From professional milestones and new music releases to major announcements and more, Billboard Editors highlight the latest Latin music news every week. This is what happened in the world of Latin music this week:
Yandel’s sweet surprise to his wife
This week, Yandel surprised his wife, Ester Cielo, for her birthday, showering the house with balloons and a group of mariachis serenaded in the backyard. “My love, today, on this special day, I ask God with all my soul to give you great health and we have many more years to live the happiness that our love brings us. Happy birthday, “she captioned the Instagram video.
On her own, Esther thanked Yandel for her sweet gesture, saying that she is blessed to celebrate 22nd birthday at his side. “What we are is much more than what the world can see, it is a love formed with the very hands of God,” he wrote.
Chiquis and Lorenzo celebrate their wedding anniversary
On June 29, the first wedding anniversary of Chiquis Rivera and Lorenzo Mendez was celebrated. Although the couple is taking a break, as Lorenzo previously announced, the two artists did not hesitate to celebrate their special day and the love they have for each other despite the obstacles.
“6-29-2019 marks the day that God gave me the blessing of being a bride,” said Chiquis. “Today, a year later, I am much wiser, stronger and full of love. Thank you! May your will continue to be done in my life. I trust you. “Méndez, who returned to social media after taking a couple of weeks to reconnect with himself, wrote:” Although we are on hiatus, my heart will always beat for you and will always choose you as it did a year. “See the two posts below.
Mexico’s plan to restore the entertainment scene.
Amid the global pandemic, various venues and locations in Mexico are ready to open their doors again, but with a new game plan. With the mission of restoring the entertainment industry and economy in the country, Pepsi Center WTC, Santander Group of Performing Arts, Foro Didi and BlackBox presented a project called “Reactivation of Entertainment and Music in Mexico (REMM)”, which offers a virtual concert series
REMM will provide artists from Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey, and Tijuana the opportunity to use these venues to offer fans a high-quality Livestream concert while following proper sanitation measures. Starting on July 15 by Roger González, the digital concert series has a star-studded lineup including concerts by Samo, Christopher Uckermann, Gondwana, and Pablo Montero, to name a few.
Ticket codes for the live streams will range from $ 3 to $ 7 and will be sold through Eticket. A percentage of the sales will be deposited in the Asociación Civil Fondo Música México, which will be in charge of managing and distributing donations to musicians and professionals throughout the country.
Danny Ocean Releases New “Tell Me You” Video
Danny Ocean begins the month of July with the vertical video of his song “Tell Me You”, released in the fall of 2019. In the new clip, Ocean is seen leading a group of friends, all in costumes, as they tour the field with electricity. scooters “I want you to know that Nuno Gomes never liked this video,” he joked about the Venezuelan director behind the original music video. “Thank you all for letting me do my crazy ideas. It was an incredible day. “
Combining bolero, bachata, and light EDM tunes, the heartfelt bop flaunts the romantic side of Ocean. “And tell me, tell me who will you kiss / When the sun falls from the sky / And will it slide through your hair, baby, tell me / And tell me, tell me who will you kiss / I choose you”.
“Tell Me You” was inspired the moment you overcome adversity and feel extreme happiness. According to an official statement, the song “was born mainly from the illusion of the day that her native country, Venezuela, overcomes the humanitarian crisis she is currently facing.”
J Balvin celebrates 1 year of Oasis
Meanwhile, J Balvin didn’t hold back from celebrating a year since the release of Oasis, his first collaborative album with Bad Bunny. Although Bunny is absent from social media, Balvin asked fans on Instagram to share her favorite song.
Oasis, released on June 28, 2019, through Universal Music Latin, is an eight-track ensemble where the two artists combine their individual flow, essence, and roots, bringing to life an album filled with old-school music. perreo, sensual traps and global reggaeton fusions. About him Billboard On the charts, the album peaked at number 1 on the Latin Best Albums chart and earned both artists their first top 10 on the Billboard 200, where they entered at number 9.
