From career milestones to new music releases to major announcements and those little important moments, Billboard editors highlight uplifting moments in Latin music. Here’s what happened in the Latin music world this week. Silvestre Dangond joings Latin Grammy In The Schools Vallenato star Silvestre Dangond joined Latin Grammy In The Schools” on Thursday (May 14) in Bogota, Colombia, in
Sam Fender and Olivia Dean’s “Rein Me In” is No. 1 in the U.K. for an 11th non-consecutive week, setting a new record in the process (May 16). With its latest week at the summit of the Official Singles Chart, the song surpasses Rihanna and Jay-Z’s “Umbrella” for the longest-running No. 1 by a male/female
[Awarded to songwriter(s)/publisher(s)/artist(s)] “A Song To Sing” – Miranda Lambert & Chris Stapleton; Songwriters: Chris Stapleton, Miranda Lambert, Jenee Fleenor, Jesse Frasure; Publishers: I Wrote These Songs; Pink Dog Publishing; Songs for the Munch Music; Songs of Influence; Sony/ATV Tree Publishing; Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp “Am I Okay?” – Megan Moroney; Songwriters: Megan Moroney, Luke Laird,
Drake is back to his record-setting ways. On Friday (May 15), Spotify announced that Drake has set the single-day records for most-streamed artist, album and song on the platform in 2026, thanks to his first new solo project since 2023. The single-day 2026 album honor goes to Iceman — one of three albums the rapper
Hilary Duff fans can finally exhale with relief now that she’s performed “Breathe In. Breathe Out.” for the first time ever, more than a decade after its release. The deep cut from her 2015 album of the same name made it onto the setlist of the singer/actress’ Thursday night (May 14) performance at the El
This week, Billboard’s New Music Latin poll — curated with key recommendations by Billboard Latin and Billboard Español editors — features a number of new albums, including Maluma’s Loco X Volver, Julieta Venegas’ Norteña, Gera MX’s X Amor Al Arte, Adriel Favela’s COBRA, and many more. Explore See latest videos, charts and news Notably, Sech
When Amazon asked Carter Faith to record a version of Faith Hill’s “Let’s Go to Vegas” to promote the Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards’ return to Nevada, she delayed a flight to Europe several days to accommodate the opportunity. Since their Faith-based names overlapped, Carter felt an affinity for Hill growing up, and the
Jujutsu Kaisen ≡ Vol. 3 by Yuji Iwasaki and Gege Akutami holds at No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Book Hot 100 released May 14, retaining the top spot for a second straight week. Explore See latest videos, charts and news In the chart week that spans the Golden Week holiday period, the concluding volume
Snow Man‘s “BANG!!” rises to the top spot on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, on the chart released May 13. The theme song of the film SAKAMOTO DAYS starring member Ren Meguro, charted at No. 2 on last week’s chart (May 6) after selling 932,321 CDs to rule sales. The track logs 42,153 copies to
As someone who grew up listening to Radio Free Europe under the Iron Curtain in Czechoslovakia, Robert Kyncl understands the capacity of media to connect, open minds and influence history. On Thursday (May 14) night at the Paley Center for Media’s 2026 spring gala at the Plaza Hotel in Manhattan, the Warner Music Group CEO
