Mexican music icon Pepe Aguilar is set to be honored with the Billboard Hall of Fame Award at the 2024 Billboard Latin Music Awards. The “Mira Quién Lo Dice” singer will also perform during the ceremony, which will air on Oct. 20. “Receiving the Billboard Hall of Fame Award is an incredible honor, and it…
Latin music, the term assigned to music performed predominantly in Spanish, is the fastest growing “genre” of music both in the U.S. and worldwide, with Latin acts –- from Bad Bunny to Karol G to Annita and Shakira — dominating both charts and headlines. But it wasn’t always like that: From its initial heyday in…
NMIXX is set to make history in 2024 as the first K-pop group to participate in Billboard Latin Music Week. The female sextet has been confirmed as the first K-pop act to take part in the event, where the group will be featured on an exclusive panel about K-pop and Latin music on Oct. 16,…
Mexican pop star and actress Belinda was fiercely walking the L’Oreal Paris Fashion Week show on Monday (Sept. 23), when she suffered a fall. But the “Cáctus” singer gracefully recovered thanks to Anitta, who helped her get up from the floor. The Brazilian star, who had stepped out on the runway just before Belinda, even…
The excitement over the music of iconic Mexican singer-songwriter Juan Gabriel overflowed on Sunday (Sept. 22) in Mexico City’s Zócalo. More than 70,000 people gathered at the country’s main public square, according to figures from the capital’s government, for the screening of Mis 40 en Bellas Artes. Although what they witnessed was a recording of…
On its second of four dates in Mexico City, Metallica surprised fans once more on Sunday (Sept. 22) by performing a cover of “La Negra Tomasa,” a reinterpretation by the band Caifanes of a song written by Cuban Guillermino Rodríguez that redefined the rock scene in Mexico during the 1980s Two days after firing up…
The Save The Music Foundation is proudly partnering with Billboard to expand funding of its grants for Latin music programs. This announcement was made ahead of 2024 Billboard Latin Music Week. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Save The Music team members will be attending Latin Music…
Nicki Nicole kicked off her Alma Tour USA — her first in the United States — and the Argentine singer-songwriter and rapper is performing all her fan-favorite songs, from “Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 13” to “Dispara,” “8 AM,” “Qué Le Pasa Conmigo?” and more. The first concert of the tour took place Sunday (Sept. 22) at…
Metallica gave its first concert in Mexico City in seven years on Friday (Sept. 20), and the band’s bassist, Robert Trujillo, took the opportunity to pay tribute to his Mexican roots by performing a peculiar song: “La Chona,” by famous corrido group Los Tucanes de Tijuana. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest…
From career milestones to new music releases to major announcements and those little important moments, Billboard editors highlight uplifting moments in Latin music. Here’s what happened in the Latin music world this week. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Becky G’s Greenspace The Vita Coco Company teamed…
