Latin Music Revenue Hits Peak of $627 Million in First Half of 2023; Spanish Is Second Most Listened-to Language in U.S.

Megan Thee Stallion has hinted at a new era of music on her social media.On October 12, the Houston rapper posted a mysterious trio of images on Instagram spelling out the words ‘Act One’, with a red snake biting its own tail. Two days later, she posted a photo of herself posing with a snake emoji as the caption.

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It was due to take place in Paris at the Paris Nord Villepinte exhibition centre on November 5 and nominees included Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj and Olivia Rodrigo.Earlier this month (October 7), Hamas launched an early morning attack on southern Israel that has gone on to trigger an Israel-Hamas war.In a statement announcing the decision, a spokesperson for Paramount, who own MTV, said: “Given the volatility of world events, we have decided not to move forward with the 2023 MTV EMAs out of an abundance of caution for the thousands of employees, crew members, artists, fans, and partners who travel from all corners of the world to bring the show to life.“The MTV EMAs are an annual celebration of global music. As we watch the devastating events in Israel and Gaza continue to unfold, this does not feel like a moment for a global celebration.

Thania Garcia Mexican pop singer Danna Paola and Colombian singer Sebastián Yatra, along with actresses Roselyn Sánchez and Paz Vega, will be hosting the 24th Annual Latin Grammy Awards in Spain later this November. After winning big for his 2022 LP “Dharma” at last year‘s awards, Yatra is once again up for a Latin Grammy, this time in the best pop song category for “Contigo,” featuring Pablo Alborán. Also, previously nominated for a Latin Grammy, singer, songwriter and actress Paola makes her debut as a host for the awards show this year along with previous nominee Sánchez returns for the sixth time.

In partnership with Amex Gold UnsignedAmex Gold Unsigned will be returning for its second year with a new venue-focused initiative.The groundbreaking initiative exists to create breakthrough opportunities for emerging artists and to celebrate new music of every genre. This year, Unsigned is shining a light on the crucial role grassroots music venues play in developing and promoting emerging music in the UK by partnering with the iconic Tufnell Park venue, The Dome / Downstairs at the Dome.

EXCLUSIVE: Roku this past weekend saw the fruits from its big push into Spanish original content as the Greice Santo-created music reality series, Serenata de las Estrellas, notched the streamer’s biggest opening weekend by reach for any Spanish-language Roku Original.

Thania Garcia Ghanaian-American singer-songwriter Amaarae has signed a worldwide publishing deal with Concord Music Publishing in partnership with rights management company Immensum Music. The deal encompasses her full catalog and all future works, including her 2023 album “Fountain Baby,” which Variety listed as one of the best albums of the year so far.

Thania Garcia The 2023 Latin Grammy Awards are taking place on Nov. 16 live from Sevilla, Spain with performances from breakthrough artists Maria Becerra, Bizarrap and Feid, along with singer-songwriters Kany García, Carin León, Christian Nodal, Rauw Alejandro and Alejandro Sanz.

Anna Marie de la Fuente In a deal unveiled at Mipcom, Movistar Plus+ International, the prominent Spanish pay TV/SVOD platform’s sales division, announced at Mipcom a key sale to HBO Latin America of series “La Mesías,” hailed as the buzziest title at the San Sebastian Film Festival in September. The series is written, directed and produced by Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo of Suma Content, best known for their series “Veneno,” an HBO Max U.S. pickup, as well as “Paquita Salas,” sold to Netflix.

Anna Marie de la Fuente Germany’s ZDF Studios is launching a FAST channel in Latin America where regional growth of Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV (FAST) has now outpaced that of the U.S., according to the 2023 Amagi Consumer Survey. By partnering with Atlanta, Georgia-based Castalia Communications, ZDF Studios will be developing a FAST service for the region, tapping its vast catalogue for a selection of drama programming that will be made available in Spanish.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Mexican actor/director/writer/ producer Eugenio Derbez “can do anything.” That’s what Ben Odell, the co-founder and chief executive officer of Derbez’s production company, 3Pas, believes. “The roles he’s been offered to date are the comedy relief guy,” Odell tells Variety. “The best of Hollywood is the big spectacle movies.

Thania Garcia Latin music had a historic showing at the Grammys in 2022: For the first time, an all-Spanish-language album — Bad Bunny’s “Un Verano Sin Ti” — was nominated for album of the year. Of course, it was a long shot: It was up against Adele, Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, Lizzo, ultimate winner Harry Styles and others, and not least because the awards show only recently committed to diversifying its voter pool.

Dancing With the Stars, was unceremoniously quashed.“I stood on Dancing with the Stars, in between Ariana Grande and Meghan Trainor, and all the while behind the scenes I’m being told I’m not a superstar and all these things,” he says. “Boys Like You” cleaned up on the music apps — Spotify alone shows it at 70 million streams — but “they wouldn’t take it to the radio because of fear, because I would’ve been a boy singing about a boy on American radio in 2015. And for some reason that was just too edgy for even the biggest names in music.“Really,” he continues, “what it would’ve been is groundbreaking and historic.

Jaime Camil is making history. Born in Mexico City, Mexico, the accomplished artist has earned many titles throughout his career.

Thania Garcia Kali Uchis will kick off 2024 with the release of her fourth record, a collection of Spanish-language music dubbed “Orquídeas.” Arriving on January 12, the set will include the already released “Muñekita,” featuring Dominican dembow singer El Alfa and JT from City Girls. The Colombian-American artist shared the concept art for the record (see below) on Wednesday morning via Instagram, and in a press release, she expanded on the meaning of its title; “The orchid is the national flower of Colombia, and we have more species of orchid than anywhere on earth,” Uchis said.

Eight-time Grammy winner Gloria Estefan is writing the music and lyrics for an original stage musical called Five Notes about Paraguay’s Recycled Orchestra of Cateura, the singer announced today.

Anna Marie de la Fuente “Roma” producer Nicolas Celis’ of Pimienta Films is coming on board as lead producer of “Freeland,” the first English-language pic by “Emily in Paris” director Katina Medina Mora, Variety learned at Madrid forum Iberseries & Platino Industria. To be co-written with Chilean scribe Julio Rojas, creator of podcast sensation “Caso 63” and a co-writer on Pablo Fendrik’s “El Refugio,” the project was put together by producer Nestor Hernández, a former Sony and HBO development exec for Latin America, who attended the San Sebastian Film Festival in September to present the project.

Thania Garcia Ed Sheeran is donating a portion of the proceeds from sales of “Autumn Variations” — both the original release and the newly-released “Fan Living Room Sessions” — to music education non-profit Save The Music. The announcement comes on the heels of “Autumn Variations (Fan Living Room Sessions),” an extended version of the album that arrived today and features live performances from surprised fans’ homes. The takes were filmed during the North American leg of Sheeran’s “Mathematics Tour,” and each fan is commemorated in the title of the song recorded in their living room.

Green Day appear to be teasing new music in a cryptic social media post.In the post, the band wrote: “It’s October 1st, WAKE UP.” They then asked fans to hit a ‘snooze’ button on a new website set up here.

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