From profession milestones to 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.
Honored in Los Angeles
Earlier this week, Natalia Jiménez was honored by the Metropolis of Los Angeles with an Official Proclamation offered by District 14 Councilvmember Ysabel Jurado. The tribute passed off at Metropolis Corridor as a part of the Fiesta Broadway celebrations, the place the Spanish singer-songwriter was additionally named the 2025 Queen of Fiesta Broadway—she will even headline this yr’s occasion.
“It means a lot to me due to my sturdy ties to Mexico and the complete Latino neighborhood,” she mentioned in a press assertion. “I’ve lived a few years in each Mexico and the USA, and I perceive what it means emigrate and search new alternatives. I’m proud to be a part of such a united neighborhood, particularly in difficult instances. Thanks for inviting me, for this recognition, and for permitting me to rejoice our tradition and language with all of you.”
Making Historical past on Tour
In different L.A.-related information, Rauw Alejandro made historical past on the Intuit Dome as the primary Latin artist to carry out three consecutive bought out concert events. Throughout his Cali exhibits—a part of his Cosa Nuestra world tour—the Puerto Rican artist invited shock friends Marconi Impara and Yan Block to carry out “Espresso Martini” from his album Cosa Nuestra.
Produced by Reside Nation, the Broadway-inspired set — a nod to Rauw’s new musical period that symbolizes magnificence, maturity and glamour —features a stay band in tow. The Cosa Nuestra stint wraps Might 31 in Miami. The “Todo de Ti” hitmaker will carry out a four-day sold-out residency from June 5 to eight on the Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot in San Juan earlier than taking the tour to Europe.
Rauw Alejandro
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Heartfelt Dangerous Bunny Cowl
Laura Pausini has paid a heartfelt tribute to Dangerous Bunny by releasing her personal model of his tune “Turista,” a part of his chart-topping album Debí Tirar Más Fotos. Produced and organized alongside her husband and musician, Paolo Carta, Pausini delivers a melancholic cowl backed by weeping piano melodies and her potent vocals. “I listened to ‘Turista’ and immediately fell in love with it…so I sang it,” the Italian-born, Spanish-singing artist expressed on Instagram. “Some songs don’t must be a part of a brand new album or promoted as a single. When a tune touches your coronary heart, it’s good in any type, at any time. Bravo Dangerous Bunny.” Take heed to the observe beneath.
Perreo: A Revolution
On the heels of dropping her ultra-personal, ultra-vulnerable, and ultra-experimental album Latinaje, Cazzu presents her first-ever e book, Perreo: Una Revolución. “This e book tells, vindicates, and denies the city music trade particularly, about life as a girl in music or in any subject. However above all, it goals to be a contribution to proceed constructing equality,” she wrote on Instagram. “I dedicate it to the ladies who love reggaeton, to those that hate it, to those that wish to sing, compose, or produce, to my feminine colleagues who barely made it and proceed to withstand […] I additionally dedicate this to my male colleagues and the artists who impressed me,” she provides, admitting that ideas of writing her personal novel started 4 years in the past. The e book is out there in all bookstores, as an book, and an audiobook (narrated by Cazzu).
