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Hispanic Heritage Month 2020: 5 Times Los Tigres Del Norte Spoke Out Against Social Injustice
Celebrating its 30th anniversary as the longest-running and biggest Latin music industry event, Latin Music Week 2020 was originally scheduled to take place April 20-23 in Las Vegas and was postponed due to COVID-19. The Billboard Latin Music Awards 2020 will broadcast live on Oct. 21 via Telemundo, with awards to be given out in 59 categories honoring the top artists, songs, albums, labels, publishers, songwriters, and producers of the year. Ahead of the highly-anticipated Q&A and in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, here are five times Los Tigres del Norte has taken a stand against social injustice. Immigration: “Tres Veces Mojado” Many Los Tigres del Norte songs, including “Tres Veces Mojado,” “La Jaula de Oro,” “De Paisano a Pai...
Hispanic Heritage Month 2020: A Look Back at All the Latin No. 1 Albums of The Year (So Far)
Let’s take a look at their eight albums that hit No. 1 in 2020: Easy Money Baby – Myke TowersThe Puerto Rican rapper earned his first entry on any Billboard albums chart as his sophomore full-length album arrived at No. 1 on the Feb. 10 survey. “This is a giant step in this new phase of my career,” Towers told Billboard, excited about claiming his first leader in his first chart visit. Alter Ego – Prince RoyceThe bachata star nabbed his fifth No. 1 on the Top Latin Albums chart when Alter Ego launched atop the chart dated Feb. 22. The double album consisting of Genesis and Enigma chapters became the first set by a tropical music act to bow at No. 1 since Romeo Santos’ Utopía arrived atop the tally on the April 20, 2019-dated chart. Hecho en México – Alejandro F...
5 Uplifting Moments in Latin Music This Week (Oct. 3)
During the performance, which took place at the Inter Miami Stadium and featured appearances by Dua Lipa, Anitta, Diplo and Tame Impala, the rising duo performed other songs like “Animal,” “Body” and “Wine.” A Tribute to Generación RBD On Dec. 26, four of the six RBD members — Anahí, Maite Perroni, Christian Chávez and Christopher Von Uckermann — will come together for a virtual event dubbed “Ser o Parecer.” It kicks off at 11 a.m. ET with a “marathon tribute” to the Rebelde (rebellious) generation, where fans from all over the world will be able to be part of the marathon by submitting their own tribute videos here. “After 12 years, we’ll finally be together again,” the participating artists&nbs...
‘We Made a Statement’: J Balvin on Making History at a Reggaeton-Heavy Latin Grammys (Exclusive)
The reggaeton-heavy nominations come a year after a wave of urbano artists expressed their concerns with the Latin Recording Academy for the lack of urban recognition in the main categories. Balvin, alongside other colleagues, was one of the leading force of the “Without Reggaeton there’s no Latin Grammys” campaign on social media. Their protest, as he simply stated, is “for the culture and the movement.” “It would be nice to be the big winner of the night but we already made a statement and that’s the most important thing,” he says. “This is for the youth, for the dreamers, for the reggaeton genre and the different ramifications of urban music.” Nominated twice in multiple categories, including the coveted record of the year, album of the year, and the newly-added best r...
Anitta & Ryan Tedder Confirmed for Joint Q&A at Billboard Latin Music Week 2020
Anitta and Ryan Tedder are confirmed for a joint Q&A at the 30th-anniversary installment of Billboard Latin Music Week, taking place virtually Oct. 20-23. The Brazilian pop superstar will partake in a one-on-one conversation with the producer and lead singer of OneRepublic to discuss working together on Anitta’s forthcoming album, Girl From Rio, and much more. Other confirmed superstar Q&As include conversations between J Balvin and Deepak Chopra, Carlos Vives and Gustavo Dudamel, Rosalia and Pharrell Williams, and Becky G and Los Tigres del Norte, to name a few. To reserve a spot and receive updates, RSVP here. Celebrating its 30th anniversary as the longest-running and biggest Latin music industry event, Latin Music Week 2020 was originally scheduled to take place April 20-...
Jennifer Lopez Gushes Over Daughter Emme’s New Book: ‘She’s Way, Way Ahead of Me’
Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony‘s 12-year-old daughter Emme is now a published author, with her first book — titled Lord Help Me — out Tuesday (Sept. 29). The proud mamá spoke to Good Morning America about Emme, who sang with her at this year’s Super Bowl Halftime Show, and her love of sloths — which inspired the tween’s prayers book. Emme came up with the idea with her nanny as she thought kids needed to be taught to pray, according to Lopez. “They just kind of had this conversation, and she was like, ‘Maybe we can write a book where we can save the sloths, and we can use the money to save the sloths,'” Lopez told GMA. “I’m so proud of her to author her first book at 12 years old. She’s way, way ahead of me.R...
Jennifer Lopez Shares Sweet Message From Her Daughter Emme: ‘You’re the Best Mom’
Jennifer Lopez shared a heartfelt message from her 12-year-old daughter, Emme Muñiz, in honor of National Daughter’s Day. The 51-year-old superstar took to Instagram on Friday (Sept. 25) to share the sweet video in which Emme tells her how much she loves and misses her. “Hi, Mom! I just want to let you know that you’re the best mom — actually, you’re over there — you’re the best mom in the whole entire world, and I couldn’t ask for a better one,” says Emme, Lopez’s daughter with ex-husband Marc Anthony. “I really miss you, and I love you. Well, I want to make this before you come over because it’s supposed to be a surprise. I really love you and you’re the best mom in the whole entire world, and I don’t kno...
Fans Choose Zayn’s ‘Better’ as This Week’s Favorite New Music
Zayn‘s latest song “Better” has topped this week’s new music poll. Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (Sept. 25) on Billboard, choosing the 27-year-old singer’s mellow R&B ballad as their favorite new music release of the past week. “Better” brought in 91 percent of the vote this week, beating out new music by Travis Scott (“Franchise”), SuperM (“Super One”), Jennifer Lopez and Maluma (“Pa’ Ti” and “Lonely”) and others. “Better,” co-written by Zayn, is slated for his upcoming third album, which is described in a release as his “most personal project to date. With total creative reign on his third album, Zayn is making the music he has always wanted to.” The accompanying video, direc...
Hispanic Heritage Month 2020: Listen To The Ultimate Latin Divas Playlist
Hispanic Heritage Month is here, and it’s time to celebrate Latin culture and music. On this occasion, Billboard is honoring Latin women in the music industry who are proud of their heritage with the ultimate Latin Divas playlist. The list gathers 40 of the best songs—classic and new—from Latin music’s biggest female artists, including Shakira, Paulina Rubio, Karol G, Thalia, and Becky G, to name a few. Dale and play our Latin Divas playlist! 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 revenue.
5 Uplifting Moments in Latin Music This Week (September 26)
From career milestones and new music releases to major announcements and more, Billboard editors highlight the latest news buzz in Latin music every week. Here’s what happened in the Latin music world this week: Nicki Nicole Launched New Swag Argentine trap singer Nicki Nicole has teamed up with Spanish clothing company Pull&Bear for a limited-edition capsule collection. Including edgy sweatshirts, dresses, crop tops, and many more must-have trends, the collection is part of Sicko19, the remake of a pre-existing Pull&Bear line that’s been reinterpreted and digitized. The capsule collection is already available at select stores and on Pullandbear.com. Nicki Nicole is confirmed to speak at the 2020 Billboard Latin Music Week as part of its two-part On The Rise panels taking pla...
El Fantasma Collects Eighth Top 10 on Regional Mexican Albums Chart With ‘Guárdame Esta Noche’
Plus, Reik’s De México Arrives top 10 on Latin Pop Albums chart. Guárdame Esta Noche, El Fantasma’s sixth studio album, bows at No. 7 on the Regional Mexican Albums chart (dated Sept. 26). The 12-track set was released Sept. 11 via AfinArte and produced by Bruce Torrescano and El Fantasma. Guárdame Esta Noche starts with 3,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending Sept. 17, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data, mostly attributed to streaming activity. “Having one’s album on the Billboard charts is truly an honor and a blessing,” El Fantasma tells Billboard. “It is another recognition for the work one does with so much effort and love. It feels very nice to know that your music continues, album after album, making the listeners happy.” Guárdame Esta Noche is El Fantasm...
Christian Nodal’s ‘Ayayay!’ Hits No. 1 on Regional Mexican Albums Chart
The set surges 15-1 the chart after release of its deluxe edition. Christian Nodal nabs his third straight No. 1 on the Regional Mexican Albums chart as a deluxe reissue of his Ayayay! album pushed the set 15-1 on the Sept. 26 survey. The original album was released on May 29. The deluxe version adds new tracks, and all versions combine together for tracking and charting purposes. “(The deluxe version of) Ayayay! is a production designed for all people in love, in pain and for those who want to party,” Nodal tells Billboard. “’Ayayay!’ is a Mexican cry tailored to a person’s feeling. One can shout ‘ayayay!’ and it can be interpreted based on one’s mood, therefore this album is tailored to all those hearts searching for comfort or a way to get t...
