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Billboard’s Latin Music Awards are coming soon, and we have the list of finalists. This year they include: Peso Pluma, Bad Bunny, Karol G, Grupo Frontera and more! Keep watching to see if your favorite Latin artists made the list! To see the full list of finalists, click here. Narrator: Bad Bunny, Karol G, and Peso Pluma are some of this year’s top finalists for the Billboard Latin Music Awards. On October 20th, they’ll face off in Miami against Fuerza Regida and Junior H for Artist of the Year. Karol, Peso and Bad Bunny will also square off with Xavi…

It’s Valentino Merlo and The La Planta’s winning week on the Billboard Argentina Hot 100 chart as the Argentianians first team-up “Hoy” dominates for an 11th consecutive week (list dated Sept. 14). With the new week at No. 1, “Hoy” breaks away from a tie with “Una Foto (Remix)” by the all-star team comprising Mesita, Nicki Nicole, Tiago PZK, and Emilia, for the longest-leading song in 2024. Plus, it becomes the seventh-longest run at No. 1 on the almost six-year chart. Here’s the recap of those longest-leading songs on Billboard Argentina Hot 100 dating back to its 2018 launch: Peak…

Sep 12, 2024, 04:29 PM ETLAS VEGAS — The WNBA and Aces have filed motions to dismiss former Las Vegas player Dearica Hamby’s federal lawsuit that alleges mistreatment over her pregnancy.Hamby filed the suit about a month ago, alleging the Aces discriminated and retaliated against her, resulting in her January 2023 trade to the Los Angeles Sparks.The league argued Hamby doesn’t have standing to sue the WNBA because it doesn’t employ her. The motions to dismiss were filed Wednesday.Editor’s Picks1 RelatedThe WNBA also disputed her claim that the league didn’t properly investigate her allegations. The league in May 2023 suspended…

People were breaking into song and dance at TIFF this year. Mike Flanagan’s “The Life of Chuck” has one of the most charming dance numbers on years, and “Megalopolis” feels like it could become a Baz Luhrmann film on multiple occasions, but it was Jacques Audiard and Joshua Oppenheimer who brought actual, original musicals, with varying degrees of success. One of the more divisive films of this year’s Cannes, “Emilia Pérez” is a wild swing of a movie, a flick that plays like a traditional Narcos thriller filtered through the female-powered vision of an auteur like Pedro Almodovar, but the…

With just a couple of months left to go until the first of two Wicked films, Universal Pictures has confirmed when the series will end for good. On Thursday (Sept. 12), it was revealed in a post on social media that Part 2 will hit theaters almost exactly a year after Part 1 — just one day shy of a perfect 12 months — with the second installment premiering Nov. 21, 2025. After originally being set for a Thanksgiving theatrical release, the first Wicked was moved up to a Nov. 22, 2024, release over the summer. One day prior to…

Mario Carbone and Cait Bailey are engaged, a source tells Page Six. FilmMagic Celebrity chef Mario Carbone and publicist Cait Bailey are engaged, a source tells Page Six. Spies tell us Bailey has been swanning around Fashion Week, including Graydon Carter’s glamorous party for Air Mail and the PatBo runway show, wearing a “massive rock” on her ring finger. The sparkler was also seen on her finger during Kering’s Caring for Women Dinner, which she attended with Carbone this week. We hear she’s been showing off a huge ring. Ouzounova / SplashNews.com The power couple have been dating for six years.…

Grammy-nominated music producer TOMOKO IDA spoke with Billboard Japan for its Women in Music interview series, featuring female players in the Japanese entertainment industry. The WIM initiative in Japan launched in 2022 to celebrate artists, producers and executives who have made significant contributions to music and inspired other women through their work. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news One of the few female music producers in Japan and abroad, TOMOKO IDA co-produced the first track “obstáculo” on Puerto Rican music producer Tainy’s debut album DATA in 2023, which was nominated for Best…

4 Credit: Bravo Lala Kent is suing a cosmetic company she claims sold products under her Give Them Lala brand without her consent. Following the recent arrival of her second daughter, Sosa, the 34-year-old Vanderpump Rules star filed a complaint against New Jersey-based Cosmesi LLC, claiming the company committed a number of violations, including trademark infringement, breach of contract, violation of the right of publicity, unfair business practices, and unjust enrichment. According to a Law360 report on September 11, Lala submitted her court documents to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California on Tuesday, alleging that Cosmesi violated…

All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. Prime Big Deal Days, the annual sale event kicking off Amazon‘s holiday shopping season, returns this fall, the retailer announced on Tuesday (Sept. 10). The sale, exclusively for Prime Members, will offer “early holiday deals across popular categories, including deep discounts on products from top brands,” per Amazon. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news If you’re not a…

Benson Boone had nothing but beautiful things to say about Taylor Swift on the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards red carpet Wednesday (Sept. 12). Speaking to Billboard‘s Kyle Denis ahead of the 2024 ceremony, the 22-year-old artist confessed that he was a little antsy in the company of so many big names in music. “There’s a lot of really cool people in this room, so I’m peeing my pants a little,” Boone said. The Washington native went on to gush about the “insane” experience of opening for the “Anti-Hero” singer at one of her June Eras Tour shows at Wembley…