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Young Miko is set to perform and speak at the 2024 Billboard Latin Music Week, Billboard announced on Thursday (Sept. 5). The Puerto Rican hitmaker will join the special 35th-year anniversary concert for INSIDER badge holders on Friday, Oct. 18. She will also participate in an intimate Superstar Q&A on Tuesday, Oct.15.
Young Miko joins a star-studded lineup for the five-day event, taking place Oct. 14-18 at The Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater. The 26-year-old singer-songwriter performed at last year’s Billboard Latin Music Week En Vivo concert series before embarking on her current XOXO Tour. Since her meteoric rise, she has undeniably becoming one of the most exciting new voices in Latin music. Earlier this year, her debut LP Att. earned the also rapper her first top 10 entry on any Billboard albums chart. Her presence at Latin Music Week underscores her continued impact on the genre and her exciting future ahead.
“We’re thrilled to see Young Miko return to Billboard Latin Music Week,” said Leila Cobo, Billboard’s chief content officer for Latin and Español. “Her journey from debut to stardom has been truly extraordinary. Her continued innovation and dynamic presence have reshaped the Latin music landscape, and we’re excited to celebrate her remarkable achievements and ongoing influence in the genre.”
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Featuring exclusive panels, conversations and performances by Latin music’s biggest stars, previously announced participants include Bad Gyal, Belinda, Camila Fernández, Chiquis, DANNA, Danny Ocean, Dei V, Domelipa, Eslabon Armado, Fat Joe, Gloria Estefan, J Balvin, JOP, Keityn, Kunno, Lele Pons, Luis Alfonso, Lupita Infante, Majo Aguilar, María Becerra, Marko, Mau y Ricky, Mon Laferte, N.O.R.E., Omar Courtz, Paola Jara, Peso Pluma, Pipe Bueno, Sophia Talamas, Yahritza y Su Esencia, Yeison Jiménez, Yeri Mua and Zhamira Zambrano. More participating artists will be announced in the upcoming weeks.
Tickets for the 2024 Billboard Latin Music Week, celebrating its 35th anniversary, are available for purchase here.
Billboard Latin Music Week will coincide with the Billboard Latin Music Awards, which will air on Telemundo. Latin Music Week tickets will not include access to the awards show this year. Instead, Billboard will host a special 35th-year anniversary celebration on the evening of Oct. 18, where INSIDER badge holders will receive exclusive invitations to this star-studded event.
For more information on Billboard Latin Music Week, updates on the schedule and more exciting announcements, visit BillboardLatinMusicWeek.com.
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Three out of 996. That’s the number of individual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Hispanic inductees born in Latin America. The stats remain low even when adding members of Ibero-American heritage born in the English-speaking world: one in England and 11 in the United States.
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As of the 2023 class, the 15 inductees with confirmed Hispanic roots represent just 0.015% of the total inductees into arguably the most prestigious pantheon of rock. What’s more, no act that sings exclusively in Spanish has ever been included.
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This statistic not only reflects a low representation for Latin America, a region with a longstanding and powerful tradition of rock artists and fans — as this year’s induction ceremony approaches in October 19, it also presents an opportunity for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame to embrace a more inclusive and diverse future, one that highlights how rock & roll brings people from different countries, cultures and languages together.
I’ve been running a fan campaign since 2020 to advocate for Argentina’s Soda Stereo’s induction into the RNRHOF, as their first Spanish-language band. Despite frequent comments our team’s effort has sparked on social media, I don’t believe the Hall is biased against Hispanic artists. It only seems they haven’t been exposed enough to authentic rock en español to properly consider its inclusion, and they still think of Ritchie Valens and Carlos Santana as the only Latin rock legends. That perception could be rectified in under six hours by watching the docuseries Break It All on Netflix, which covers the history of rock in Latin America.
The RNRHOF aims to recognize artists who’ve significantly contributed to the evolution, development, and perpetuation of rock & roll. However, it never mentions that this recognition is limited to a specific language or market — so anyone in the world meeting their induction criteria is supposed to be eligible. But the reality is quite different; for decades they’ve only looked on the same horizon, mostly inducting white male musicians. It wasn’t until recent years, thanks to diversity and inclusion movements, that more female and African American acts have been significantly included. Hispanic acts, however, have remained ignored.
The RNRHOF’s nominating committee consists of 30 experts, none of whom are Hispanic. This puts our campaign on a collision path against history, and the entire hopes of a rock en Español induction in the hands of people who may not possess the best expertise on Latin music.
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Rock Hall executives explain controversial multi-genre nominations by referencing Motown Records’ old motto, “The Sound of Young America.” They say they want to bring back the original spirit of the 1950s. However, focusing only on what young people in the United States listen to could limit real inclusion and diminish their global appeal. This is also unfair to followers abroad, because rock and roll was born in the U.S. but belongs to the entire planet.
When John Sykes took over the RRHOF foundation, he promised more diversity to prevent the institution from becoming irrelevant. I started the Soda Stereo Rock Hall campaign hoping his pledge would finally recognize a Latin American band. According to a June 2024 U.S. Census report, Hispanics now represent 19.5% of the US population — and with Spanish being the second-largest language by number of native speakers in the world, and easily the second-most spoken in the United States, it’s time to include Latin acts in the mix. Many experts agree that the first band should be Soda Stereo, followed by the other three of the “sacred tetralogy” of Spanish-language rock: Heroes del Silencio (Spain), Los Prisioneros (Chile), and Caifanes (Mexico).
But it can’t stop there. Foundational icons of the movement should also be considered: El Tri and Javier Batiz (Mexico), Charly Garcia and Luis Alberto Spinetta (Argentina), Miguel Rios (Spain), and Los Saicos (Peru), as well as icons like Maná and Café Tacuba.
As for Soda Stereo, the band’s import in the history of popular music is undisputed. Cirque du Soleil paid tribute to Soda’s legacy in 2017 and 2018 with a tribute show, Sep7timo Día, an honor bestowed only on three other acts: The Beatles, Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson. Michel Laprise, director of the show — who spent months talking to fans worldwide to understand the band’s legacy — expressed on a video recorded at their Montreal headquarters for our campaign, “The quality of their rock music, the intensity of what they did, is universal and ageless … Then we realized they’re not in the Rock Hall of Fame. It doesn’t make sense; they should be there. Let’s correct that and celebrate the timeless quality and relevance of that music”.
Soda Stereo disbanded in 1997 still at the peak of its career, exhausted from an intensive tour schedule. It reunited for a record-breaking tour in 2007, and intended to resume recording new albums and touring. Sadly, Gustavo Cerati, the band’s charismatic frontman, fell into a coma in May 2010 after a solo show in Venezuela, and died on September 4, 2014. His passing led to an outpouring of love and respect from fans and colleagues around the world, and his massive funeral was compared to the funeral of iconic tango legend Carlos Gardel in 1935.
Coldplay’s Chris Martin is without a doubt Soda Stereo’s most high-profile and vocal global fan; Gorillaz’ Seye Adelakan, a loyal admirer since his teenage years, says: “They transcend the Spanish language.” Shakira cites them as her inspiration to become an artist; Andy Summers wanted to do more music with Cerati after they recorded together; and Bono prayed onstage for his recovery.
Despite its legacy and positive impact on rock’s development in Latin America, the band has yet to be nominated for the Rock Hall. Our petition has gathered close to 40,000 signatures from 68 countries across all continents, and the endorsement of historically significant Hispanic rock stars. Many believe that if Soda Stereo was from the U.S. or Europe and sang in English, it would have been inducted long ago.
The Rock Hall should not induct Soda Stereo merely to satisfy a diversity quota. But it should also not discriminate against it because of their Latin American origin, or because of the band’s legacy being unknown to them, or especially because its music is in a language they don’t like or understand.
Rock and Roll is created worldwide and in many different languages. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame could honor and celebrate that? Especially at a time when multicultural bridges and better social understanding are most needed.
Miguel Gálvez is a journalist and the creator and director of the Soda Stereo Rock Hall campaign.
Fito Páez has been forced to cancel his September shows in Mexico City, Guadalajara and Bogotá. The acclaimed Argentine musician announced Wednesday (Sep. 4) on his social media that he broke five ribs over the weekend at his home. “On Sunday morning, I had a domestic accident that resulted in the fracture of five ribs,” […]
Daddy Yankee will publish his first book, titled ReaDY! The Power to Change Your Story. HarperCollins Publishers announced on Wednesday (Sept. 4) that it has acquired all languages rights to the inspirational work by the artist (born Raymond Ayala). The rights were acquired by Cris Garrido, VP and Publisher of Spanish. “Raymond has been inspiring […]
Two years after making his acting debut in the miniseries Once Upon a Time… But Not Anymore, Sebastián Yatra is taking a leap to Broadway, where he will close out 2024 starring in the musical Chicago. The Colombian star will spend four weeks playing the charmingly corrupt lawyer Billy Flynn, from Monday, Nov. 25 to Sunday, Dec. 22.
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“It’s news that I’ve been eager to share for a long time,” Yatra tells Billboard Español on Wednesday (Sep. 4) from Medellín. “This is not only big for me but for Colombia, big for Latinos to keep doing these kinds of things.”
Set in the 1920s, Chicago —the longest-running American musical on Broadway after almost three decades— is a scathing satire of how show business and the media make celebrities out of criminals. With a book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse, music by John Kander and lyrics by Ebb, it includes killer songs like “All That Jazz,” “Cell Block Tango” and “Mr. Cellophane”.
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The role of Billy Flynn — famously played by Richard Gere in the 2002 film adaptation — will receive the Latin treatment from Yatra, who hopes to bring some of his contemporary and tropical flair.
“Latinos have something special even when we are speaking English, there is a lot of love within us, a lot of passion,” says the singer-songwriter, known for No. 1 hits on the Billboard Latin Airplay chart like “Tacones Rojos,” “Un Año” with Reik and “Robarte un Beso” with Carlos Vives. “I think I can offer a perspective from someone who is living in 2024 at almost 30, how he sees that world, also knowing that I could have perfectly been a lawyer and could be that person standing there. Thank God Billy and I don’t share the same values, because that would be messed up!” he adds with a laugh.
Over the years, Chicago has invited various Latin stars to join the musical for brief seasons. The list includes Colombian actress Sofia Vergara, who in 2009 played Matron “Mama” Morton, and Mexican singer and actor Jaime Camil, who in 2016 portrayed Billy Flynn.
Yatra says that he received the invitation to join the cast about six months ago via email, and, although he was very surprised, he did not hesitate to accept this new challenge immediately.
“Many times you get a proposal like this and it’s easy to get scared and say, ‘Oh no, I’m not an actor, better leave it for another time, in a couple of years’. But opportunities come when they come in life and if you don’t dare to take them, you don’t know if they’ll come again,” he says, adding that now, “it’s the right moment” as he is just starting working on his fourth studio album, whose first single, “Los Domingos,” was released last week.
The artist, who said he was fascinated 12 years ago when he saw Ricky Martin performing as Che in the Broadway musical Evita, has already received the endorsement of his Puerto Rican friend and colleague, who commented on Wednesday on Yatra’s Instagram post about his foray into the theater Mecca of New York: “That’s it 🙌 We will be there, little brother. Absolutely. Congratulations.”
Currently preparing remotely, learning his lines and taking acting classes, Yatra is due to arrive in New York City to start in-person rehearsals a month prior to his debut. It’s an experience he is really looking forward to.
“Living in New York in December, with the snow, doing Broadway, is something I really want to live very much in the present, enjoy it, learn from it,” he said. “There are a million things to learn from all these people — the actors, the crew, the directors, the production. It’s impeccable. I was watching the play in New York City recently and it really runs like clockwork, so being able to adjust to become one more piece of that clock is going to be beautiful.”
Chicago is presented at the Ambassador Theatre (219 W. 49th St.) For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.ChicagoTheMusical.com.
It’s official: Rosalía is cooking up a new album! In an interview with Highsnobiety published on Tuesday (Sept. 3), the Spanish superstar confirmed that her fourth studio LP is underway. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “It’s been a process. I’ve changed a lot, but at the […]
La Arrolladora Banda El Limón De René Camacho achieves its 18th No. 1 on Billboard’s Regional Mexican Airplay chart as “Aquí Hay Para Llevar” jumps 2-1 to rule the Sept. 7-dated list.
“Aquí Hay Para Llevar” is La Arrolladora Banda El Limón’s first champ since the group’s collab with Alejandro Fernández, “Nunca Dudes en Llamarme,” ruled for one week in September 2022. In between, the Sinaloans placed two other top 10s, including “Ya Me La Debías,” which reached No. 10 high in February.
“Aquí Hay Para Llevar,” released April 19 on Disa/UMLE, lands at the summit on Regional Mexican Airplay with 6.6 million audience impressions earned in the U.S. during the Sept. 23-29 tracking week according to Luminate; that’s an 11% gain in audience from the week prior.
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The song was produced by Fernando Camacho and composed by singer-songwriters Edgar Barrera and Luis Mexia. While both artists have landed in the top 10 on the Latin Songwriters chart, Barrera topped the tally for 23 weeks.
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“Aquí” marks the 18th time that La Arrolladora has claimed the weekly crown on Regional Mexican Airplay among 49 career entries. The group pulled its longest-leading run No. 1 through “El Ruido de Tus Zapatos” for 16 consecutive weeks at No. 1 in 2023. Plus, with the new win, La Arrolladora now ties Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizárraga for the fourth-most champs since the chart launched in 1994, both with 18 No. 1s. With the list updating this week, here’s the review of the acts with the most No. 1s on the Mexican radio tally:
25, Calibre 5020, Banda MS de Sergio Lizárraga19, Intocable18, Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizárraga18, La Arrolladora Banda el Limón de Rene Camacho17, Christian Nodal17, Los Tigres del Norte
Elsewhere, “Aquí” offers a bright spot for La Arolladora on the overall Latin Airplay chart, as the song pushes 5-3 for the group’s highest-ranking entry since the No. 2-peaking “El Ruido de Tus Zapatos” in 2013.
All charts (dated Sept. 7, 2024) will update on Billboard.com tomorrow, Sept. 4 (a day later than usual due to the Labor Day holiday Sept. 2). For all chart news, you can follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram.
Embodying a rock-star spirit with a jet-setter’s itinerary, Jhayco embarks on a new chapter with the release of his fourth studio album, Le Clique: Vida Rockstar (X), due out Friday, Sept 6. Wearing the quintessential rockstar attire — leather pants, sleek black boots, a fitted white T-shirt and shades — Jhayco reveals how his extensive travels and personal evolution have deeply shaped this ambitious new endeavor.
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His most involved project to date, he not only co-wrote but also took a hands-on approach in co-producing the album with industry heavyweights such as Tainy, Haze and El Arma Secreta, among others, and shared that “Le Clique” embodies a larger, more personal concept. “I have a phrase that says, ‘Vida Rockstar is the movement, and Le Clique is my family, my people, my company,’” he explains to Billboard. “It’s a new step in my career, a new chapter. I felt it was crucial to present this to the world, and what better way than to name the album after it.”
After a three-year hiatus following his 2021 album Timelezz, the 31-year-old Puerto Rican ventured globally to record, making stops in Paris, Madrid, Puerto Rico, Miami and Los Angeles. The essence of these diverse cultural capitals is captured throughout the album’s 29 tracks. “The album has a lot of influence from many places,” he notes. “It was very important because in other parts of the world, you can see other kinds of music and other things that people listen to. That’s why it has a lot of diversity of sound. Obviously, all my music has always [been] centered more in the sound of Puerto Rico, but traveling to other places I was inspired by different things, different moments and for me, it was something very special.”
Spanning from skater-leaning pop-punk to reggaetón and trap, the album features a mix of collaborations with both legendary figures and exciting newcomers such as Yandel, Kapo, Dei V, Omar Courtz, DJ Khaled, Eladio Carrión, Peso Pluma, Bryant Myers, Luar La L and Yovngchimi.
Reflecting on his artistic journey, Jhayco expressed his personal connection and satisfaction with the final product. “I’ve gotten to the place where I feel comfortable in every area of my artistry: from the composition, to the production, to the projection, to the energy, and everything I’m doing. That’s why I’ve been working so hard,” he says. “I felt like one year wasn’t enough to really fill every space. You go through so much, and I feel like [the process of making] this album has gone through so much with me, sentimentally, the ups and downs. I’ve put my heart into it, and it’s gonna show in the creativeness.”
Formerly known as Jhay Cortez, the artist has released and featured in one of the most successful singles in pop, such as Bad Bunny’s “Dakiti” and his own hit “No Me Conoce (Remix)” with J Balvin and Bunny.
Watch Jhayco’s interview with Billboard in the video above, and find out about his foray into defining his rock-star persona and novel soundscapes with Le Clique: Vida Rockstar (X).
A little over a year after Tito Double P made his maiden Billboard chart appearance as an artist, the corridos singer-songwriter bursts onto the album charts with Incómodo, his debut LP, bowing at No. 2 on the Top Latin Albums and Regional Mexican Albums charts. Plus, he secures a first entry on the all-genre Billboard 200, at No. 20 (all charts dated Sept. 7).
“Wow, I’m so honored to be debuting so high with my first album,” Tito Double P tells Billboard. “I didn’t expect this but I’m so grateful that the fans are embracing my project like this.”
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Incómodo, released on Peso Pluma’s Double P Records, checks in on all three charts with 26,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the tracking week of Aug. 23-29, according to Luminate.
“Peso really pushed Tito to take the leap from composer to artist,” George Prajin, Manager and co-founder Double P Records, tells Billboard. “He got him out of his comfort zone and Tito killed it. The whole album is a beautiful work of art, and we are really proud of him.”
Streaming activity contributes most of the 21-track set’s first-week totals. That figure equals to 36.1 million official on-demand audio and video streams for its tracks. It registers the second-best weekly streaming count among regional Mexican albums for the tracking week, just behind Peso Pluma’s Éxodo, with 42.6 million. (A negligible amount of activity for Incómodo stemmed from traditional sales and track-equivalent sales).
On Top Latin Albums, one unit equals one album sale, 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 3,750 ad-supported or 1,250 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams for a song on the album.
Second-Highest Debut Week for a Regional Mexican Album in 2024: As Incómodo debuts with 26,000 units, it registers the second-largest opening week in terms of units for a regional Mexican album on Top Latin Albums in 2024, trailing only Iván Cornejo’s Mirada which debuted at the summit with 34,000 units on chart dated Aug. 3. Fair to add that while Peso Pluma’s Éxodo logged 3,000 units in its first week (opened at No. 41 on Top Latin Albums in June with only one day of activity) the set generated 64,000 units in its second week.
Artist & Songwriter charts performance: Despite clocking a first entry -and top 10- on any Billboard albums chart, Tito Double P, born Roberto Laija, is no stranger to the charts. To date, April’s Billboard/Latin Artist on the Rise has scored nine career entries on Hot Latin Songs (dating back to his first visit in June 2023) including two top 10s, both team-ups with cousin Peso Pluma. Of those, one nearly missed the No. 1 slot: “La People II,” with Joel De La P as the song’s second collaborator, debuted and peaked at No. 2 in April.
Rewind to 2022, to when Tito Double P logged his first entry on any Billboard chart as songwriter for Peso Pluma. The global star’s wingman had proven himself a capable songwriter, penning songs like Peso’s breakthrough cut “El Belicón,” with Raúl Vega, that took him to his Billboard charts debut on Hot Latin Songs.
In sum, Tito Double P has managed 18 Hot Latin Songs visits as a songwriter, including the No. 4-peaking “PRC” by Peso Pluma and Natanael Cano (April 2023).
Hot Latin Songs Impact: As Incómodo sees its first chart impact, six tracks from the album light up the multi-metric Hot Latin Songs chart. In addition to the new arrivals, one previously released song has appeared on the tally, the album’s first single, “Linda,” with Netón Vega. The song pushes 25-18, for a total of seven simultaneous songs on the streaming-, airplay-, digital sales-blended chart.
“El Lokeron is one of my favorites!” Tito Double P adds. “It’s also one of the songs on the album with just me and it talks about all the crazy things we experience in life.”
Here’s a full recap of the album’s placement on Hot Latin Songs:
No. 11, “Dos Días,” with Peso Pluma (debut)No.18, “Linda,” with Netón Vega (climbs from No. 25)No. 34, “El Lokeron” (debut)No. 39, “Primo,” with Natanael Cano (debut)No. 42, “Ay Mamá,” with Grupo Frontera (debut)No. 43, “5-7,” with Junior H (debut)No. 46, “Chino,” with Netón Vega (debut)
All charts (dated Sept. 7, 2024) will update on Billboard.com tomorrow, Sept. 4 (a day later than usual due to the Labor Day holiday Sept. 2). For all chart news, you can follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram.
While Nicolás Maduro moved Christmas up in Venezuela to Oct. 1, a gaita — the quintessential music genre for the holidays in the South American country — makes use of a speech by opposition leader María Corina Machado to speak out against the government amid the deep crisis since the July 28 presidential election.
Its title is “Échenle Bolas” (slang for “undertake with determination” or “go ahead”), written by Venezuelan singer, songwriter and producer Nano Silva and released last week on social media. “Go ahead, show the minutes, that’s what the whole world is asking for/ We showed them first, and they do have the exact count/ Go ahead, show the minutes, so that the true shines,” says part of the song performed by Silva’s band, Gaiteando con Nando, in reference to the questioned results of the election.
It was shared on Instagram by Venezuelan personalities such as comedian George Harris, where it had more than 28,000 likes at the time of this publication.
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According to election results published by the opposition, which have been recognized by countries including the United States, González won the election with about 70% of the vote. Maduro was proclaimed the winner by the National Electoral Council amid complaints of fraud and has not presented the minutes to support his victory.
After weeks of demonstrations that left dozens dead and more than 2,000 people arrested, Maduro declared Monday (Sep. 2) in a televised event: “September is coming and it already smells like Christmas. And that is why this year, in homage to you, in gratitude to you, I am going to decree the early Christmas for October 1. Christmas begins on October 1 for everyone. Christmas has arrived with peace, happiness and security.”
Maduro’s statement came only hours after a Venezuelan judge issued an arrest warrant for opposition leader Edmundo González for “various crimes including conspiracy, falsifying documents and usurpation of powers,” The Associated Press reported.
It is not the first time that the Chavismo leader has changed the end-of-year festivities schedule in Venezuela. In 2020, Maduro decreed the start of Christmas for Oct. 15, in 2021 for Oct. 4, and last year for Nov. 1.
Listen to Nano Silva’s gaita “Échenle Bolas” below: