Top Latin Music Manager Walter Kolm Launches WK Records: Exclusive

Billboard editors highlight the latest news buzz in Latin music every week. Here's what happened in the Latin music world this week:"Michael X" Inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, the Puerto Rican rapper turns his feelings into song rapping about racism and police brutality.

Lil Baby’s My Turn and Roddy Ricch’s “The Box” lead Nielsen Music/MRC Data’s 2020 midyear charts, as reflected on multiple lists, below.Here's a breakout of some of the data's highlights.‘My Turn’ Takes the Crown: For the tracking period of Jan. 3 through July 2, 2020, Lil Baby’s My Turn was the most popular album in the U.S., according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data.

VILNIUS, Lithuania -- Lithuania's media watchdog says it has banned the broadcasts of the state-controlled Russian television channel RT, effective Thursday, following a similar decision made in Baltic neighbor Latvia last week. The Radio and Television Commission of Lithuania said Wednesday’s decision follows recommendations of the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry to close the channel, saying the Russian who allegedly controls RT, Dmitry Kiselev, is currently blacklisted by the European Union.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorASCAP has announced the winners of the most performed songs of the past year in Latin music via its @ASCAPLatino and @ASCAP social media platforms.

From career milestones and new music releases to major announcements and more, Billboard editors highlight the latest news buzz in Latin music every week. Here's what happened in the Latin music world this week:

Jenni Rivera's 51st birthday, Billboard honors La Diva de la Banda by remembering her five top hits on the Regional Mexican Airplay chart.With more than 30 entries on the tally, fourteen of those hit the top 10 and including her No. 1 hit "De Contrabando" and "Inolvidable."Also for her birthday today (July 2), Billboard exclusively premiered her third posthumous single "Quisieran Tener Mi Lugar" along with its music video.

Black Eyed Peas secure their first top five on any Billboard Latin albums chart as the trio's new star-studded Translation debuts at No. 3 on the Top Latin Albums chart (dated July 4) and at No.

After a two-week poll circulated asking Billboard readers to vote for the best dad in Latin music, fans crown Richard Camacho of the Latin pop group CNCO.

American Top 40, a show that would become a pop-culture classic, and that would turn many people (including me) on to popular music in general and the Billboard charts in particular.Casey Kasem kicked off that first countdown with this welcome: “Here we go with the top 40 hits of the nation this week on American Top 40 -- the best-selling and most-played songs from the Atlantic to the Pacific, from Canada to Mexico.

Billboard editors highlight the latest news buzz in Latin music every week. Here's what happened in the Latin music world this week:"Quien Sabe" turns 2Natti Natasha celebrated two years since the release of her first solo track "Quien Sabe." The bachata tune was featured on Natasha's debut album Illuminati with which she scored her first top 10 on Billboard's Top Latin Albums chart logging the biggest week for an album by a woman since 2017.

Natanael Cano, Trap Tumbado (Rancho Humilde)Natanael Cano’s jump to trap was only a matter of time and today, the 19-year-old Mexican singer-songwriter released his first-ever bilingual trap album titled Trap Tumbado. An explosive eight-track set that features collaborations with Lil Tecca, Tyan G, JohnnyX and Ovi.

Ed Meza @edmezavarCaracas-based Veloz Distribución may be the only Venezuelan company attending Cannes’s Marché du Film this year, but the five-year-old shingle has some impressive film and TV projects in development, including the latest work by celebrated auteur Román Chalbaud.Headed by actress Elaiza Gil and writer-director Edgar Rocca, Veloz is also in the process of launching VelozStreaming, a new VOD service described as “more of a virtual cinema” and “a little in the spirit of MUBI.” The

Timothee Chalamet, 34, and Eiza González, 30, are one spicy duo! The sexy new couple packed on the PDA while vacationing in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico and definitely couldn’t keep their hands off each other. Timothee and Eiza could be seen sharing a steamy kiss while in a hot tub on Thursday, June 25, and kept the make out session going as he snuggled and kiss her neck from behind.

the Chicks’ camp, and that’s not just whistling the absence of “Dixie.” On top of a name switch, the superstar country-pop trio formerly known as the Dixie Chicks has also made a management change, Variety has learned. The group is now being represented by John Silva’s Silva Artist Management.There, the Chicks join a stable that includes Foo Fighters, Beck, Nine Inch Nails, St.

Black Eyed Peas star will.i.am is thrilled Latin music stars are finally “shining their light and cultural colour on the whole world”.The I Gotta Feeling hitmaker spoke with Britain’s Daily Star newspaper, ahead of the release of the group’s latest album, Translation, which features collaborations with Latin stars including Shakira, J Balvin, Maluma, and Becky G.Explaining the motivation to explore the genre so heavily, Will insisted: “Latin music is the new pop! I’m so happy that Latinos and

Billboard editors highlight the latest news buzz in Latin music every week. Here's what happened in the Latin music world this week.Billboard’s Pride Playlist SeriesIn celebration of Pride Month, Billboard kicked off the "Pride Playlist" series featuring Latin artists who are part of the LGBTQ+ community.

Black Eyed Peas star will.i.am is thrilled that Latin music stars are “shining their light and cultural colour on the whole world”.The I Gotta Feeling hitmaker spoke with Britain’s Daily Star newspaper, ahead of the release of the group’s latest album, Translation, which features collaborations with Latin stars including Shakira, J Balvin, Maluma, and Becky G.Explaining the motivation to explore the genre so heavily, Will insisted: “Latin music is the new pop!I’m so happy that Latinos and

VILNIUS, Lithuania -- J.D. Salinger, the American writer best known for his 1951 novel “The Catcher in the Rye,” was honored Friday with a sculpture featuring a rye field near the Lithuanian village where his ancestors lived.

Bad Bunny’s YHLQMDLG ascends 2-1 on the Top Latin Albums chart (dated June 20), marking the set’s 13th nonconsecutive week atop the chart. With YHLQMDLG retaking the No. 1 spot on the current chart, Bad Bunny nabs a t

Leo Barraclough Senior International CorrespondentMPC Episodic, which offers its VFX expertise to series creators, has expanded its senior team with the hire of seven key creatives. The outfit has also opened a Berlin office.Since its launch in January, MPC Episodic has been working on a number of series for clients including Disney Plus, BBC Studios, Apple TV Plus and Amazon Studios.