Reggaeton Showbiz and Celebrity Breaking News

Karol G.The Colombian singer revealed she had teamed up with FC Barca and Spotify to design the shirts on her social media in an Instagram reel. In a video featuring players such as Lucy Bronze and Salma Paralluelo, the team’s signature navy and maroon shirt now bears Karol G’s signature spiked-heart logo on its front.Players wore the shirts in the women’s football game against Villarreal on Saturday (April 13).

J Balvin has brought out Will Smith for a cover of the Men In Black theme song during this year’s edition of Coachella.The Colombian singer took over the festival’s main stage performing an extraordinary set. The theme for Balvin’s Spanish show was all things aliens with a giant UFO hanging above the stage.Towards the end of Balvin’s set, Smith rose from a platform dressed as his character from the 1997 film.

As the 2023 holiday break tragically recedes into the horizon, Bad Bunny is offering a look into what a New Year’s Eve celebration in his world may look like with the “No Me Quiero Casar” video. Translated into English, the song’s title means “I Don’t Want To Get Married,” and the music video begins with Benito fielding questions about when he’ll settle down from a number of the party’s guests.

Daddy Yankee has said he is retiring from music to devote his life to Jesus.The rapper and reggaeton artist spoke about his plans while on stage at the Coliseo José Miguel Agrelot arena in San Juan, Puerto Rico recently, according to People.“My people, this is the most important day of my life. I want to share it… because living a life of success is not the same as living a life of purpose,” he told the audience at his final concert (translated from Spanish).

J Balvin has announced huge shows in London and Europe as part of his “Que Bueno Volver A Verte” 2024 world tour.The tour comes off the heels of the Spanish singer’s most recent Summer festival circuit where he headlined multiple sold-out shows in Paris, Spain, Switzerland, Singapore, Australia and many more.Kicking off on April 26 at Festhalle in Frankfurt, Germany, Balvin will then go on to hit arenas across 20 European cities including Geneva, Zurich, Milan, Vienna, Berlin, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm, Helinski, Kaunas, Cologne, Paris, Brussels, Esch, Barcelona, Madrid, and Lisbon. The tour will wrap up on June 5 in London at The O2 Arena.A ticket pre-sale will begin on Thursday, November 30th at 10am local time.

Bad Bunny has shared details of a mammoth 2024 tour of North America. Spanning 47 arena shows in the United States and Canada with more to come, the “Most Wanted” tour begins February 21 in Salt Lake City and runs until late May (for now) with three shows in Miami.

Bad Bunny has announced a new album called ‘Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana’ coming out this week.The Puerto Rican star’s new album, which translates to ‘Nobody Knows What Will Happen Tomorrow’, is out this Friday, October 13, and will follow-up last year’s ‘Un Verano Sin Ti’.

Superstar Bad Bunny has revealed the release date for his upcoming album. Today (October 9), he took to social media to post a cinematic trailer for the news that Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va A Pasar Mañana is coming this Friday (October 13).

Music distribution giant UnitedMasters has announced Afrobeats star Davido and groundbreaking Dominican rapper Tokischa as headliners for SelectCon 005, now in its fifth year.

Bad Bunny has dropped a brand new song and accompanying video. "Un Preview" is produced by the Puerto Rican superstar alongside Tainy and La Paciencia.

J Balvin has confirmed that he and Ed Sheeran will be releasing a joint album soon.In a recent cover story with Nylon, Balvin spoke about a new EDM-inspired record as well as his collaborative album with Sheeran.“It came about in an organic, natural way. We met; we had coffee, we’d run into each other at the same gym, at the hotel,” he told the publication.

The Latin Grammys have announced their 2023 nominees. Mexican-American songwriter and producer Edgar Barrera leads the pack with 13 nominations, followed by four Colombian artists — Shakira, Karol G, Camilo, and the composer Kevyn Mauricio Cruz (aka Keityn) — with seven each.

Karol G took the stage at this year’s MTV VMAs, performing two of her 2023 songs ‘Oki Doki’ and ‘Tá Ok’. The Colombian singer was one of multiple performers at the ceremony, which took place at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey tonight (September 12).

Anyone saying it’s a slow week for new music releases clearly isn’t paying enough attention to their left-field pop girlies. You have Madison Beer (surprisingly good), Addison Rae (good but no one’s surprised), and Reneé Rapp (it is what it it is).

Kali Uchis has shared her first new single since the release of her third studio LP, Red Moon In Venus, in March. “Muñekita,” a mostly Spanish-language track featuring Dominican dembow scene leader El Alfa and JT of City Girls fame, is out today.

Karol G has made history by becoming the first Latin female artist to headline the Lollapalooza festival in Chicago.No Latina artist has ever headlined the famous music festival since its inception back in 1991. The first Latino artist to headline the event was J Balvin back in 2019.

La Cruz makes reggaeton for the gay community. His songs bring a queer sensibility to a genre that has been dominated by heterosexual men.

Feid unleashed a vibrant green neon frenzy that left concertgoers craving more after his presentation at Madrid’s iconic WiZink Center.

Latin GRAMMY award-winning Puerto Rican recording artist and producer Tainy has released another single from his forthcoming debut album, DATA. "LA BABY" features a gang of reggaeton giants Daddy Yankee, Feid, and Sech.

Rauw Alejandro has dropped "Baby Hello," a taste of his upcoming album PLAYA SATURNO. The song was produced by Argentina's Bizarrap, who already collabed with Alejandro earlier this week for "BZRP Music Session #56." It also features a music video directed by Martin Seipel and el Zorro, which has the reggaeton futurist playing his signature sexual extraterrestrial.

Enrique Iglesias, Ricky Martin and Pitbull have announced details of their join ‘Trilogy’ tour – check out dates and ticket details below.The trio have promised “fire” on their 19-stop North America tour – with each of the Grammy and Latin Grammy music superstars each performing their own headline set, showcasing their greatest hits and “state-of-the-art visuals.”  Kicking off in Washington DC, the tour will commence in October.“It’s a true honor to tour with Enrique and Ricky, two music icons who broke global music barriers for our culture and open doors for someone like myself,” said Pitbull. “We’re excited to take the Trilogy tour around the world and give our fans the time of their ‘Trilogy’ lives.

Cardi B has been rumoured to be releasing a huge summer collaborative single Shakira in the coming months.In June 2022, the Grammy Award-winning rapper released the Tay Keith-produced ‘Hot Shit’ which featured Kanye West and Lil Durk, and fans have aptly waited for her follow-up.An upcoming single with the Columbian singer-songwriter hasn’t been formally announced, but the rumours of the Shakira collab started after a track titled ‘Estoy Lamida’ was found on the BMI record label’s website. The song is registered under both Cardi  B and Shakira’s names and the database is where artists and their record labels register upcoming music in preparation for a release.However, pop fan Twitter account ThePopStuff tweeted this weekend a song called ‘Tu Pérdida’ would be on the way – and was in fact a collaboration between the ‘Hips Don’t Lie’ singer and Nicki Minaj.  However, when one fan checked the BMI ID of the song, they found the rumoured Cardi B collaboration instead.

Bad Bunny has shared a new Jersey Club-style song called "Where She Goes" along with music video featuring a number of big name cameo appearances. The video, which can be seen below, includes a quick shot of Frank Ocean riding on the back of a motorcycle.

Bad Bunny took part in his first ever solo wrestling match last night (May 6), going up against Damien Priest during WWE’s Street Fight In San Juan.The reggaeton star has been a frequent visitor to the world of WWE over the years, appearing during 2021’s Wrestlemania and Royal Rumble events. He returned to wrestling earlier this year, taking on Brock Lesnar, but last night he headlined his own solo match against former tag team partner Priest.WWE’s Street Fight In San Juan took place in Bad Bunny’s own Puerto Rico.

Coachella 2023 Weekend 2 kicks off today (April 21), with Bad Bunny headlining and many more FADER favorites filling out the undercard: Gorillaz, Burna Boy, Kaytranada, Pusha T, Metro Boomin, Karol G, and others. Where last Friday’s schedule featured a short-notice set from a newly reunited Blink-182, Weekend 2 will see them taking the headlining role on Sunday, replacing Frank Ocean after he bowed out of Coachella 2023’s closing set following leg injuries he sustained on festival grounds before Weekend 1 (per his publicist).

Bad Bunny brought out Post Malone, Jhay Cortez and Jowell & Randy for his history-making headline set on the first night of Coachella 2023 – see how it unfolded below.Malone joined the Puerto Rican reggaeton star for an acoustic segment of the set, playing guitar for live airings of ‘La cancion’ and ‘Yonaguni’.“Everybody having a good fucking time tonight, Coachella?” Malone said to greet the crowd. “This is the most fucking amazing thing in the world, man.”However, this part of the set was beleaguered by technical difficulties, with Malone’s microphone cutting out and at points, his guitar was unable to be heard.

The Library of Congress has added 25 recordings added to the National Recording Registry. The new additions comprise songs and albums whose release dates range from 1907 to 2012.

Karol G has called out GQ Mexico after the publication of its latest issue, which features the Colombian reggaeton star on its cover.

Bad Bunny fans after more than 2,000 ticketholders were denied entry to a Mexico City concert last year.Bad Bunny was performing at the Azteca Stadium on December 9 when thousands of fans with valid tickets were turned away. Ticketmaster said that it was due to failures in its ticket reading system [via IQ].Ticketmaster Mexico was initially facing a fine of up to 10 per cent of its yearly revenue by the Mexican government.

Carliz De La Cruz Hernández, the former partner of Bad Bunny, is suing the Puerto Rican artist over the rights to voice recordings used in his music. Assosciated Press reports that De La Cruz is mounting legal action over her “Bad Bunny, baby” voice memo, which has appeared on numerous songs by the hugely popular star. She is seeking $40 million in damages.

On Monday (February 6), Nigerian Afrobeats artist and music exec Mr Eazi called out Bad Bunny on Twitter, claiming the Puerto Rican emcee ripped off a track by two artists on Eazi’s label, emPawa Africa. “Yo [Bad Bunny] you need to tell your lawyers to stop messing around and clear that Joeboy rip off on your album,” he wrote.

Bad Bunny has shared a music video for “Tití Me Preguntó,” a track from his fourth solo studio album, Un Verano Sin Ti. The Stillz-directed visual treatment finds the reggaeton star delivering the track — a tongue-in-cheek apology for having too many girlfriends — across a tapestry of New York settings, from the block to the bodega to the barber shop, before he’s kidnapped and spirited away to a rural estate to marry a woman who descends from the clouds in a flowing bridal gown.

Raphy Pina, founder of the world’s most successful reggaeton label, Pina Records, received a 41-month prison sentence Tuesday, Billboard reports and a press release from the United States Attorney’s Office, District of Puerto Rico, confirms. The ruling comes after Pina’s December conviction for possession of an automatic weapon and possession of firearms by a previously convicted felon.

Bad Bunny has shared the release date for his next studio LP. Un Verano Sin Ti, which follows 2020's El Último Tour Del Mundo as the reggaeton megastar's sixth album in less than four years, drops May 6 via Rimas Music.

Bad Bunny has announced details of his sixth studio album via an advert for a supercar.Earlier this week (April 21), the reggaeton star posted an ad for a Bugatti Chiron 110, released in 2019 to mark the 110th anniversary of the French car maker.The ad, which appears in Clasificados Online, was posted under the superstar’s real name, Benito A. Martinez Ocasio.

Colombian pop icon Shakira and Puerto Rican rising reggaeton star Rauw Alejandro have teamed up for a hard-hitting joint single. "Te Felicito," out today, is an infectious jam that comes with a Jaume de la Iguana-directed music video that tells a robot love story between the two singers.