This week, Billboard’s New Music Friday Guide: Latin roundup — curated with key recommendations by Billboard Latin and Billboard Español editors — features a number of new songs and albums, including Bizarrap and Myke Towers’ “BZRP Music Session #42/66,” Becky G’s “Patrona” and Kane Rodriguez’s album Loco Soñador.
Released Wednesday, Argentinian producer Bizarrap dropped his latest music session featuring Puerto Rican artist Myke Towers. “BZRP Music Session #42/66” is the producer’s first session of the year. His previous one, “BZRP Music Session #0/66,” dropped in late 2025 and featured another Puerto Rican music icon, Daddy Yankee.
The music session with Towers was released in two different acts. In the first one, Towers’ signature melodic rapping style takes precedence while Bizarrap’s bass-heavy, hip-hop-driven beats deliver the undertone. Through the lyrics, the rapper pays homage to his roots, rapping about his elevated lifestyle while making it clear that Puerto Rico remains on his mind no matter where his career takes him.
In the second part of the collaboration comes “Boobytrap,” a long-awaited track that fans have anticipated ever since an early snippet surfaced years ago. In the trap-leaning rap song, Towers shows off his lyrical tenacity, rapping about his lifestyle and how he now has the respect he didn’t get before from others in the industry. The song title “Boobytrap” refers to a famous strip club in Miami, also named Boobytrap, which the artist claims to visit whenever in South Florida.
Meanwhile, artists such as Hermanos Espinoza, Kane Rodriguez, Fuerza Régida and Mariangela also dropped new music this week.
The most recent New Music Latin poll was topped by Feid’s El Moco Verde with more than 49.53% of the vote. Which release this week do you think is best? Give these new releases a spin and vote for your favorite new Latin music release below.
Editor’s Note: The results of the weekly New Music Latin poll will be posted if the poll generates more than 1,000 votes. This poll closes at 11 a.m. ET on Monday, June 29.
Hyuuganatsu, Minoji Kurata, Touko Shino’s Kusuriya no Hitorigoto (The Apothecary Diaries) Vol. 22 debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Book Hot 100, on the list released June 25.
The volume is the latest installment of the manga version of the title, serialized in Gekkan Sunday GX. The volume bows atop the chart with three metrics landing in the top 10: No. 1 for e-books, No. 2 for brick-and-mortar and No. 9 for EC.
Blue Lock Vol. 39 follows at No. 2, leading the brick-and-mortar metric. Last week’s No. 1, the manga version of Tensei Shitara Suraimu Datta Ken (That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime) Vol. 32, comes in at No. 3.
Kotaro Isaka’s 777 Triple Seven hits No. 5. The paperback edition of the latest entry in his “assassin” series originally published in 2023 went on sale June 16. The title places No. 4 in social media, reflecting a renewed wave of attention. Asako Yuzuki’s BUTTER was also released on paperback this week and jumps from outside the top 20 to No. 10.
The Billboard Japan Book Hot 100 is a comprehensive chart combining physical sales, e-books, library loans, subscription data and social media activity. Below are the top 10 titles on this week’s list, tracking the period from June 15 to 21.
(Numbers in parentheses indicate the title’s metric placements for brick-and-mortar, EC, e-books, subscriptions, and social media, top 20 only. English title given if translations or adaptations exist.)
1. Kusuriya no Hitorigoto ~ Maomao no Kokyu Nazotoki Techo ~ (The Apothecary Diaries) Vol. 21, Hyuuganatsu, Minoji Kurata, Touko Shino (2/9/1/–/–)
2. Blue Lock Vol. 39, Muneyuki Kaneshiro, Yusuke Nomura (1/–/2/–/–)
3. Tensei Shitara Suraimu Datta Ken (That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime) Vol. 32 (Comic Edition), Taiki Kawakami, Fuse, Mitz Vah (3/–/15/–/–)
4. Tsuki ga Michibiku Isekai Douchuu (Tsukimichi: Moonlit Fantasy) Vol. 17, Kotora Kino, Kei Azumi (5/–/8/–/–)
5. 777 Triple Seven, Kotaro Isaka (6/–/–/–/4)
6. ONE PIECE CHOPPER’s Vol. 1, from ONE PIECE (by Eiichiro Oda) (4/18/–/–/–)
7. Fire Dome Vol. 1, Mizuki Tsujimura (11/12/–/–/1)
8. PRODUCE 101 JAPAN Shinsekai FAN BOOK, PRODUCE 101 JAPAN (–/1/–/–/–)
9. Henna Ie (The Strange House) Vol. 7, Uketsu, Kyo Ayano (10/–/6/–/–)
10. BUTTER, Asako Yuzuki (–/10/–/7/5)
“The show starts now,” says lead singer Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist in perfect Spanish to energize the crowd at Peru’s National Stadium. The audience responds with cheers and the chorus of the song “Enough Is Enough.” The scene, captured in their documentary The Hives Live in Latin America, showcases the intensity of the Swedish band’s recent tour through the region, as well as their connection with the language.
“I wouldn’t say I know Spanish, but I know enough to say some stuff on stage,” Almqvist tells Billboard Español. He explains that he first learned the language at age 16, taking classes for one year in school, though his real contact with Spanish began two decades ago, mainly during The Hives’ early tours in Latin America.
“Actually, the last tour with My Chemical Romance was my first attempt at not speaking English at all between the songs, and it worked out,” he adds, speaking in English. “I even did Portuguese in Brazil, and that worked out, too. People seem to really like me doing it, so I’m going to keep doing it regardless of my skill level.”
The connection between the quintet from Fagersta, Sweden, and their Latin American fans is nothing new. The rock band has been visiting countries like Mexico, Brazil and Argentina for over 20 years, first arriving with their 2004 album Tyrannosaurus Hives. Since then, they’ve been slowly incorporating Spanish and Portuguese into their shows, as seen in their documentary, which premiered Thursday (June 25) on their YouTube channel.
The Hives Live in Latin America follows the band through Peru, Colombia, Chile, Brazil, Argentina and Mexico, documenting not only some of their most explosive stadium performances in front of thousands of people but also behind-the-scenes moments and parts of their journey through Latin American cities.
Beyond the language, local culture is also integrated into their live shows. In Mexico, during their performance at Estadio GNP Seguros as the opening act for My Chemical Romance this past February, the group was introduced by luchadores El Hijo del Santo and Santo Jr., both heirs to the iconic masked wrestler El Santo.
“Santo is in the kind of ’90s garage rock that we were really into,” says Almqvist. “There were bands that wrote songs about Santo — a band called Southern Culture On The Skids that had a record maybe, so we were aware of him from garage rock. And we were wrestling fans when we were kids. It’s got the same physical show element, the same physical entertainment value that our shows have.”
Part of the experience of touring Latin America has also allowed the members of The Hives to dive into the region’s vast cuisine. Mexican tacos al pastor have been a special discovery for the band’s frontman, he shares in the interview. “I recently started eating meat a little bit after 20, 30 years as a vegetarian. So I’m into the al pastor, which is kind of new to me,” he reveals.
The Hives Live in Latin America combines live performances with everyday moments of the band in the main capitals of Latin America. “First, more music from Los Hives,” Almqvist shouts in Spanish to the crowd in the opening scene of the film, announcing the emotional journey the viewer will take alongside the band. With more than a quarter of a century of experience, The Hives traveled through Latin America earlier this year, reaffirming a timeless truth night after night: no one leaves unchanged after seeing them live.
“We already miss all of our Mexican and South American fans and we hope we can come back sooner rather than later,” Almqvist says. “I don’t really know in what form or shape, but you know we really like it here. Can’t stress that enough.”
Watch The Hives Live In Latin America in full below.
Josh Ross achieves his first Billboard Country Airplay No. 1 as “Hate How You Look” rises a spot in its 40th week on the chart dated July 4. The song drew 32.7 million audience impressions (up 4%) June 19-25, according to Luminate.
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Written by Jessica Farren, Chris McKenna, Nicholas Sainato and Christian Yancey, the track assumes the lead from Ella Langley’s “Be Her,” which descends to No. 3 after a four-week run at the summit. Ross’ sole prior Country Airplay entry, “Single Again,” reached No. 2 last summer, in its 68th week.
Ross is the second artist this year to secure a first Country Airplay No. 1, among 12 total leaders (a 16.7% success rate); Tucker Wetmore’s “Brunette” led in May. Three acts earned career-first leaders in 2025, of 20 No. 1s overall (15%): Corey Kent (“This Heart”), Hootie & the Blowfish (“Bottle Rockets,” with Scotty McCreery) and Chase Matthew (“Darlin’”). There were nine first-timers in 2024, out of 27 No. 1s (33.3%). Since the start of 2016, 54 artists have notched first No. 1s on the ranking, among 314 total leaders (17.2%).
Keepin’ On Truckin’
Bailey Zimmerman lands his seventh Country Airplay top 10 as “Chevy Silverado” revs 11-9 (17.8 million, up 5%) in its 37th week. It follows “Backup Plan,” which rose to No. 2 last September.
Zimmerman has reached the top 10 in 25 weeks on average across his trips to the tier, making “Chevy Silverado” one of his longer climbs. Only “Holy Smokes,” which took 44 weeks, needed more time, while “Backup Plan” marked his fastest ascent, 11 weeks.
Top Debuts
Cole Swindell’s “Girl Dad” opens at No. 26 on Country Airplay (5.8 million). Plus, Jelly Roll’s “Hands Up” enters at No. 28 (5.6 million). The acts boast eight and nine career No. 1s, respectively.
All charts dated July 4 will update Tuesday, June 30, on Billboard.com.
Eslabón Armado returns with Nocturno, the group’s ninth studio album, where its signature regional Mexican sound stays front and center, now joined by vocal turns from guests including Peso Pluma, Gabito Ballesteros, Clave Especial and Calle 24.
Released Friday (June 26) via Interscope, the 16-track set includes songs like “Ojos de Diabla,” “Corta Venas,” “Siempre, Siempre,” “Nunca He Llorado” and “Que No Se Apague.”
“Most of the lyrics are mine, and the music came from my bandmates Brian and Damián,” singer-songwriter Pedro Tovar tells Billboard Español. “Before, I used to be a little more involved in the studio with them, but this time I gave them full freedom to do whatever they wanted. We really loved how it turned out.”
Nocturno moves from requintos to charchetas, through corridos and all the way into urban sounds. Lyrically, while the songs draw from everyday situations and colloquial expressions, the band continues to steer clear of the explicit language that defines much of música tumbada. “That’s what got us to where we are — always singing about love, and of course pain too, for fans going through tough times. But we’ve never disrespected women,” Tovar says. “Never.”
Tovar wrote and produced “Ella Baila Sola,” his global hit with Peso Pluma, which spent 19 weeks at No. 1 on Hot Latin Songs and six weeks atop the Billboard Global 200, and reached No. 4 on the Hot 100. The group’s 2023 album Desvelado, which included “Baila,” topped both Top Latin Albums and Top Regional Mexican Albums, and hit No. 6 on the all-genre Billboard 200.
At the time, many gave Peso most of the credit for the song’s success, even though it was an Eslabón Armado track. Tovar felt sidelined when the Mexican star’s fame exploded — especially when Peso performed it solo on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. “There were some tense moments, but over time everything cooled off. It wasn’t until a year later that I realized just how massive the song was, when I heard it in so many countries during a trip,” he says. “Peso and I have been messaging for a while, and that’s how the new collab happened.”
That new collaboration is “Amigos con Derechos,” a corrido tumbado about a love triangle.
Eslabón Armado is now gearing up for its Amor Nocturno Tour, a 28-date U.S. run promoted by Live Nation that kicks off July 24 in Phoenix and wraps Dec. 5 in San Diego. On Aug. 7, the group will play YouTube Theater in L.A., where Peso Pluma is expected to join as a guest.
The band also has 12 shows lined up across Mexico, including a Sept. 6 performance at Mexico City’s Festival Arre. There, they’ll cross paths with collaborators Gabito Ballesteros, Calle 24 and Clave Especial — and plan to share the stage with them at the event.
Below, Tovar breaks down five essential songs from Nocturno.
This year, June is ending with a particularly stacked slate of new music releases, thanks to musicians such as Phoebe Bridgers, Sombr and more.
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On Friday (June 26), the Boygenius band member finally released her first piece of new solo music in six years, dropping single “Lost Boys” ahead of her recently announced album Lost Weekend. The relaxed-tempo track finds Bridgers — who premiered the song live on her series of secret pop-up performances earlier in the year — examining the type of unmoored man she tends to attract, often finding herself as the person who gets left.
Continuing his run of strong singles, Sombr has followed up “Homewrecker” and “Potential” with new track “My Body Isn’t Ready,” one of his most personal confessionals to date as he laments feeling too insecure in his physique to be intimate with someone else.
Also new on streaming services on the tail end of June are tracks by Steve Lacy and SZA — who teamed up on duet “Is It Cool?” — and Gracie Abrams, whose single “Look at My Life” marks the second taste of upcoming third album Daughter From Hell fans have gotten. Plus, Katy Perry breaks free from her past on “Watch It Burn,” while Axwell teams up with Bonn on “Whatever Turns You On,” Cobrah joins forces with Grimes on “Sign From God,” and TEEKS shares “My Boy” as KWN drops the EP And All Pride Aside.
That’s a lot of new music to choose from, but Billboard still wants to know your favorite. Vote for the release you’re most excited by in the poll below.
Jay-Z spent Thursday (June 25) celebrating the 30th anniversary of his seminal debut album Reasonable Doubt. Giving fans a chance to continue the celebrations, Roc Nation teamed up with Google Maps to highlight locations across NYC that played an integral role in Jay-Z’s Hall of Fame career.
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Studios where Jay recorded greatness without a pen are included, such as Jungle City, Manhattan Center Studios, D&D Studios and The Hit Factory. Plenty of concert venues made the cut as well, like the iconic Madison Square Garden, Yankee Stadium, Webster Hall and Radio City Music Hall.
The Tunnel was an NYC hip-hop staple in the ’90s. Launched by Pete Gatien, the nightclub’s Mecca parties on Sunday nights became the place to be for rappers. Nearby Pier 61 is listed as one of the locations synonymous with Hov’s career and he spent plenty of time there during The Tunnel’s era of nightlife dominance.
Other spots highlight Hov’s origins inside Building 1 in the Marcy Houses, where he called home, to his evolution as a mogul when he launched the 40/40 Club.
Roc Nation launched a pair of Jay-Z pop-ups celebrating 30 years of Reasonable Doubt and the 25th anniversary of The Blueprint. Dumbo is hosting a cultural archive at Smack Mellon (92 Plymouth Street), which is filled with commemorative merchandise and artifacts surrounding the iconic LPs.
Another activation includes a collaboration with Spotify, which is taking over the J and Z subway lines at Bowery station in Manhattan’s Lower East Side this weekend. Most of the merchandise has now been made available online at Roc Nation’s website.
Jay-Z made appearances at both activations on Thursday alongside his daughter Blue Ivy and many of the Roc-A-Fella affiliates that were with him during the RD era. “Yeah, of course it’s the first one,” Jay told Complex about Reasonable Doubt being the most important album in his career. “It’s the one that set it all off.”
Hov finished off Thursday night puffing on a cigar from the rooftop of Roc Nation’s headquarters, watching fireworks light up the NYC skyline above the Hudson River.
Next stop, Jay returns to the stage in NYC for a trifecta of shows at Yankee Stadium July 10-12.
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Después de casi dos décadas sin publicar un álbum de estudio, Violadores del Verso prepara su esperado regreso. El legendario grupo zaragozano conformado por Kase.O, Lírico, SHO-HAI y R de Rumba volverá a los escenarios con una nueva gira y, además, trabaja en material inédito que marcará su reencuentro discográfico.
La noticia fue confirmada por Kase.O, quien aseguró que el regreso del grupo responde a una necesidad compartida tanto por los integrantes como por sus seguidores. “Es una deuda con el destino y con la peña”, explicó el rapero al referirse a la reunión de una de las formaciones más influyentes de la historia del hip hop en español.
Aunque los detalles sobre el álbum todavía son escasos, el anuncio supone el primer proyecto de estudio de la agrupación desde Vivir para contarlo, publicado en 2006 y considerado uno de los discos fundamentales del rap en español. Desde entonces, cada uno de sus miembros desarrolló exitosas carreras en solitario, alimentando durante años los rumores sobre una eventual reunión.
La vuelta de Violadores del Verso representa uno de los acontecimientos más esperados por los seguidores del género. A lo largo de su trayectoria, el grupo no solo redefinió el rap hecho en España, sino que también dejó una profunda huella en toda la escena hispanohablante gracias a álbumes como Genios, Vicios y virtudes y Vivir para contarlo.
Por ahora no se han revelado fechas concretas de la gira ni la fecha de lanzamiento del nuevo trabajo, pero el anuncio ya ha despertado una enorme expectativa entre varias generaciones de fans que llevan años esperando el regreso de Doble V.
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La música del período clásico encuentra en Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart a uno de sus máximos exponentes. Sus composiciones, caracterizadas por el equilibrio, la claridad, la elegancia y un extraordinario dominio de la melodía y la armonía, han trascendido el paso del tiempo y lo han consolidado como una figura fundamental en la historia de la música, puente entre los períodos barroco y romántico. Hoy, su legado vuelve a cobrar protagonismo con el hallazgo de un cuaderno que reúne siete partituras inéditas atribuidas al genio austríaco.
Las obras que se mantenían en las sombras fueron halladas en los archivos de la Biblioteca Nacional de Francia. Las partituras van especialmente dirigidas para flauta y arpa, y fueron compuestas por Mozart durante su estancia en París en 1778. El cuaderno de 44 páginas está conformado de lecciones de composición para su entonces alumna y arpista Marie Louise Philippine de Bonnières de Guînes (1759-1795), también hija del duque de Guînes. Las lecciones fueron impartidas diariamente por el músico austríaco de mayo a julio de 1778. Sus enseñanzas terminaron con la boda de Mademoiselle de Guînes el 26 de julio.
El hallazgo fue realizado por François-Pierre Goy, conservador de las colecciones musicales anteriores a 1800 del Departamento de Música de la Biblioteca Nacional de Francia, quien localizó las partituras de Mozart en un cuaderno de música anónimo y sin título, datado a finales del siglo XVIII. La atribución fue confirmada posteriormente por Laurence Decobert, especialista en los manuscritos y la caligrafía del compositor, quien verificó minuciosamente la escritura del cuaderno. Su experiencia en la materia quedó respaldada por su labor como curadora de la exposición Mozart, una pasión francesa, organizada por la Biblioteca Nacional en 2017. Finalmente, en abril de 2026, el manuscrito fue sometido al análisis de Armin Brinzing, director de la Biblioteca Mozartiana del Mozarteum de Salzburgo, quien también avaló la autenticidad de las partituras y subrayó el extraordinario valor histórico y musicológico del descubrimiento.
Gilles Pécout, presidente de la Biblioteca Nacional de Francia, admite que este descubrimiento es “uno de los más importantes de las últimas décadas” porque “permite documentar la última estancia de Mozart en París” y porque revela, en su vida cotidiana, “el diálogo con su alumna”.
También agregó: “Me complace reiterar que Mozart también se siente como en casa en la Biblioteca Nacional de Francia, gracias a las donaciones y adquisiciones que han convertido a nuestro Departamento de Música en el segundo mayor archivo mozartiano después de Salzburgo. La identificación de este autógrafo confirma la universalidad de nuestras colecciones y sugiere la promesa de nuevas y fructíferas colaboraciones científicas y artísticas internacionales, en particular con Austria”.
Este descubrimiento es de gran relevancia para la historia de la música, pues nos da una herramienta de estudio para explorar la forma de enseñanza de Mozart, así como su composición. El cuaderno reúne el tipo de ejercicios que Mozart describió con detalle en una carta dirigida a su padre el 14 de mayo de 1778. En ella, el compositor lamentaba la escasa creatividad musical de su alumna, una limitación que, según él mismo señalaba, la joven reconocía abiertamente.
Estas nuevas partituras han sido reveladas al mundo entero a través de la Orquesta Filarmónica, quienes las interpretaron por primera vez en público el 21 de junio en el Oval Room de la Biblioteca Nacional de Francia. Los músicos que la conforman son Mathilde Calderini, flautista principal, y Nicolas Tulliez, arpista.
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