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.
Latin Grammys Premiere Ceremony Performers
The Latin Recording Academy announced performers and hosts for its premiere ceremony, taking place on Thursday, Nov. 14, at the Miami Beach Convention Center, and streaming live across Latin Academy platforms beginning at 1 p.m. ET.
The premiere ceremony will be hosted by Maria Becerra, Juliana and Luísa Sonza, and will feature performances by Ale Acosta, Valeria Castro, Alok, Fonseca, Leonel García, Grupo Niche, Draco Rosa, Rozalén, Vikina and Deorro.
“With an amazing lineup of performers, we will reveal the winners in 50 of 58 Latin GRAMMY categories, showcasing the diversity of our community of creators throughout Ibero-America,” Manuel Abud, CEO of The Latin Recording Academy, said in a statement.
Christian Nodal Gets Special Recognition at Harvard
Mariacheño star Christian Nodal received a special recognition from Harvard. Earlier this week, Nodal, accompanied by his wife Ángela Aguilar, was honored by Hardvard-Radcliffe RAZA, a student organization that creates “space, visibility, and community for Mexican students at Harvard University sine 1972,” according to an official description of the organization. The group awarded Nodal with the Hardvard-Radcliffe RAZA Trailblazer Award for “his impact in the globalization of Mexican Regional music, as well as his initiative to uniquely merge regional music with different musical genres.”
See the special moment here.
Carin León Breaks Record in Madrid
Mexican music star Carin León made his historic debut in Spain, where he performed at Madrid’s WiZink Center as part of his Boca Chueca Tour. The show on Thursday (Oct. 31) not only marked his first performance in Europe but it also broke records. With an audience of 17,426 people, it surpassed Metallica’s mark set in 2018, becoming the event with the highest attendance of the more than 1,200 concerts held at the venue.
Read the show’s review here.
Maluma Launches Athletic-Wear Line
On Tuesday, Maluma unveiled his new athletic-wear line, which he’s calling Remanence, during a fashion show in Colombia. The hitmaker serves as owner and creative director of the brand which was designed “100% in Colombia and focuses on responsible practices, using renewable energy and efficient processes in its production,” according to a press release.
“Music and fashion motivate me to move forward because that is where I can really be me, Juan Luis; they are different communication channels, but they really lead to the same thing, they go hand in hand and will continue to be, as long as I make music, I will continue making fashion and vice versa because it is what motivates me to get up every day,” Maluma said in a statement.
See the collection here.
