Keityn on Writing for Karol G, Shakira, Maluma & More: ‘Out of 10 Songs I Write, One Becomes a Hit’

billboard.com What’s behind Keityn’s extraordinary ability to pen hits? The 27-year-old from the small city of Palmira, Colombia, was ASCAP’s Latin Music Songwriter of the Year for the…

Belinda & Natanael Cano’s ‘300 Noches’ Plus More: Which Is Your Favorite New Latin Music Release This Week? Vote!

billboard.com This week, Billboard’s New Music Latin roundup and playlist — curated by Billboard Latin and Billboard Español editors — features fresh new releases from artists such as…

New Music Latin: Listen to Releases From Anitta, Marc Anthony & More

billboard.com New Music Latin is a compilation of the best new Latin songs and albums recommended by Billboard Latin and Billboard Español editors. Check out this week’s picks below.…

Here’s the Date of the 2024 American Music Awards, Now on CBS

billboard.com The American Music Awards, a fixture on ABC from 1974 to 2022, is moving to CBS. The first show on its new network is set for Sunday, Oct. 6, live on both coasts at 8:00…

Amor a la Mexicana: Thalia Breaks Down 5 Essential Songs From ‘A Mucha Honra’

billboard.com Taking a regional Mexican music route has led Thalia — often referred to as the Queen of Latin Pop — back to her roots, as she embraces the resurgence of música mexicana on…

What’s Your Favorite New Music Release of the Week? Vote!

billboard.com With April coming to an end, music is still in full swing with a bunch of new releases. It’s a big day for hip-hop and R&B, as Normani teamed up with Gunna for the sultry…

All the Latin AMA Performances, Ranked

billboard.com One thing you cannot say about the 2024 Latin AMAs, which aired live last night on the Univision network, is that they lacked guts. Beyond its 21 performances on the…

Ricky Martin to Headline L.A. Pride in the Park

hollywoodreporter.com Ricky Martin has been tapped to headline L.A. Pride in the Park this summer. The performance will mark the Grammy Award-winner’s first time taking center stage at a Pride…

Keityn Shares How He Writes Big Hits With Karol G, Shakira, Maluma & More

billboard.com Songwriter and artist Keityn shares how he’s created some of biggest Latin hits in recent history with Shakira (“Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53”), Karol G with…

Ricky Martin to Headline LA Pride in the Park

billboard.com Ricky Martin will headline LA Pride in the Park, which will return to the Los Angeles State Historic Park on Saturday, June 8. This marks Martin’s first-ever headlining…

This engineer didn’t let imposter syndrome hold her back

siliconrepublic.com Having initially followed her passion for music and languages, the leap to engineering manager for Liberty IT’s Berni Greer was a lucky chance and she has never looked back…

2024 Latin American Music Awards: Stars on the Red Carpet

billboard.com The Latin American Music Awards 2024 are a wrap, but the best looks on the red carpet must be immortalized. Mexican-American star Becky G, who co-hosted the ceremony, which…

Flaws in Chinese keyboard apps leave 750 million users open to snooping, researchers claim

theregister.com Many Chinese keyboard apps, some from major handset manufacturers, can leak keystrokes to determined snoopers, leaving perhaps three quarters of a billion people at risk…

Karol G and Feid Dominate at the 2024 Latin American Music Awards (Complete Winners List)

variety.com Karol G and Feid took home the most awards during the 2024 Latin American Music Awards in Las Vegas on Thursday night. Though Karol didn’t attend the ceremony in person, she…

10 Things You Didn’t See on TV at the 2024 Latin AMAs

billboard.com Karol G and Feid have swept the 2024 Latin American Music Awards, taking six trophies each on Thursday night (April 25). The former nabbed the coveted artist of the year,…

Morat Bring Arena Pop/Rock to Latin Amas 2024

billboard.com We can’t remember the last time anthemic pop/rock made it onto a Latin music awards show. But after watching Morat perform at the Latin AMAs 2024, all we can say is: Let’s…

Peso Pluma & Arcángel Deliver Enigmatic Trap Performance at Latin AMAs 2024

billboard.com Dripping in diamonds and clad in all-black, Peso Pluma and Arcángel took the stage at the 2024 Latin American Music Awards to perform their joint single “Peso Completo.”…

Ricardo Montaner Accepts Legacy Award at 2024 Latin AMAs, Delivers Riveting Medley of His Classics

billboard.com Ricardo Montaner is a synonym for romanticism, delivering some of the best love songs in Latin music. For that, and his many decades in music, the Venezuelan…

Yandel Performs Invigorating Reggaetón Medley, Accepts Pioneer Award at Latin AMAs 2024

billboard.com At the 2024 Latin American Music Awards, live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Yandel delivered an exhilarating show and testified why he’s a genre pioneer. The…

Marc Anthony Transforms Latin AMAs 2024 Into Salsa Celebration With World Premiere of ‘Ale Ale’

billboard.com Marc Anthony presented the world premiere of his newest single “Ale Ale” at the Latin American Music Awards 2024, ahead of the release of his long-awaited album. And with…

Jay Wheeler & Zhamira Zambrano Deliver Swoon-Worthy ‘Extrañándote’ Performance at 2024 Latin AMAs

billboard.com “It” couple Jay Wheeler and Zhamira Zambrano took center stage to deliver a swoon-worthy performance at the 2024 Latin American Music Awards on Thursday (April 25). Totally…

Here Are the 2024 Latin American Music Awards Winners (Updating)

billboard.com Hitmakers Feid and Peso Pluma lead the 2024 Latin American Music Awards nominations with 12 nods each. Both are up for artist of the year, alongside other big names…

Noel Schajris on Staying in Shape & Balancing His Solo Career With Duo Sin Bandera

billboard.com Argentine-Mexican singer Noel Schajris is set to hit the stage at the Latin American Music Awards on Thursday night (April 25), where he’ll be performing a brand new song…

Noel Schajris on How He Balances His Solo Career & Tour With Sin Bandera

billboard.com Solo artist and Sin Bandera band member Noel Schajris talks about preparing to perform new song “Love’s Still Here” at the Latin AMAs with Sugarland’s Jennifer Nettles,…

The Fallacy That Rules The World

zerohedge.com The Fallacy That Rules The World Authored by Jeffrey Tucker via The Epoch Times, Smart people know to avoid fallacies. One of them is known as the fallacy of post hoc ergo…

Major Brands Capitalize On New Age of Artist Endorsements In Music Industry: Report

mediapost.com A new report shows some major brands -- including Coca-Cola, Tiffany & Co., Samsung and Walmart -- are making more of an impact in music-industry endorsements than others,…

How ‘Oye Mi Canto’ Crossed Worlds & Revolutionized Reggaetón in America

billboard.com This week, Billboard is publishing a series of lists and articles celebrating the music of 20 years ago. Our 2004 Week continues here with an oral history of one of the…

20 Questions With Sean Paul: Dancehall Legend Discusses Greatest Tour, Clashing & Crossover Collaborations

billboard.com Back in 2002, Sean Paul’s “Gimme the Light” reached No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100, kicking off one of the most prolific crossover careers in dancehall history. Two decades…

The Ultimate Guide to Festivals Celebrating Latin Music in 2024 (Updating)

billboard.com As música Mexicana and música urbana have emerged as global powerhouses within the music industry, they’ve not only captured the ears of international audiences, but have…

Latin American Music Awards 2024: The Best Highlights from Rehearsals

billboard.com The 2024 Latin American Music Awards are taking place this Thursday, April 25, live from Las Vegas via Univision. Before all the glitz and glam, Billboard was backstage at…

Becky G Reflects on 10 Years of ‘Shower’ & Her Co-Hosting Era at 2024 Latin AMAs

billboard.com Becky G has a double celebration this week: co-hosting the 2024 Latin American Music Awards and reaching 10 years since the release of “Shower.” Joining Thalia, Alejandra…

Prince Royce & Gabito Ballesteros Swig Their Way to No. 1 on Latin Airplay With ‘Cosas De La Peda’

billboard.com Ten weeks after Prince Royce and Gabito Ballesteros monopolized Billboard’s Tropical Airplay chart with “Cosas De La Peda,” the song slides to the top of the overall Latin…

Sony Taps Lissette Feliciano to Write & Direct Gloria Estefan Musical ‘On Your Feet’

thewrap.com Sony Pictures has tapped Lissette Feliciano (“Women Is Losers”) to write and direct “On Your Feet,” a feature adaptation of the Broadway musical of the same name, according…

Verizon to offer Latin music fans the chance to win a VIP experience at La Onda

benzinga.com NEW YORK, April 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Starting today through May 13, Verizon is inviting Latin music fans to for a chance to win a trip to Festival La Onda by…

Lissette Feliciano To Write & Direct Gloria Estefan Musical ‘On Your Feet’ For Sony

deadline.com is attached to write and direct On Your Feet, a feature adaptation of the same-name Broadway musical that’s in early development at Sony Pictures, Deadline has learned. A…

Review: John Adams’s ‘El Niño’ Arrives at the Met in Lush Glory

nytimes.com On Tuesday night, the Metropolitan Opera continued to play a bit of catch-up with the American composer John Adams. As a Minimalist of striking imagination and moral…

How Much Is the Global Electronic Music Industry Worth? 10 Takeaways From 2024 IMS Report

billboard.com The 2024 IMS Ibiza conference began today (April 24) on the event’s namesake island electronic music mecca. The conference’s program includes three days of talks on multiple…

MTV’s Video Music Awards Sets 2024 Date

deadline.com The 2024 Video Music Awards, the trophy show’s 40th anniversary, will air live from New York’s UBS Arena on Tuesday, September 10, MTV announced today. The VMAs will across…

Esperanza Spalding, Miguel Zenón & More Receive 2024 Doris Duke Artist Awards

billboard.com Related Esperanza Spalding Wins Best Jazz Vocal Album at 2022 Grammys 04/24/2024 Grammy-winning jazz artists Esperanza Spalding and Miguel Zenón are among six recipients of…

‘He Is Our Sinatra’: Lin-Manuel Miranda on Why Marc Anthony — and His New Album, ‘Muevense’

variety.com New York City is filled with Latin music icons, and legendary singer Marc Anthony and “Hamilton” / “In the Heights”/ “Encanto” composer Lin-Manuel Miranda are two in a long…

It’s Fuerza Regida’s Turn: ‘Pa Las Baby’s y Belikeada’ Hits No. 1 on Top Latin Albums

billboard.com Fuerza Regida celebrates its first No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Latin Albums, as its seventh studio release Pa Las Baby’s y Belikeada, climbs 2-1 to lead the April 27-dated…

JetBlue sees no profit this year on excess industry capacity, grounded planes

theglobeandmail.com JetBlue Airways JBLU-Q on Tuesday warned it no longer expects to break even on an adjusted operating margin basis this year as bloated industry capacity in Latin America has…

JetBlue Scales Back Routes in ‘Urgent’ Effort to Restore Profitability

pymnts.com JetBlue is removing and scaling back routes as it tries to regain profitability. The air carrier on Tuesday (April 23) released earnings that showed the company reducing its…

Tequila Don Julio Brings Modern Mexican Culture to a National Stage with 'A Summer of Mexicana'

benzinga.com As Música Mexicana continues to rise, Sony Music Latin artists joins Tequila Don Julio in spotlighting the Mexican creatives behind the art NEW YORK, April 23, 2024…

This is not a story about Taylor Swift and the Super Bowl

economist.com This is not a column about Taylor Swift. It is possibly something more ridiculous, a column about all the columns about Taylor Swift. And yet attention must be paid, because…

Andra Day, Ethel Cain, Ghostface Killa, More Lead New York’s SummerStage Season

variety.com City Parks Foundation has announced the 2024 season of Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage, New York City’s iconic outdoor performing arts festival, bringing 85…

Pitbull Announces Party After Dark Tour With T-Pain as Special Guest: See All the Dates

billboard.com Latin superstar Pitbull on Tuesday (April 23) announced his Party After Dark Tour, a 26-city tour featuring special guest T-Pain, with Lil Jon also joining in select…

All Latin Songs & Albums Inducted Into the National Recording Registry

billboard.com Latin music has profoundly shaped the American musical landscape. From the lively rhythms of Celia Cruz and Johnny Pacheco’s joint album Celia & Johnny to Daddy Yankee’s…

JetBlue shares tumble 10% after airline lowers 2024 revenue outlook

cnbc.com Silhouette of passenger in front of the JetBlue Airbus A321neo aircraft spotted on the apron tarmac docked at the passenger jet bridge from the terminal of Amsterdam…

Latin Music Revenue Hits $1.4 Billion in Second Year as the Fastest Growing U.S. Market, Per RIAA Report

variety.com Latin music revenue in the United States outpaced the general music market for a second consecutive year, hitting a new high of $1.4 billion and representing 16% growth over…

Latin Music Revenue Surpasses $1 Billion for Second Consecutive Year

billboard.com Latin music revenues in the United States continue to hit an all-time high, exceeding the $1 billion mark for a second year in a row on the wings of 16% growth that outpaced…

No Evidence FBI Used Counterterrorism Tactics on Catholics: Government Watchdog Report

zerohedge.com No Evidence FBI Used Counterterrorism Tactics on Catholics: Government Watchdog Report Authored by Matt McGregor via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), An independent…

J Balvin Takes Billboard Behind the Scenes of His Coachella Set

billboard.com J Balvin takes Billboard behind the scenes of his out of this world Coachella set. The Latin superstar shared his creative vision, a closer look at his alien space ship,…

Pomelo, a “send now, pay later” startup that lets users in the US send money in the form of credit to people in the Philippines, raised a $35M Series A

techcrunch.com Pomelo, a startup that combines international money transfer with credit, has raised $35 million in a Series A round led by Dubai venture firm Vy Capital, TechCrunch has…

Becky G, Feid & More Set for 2024 Latin AMAs: How to Watch & All Performers

billboard.com The 2024 Latin American Music Awards unveiled its final confirmed lineup on Monday (April 22), with Becky G announced as a co-host alongside Thalia, Alejandra Espinoza and…

Becky G Joining 2024 Latin American Music Awards as a Host and Performer (Exclusive)

hollywoodreporter.com Becky G has been tapped join the 2024 Latin American Music Awards ceremony as a host and performer. The Mexican American singer will serve as a host for the show, airing…

Fans Choose Julianno Sosa & Pailita’s ‘Carro Re Kl’ As This Week’s Favorite New Music Latin

billboard.com Julianno Sosa’s “Carro Re Kl” in collaboration with Pailita has topped this week’s new music Latin poll. In a poll published on Friday (April 12) — in support of the weekly…