First Stream Latin is a compilation of the best new Latin songs, albums and videos recommended by the Billboard Latin editors. Check out this week’s picks below. Gerardo Ortiz & Piso 21, “Fino Licor” (Sony Music Latin) Striking a perfect balance between pop-urban and ranchera, Ortiz and Piso 21 deliver the ultimate heartbreak anthem in “Fino Licor.” […]

In the spring, Boza (real name: Humberto Ceballos Boza) dropped his catchy reggaeton track “Ella.” Six months later, he reels in Lunay, Lenny Tavarez, Juhn and Beéle for a just-as-infectious remix. Produced by Boza’s longtime producer Faster and co-penned by Boza, Faster and Alberto Gaitan, the lyrical content in “Ella” was inspired by Manu Chao’s

One of England’s most popular singer-songwriters finally returned with a full-length album, while rap’s favorite hype girl returned with a mixtape full of previously unreleased goodies. But which project is your favorite? After months — and years — of dropping freestyles to her YouTube page, Megan Thee Stallion compiled her greatest spit sessions and unreleased tracks

Spooky season is upon us, and music superstars are making sure to give us quite the scare. Megan Thee Stallion clearly had Scream and Hellraiser on her 2021 Halloween mood board. And Lady Gaga can rely on her latest role as Patrizia Reggiani in the upcoming biographical crime drama House of Gucci to terrorize her fans. Take a look at Billboard’s weekly roundup and the “awards”

Shades of Marilyn Monroe punctuate Madonna’s new cover shoot for V magazine, a deliberate tribute to Bert Stern’s “The Last Sitting” — the last photo shoot Monroe sat in for in 1962 before her untimely death at age 36. Fresh off the release of her Madame X Paramount+ concert documentary film chronicling the tour that supported her 14th

Big Sean’s collaborative What You Expect EP with Hit-Boy wasn’t the only surprise he had in store for fans Friday (Oct. 29). The Detroit emcee also announced on Twitter that after 14 years, he has stepped away from Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music label. After a fan asked, “Damn no more GOOD Music for Big Sean?” Sean

For the first time in 16 months, live music is returning nationwide after the global coronavirus pandemic ravaged the industry. Billboard’s “My First Show Back” is a series dedicated to sharing stories from throughout the touring ecosystem about what’s happening now, what has been forever altered and what will never change. In this installment, singer-songwriter JoJo opens

Agent Jay Byrd is joining the world’s largest promotion company. Byrd has been hired as the newest global tour promoter for Live Nation’s concert team.  In his new role, Byrd will be responsible for several existing tours with top artists including Lil Baby, A$AP Rocky, Logic and more. He will also be tasked with building new relationships with artists and booking

All the way back in September 2019, Green Day, Fall Out Boy and Weezer came together to announce The Hella Mega Tour. The co-headlining team-up would take the three rock icons to stadiums for the first time around the world throughout 2020, but was then, of course, delayed due to COVID. One of the first

First Country is a compilation of the best new country songs, videos and albums that dropped this week. George Strait, “The Weight of the Badge” (video) Strait’s law enforcement tribute, which he penned alongside his son Bubba Strait and longtime collaborator Dean Dillon, gets a new video that honors first responders. The clip highlights moments