Karol G to Perform at the 2025 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show

Karol G is sharing a special secret

The 34-year-old Colombian Grammy-winning singer will form part of an all-female musical lineup at the 2025 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.

Karol GKarol G will be joined by Madison BeerMissy Elliott and TWICE for Victoria’s Secret’s iconic event.

The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show will take place October 15 in New York City, where performers will join supermodels on the runway to celebrate the intersection of music, fashion and empowerment.

“Performing at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show has been a dream of mine since I can remember,” KAROL G tells Billboard. “I can’t wait to share the stage with such strong and empowered women, and to celebrate femininity while uplifting each other through two of my favorite things: music and fashion.”

Fresh off announcing KAROL G Radio on SiriusXM and launching her Cristalino tequila, Karol G continues her stellar ascent.

Her latest album Tropicoqueta reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Latin Albums chart and No. 3 on the Billboard 200, and KAROL is set to become the first Latina artist to headline Coachella in 2026.

The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show will stream live on October 15 at 7:00 pm ET across Victoria’s Secret’s Instagram, YouTube and TikTok pages.

Fans can also tune in at 6:30 pm ET for the pink carpet pre-show on Prime Video and Amazon Live, where the full event will later be available for on-demand viewing.

Bad Bunny Tops Billboard’s Top Latin Albums of the 21st Century Chart with “YHLQMDLG”

Bad Bunny has the top album of the century…

The 31-year-old Puerto Rican Grammy-winning superstar’s YHLQMDLG rules as the No. 1 Latin album on Billboard’s Top Latin Albums of the 21st Century chart.

Bad BunnyThe retrospective is based on performance on the Top Latin Albums chart from the start of 2000 through the end of 2024.

The collection, released via Rimas Entertainment, is the longest-running No. 1 in the survey’s 32-year history, with 70 weeks at the summit in 2021-22.

“Thank you all who believed and who continue to believe in me,” Bad Bunny told Billboard in 2020 upon the album’s chart arrival. Echoing the meaning of its title, he said, “I do what I want, and it’s based on feelings. I don’t think about it. I do it for you and for the faith you have in me.”

At the time, Benito’s groundbreaking album became the all-genre Billboard 200’s highest charting all-Spanish-language album and scored the biggest streaming week ever for a Latin album and the largest week for a Latin title since Billboard began tracking albums by equivalent album units in December 2014.

It’s one of four Bad Bunny albums in the Top 10.

Bad Bunny’s debut album, X 100PRE, comes in at No. 3.

The release marked a significant moment in reggaetón and Latin trap music. One of its standout tracks, “MIA,” featuring Drake and produced by DJ Luian, La Paciencia, Mambo Kingz and Tainy, not only ruled Hot Latin Songs for 16 weeks in 2018-19 but also hit No. 5 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100.

Bad Bunny’s Un Verano Sin Ti comes in at No. 6.

With his fourth solo studio album, Bad Bunny set a new record for the biggest streaming week ever for a Latin album — surpassing the debut of his own YHLQMDLG.

On Hot Latin Songs, all 23 of the LP’s tracks charted upon its debut. The latter half of the album embraces Latin alternative sounds, punctuated by guests Bomba Estéreo, Buscabulla and the Marías.

And coming in at No. 10… Bad Bunny’s El Último Tour del Mundo.

It made history as the first all-Spanish-language release to claim the No. 1 spot on the overall Billboard 200 since its inception in 1956. The concept album that sees Benito experimenting with alternative sounds arrived as a surprise drop on November 26, 2020, at 11 p.m. ET (marking the end of Thanksgiving Day in the United States). The set houses the enduring “Dakiti,” with Jhayco, a 27-week No. 1 on Hot Latin Songs.

Kirstin Maldonado & Pentatonix Group Mates to Launch ‘Christmas in the City’ Tour in November

Kirstin Maldonado is preparing to help spread holiday cheer this season…

The 32-year-old half-Mexican, part-Spanish American Grammy-winning singer and her Pentatonix group mates have announced their upcoming Christmas in the City tour.

Pentatonix, Christmas in the City TourThe trek will kick off on November 8 in West Valley City, Utah at Maverik Center, roll through major arenas throughout the U.S. and conclude with two hometown shows on December 21 and December 22 in Fort Worth, TX at Dickie’s Arena.

Pentatonix has become closely identified with the holiday season. Six of the group’s 11 top 10 titles on the Billboard 200 have been holiday releases, including That’s Christmas to Me (No. 2 in 2014) and A Pentatonix Christmas (No. 1 in 2017).

All three of the group’s top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 were drawn from holiday albums or EPs – “Little Drummer Boy” (No. 13 in 2013), Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” (No. 23 in 2017) and “Mary, Did You Know” (No. 26 in 2014).

The group has undertaken an annual holiday tour of arenas for several years. In 2023, the group closed out their year with a North American Christmas tour in support of their compilation album, The Greatest Christmas Hits.

Last year, Pentatonix appeared in the Netflix holiday romcom, Meet Me Next Christmas, which starred Christina Milian.

“This holiday season, we’re bringing you the hits you know and love, the theatrical magic that makes Christmas feel so special, and a few nostalgic sounds from the past — all in one unforgettable night,” Kevin Olusola, the group’s beatboxer, said in a statement.

There is a long history of artists announcing tours and even releasing holiday albums when most people would much rather have a glass of cold lemonade than a cup of hot cocoa. Garth Brooks released his (appropriately-titled) Beyond the Season on August 25, 1992. The album was a smash, reaching No. 2 on the Billboard 200 in the issue dated September 19.

Since emerging in 2011, Pentatonix – Scott Hoying, Mitch Grassi, Maldonado, Kevin Olusola and Matt Sallee – have reached heights unprecedented for an a capella group.

They won Grammys three years running — best arrangement, instrumental or a cappella for “Daft Punk” in 2015 and “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” in 2016 and best country duo/group performance in 2017 for “Jolene,” a collab with country legend Dolly Parton. In 2023 and 2024 they were nominated for best traditional pop vocal album for Evergreen and Holidays Around the World, making them the only group or duo to receive two nods in the history of that category.

In addition to Parton, Pentatonix have collaborated with artists including Kelly Clarkson, Miley Cyrus, Meghan Trainor and Lindsey Stirling. In 2015, they had a cameo in the blockbuster film Pitch Perfect 2. In 2023, they received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Tickets for the upcoming tour go on sale to the general public on Friday, August 22 at 10:00 am local time. There will also be a special presale for Pentatonix Patreon members on Monday, August 18, as well as an artist presale on Tuesday, August 19.

$1 per ticket sold for the Fort Worth and Houston shows will go to Direct Relief to assist in their efforts to help those impacted by the recent flooding in the state.  www.directrelief.org.

Fans can also check out official VIP packages, available at wearesuper.co/pentatonix. Packages may include best-in-house seating, a mini-performance and official Q&A with Pentatonix, an invitation to the pre-show Pentatonix Winter Village, autographed merchandise, and more special seasonal surprises. Availability is limited in each city.

Pentatonix

Mariah Carey Teams Up with Shenseea & Kehlani for New Single “Sugar Sweet”

It’s a sugary sweet moment for Mariah Carey.

The 56-year-old half-Venezuelan American Grammy-winning songstress has joined voices with Shenseea and Kehlani to release her latest single “Sugar Sweet.”

Mariah Carey

It’s the second single released ahead of Carey’s 16th studio album Here For It All, which will be released on September 26 via gamma.

In June, she shared the lead single “Type Dangerous,” as well as an accompanying remix EP featuring collaborations with Busta Rhymes, Method Man and Red Man; Big Sean; DJ Snake and Luísa Sonza.

“Type Dangerous,” which samples Eric B. & Rakim‘s 1986 track “Eric B. Is President,” became her 50th Billboard Hot 100 hit, reaching No. 95.

It also entered the top 10 of R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay.

At the start of this month, the elusive chanteuse revealed she had finished Here For It All during a sit-down interview with Zane Lowe and Ebro Darden at the new Apple Music Studios in Los Angeles during a special live broadcast to celebrate the streaming platform’s 10th anniversary.

Mimi said she was “very excited” about “Sugar Sweet” because “it’s very summery. I like the beat as well.” She also revealed that Here For It All will feature 11 or 12 songs, including “some Mariah ballads.”

Here For It All will arrive seven years after her last studio album, Caution. The 10-track project featured collaborations with Ty Dolla $ign, Slick Rick and Blood Orange and Gunna.

It reached No. 5 on the Billboard 200 and earned MC her eighth No. 1 project on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.

Demi Lovato Set to Release “Celebratory Dance-Pop Album”

Demi Lovato is about to drop it like it’s pop

The 32-year-old Mexican American singer/actress is set to resurrect her mainstream influences on a dance-heavy new album, despite committing to a punk-rock pivot over the past few years, per the Rolling Stone.

Demi LovatoThough many details of the LP are still under wraps, the publication confirmed that Lovato has been hard at work on a “celebratory dance-pop album” with executive producer Zhone, who says that the former Disney star is a “master in the studio.”

“It’s been so inspiring working with Demi and experiencing her journey of continued leveling up,” he told RS.

“This album is about letting inhibitions go, and we had so much fun making this music!” Zhone added. “It really comes across throughout.”

Led by an EDM-tinged single titled “Fast” — which Lovato has been teasing via video snippets on social media — the upcoming full-length is expected to mark a return to the form of the Camp Rock alum’s past pop-focused Billboard Hot 100 hits (think: 2015’s “Cool for the Summer” or 2017’s “Sorry Not Sorry”).

It’ll follow 2022’s distinctly punk-rock effort Holy Fvck, which reached No. 7 on the Billboard 200.

Shortly before releasing Holy Fvck, Lovato commemorated the end of a pop-music era by posing solemnly in a photo with members of their team — including then-manager Scooter Braun — dressed all in black. “A funeral for my pop music,” Lovato wrote at the time on Instagram.

The star later doubled down on her pivot to rock music by releasing Revamped, an album of past Lovato pop hits reimagined in the edgier genre.

With the new album approaching, however, Lovato recently shared a video on TikTok poking fun at their past departure from the mainstream, writing, “my pop music coming back to life after we held a funeral for it.”

One major change in Lovato’s personal life that has informed her musical homecoming is the vocalist’s marriage to producer Jordan “Jutes” Lutes,” according to RS. The pair tied the knot this past May.

“Over the past few years, Demi has found love, joy, and newfound confidence, making the choice to approach life with much more lightness and fun,” one unnamed source reportedly told the publication. “She took this sentiment into the studio, which can be felt in every track on this celebratory dance-pop album.”

Though Lovato always had an edgier sound than many of their fellow Disney Channel-bred pop stars, the performer shined in the pop-music landscape before transitioning away to rock. From 2008’s debut LP Don’t Forget to 2021’s Dancing With the Devil, all seven of Lovato’s studio albums leading up to Holy Fvck charted in the top 5 of the Billboard 200.

Lovato has also scored a number of Hot 100 hits over the course of her pop career, including top 10 entries “Heart Attack” and “Skyscraper.”

Pedro Pascal Named to Harper’s Bazaar’s 50 Hottest Men of All Time List

Pedro Pascal is en fuego 

The 50-year-old Chilean actor has been named to Harper’s Bazaar’s list of the 50 “hottest men of all time,” which gave points for sexiness and charm.

Pedro PascalPascal, the highest ranking Latino celebrity on the list who comes in at No. 4, is highlighted for always looking incredible, no matter whether he’s “guiding wayward children across dystopias or showing up to interviews in a mesh shirt and nail polish,” per the magazine.

Bad Bunny comes in at No. 8 on the list.

The 31-year-old Puerto Rican Grammy-winning Latin music superstar’s “peak” level of hot came when he showed off his abs in his March Calvin Klein advertisement.

The “hottest man” honor is just the latest feather in Bad Bunny’s cap this year.

He’s also been turning up the heat ever since he dropped album Debi Tirar Mas Fotos — which spent four weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 — from hosting Saturday Night Live in March to breaking sales records with his upcoming tour.

Jacob Elordi ranks No. 16.

The 28-year-old half-Spanish Australian actor has played the “hot guy” in seemingly every film and show since The Kissing Boothso his upcoming role as Frankenstein‘s monster will be a true test, says the magazine.

The list was led by frontrunner James Dean, with fellow Old Hollywood dreamboats Paul Newman and Marlon Brando also getting recognition.

The “hottest man” honor is just the latest feather in Bad Bunny’s cap this year.

Oscar Isaac comes in at No. 36 on the roster.

The 46-year-old Cuban-Guatemalan actor, who was born to rule the sci-fi universe, looks good brooding under desert suns and alien moons, per the magazine.

Lastly, Maluma comes in at No. 45.

Whether he’s flashing that mischievous smile in a backstage interview or walking through a luxury villa in slow motion, the 31-year-old Colombian singer owns every heartbeat in the room, says the magazine.

Here’s a look at the Latinos who made the grade.

No. 4 Pedro Pascal
No. 8 Bad Bunny
No. 16 Jacob Elordi
No. 36 Oscar Isaac

No. 45 Maluma

Daniela Avanzini & Her KATSEYE Group Mates to Launch First-Ever Tour

Daniela Avanzini is hitting the road…

The 21-year-old Cuban & Venezuelan American singer/dancer and her KATSEYE group mates will be going on tour for the first time ever.

Daniela Avanzini, KATSEYEOn Tuesday, July 8, the girl group announced that members Daniela, Lara, Manon, Megan, Sophia and Yoonchae will embark on their first-ever tour.

Named the Beautiful Chaos Tour after their June EP of the same name, the trek will kick off on November 15 in Minneapolis before hitting cities across the United States through mid-December.

The monthlong run will also include one date in Toronto as well as one date in Mexico City.

Tickets will first become available at 9:00 am ET on Wednesday, July 9 with a Weverse presale, followed by an artist presale at 10:00 am local time the following day. A general onsale will go live Friday (July 11) at 10 a.m. local time.

“EYEKONS, the moment we’ve been dreaming of is finally here,” the band wrote in a joint statement on Instagram. “We are so excited to announce that our BEAUTIFUL CHAOS tour is officially coming to you … we can’t wait to go on this journey together.”

The announcement comes just a couple of days after the girl group scored its first-ever top 10 entry on the Billboard 200, with EP Beautiful Chaos debuting at No. 4 on the chart. Featuring singles “Gnarly” and “Gabriela,” the project sold 44,000 equivalent album units in its first week.

KATSEYE is also fresh off of the members’ collaboration with Toca Boca World. In an exclusive interview with Billboard about the partnership, they shared their hopes for a “‘Gnarly’ Summer’ in 2025, which Megan described as “not being afraid of being cringe … letting your intrusive thoughts win,” while Lara said it’s all about “being very wild — and a little bit messy.”

Here’s the list of KATSEYE tour dates:

Nov. 15 – Minneapolis – The Armory
Nov. 18 – Toronto, Ontario – The Theatre at Great Canadian Toronto
Nov. 19 – Boston – MGM Music Hall at Fenway
Nov. 22 – New York City – The Theater at Madison Square Garden
Nov. 24 – Washington, D.C. – The Anthem
Nov. 26 – Atlanta – Coca-Cola Roxy
Nov. 29 – Sugar Land, Texas – Smart Financial Centre
Nov. 30 – Irving, Texas – The Pavilion At Toyota Music Factory
Dec. 3 – Phoenix – Arizona Financial Theatre
Dec. 6 – San Francisco – The Theatre at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
Dec. 9 – Seattle – WAMU Theater
Dec. 12 – Inglewood, Calif. – YouTube Theater
Dec. 16 –Mexico City, Mexico – Teatro Metrópolitan

Karol G Earns Fourth Consecutive No. 1 Album on Billboard’s Top Latin Albums Chart with “Tropicoqueta”

Karol G is a woman on top…

The 34-year-old Colombian Grammy-winning superstar’s fifth studio album, Tropicoqueta, debuts atop Billboard’s Top Latin Albums chart dated July 5.

Karol GThe set also enters at No. 3 on the overall Billboard 200.

Plus, she shatters her own record among female artists, landing 20 simultaneous songs on the Hot Latin Songs chart (18 debuts among those).

Tropicoqueta was released June 20 via Bichota/Interscope/ICLG. It debuts at No. 1 on the Top Latin Albums chart with 57,000 equivalent album units earned in the United States in the tracking week ending June 26, according to Luminate.

Biggest Latin Album Streaming Week by a Woman in 2025: Of Tropicoqueta’s first week-sum, streaming activity contributes 54,500 units, which translates to 74.64 million official on-demand audio and video streams of its songs. That’s the largest streaming week this year for a Latin album by a woman. Only one other Latin album overall has had bigger streaming weeks this year — Bad Bunny’s DebÍ Tirar Más Fotos, with eight weeks larger than Karol G’s opening streaming number.

Tropicoqueta’s sales also contribute another 2,000 units, while track-equivalent album activity brings in the remaining 500 units. (On Top Latin Albums, one unit equals one album sale, 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 3,750 ad-supported or 1,250 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams for a song on the album.)

Thanks to Tropicoqueta bursting in at No. 1, Karol G collects her fourth consecutive chart-topper on Top Latin Albums. She enters an elite group of female artists who have achieved at least four No. 1 albums or more, after Jenni Rivera, Selena and Shakira who each boast seven No. 1 albums, and matches Ednita Nazario, Gloria Trevi, Thalia, with four No. 1 sets each.

Here is Karol G’s activity on the Top Latin Albums chart dating back to her first entry in 2017: 

Debut & Peak, Title, Debut Date, Weeks at No. 1
No. 2, Unstoppable, Nov. 18, 2017
No. 2, Ocean, May 18, 2019
No. 1, KG0516, April 10, 2021, one
No. 1, Mañana Será Bonito, March 11, 2023, five
No. 1, Mañana Será Bonito (Bichota Season), Aug 26, 2023, one
No. 1, Tropicoqueta, July 5

Elsewhere, Tropicoqueta launches as Karol’s third top 10 overall among six career entries on the overall Billboard 200, at No. 3, behind two English-language albums: Morgan Wallen’s I’m The Problem (in its sixth week at No. 1) and Benson Boone’s American Heart (No. 2 debut).

Breaks Own Record Among Women on Hot Latin Songs Chart:
Building on her new chart-topping debut album, Karol G beats herself and sets a new record among women, landing 20 simultaneous songs on the multi-metric Hot Latin Songs chart, after she placed 16 concurrent songs in March 2023. 18 songs from Tropicoqueta debut on the chart that mixes airplay, streams and digital sales into its formula. Those join “Latina Foreva,” the highest-ranked song from the album, which rises 8-4. Plus, stand-alone single “Milagros,” at No. 45.

Here’s a recap of Karol G’s takeover on Hot Latin Songs this week:

No. 4, “Latina Foreva”
No. 5, “Papasito”
No. 9, “Verano Rosa,” with Feid
No. 11, “Coleccionando Heridas,” with Marco Antonio Solis
No. 13, “Ivonny Bonita”
No. 17, “Dile Luna,” with Eddy Lover
No. 18, “Amiga Mía,” with Greeicy
No. 20, “Un Gatito Me Llamó”
No. 21, “Cuando Me Muera Te Olvido”
No. 24, “Tu Perfume”
No. 28, “Ese Hombre Es Malo”
No. 29, “Bandida Entrenada”
No. 31, “No Puedo Vivir Sin Él”
No. 32, “FKN Movie,” with Mariah Angeliq
No. 37, “Tropicoqueta”
No. 38, “Viajando Por El Mundo,” with Manu Chao
No. 44, “Se Puso Linda”
No. 45, “Milagros”
No. 46, “A Su Boca La Amo (Interlude)”
No. 48, “La Reina Presenta”

Bad Bunny Earns 28th No. 1 on Billboard’s Latin Rhythm Airplay Chart with “DTMF”

Bad Bunny continues his chart-topping ways…

The 31-year-old Puerto Rican Grammy-winning superstar’s single “DTMF” climbs 4-1 on BillboardLatin Rhythm Airplay chart, as he continues building on the success of his chart-topping album Debí Tirar Más Fotos.

Bad Bunny“DTMF” hits No. 1 in its 15th week on the chart, despite a 2% dip in audience impressions, earning 6.2 million in the U.S. in the tracking week ending May 8, according to Luminate.

Meanwhile, its parent album, his sixth studio set, returns to No. 1 on the all-genre Billboard 200 for a fourth nonconsecutive week, thanks to its vinyl release, while it adds an 18th week at No. 1 on Top Latin Albums.

“DTMF” is the second song from Debí Tirar Más Fotos to reach the Latin Rhythm Airplay chart’s apex, after “El Clúb” crowned the chart for three weeks in February.

Plus, it awards Benito his 28th No. 1, all within a period of seven years.

Overall, he trails only J Balvin (37 champs), Daddy Yankee (35) and Ozuna (32), for the most No. 1s in the chart’s history.

“DTMF” arrives at the summit on Latin Rhythm Airplay, as it adds a 17th week atop the Hot Latin Songs chart, of its 18 total weeks on the list (which blends streams, airplay and sales).

It holds strong at No. 1 despite a 2% dip in streams, to 7.8 million, but enough to yield a concurrent 17th week atop Latin Streaming Songs.

The song remains the longest-leading track on the multi-metric tally since Eslabon Armado and Peso Pluma’s “Ella Baila Sola” concluded its 19th week No. 1 run in August 2019.

Hot Latin Songs combines streaming activity, radio airplay and digital sales into its formula.

“DTMF” also gains momentum on the overall Latin Airplay chart, rising 9-5 for its new peak.

Thanks to the double vinyl release of Debí Tirar Más Fotos, the album extends its reign on the Top Latin Albums chart, reaching an 18th week at No. 1, encompassing its entire chart run.

Selena Gomez Announces Plans to Release Deluxe Edition of Her Debut Collaborative Album with Fiance Benny Blanco, “I Said I Love You First… And You Said It Back”

Selena Gomez has more love to share…

The 32-year-old Mexican American singer/actress and her producer-fiance Benny Blanco have announced plans to release a deluxe edition announced of their debut collaborative album, I Said I Love You First… And You Said It Back, on Friday, May 2.

Selena Gomez, Benny Blanco“The deluxe version of my album with @itsbennyblanco is called I Said I Love You First…And You Said It Back and it’s out this Friday, 5/2!” Gomez wrote on Instagram. “There are some new songs, some favorites you might recognize, and reimagined songs from the original album. Can’t wait for you to hear them!”

Among the guests who join them on the beefed-up LP, according to Gomez, are GloRilla, Cigarettes After Sex and DJ Sliink.

Gomez’s announcement included a photo of the original keyhole album cover as well as a candid, casual Polaroid of the two chilling on a couch. Gomez also teased that the video for the song “Talk” will drop on Thursday night (May 1), encouraging fans to “pick out your prom outfit.”

Last week, Blanco posted a video on Instagram of the couple going to the mall to get their prom pictures taken after revealing that Gomez never got to go to her prom.

The video shows Gomez getting ready in a purple ballgown and planting a kiss on her fiancé as they do a classic walk-down-the-stairs dress reveal. In the limo ride to the mall, Blanco excitedly leans out the window of their stretch limo and tells the driver in the lane next to him: “We’re going to prom!”

In March, I Said I Love You First debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 album chart.

Among the guests on the first version were Gracie Abrams on “Call Me When You Break Up,Charli XCX on “Bluest Flame,” The Marías on “Ojos Tristes” and Tainy and J Balvin on “I Can’t Get Enough.”