Howie Dorough & Backstreet Boys to Headline Official Formula 1 Afterparty

Posted on July 9, 2026 by Tom Castaneda

Howie Dorough is revving his engines for a special afterparty.

The 52-year-old half-Puerto Rican singer and his fellow Backstreet Boys members will headline the official Formula 1 (F1) Afterparty.

Dorough, Nick Carter, Brian Littrell, AJ McLean and Kevin Richardson will headline the official post-race show after the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix on November 21.

They will take the stage after the race that will have cars zipping around the Las Vegas Strip at speeds above 200 mph. during practice runs on November 19 and 20, as well as qualifying on the 20th and the headline event on the 21st.

The F1 series is returning to Sin City after a sold-out 2025 event that featured sets from T-Pain, MGK, Zedd, Sofi Tukker, Jess Glynne, Cimafunk, Balu Brigada, Cassian and others.

“Las Vegas is the only place in the world where Formula 1, the Backstreet Boys and Sphere can come together for one unforgettable night,” said Las Vegas Grand Prix, Inc. president/CEO Emily Prazer in a statement about the show that will kick off at 11:30 pm. “F1 Afterparty reflects what makes the Las Vegas Grand Prix so distinctive, giving fans the opportunity to see an iconic group like the Backstreet Boys perform at Sphere as part of a race weekend experience you can’t find anywhere else.”

Fans can access the F1 Afterparty through a number of limited edition race ticket packages on sale here now.

“As Las Vegas welcomes visitors from around the world for Formula 1 weekend, Sphere will once again deliver entertainment at a scale unmatched by any other venue,” added Sphere president/CEO Jen Koester of the 50-lap race that will unfold on a 3.8-mile circuit in the heart of the Strip, blitzing past some of the city’s most iconic landmarks. “F1 Afterparty will feature the Backstreet Boys, whose critically acclaimed, sold-out Sphere performances exemplify our commitment to bringing iconic artists together with groundbreaking technology to create experiences only Sphere can deliver.”

The Backstreet Boys launched their Into the Millennium Sphere residency in Las Vegas in July 2025 and added what they said were the final dates for this summer, culminating with an August 29 show.

Melanie Martinez Among Headlining Acts for This Year’s Lollapalooza Festival in Chicago

Posted on March 19, 2024 by Tom Castaneda

Melanie Martinez is headed to the Windy City…

The 28-year-old Puerto Rican and Dominican American singer and former The Voice contestant will be among the headlining acts at this summer’s Lollapalooza festival in Chicago.

Martinez is among a roster of headlining acts for the August 1-4 music event that includes SZA, Tyler, The Creator, blink-182, The Killers, Future X Metro Boomin, Hozier, Stray Kids and Skrillex.

Among the 170 acts that will perform on eight stages includes Deftones, Tate McRae, Laufey with the Chicago Philharmonic, Reneé Rapp, Lizzy McAlpine, Zedd, Fisher, Zeds Dead, Dominic Fike, Labrinth, Pierce the Veil, Victoria Monét, Sexyy Red, Teddy Swims, Faye Webster, Benson Boone, Jungle, Two Door Cinema Club, Killer Mike, Ive, Vince Staples, Kesha, Galantis, Kevin Abstract, Ethel Cain, Chappell Roan, Megan Mornoey, Teezo Touchdown and many more.

Fans can sign up now for the 2024 presale, which will kick off on Thursday (March 21) from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm ET; the presale is the only way to guarantee the lowest price on 4-day general admission, GA+, VIP and Platinum tickets. Ticket prices will increase at 1:00 pm ET when the public onsale begins; click here for ticketing information. One-day tickets and the lineup-by-day rundown will be available at a later date.

Last summer’s event featured headlining sets from Billie Eilish, Lana Del Rey, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Kendrick Lamar, Odesza, Karol G, TOMORROW X TOGETHER and The 1975.

The four-day extravaganza that sets up in Grant Park in downtown Chicago draws more than 400,000 fans to the massive party near Lake Michigan.

Jhené Aiko to Perform “America the Beautiful” at Super Bowl LVI

Posted on February 1, 2022 by Tom Castaneda

Jhené Aiko is preparing for a beautiful moment…

The 33-year-old part-Spanish and Dominican American Grammy-nominated singer and songwriter will perform “America the Beautiful” before the start of the game at Super Bowl LVI on February 13.

Country star Mickey Guyton will sing “The Star-Spangled Banner” before the game, while Sandra Mae Frank, who plays Dr. Wilder on NBC’s New Amsterdam, is set to perform both songs in American Sign Language on behalf of the National Association of the Deaf.

Also set to take the pregame stage is veteran gospel duo Mary Mary, who will accompanied by the LA Philharmonic’s Youth Orchestra Los Angeles on “Lift Every Voice and Sing.”

Zedd will serve as the pregame DJ.

NBC will telecast the Big Game from SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. The NFL championship will pit the hometown Los Angeles Rams against the AFC champion Cincinnati Bengals.

The game will also air on Telemundo and stream live on Peacock.

Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige and Kendrick Lamar will headline the Super Bowl Halftime Show. The quintet, which never have appeared together onstage, have 43 Grammys and 22 No. 1 albums among them.

Fat Joe to Appear on the Upcoming “MDA Kevin Hart Kids Telethon”

Posted on October 20, 2020 by Tom Castaneda

Fat Joe’s got hart… And, he’s ready to share it with the world.

The 50-year-old Puerto Rican and Cuban American rapper, whose real name Joseph Antonio Cartagena, will take part in the MDA Kevin Hart Kids Telethon, the upcoming two-hour special hosted by Hart that reimagines the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s annual variety show fundraiser.

Fat Joe joins a lineup of talent additions that includes Don Cheadle, Common, Cindy Crawford, Whitney Cummings, Stephen Curry, Zachary Levi and Kelly Rowland.

The special, which will benefit the MDA and Help From the Hart Charity, streams live on Saturday from 8:00 – 10:00 p.m. ET on Hart’s LOL Network and its digital platforms YouTube and Pluto TV, as well as on TikTok, Triller and Twitch.

SiriusXM will air an encore of the show on its Laugh Out Loud Radio channel on October 26 at 4:00 pm ET and again the next day at 10:00 am ET.

The telethon will feature entertainment, comedy, musical performances and MDA’s Let’s Play For a Cure gaming elements, a gaming stream hosted by Zedd running simultaneously. A Telethon Showcase to celebrate the members of the neuromuscular community and hosted by Nancy O’Dell and Jann Carl will follow the two-hour main show. It will stream on the MDA’s Facebook page.

As a warmup, an MDA-hosted online auction on CharityBuzz featuring items from Serena Williams, Curry and others launches Friday at mda.org/telethon.

The latest talent additions to the lineup join previously announced guests including Garcelle Beauvais, Aloe Blacc, Jack Black, Usain Bolt, Bryan Cranston, Adam Devine, Josh Gad, Liz Gillies, Aldis Hodge, Edwin Hodge, Michael B. Jordan, DJ Khaled, Daniel Levy, Loni Love, Leslie Mann, Jillian Mercado, Robin Thicke, Gabrielle Union Wade and John David Washington.

Jonathan Krisel is directing.

Kehlani Collaborates with Zedd on New Single, “Good Thing”

Posted on September 25, 2019 by Tom Castaneda

Kehlani has a good thing coming…

The 24-year-old part-Mexican and part-Spanish American singer has joined voices with Zedd.

The hit producer has shared a snippet of his forthcoming single called “Good Thing” with Kehlani.

An innocent, syncopated synth bounces softly as if in intro. While there isn’t a preview of the singer’s work, one can imagine she’s put on her dance-pop best.

This is Zedd and Kehlani’s first collaboration. She usually works in the pop, hip-hop and R&B worlds, though she did famously appear on Calvin Harris‘ funk tune “Faking It” with Lil Yachty.

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“Good Thing” follows Zedd’s Katy Perry collab “365,” released in February.

The Kehlani single is due out Friday, September 27.

Camila Cabello to Perform at This Year’s American Music Awards

Posted on October 4, 2018 by Tom Castaneda

Camila Cabello is ready to take a major stage…

The 21-year-old Cuban and Mexican singer is one of the latest superstars to join the performers roster for this year’s American Music Awards.

Cabello will perform tracks from her Billboard 200-topping album from earlier this year.

Cabello, Shawn Mendes and Zedd join previously announced 2018 AMAs performers Dua Lipa, Carrie Underwood, Mariah Carey and Taylor Swift, who will open this year’s show.

The broadcast will feature several other highly anticipated team-ups, including a performance from benny blanco, Halsey and Khalid; Cardi B with Bad Bunny and J Balvin; Ciara and Missy Elliott; and Post Malone featuring Ty Dolla $ign.

What’s more, Panic! At The Disco will pay homage to Queen with a performance of “Bohemian Rhapsody,” and there will also be a special tribute to the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin.

The 2018 American Music Awards will broadcast live from Los Angeles at 8:00 pm ET on October 9.

Selena Gomez & Marshmello’s Single “Wolves” Reaches No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Dance/Electronic Songs Chart

Posted on November 9, 2017 by Tom Castaneda

Selena Gomez is having a dancetastic week…

The 25-year-old Mexican American singer/actress’ collaboration with Marshmello, “Wolves,” rises 7-1 on Billboard‘s Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart dated November 18, following its first full tracking week.

The song debuted a week ago with a day’s worth of streaming and sales data.

Gomez, Billboard‘s 2017 Woman of the Year honoree, earns her second No. 1 and first as a lead act, after “I Want You to Know” (by Zedd featuring Gomez), which spent six weeks at No. 1 in March and April 2015. “Wolves” is Marshmello’s first leader on the list.

“Wolves” reigns with 13 million U.S. streams, 8 million in all-format radio audience and 28,000 downloads sold, according to Nielsen Music.

It holds at No. 1 on the Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales chart and soars 13-2 on the Dance/Electronic Streaming Songs chart, behind Marshmello’s “Silence” (featuring Khalid) in the latter’s 10th week at the top.

On the all-genre Billboard Hot 100, “Wolves” vaults 88-35. Gomez earns her 19th top 40 Hot 100 hit, and 14th in a row, dating to “Love You Like a Love Song” (by Gomez and The Scene), which hit No. 22 in March 2012. She’s notched four top 40 entries apiece in both 2016 and 2017.

Meanwhile, a toast to Marshmello, who celebrates his first top 40 Hot 100 hit. He previously hit a No. 42 high with “Silence,” which remains near its peak this week, at No. 50.

Demi Lovato to Release New Single “Sorry Not Sorry” Next Week

Posted on July 6, 2017 by Tom Castaneda

Demi Lovato is preparing to offer a special apology this month…

The 24-year-old part-Mexican American singer/actress will release her new single “Sorry Not Sorry” on July 11.

Lovato teased an instrumental of the track on Instagram on Wednesday (July 5) and posted a video on Twitter the next day revealing the song’s title.

Coming off of a successful start to 2017, being named one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the Spring and teaming up with Fabletics for her own charitable athletic wear collection, Lovato is also releasing an album later this year.

“My fans can look forward to that.” Lovato told Billboard in May. “It’s more soulful and I want to go more R&B with it.”

Meantime, Lovato is a headliner at the Billboard Hot 100 Festival on July 19-20 at Jones Beach Theater, alongside Big Sean, Major Lazer, Zedd and 50+ other incredible acts.

Gomez’s Collaboration with Kygo “It Ain’t Me” Rises Up Billboard’s Dance Charts

Posted on February 26, 2017 by Tom Castaneda

Selena Gomez is dancing her way up the charts…

The 24-year-old Mexican American actress and singer’s collaboration with Kygo, “It Ain’t Me,” rises imto No. 9 Billboard‘s Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart (dated March 4 has reached No. 9 on the charts.

“It Ain’t Me” (crediting both Kygo and Gomez as leads) is the second top 10 debut for both acts. Kygo’s “Stay,” featuring Maty Noyes, started at No. 8 in December 2015, while “I Want You to Know” (by Zedd featuring Gomez) made a No. 9 entry in March 2015. The new track is the third overall top 10 for Kygo and the second for Gomez.

Following its February 16 release, “It Ain’ Met” sold 19,000 downloads in the week ending that day, according to Nielsen Music, also good for a No. 4 start on Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales. That sum plus 1.7 million U.S. streams and 14 million radio airplay audience impressions (through Febriury 19) all contribute to the track’s high Hot Dance/Electronic Songs debut. Following a full first week of tracking, ” It Ain’t Me ” should make a notable advance on the March 11-dated list, as well as jump from its No. 93 debut on the Billboard Hot 100.

Gomez to Perform at KIIS FM’s 2015 Jingle Ball

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Tom Castaneda

(Jingle) balls will be ringing for Selena Gomez this holiday season.

Los Angeles’ KIIS FM has officially revealed the lineup for the radio station’s edition of Jingle Ball 2015, with the 23-year-old half-Mexican American singer/actress making the list.

Gomez will be using her appearance to promote her latest studio album, Revival, which will be released this week.

It’ll be Gomez’s third appearance at Jingle Ball. She first performed with her former band The Scene in 2010. She performed as a solo artist in 2013.

In addition to Gomez, the lineup includes One Direction, The Weeknd, 5 Seconds of Summer, Zedd and Ellie Goulding, along wth newcomers like Shawn Mendes, Tove Lo, Charlie Puth, Hailee Steinfeld and Joe Jonas’ DNCE.

Presented by Capitol One, the show hits the Staples Center on December 4 at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets go on sale October 12 at 10 am PT, but Capitol One cardholders can snag tickets on Tuesday at 10 am PT.

$1 from each ticket goes to the Ryan Seacrest Foundation.

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