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Besame Mucho Festival is returning to Austin. On Tuesday, the music festival announced that Peso Pluma, Carin León, and Pepe Aguilar will be among the main performers at the Mexican music-focused festival, scheduled for April 5 at Circuit of the Americas.

Hombres G, Enanitos Verdes, Molotov, Moenia, Magento, and Camila are among the rock bands scheduled to perform at the festival. Los Tigres Del Norte, Bronco, Banda Ms, Banda el Recodo, and Ramón Ayala are returning to the festival after performing last year.

Female pop stars set for the April fest include Fey,...

Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big new singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week, Childish Gambino dropped his seventh, and possibly last, album, Jimin shares his second solo set, and Madison Beer serves up a pulsating dose of dance pop. Plus, new music from Lil Yachty, Rauw Alejandro, Joe Jonas, and more.

Childish Gambino feat. Jorja Smith & Amaarae, “In the Night” (YouTube)

Jimin, “Who”(YouTube)

Madison Beer, “15 Minutes” (YouTube)

Lil Yachty, “Let’s Get on Dey Ass” (YouTube)

Rauw Alejandro,...

Karol G will be named Woman of the Year at the second annual Billboard Latin Women in Music 2024 ceremony on June 9. The singer, honored as Billboard‘s 2024 Woman of the Year in March, will be recognized for her “extraordinary milestones and unparalleled impact on the music industry.”

In addition, Gloria Estefan will receive the “Legend” award, Camila Cabello will receive the “Global Impact” award, Ana Bárbara will receive the “Lifetime Achievement” award, Ángela Aguilar will receive the “Musical Dynasty” award, Kali Uchis will receive the “Rising Star” award, and Kany García...

Carin León feels like he’s been hallucinating the last three weekends.

He’s running on just a few hours of sleep and the high of making history at Stagecoach, where he became the first música mexicana singer to perform at the country festival. Onstage, León looked like any other country act, sporting a sleeveless button-up shirt and a matching cowboy hat. But instead, he performed his rootsy, romantic rolas, backed by a full banda: tubas, accordion, and all.

León sees his efforts to blend country music with música mexicana as a poker match.

La Bichota got her flowers!

On Thursday, Premio Lo Nuestro celebrated the best in Latin music at its annual awards show, welcoming unexpected collaborations onstage and awarding trophies to both newcomers and leaders of Spanish-language music across genres.

Leading the wins of the evening was Karol G, who — despite not being in the audience — won the most awards of the evening with nine. Along with four genre-specific trophies, the Mañana Será Bonito star won awards for Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, Remix of the Year for “Una...

Ana Bárbara is celebrating her three decade-long career with her “Bandidos” tour. On Tuesday, the singer announced that she’ll be heading on a tour across the United States, and adding stops in Mexico City and the Dominican Republic.

“This is such a miracle and the exact right time we needed to start the tour,” Bárbara said about heading on the road. “To see young people listening to music, it’s a privilege because it’s the new generations are what are going to support the career of an artist.

Julián Figueroa, the 28-year-old son of actress Maribel Guardia and late Mexican music icon Joan Sebastian, died Sunday of a heart attack, Guardia confirmed Monday morning. He was 28.

“It saddens me to inform you about the death of my beloved son Julián Figueroa, who unfortunately has left us in this life,” she wrote in Spanish. “He was found unconscious in his room, while I was at the theater.”

Guardia explained that 911 was called, and when an ambulance and police arrived, Figueroa was found dead due to a heart attack and...

At the end of a special three-hour broadcast, Telemundo’s “La Voz Kids” crowned Cuban songstress Paola Guanche, 12, as the show’s first winner.

The Spanish-language and children’s version of the singing competition “The Voice” brought its first season to an end after 13 weeks of featuring young hopefuls and their voices. The spunky singer from Florida, who was a member of Prince Royce’s team, won the title by popular vote.

“La Voz Kids” closed out the season with performances by Ricky Martin, Mexican singer Ana Barbara and -- the newly crowned coach -- Prince Royce, who took the stage for a rendition of his latest single “Darte Un Beso.”

Paola performed “I Will Always Love You,” made famous by Whitney Houston, and received a standing ovation from the audience and the coaches after giving an impeccable rendition of a song infamously difficult to sing. (Watch The Performance Above...

Updated April 26, 2013, 8:45am Ct What: 2013 Billboard Latin Music Awards Date, Time, Channel: Thursday, April 25. Red carpet arrival coverage and performances begin at 7pm Et (Live) on Telemundo. Awards ceremony begins at 8pm Et (Live) on Telemundo. E! Online will livestream the event, as well. About: Regional Mexican singer Ana Barbara; telenovela leading man Juan Soler; and TV personality Daniel Sarcos will host the 2013 Billboard Latin Music Awards from BankUnited Center at the University of Miami in Florida, April 25. The event will be broadcast live in the U.S. on Telemundo, with red-carpet coverage beginning at [...]

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Mexico City, Aug 18 (Ians/Efe) Mexican singer and actress Ana Barbara has announced she is four months pregnant by artificial insemination and that she plans to name the child - which will be her third - Jeronimo.

She decided to undergo the procedure after sons Emiliano and Jose Maria told her they wanted a bigger family, the singer said in an interview published Wednesday in the Mexico edition of Hola magazine.

'The three of us had gone through the enormous pain of seeing our family reduced by half due to my divorce from Jose Maria Fernandez.

Grammy-winning Latin singer Ana Barbara is facing a police investigation over an alleged hit-and-run incident in Cancun, Mexico which killed a 79-year-old woman. The victim died after she was struck by a vehicle on Sunday, July 18 and Barbara's bodyguard, Jose Gomez, was initially arrested following the incident.

He was released after posting bail on Monday. Now the victim's family are accusing Barbara of driving the vehicle when it hit the woman. The star has denied she was behind the wheel, claiming she heard a noise then saw the woman lying on the ground, reports the Associated Press.

Ana Barbara won a Latin Grammy in 2005 in the category of Best Album for "Loca de Amar".