Ricky Martin to Perform at the Halftime Show of the 2026 NFL Rio Game in Brazil 

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Ricky Martin is preparing for a Latin American halftime show…

The 54-year-old Puerto Rican superstar will perform at the halftime show of the 2026 NFL Rio Game in Brazil alongside and Brazilian DJ, singer and producer Pedro Sampaio on September 27, the National Football League’s biggest international season to date.

Ricky MartinThe Baltimore Ravens will face the Dallas Cowboys that Sunday at Rio de Janeiro’s Maracanã Stadium, marking the first NFL regular-season game in the city.

The performance will be the second of a record seven halftime shows during the NFL’s 2026 International Games, which will span seven countries and four continents.

The game will begin at 4:25 p.m. ET.

“I grew up in Rio de Janeiro, seeing Maracanã Stadium as a place where history was made,” Sampaio said in a statement. “I never imagined that my first time performing on that field would be alongside Ricky Martin, who has always been a huge inspiration to me. “Maracanã is part of the history of both sports and music, and being part of this moment — especially at the first NFL game in my hometown — is something I’ll carry with me for the rest of my life.”

The Brazilian funk artist has amassed more than 14 billion audio and video streams worldwide, according to a press release, and more than 11 million monthly Spotify listeners.

He has collaborated with Latin music giants like Anitta, Pabllo Vittar, J Balvin and Nicky Jam, and was nominated for a Latin Grammy in 2024.

Martin, who has sold more than 95 million albums worldwide throughout his three-decade career — and achieved a historic Hot 100 No. 1 with “Livin’ La Vida Loca,” among other chart achievements — said the performance will bring him back to “one of my favorite places in the world: Rio.”

“Being part of another historic NFL event alongside Pedro Sampaio is incredibly exciting,” Martin added. “There’s nothing quite like the energy of the Brazilian people, and I can’t wait to reunite with our fans and perform live at the iconic Maracanã.”

In February, Martin joined Bad Bunny during his 2026 Super Bowl halftime show to perform the chorus of Benito’s “LO QUE LE PASÓ A HAWAii.”

Tim Tubito, senior director of global game presentation, music and entertainment at the NFL, stated, “Over the past year, the NFL has embraced the global power and cultural influence of Latin music, and Pedro Sampaio and Ricky Martin each have a unique connection with fans across Brazil, Latin America and beyond.”

The performance will be broadcast live in Brazil on Globo’s channels GETV and sportv. Limited-edition merchandise commemorating the halftime show will be available at NFL Shops in Rio.

The announcement follows the previously confirmed performance of the Jonas Brothers at the 2026 NFL Melbourne Game on Thursday, Sept. 10, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the first-ever NFL game in Australia.

Bad Bunny to Wrap “Debí Tirar Más Fotos” World Tour in Puerto Rico

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Bad Bunny is heading home to tirar más fotos…

Following one year of performances across the globe, the 32-year-old Puerto Rican Grammy-winning superstar will be bringing his Debí Tirar Más Fotos World Tour back to Puerto Rico for its final run.

Bad BunnyThe two-night event is scheduled for August 22 and 23 at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, according to a press release issued Monday, August 17.

Weeks before the announcement, anticipation began to build as rumors circulated that Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasiowould perform once more on the island before concluding the trek.

Although there was no word from the artist or his team, local outlets reported that the singer would perform at Bithorn Stadium at the end of August. Speculation intensified after Rimas Entertainment reserved dates at the stadium.

Before the concerts begin, fans will be able to enjoy an experience outside the stadium featuring a local market, activations and activities celebrating the tour’s culmination.

The trek kicked off in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on November 21 — the first of 55 performances — following a sold-out, 30-day residency at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico, known as “El Choli,” which generated millions of dollars for the island last summer.

From 2025 through July 2026, the artist toured across five continents, bringing his album Debí Tirar Más Fotos and the iconic La Casita — designed by the Puerto Rican artist to resemble the typical homes of the island — to audiences in 22 cities.

Along the way, he invited celebrity guests to join him for house parties inside the structure.

Debí Tirar Más Fotos was released in January 2025, debuting at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 before climbing to No. 1 the following week. It became the fastest Latin album to reach 1 billion streams on Spotify, doing so in just 13 days, and earned Bad Bunny the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in February.

The following week, his performance at the Super Bowl halftime show helped the album return to the top of the Billboard 200 and propelled the song “DTMF” back to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

The Debí Tirar Más Fotos World Tour is already the highest-grossing tour by a male Latin artist in history, with $467.5 million in gross earnings.

 In June, Bad Bunny became the first Latin artist to surpass $1 billion in career gross ticket sales.

Tickets for both performances go on sale Wednesday, August 19 at 10 a.m. through PR Ticket, with a limit of four tickets per transaction.

Shakira’s Burna Boy-Collaboration “Dai Dai” Still Tops Global Charts

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Shakira’s still bending it like Beckham on the global charts…

The FIFA World Cup may have wrapped nearly a month ago with Spain’s defeat of Argentina in the tournament’s final match, but the 49-year-old Colombian Grammy-winning singer and Burna Boy’s “Dai Dai (FIFA World Cup Official Song 2026)” is still the biggest song in the world.

Shakira, Burna Boy, Dai DaiThe track tops the Billboard Global 200 for a fifth week and the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart for an eighth frame.

“Dai Dai,” which first led the Global 200 in mid-July, drew 44.1 million streams (down 10% week over week) and sold 6,000 (down 9%) worldwide August 7-13, according to Luminate.

It holds atop Global Excl. U.S., where it first reigned at the beginning of July, with 37.8 million streams (down 10%) and 4,000 sold (down 8%) outside the U.S.

In the U.S., the song continues to gain at multiple radio formats, rising to No. 3 as the Greatest Gainer on Rhythmic Airplay. It topped Latin Airplay for a week in late July.

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.

Maluma to Launch Global Tour After Signing New Partnership with Fénix Entertainment

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Maluma is preparing for a global trek…

The 32-year-old Colombian singer/songwriter will be going on a world tour in 2027 and 2028 after signing a new global partnership with Fénix Entertainment, according to Billboard.

MalumaThe news follows the May release of Loco X Volver, Maluma’s seventh studio album, which returned the superstar to his Colombian roots, and this upcoming trek — his first since the Don Juan Tour in 2023-24 — will take him across the globe.

Dates and venues for the tour will be announced at a later date.

Maluma’s partnership with Fénix Entertainment — the Argentina-based production company behind live entertainment, media and more — “will mark the next evolution of his ever-growing career,” a press release says.

The partnership will oversee the global strategy and development for the artist’s next international tour.

“Working with an artist with Maluma’s career and international reach is both a challenge and an enormous responsibility,” says Marcelo Figoli, founder and president of Fénix Entertainment. “We believe in his vision, his talent, and the exciting moment he is experiencing in his career. We are incredibly proud to be part of this new chapter and to put our team and experience behind a project of this scale.”

Fénix has worked with some of the biggest names in Latin music over its 35 years in the industry, including Luis Miguel, Ricardo Arjona, Ricardo Montaner and now Maluma, while also developing strategic partnerships with Shakira across multiple markets.

Since the 2012 release of his debut album Magia, Maluma has been making an impact in Latin music and beyond. In the decade-plus since, he’s landed five albums on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart and seven on the Top Latin Albums chart, including a trio of No. 1s: 2015’s Pretty Boy Dirty Boy, 2018’s F.A.M.E. and 2019’s 11:11. His latest album, May’s Loco X Volver, has spun off two Tropical Airplay chart-toppers so far: “1+1,” with Kany García, and “Tu Recuerdo.”

In June, Maluma unveiled his new management team led by general manager Katherine Florez, who has been with his team since 2022. Enrique Narciso serves as Maluma’s business manager alongside WME handling booking and brand partnerships.

FC Barcelona Reaches Agreement to Sign Rodri

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Rodri is returning to his Spanish roots.

FC Barcelona have reached an agreement in principle to sign the 30-year-old Spanish professional soccer star and Manchester City midfielder, according to ESPN sources.

RodriBarça had failed with two previous bids for Rodri but the Spanish champions returned with a third offer over the weekend with the total package worth €76.5 million (£65.3M).

Sources confirmed to ESPN on Sunday that a deal had subsequently been brokered with Manchester City, with the two clubs exchanging paperwork and finalizing the agreement.

Rodri is expected to arrive in Barcelona in the coming days and could be presented before Wednesday’s Joan Gamper Trophy match against Al Ahly at Spotify Camp Nou.

The agreement for the Ballon d’Or winner came shortly after sources told ESPN fullback João Cancelo is also set to return to Barça as a free agent.

Cancelo and Rodri are set to become Barça’s fourth and fifth signings of a busy summer following the arrivals of Anthony Gordon, Karim Adeyemi and Jesse Bisiwu.

The club remain in the market for a striker, too, with Atlético Madrid‘s Julián Álvarez their top target following the exits of Robert Lewandowski and Ferran Torres.

Rodri was not initially a priority signing at the start of the summer but the club jumped on the opportunity once he became available after winning the FIFA World Cup with Spain.

A long-term injury suffered by Frenkie de Jong had also forced Barça to explore the midfield market.

Real Madrid also tried to sign former Atlético Madrid player Rodri, but sources told ESPN last week he preferred a move to Barça.

Once an agreement was in place between Rodri and Barça, the Catalan club stepped up negotiations with Manchester City, who were prepared to sanction a deal for the right price given he had only one year remaining on his contract.

Sources at Barça view Rodri as a statement signing who can help take Hansi Flick‘s side — back-to-back champions in Spain — to the next level in the coming seasons.

After spells with Villarreal and Atlético Madrid, Rodri joined City in 2019 and has won almost everything there is to win in the game, both collectively and individually.

In addition to four Premier League titles and a Champions League with Manchester City, he has also won the European Championships and World Cup with Spain, being named player of the tournament at both championships.

Bad Bunny Wins Dorian TV Award for His “The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show”

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Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show has earned a special award…

The Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association (GALECA) has voted on another year of the best in LGBTQ television, with the 32-year-old Puerto Rican Grammy-winning superstar taking home an award.

Bad BunnyBad Bunny claimed the Dorian TV Award for Best TV Musical Performance prize for his acclaimed The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show.

The performance featured prominent LGBTQ+ representation and queer-coded camp elements.

The performance included guest appearances by queer icons Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin, same-sex dancing pairs (including two male dancers going viral for grinding on stage) and open celebration of queer-inclusive Latin culture.

GALECA Vice President Gerrick Kennedy, this year’s Dorian TV Awards chair, said, “There is always room for progress, but this year’s winners prove our community’s stories are as varied and worth telling as any other,” added Kennedy.

Here are the winners of the 2026 Dorian TV Awards:

BEST TV DRAMA
Heated Rivalry (HBO Max)

BEST TV COMEDY
Hacks (HBO Max)

BEST LGBTQ TV SHOW
Heated Rivalry (HBO Max)

BEST TV MOVIE OR LIMITED SERIES
Half Man (HBO Max)

BEST NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE TV SHOW
Squid Game (Netflix)

BEST LGBTQ NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE TV SHOW
The Boyfriend (Netflix)

BEST WRITTEN TV SHOW
Hacks (HBO Max)

BEST TV PERFORMANCE — DRAMA
Rhea Seehorn, Pluribus (Apple TV)

BEST SUPPORTING TV PERFORMANCE — DRAMA
François Arnaud, Heated Rivalry (HBO Max)

BEST TV PERFORMANCE — COMEDY
Jean Smart, Hacks (HBO Max)

BEST SUPPORTING TV PERFORMANCE — COMEDY
Kate O’Flynn, Widow’s Bay (Apple TV)

BEST TV MUSICAL PERFORMANCE
Bad Bunny, The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show 

BEST UNSUNG TV SHOW
Boots (Netflix)

BEST CURRENT AFFAIRS SHOW
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (CBS)

BEST TV DOCUMENTARY OR DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Mr. Scorsese (Apple TV)

BEST LGBTQ TV DOCUMENTARY OR DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery (Hulu)

BEST GENRE TV SHOW
Widow’s Bay (Apple TV)

BEST REALITY SHOW
The Traitors (Peacock)

BEST ANIMATED SHOW
South Park (Paramount+)

MOST VISUALLY STRIKING TV SHOW
Alien: Earth (FX/Hulu) (tie)
Pluribus (Apple TV) (tie)

CAMPIEST TV SHOW
The Hunting Wives (Netflix)

WILDE WIT AWARD
Hannah Einbinder

GALECA TV ICON AWARD
Lisa Kudrow

GALECA LGBTQIA+ TV TRAILBLAZER
Jacob Tierney

First Trailer Released for Season Two of Rosario Dawson’s “Star Wars” Series “Ahsoka”

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Rosario Dawson is returning to a galaxy far, far away.

The 45-year-old Puerto Rican and Cuban American actress and activist is returning for season two of Disney+’s Star Wars series Ahsoka.

Rosario DawsonWhile new episodes won’t arrive until 2027, Disney has released a first trailer for the new season.

Season 2 continues the story of Ahsoka Tano (Dawson) and her extraordinary journey beyond the known galaxy. As Ahsoka and her Jedi apprentice Sabine Wren (Natasha Liu Bordizzo) travel across a mysterious and perilous world to find their way home, their friends must face the powerful Grand Admiral Thrawn (Lars Mikkelsen) and his sinister allies, who seek to plunge the New Republic into war.

Rosario Dawson, Star Wars, Ahsoka 2The cast also includes Rory McCann as evil former Jedi Baylan Skoll (taking over for the late Ray Stevenson, who played the character in Season 1) and Hayden Christensen returns as Anakin Skywalker — a role he played is the Star Wars prequels and TV series Obi-Wan Kenobi — along with Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Eman Esfandi and Ivanna Sakhno.

Ahsoka won a 2024 Emmy for Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes and had four other nominations in crafts categories.

The Season 1 finale, which aired way back in October 2023, saw Grand Admiral Thrawn (Lars Mikkelsen) make the jump to hyperspace via a space loop, where Ezra (Esfandi) stowed away, while Ahsoka (Dawson) and Sabine (Liu) were marooned in the green tundra tumbleweeds of Peridea in a galaxy far, far away.

Thrawn’s m.o. is to reassemble the Empire aka “The Thrawn campaign,” which was a series of military and political maneuvers by the blue man to restore the Empire and implode the New Republic.

Dave Filoni created and writes the series, which returns for Season 2 early next year on Disney+.

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Benjamin Bratt Returning as Ernesto de la Cruz for Disney’s “Coco 2”

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Benjamin Bratt is resurrecting a beloved character…

The 62-year-old half-Peruvian American Emmy-nominated actor will lend his voice to Disney’s animated film Coco 2, returning as the spiritual legendary singer Ernesto de la Cruz.

Benjamin Bratt,The film is set to debut in November 2029.

In part 2 of the beloved Dia de los Muertos-inspired film Miguel is now a teenager.

“He’s a little menace who ruined a career and destroyed a legend,” said Bratt, “Ernesto de la Cruz is back for revenge…proving that fate has twists.”

The original Coco hit theaters in 2017 and grossed $822.4 million worldwide, including $210.5 million domestic.

It’s the No. 27 animated movie of all time globally.

Keyla Monterroso Mejia to Appear on Season Two of “Scrubs” Revival

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Keyla Monterroso Mejia is scrubbin’ in.

The 28-year-old Guatemalan and Mexican American actress and comedian is joining the cast of Scrubs for season two as a recurring guest star.

Keyla Monterroso Mejia,Monterroso Mejia will play Mimi, Turk’s (Donald Faison) new surgical nurse. A bit quirky with some sass, she’s a high-energy and loyal assisting hand for the surgeons.

Mimi is joining Sacred Heart amid some turnover, which includes the departure of charge nurse Raymond, played by X Mayo.

The Scrubs revival had been set up in a way that all cast except returning stars Zach Braff (John “J.D.” Dorian), Faison (Christopher “Turk” Turk) and Sarah Chalke (Elliot Reid) had been recurring.

That’s changing in Season 2 when Ava Bunn, who plays one of the new interns, Sam Tosh, is being promoted to series regular alongside Braff, Faison and Chalke.

In Season 2, J.D., Turk and Elliot have leveled up from interns to icons at Sacred Heart. Now, the respected doctors inspire the next generation while balancing the ups and downs of working in a hospital. Together with characters new and old, they are navigating this next chapter with laughter, heart and some surprises along the way.

The original series’ creator Bill Lawrence serves as executive producer on the revival via his Doozer Productionsalongside the company’s Jeff Ingold and Liza Katzer, as well as showrunner Aseem Batra and stars Braff, Faison and Chalke.

Scrubs is produced by 20th Television, a part of Disney Television Studios. The series will return to ABC on September 30 with a two-episode premiere, airing Wednesday and streaming next day on Hulu.

Mejia, known for her arc as Maria Sofia Estrada on Larry David’s HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm, has been keeping busy recurring on several high-profile comedies, including as Seth Rogen’s harried assistant, Petra, on Apple TV’s Emmy-winning The Studio and as chaotic teacher’s aide Ashley on ABC’s Abbott Elementary.

She’ll next be seen recurring on the upcoming second season of Apple TV’s Bad Monkey opposite Vince Vaughn and the third season of Netflix’s Nobody Wants This.

Notre Dame Star Hannah Hidalgo Signs NIL Deal with Unrivaled Basketball

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Hannah Hidalgo has an unrivaled opportunity…

The 21-year-old half-Puerto Rican college basketball player, a star guard with Notre Dame, has signed an NIL deal with Unrivaled Basketball for the second consecutive season as the 3-on-3 women’s basketball league continues to sponsor top college players.

Hannah HidalgoHidalgo will be joined by Madison Booker, Sarah Strong, KK Arnold, Jaloni Cambridge, Joyce Edwards, Olivia Olson, Jada Williams and Mikaylah Williams.

“We’re proud to continue investing in the future of women’s basketball through our ‘Future is Unrivaled‘ initiative and are thrilled to be working with this talented group of athletes,” general manager Clare Duwelius said on Friday. “The excitement we’ve seen from these players to be part of this year’s summit is deeply matched at the league level. We can’t wait to welcome all nine athletes to Miami and continue building meaningful relationships as they become part of the Unrivaled ecosystem.”

It’s the third year that Unrivaled has had NIL deals with college players.

WNBA rookies Olivia Miles and Flau’Jae Johnson were part of the 2025 Unrivaled college class and have signed on to play with the organization this winter.

Just because a player has a deal with the basketball league, it doesn’t guarantee they’ll join the group in Miami to play. Azzi Fudd opted to play for Project B this upcoming winter instead of Unrivaled.

The nine college players will head down to Miami and meet at Unrivaled’s headquarters this weekend. The summit will include skill development sessions, content and merchandise shoots as well as group bonding activities.