but there are numerous rumors floating around online. There is talk of each show having a different high profile guest all announcing the same thing, possibly a charitable initiative. It could be a political announcement, a cinematic universe (Marvel or DC) announcement or most likely, just in time for New Music Friday, a pop superstar dropping their comeback single or even a full album;

Rihanna

There’s a lot indicating it’s finally time for Rihanna to make a comeback. Since the singer followed Spotify on Instagram this week after unfollowing Tidal, fans have been quick to speculate that they’ve teamed up for a new album release. The ‘Umbrella’ hitmaker told Interview magazine last month; “It really does suck that it can’t just come out, because I’m working on a really fun one right now. I’m really happy with a lot of the material we have so far, but I am not going to put it out until it’s complete. It makes no sense to rush it, but I want it out. I’ve gotten to the point where I’m like, ‘Even if I don’t have the time to shoot videos, I’m going to put an album out,’

If Rihanna is readying her R9 era then she’s definitely having a bit of well earnt time out as she was spotted at traditional harvest festival ‘Crop Out’ in Barbados today;

Adele

Never one to announce a comeback quietly Adele has been out of the spotlight since releasing 25 back in 2015. A lot has happened for the ‘Hello’ singer since her last album that could make her next record her most emotional yet… or she might finally give us the drum n bass album ’30’ she (jokingly?) teased fans on Instagram for her 31st birthday.

Britney Spears

Photo Credit: Photo by REX/Shutterstock: Britney Spears 2016 MTV Video Music Awards, Arrivals, Madison Square Garden, New York, USA – 28 Aug 2016

If there was one popstar who could demand a takeover on this level it’s Britney Spears. Her last album was the critically acclaimed “Glory’ back in 2016. Heralded as the third album of her ‘Holy Trinity’ alongside ‘Blackout’ & ‘In The Zone’, Britney has a lot to live up to for her tenth album. Despite numerous rumors about her return including singles ‘Apple Pie’ & ‘I Feel So Free With You’ nothing has appeared. What we do know is that back in 2016 Spears confirmed she had already begun work on the new album. In January 2018 Justin Tranter, who had previously worked on Glory, told Billboard that the new album was “full of bops”. In February this year Danja (the producer behind Gimme More, Get Naked & Kill the lights) sent the Britney Army into meltdown when he appeared to confirm a new song/album title on twitter tweeting “Welcome to the Jungle #B10.”

At the beginning of the year Britney Spears cancelled her new Las Vegas residency ‘Domination’ to focus on her family. In April the singer confirmed she was taking some “me time” fueling a huge #FreeBritney uprising on social media. This was ignited further when the singer bought forward a hearing about her conservatorship and bought in her mother for support. The next court date isn’t due till September so if Britney is looking to release a new single as a “free” woman we may have a little longer to wait.

The singer has been seen a lot more recently. Aside from getting back to her amazingly quirky Instagram posts, last month she attended the “Once Upon a time in Hollywood’ premiere and was spotted out today in Disneyland.

Harry Styles

Whilst most online outlets are now reporting a ‘female singer’ is the rumored guest, we can’t rule out Harry Styles. The singer is definitely readying a comeback to his brilliant 2017 ‘Sign of the Times’ album.

With talks of him playing Prince Erik in the upcoming ‘Little Mermaid’ remake, you’d think he’d be too busy for new music. However fans are torn about whether he is filming for the upcoming Disney movie or in fact a new music video after he was spotted on set in Mexico this week. With ‘The Little Mermaid’ not due to start production till 2020 the odds of new music from the singer are looking a lot more favorable.