Author: Amanda Collins
Shakira’s ‘Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran’ has taken the world by storm, and we’re taking you behind the scenes of her LA stop with special guest Taboo, choreographer JaQuel Knight, her drummer and more! Watch the global latin star show off her vocal and dancing skills and more Have you been to the ‘Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran’ Tour? Let us know in the comments! Taboo: So first of all, Shakira is an icon. Darina Littleton: Shakira, Shakira, Shakira, Shakira, mamita, my love. This lady really has my heart. Brendan Buckley: I have been playing drums for Shakira since 1998…
JADE has criticised The 1975’s Matty Healy for avoiding politics at Glastonbury 2025, saying “I don’t think you can be a pop artist and cover your eyes”. Healy and co. were the Friday night Pyramid Stage headliners in June and towards the end of the set, the frontman told the crowd: “Use your platform, that’s what they say right? We don’t want our legacy to be one of politics, but to be one of love and friendship” as there is “loads of politics out there”. Now, the former Little Mix singer has hit out at those comments. In an interview…
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. Explore See latest videos, charts and news A Kenia OS Movie After the debut of her new film in Mexico, Kenia OS’ Kenia OS: La OG is hitting U.S. movie theaters. Co-directed by Ana Nube, Gastón Etchechoury, and Kenia (real name: Kenia Osuna), produced by Sony Music Vision Mexico, and distributed by Spanglish Movies, the film follows the Latin pop star before, during, and after her sold-out shows at…
Nashville-based singer and songwriter Katie Boeck shares her brand new single Dust, a smooth gem about spiritual timing. Produced by Shane Leonard, Dust finds the talented artist singing about spiritual timing, when one soul is ready for something real and the other is still chasing fleeting pleasures. A song about acceptance and letting go that is flawlessly conveyed through Boeck’s smooth, dreamy vocals which are beautifully accompanied by gentle guitar strums, steady beats and bright keys that come together to create a warm and intimate listening experience. Its accompanying music video beautifully reflects on that longing and enhances the vulnerability and…
Acclaimed queer Asian American singer/songwriter Kenton shares his brand new single Gift of Loneliness, an infectious pop banger and third single to be taken from his upcoming album, Sweetmouth, set to arrive in October. Produced by Eric Cannata (Young the Giant), SameSame (Portugal. the Man), Gift of Loneliness details a story in his childhood when a girl came up to him saying that as a queer he had the gift of loneliness as he was never going to have a wife, children and all the things his Church deemed as signs of a full, blessed life. Kenton used this story as…
Sophie Turner has joked that kissing her former Game Of Thrones co-star Kit Harrington for the new horror film The Dreadful was “vile”. READ MORE: ‘Game Of Thrones’: 10 times the fantasy epic shocked us all Turner starred in the hit HBO series as Sansa Stark, appearing for the show’s entire run alongside Harrington, who played her sibling Jon Snow. During a recent appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers, Turner explained that she was producing and starring in the upcoming medieval horror film The Dreadful, and despite their sibling-like bond, had recommended Harington to writer-director Natasha Kermani to star opposite her…
Sean Kingston has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison after being convicted of a $1 million fraud scheme. The Miami-born singer and rapper – real name Kisean Paul Anderson – was found guilty of wire fraud in a South Florida court in March alongside his mother, Janice Turner, for accruing roughly $1m worth of luxury items through falsified payments that never cleared, with Turner separately sentenced to five years in prison with three years of probation last month. The two were initially arrested in May 2024 following a SWAT raid on his South Florida mansion, conducted in…
The director of Freaky Friday has spoken out about not being invited back for Freakier Friday. READ MORE: ‘Freakier Friday’ review: feel-good noughties nostalgia from unlikely sequel The sequel, released earlier this month, sees Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan reprise their roles from the 2003 Disney comedy as a mother and daughter whose bodies were swapped thanks to a mysterious fortune cookie. Freakier Friday was officially announced last March, and it is directed by Nisha Ganatra, who has previously helmed the films Late Night and The High Note, as well as episodes of HBO’s Sex And The City spinoff And Just Like That. It also saw the return of…
Quentin Tarantino has shed light on his decision to “pull the plug” on The Movie Critic, which at one point was set to be his final film. READ MORE: Why is Quentin Tarantino only making 10 movies? Last April, reports emerged claiming the filmmaker had “simply changed his mind” about making The Movie Critic, following rumours of script rewrites and the film’s production being delayed due to the writers’ and actors’ strikes. At the time, reports indicated Tarantino would instead be focusing on an entirely new project for his tenth and final film, something he’s now provided more clarity on. Speaking…
Liam Gallagher has said he’s been banned from chucking his tambourine and maracas into the crowd at future Oasis gigs. READ MORE: Oasis live in Cardiff review: a supersonic reunion for a new generation Liam and Noel Gallagher kicked off their long-awaited ‘Live ‘25’ tour dates with two nights at Principality Stadium in Cardiff last month, and have since made stops in Manchester and London. This week, the band played three shows in Edinburgh, marking their first Scottish gig since 2009. Fans in attendance compared the shows to “a religious experience”, with one of the usual highlights of the gig being Liam chucking his beloved maracas and…