Season 29 of ABC’s “The View” with Ana Navarro to Premiere on September 8

Posted on August 26, 2025 by Tom Castaneda

Ana Navarro is coming into view again…

The View, featuring the 53-year-old Nicaraguan political strategist and commentator as a co-host, will return on ABC for Season 29 on September 8, the network has nnounced.

In addition to Navarro, the top-rated daytime talk show also features hosts Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines and Alyssa Farah Griffin.

“This is why you should always keep coming back to The View, because you never know what’s going to happen,” Goldberg says in a teaser clip of the new season released on YouTube.

According to 1iota, the free ticketing service used by the series, upcoming guests for The View include Bruce Willis’ wife, Emma Hemming Willis, and Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on September 9.

On September 11, Barbie Oscar nominee America Ferrera will join the program, which will tape a show with Shrinking actor Michael Urie, presumably to air the following day.

Matthew McConaughey will appear on the September 15 show alongside former Senator Joe Manchin. John Edward, Marlon Wayans and Robin Wright will be on “The View” on September 16, and Lily James will appear later that week.

Guests in the following days include Priscilla Presley, Shark Tank stars Barbara Corcoran and Daymond John, Regina Hall, Gloria Estefan, Tim Allen and Glen Powell and Eli Manning.

Created by Barbara Walters, The View aired its first season in 1997. The show has always featured a multi-generational panel of women who analyze and debate topical issues relating to politics, culture and entertainment.

The series has long been embroiled in controversy and, dating back to Rosie O’Donnell’s tenure as a host, has drawn the ire of Donald Trump.

In July, after Behar claimed on the program that Trump is “jealous” of former President Barack Obama, a spokesperson for Trump blasted The View, calling Behar an “irrelevant loser” and saying the show is “the next to be pulled off air.”

Karol G to Headline Halftime Show During YouTube’s Exclusive Live Broadcast of 2025 NFL São Paulo Game

Posted on August 14, 2025 by Tom Castaneda

Karol G is getting in the jogo (de futebol Americano).

The 34-year-old Colombian superstar will headline the halftime show during YouTube’s first exclusive NFL live broadcast taking place at Corinthians Arena in São Paulo, Brazil, in September, YouTube and the National Football League have announced.

Celebrating the “Sounds of Latin America through Gameday Entertainment,” the 2025 NFL São Paulo game set for September 5 will be a face-off between the reigning AFC champion Kansas City Chiefs and the Los Angeles Chargers.

“I’m so excited to be part of YouTube’s first-ever NFL live broadcast, it’s truly an honor and a moment I’m so proud to be part of,” Karol Gt, who’s making the rounds with her Billboard No. 1 album Tropicoqueta, said in a press statement. “I’ve watched many NFL halftime shows over the years and now having this opportunity to bring my music to this global stage means the world to me. I can’t wait to celebrate with everyone in São Paulo and fans all around the world.”

As part of the ongoing collaboration between the NFL and YouTube, the upcoming Chiefs and Chargers game marks YouTube’s first-ever exclusive live NFL game.

In addition to Karol helming the halftime show, Brazilian artist Ana Castela will perform the country’s national anthem “Hino Nacional Brasileiro,” and composer and jazz saxophonist Kamasi Washington will perform the U.S. national anthem.

“This broadcast is a landmark moment in our partnership with the NFL, where the worlds of football, music and creators will powerfully collide,” said Angela Courtin, VP of Sports and Entertainment Marketing at YouTube. “From the real-life manifestation of our creator community in São Paulo to a global icon like Karol G taking the stage at halftime, this partnership with the NFL is a testament to our shared vision. It’s about more than just a game; it’s a statement that the future of live sports and entertainment is global and connected.”

Tim Tubito, senior director, Global Game Presentation and Entertainment at the NFL, added: “With our incredible NFL fan base in Brazil and across the world, we worked hand-in-hand with our YouTube partners to tap into the larger Latin Pop music scene with an innovative, global artist.”

The week 1 matchup will stream free on YouTube on September 5, beginning with YouTube’s pre-game show at 7 p.m. ET and the game kicking off at 8:00 pm ET.

Orquesta Guayacán to Launch Five-Date Tour in the United States

Posted on July 5, 2025 by Tom Castaneda

Orquesta Guayacán is preparing to trek across the United States…

Following a European tour in May and June, the Colombian salsa band will kick off a five-date stint in the U.S. on July 10 at Denver’s Stampede Club.

They’ll wrap the tour on July 24 at the Flamingo Theater in Miami.

Orquesta Guayacán — known for timeless hits such as “Oiga, Mira, Vea,” “Ay Amor, Cuando Hablan Las Miradas,” and “Te Amo, Te Extraño” — will also make stops in Phoenix, Salt Lake City and New York City.

“Our tour in Europe was very important, but now that we’re going to the United States, with all the processes our Latin brothers and sisters are going through, we know our arrival is a very special moment,” Nini Caicedo, the orchestra leader alongside Alexis Lozano, tells Billboard. “We’re happy to bring joy to Latinos because joy is always a human need. It’s our mission to bring joy.”

In addition to the new tour, Guayacán is making the rounds with new single “Rumba Para Enamorar” in collaboration with Heredero.

The song tastefully laces the orchestra’s traditional salsa with Heredero’s carranga style (a rural Colombian Andean genre).

“We started out making a cumbia criolla, but since we have salsa in our veins, this fusion was born,” Caicedo explains. “It’s been very well received. Salseros don’t have the numbers that other genres have, but this song achieved a million views on YouTube already. It’s well-made traditional music, and it’s been embraced all over Colombia.”

Additionally, Caicedo reflects on the Colombian group’s upcoming 40th anniversary in 2026.

“When we started in 1986, we decided to make a living from something we’d been able to do for free all our lives. Music was our hobby,” he expresses. “We’re from a small town called Quibdó, and when Alexis and I went to Bogotá, we didn’t understand why artists and musicians would say, ‘I’m going to work.’ It never occurred to us that we’d be making a living from a hobby. That’s why we’ve lived a life of joy all this time. Joy preserves reality, your life — it doesn’t age you, it doesn’t embitter you. There hasn’t been any suffering in our career, which is why we still feel the same way as when we started.”

Here are the 2025 tour dates:

July 10 — Denver @ Stampede Club
July 11 — Phoenix @ Stratus Event Center
July 12 — Salt Lake City @ VIP Event Center SLC
July 20 — New York @ Hall de la Ciencia
July 24 — Miami @ Flamingo Theater

Grupo Frontera Earns First Entry on YouTube’s Billion Views Club with Grupo Firme-Collab “El Amor de su Vida”

Posted on June 20, 2025 by Tom Castaneda

Grupo Frontera has joined special (online) company…

The Mexican American Regional Mexican band and Grupo Firme have each achieved their first-ever entry on YouTube’s coveted Billion Views Club with their collaboration “El Amor de su Vida.

The music video, which premiered on August 3, 2023, surpassed the one billion views on Tuesday, June 17. Both Música Mexicana groups shared the news on their social media platforms.

“El Amor de Su Vida” finds Frontera’s frontman Adelaido “Payo” Solís and Firme’s own Eduin Caz weeping over the ex of their lives, who has moved on to a new relationship. “Today I saw the love of my life/ as happy as ever kissing the love of her life/ she looked at him the same way she looked at me before/ I realized I’ve lost this war,” says the sappy chorus.

In the music video, the two power groups are seen performing in front of a house as they passionately interpret the track.

“El Amor de su Vida” peaked at No. 1 on the Regional Mexican Airplay chart, where it topped for four weeks in 2023, and a No.67-high on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song is part of Frontera’s debut album El Comienzo, which scored the Texas-based group its first top 10 entry on any chart, reaching No. 4 on Top Latin Albums, No. 2 on Regional Mexican Albums and No. 39 on the all-genre Billboard 200.

Frontera’s next video to reach one billion views is “UN X100TO” with Bad Bunny, which has over 970 million views.

Juancito Earns Guinness World Record for World’s Longest-Running Podcast Hosted by a Single Person

Posted on June 16, 2025 by Tom Castaneda

Juancito has earned his place in the history books…

The Venezuelan comedian and lawyer successfully completed the world’s longest-running podcast hosted by a single person, a 43-hour marathon of live streaming from his byJuancitoTV channel on YouTube.

With the feat, Juancito becomes the first person to face and endure a challenge of this magnitude alone, pushing the podcast format to the limits and rewriting what it means to sustain a conversation.

More than 500,000 people tuned in throughout the live broadcast across seven continents, turning the achievement into a global phenomenon and a celebration of Latin talent.

The official attempt was approved by Guinness World Records and is now in the process of submitting documentary evidence for final validation.

From La Industria Bakery in the heart of Miami, more than 45 guests sat in front of his microphone over two and a half days of continuous conversation.

Among them were Wisin, Jay Wheeler, Marko, Piso 21, Luis Chataing and Nacho La Criatura, figures who not only joined the challenge but also contributed perspective, rhythm, and weight to the content.

But the only constant voice, without pauses or relief, was Juancito’s. What began as an out-of-the-box idea ended up becoming a collective experience that redefines what a podcast can be.

But the true power of this feat isn’t just in the numbers or the scope. It’s in what it represents. It’s a historic achievement for the Latino community, because no one has ever done it before. This record not only breaks individual barriers, but also highlights the creativity, resilience, and execution capacity of Latinos worldwide.

“We set the record. We created the attempt. We executed it. The world record already exists, because we made it possible,” Juancito explains with the same precision with which he crafted every second of the stream.

In an environment saturated with digital noise, Juancito relied on depth, on mental resilience, on the long-form format as an act of cultural presence.

KEY DETAILS
Start: Thursday, June 12, 2025, 10:00 p.m.
End: Saturday, June 14, 2025, 5:00 p.m.
Location: La Industria Bakery, 401 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33132
Official Streaming: byJuancitoTV YouTube Channel
Guests: Wisin, Jay Wheeler, Marko, Piso 21, Luis Chataing, Nacho La Criatura, among others
Current Status: World Record Completed (Single Host)

Anitta Teams Up with Kenia Os to Release Reggaeton Single “En 4”

Posted on April 18, 2025 by Tom Castaneda

Anitta has found her four-m…

The 32-year-old Brazilian singer & songwriter has joined voices with Mexican pop star Kenia Os to release the new reggaeton single “En 4.”

Combining Kenia Os’ pop-urban style with Anitta’s Brazilian funk, “En 4” is the first joint effort from the global artists.

It premiered on Kenia Os’ YouTube channel alongside an NSFW music video directed by Daniel Eguren.

The “En 4” visual is full of pixelated make out sessions and suggestive scenes, including nude, but pixelated, scenes of both women.

“If you don’t like it, don’t follow me/I look so pretty with my friend/We apply pressure and blow your mind,” Kenia Os sings in the introduction.

Anitta and Kenia Os teased the single with clips of the song’s visual treatment and also held an “exclusive after party” for their fan bases via YouTube following the video’s release.

“En 4” is Os’ first single of the year as the rising artist continues to build momentum in the United States, having just completed her “Pink Aura Tour,” and sharing a documentary film, or “Kenia OS: La OG.”

The release was accompanied by a live album that captured her concerts through 16 live performances.

Anitta also premiered a documentary of her own on Netflix called “Larissa: The Other Side of Anitta.”

She was originally scheduled to perform at the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, but pulled out three weeks before the festival kicked off its first weekend due to “unexpected personal reasons.”

Ralph Barbosa Signs Deal for a New Stand-Up Comedy Special with Hulu

Posted on November 12, 2024 by Tom Castaneda

There’s a new Hulu-va comedy special in Ralph Barbosa’s future.

The 28-year-old Mexican American stand-up comedian is the latest to ink a deal for a new special with Hulu.

Barbosa joins Hacks scribe Joe Mande amidst the streamer’s aggressive expansion into the stand-up space.

Barbosa’s currently untitled special will launch domestically on Hulu and Disney+ internationally at a date not yet disclosed. No other details were provided.

Barbosa is coming off of the Netflix special Ralph Barbosa: Cowabunga, which spent two weeks on the streamer’s Top 10 chart in the fall of 2023, debuting at #3.

Previously teaming with Gwen La Roka on the Max comedy special, Entre Nos: The Winners 3, he’s also put out a set for the digital series Comedy Central Stand-Up Featuring, which has topped 5.7 million views on YouTube, and unveiled a Don’t Tell Comedy performance, which now has over 6.1 million views on the same platform.

Known for his disarming and laid-back style, Barbosa has been touring North American theaters this year with his Super Cool Ass Tour. He is represented by 3 Arts Entertainment and UTA.

Hulu’s new stand-up brand, Hularious, launches on November 22 with The Skinny, the latest special from Jim Gaffigan. Other previously announced comedians bringing new specials to Hulu under the Hularious banner include Bill Burr, Chris Distefano, Ilana Glazer, Sebastian Maniscalco, Andrew Santino, and Roy Wood Jr., to name a few.

As part of its new comedy initiative, Hulu is also launching a curated collection of licensed stand-up specials ranging from iconic comedy specials to recent releases from 800 Pound Gorilla and Comedy Dynamics, among others.

Francisco Ramos Releases Debut Comedy Special “Venezuela’Merican” on YouTube

Posted on July 14, 2024 by Tom Castaneda

Francisco Ramos’ debut comedy special online is …

The Venezuelan stand-up comedian, known for his unique perspective on the immigrant experience, has posted his debut comedy special Venezuela’Merican on YouTube via 800 Pound Gorilla.

No logline was provided for the special, filmed in Las Vegas at Brad Garrett’s Comedy Club inside the MGM Grand.

Produced by Garrett, Ed Conover and 800 Pound Gorilla Records, Ramos’ special was directed by Michael Malone.

“I’m beyond thrilled for everyone to finally see the special(ito) we’ve been cooking up!” said Ramos in a statement to Deadline. “Huge shoutout to Brad Garrett for producing it and to the fantastic team at 800 Pound Gorilla for their incredible support. Now, fingers crossed for 1 million views—because that’s the magic number that might finally make my mom stop asking, “When are you getting a real job?””

Ramos’ special comes following the release of his comedy album, Vayalo!. Working as a comic over the course of the last decade, his credits include reaching the Top 10 on NBC’s Last Comic Standing, appearing in Max’s Entre Nos comedy specials, and providing voice work for the animated movie Rio.

He’s also made guest appearances on popular television shows like Shameless, Lady Dynamite, Gentefied and This Fool.

Later this year, Ramos will be seen in his first feature role in The Unexpecteds, an action comedy starring Veep‘s Matt Walsh.

Prime Video Acquires Documentary Film About Bad Gyal, “La Joia: Bad Gyal”

Posted on July 14, 2024 by Tom Castaneda

Bad Gyal is ready for Prime time…

Prime Video has acquired a documentary film about the 27-year-old Spanish singer, songwriter, DJ and model, whose real name is Alba Farelo Solé.

Titled La Joia: Bad Gyal, the original doc follows Bad Gyal, exploring how she attempted to conquer the mainstream while her debut album was postponed for over a year for reasons beyond her control.

Known for her distinctive overall use of Auto-Tune, Bad Gyal has developed a strong cult following since her musical career began in 2016, with her uploading a cover of Rihanna‘s “Work“, sung in Catalan, to YouTube.

She continued to make music as an independent artist, releasing records like “Indapanden“, “Jacaranda” and the popular “Fiebre“.

Bad Gyal later released two mixtapes: Slow Wine Mixtape (2016) and Worldwide Angel (2018), which consecrated her as an emerging artist within the Spanish urban scene.

Bad Gyal signed with Interscope Records and Aftercluv in 2019, and saw mainstream acclaim with songs like “Santa María“, “Zorra” and “Alocao“, the latter becoming the number-one song in Spain for 2019

Her debut album La Joia was released in 2024.

Vampire Films is making the film in co-production with Double Body, Entrelíneas and Nanouk Films.

David Camarero is the director behind the project.

La Joia: Bad Gyal will premiere on Prime Video at the end of this year.

Karol G to Livestream Final “Mañana Será Bonito World Tour” Concert on YouTube

Posted on July 13, 2024 by Tom Castaneda

Karol G is taking a final bow… and she wants the whole world to watch.

For the closing of her history-making Mañana Será Bonito World Tour on July 23 in Madrid, the 33-year-old Colombian singer – the first Latina to ever headline a global stadium tour – will livestream the concert on her YouTube channel for all her fans around the world to watch.

In an emotional post on Instagram that she shared on Friday (July 12), Karol G wrote in Spanish, “The time has come to close an unforgettable chapter in our lives. This album, more than songs, has been a journey of overcoming, of desire, of motivation and a band-aid for the soul. Every stadium we stepped in vibrated with the beautiful emotions that each one of you brought and we had the opportunity to fill thousands of hearts around the world. We are about to have the last concert of this tour and yes, it is hard to say goodbye to something that has meant so much to all of us, but the time has come and I want us to celebrate together! This July 23rd, our last concert, we will broadcast it through my YouTube channel, in real time, so that EVERYONE, anywhere in the world, can watch it and celebrate this beautiful thing we built together.”

The trek kicked off in the summer of 2023 in the United States, where it became the hottest ticket, selling out Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. and Metlife Stadium in New Jersey.

She also sold out the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., becoming the first Latin artist to sell out two consecutive nights at the historic venue.

This year, Karol G’s show in San José, Costa Rica sold 104,686 tickets between the two sold-out nights (March 9-10), marking the highest ticket sales ever for a concert in the country, according to Live Nation. Her two shows in Costa Rica broke the previous record set by Coldplay in 2022.

After wrapping up her Mañana Será Bonito tour in Latin America in May, Karol will make her way through Europe kicking off June 8 in Zurich and will wrap July 23 in Madrid’s Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.

According to Billboard Boxscore, in 2023, Karol — who was honored with woman of the year at Billboard‘s 2024 Women in Music event — grossed $155.3 million and sold 925,000 tickets from 20 shows. She landed at No. 11 on the 2023 Year-End Boxscore Charts.

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