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Jennifer Lopez Is ‘Like a Virgin’ for Halloween
The series of posts showed Lopez singing as the Material Girl in the first set of images, which were captioned “Crazy for youuuu …,” a lyric from Madonna’s 1985 tune of the same title. In the second set, J. Lo gives the camera a sexy look, captioning the mini gallery, “Didn’t know how lost I was until I found you … @arod,” giving her fiance Alex Rodriguez a shout-out. In the final set of photos, Lopez wrote, “I made it through the wilderness,” referencing the first line of Madonna’s 1984 hit single. In the photo with her — and dressed in as much white, was Nick Silva. The former White Sox pitcher, who is also Rodriguez’s nephew, was costumed as Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny. See J. Lo’s “Like a Virgin”...
Listen to the Ultimate Day of the Dead Playlist: Angela Aguilar, Carlos Rivera & More
Day of the Dead, celebrated Nov. 1-2, is one of the oldest traditions in Mexico, when the community commemorates the deceased with offerings, altars and more. Often associated with sugar skulls, visits to the graveyards and colorful altars, it’s believed that people return from the dead to coexist with their loved ones and celebrate life after death on these dates. As tradition holds, altars are placed in family homes or at graveyards and are decorated with orange Cempasúchil flowers known as “las flores de los muertos.” A photo of the late loved one, their belongings, food (such as pan de muerto and buñuelos) and a cup of water that signifies purity are also placed on the altar. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be....
What’s The Best Latin Collaboration of October 2020? Vote!
October has officially come to an end, but if there’s one thing we will remember the month for, it’s the wave of new Latin music fans received in the past 31 days. Becky G dropped her collaboration with Ozuna, Thalia teamed up with Farina and Sofia Reyes, Bad Bunny and Jhay Cortez surprised fans with another collab, and Sech closes the month with his spooky reggaeton with J Balvin, to name a few. We’re highlighting all of the collaborations featured on our weekly First Stream Latin playlist or throughout the month on Billboard, and asking readers to vote for their favorite one. 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 ...
First Stream Latin: New Music From Becky G, Bad Bunny, Tini & More
Becky G and Ozuna’s long-overdue collaboration is a reggaetón banger that finds the pair longing for a relationship, minus the drama. The playful and infectious beat pairs perfectly with Becky G and Ozuna’s slick bilingual verses. “Why so many fights if you always end up in my bed?” Becky G sings. The ever-so-confident Ozuna responds with “I’m not stressing because I know you’re mine.” The “No Drama” music video is set in an oasis-like environment where the two go back and forth about their relationship. “I love this collab with Ozuna,” said Becky G, who co-wrote the song alongside Ozuna and other songwriters. “I have always liked his music and I knew that together we could record something amazing. Now, perhaps more than ever before in our lives, less drama is something we all need, and t...
Latin Artist on the Rise: How Quarantine Helped Alvaro Diaz Land His Dream Collaboration With Yandel
Diaz, who studied public relations at university, picked up music as a hobby. But everything changed when he met popular reggaeton producer Víctor “Tunes” Cabrera of Luny Tunes, who later introduced him to Tainy. “My first single ever was produced by Tainy,” he says of “Chicas de la Isla,” released in 2012. “It went viral in Puerto Rico because it mentions a lot of slang from the island and our people.” Today, Diaz forms part of the NEON16 management roster helmed by Latin Grammy-winning producer and music executive Lex Borrero. “I fell into several wrong situations throughout my career,” he admits. “Tainy and I have many similarities and I feel very privileged with this opportunity.” His Yandel-assisted track “Lo Que Te Duele,” released Thursday (Oct. 29), comes on the heels of his c...
American Music Awards Adds Three Latin Categories, Matching It With Soul/R&B and Rap/Hip-Hop
The expansion of coverage for Latin music in the AMAs is a clear signal of the genre’s increasing popularity and crossover appeal. The AMAs are a ratings-driven show. If they do something, it’s because they think it’s what the audience wants and demands. A quick history lesson: Dick Clark created the AMAs in 1973 as a more viewer-friendly, populist answer to the Grammy Awards. Clark, a canny showman, seemed to be saying, “Let the Grammys honor classical and jazz and all the other specialized music forms. We’ll zero in on the genres that most people care about.” For the first five years of the show, 1974-78, there were just 15 awards — five each in the three genres with the broadest appeal at the time — pop/rock, soul/R&B and country. In 1979, disco was red-hot. The show res...
Seven Stages, Daily Tests, Color-Coding: How COVID-19 Shaped the 2020 Billboard Latin Music Awards
We spoke with Black about how she conceived and executed the most challenging show of her career. The pay-off? The 2020 Billboard Latin Music Awards reached 3.5 million total viewers on linear television, ranking as the No. 1 Spanish-language special in primetime since the onset of the pandemic, according to Nielsen NPM. It also generated 45.9 million engagements across Telemundo-owned platforms plus 38 million engagements across other platforms. You also produce the Latin AMAs, where you have two stages. Here, you had seven. Can you break that down for us? COVID was a determining factor in how the show was produced. We had seven stages, but we had to design them so they didn’t feel separate. We had two where the nominations were presented; we had one for the show host; and then we had fou...
5 Uplifting Moments in Latin Music This Week (Oct. 24)
Billboard’s Latin Music Week took place this week, celebrating its 30th anniversary as the longest-running and biggest Latin music industry event featuring intimate artist conversations, industry panels, workshops and performances. Some of the highlights of the first-ever virtual conference and showcases included various superstar Q&A’s between Jennifer Lopez and Maluma, Rosalia and Pharrell Williams, and Anuel AA and Jamie Foxx, to name a few. Artists such as Camilo, Guaynaa and Natalia Jimenez sang some of their biggest hits as part of the showcases, and Rebeca Leon was awarded Billboard’s Latin Power Player executive of the year title. For more highlights, click the link below. Billboard Latin Music Awards The 2020 Billboard Latin Music Awards aired live on Wednesday (Oct. 21) from ...
2020 Billboard Latin Music Awards Generate Record Engagement
The awards, broadcast on Telemundo, dominated television & social media. As live shows move increasingly to multiple screens, the 2020 Billboard Latin Music Awards managed to cross many of them, generating 45.9 million engagements across Telemundo-owned platforms, plus 38 million engagements across other platforms. The Billboard Latin Music Awards, which aired live on the Telemundo network Oct. 21 from the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Fla., also reached 3.5 million total viewers on linear television, ranking as the No. 1 Spanish-language special in primetime since the onset of the pandemic, according to Nielsen NPM. With seven wins apiece, Bad Bunny and Daddy Yankee were the big winners of night, which featured 18 performances, including artists like Anuel, Ozuna, Maluma and Daddy Yanke...
Yandel & Rapeton Founder El Guru Launch New Artist Development Venture
“I’ve been following Angel’s growth for several years,” says Yandel, whose real name is Llandel Veguilla. “I think he’s a natural A&R who truly wants to help new artists. I’m 100% convinced that with my record label, I can contribute to grow this Rapeton Approved, an idea Angel has been working on since 2016.” Y Entertainment already has producers and artists signed to its roster, including Catalyna, Nesty and Izzy Guerra. However, the new Rapetón Approved will start from scratch in its search for talent, says Yandel’s manager, Andy Martínez, who helped piece the deal together. Likewise, Rapetón will continue to function as it normally does, focused on covering the world of Latin urban music in general and the reggaeton in particular, where Guru is a widely respected fixture with a You...
Anitta’s Gaming Livestreams Dominate Top Facebook Live Videos Chart
Anitta’s streams take up the entire top three and five spots of the top 10 for September. Anitta’s gaming livestreams on Facebook are a hit, with three of the streams taking the top three spots on Billboard’s Top Facebook Live Videos chart for September 2020. The chart, the latest of which recaps September 2020 activity, is a monthly look at the widest-reaching and most-reacted-to videos posted by musicians on Facebook Live, as tracked by media analytics company Shareablee. Rankings are determined by a formula that blends reactions, comments, shares and first-seven-days views. Anitta’s streams find her playing video games such as Grand Theft Auto V, sometimes with special guests. In fact, the top video of the month, aired Sept. 6, featured popular gaming streamer Nobru. You Deserve to Make...
From J Balvin & Deepak Chopra’s Q&A to the Voting Panel, Pick Your Favorite Part of Latin Music Week Day 4
Friday’s (Oct. 23) programming for 2020 Billboard Latin Music Week included six back-to-back panels and showcases dedicated to Latin Music, culture and entertainment. J Balvin and Deepak Chopra kicked off the fourth and final day of the 2020 Billboard Latin Music Week with the “Mind and Music” panel, where they spoke on the art of meditation and how’s it’s helped them both on a personal level. The programming continued with Los Tigres del Norte and Becky G‘s timely conversation “Artists and the Vote” on the importance the Latino vote has for the first time in a presidential election, as Latinos are the nation’s largest racial minority among eligible voters, with a record 31.6 million Latinos eligible to vote. In the last panel of the day, The...
