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.
Maria Becerra’s Acting Debut
Argentine singer-songwriter Maria Becerra has made acting debut on Netflix’s new series En El Barro, the spin-off of the series El Marginal, produced by Netflix and Underground, a division of Telemundo Studios. Becerra, who also performs the series official song, “7 Vidas,” steps into the role of Cleo, “a young woman from the neighborhood who falls in love and faces motherhood while struggling to keep her child close in the midst of extreme circumstances,” according to an official description of her character. “Through this character, Maria portrays the fight for motherhood and the sacrifices made under adverse conditions.” The series is now streaming on Netflix — watch the trailer below:
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Leading Ladies of Entertainment Class of 2025
The Latin Recording Academy announced on Tuesday (Aug. 19) its 2025 Leading Ladies of Entertainment honorees. The program, created nine years ago, honors and recognizes professional and socially conscious women in the arts and Latin entertainment fields who have made significant contributions and inspired future leaders.
The honorees are singer-songwriter Rozalen, and Latin music executives Maricarmen “Tuti” Bou, Amarilys Germán, and Paula Kaminsky. The women will be celebrated during Latin Grammy Week in Las Vegas, with Amazon Music joining as presenting sponsor for the second consecutive year.
“I am proud to present our Leading Ladies of Entertainment honorees, an exceptional group of women who have distinguished themselves not just through their successful careers but also through their work outside of the professional realm,” Manuel Abud, CEO of The Latin Recording Academy, said in a statement. “Our past honorees have helped grow our Mentorship Program, and we look forward to having this year’s class continue that legacy and empower future generations of young women.”
Gloria Trevi’s Special Honor
Mexican star Gloria Trevi will be the 2025 Hispanic Heritage Legend Award honoree, the Hispanic Heritage Foundation announced earlier this week. “Her fearless artistry, record-breaking tours and unwavering advocacy embody the spirit of this recognition,” Antonio Tijerino, Hispanic Heritage Foundation president/CEO, said in a statement.
The ceremony will take place on Sept. 4 at the Warner Theater in Washington, D.C., and will air nationally on PBS. Rauw Alejandro was previously announced as the 2025 Hispanic Heritage Award honoree for Vision.
DY Returns to Latin Music Week
DY is set to speak at the 2025 Billboard Latin Music Week, slated to run Oct. 20–24 at the Fillmore Miami Beach. The Puerto Rican superstar will lead the panel titled “The Power of Reinvention,” where the hitmaker will open up about his “legendary career, the evolution of his artistry, and how he is shaping his next chapter,” according to a press release.
Latin Music Week will feature panels, live performances, workshops, and networking events, wrapping up with a special celebration concert on Oct. 24. The event aligns with the 2025 Billboard Latin Music Awards, airing live from Miami on Thursday, Oct. 23 on Telemundo and Peacock. Tickets for Latin Music Week 2025 are now available at BillboardLatinMusicWeek.com.
Netflix’s ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ dominates the Hot 100 chart with multiple entries in the top 10, Billboard chart staff discuss the staying power of Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song” and Morgan Wallen on the chart regardless of songs, and Justin Bieber making a comeback with “Daises.”
Tetris Kelly: Welcome to the Hot 100 Show, I’m Tetris and we’re gonna be counting down the top 10 on the chart, and we have the best people to do it with our experts from Billboard’s charts team, along with Adam who will be out on the streets talking to fans. He’s a creator that loves the charts almost as much as I do. All that’s left to do is to run it down. In the top 10 for the first time is “Soda Pop.”
Adam Barrera: So we’re having a huge moment with K-pop on the Hot 100 right now, specifically with fictional K-pop, “KPop Demon Hunters.” Saja Boys have just entered the top 10.
Fan: I really like the “Soda Pop” song, yeah it’s just so catchy.
Adam Barrera: How many times have you watched it?
Fan: Too many. I’m probably the top 1% of people watching on Netflix with my kids.
Adam Barrera: Well that’s why I love it too, because I feel like any demographic could really enjoy that movie and relate to it. It’s beautiful.
Fan: I’ve personally been listening to the songs nonstop, they’re really good.
Adam Barrera: Have you heard of the Saja Boys?
Fan: I have not. What is that?
Tetris Kelly: Up to 9 is Shaboozey.
Adam Barrera: I’m sure you’ve heard of “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” Shaboozey.
Following a successful U.S. stint earlier this year, Tito Double P is set to bring his ¡AY MAMÁ! Tour to Mexico for the first time.
His upcoming tour, promoted by Live Nation and Ocesa, is set to span 19 dates across the country. The Tepic, Nayarit, artist — known for hits such as “Tattoo,” “Dos Días” and “Nadie,” along with his No. 1 debut Incómodo on Billboard‘s Top Latin Albums chart — promises “electrifying performances.” According to the press release, Tito will bring his “bold, genre-defining take on música Mexicana” while presenting his signature blend of corridos tumbados.
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The tour kicks off Sept. 13 in Mexico City’s Palacio de los Deportes and spans major cities such as Guadalajara, Monterrey, and Tijuana, with stops in Oaxaca and Mérida. His trek culminates on Nov. 7 in La Paz at Estadio de Beisbol Arturo C. Nahl. Tickets for the tour go on sale Thursday (Aug. 28) at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET via Tito Double P’s official website.
Tito Double P, who co-founded Double P Records alongside his superstar cousin Peso Pluma, received the prestigious 2025 Billboard Indie Power Player of the Year award in June for his growing influence in the music industry, particularly within the regional Mexican genre.
See the complete list of dates for his ¡AY MAMÁ! Mexico Tour below:
Sept. 13 — Mexico City — Palacio de los Deportes
Sept. 17 — Orizaba Centro — Coliseo La Concordia
Sept. 19 — Veracruz — Explanada del Auditorio Benito Juárez
Sept. 20 — Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza — Auditorio GNP
Sept. 24 — Oaxaca — Auditorio Guelaguetza
Sept. 25 — Mérida — Foro GNP
Sept. 27 — Chihuahua — ExpoGan Chihuahua, Centro de Espectaculos* (tickets here)
Oct. 2 — Saltillo — Auditorio Parque Las Maravillas
Oct. 4 — Guadalajara — Estadio 3 de Marzo
Oct. 9 — Torreón — Coliseo de Torreón
Oct. 10 — León de los Aldama — Velaria de la Feria
Oct. 12 — San Luis Potosí — Teatro de la ciudad, Parque Tangamanga II
Oct. 16 — Aguascalientes — Plaza de Toros Monumental de Aguascalientes
Oct. 17 — Toluca — Estadio de Beisbol Toluca 80
Oct. 18 — Ciudad Juárez — ExpoGan Juárez, Plaza de la Mexicanidad* (tickets here)
Oct. 21 — Monterrey — Arena Monterrey
Oct. 25 — Hermosillo — Centro de Usos Múltiples CUM
Nov. 1 — Tijuana — Explanada del Estadio Caliente
Nov. 7 — La Paz — Estadio de Beisbol Arturo C. Nahl
Doja Cat is breaking new ground with her upcoming album Vie, from working with Jack Antonoff for the first time to rapping about subjects that she never has before — such as “love-bombing” — on the project.
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In an interview with Apple Music 1’s Zane Lowe posted Friday (Aug. 22), the hip-hop star opened up about how refreshing it’s been to try out new things on Vie, which is set to drop next month following a period of self-discovery for Doja.
“I’m working with Jack Antonoff and working with a person that’s new in my life,” she told the radio host. “And so it’s the grappling with talking about something personal and creating something fresh, and then getting to know someone new, and then all of these things fell together really naturally.”
“He’s just been such a wonderful person to work with,” she continued of the producer. “But yeah, I think it’s just been nice to play. I really played through the whole thing … I think what I wanted to do was play with my voice in ways that are a little bit less unconventional. And so I’m shrieking a little bit on this album, and that’s been a lot of fun.”
Doja has previously said that Vie will be majorly pop-influenced, meaning her team-up with Antonoff — who’s known for crafting hits with pop titans such as Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter — makes perfect sense. While she was working on the LP, the California native also says that she did a lot of work on herself through frequent therapy sessions re-examining certain things in her life — like the way her exes have treated her in the past.
“There’s other things outside of myself that were inspiring me to write about these things,” the Grammy winner told Lowe. “I had been in relationships that made me think about things in a different way, and I think naivety is a big part of this album too. I speak about rushing and love-bombing in a way.”
“I think sometimes people don’t know that they’re doing it or they do, but giving excessive compliments and gifts right off the bat, that sort of thing,” she added. “I thought that was a really fun thing to write about.”
The interview arrives on the same day that Doja — who was previously linked to actor Joseph Quinn and musician J. Cyrus — dropped lead Vie single “Jealous Type.” The track marks fans’ first taste of the follow-up to 2023’s Scarlet, with the new album slated for Sept. 26.
Drake and Bobbi Althoff are spinning the block for round two. The 6 God and Althoff teased another upcoming interview on Friday (Aug. 22), which looks as if it will serve as the opening episode of Althoff’s new Not This Again podcast.
Drizzy and the podcast host are seen holding hands while heading into the interview, which appears to be inside a large ballroom.
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Drake takes the controls, looking to nail a proper intro for the episode, but Althoff’s not feeling his humorous attempts.
“Welcome to a much more refined, poised and pleasant podcast,” he jokes. “I’m trying to get you brand deals. I was trying to pitch… Welcome to a much more scenic, serene and sexy.”
Althoff cuts him off and then delivers the ironic introduction herself: “Welcome to the first episode of my new podcast that no one asked for, Not This Again.”
Bobbi and Drake linked up back in 2023 for a viral interview, which was scrubbed from YouTube, leading fans to think there was an issue between the duo, but that doesn’t appear to be the case.
Althoff’s sarcastic deadpan humor, beguiling personality and awkward line of questioning led her to interviews with Drake, Tyga,Lil Yachty,Rubi Rose, Nick Cannon and Mark Cuban. Last month, she announced the end of The Really Good Podcast, but she won’t be gone for long.
“All right, guys, I don’t think there’s any really good way to say this, but this is the last episode of The Really Good Podcast,” she said in July. “I think I should take my glasses off to say it, too. So, today, we’re gonna put on a little funeral for it.”
Althoff continued: “She was a great podcast. She got me this house, got me the car I drive, she got me a lot of stuff. She was really great. I really did appreciate her for the time I had with her. She brought me a lot of memories and a lot of great guests. She got me a few interviews taken down… I’m going to miss her. And I will miss doing this podcast, and I will miss the money this podcast brought me.”
Munchkins, the wait may be over soon. Ice Spice teased an upcoming single on social media on Thursday, which finds her flipping M.I.A.’s 2012 “Bad Girls” single.
The Bronx rapper posted a clip dancing to the thumping single, which finds her twerking in a pair of jean shorts with a red leather jacket top and strappy blue heels.
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“They said they wanted a bop, I was just poppin’ my sh–/ I ain’t even really mean to go pop/ He was just begging to hit, I don’t be giving you n—as a shot,” she raps on the track.
Ice Spice received a ton of love in her comment section on Instagram, which included kudos from boyfriend Sauce Gardner, as well as Kali Uchis, Kehlani,Cash Cobain and Soulja Boy.
The 25-year-old repeats “baddie, baddie” throughout the song, which led fans to think that could be the title for her upcoming single.
M.I.A.’s “Bad Girls” arrived in January 2012. The Danja-produced track reached No. 10 on the Dance Digital Songs Sales chart.
2025 has been pretty quiet for Ice Spice on the music front so far. She’s yet to release a solo single, but hopped on KATSEYE’s “Gnarly” remix in June. Ice Spice also made her feature film debut with an appearance in Spike Lee’s Highest 2 Lowest film, which is currently in U.S. theaters and stars Denzel Washington alongside A$AP Rocky.
She’s also set to make her voice-acting debut in the upcoming The SpongeBob Movie: Search for Squarepants. Ice will record a new song for the movie, which will be released in December.
