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Becky G has officially dropped her first single of 2025 — and it’s a complete contrast to the Música Mexicana era she’s been in for the past two years.
Reeling in Colombian sensation Manuel Turizo, “Que Haces” is a merengue/bachata hybrid produced by Nup and Ciey. Lyrically, the song is flirty, cheeky and, in Becky’s own words, “atrevida” (daring), narrating the story of two people who like each other and have the urge to start dating.
“It really encompasses how romantic relationships are nowadays,” Becky G tells Billboard over a Zoom interview. “We can be super casual and get married tomorrow. The freedom of it is not just in the lyrics, but in the feeling: you can hear me smiling when you’re listening to it. There’s something very contagious about this record, I describe it as serotonin in a song.”
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Marking her first collaborative effort with Turizo, the Mexican-American artist expresses she “definitely slid into his DMs” after the tune was done.
“As soon as I finished doing my thing, I remember thinking that there was only one person who could make this song be what it could be, and that’s when I reached out to Manuel,” she elaborates. “We were both so hands on with it. It’s the perfect synergy for sure.”
The music video, directed by Joey & Joey in the heart of Miami’s Hialeah neighborhood, celebrates the kind of puppy love that grows old together. But beyond the feel-good, romantic, and nostalgic elements found in the song and video, “Que Haces” represents an evolution for Becky.
“Coming out of [my música mexicana albums] ‘Esquinas’ and ‘Encuentros,’ I can confidently say that I’m a genre-less artist,” she notes. “This song is an evolution of me as an artist and a woman. I’m not rebranding or abandoning anything, I’m building something. Moving forward, my main focus is that no matter what music I make, Becky is going to be Becky.”
Watch the music video for “Que Haces” below:
Drew Afualo gives flowers to Kali Uchis who thanks God, shares her experience on working at Whole Foods and more at Billboard Women in Music 2025.
Drew Afualo: Hey everyone, here we are with the stunning, the talented, the absolutely gorgeous Kali Uchis. Wohoo.
Kali Uchis: Thank you Drew.
Thank you so much for being here.
You look beautiful as well, and gorgeous.
Oh my gosh. I’m just gonna do a compilation of all the women telling me I look so stunning, and then I’m just gonna play it when I feel sad. Well, how do you feel being here at Billboard Women in Music?
I love it, right, celebrating us. I think women need more of this, honoring each other, celebrating each other.
I love that. I think so too.
Any men around we’re like, what are you doing here? You know, what I’m saying?
What are your intentions being here?
Exactly.
Well, that’s wonderful, and I’d like to ask you a question, but first I’m gonna give you some of those flowers. Give you some flowers here. These are for you.
Thank you.
And I’d like to ask you, Who do you give flowers to for getting you where you are now.
Definitely, God.
Love. I love that. And who do you give flowers to for inspiring your music?
I would say, Well, God could work here as well. Life in general, totally just the experiences my son, my family.
Beautiful. And then last, kind of like serious one, what do you give flowers to your fans for?
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Karol G’s Netflix documentary, Tomorrow Was Beautiful, is out May 8, and we’re taking you inside the premiere in New York that just happened Tuesday, May 6. We got to speak with the Latin singer about her new documentary. Are you going to watch Tomorrow Was Beautiful? Let us know in the comments! Narrator:Singer, philanthropist, […]
Prince Royce is set to open TelevisaUnivision’s 2025-26 Upfront presentation, taking place in downtown Manhattan on Tuesday. The bachata star will perform songs from his upcoming new album Eterno. “Music is the cornerstone of our content strategy, bringing to life the power of Latin Music to our audience and clients,” Ignacio Meyer, president of Univision […]
Cazzu expands her ruling on the Billboard Argentina Hot 100 as her chart-topping single “Con Otra” adds a third consecutive week atop the ranking (dated May 10). It’s the second-longest command of the year, after La T y La M’s “Amor De Vago,” featuring Malandro de América, dominated for 12 weeks between January and April (the latter holds at No. 4 for a second week).
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Cazzu also adds her 19th entry and fourth song of her No. 4-peaking album Latinaje, as “Mala Suerte,” bows at No. 76.
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Back in the top 10, Beéle, Westcol, and Ovy On The Drums’ “W Sound 05: La Plena” holds steady at No. 2 for a second week, while Emilia, TINI, and Nicki Nicole’s “Blackout” maintains its No. 3 position.
Brazilian Dennison de Lima Gomes, better known as DENNIS, scores his first entry and top 10 on the the Billboard Argentina Hot 100, thanks to the remix of “Motinha 2.0,” with Luísa Sonza and Emilia, which debuts at No. 5, the Hot Shot Debut of the Week.
“Motinha 2.0” gives Sonza her second top 10. Her first arrived also through an Emilia collab, as “Bunda” reached No. 3 in March. Plus, Emilia continues with the second-most top 10s since the chart launched in 2018, after Maria Becera’’s 29 top 10s to date.
The week’s Greatest Gainer honors belongs to Lali and Miranda!, whose pop duet “Mejor Que Vos,” vaults a staggering 38 spots, leaping from No. 52 to No. 14.
Five other songs debut on the chart, starting with Oro600, Pablo Chill-E, Duki and Quevedo’s “Nena Sad (RMX)” which arrives at No. 25.
Elsewhere, Lali places two simultaneous entries: “33,” with Dillom, opens at No. 29, while “Loco un Poco,” with Turf, starts at No. 88. Plus, Rodrigo’s “Amor de Alquiler (En Vivo)” debuts at No. 58.
Lastly, Uruguayan rock band La Vela Puerca, makes it Billboard Argentina Hot 100 debut with “Zafar” at No. 86.
Edén Muñoz’s impressive track record of No. 1 hits on Billboard’s Regional Mexican Airplay chart endures, as “Mi Primer Día Sin Ti” climbs from No. 3 to No. 1 for its first week atop the chart dated May 10. This latest milestone marks his eighth champ, all achieved within a span of three years. His first leader came in May of 2022 with “Chale!”
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“Mi Primer Día Sin Ti” lands at the summit after a 29% gain in audience impressions, translating to 7.3 million earned in the U.S. during the April 25-May 1 tracking week, according to Luminate.
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“I’m happy that ‘Mi Primer Día Sin Ti’ is leading the chart just because I know many will relate to it and will become part of their life soundtrack,” Muñoz tells Billboard.
By notching his eighth ruler on Regional Mexican Airplay, and fifth as a soloist, Muñoz joins two other solo singers who have achieved eight or more No. 1s in the 2020s decade. Alejandro Fernández continues to lead with 12 champs, followed by Christian Nodal with 10. Among all acts, Muñoz breaks a tie with Carín León for the seventh-most leaders, a list where Calibre 50 leads with 13 No. 1s overall this decade.
Here’s the list of the acts with the most No. 1s on the chart in the 2020s:
No. 1s, Artists13, Calibre 5012, Alejandro Fernández12, Grupo Frontera10, Banda MS de Sergio Lizárraga10, Christian Nodal10, Grupo Firme8, Eden Muñoz
“‘Mi Primer Día Sin Ti’ is a ballad with the banda sound and some elements that make it feel different, yet still packed with emotion,” says Muñoz. “The song is one of those ballads that comes from my heart every so often but remains timeless.”
The song reaches the summit with Greatest Gainer honors, given weekly to the song with the biggest gain in audience impressions among the list’s 40 songs. The song ejects Los Ángeles Azules and Thalia’s “Yo Me Lo Busqué,” which drops abruptly from No. 1 to No. 15, after a 46% decline in weekly impressions.
“Mi Primer Día Sin Ti” also pushes 14-3 on the overall Latin Airplay chart, for its first week in the top 10. It becomes Muñoz’s ninth top 10 — all achieved since 2022.
Who would’ve ever thought — a Regional Mexican artist doing reggaetón music? But it works. Earlier this year, Billboard editors predicted “corridos experimentation” as a Latin music trend in 2025. Yes, in recent years, we’ve seen Latin urban stars like Karol G, Bad Bunny and Arcángel famously dabble in regional Mexican music, but lately, the […]
Mexican band Los Alegres del Barranco has been charged by the Fiscalía del Estado de Jalisco (Jalisco State Prosecutor’s Office) for allegedly advocating crime. Authorities in the Mexican state are investigating the band after projecting images of a criminal leader while performing the song “El del Palenque” during a concert on 29 March at an auditorium of the University of Guadalajara.
Now, a judge will determine whether or not to initiate legal proceedings against the members of the group, their legal representative and the promoter of their concerts in a hearing scheduled for Monday (May 12), which would mark a precedent in regional Mexican music.
“The members of a musical group that showed images referencing a figure from organized crime during a concert in Zapopan have been formally charged in a criminal court today for allegedly promoting criminal activity,” read a statement from the Jalisco Prosecutor’s Office on Tuesday (May 6) shared with Billboard Español. “Similarly, charges were also brought against the group’s manager and the promoter of their concerts.
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According to the statement, the judge imposed precautionary measures on the four members of the band, their manager and the promoter, meaning they are not allowed to leave Jalisco. Additionally, they will have to pay a bond of 1.8 million pesos (about $92,000), which amounts to 300,000 pesos per person.
Article 142 of the Jalisco Penal Code states that publicly inciting the commission of a crime or glorifying it — or any vice — can be punishable by up to six months in prison. Experts consulted by Billboard Español note that since this type of penalty is less than four years, it can potentially be served outside of prison if the judge allows it.
The group and their representatives chose not to make any statements during a hearing on Tuesday, according to the statement. Billboard Español has reached out to the band’s representatives for comment but has not received a response at time of publication.
The Jalisco State Prosecutor’s Office confirmed to Billboard Español that three open investigations into Los Alegres del Barranco for allegedly advocating crime. The first one corresponds to the investigation against them for projecting images of the leader of the Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG), Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias “El Mencho,” during their concert on March 29. This fact even caused the United States to revoke the work and tourist visas of its members, as announced on April 1 by the U.S. Undersecretary of State, Christopher Landau, in a post on X.
The second investigation was opened after, on May 3, the group allegedly projected on screens during their show the lyrics of the controversial corrido “El del Palenque,” which alludes to the aforementioned drug lord. The third folder corresponds to another presentation, on May 4, in which the group allegedly incurred in similar acts, in the municipality of Tequila, according to a press release from the Jalisco State Prosecutor’s Office on May 5.
The President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, said on Wednesday (May 7) that “it was the decision” of the Jalisco State Prosecutor’s Office to prosecute the members of Los Alegres del Barranco for allegedly advocating crime, and reiterated that her government is not in favor of banning the narcocorrido genre.
“My position is that it should not be banned, but that other music should be promoted. Rather than prohibiting, it is more important to educate, guide and encourage people and young people to stop listening to that music,” said the Mexican president during her morning press conference.
The controversy over Los Alegres del Barranco’s alleged homage to the drug trafficker comes in the wake of the debate over how the cartel founded in Jalisco uses clandestine ranches to recruit people to the criminal group through deceitful job offers, as reported by federal authorities and the media. This follows the discovery of the Izaguirre Ranch in the municipality of Teuchitlán, where acts of torture and murder were allegedly committed, as denounced by the Guerreros Buscadores collective in early March.
Ten (out of 32) states in Mexico have implemented several new bans against narcocorridos or any expression that advocates crime, without it being a federal law.
Daddy Yankee hits a new milestone as the music video for his hit “Con Calma,” featuring Canadian rapper Snow, coolly crosses the three-billion-view mark on YouTube. The animated visual, packed with electrifying dance moves and reggaetón flow, marks the Puerto Rican superstar’s second video to hit that milestone, following the 2017 chart-topping smash “Despacito.” Explore […]