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Trending on Billboard This is partner content. After months of preparation, Hybe Latin America unveiled the final lineup of Santos Bravos during a concert in Mexico City. Shortly after, some members of the band attended Billboard Latin Music Week to announce this milestone. For more information on the band’s big debut, visit Billboard.com. Narrator: Santos […]
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At just 23 years old, João Gomes has captured Brazil’s heart — and proved it during a free concert for 80,000 people at the Arcos da Lapa, one of Rio de Janeiro’s most iconic landmarks, this Sunday (Oct. 26). The singer recorded a historic DVD featuring some of the biggest names in Brazilian music, including Ivete Sangalo and Zeca Pagodinho, alongside close collaborators Jota.pê and Mestrinho, as well as Dorgival Dantas, MC Cabelinho, L7nnon and BK’, Rua Vitor Vaqueirinho and more.
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The 36°C heat didn’t deter fans who gathered near the big screens. Held in partnership with Riotur, the event featured large-scale infrastructure, including a full stage setup, public services, accessibility measures and a special security and mobility plan for the crowd that packed the Arcos.
Even with a delay of about an hour, the crowd was thrilled by the charisma and easygoing nature typical of the young artist from Pernambuco.
“Calm down, folks! The piseiro is about to start,” João Gomes said as he took the stage.
To open the show, the singer appeared on stage with his son, Jorge, and performed a song dedicated to him. His wife, Ary Mirelle, later joined them on stage.
Next, João invited Tarcisio do Acordeon to join the celebration on a stage designed to resemble a beach, followed by accordionist Mestrinho and singer Jota.pê, close friends who helped create the album Dominguinho. After that, Ivete Sangalo and Zeca Pagodinho made the Rio audience erupt with excitement as they sang samba classics alongside João.
Check out some highlights from João Gomes’ show below.
João Gomes now has over 16.5 million followers. With his charisma and numerous collaborations, the artist is no longer seen merely as a piseiro singer — he has become a kind of “Midas” of Brazilian music. Every project the young artist takes part in turns into a major success.
In early 2025, the project Dominguinho was born, in collaboration with Latin Grammy winner Jota.pê and accordionist Mestrinho. The album inspired a special tour and earned several award nominations.
“João Gomes has a sound that builds bridges between the tradition and the future of Brazilian music,” said Barbara Teixeira, executive producer of Tiny Desk Brasil, in an interview with G1 about João’s selection to open the Brazilian edition of the program.
At the Arcos da Lapa, piseiro echoed like a love cry to the nation — and João Gomes wrote yet another unforgettable chapter in the history of Brazilian music.
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Telemundo’s live broadcast of the Billboard Latin Music Awards 2025 on Thursday (Oct. 23) ranked as the No. 1 entertainment show in prime time, regardless of language, among adults 18-49, according to Nielsen.
The report, released Oct. 28, further adds that with a total of 1.7 million total viewers, the three-hour ceremony was also the No. 1 awards show on Spanish-language television year-to-date among adults 18-49, and the highest rated Billboard Latin Music Awards among total viewers since 2019.
This year’s star-studded show included performances by Daddy Yankee, Grupo Frontera, Emilia, Carlos Vives, Xavi, Wisin, Arthur Hanlon, Netón Vega and Óscar Maydon, to name a few. Special awards were also handed out to Bad Bunny — who was honored with the Top Latin Artist of the 21st Century Award — Elvis Crespo entered the Billboard Hall of Fame, Laura Pausini was recognized with the Icon Award and Peso Pluma received the first-ever Billboard Vanguard Award.
Locally, the awards show ranked No. 1 regardless of language in Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Phoenix, Orlando and Philadelphia. Furthermore, the event achieved 159.5 million digital and social video views, up +50% from the 2024 edition and 12.5 million social actions, up +229% year over year across Telemundo.com, the Telemundo App, Peacock, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok.
Hosted by Elizabeth Gutiérrez, Goyo and Javier Poza, the big winners of the night were Bad Bunny, Karol G and Fuerza Regida. Bunny took home 11 awards. Karol G followed closely with six awards, Fuerza Regida collected five, while Peso Pluma, Netón Vega and Óscar Maydon were multiple award winners.
Trending on Billboard It was supposed to be a North American arena tour. When Shakira first announced her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran outing in April 2024, the route took her to arenas across the continent that fall. But within months, it morphed into something else. Buoyed by the sustained success of her album of […]
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Despite the challenge flags thrown by Donald Trump and some fellow Republicans, Jay-Z is 100% firm in his support for Bad Bunny playing the Super Bowl halftime show next year. Amid criticism from the President and a number of commentators on the right decrying the choice of one of the world’s most popular artists to play at the game in February, Jigga — whose Roc Nation has been tasked with booking the most-viewed musical TV performance of the year since 2019 — told TMZ that he is unwavering.
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When asked by a TMZ photographer about the hate coming Benito’s way, Jay reportedly told the site that the Puerto Rican superstar is way more beloved in the U.S. than some would have you think. “They love him. Don’t let them fool you,” Jay said.
After Roc Nation tapped Benito in late September, Trump reacted a week later with disdain, claiming to conservative outlet Newsmax, “I’ve never heard of him… I don’t know who he is. I don’t know why they’re doing it, it’s, like, crazy.” In addition, Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem threatened that U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) agents will be “all over the place at the Super Bowl.
While Trump seems unlikely to watch the game, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has no misgivings about the booking. “He’s one of the leading and most popular entertainers in the world,” Goodell told CBS Sports. “That’s what we try to achieve. It’s an important stage for us. It’s an important element to the entertainment value. It’s carefully thought through.” To be fair, the commish added, he doesn’t think the league has ever “selected an artist without some blowback or criticism.”
Turning Point USA, an ultraconservative youth organization founded by the late activist Charlie Kirk, has announced its intention to host an alternate halftime show out of protest; a line-up for that show has not yet been announced.
Though Trump claimed to have never heard of Bad Bunny, the singer’s chart bona fides speak for his broad appeal. Benito holds records as the first Latin artist to have 100 career Billboard Hot 100 songs, as well as having the first all-Spanish album to reach No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart (2020’s El Ultimo Tour Del Mundo). He has also tied Taylor Swift for having the most No. 1s on the Billboard Global 200 of any solo artist, has rolled up nearly 80 million Spotify listeners over his career and was ranked the most-streamed artist on Spotify three years running (2020-2022).
Super Bowl LX will air live on Feb. 8 at 6:30 p.m. ET and be broadcast on NBC and Telemundo and stream on Peacock and NFL+.
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Powerhouse regional Mexican label Rancho Humilde is locked in a bitter legal dispute with one of its fastest rising acts, the California-based band Fuerza Regida.
Rancho Humilde filed a lawsuit in September accusing the band of breaching its record deal by unilaterally doing features for other artists and inking live performance contracts with Apple Music and Live Nation. Fuerza Regida countersued a month later, alleging the indie label withheld millions of dollars in royalties and tried to “sabotage” its success — including by leaving it off Latin Grammy Awards submissions.
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The dueling legal claims, moved from a California state courthouse to federal court on Oct. 20, reveal a stunning breakdown in the relationship between Fuerza Regida and its longtime label home. The fight comes just as Fuerza Regida’s star is on the rise; the band made history in May when 111XPANTIA debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200, making it the highest-charting Spanish-language album ever by a duo or group.
Fuerza Regida, a quintet of regional Mexican hitmakers from San Bernardino, signed with Jimmy Humilde’s label in 2018. The band now puts out music via a joint venture between Rancho Humilde and its own Street Mob Records, with distribution by Sony Music Latin.
Rancho Humilde’s lawsuit is focused on exclusivity language in the label’s original record deal with Fuerza Regida, which allegedly entitled the label to a seat at the table and a cut of proceeds for all recording and touring contracts. According to Rancho Humilde, Fuerza Regida violated this deal by performing unauthorized features for other artists and not sharing the royalties.
The lawsuit lists 27 offending songs, including “Qué Onda,” Fuerza Regida’s Billboard Hot 100 entry from 2023 with Calle 24 and Chino Pacas, and “Modo Capone,” the band’s 2024 collaboration with Pacas and Drake that hit No. 11 on Billboard‘s Hot Latin Songs chart.
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Rancho Humilde says Fuerza Regida also disregarded exclusivity by contracting directly with Apple Music this past summer for a live concert taping in Mexico City, as well as with Live Nation for U.S. tours in 2023 and 2024.
“[Rancho Humilde] has suffered damages, including, but not limited to, lost royalties, advances, fees, market-share and other compensation that should have been directed to Sony and accounted to [Rancho Humilde], lost shares of touring revenues [and] lost income from unauthorized deals such as the Apple agreement,” says the lawsuit. “The exact amount of damages is subject to proof at trial but exceeds $15 million.”
Fuerza Regida, however, tells a very different story in its countersuit. The band claims Rancho Humilde is actually the one who has breached their record deal by failing to pay millions of dollars in royalties and stonewalling audit requests.
The countersuit also says Rancho Humilde has engaged in “systematic financial malfeasance” by refusing to revert master recordings back to the band as required by the record deal, as well as by using “clandestine arrangements” with Live Nation to siphon off touring profits.
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“In addition to its fraudulent schemes and systematic contract breaches, Rancho and its principal Jimmy Humilde escalated to a malicious campaign of active sabotage designed to destroy [Fuerza Regida’s] professional relationships and career opportunities within the entertainment industry,” reads the countersuit.
Fuerza Regida says that as part of this campaign of “sabotage,” Rancho Humilde requested that Sony remove the band from Latin Grammy Awards submissions in 2024, even though they had been a top-selling act that year.
Additionally, the countersuit claims Jimmy Humilde sent “threatening and intimidating text messages” to Apple’s head of Latin music in an attempt to “derail” Fuerza Regida’s live concert taping. Overall, Fuerza Regida is seeking at least $25 million in damages from the label.
In a statement to Billboard on Monday (Oct. 27), the band’s attorney Kenneth D. Freundlich says, “Rancho Humilde and Jimmy Humilde have for years engaged in brazen self-dealing, enriching itself at the expense of our client Fuerza Regida.”
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“Rancho’s bad faith state court lawsuit against Fuerza was the last straw,” adds Freundlich. “After our removal, the disputes will air in federal court where Rancho must now respond to our detailed claims of wrongdoing.”
Reps for Rancho Humilde did not return a request for comment.
The Fuerza Regida fight is not Rancho Humilde’s only ongoing legal battle with top talent. Regional Mexican artist Codiciado, who was signed to Rancho Humilde as part of the ensemble Grupo Codiciado but has since parted ways and gone solo, sued the label in June, alleging it infringed his intellectual property by getting the rest of the band back together with a new act called Los Codicia2. Rancho Humilde has not yet responded to Codiciado’s claims.
Trending on Billboard Shakira and The Weeknd are two of several big names joining the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund’s Advisory Board ahead of next year’s World Cup, it was announced Monday (Oct. 27). The Latin music superstar and Canadian hitmaker will work with fellow board members Ivanka Trump, Hugh Jackman, Gianni Infantino, Hugh Evans […]
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With her visit to Cali, Colombia, Oct. 25-26, Shakira‘s concerts were the biggest in the city in recent years. As part of her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour, the Barranquilla-born artist transformed the Pascual Guerrero Stadium into a massive gathering place for more than 77,000 attendees (between both nights), generating a historic economic impact in the capital of Valle del Cauca and positioning herself as the artist with the largest audience at that venue.
Days before, the city was buzzing with intense preparations and great anticipation. Restaurants, hotels, shops and cultural services saw a significant increase in activity, with estimates of between 2,500 and 4,000 temporary jobs created by the event. Each of Shakira’s performances brought in up to $20 million in revenue for Cali, making the artist a driver of cultural and economic development, as she did in her performances in Medellín, Barranquilla and Bogotá.
According to official figures from the Ministry of Tourism and Cotelco, hotel occupancy reached 100% with the arrival of nearly 24,000 domestic and international visitors. But beyond the figures, Shakira’s return to Cali had symbolic value: almost 19 years had passed since her last visit during the Fijación Oral Tour. This reunion sparked a wave of nostalgia and excitement among those in attendance.
The atmosphere inside the Pascual Guerrero stadium was one of celebration. Before Shakira appeared, Grupo Niche got the party started with iconic songs such as “Mi Valle del Cauca,” “Gotas de Lluvia” and “Cali Pachanguero,” setting the stage for a night of fusion between global pop and local salsa flavor.
At around 10 p.m., the lights went out and the crowd erupted in cheers. Shakira appeared, walking to the center of the stage with her usual energy and a special sparkle in her eyes. Dressed in a metallic outfit, she took the microphone and greeted the crowd with emotion: “I’m here, and I’m going to give it my all tonight. There’s definitely no better reunion for a wolf than this.”
With those words began the first of the evening’s highlights: her declaration of love for Cali and her promise not to take so long to return. “How wonderful to be back home! How exciting to see you all after so long! Cali is one of the cities I most wanted to visit on this tour. Cali tastes like sugarcane, sounds like drums, and its joy is contagious,” she said to an ecstatic audience.
The second key moment came shortly after 11 p.m., when the Pascual Guerrero arena witnessed an unexpected collaboration. Grupo Niche returned to the stage to accompany Shakira in a unique performance of “Sin Sentimiento,” a classic song by the group from 1990.
The mix of salsa and pop sparked a wave of applause and collective excitement. Videos of the collaboration quickly went viral on social media, becoming one of the most talked-about topics of the weekend and sealing a historic chapter.
As part of her dynamic performance of her fan-favorite classics, Shakira reappeared in a dazzling new gold outfit that sparkled under the stadium lights to perform “Día de Enero,” a track released 19 years ago, around the time she last visited the capital of the Valle del Cauca department. It was an emotionally charged performance, in which the artist showed herself to be close to and grateful to the audience.
Before the final sequence, which included the No. 1 hits on Billboard‘s Hot Latin Songs chart — “Hips Don’t Lie” and “Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53” — the Barranquilla native addressed the audience and made them a promise: “Thank you, Cali. You made me feel at home. I promise I won’t take so long to come back.”
This review was originally published by Billboard Colombia.
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