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Drake’s Certified Lover Boy is one of the most anticipated albums of the year — but if you’re using a smart speaker to listen to the long-awaited album on Spotify, you may have trouble hearing it. Since Certified Lover Boy’s release just last midnight EST, users of Amazon’s Alexa, Google’s Assistant and Apple’s Siri have...

First Stream Latin is a compilation of the best new Latin songs, albums and videos recommended by the Billboard Latin editors. Check out this week’s picks below. Tokischa & Rosalía, “Linda” (Sony Music Latin) One of the most attractive pairings of the year, Dominican Republic newcomer Tokischa and Spanish star Rosalía teamed up for a certified bop....

Drake‘s sixth studio album, Certified Lover Boy, which arrived Friday (Sept. 3), is now certified as his first official release under his label, OVO Sound, which he founded in 2012. The Toronto-based rapper signed to Lil Wayne‘s Young Money Entertainment label in 2009, where, in partnership with Cash Money Records, he released four full-length albums (Thank Me Later, Take Care, Nothing...

Pepe Aguilar‘s enthusiasts are in for a treat as the Tejano singer-songwriter returns with the Jaripeo Sin Fronteras 2021 tour, resuming Friday night (Sept. 3) at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., and traveling through 17 other cities before wrapping Dec. 5 in San Jose, Calif. Produced by Live Nation, the tour picks up after...

Lana Del Rey is prepping her fans for her upcoming Blue Banisters album by announcing she’ll release a new song “Arcadia” next week. On Friday (Sept. 3), the singer-songwriter shared a vintage-looking portrait of herself that promised a new song with some nostalgia-inducing advice. “ARCADIA out Wednesday,” she captioned the photo on Instagram before advising, “Listen to it like...

Lorde will not longer be performing at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards, the awards show announced on Friday afternoon (Sept. 3). “Due to a change in production elements, Lorde can no longer perform at this year’s show. We love Lorde and cannot wait for her to perform on the VMA stage in the future!”...

Made in America will return for its 10th year during Labor Day Weekend, and fans who won’t be able to attend the festival in Philadelphia can watch the official livestream. Jay-Z’s yearly festival, produced by Roc Nation, will take place at Philly’s iconic Benjamin Franklin Parkway from Saturday, Sept. 4, to Sunday, Sept. 5. The...

Drake is making his OVO fans break a sweat after he released the music video for “Way 2 Sexy,” featuring Future and Young Thug, on Friday (Sept. 3). After the threesome previously linked up on “D4L” from Drake’s Dark Lane Demo Tapes, they come back hotter than ever to flip Right Said Fred‘s 1991 Billboard Hot 100 No....

Yola has canceled two upcoming concerts after revealing she has tested positive for COVID-19. Those shows include her appearances at Summerfest Friday (Sept. 3) in Milwaukee, Wis., and at Jazz Aspen Snowmass in Aspen, Colo., on Sunday (Sept. 5). On Sept. 3, a member of Yola’s team issued a statement via social media, saying, “Unfortunately,...

Alright. We know the whole world is gobbling up Lady Gaga’s Dawn of Chromatica remix album, but let’s not let that highly anticipated project get in the way of all the great jams that just dropped this NMF — if you’re not busy at Burning Man, that is. Representing so many corners of the world, this week’s...

The combined star power of Doja Cat and The Weeknd leads the pair to No. 1 on Billboard‘s Hot R&B Songs chart as their collaboration “You Right” tops the list dated Sept. 4. The track ascends from No. 4 largely thanks to its continued growth at radio while it maintains a strong streaming presence. “You...

Director Destin Daniel Cretton (Just Mercy) heads the next entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. The script from Cretton, Dave Callaham (Wonder Woman 1984), and Andrew Lanham (The Kid) is action-packed and entertaining. Still, it might be disappointing for long-time fans of the original comic book due...

Paulo Londra scored a major victory against his former record label on Wednesday, after a judge ruled that the 23-year-old Argentine trap artist has no further recording obligations or future contractual grants to Big Ligas. Londra helped co-found Big Ligas in 2018 with Colombian entrepreneur Cristian Salazar and producer Daniel “Ovy on the Drums” Oviedo. But for the past...

Jhay Cortez catapulted into our mass consciousness with “Dakiti,” the collaboration with Bad Bunny that last year became the first (and so far only) Latin music hit to simultaneously top both the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts. Even prior to that breakout hit, Cortez was already a force to be reckoned...

Luis Figueroa earns his second top 10 on Billboard‘s Tropical Airplay chart as “Si Tú Me Dices Ven” advances 12-7 on the Sept. 4-dated survey. The song follows the Puerto Rican artist’s first Billboard No. 1, “Hasta El Sol De Hoy,” which topped the July 31-dated Tropical Airplay chart. The latter reworks the 1993 Hot...

Camila Cabello officially makes her acting debut in the new Cinderella movie out today (Sept. 3) on Amazon Prime. In this coming-of-age version, the Cuban-American singer portrays Ella, an ambitious young lady who hopes to one day become a successful businesswoman. The Amazon Original modern musical offers a bold take on the centuries-old fairy tale...