5 Uplifting Moments in Latin Music this Week (May 23)

In the wake of George Floyd’s death, an unarmed black man who recently died at the hands of police in Minneapolis, Gloria “Goyo” Martinez has used her platform to demand justice and police accountability. She also took time to address the matter at the 2020 Latin Alternative Music Conference (LAMC), where she sat down with Billboard’s Leila Cobo.

In honor of the women who have helped push Latin music and culture forward and take it to a global level, the Latin Alternative Music Conference will recognize a group of leading female executives in their inaugural Wonder Women of Latin Music during this year's virtual conference.

Each month, we’re running down memorable clips and celebrating artists who are breaking new ground with their visuals or choreography. In May’s edition, Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande carry out dance battles in outer space, Bronx rapper 645AR takes an unhinged field trip to Times Square, Kate NV sends a brilliantly campy news broadcast from Russia, and more. Check out the best of the best below.

This past weekend people across the country took to the streets to protest the death of George Floyd, a black man and father living in Minnesota killed by a police officer who held him down by his neck with his knee for more than seven minutes. Outraged by the senseless death, people of all races protested police brutality across the country in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.

This past weekend people across the country took to the streets to protest the death of George Floyd, a black man and father living in Minnesota killed by a police officer who held him down by his neck with his knee for more than seven minutes. Outraged by the senseless death, people of all races protested police brutality across the country in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.

From career milestones and new music releases to major announcements and more, Billboard editors highlight the latest news buzz in Latin music every week.

If you’re just popping in to hear about everything Lady Gaga did this week, we won’t be mad. The TL;DR of it: Chromatica is here and it’s everything we dreamed of.

What better way to kick off the holiday weekend than with an epic collab from two of our favorite pop superstars? We’re talking about Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande, of course, who dominated headlines all week with “Rain on Me.”

During the current pandemic crisis, Red Nose Day USA looked a little bit different than usual.

Jesse & Joy return to the Latin Pop Albums chart top 10 as AIRE opens at No. 7 on the May 23 survey. The Mexican duo’s fifth studio album marks its first chart appearance on the top tier in almost five years, and clocks its fifth top 10 on the list. AIRE follows Un Besito Más, the Latin Grammy winner which debut

The next two weeks will be filled with new music thanks to Latin artists who are planning to drop a new album by the end of May.

Daniela Brooker is fighting the quarantine blues – with  music . 2020 was set to be a year of new music, touring and travel. However,  Coronavirus  put a damper on her plans. After recovering from the illness at home with family – the star on the rise put her best creative foot forward. “I’ve been a lot more creative in other ways with my project and putting my new song out,” she tells HOLA! USA. “It’s hard to write songs when you’re cooped up and not out living to be inspired.”

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Ever since making their comeback in 2019, the Jonas Brothers have not shied away from experimenting with new genres.In the summer of last year, the group jumped on Sebastian Yatra’s “Runaway” with Natti Natasha and Daddy Yankee, flaunting their Spanish-speaking skills for the first time.

Oooh la la, the  Jonas Brothers  and  Karol G  are dancing from a distance in their latest music video! The group and the Columbian songstress premiered the video for their joint single X on Monday, May 18, and it’s just as amazing as fans would expect. Keeping up with the social distancing guidelines, the video was shot in everyone’s respective homes. Due to the Coronavirus – Karol, couldn’t join the brothers in the video, but that wasn’t an issue at all.

The Jonas Brother have debuted their music video for “X” featuring Karol G.

From career milestones and new music releases to major announcements and more, Billboard editors highlight the latest news buzz in Latin music every week. Here's what happened in the Latin music world this week:Shakira honors professors in ColombiaIn honor of Teacher's Day in Colombia on Friday (May 14), Shakira shared photos of students and teachers from her Fundación Pies Descalzos in action.

The quarantine and social distancing caused by the pandemic has taken a heavy toll on people globally. Many have lost their jobs, students are having virtual graduations and music artists have put their plans on hold.

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