From profession milestones and new music releases to main bulletins and extra, Billboard editors spotlight the most recent information buzz in Latin music each week. Right here’s what occurred within the Latin music world this week.
Legendaddy in Puerto Rico
After asserting his 2022 last tour El Ultimo Viaje, which excluded a live performance date for his native Puerto Rico, Daddy Yankee lastly unveiled his pit cease in La Isla del Encanto. The reggaeton icon is ready to carry out his greatest hits on Jan. 6, 2023, on the Estadio Hiram Bithorn in San Juan, Puerto Rico. “30 years later, Daddy Yankee says goodbye to the island,” says the one-minute video announcement. Tickets for his present in PR go on sale at 10 a.m. on Could 17 through DaddyYankee.com.
Karol G’s CD Participant
Karol G teamed up with Japanese visible artist SHISHIDOMIA to create a restricted version field set for an excellent trigger. The merch features a CD participant, pouch, KG0516 album with alternate artwork, and a five-pack buying and selling card. “Trying to find rising skills, I discovered Shishidomia, a Colombian artist with Japanese roots. A gifted businesswoman with an unbelievable future, a expertise that deserves to be seen and acknowledged,” the “Provenza” singer wrote on her Instagram tales. The field sells for $270 solely on the NTWRK app and parts of the proceeds with be donated to Con Cora Basis.
Anitta & Rauw at Billboard MusicCon
This week, Anitta and Rauw Alejandro shaped a part of Billboard’s inaugural MusicCon that passed off in Las Vegas. In a dialog with Billboard’s Leila Cobo, titled “The Way forward for Reggaeton,” Rauw talked concerning the early days of his profession, utilizing his dancing abilities to face out, upcoming new music with girlfriend Rosalía, and the place he sees himself sooner or later. Anitta, however, spoke about her lengthy journey to stardom throughout a panel titled “From Brazil to the World,” the place she talked concerning the significance of acting at Coachella, discovering the proper stability between being an artist and a businesswoman and the most important lesson realized to date in her profession.
Nicky Jam’s Headed to Europe
After his U.S. Infinity trek, Nicky Jam is headed to Europe for his 2022 Europa summer season tour. Launching Could 13 in Paris, the Puerto Rican artist will spend 4 months within the area, visiting followers in Spain, Holland, Italy and different nations, along with a residency at Hello Ibiza all through July and August 2022. “This European tour goes to be an excellent one,” the artist shared in a press release. “I missed Europe a lot and I can’t wait to see my followers, and supply them one of the best model of me on stage. Europe has been nice to me all through my total profession with sold-out excursions and live shows since 1998. Let’s make this one other epic tour!”
Celebrating Ruben Blades
Rubén Blades, a Harvard alumnus, was lately honored with the College’s Medal of Arts, the best distinction awarded to a former scholar. This additionally marks the primary time {that a} graduate of Latino origin receives this award. The popularity honors “a Harvard or Radcliffe alum or school member who has made a contribution by the humanities to training and the general public good,” notes an official press assertion. “An artist is a citizen,” stated Blades, the 2021 Latin Recording Academy Individual of the 12 months. “Artists have an obligation as residents to attempt to make the most of no matter affect they could have, after educating themselves on the problems, to impress a response and make the modifications which are wanted to be made.” The ceremony, which was postponed for 2 years as a result of pandemic, featured a dialog between Blades and award-winning actor John Lithgow, and musician/songwriter Yosvany Terry, and a efficiency by Blades accompanied by the Harvard Jazz Band.
