From career milestones to the release of new music, to big announcements and those little moments that matter, advertising billboard Editors highlight inspiring moments in Latin music. Here’s what’s happening in the Latin music world this week.
Featherweight takes center stage at Sueños Festival
Mexican music star Peso Pluma will return to Sueños in 2025 to headline the Chicago Music Festival, after his headline performance at Sueños this year was canceled due to thunderstorms. Peso, who will take place in Grant Park over Memorial Day weekend (May 24-25), is the first artist announced to perform at the two-day event, which is produced by La Familia Presented and C3 Presented. Additionally, Sueños announced an expansion of the festival grounds, which will include a new second stage and dance area with additional performance and DJ equipment. The full 2025 lineup has yet to be announced, but pre-sales will begin on Thursday, November 14 at 12pm CT. For more information, visit www.suenosmusicfestival.com.
Rosalia gives back
Rosalia was spotted volunteering in Valencia after catastrophic flash floods in Spain that killed more than 200 people. Videos and photos posted in local media and on social media captured the Spanish singer-songwriter without makeup, wearing her hair in a messy bun, and wearing a mask, gloves and a black T-shirt as she served food to communities affected by the severe storm. scene. Rosalia accompanied three other women who volunteered at World Central Kitchen, a pro bono organization that provides food to victims of natural disasters and war devastation.
Celebrating Afro-Latinx excellence
On Tuesday (November 5), Brazil hosted its fourth annual Potências Awards in São Paulo, honoring iconic figures and influential voices in the black community. Lyudmila, former advertising billboard One of the top honorees is the “rising Latin artist” known for breaking the boundaries of pop, funk and pagode, while also advocating for the visibility of the Black and LGBTQIAP+ communities.
“I never thought I would be honored by someone who I admire and who influenced me,” the Brazilian artist, who was introduced by Preeta Gill at the ceremony, said before her acceptance speech. “I worked hard and gave everything to live this life, but when it finally happened, I could hardly believe it. It wasn’t easy getting here. I’ve been through so much – and still am. Only I know that being Lou Demira, the importance of being the greatest black singer in Latin America.
Ludmilla takes the stage at the 2024 Potências Awards.
Eduardo Martins/Brazilian News
Cross-cultural carnival
To expand into new global markets, Colombian urban artists Kevin Roldan and Valka teamed up with Japanese pop producers DJ Dr. Royo and OZworld. Produced by Royo, the cross-cultural collaboration is a hard-hitting reggae song with oriental melodies, sung in Spanish and Japanese. Roldan belts out his signature raspy voice about working hard and living the dream in Japan: “KR has arrived in Tokyo, feeling the pressure,” he sings, while OZworld smoothly spits out intense rap bars in Japanese. Watch the music video below:
Maura is going to be a dad!
Mora is the latest Latin urban artist to announce that he is going to be a father. The Puerto Rican artist and producer shared the exciting news in a joint post with his partner, Paula Poletti, in which they showed off a photo of three hugs and a sonogram. The description of “+1” is just a simple explanation. Colleagues including Justin Quiles and Sky Rompiendo took to the comments to send their best wishes to the soon-to-be parents. Other new music dads this year include Jay Wheeler, who has a baby girl with his wife, and artist Zhamira Zambrano, as well as hit musician Tainy , he is about to give birth to his first child with his girlfriend. See Mora’s sweet post below:
advertising billboard TV series song list
This week, advertising billboard Announcing the list of “100 Best TV Drama Theme Songs” Editors ranked the hits from their favorite TV series produced in the United States and Latin America. For the next five weeks, every Monday we will release a list of 20 TV series theme songs, starting from the 100th to the 81st of the week. Belinda’s “El Baile del Sapito”; Vincent Fernandez, “Me Voy Quitar de En Medio”; and Daniela Romo, “De mi enamórate”; all ranked No. One choice.
We bring together all editors and contributors advertising billboard latin and spanish advertising billboard — 11 journalists in total, born and raised in Mexico, Nicaragua, Venezuela, the United States, Peru, Colombia, Guatemala and the Dominican Republic — and asked each to choose their favorite theme song. See part one of the rankings here.
Pablo Alboran, Veronica Castro, Thalia and Enrique Iglesias
Illustrations by Selman Horsger
