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Ozuna, Anuel AA, J Balvin, More Set to Headline Baja Beach Fest 2021
Baja Beach Fest hosts some of the best reggaeton and Latin artists around, with a mission to celebrate and uplift Latin culture. Hosted at Mexico’s Rosarito Beach, the multi-day experience incorporates incredible music, people, food, and culture. The event first launched in 2018, when it attracted 15,000 attendees at the beautiful beach in Baja California. With the event location only 30 minutes past the US-Mexico border, it is an easy road trip for Americans. Chris Den Uijl has even estimated that 90% of the festival’s ticket buyers live in the US. With much success their first year, the organizers of Baja Beach Fest assembled even more for the second edition by doubling the number of attendees, significantly expanding the festival grounds, and offering a stacked...
Marc Anthony to Executive-Produce New Comedy Series ‘Liked’
Liked will be the second collaboration between VIS and Magnus, joining the animated kids’ series Gloria Wants to Know It All, which follows an alpaca from the city who spends time at her grandfather’s house in the country, and as a result, learns about Latin American culture. Both series are part of a first-look deal between Magnus and the studio announced last November. “Our continued partnership with Magnus Studios and a talented artist like Marc is a testament to our studio’s commitment to telling compelling, unique stories that resonate with audiences around the world,” said Acosta. Added Anthony: “We are very excited and it is an honor to have the opportunity to work with ViacomCBS International Studios on these projects that mean so much to us and to share...
How to Watch the 2021 Latin American Music Awards
Artists slated to perform during the telecast include Alejandro Fernández (who is set to receive the Icon Award), Maluma, Karol G, Los Dos Carnales, Eslabon Armado, Camilo, Ricky Martin, among others. Some of the night’s presenters are Ana Bárbara, Chayanne, Fonseca, Marc Anthony, Danny Felix and El Fantasma. This year, J Balvin and Karol G lead the list of nominees with nine nods each. Both are up for artist of the year, sharing the category with Anuel AA, Bad Bunny, Christian Nodal, Eslabon Armado, Maluma, Ozuna and Sech. Brush up on the full list of nominations here. Nominees are based on key fan interactions with music, including streaming, sales, airplay and social activity tracked by Billboard through its data partners MRC Data and Next Big Sound for da...
Televisa, Univision to Merge, Forming Spanish-Language Media Powerhouse
The merger will be partly financed by $1 billion of new Series C preferred equity investment led by SoftBank’s Latin American Fund, along with current Univision investor ForgeLight LLC, Google and The Raine Group; and $2.1 billion of debt commitments arranged by J.P. Morgan. The merger would create the largest Spanish-language media company in the world with bases in the two biggest Spanish-speaking markets: Mexico and the United States. Televisa is a production powerhouse, producing some 86,000 hours of content in 2020, and both companies hold big sports rights packages. “This strategic combination generates significant value for shareholders of both companies and will allow us to more efficiently reach all Spanish-language audiences with more of our programming,” said E...
J Balvin & Khalid Sing About Hopeless Nights in ‘Otra Noche Sin Ti’ Lyric Translation
Below, check out the full bilingual lyrics translated to English. [Intro: J Balvin]YeahLeggoI wake up and the first thing I do is see if you texted meI left you a message last night, but you didn’t read itI understand if you don’t want to know about meThey say I lost you (and no), I lost you [Chorus]And I can’t tolerate another night without youAnother night without youIt hurts a lot, another night without youAnother night without you, yeah-yeah [Verse 1: J Balvin]Another day that I wake up and you’re not in my bedTell me what’s the point of having cashIf I can’t buy what I wantMy shadow calls you at nightLower your pride, I want to see you, stop (Come on)Crazy, you have me impatientI’m aware of my errorsBut cowards also have feelingsI have to accept the reality of not having youI never th...
5 Uplifting Moments in Latin Music This Week (April 10)
“I went to a Venezuelan restaurant and I really loved what they did and they gave me an idea. I wanted to do a restaurant where people go and take photos of their breakfast and it’s going to be so incredible, and so nice, and so delicious that people are gonna go crazy. I’m going to take a bunch of artists over there. Bayside is going to be a hit no matter what,” he previously told Billboard. Kali Uchis on Fallon From TikTok to the world, Kali Uchis performed her dreamy, bilingual pop tune “Telepatía” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. The Colombian crooner took center stage giving us major Goddess vibes. With a sensual performance under the stars and moon, Kali flaunted her enchanting vocals. “Telepatía,” which was produced by Tainy, is about feeling lonely and wishing she c...
First Stream Latin: New Music From Manuel Medrano, La Doña, Juanes & More
Mon Laferte, Seis (Universal Music México) Mon Laferte wrote her sixth album, aptly titled Seis, while hunkered down in the pueblo mágico Tepoztlán, nearly two hours south of Mexico City. The Chilean singer-songwriter started writing it a month after the COVID-19 lockdown was imposed. “I was like everyone else, just filled with uncertainty,” she told Billboard. “So I clung onto my music and my guitar because I thought, if the world ends, I at least want people to know how I was feeling.” It’s the first album in which she sings regional Mexican (banda, corridos tumbados, mariachi) music in homage to the country she’s live in for the past 14 years. In it, she doesn’t hold back while singing about toxic relationships, past and future loves, and the lo...
Ozuna Joins Gaming Company XSET in ‘Match Made in Heaven’
“This is something that we’ve been looking to do for a while,” says Edgar Andino, Ozuna’s manager. “We’ve been looking at what gaming has been doing for artists, the masses and the unique engagement within the gaming community. We understand that this is the future. We realized this could be an interesting opportunity for not only gaming but also fashion and music.” In the upcoming months, Ozuna’s now-iconic teddy bear logo will be incorporated on the professional jerseys worn during XSET’s competitive games. “That’ll be a first for a team to have a musical logo presence,” says Selkoe. Future initiatives include an NFT dropping mid-May, and gaming will play a major role at Ozuna’s Cancun Fest scheduled for Nov. 4-8. &#...
J Balvin & Khalid Team Up for Soulful Reggaeton Duet ‘Otra Noche Sin Ti’: Watch
In a time where bilingual collaborations have become a booming trend, J Balvin and Khalid have teamed up for “Otra Noche Sin Ti,” out now. Marking their first-ever collaboration, the track, which laces a romantic reggaeton beat with a pop-soul melody, tells the story of a man who can’t fathom the fact that the love of his life is gone. “They say I lost you and I can’t tolerate another night without you/ Another night without you hurts a lot,” Balvin chants in Spanish. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their fair share of Internet r...
Banda Los Recoditos Claims 18th Regional Mexican Airplay Top 10 With ‘Ponle Que Sí’
Banda Los Recoditos adds another top 10 to its collection on Billboard’s Regional Mexican Airplay chart with “Ponle Que Sí.” As “Ponle Que Sí” lifts 13-10 (list dated April 10), the band scores its fourth straight top 10 and adds its 18th total Regional Mexican Airplay top 10 over the history of the chart, which began in 1985, a merit it now shares with Banda Carnaval. Los Tigres del Norte continues at the top with a massive 44 career top 10s. “Ponle” ascends with an 11% gain in audience impressions, to 3 million, earned in the week ending April 4, according to MRC Data, which also yields to a 37-34 jump on the all-Latin format Latin Airplay chart. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you ...
Mon Laferte’s ‘La Mujer’ Takes On a Whole New Meaning in New Gloria Trevi-Assisted Version
“It’s a song I wrote years ago and had stopped singing because I didn’t like the lyrics anymore. It was toxic,” says Laferte. “But since the pandemic paused many things, I had the time to revisit the song and rewrite certain parts for the new album.” After reaching out to Trevi, the Mexican star kept it honest. “First, I thought, great because I love her work. Mon is transparent and brave,” the “Pelo Suelto” singer tells Billboard. “But I am also an artist that has to be honest and transparent with the music that I sing so I needed to hear the song first in order to say yes. When I heard the lyrics, I thought ‘Wow.’ I thought, ‘I am that woman.’ I identified.” Laferte also talked abou...
First-Ever Radio Globo Quem Awards Will Honor & Celebrate Brazilian Music
“In the midst of everything we are experiencing, I am very happy to promote an award show that celebrates artists and music, our escape and everyday comfort, without prejudice to genres and styles,” Quem’s editor in chief, Danilo Saraiva, said in a statement. “For this, we are preparing a beautiful, safe, fun and digital event for people to enjoy at home.” Jonas Vilandez, manager of music business, Radio Globo added: “Celebrating music never hurts. Recognizing the artists who help make our programming, and even at the hands of our listeners, is a huge pleasure. We hope this will be the first edition of many.” Presented by Smirnoff and Tanqueray, the awards show will not only feature live and in-studio presentations, but also a red carpet with the nominated artists. Radio Globo ...
