From profession milestones and new music releases to main bulletins and people little, essential moments, Billboard editors spotlight uplifting moments in Latin music. Right here’s what occurred within the Latin music world this week.
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Farruko’s Youth Faithstival
Puerto Rican star Farruko held his first-ever Youth Faithstival in Puerto Rico on July 23, which kicked off with a faith-based march dubbed the Youth for Jesus and ended with a free live performance, attended by 15,000 individuals, in accordance with a press assertion. All through the march, individuals may cease at a number of cubicles that includes visitor audio system and displays by teams such because the Christian Youth of Puerto Rico.
The day ended with a handful of performances by artists comparable to Gabriel José Rodríguez, higher referred to as Gabriel EMC, Onell Díaz who collaborated with Farruko on “Misericordia” and Jaime Barceló — former member of the band León de Judá — amongst many extra artists.
Previous to the occasion, Farruko posted on social media: “I’m going to make it simple completely free we’ll dance, bounce, sing and feed the spirit that we want a lot in these tough occasions, if we unite for generally silly causes let’s unite for peace, for the youth and for God.”
Anuel AA Surprises Fan
Anuel is making desires come true. The Puerto Rican hitmaker was noticed gifting one in every of his sparkly necklaces to a younger fan who couldn’t maintain again the dears as his idol gave him this particular reward. Within the video shared on social media, you may see Anuel put the necklace on a bit boy, who’s in fact recording on his telephone each second of this second. Then, Anuel provides him a hug and tells him to behave and by no means to take the necklace off.
On the Radar (July)
When you missed our On the Radar picks for July, it’s by no means too late to begin listening to those hidden gems. This month, Billboard’s Latin and Español editors spotlight 11 rising acts, from Jasiel Nuñez – who scored his first entry on the Sizzling 100 because of “Lagunas” with Peso Pluma – and Okay-efe from Chile who carried out on the Latin Different Music Convention earlier this month.
See all of the picks for On the Radar right here.
Colombia Crew on High
The Colombia workforce celebrated their first win on the Girls’s World Cup 2023 in an enormous manner. Following their victory over South Korea on Tuesday (July 25) on the Sydney Soccer Stadium, the workforce returned to the locker room the place they bought a shock go to from the Colombian hitmaker J Balvin, who hyped them as they blasted and sang alongside to one in every of his early hits, “Ay Vamos.” Earlier than the sport, they have been bumping to Karol G’s “Amargura,” to which Karol G responded with “Reinotas (Queens).”
Rosalía sends emotional message post-Motomami World Tour
Earlier than experiences of her engagement ending with Rauw Alejandro, Rosalía was celebrating a milestone as she wrapped her first-ever international tour. The Motomami World Tour, a virtually 70-date international trek, ended with a final efficiency at Lollapalooza Paris and later posted an emotional message on social media to mark the top of an period. “Motomami has anded however my gratitude with God, my household, my workforce and all those who assist me is eternally. Motomami has been a hurrican that has introduced but in addition taken many issues from my life that I don’t even know the place to begin. Due to all of the Motomamis of the world for giving me a lot love throughout this time,” she wrote.
