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Puerto Rican producer and singer/songwriter Tainy is relying on music to get him through self-isolation amid the coronavirus pandemic.The hitmaker's go-to songs right now include Julieta Venegas' "Lento," Frank Ocean's "Lost," Tame Impala's "Feel Like We Only Go Backwards" and Juan Luis Guerra's "Bachata en Fukuoka.""It’s been an adjustment isolating myself from everything," Tainy tells Billboard.

Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin has evolved from his hip-shaking days to a calm, caring father-of-four. Although he still loves to perform and wow the crowds – he intends to tour with Enrique Iglesias in September if the COVID-19 pandemic crisis is over by then – home is definitely where his heart is. While his Instagram account is generally dedicated to music and social events, followers were treated to a rare picture of one of his older children, Matteo, on March 24.

"Let music heal us," The Weeknd proclaimed ahead of his highly anticipated After Hours album drop, and other artists' releases have arrived to give fans relief amid recommended self-quarantine.J Balvin and Lauren Jauregui couldn't fathom delaying their new material during this time, as Balvin drew in his fans with Colores, a project that makes you wish you were allowed to party, and Jauregui teamed up with Puerto Rican producer Tainy for "Lento," a mesmerizing multilingual track you'll swoon

If you're wondering what Marc Anthony is listening to during times of self-isolation, Billboard got ahold of his ultimate quarantine playlist, which includes salsa classics from El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, Rubén Blades, Gilberto Santa Rosa, among others.

In February, Latin music shone in unprecedented fashion thanks to two Latinas. Jennifer Lopez, who is Puerto Rican by way of the Bronx, and Colombian pop star Shakira co-headlined the Super Bowl halftime show in Miami. J.Lo waved a Puerto Rican flag and Shakira danced the Afro-Colombian Champeta in front of more than 62,000 people in the stadium and an additional 104 million home viewers.

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Here’s another look at Ansel Elgort and Rachel Zegler as Tony and Maria in the upcoming movie version of West Side Story.

Colombian singer J Balvin and Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny are changing the game, one hit at a time. Making their crossover by singing in their native language and staying true to their sound, both Balvin (real name: José Álvaro Osorio Balvin) and Bunny (real name: Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio) have brought reggaeton and Latin trap to the American market, catching the attention of artists such as Drake, Pharrell Williams, and Beyoncé.

Bad Bunny lands a historic debut on the new Billboard 200 albums chart, as the Puerto Rican artist’s YHLQMDLG bows at No. 2 on the all-genre tally with 179,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending March 5, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data.

Shakira has shared the music video for “Me Gusta,” her single with Puerto Rican artist Anuel AA. The colorful visual, directed by Drew Kirsch, finds the pair at a lavish banquet table. Watch below.

Premios Tu Música Urbano, an award show dedicated entirely to honoring music from the world of Spanish-language urbano, aired last night (March 5), live from Puerto Rico’s José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum. During the evening, reggaeton/Latin trap pioneer Nicky Jam received a career achievement award. In addition, Daddy Yankee took home six awards, while Ozuna earned Top Male Artist. Check out the full list of winners, which also includes Bad Bunny and Rosalía, below.

Shakira has dropped her new music video for “Me Gusta”, featuring Puerto Rican rapper and urban Latin singer Anuel AA.

In recent years, the urban genre has had an unstoppable growth globally. And for the second consecutive year, in Puerto Rico -- the land where this danceable rhythm was born -- the second edition of Tu Música Urbano Awards was held in honor of the overall success of the genre.

Ivy Queen got her start as a member of the Puerto Rican collective The Noise before becoming a trailblazing solo artist in the male-dominated genre of reggaetón. La reina del reggaetón sat down for the latest episode of The Cosign to discuss her legacy and review music videos from today’s generation of urbano artists.

Zion from the reggaeton duo Zion & Lennox has been hospitalized. Billboard can confirm that the Puerto Rican singer was taken to a local hospital upon his arrival in Mexico City.

Bad Bunny may be giving an old flame the kiss-off in "Pero Ya No," but he brought the fire when he performed the track live on The Late Late Show with James Corden. The Puerto Rican star recently dropped his second solo album YHLQMDLG, and with it came a few videos for some of the tracks.

Buscabulla have announced their debut album. Regresa—which means “return” or “to come back” in Spanish—arrives May 8 via Ribbon Music. The duo of Raquel Berrios and Luis Alfredo Del Valle have also shared a 16mm-shot video for new single “NTE” (aka “No Te Equivoques” or “Don’t Get It Wrong”), directed by Chris Gregory-Rivera and filmed on the Aguadilla waterfront in Puerto Rico. Watch below (via The FADER).

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UPDATE: This story initially said Anuel AA deactivated his Instagram account when in fact he just changed IG handles to @Anuel. The story is updated below.Anuel AA fans were in for a real surprise when his official Instagram handle @Anuel_2blea did not show up Tuesday (March 3), speculating that he deactivated his account.It turns out, however, that the Puerto Rican trap star did not shut down his Instagram but instead switched his Instagram handle to simply @anuel.