Myke Towers' 'Girl' Gives 50 Cent's '21 Questions' A Latin Urban Twist: See the Lyric Translation

At the 2020 Billboard Latin Music Awards, Christian Nodal, Los Angeles Azules and more are repping regional Mexican music as finalists.The upcoming event will honor the best in Latin music, with 59 different categories in the main musical genres, including Latin pop, tropical, Latin rhythm and regional Mexican.

While glitz and glam took over the magenta carpet at the 2020 Premio Lo Nuestro, it was Jon Z’s attire that turned all the heads. Wearing an open leather jacket with no shirt under and rocking a pair of pants that had various plushies, such as Goku and Vegeta, sewed onto them, the Puerto Rican trap artist was there to make a statement: he’s a devoted Dragon Ball Z fan.

The Colombian-born singer Karol G first made waves in the music scene in 2013 when she collaborated with Reykon on the song 301 — and since then, it’s been an upward trend ever since. In 2017, she showed the world that she had what it took to hang with the big boys with her song Ahora Me Llama with Puerto Rican reggaetoneroBad Bunny.

Last week, a Saudi woman who raps under the name Ayasel Slay released a music video for her song, “Bint Mecca,” which translates in English to “Girl From Mecca.” Prince Khalid bin Al Faisal, the governor of the Mecca Region of Saudi Arabia, issued a statement on Twitter calling for her arrest, alleging that the track goes against the customs and traditions of the city.

With Bad Bunny and Ozuna leading the pack as 14-time finalists and artists such as Daddy Yankee, J Balvin and Anuel AA not far behind, it’s safe to say that Latin urban music is set to dominate the 2020 Billboard Latin Music Awards, taking place Thursday, April 23, via Telemundo.

Dwyane Wade has a lot on his mind on "Season Ticket Holder," the slow-rolling Rick Ross track that dropped on Friday morning (Feb. 21). The retired 13-time NBA All-Star makes his hip-hop debut on the song that also features his former t

Mexican singer Thalia kicked off 2020 by releasing “Ya Tú Me Conoces” with sibling duo Mau and Ricky, but she has many plans for this year including hosting Premio Lo Nuestro (for the first time) and more music.

On Wednesday (Feb. 19), Alejandro Duque, managing director of Universal Music Latino, Machete and Capitol Latin, appointed Carlos Perez and Aldo Gonzalez to vp of PR and promotion and vp A&R of Universal Music Latino, Machete Music, Capitol Latin, respectively. Both Perez and Gonzalez are based in Miami and will report directly to Duque.

The 2020 Billboard Latin Music Awards finalists have been announced, with Bad Bunny and Ozuna leading the pack with 14 mentions each. They are followed by other top finalists including Daddy Yankee (12), J Balvin (12), and Anuel AA (11).

Billboard and Telemundo announced today (Feb. 19) two new highly-anticipated panels taking place at this year's inagural LatinFest+ set to take place in Las Vegas in April.

Premios Tu Música Urbano has announced that Ozuna, Mon Laferte, Rauw Alejandro, Miky Woodz, Lunay, Tito El Bambino, Arcangel, De La Ghetto, Dalex, El Alfa and N'Klabe have been added to the group of performers slated to appear at its second annual ceremony.

Dominican singer Natti Natasha has teamed up with Nicky Jam, Manuel Turizo and Myke Towers for “Despacio,” her first official single for 2020.

Eduardo Hernández Saucedo, better known as Ed Maverick, is a self-taught musician. At the age of 15, the Mexican singer-songwriter turned to the Internet to learn how to play guitar. "All of a sudden, I realized I was actually getting good at playing guitar and that I was progressing after watching tutorials," Ed tells Billboard.

LatinFest+ presented by Billboard and Telemundo is gearing up for a three-day event and panel series that will unite Latin music’s top artists and industry leaders taking place from April 20 to 23 in Las Vegas. Grammy award-winning Regional Mexican group Los Tigres del Norte's already confirmed for an exclusive panel convers

Latin Notas is a news summary, compiled by Billboard's Latin editors, about new songs, videos, concert announcements and what Latin musicians are doing in the world of entertainment.

By Dino-Ray Ramos

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