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William Morris Endeavor (WME) Signs Anitta for Representation in All Areas

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Anitta is looking to expand her global reach and impact with new representation…

The 32-year-old Brazilian singer, songwriter, dancer and actress has signed with William Morris Endeavor (WME) for representation in all areas.

AnittaAnitta is hoping WME will help her expand her presence across, television and unscripted.

The agency will at the same time look to help Anitta scale her global brand in fashion, beauty, partnerships and the creator economy, with Senior Partner Brad Slater running point for the artist.

“There is a reason Anitta is undoubtedly one of the greatest performers in the world today,” Slater told Deadline. “She is the definition of what a global superstar looks like: an ever-growing multicultural fan base, multi-lingual, and most importantly has a burning motivation to continue building her career. We look forward to expanding her presence across every facet of the entertainment industry.”

Born Larissa de Macedo Machado, Anitta is considered to be one of the most globally successful Latin pop artists of her generation.

She first broke out with a number of funk carioca–infused hits in the early 2010s, becoming a household name in Brazil following the release of her 2013 single “Show das Poderosas.”

After rising to stardom in her home country, she expanded her footprint internationally over the course of a number of years, through collaborations in Portuguese, Spanish and English with a wide array of global acts, including J Balvin, Maluma, Cardi B and Madonna.

In 2022, Anitta released her album Versions of Me — featuring songs in Portuguese, Spanish and English — with her single “Envolver” making history as the biggest debut ever by a Latin artist on the Spotify Global Chart. The single shattered a record she’d previously set as it reached #1 on iTunes in 19 countries and earned her recognition from the Guinness World Records for the second time.

Anitta’s Versions of Me has now surpassed 1 billion streams on Spotify.

In 2022, she also won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Latin with “Envolver,” becoming the first Brazilian solo artist to receive the honor. Additionally, she was nominated for Best New Artist at the 65th annual Grammy Awards.

Most recently, Anitta released “Bellakeo” with Peso Pluma, which became her highest-charting song on the Billboard Hot 100, and later released Funk Generation, earning her second Grammy nomination for Best Latin Pop Album at the 67th Grammys.

She’s a leading presence at Brazil’s world-renowned Carnival, where she returns as a headliner this year.

Kehlani to Receive Impact Award at Billboard Women in Music Awards

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Kehlani’s impact is being heralded…

The 30-year-old half-Mexican and part-Spanish American singer & songwriter, who claimed her first two Grammys earlier this year, will be honored at this year’s Billboard Women in Music Awards.

KehlaniKehlani is set to accept the Impact Award during the awards show, which celebrates women in the industry who made some of the biggest strides of the past 12 months.

This year’s Visionary Award will go to singer/songwriter and One Battle After Another actress Teyana Taylor, while Gen-Z Canadian pop star Tate McRae will receive the Hitmaker Award and Alabama country singer Ella Langley will take home the Powerhouse Award.

Meantime, Laufey (who took home her second Grammy at the 2026 ceremony) will receive the Innovator Award; and Mariah the Scientist will be given the Rising Star Award.

Zara Larsson is the winner of 2026’s Breakthrough Award, while Thalia is set to take home the Icon Award.

Hosted by Keke Palmer and complete with a dynamic lineup of performers and presenters, this year’s Women in Music celebration will take place April 29 at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles.

Tickets and tables for the event will be available to the public to purchase.

The recipient of the coveted Woman of the Year prize — which went to Doechii in 2025 — will be announced in the coming weeks.

“The 2026 Billboard Women in Music honors artists who are not only shaping the sound of today, but defining the culture of tomorrow,” Jason Lipshutz, Billboard‘s co-chief content officer, said in a statement. “This year’s honorees represent bold creativity, global influence and artistic excellence across genres. From breakthrough voices to enduring icons, each of these women is pushing the industry forward in powerful ways.”

Residente Signs with United Talent Agency for Representation in All Areas

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René “Residente” Pérez has new representation…

The 48-year-old Puerto Rican Grammy-winning rapper, best known as one of the founders of the alternative rap band Calle 13, has signed with United Talent Agency (UTA) for representation in all areas.

ResidenteUTA also will represent his production company, 1868 Studios.

The announcement comes on the heels of news that Residente will be making his directing and screenwriting debut with the film Porto Rico.

Residente has assembled his own supergroup of actors to lead his epic Caribbean western and historical drama depicting the realities of colonialism and paternalism.

In his lead acting role, Benito “Bad Bunny” Martínez Ocasio will star alongside heavy hitters Edward Norton, Javier Bardem and Viggo Mortensen to be executive produced by the legendary filmmaker Alejandro G. Iñárritu.

Residente co-wrote the screenplay with Birdman‘s Alexander Dinelaris, a fellow Puerto Rican talent.

While exploring this new facet of his career, Residente never will abandon his musical roots, which began as the frontman of the group Calle 13.

In 2017, he made his solo debut with the self-titled album Residente. The popularity of his infusion of Latin hip-hop and reggaeton sounds has taken him to major stages all over the world, including notable performances with Gustavo Dudamel and the L.A. Philharmonic in 2020 and in front of a crowd of 180,000 fans at Mexico City’s historic Zócalo last year.

He’s a four-time Grammy and 29 Latin Grammy Award winner and shares the title of most Latin Grammy wins with Édgar Barrera.

In 2020 show, Residente expressed his desire to act, write and direct. Four years later, he made his acting debut alongside Sasha Calle and Leslie Grace in the indie feature In the Summers, which garnered much buzz at the Sundance Film Festival that year and won the Grand Jury Prize.

He recently returned to the festival as part of the cast of the feature Frank and Louis, starring opposite Kingsley Ben-Adir.

To continue expanding as a multi-hyphenate creative, Residente launched his 1868 Studios banner through a multi-year joint venture between Sony Music Latin-Iberia and Sony Music Vision. The company develops, produces and globally distributes original content centered on authentic, culturally driven storytelling. Committed to elevating Latin culture and bringing Latin stories to global audiences, 1868 Studios creates premium projects that highlight heritage, identity and bold creative expression across formats.

Residente was most recently represented at CAA.

Bad Bunny’s “DtMF” Maintains No. 1 Position on Billboard Global 200 & Billboard Global Excl. U.S. Charts

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Bad Bunny remains atop the global charts… 

The 31-year-old Puerto Rican Grammy-winning superstar’s “DtMF” holds at No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200, adding a fourth week atop the chart, after it first led for two weeks in January-February 2025.

Bad BunnyIt concurrently scores its second total and consecutive week at No. 1 on Billboard Global Excl. U.S.

Bad Bunny monopolizes the top four spots on the Global 200 and the top three on Global Excl. U.S., a week after he claimed the top five and three ranks, respectively, following his Super Bowl LX halftime show performance February 8 in Santa Clara, Calif., with “DtMF” the closing song in his set.

“DtMF” drew 76.4 million streams (down 28% week over week) and sold 6,000 (down 65%) worldwide February 13-19.

Bad Bunny’s “Baile Inolvidable” holds at its No. 2 Global 200 high; “Nuevayol” repeats at its No. 3 best; and “Tití Me Preguntó” rises a spot, returning to its No. 4 peak.

He performed all four songs at the Super Bowl, with the top three from his 2025 album Debí Tirar Más Fotos; “Tití Me Preguntó” is from his 2022 set Un Verano Sin Ti.

Meanwhile, “DtMF” tallied 52.2 million streams (down 18%) and 2,000 sold (down 45%) outside the U.S. in the tracking week. Bad Bunny also places in the Global Excl. U.S. top five with “Nuevayol,” up 3-2 for a new high; “Baile Inolvidable,” down to No. 3 from its No. 2 best; and Tití Me Preguntó,” which rises 13-5, after hitting No. 4.

The Billboard Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. charts rank songs based on streaming and sales activity culled from more than 200 territories around the world, as compiled by Luminate. The Global 200 is inclusive of worldwide data and the Global Excl. U.S. chart comprises data from territories excluding the United States.

Chart ranks are based on a weighted formula incorporating official-only streams on both subscription and ad-supported tiers of audio and video music services, as well as download sales, the latter of which reflect purchases from full-service digital music retailers from around the world, with sales from direct-to-consumer (D2C) sites excluded from the charts’ calculations.

Demi Lovato to Perform at GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles

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Demi Lovato is GLAAD to be hitting the stage…

The 33-year-old half-Mexican American Grammy-nominated actress & singer is set to perform at the 37th annual GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles on Thursday, March 5.

Demi LovatoActor and producer Jonathan Bennett will host the ceremony.

For the sixth consecutive year, Hulu will serve as the event’s official streaming destination.

The ceremony will premiere on the platform on March 21.

Lovato, who received the GLAAD Media Vanguard Award in 2016, has had nine top 10 albums on the Billboard 200 (topped by Here We Go Again, which reached No. 1 in 2009) and four top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 (topped by “Sorry Not Sorry,” which reached No. 6 in 2017).

Lovato will embark on her It’s Not That Deep arena tour in April.

Expected guests at this year’s GLAAD Media Awards include: Abe Sylvia, Camila Mendes, Cara Delevingne, Claybourne Elder, Colton Underwood, Don Lemon, Eugene Daniels, George Wallace, Jessica Hargrave, Jonathan Capehart, Karolina Wydra, Kristen Wiig, Lauren Chan, Laverne Cox,  Lili Reinhart, Mason Blomberg, Megan Falley, Melissa Fumero, Miles Heizer, Mindy Cohn, Paul Feig, Rhea Seehorn, Rob Mac, Ryan White, Scott Hoying & Mark Hoying, Stef Willen, Stephanie Beatriz, Tig Notaro, Tom Daley, Tonatiuh and unspecified cast and creatives from Heated Rivalry.

This year’s awards spotlight 291 nominees across 32 categories, covering film, television, gaming, music, podcasting, journalism, Spanish-language media, and more. Nominees reflect work published, released, or broadcast during calendar year 2025.

GLAAD president and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis serves as executive producer of the 2026 GLAAD Media Awards, alongside GLAAD’s Rich Ferraro and Anthony Allen Ramos. GLAAD’s Jose Useche will serve as producer.

The ceremony is produced in partnership with STAMP Event Co.

Bad Bunny’s “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS” Returns to No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart

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Bad Bunny rules the album roost once again…

The 31-year-old Puerto Rican Grammy-winning superstar’s DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS returns to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart for a fifth nonconsecutive week on top, rising a spot to lead the February 28-dated chart.

Bad BunnyThe ascent comes after the 2025 set spent two weeks in the runner-up slot following his Super Bowl halftime show performance (February 8), a week after its win for album of the year at the Grammy Awards (February 1).

In the tracking week ending Februrary 19, the effort earned 135,000 equivalent album units in the United States, according to Luminate (down 46%).

The album reached No. 1 in its second week (and first full tracking week) on the list, dated January 25, 2025, and then spent the next two weeks at No. 1. It returned to the top for a fourth week (May 17), following its initial vinyl release.

The 41-week span between weeks at No. 1 for DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS is the longest since Ariana Grande’s Eternal Sunshine returned to No. 1 for its third week on top, after a 54-week wait, on the April 12, 2025-dated chart. Eternal Sunshine spent its first two weeks at No. 1 (March 23 and 30, 2024) and then went back to No. 1 on the April 12, 2025, chart after a deluxe reissue.

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units, compiled by Luminate. Units comprise album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). Each unit equals one album sale, or 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 2,500 ad-supported or 1,000 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams generated by songs from an album.

Of DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS’s 135,000 equivalent album units earned in the latest tracking week, SEA units comprise 106,000 (down 43%, equaling 112.54 million on-demand official streams of the set’s tracks; it holds at No. 1 on Top Streaming Albums for a sixth nonconsecutive week), album sales comprise 28,000 (it climbs 3-1 on Top Album Sales for its second week atop the list) and TEA units comprise 1,000.

Bad Bunny’s former No. 1 Un Verano Sin Ti, from 2022, slips a spot to No. 7 on the latest Billboard 200 with 52,000 equivalent album units earned (down 35%).

Bad Bunny Makes History As “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS” Claims Grammy for Album of the Year

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Bad Bunny is celebrating a night at the 2026 Grammy Awards.

The 31-year-old Puerto Rican superstar picked up three awards at the Grammys on Sunday, February 1, including the top prize.

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Bad Bunny claimed the Album of the Year gramophone for his critically acclaimed LP DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS, which became the first-ever predominantly Spanish language album to win in the category in the 68-year history of the Grammy Awards.

Bad Bunny beat Lady Gaga and Kendrick Lamar, among others, to win Album of the Year for his sixth album, a personal and powerful exploration of Puerto Rico’s musical history.

He also accepted the Grammys for Best Música Urbana Album and won Best Global Music Performance for “EoO.”

In total, Bad Bunny has won six Grammys during his career.

Kehlani has earned her first-ever Grammys.

The 30-year-old part-Latina singer & songwriter took home the Best R&B Performance and Best R&B Song awards for her chart-topping single “Folded.”

FKA Twigs has claimed her first Grammy.

The 38-year-old part-Spanish singer, songwriter, record producer, actor and dancer won in the Best Dance/Electronic Album category for Eusexua.

Gustavo Dudamel picked up three Grammys.

The 45-year-old Venezuelan conductor won for Best Choral Performance, Best Classical Compendium and Best Contemporary Classical Composition.

Gloria Estefan picked up her fifth career Grammy.

The 68-year-old Cuban singer, songwriter, producer and actress claimed the Grammy for Best Tropical Latin Album for her album Raíces.

Other Latino winners include Natalia Lafourcade (Best Latin Pop Album, Cancionera), CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso (Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album, PAPOTA), Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Yainer Horta & Joey Calveiro (Best Latin Jazz Album: A Tribute to Benny Moré and Nat King Cole), Carín León (Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano), Palabra De To’s – Seca) and Caetano Veloso And Maria Bethânia (Best Global Music Album, Caetano e Bethânia Ao Vivo)

Here’s the full list of this year’s Grammy winners:

Record of The Year: “luther” – Kendrick Lamar With SZA
Album of The Year: DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS — Bad Bunny
Song of the Year: “WILDFLOWER” – Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
Best New Artist: Olivia Dean
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical: Cirkut
Songwriter of The Year, Non-Classical: Amy Allen
Best Pop Solo Performance: “Messy” — Lola Young
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: “Defying Gravity” — Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande
Best Pop Vocal Album: MAYHEM — Lady Gaga
Best Dance/Electronic Recording: “End Of Summer” — Tame Impala
Best Dance Pop Recording: “Abracadabra” — Lady Gaga
Best Dance/Electronic Album: EUSEXUA — FKA twigs
Best Remixed Recording: “Abracadabra – Gesaffelstein Remix” — Gesaffelstein, remixer (Lady Gaga, Gesaffelstein)
Best Rock Performance: “Changes (Live From Villa Park) Back To The Beginning” — YUNGBLUD Featuring Nuno Bettencourt, Frank Bello, Adam Wakeman, II
Best Metal Performance: “BIRDS” — Turnstile
Best Rock Song: “As Alive As You Need Me To Be” — Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, songwriters (Nine Inch Nails)
Best Rock Album: NEVER ENOUGH — Turnstile
Best Alternative Music Performance: “Alone” — The Cure
Best Alternative Music Album: Songs Of A Lost World — The Cure
Best R&B Performance: “Folded” — Kehlani
Best Traditional R&B Performance: “VIBES DON’T LIE” — Leon Thomas
Best R&B Song: “Folded” — Darius Dixson, Andre Harris, Donovan Knight, Don Mills, Kehlani Parrish, Khris Riddick-Tynes & Dawit Kamal Wilson, songwriters (Kehlani)
Best Progressive R&B Album: BLOOM — Durand Bernarr
Best R&B Album: MUTT — Leon Thomas
Best Rap Performance: “Chains & Whips” — Clipse, Pusha T & Malice Featuring Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell Williams
Best Melodic Rap Performance: “luther” — Kendrick Lamar With SZA
Best Rap Song: “tv off” — Jack Antonoff, Larry Jayy, Kendrick Lamar, Dijon McFarlane, Sean Momberger, Mark Anthony Spears & Kamasi Washington, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar Featuring Lefty Gunplay)
Best Rap Album: GNX — Kendrick Lamar
Best Spoken Word Poetry Album: Words For Days Vol. 1 — Mad Skillz
Best Jazz Performance: “Windows – Live” — Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade
Best Jazz Vocal Album: Portrait — Samara Joy
Best Jazz Instrumental Album: Southern Nights — Sullivan Fortner Featuring Peter Washington & Marcus Gilmore
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album: Without Further Ado, Vol 1 — Christian McBride Big Band
Best Latin Jazz Album: A Tribute to Benny Moré and Nat King Cole — Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Yainer Horta & Joey Calveiro
Best Alternative Jazz Album: LIVE-ACTION — Nate Smith
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: A Matter Of Time — Laufey
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album: Brightside — ARKAI
Best Musical Theater Album: Buena Vista Social Club, Marco Paguia, Dean Sharenow & David Yazbek, producers (Original Broadway Cast)
Best Country Solo Performance: “Bad As I Used To Be” (from F1 The Movie) — Chris Stapleton
Best Country Duo/Group Performance: “Amen” — Shaboozey & Jelly Roll
Best Country Song: “Bitin’ List” — Tyler Childers, songwriter (Tyler Childers)
Best Traditional Country Album: Ain’t In It For My Health — Zach Top
Best Contemporary Country Album: Beautifully Broken — Jelly Roll
Best American Roots Performance: “Beautiful Strangers” — Mavis Staples
Best Americana Performance: “Godspeed” — Mavis Staples
Best American Roots Song: “Ancient Light” — Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O’Donovan & Sara Watkins, songwriters (I’m With Her)
Best Americana Album: BIG MONEY — Jon Batiste
Best Bluegrass Album: Highway Prayers — Billy Strings
Best Traditional Blues Album: Ain’t Done With The Blues — Buddy Guy
Best Contemporary Blues Album: Preacher Kids — Robert Randolph
Best Folk Album: Wild And Clear And Blue — I’m With Her
Best Regional Roots Music Album: A Tribute To The King Of Zydeco — (Various Artists)
Best Gospel Performance/Song: “Come Jesus Come” — CeCe Winans Featuring Shirley Caesar
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song: “Hard Fought Hallelujah” — Brandon Lake With Jelly Roll; Chris Brown, Jason Bradley Deford, Steven Furtick, Benjamin William Hastings & Brandon Lake, songwriters
Best Gospel Album: Heart Of Mine — Darrel Walls, PJ Morton
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album: Coritos Vol. 1 — Israel & New Breed
Best Roots Gospel Album: I Will Not Be Moved — Live — The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
Best Latin Pop Album: Cancionera — Natalia Lafourcade
Best Música Urbana Album: DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS — Bad Bunny
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album: PAPOTA — CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso
Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano): Palabra De To’s – Seca — Carín León
Best Tropical Latin Album: Raíces — Gloria Estefan
Best Global Music Performance: “EoO” — Bad Bunny “Shrini’s Dream” – Live — Shakti
Best African Music Performance: “PUSH 2 START” — Tyla
Best Global Music Album: Caetano e Bethânia Ao Vivo — Caetano Veloso And Maria Bethânia
Best Reggae Album: BLXXD & FYAH — Keznamdi
Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album: NOMADICA — Carla Patullo Featuring The Scorchio Quartet & Tonality
Best Children’s Music Album: Harmony — FYÜTCH & Aura V
Best Comedy Album: Your Friend, Nate Bargatze — Nate Bargatze
Best Audio Book, Narration and Storytelling Recording: Meditations: The Reflections Of His Holiness The Dalai Lama — Dalai Lama
Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media: Sinners, (Various Artists), Ryan Coogler, Ludwig Göransson & Serena Göransson, compilation producers; Niki Sherrod, music supervisor
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television: Sinners, Ludwig Göransson, composer
Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media: Sword of the Sea — Austin Wintory, composer
Best Song Written For Visual Media: “Golden” — From KPop Demon Hunters, EJAE, Park Hong Jun, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seo & Mark Sonnenblick, songwriters (HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI)
Best Music Video: “Anxiety” — Doechii , James Mackel, video director; Pablo Feldman, Jolene Mendes & Sophia Sabella, video producers
Best Music Film: Music By John Williams — John Williams, Laurent Bouzereau, video director; Sara Bernstein, Laurent Bouzereau, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Meredith Kaulfers, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Steven Spielberg & Justin Wilkes, video producers
Best Recording Package: Tracks II: The Lost Albums, Meghan Foley & Michelle Holme, art directors (Bruce Springsteen)
Best Album Cover: CHROMAKOPIA, Tyler Okonma, art director (Tyler, The Creator)
Best Album Notes: Miles ’55: The Prestige Recordings  Ashley Kahn, album notes writer (Miles Davis)
Best Historical Album: Joni Mitchell Archives – Volume 4: The Asylum Years — 1976-1980, Patrick Milligan & Joni Mitchell, compilation producers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Joni Mitchell)
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical: That Wasn’t A Dream, Joseph Lorge & Blake Mills, engineers; Patricia Sullivan, mastering engineer (Pino Palladino, Blake Mills)
Best Engineered Album, Classical: Cerrone: Don’t Look Down, Mike Tierney, engineer; Alan Silverman, mastering engineer (Sandbox Percussion)
Producer Of The Year, Classical: Elaine Martone
Best Immersive Audio Album: Immersed, Justin Gray, immersive mix engineer; Michael Romanowski, immersive mastering engineer; Justin Gray, Drew Jurecka & Morten Lindberg, immersive producers (Justin Gray)
Best Instrumental Composition: “First Snow,” Remy Le Boeuf, composer (Nordkraft Big Band, Remy Le Boeuf & Danielle Wertz)
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella: “Super Mario Praise Break,” Bryan Carter, Charlie Rosen & Matthew Whitaker, arrangers (The 8-Bit Big Band)
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals: “Big Fish,” Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johnaye Kendrick, Nate Smith & Amanda Taylor, arrangers (Nate Smith Featuring säje)
Best Orchestral Performance: “Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie,” Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
Best Opera Recording: Heggie: Intelligence , Kwamé Ryan, conductor; Jamie Barton, J’Nai Bridges & Janai Brugger; Blanton Alspaugh, producer (Houston Grand Opera; Gene Scheer)
Best Choral Performance: Ortiz: Yanga , Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; Grant Gershon, chorus master (Los Angeles Philharmonic; Los Angeles Master Chorale)
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance: “Dennehy: Land Of Winter,” Alan Pierson & Alarm Will Sound
Best Classical Instrumental Solo: Shostakovich: The Cello Concertos , Yo-Yo Ma; Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album: Telemann: Ino – Opera Arias For Soprano, Amanda Forsythe, soloist; Robert Mealy, Paul O’Dette & Stephen Stubbs, conductors (Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra)
Best Classical Compendium: Ortiz: Yanga,Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; Dmitriy Lipay, producer
Best Contemporary Classical Composition: Ortiz: Dzonot, Gabriela Ortiz, composer (Alisa Weilerstein, Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Philharmonic)

Mariah Carey Rises to No. 1 on Billboard’s Adult R&B Airplay Chart with “In Your Feelings”

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Mariah Carey is all in her feelings after earning another chart-topper…

The 56-year-old half-Venezuelan American Grammy-winning singer’s 2025 single “In Your Feelings” rises from the runner-up spot to crown Billboard’s Adult R&B Airplay chart dated December 27.

Mariah Carey

The track, released and promoted through MARIAH/gamma., ascends as the most-played on U.S. panel-contributing adult R&B radio stations for December 12-18, according to Luminate.

It improved 19% in plays compared to the previous week and wins the Greatest Gainer honor for the list’s largest increase.

With “In Your Feelings,” Carey celebrates a fourth Adult R&B Airplay No. 1. She first claimed the summit via “We Belong Together,” which stitched an eight-week rule in 2005, and followed with six-week champ “Fly Like a Bird” the following year.

After that pair, she closed a 19-year gap between leaders when “Type Dangerous” scored three weeks in charge this August. (She first topped many Billboard tallies when her debut, “Vision of Love,” led the Hot 100 and Adult Contemporary charts dated August 4, 1990.)

“We Belong Together” and “Fly Like a Bird” are from Carey’s 2005 album, The Emancipation of Mimi, while “Type Dangerous” and “In Your Feelings” appear on her latest project, Here for It All.

The set was released in September and debuted at No. 1 on the Top R&B Albums chart.

Plus, as Carey had two other Adult R&B Airplay hits — “Shake It Off” (No. 6) and “Don’t Forget About Us” (No. 12) — in between the “We Belong Together” and “Fly Like a Bird” coronations, the “Type Dangerous”/“In Your Feelings” combo marks her first linking of consecutive leaders on the list.

Elsewhere, “In Your Feelings” pushes 17-12 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, which ranks songs from combined audience totals from adult R&B and mainstream R&B/hip-hop radio stations. There, it improved to 5.5 million in audience, up 21% from the prior week’s total, and captures the chart’s Greatest Gainer prize.

Carlos Santana to Receive Recording Academy’s Lifetime Achievement Award

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Carlos Santana’s lifetime of achievements is being recognized…

The Recording Academy has announced the recipients of its 2026 Special Merit Awards, with the 78-year-old Mexican guitarist and founding member of the rock band Santana to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Carlos Santana

For nearly six decades, Santana has been a pioneering force in music, fusing Afro-Latin, blues, rock, and jazz into a sound that transcends genre, culture and generation. He and his band were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1998. They made Grammy history in 2000, receiving eight Grammys in a single night, tying Michael Jackson for the single-year Grammy record. Their haul included album of the year for Supernatural and record of the year for “Smooth,” a propulsive smash featuring Rob Thomas.

A 10-time Grammy and three-time Latin Grammy winner, Santana received Billboard‘s Century Award in 1996 and the Kennedy Center Honors in 2013.

His Las Vegas residency at House of Blues is now in its 14th year.

Santana will receive the lifetime achievement award alongside fellow honorees Chaka Khan, Cher, Fela Kuti, Paul Simon and Whitney Houston.

Lifetime Achievement Awards are presented to performers who have made creative contributions of outstanding artistic significance to the field of recording. Trustees Awards are presented to individuals who have made significant contributions, other than performance, to the field of recording. Both are voted on by the academy’s national trustees.

“It’s a true honor to recognize this year’s Special Merit Award recipients — an extraordinary group whose influence spans generations, genres and the very foundation of modern music,” Harvey Mason Jr., CEO of the Recording Academy, said in a statement. “Each of these honorees has made a profound and lasting impact, and we look forward to celebrating their remarkable achievements.”

The ceremony will be held at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles on Saturday January 31, the afternoon before the 68th annual Grammy Awards at Crypto.com Arena in downtown L.A.

Kirstin Maldonado & Pentatonix Earn First No. 1 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary Chart with Frank Sinatra-Collaboration “I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm”

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Kirstin Maldonado has earned a special first on the Billboard charts.

The 33-year-old Spanish & Mexican American Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and her Pentatonix group mates’ Frank Sinatra collaboration, “I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm,” is the new No. 1 song on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart, surging four spots to the top of the list dated December 20.

Kirstin Maldonado & Pentatonix

The carol, from Pentatonix’s new album, Christmas in the City, marks Pentatonix’s first No. 1 on Adult Contemporary — or any Billboard airplay chart.

Sinatra, who died in 1998, adds his seventh Adult Contemporary No. 1 — and first since the chart dated September 30, 1967, when “The World We Knew (Over and Over)” wrapped a five-week reign. He linked five No. 1s in a row, with that single following “Somethin’ Stupid” with daughter Nancy, “That’s Life,” “Summer Wind” and “Strangers in the Night.” He first led with “It Was a Very Good Year” in February 1966.

For “I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm,” the Frank Sinatra Estate allowed Pentatonix to mix its vocals with a previously unreleased vocal take of Sinatra singing the Irving Berlin-penned classic.

“Frank Sinatra is truly the blueprint for vocalists,” Pentatonix’s Scott Hoying tells Billboard. “Being connected to his music is beyond an honor, and we feel endless gratitude for this mind-blowing opportunity. We hope to make the Sinatra family proud and truly honor his culture-altering legacy.”

The Chairman of the Board ends the longest break between Adult Contemporary No. 1s: 58 years, two months and three weeks. He also claims the longest span of ruling the chart: 59 years, 10 months and two weeks, dating to the first week at No. 1 for “It Was a Very Good Year.” Plus, he boasts the longest span of appearing on the list overall: 64 years and five months, as he placed on the inaugural edition dated July 17, 1961.

Sinatra bookends Billboard chart archives, as he sang on the No. 1 song — “I’ll Never Smile Again,” billed as by Tommy Dorsey — on the first nationwide sales chart, the National List of Best Selling Retail Records, published in the July 27, 1940, issue.