Fanny Lu recently marked her return to music with Una Vida Bien Vivida, an album full of joyful and positive vibes featuring big collaborators like Bacilos, Carlos Baute, Olga Tañón and Yuri. It’s her first studio album since 2011’s Felicidad y Perpetua, but the Colombian artist points out that she never really left. Explore See…
New Music Latin is a compilation of the best new Latin songs and albums recommended by Billboard and Billboard Español editors. Check out this week’s picks below. Explore See latest videos, charts and news Grupo Firme & Grupo Frontera, “Modo Difícil” (Music VIP Entertainment) Life’s setbacks rarely come wrapped in such danceable charm. The two borderland bands team up to…
Alejandro Sanz concluded his 2023 Sanz En Vivo tour in the city of Puebla, located in central Mexico — and in this same place, the iconic Spanish pop artist decided to kick off this week his new world tour, ¿Y Ahora Qué? “Coincidence? I don’t think so!” remarked the singer-songwriter to the 8,000 attendees who packed the…
When Shakira says “Mexico is my home” because she also feels Mexican, the Colombian superstar — just like her hips — doesn’t lie. In my opinion, the deep love that the Latin American country has for the singer-songwriter is only comparable to the sentiment Mexicans feel for the Colombian Nobel Prize-winning author Gabriel García Márquez,…
Karol G will help ring in the new NFL season with a special performance live from Brazil on Friday (Sept. 5). The Colombian star will headline the halftime show during YouTube’s first-ever exclusive NFL live broadcast, set to take place at Corinthians Arena in São Paulo, where the reigning AFC champion Kansas City Chiefs will take on the…
Lady Gaga and Tim Burton chose an island built using pre-Hispanic farming methods in Xochimilco, a tourist area in the south of Mexico City, as the setting to seal a new collaboration between the pop superstar and the famed film director. The project combines dark, gothic and fantastical elements, characteristic of the theatricality that defines…
Peso Pluma is no stranger to history-making moments in music but today, the música mexicana star marks a new milestone in the fashion world. The 26-year-old hitmaker makes history as the Council of Fashion Designers of America’s (CFDA) first Mexican ambassador for New York Fashion Week. Peso Pluma (born Hassan Emilio Kabande Laija) will help…
Alejandro Sanz kicked off his new world tour ¿Y Ahora Qué? on Wednesday (Sept. 3) at the Auditorio GNP Seguros in Puebla, Mexico — a country with which he shares a deep connection. The show marked the Spanish superstar’s return to the Latin American nation after two years, for the first leg of a tour that already…
Lenier and Costa Azul’s “Maquillaje” has topped Billboard’s latest new Latin music poll, published on Friday (Aug. 29). In support of the weekly New Music Latin roundup and playlist, curated by Billboard Latin and Billboard Español editors, music fans voted for the Cuban artist’s team up with the rising Nicaraguan group as their favorite music release of the week. “Maquillaje” generated…
Renowned American pianist Arthur Hanlon, alongside Colombian superstar Carlos Vives and his compatriot Goyo, one of the most influential voices in contemporary Afro-Latin music, will appear Tuesday night (Sept. 2) on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, showcasing their vibrant collaboration “Goodbye.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news Produced by Nicolás “Navi” de la…