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When Shakira says “Mexico is my home” because she also feels Mexican, the Colombian superstar — just like her hips — doesn’t lie. In my opinion, the deep love that the Latin American country has for the singer-songwriter is only comparable to the sentiment Mexicans feel for the Colombian Nobel Prize-winning author Gabriel García Márquez, who made Mexico City his home until his passing in 2014. In Mexico, Shakira achieved her first musical successes thanks to her 1995 album Pies Descalzos, with which she captivated the country and later all of Latin America with the hit “Dónde Estás Corazón.” Thirty years later, the fervor Mexicans feel for her music has translated into a wave of successes and several unprecedented records, from one million tickets sold for her 28 concerts in Mexico as part of the Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran tour, to the 12 shows at Estadio GNP Seguros (formerly Foro Sol) that Shakira is set to complete this month. Given this, the opportunity to participate in the “Walk with La Loba,” the powerful entrance with which the Barranquilla native kicks off her show each night before 65,000 people, at Estadio GNP Seguros, made it doubly epic and emotional. I received the invitation to be part of “the pack” from promoter OCESA in coordination with Sony Music Mexico for Aug. 30, during Shakira’s eleventh show at that iconic venue in the capital. Recognized by Billboard as the No. 1 concert stadium in the world, it has hosted luminaries ranging from Metallica and Paul McCartney to Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga. That night in the pack were TV hosts Odalys Ramírez, Joanna Vega-Biestro, and Pame Voguel. The writer of this piece proudly represented Billboard Español. Host Karole Soriano and actress Sandra Itzel were also part of the group. By that time, we knew the special guest of the night would be pop star Belinda, with whom Shakira performed the ballad “Día de Enero.” We were lined up in order of height alongside the rest of the fans, and fortunately, being chaparrita (short), as we say in Mexico, I was able to be among the first in line. We walked toward one of the entrances of the venue, dressed in the provided silver raincoats and futuristic glasses. Shortly after 9:00 p.m., Shakira appeared in a golf cart escorted by security personnel. She approached her “pack” for the night and quickly greeted a few people, while I tried to capture the moment with my phone. Although I had the chance to briefly interview her in March when she began her Mexico trek, seeing her up close again filled me with excitement. The lights went out, and the show’s intro began. The walk started, bringing with it a rush of adrenaline. I recorded only a few moments because I wanted to truly savor the experience of walking alongside one of the greatest artists in history — No. 1 among Billboard‘s 50 Best Latin Pop Artists of All Time. What a privilege! The stadium roared with Shakira’s presence as she walked toward the stage embodying an empowered woman, embraced by the Mexican audience that loves her so deeply. She knows it, and she reciprocates that love with a Mexican-themed section in her show where, on this occasion, in addition to performing “Ciega, Sordomuda,” she sang “Sombras Nada Más” accompanied by a mariachi band. The song, made famous by iconic ranchera singer Javier Solís, was introduced by the star as one of her father William Mebarak Chadid’s favorites. Upon reaching the stage, Shakira performed “La Fuerte,” an electronic music track that sets the tone for the rest of the concert. From there, we were guided down the hallway toward the exit, and everyone headed to their assigned seats to enjoy the two hours plus show. In my nearly 20-year career as a journalist, there have been many exciting moments — among them, a soundcheck with U2 in 2006 at Estadio Azteca — and now everything I experienced with the Colombian star during her triumphant return to Mexico with her most successful tour yet. I feel incredibly fortunate to witness this historic moment and the deep love she feels for Mexico, a sentiment that is absolutely reciprocated. The phrase “¡Shakira, hermana, ya eres mexicana!” (Shakira, sis, you’re already Mexican!) has never felt more true. Shakira will return to Mexico City to conclude her record-breaking performances at Estadio GNP Seguros on September 18, before continuing her tour through other Latin American countries. Shakira makes her entrance at Estadio GNP Seguros in Mexico City on August 30, 2025. Liliana Estrada/OCESA Source link

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First she was Jenny from the Block, then she was “Lola,” but now Jennifer Lopez is ready to show you a darker side with her newest performance. On Friday (Sept. 5), Lopez released her rendition of the titular track from her forthcoming movie musical adaptation of Kiss of the Spider Woman. Over a waltzing melody, Lopez goes full Broadway, as she belts her way through the John Kander and Frank Ebb-penned classic about love, seduction and death. “Sooner or later, in sunlight or bloom/ When the red candles flicker, she’ll walk in the room,” she sings on the track. “And the curtain will shake and the fires will hiss/ Here comes her kiss.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news Alongside the new single, JLo also shared a set of new photos from the film, depicting her character dressed in a shimmering green gown and spiky black bangs, posed in a prison cell and against a massive web. The singer shared another section of the song’s lyrics alongside the photos: “There’s only one pin that can puncture such bliss… Her kiss.” The film — set for release in theaters on Oct. 10 — adapts the Tony Award-winning 1992 Broadway musical, which originally starred Chita Rivera. The film will follow the story of Valentín (Diego Luna) and Molina (Tonatiuh Elizarraraz), two inmates in an Argentinian prison who form a bond as Molina relays the plot of a glamorous Hollywood movie starring his favorite vampy diva, Ingrid Luna (Lopez). While the film has yet to be released publicly, early screenings at the Sundance Film Festival and Locarno Film Festival drew positive reviews from critics, with review-aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes giving the film a score of 83%. “Weaving a visually sumptuous web of musical intrigue, Kiss of the Spider Woman showcases beauty in tragedy through wondrous performances by Jennifer Lopez, Tonatiuh Elizarraraz and Diego Luna,” the site’s critical consensus reads. Listen to Lopez’s rendition of “Kiss of the Spider Woman” below. Get weekly rundowns straight to your inbox Sign Up Source link

Prior to the pandemic, Ariana and the Rose was in the thick of Brooklyn nightlife, bringing slamming synth-pop and eye-popping performance art to clubs, warehouses and queer-friendly spaces. It goes without saying, but during the COVID-19 period, Brooklyn nightlife (or nightlife of any kind) dried up, sending Ariana DiLorenzo to TikTok. There, her frank, funny musical musings on love and heartbreak, delivered while seated at a piano, attracted a new audience. Explore See latest videos, charts and news When the world opened back up, Ariana and the Rose brought that conversational, storytelling approach to beloved NYC gay bar Club Cumming. (Named after co-owner Alan Cumming, it’s attracted everyone from Broadway stars to Paul McCartney.) After that, she brought a full project — the Breakup Variety Hour live show — to famed Manhattan venue Joe’s Pub for a sold-out debut last October. Now, on Oct. 15, she’s headed back to Joe’s Pub – and beyond – to support The Breakup Variety Hour, her upcoming album which builds upon the show and its sly self-help premise. “I knew I wanted to make something that felt like more than just a collection of songs,” she explains. “I had been watching episodes and clips of The Cher Show and old Bette Midler live shows and the idea and inspiration for a one-woman show came from that. Bette Midler was a huge creative inspiration for this, the Barbra Streisand specials from the ‘60s. They’re so theatrical and over the top yet relatable and funny. I love that style of performing, so I backed into that concept with the show also being an album,” she says. “My new album is like a long catch-up with your favorite friend that you haven’t seen in a while.” The Breakup Variety Hour drops Oct. 10, preceded by “I Just Came to Say Goodbye” (one of her best-ever vocal performances) and “I’m Fine,” a disco-fied ode to pretending you’re great even when you’re falling apart post-breakup. Like much of the album, “I’m Fine” exists somewhere between winking self-flagellation and legit self-help – she’s laughing at herself for repeating the same mistakes in love while celebrating her strength and trying to move forward, via six steps toward recovery. Additionally, another preview of the album, the reflective “Limitless,” drops today. “The album is about putting yourself back together after heartbreak. My example on the album is romantic heartbreak but really, it’s a love letter to picking yourself back up again after any heartbreak,” she continues. “It’s a very ‘take what you need’ kind of record. You can listen straight through and experience the full story, you can listen just to certain steps and their corresponding song (depending on your mood), you can just listen to the songs. It’s really whatever you’re needing.” Of her return to Joe’s Pub, which has housed everyone from Amy Winehouse to Adele, Ariana says, “It feels very full circle to bring the show back a year later, having it change and grow so much and now having the music released as an album as well. Joe’s Pub is such a special venue and it feels so cool to have gotten to develop this show and idea there.” Check out her The Breakup Variety Hour tour dates below. Oct 15 – New York, NY – Joe’s PubNov 11 – Austin, TX – 29th Street BallroomNov 13 – Salt Lake City, UT – Urban LoungeNov 16 – San Francisco, CA – Brava Theater CenterNov 18 – Los Angeles, CA – El CidNov 21 – Boise, ID – Shrine Ballroom BasementNov 23 – Portland, OR – Al’s DenDec 8 – Chicago, IL – Beat Kitchen with more to be announced… Ariana and the Rose Sidewalk Killa Source link

RZA, Raekwon The Chef and Cappadonna celebrated everything Wu-Tang Clan and everything hip-hop during Thursday night’s (Sept. 4) R&B Hip-Hop Power Players event in Brooklyn. Explore See latest videos, charts and news After being introduced by Billboard CEO Mike Van, RZA, Raekwon and Cappadonna took the stage at Williamsburg’s Unveiled to accept the Hip-Hop Hall of Fame Award. During their speech, RZA noted that rap’s hall of famers are most often the people who work behind the scenes. (Check out the full speech above.) “When you think about hall of fame, you thinkin’ about it being full of people with fame, famous people,” RZA said. “But there are so many other people who are not famous that helps build our culture. Helps build the career of the artist. Whether it’s a Steve Rifkind, Lyor Cohen or Wendy Goldstein, or a Dante Ross… or a Billboard Magazine. There’s so many elements that go towards a career to make it famous. There’s so many elements that go towards the culture to make that culture famous.” RZA went on to explain that hip-hop started in the streets of New York before rising up to become a “global, multi-billion dollar movement that’s feeding families all over the world.” The Chef then stepped in to give his thanks to Billboard before Cappadonna closed it out by thanking the fans and bringing Loud Records founder Steve Rifkind on stage to thank him for believing in the Wu. The R&B Hip-Hop Power Players event also honored Leon Thomas and GELO, who are the brand’s R&B and Hip-Hop Rookie’s of the Year, respectively. The event then closed out by honoring Cardi B with the Impact of the Year Award.    Get weekly rundowns straight to your inbox Sign Up Source link

On Thursday night (Sep. 4), Cardi B accepted the 2025 Billboard impact of the year award at the R&B / Hip-Hop Power Players Event in Brooklyn. After the presentation by this writer — Billboard‘s senior director of R&B / Hip-Hop — Cardi delivered a rousing speech, highlighting her love for hip-hop and building a long-lasting legacy in the game. “Hip-hop is a feeling. When I was growing up, I didn’t want to be the Shakiras, the J-Los, and the R&B artists; I wanted to be like Trina and Lil Kim. I wanted to be like them,” Cardi said. Cardi’s affinity for the culture continued when she spoke on wanting to fulfill her passions for hip-hop as a child growing up, who once feared that her reality would shatter her dreams of MC fame. Explore See latest videos, charts and news “I’m just so happy that I’m a part of something that I love. I always dreamed about this career — I just felt like with the environment that I was in, dreaming was dreaming,” she shared. “Reality crushes your dreams. So I’m happy that my career is the career that I always dreamed of.” She added, “I want to be spoken about forever. We talk about all these hip-hop artists who came out 20 years ago and 30 years ago, and I want to be a part of that. I don’t want to be a moment. I want to be a legacy so I can die in peace one day and my kids can be like, ‘That’s my mama.’” Cardi was one of the handful of artists honored at the 2025 Billboard’s R&B / Hip-Hop Power Players Event. Legendary collective the Wu-Tang Clan was inducted into Billboard’s Hip-Hop Hall of Fame, while rising star Leon Thomas earned breakthrough artist of the year. Promising newcomers Gelo, Odeal and Ravyn Lanae were each named rookie of the year for hip-hop, African music, and R&B, respectively. Watch Cardi B’s full acceptance speech above.    Get weekly rundowns straight to your inbox Sign Up Source link

Redacción Panamericana La exintegrante de “Son Tentación», Angie Chávez, asegura que, al igual que Kate Candela, no recibió pago tras dejar la agrupación. Nueva polémica en la salsa peruana. Angie Chávez, quien formó parte de la reconocida orquesta “Son Tentación”, reveló que nunca recibió su indemnización por tiempo de servicios tras su salida del grupo liderado por Paula Arias. La salsera se suma así a las recientes declaraciones de Kate Candela, quien también aseguró que no se le reconocieron sus derechos laborales. Angie Chávez rompe el silencio En entrevista con Trome, Angie contó que trabajó cerca de nueve años en la agrupación femenina y decidió retirarse al terminar la pandemia. En ese momento, pensó que la orquesta atravesaba dificultades económicas, por lo que no insistió en el tema.  “Recién el año pasado le pedí (la indemnización) y me dijo que acabando no sé qué, me pagaría, y de ahí no más”, relató la cantante, quien actualmente continúa su carrera como solista. Te puede interesar Reimond Manco tilda a Paco Bazán de hipócrita: “Si te dolió, échate cremita” Asegura que Paula Arias se molestó por cobrarle Según Chávez, la única vez que Paula Arias se comunicó con ella fue para invitarla al aniversario de “Son Tentación” en diciembre de 2024, pero no asistió. Desde entonces, asegura que la relación quedó fracturada. “Imagino que se molestó. Me dijo que habláramos en persona porque estaba con problemas económicos, creo, algo así y ya”, señaló. Exintegrantes defienden su derecho La intérprete recalcó que su pedido es legítimo, ya que formó parte de la orquesta desde sus inicios. “No lo toma así. Yo estuve desde los inicios de Son Tentación. Paula sabe todo lo que pasamos y todo lo que aporté a la orquesta”, añadió. Respecto a las experiencias similares de Kate Candela y Daniela Darcourt, Angie indicó que cada una tiene una historia distinta con Arias. “Ese tema ya lo hablé en su momento con quien debía, que era Paula”, finalizó. Con estas declaraciones, la controversia en torno a Paula Arias y su manejo con las exintegrantes de Son Tentación vuelve a encender la escena salsera. @americahoytv ¿Daniela Darcourt le dio su apoyo a Kate Candela sobre lo que dijo de Paula Arias?🤔 De lunes a viernes a las 9:30 a.m. no te pierdas #AméricaHoy [Mira los capítulos / programas completos y 100% GRATIS* -Solo Perú- en #tvGO ♬ sonido original – América Hoy Source link

It’s back to school season, which means two things: getting used to the insane morning rush to the bus again and the obligatory first-day-of-school pics from everyone you know. And, in this case, celebrities really are just like us. Take Carey Hart. P!nk‘s husband and former motocross champ got in on the fall tradition by posting a sweet pic of the couple’s eldest child, 14-year-old daughter Willow Sage Hart, as she prepared to leave the house for her first day of high school. Rocking jeans, a pink crop top, a couple of water bottles and a smile that’s a dead-ringer for her mom’s, Willow looks ready to take on the world. “1st day of school for the kiddo’s!!!! So crazy that Willz is starting high school today,” wrote Hart in the Instagram post in which the couple’s daughter sported a wavy 1970s side-part bob. “My lil girl is growing up and taking the 1st major step in chasing her dream,” Hart continued. “You will be on broadway one day. So proud of you. And Jamo, just don’t eat to much glue 🤣🤣🤣.” The latter was a jokey reference to the couple’s other child, eight-year-old son Jameson Moon Hart, who also looked ready to take on the world with his close-cropped bleach blonde hair, white t-shirt, patterned shorts, orange sneakers and shiny braces smile. Hart paid tribute to Willow on her 14th birthday back in June, when he posted a smiling current photo of the budding musical theater star in a white dress and chunky necklace alongside a throwback pic of her crushing a popsicle in her younger years. “My #1. I love you to the moon, around it 10,000,000 times, and back. Happy 14th kiddo. You are gonna change the world. I’m beyond proud of you. Love papa,” he wrote. P!nk also honored their first-born back in June, when the singer gushed about Willow hopping on the coffee table in the family living room during the Tony Awards to sing her version of the Tony-nominated musical Boop!‘s “Where I Wanna Be.” In a comment on the impromptu performance, P!nk said, “I like when she sings at me.”    Source link

Ravyn Lenae, GELO and Odeal accepted the R&B, Hip-Hop and African Rookies of the Year award at Billboard‘s 2025 R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players event Thursday night (Sept. 4) at Unveiled in New York. Staff writer Kyle Denis and I introduced the three Rookies, touting their Billboard chart stats — Lenae scored her first Billboard Hot 100 top five hit with “Love Me Not” and GELO’s “Tweaker” topped Rhythmic Airplay — and genre-blending capabilities, as Odeal has captured the global spotlight with his emotive, experimental blend of Afro-fusion, alté and R&B. “As I was preparing for tonight, I kept reflecting on how transformative this past year has been for me. So many of my wildest dreams have become reality, and I’m still pinching myself to be living in a season I’ve worked toward for so long,” said Lenae, who also touched on the working process behind her 2024 critically acclaimed sophomore album Bird’s Eye, the parent project of “Love Me Not.” “I knew I had to strip everything back and reconnect with who I am beyond success or perception,” she added. “That meant going home to the Southside of Chicago, walking through my family home, eating my grandma’s cooking, revisiting the albums that made me want to sing in the first place. Those little things reminded me of my roots, my magic.” When the spotlight was on Odeal, he reflected it back on everyone else in the room. “I want everyone to celebrate themselves at every time. My manager today told me to never be late to your own party, ’cause I’m literally always late to everything it’s ridiculous,” he said. “With that being said, I just want everyone to celebrate themselves at any given moment because life is short and we’re all doing absolutely amazing and we have to work twice as hard as almost anyone, you know what I’m talking about.” GELO also shared his gratitude for being a part of Billboard‘s Rookie of the Year tradition at R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players. “It means a lot to be a part of the Billboard Rookie of the Year and all that. Thank everybody for having me, man, it’s been a blessing,” he said. Lenae, GELO and Odeal will perform at Billboard Hip-Hop/R&B LIVE Friday night (Sept. 5) at Webster Hall on a bill headlined by Billboard cover star Leon Thomas. This year marks the first time Billboard has separated R&B and hip-hop for this distinction and added African music as another category. Teezo Touchdown won the R&B/Hip-Hop Rookie of the Year award last year, following Ice Spice (2023), Blxst (2022) and the inaugural recipient Baby Keem (2021). Thomas, Cardi B, Wu-Tang Clan and TDE CEO Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith were also honored at R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players. noreferrer”>   Source link

If you listened to our 1996 Oasis Vintage Pop Stardom episode of the Greatest Pop Stars podcast, you’d know that host Andrew Unterberger and his longtime partner Lisa Ebe were planning on going to see Oasis on the Live ’25 tour in Dublin, Ireland last month — but were hardly positive that the Gallagher Brothers would make it to the show in tact. But not only has the full band made it to each of the 22 dates on its much-anticipated stadium tour — the lads’ first tour of any kind since breaking up in 2009 — but Oasis has been receiving the best reviews, the most attention and the overall greatest feelings that it’s been able to claim since the mid-’90s, when it was arguably the biggest band in the world. Explore See latest videos, charts and news In this bonus Pop Star Performance Review episode of Greatest Pop Stars, Andrew is once again joined by Lisa to discuss the Oasis show they saw at Croke Park in Dublin — and also the second Live ’25 show they saw a couple weeks later, much closer to their New York hometown at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. They compare and contrast the two shows and the two experiences of seeing the band, and try to capture exactly what it’s been that has made this tour so special both for them, and seemingly everyone else who’s gotten the chance it so far. Along the way, they try to answer all the other burning questions about Oasis and Live ’25: Who are the only currently touring pop stars who we can compare the current state of live Gallaghermania to? Is it fair enough that the band hasn’t changed up the setlist a single time yet this tour? Could it have gotten away with playing more songs from the ’00s (and would we have wanted them to try)? How have Liam and Noel managed to go so far apparently without getting at each other’s throats? Can we accept an Oasis dynamic seemingly built more around love and respect than vitriol and fighting? Will other bands benefit from this reunion’s mega-success? And perhaps most importantly: Will Oasis end up doing it again? Check it out above, and subscribe to the Greatest Pop Stars podcast on Apple Music or Spotify (or wherever you get your podcasts) for weekly discussions every Thursday about all things related to pop stardom! And as we say in every one of these GPS podcast posts — if you have the time and money to spare, please consider donating to any of these causes in the fight for trans rights: Transgender Law Center Trans Lifeline Destination Tomorrow Gender-Affirming Care Fundraising on GoFundMe Also, please consider giving your local congresspeople a call in support of trans rights, with contact information you can find on 5Calls.org. Get weekly rundowns straight to your inbox Sign Up Source link