Los Bukis Announce Historic Las Vegas Strip Residency at Park MGM

Posted on January 29, 2024 by Tom Castaneda

Los Bukis are preparing to make Sin City history…

The Mexican grupero band, formed in 1973 and led by singer and songwriter Marco Antonio Solís, has announced a headlining residency in Las Vegas, set to kick off on Friday, May 3, at the Dolby Live at Park MGM.

The 15-date stint will make history as the first-ever full Spanish-language residency on the Las Vegas Strip, according to a press release.

Presented in partnership with Live Nation and MGM Resorts International, Los Bukis: The Las Vegas Residency celebrates the Mexican group’s 50th anniversary and will offer fans a more intimate concert experience in the 5,200-seat entertainment venue.

The news of the residency follows the Los Bukis stadium tour, which kicked off in 2021, reuniting the band after a 25-year hiatus. Per Billboard‘s 2021 year-end Boxscore charts, Los Bukis’ Una Historia Cantada Tour landed a No. 6 spot on Billboard‘s 40 top tours of 2021 with a total gross of $49,667,153. The reunion trek also won Top Latin Tour at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards.

Following the group’s 2021 stadium trek, Los Bukis hit the road once again in 2022 for additional dates.

“Being able to share the stage together and see the emotion of the people in the stadiums are things that really mark your life in a beautiful way. It feeds our heart and soul,” the grupero band previously told Billboard.

Los Bukis has sent 32 entries onto the Hot Latin Songs chart (which began in October 1986), scoring five No. 1 hits, including “Como Fui A Enamorarme De Ti,” “Y Ahora Te Vas” and “Mi Mayor Necesidad.”

Tickets will go on sale on Friday, February 2.

Here are the dates for the Los Bukis residency:

May: 3, 4, 8, 10 & 11
July: 12, 13, 17, 19 & 20
September: 13, 14, 18, 20 & 21

Mana to Headline This Year’s BottleRock Napa Valley Festival

Posted on January 8, 2024 by Tom Castaneda

Mana is preparing to (bottle)rock in Napa Valley.

The legendary Mexican Grammy– and Latin Grammy-winning pop-rock will headline this year’s BottleRock Napa Valley, alongside the likes of Pearl Jam, Ed Sheeran and Stevie Nicks.

The Northern California music and culinary festival will take place May 24-26.

But they aren’t the only Latinx act set to perform…

Columbian pop star Kali Uchis, Latino American singer-songwriter Stephen Sanchez and Colombian musical ensemble Monsieur Periné will also perform at BottleRock..

Other performers include rapper Megan Thee Stallion, desert rock outfit Queens of the Stone Age and The Kid LAROI, along with Dominic Fike, St. Vincent, Norah Jones, The Offspring and My Morning Jacket.

The BottleRock announcement traditionally serves as a talent preview of what’s ahead for festival bookings.

Co-owned and operated by Live Nation and Napa Vally’s Lattitude 38, the festival has enjoyed tremendous success since it was taken over in 2014 by Lattitude 38 partners David Graham, Justin Dragoo and Jason Scoggins. Napa’s food and wine scene has always been key to the DNA of the festival, but musically, finding BottleRock’s sweet spot has long been a passion of Graham and talent buyer Tom Hoppa.

Graham often relies on outside advice and suggestions from his partners at Live Nation and spends a lot of time speaking with managers to better understand the artists’ own vision for their career. The result is a lineup highlighting a variety of genres and acts at different points in their career.

BottleRock will take place in the heart of the City of Napa at the Napa Valley Expo on May 24-26, 2024.

Three-day general admission tickets begin at $456 per person — all in pricing — and go on sale at 10am Pacific on Tuesday, January 9 on their website.

Kid Cudi Among Opening Acts for Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Extended Unlimited Love Tour

Posted on December 4, 2023 by Tom Castaneda

Kid Cudi is preparing for a red hot spring…

The Red Hot Chili Peppers are hitting the road again in spring 2024 for another round of dates on their Unlimited Love tour, with the 39-year-old half-Mexican American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor and fashion designer among the artists set to open for the iconic band.

The extension of the veteran punk funk band’s 2022-2023 outing will including a slate of North American dates scheduled to kick off on May 28 with a show in Ridgefield, WA at the RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater.

In addition to Kid Cudi, the Red Hot Chili Peppers are bringing along other very special friends to help celebrate, including opening acts Ice Cube, Ken Carson, Otoboke Beaver, Seun Kuti & Egypt80, Wand and IRONTOM.

The 16 new Live Nation-promoted dates will also include stops in Salt Lake City, Albuquerque, Tampa, Virginia Beach, Cincinnati, Toronto and St Louis, where the trek is scheduled to wind down at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre on July 30.

Kid Cudi will open for the Red Hot Chili Peppers at their shows in Salt Lake City, UT and Burgettstown, PA .

The band previously announced a run of 2024 shows, including a February 17 gig at the Venue at Thunder Valley Casino in Lincoln, CA, a February 20 show at the Yaamava’ Theater in Highland, CA and a February 23 show at the Innings Festival in Tempe, AZ.

Tickets for the new dates will be available starting with a Citi presale beginning Tuesday, December 5 at 10:00 am local time through 10:00 pm local time on December 7.

An artist presale will start at 10:00 am local time on Wednesday, December 6 with additional presales through Thursday, December 7 in advance of the general on-sale kick off on Friday, December 8 at 10:00 am local time.

The Chili Peppers released Return of the Dream Canteen — which hit No. 1 on the Billboard Top Album sales chart upon release — in October 2022, six months after dropping the Unlimited Love album, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.

Check out the 2024 North American Unlimited Love dates below.

May 28 – Ridgefield, WA @ RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater +
May 31 – Quincy, WA @ The Gorge +
June 2 – Wheatland, CA @ Toyota Amphitheater +
June 5 – Salt Lake City, UT @ USANA Amphitheatre =
June 7 – Albuquerque, NM @ Isleta Amphitheater ^
June 18 – West Palm Beach, FL @ iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre *
June 21 – Tampa, FL @ MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre ~
June 26 – Raleigh, NC @ Coastal Credit Union Music Park ~
June 28 – Virginia Beach, VA @ Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach ~
July 2 – Burgettstown, PA @ The Pavilion at Star Lake =
July 5 – Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center *
July 12 – Buffalo, NY @ Darien Lake Amphitheater ^
July 15 – Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage ^
July 22 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center #
July 25 – Noblesville, IN @ Ruoff Music Center @
July 30 – St. Louis, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre @

+ With Ken Carson and IRONTOM
= With Kid Cudi and IRONTOM
^ With Wand and IRONTOM
* With IRONTOM
~ With Ice Cube and IRONTOM
# With Seun Kuti & Egypt80 and IRONTOM
@ With Otoboke Beaver and IRONTOM
% Not a Live Nation Date

Mariah Carey to Embark on 13-Date “Merry Christmas One And All! Tour”

Posted on October 2, 2023 by Tom Castaneda

Mariah Carey is preparing to spread more holiday cheer…

The 54-year-old half-Venezuelan American Grammy-winning singer/songwriter, the self-proclaimed Queen of Christmas, has announced that she will be embarking on her Merry Christmas One And All! Tour starting in November.

“Yes, the actual defrosting has begun!” the singer shared via Instagram. “Announcing the MERRY CHRISTMAS ONE AND ALL Tour!”

Carey’s 13-date trek will kick off in California’s Yaamava Casino in Highland on November 15, and will make stops in Los Angeles, Denver, Toronto, Chicago, Boston, Montreal, Philadelphia and more before concluding in New York on December 17, just a week shy of Christmas Day, at Madison Square Garden.

For those looking to purchase tickets early, Live Nation’s presale begins on Wednesday, October 4, at 10:00 am local time. American Express card members will have early access to the presale Wednesday through Thursday, October 5, at 10:00 pm local time. General on sale for the shows begins on Friday, October 6, at 10:00 am local time.

Last year, the five-time Grammy winner performed four Christmas shows — two each in Toronto and New York City — in mid December. She also launched the Merry Christmas to All! holiday special, which was filmed in the Big Apple’s Madison Square Garden and aired on December 20 on Paramount+ and CBS.

Karol G Releases New Album “Mañana Será Bonito (Bichota Season)”

Posted on August 11, 2023 by Tom Castaneda

Karol G is celebrating a new season…

The 32-year-old Colombian superstar released her new album Mañana Será Bonito (Bichota Season) on Friday, August 11, coinciding with her first-ever U.S. stadium tour, which kicked off Thursday in Las Vegas.

It features 10 brand new songs, including collaborations with Kali Uchis, Young Miko, Dei V and Peso Pluma.

It follows Karol G’s history-making Mañana Será Bonito, released in February, which became the first all-Spanish album by a female artist to top the Billboard 200.

Bichota Season also includes the EDM-fused trap song “S91,” Karol’s latest single — produced by her longtime producer Ovy on the Drums — that was inspired by the Psalm 91 Bible verse, and is about overcoming adversity. The song debuted and peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart.

The release of Mañana Será Bonito (Bichota Season) coincides with the “Provenza” singer’s stadium tour, which kicked off Aug. 10 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. The 15-date trek, presented by Live Nation, will also visit Pasadena, Miami, Houston and Dallas and before wrapping up September 28 at the Gillette Stadium in Boston.

On August 3, Karol G made history when she became the first Latina to headline Lollapalooza in Chicago. She’s no stranger to making history on the stage. Last year, she made her Coachella debut on the main stage and also wrapped up 2022 with a record-breaking arena tour. After grossing $69.9 million and selling 410,000 tickets across 33 shows in North America, her $trip Love Tour became the highest grossing U.S. tour by a female Latin act in history.

Karol G Announces Plans to Release Mañana Será Bonito (Bichota Season) Album in August

Posted on July 31, 2023 by Tom Castaneda

Karol G is embracing her bichota season..

The 32-year-old Colombian superstar has announced plans to release an upcoming album, Mañana Será Bonito (Bichota Season) in August.

Karol G surprised fans with the announcement in a nearly 30-second teaser in which she is seen drawing the album cover with grains of pink and black sand as she sensually models her long pastel pink hair and black, two-piece bikini.

“Bichota Season,” says a high-pitched voice at the ending of the clip that’s backed by strong hip-hop beats.

In the caption on Instagram, Karol G shared: “…this tour would not be the same without the end of this story.” Bichota Season will be released on August 11 and can already be pre-saved here.

The set will also be released on the launch of the “Provenza” singer’s Mañana Será Bonito stadium tour, kicking off at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.

The 15-date trek, presented by Live Nation, will also visit Pasadena, Miami, Houston and Dallas and before wrapping up Sept. 28 at the Gillette Stadium in Boston.

The announcement also comes on the heels of Karol G’s latest single “S91,” an emotional and ultra-personal, EDM-trap fusion—produced by Ovy on the Drums—that was inspired by the popular Psalm 91 Bible verse and is about overcoming adversity.

It was at the ending of its music video, directed by Pedro Artola and produced by WeOwnTheCity, where Karol is seen running away from a group of people backed by a pack of wolves trying to bring her down that she revealed “Bichota Season” was coming soon.

“S91” debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart and is a separate song from Karol’s history-making Mañana Será Bonito. The 17-songs set, home to collaborations with Romeo Santos, Quevedo, Sech, Carla Morrison and more, became the first all Spanish-language LP by a female artist to top the Billboard 200 albums chart.

Bad Bunny’s Collaboration with Travis Scott & The Weeknd to Be Released This Week

Posted on July 19, 2023 by Tom Castaneda

Great Scott! Bad Bunny is releasing new music with two fellow music superstars this week.

Travis Scott has taken to Instagram to tease a new collaboration with the 29-year-old Puerto Rican Grammy-winning superstar and The Weeknd.

The star-studded single is seemingly titled “Lollipop,” as the rapper shared the cover art featuring a single red lollipop and captioned the post with three lollipop emojis. “Flame Abe Benito,” Scott wrote, adding that the song will be available on Thursday night (July 20).

Travis Scott is currently gearing up to launch Utopia, his first studio album in nearly five years, on July 28.

The project serves as the follow-up to Astroworld, Scott’s third studio album, which debuted atop the Billboard 200 and spawned several Billboard Hot 100 hits such as “Sicko Mode” (No. 1), “Stargazing” (No. 8) and “Carousel” (No. 24).

Last week, Travis Scott announced a livestream event celebrating the album launch, which will take place on release day at Pyramids of Giza in Egypt.

After reports that Egyptian government officials canceled the event due to The Egyptian Syndicate of Musical Professions allegedly having concerns about ensuring “the safety and protection of the audience,” Live Nation assured that the livestream event is still set to go as planned.

“There have been no changes to Travis Scott’s show in Egypt; any reports to the contrary are false. We can’t wait to celebrate Utopia with you in Egypt,” the company shared in a statement to Billboard.

Peso Pluma to Drop New Album “Genesis” in Late June

Posted on June 13, 2023 by Tom Castaneda

Peso Pluma is returning with new music this month…

The 24-year-old Mexican singer/songwriter will drop his new album, Genesis, on June 22, the Regional Mexican star has announced.

The “Por Las Noches” singer also unveiled the set’s star-studded tracklist with songs featuring some of his go-to collaborators such as Natanael Cano, Junior H, Luis R Conriquez and Jasiel Nuñez.

While it’s not his debut album — the Guadalajara-born artist released Ah Y Qué? in 2020 and a year later Efectos Secundarios — it feels like a momentous LP given the winning streak that has catapulted him to the top of the charts in the last few months.

Rapidly becoming a household name in the U.S. and beyond, Peso has now become the first artist to dominate both the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global 200 Excl. U.S. simultaneously with two different songs: The blockbuster hit “Ella Baila Sola” with Eslabon Armado and his unprecedented “BZRP Music Sessions, Vol. 55” with Bizarrap, which dropped in May.

The album announcement comes weeks after his collab with Argentine producer Bizarrap who, thanks to Peso, experiments with regional Mexican music for the first time for one of his music sessions.

The song scored the Mexican singer his ninth top 10 song on Billboard’s Hot Latin Songs chart. Elsewhere, “BZRP Music Sessions, Vol. 55” makes its No. 31 debut on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 ranking dated June 17.

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Peso Pluma is currently on his first-ever U.S. tour. The Live Nation-produced stint kicked off in April and will make stops in Nashville, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and Chicago.

Enrique Iglesias Uniting with Ricky Martin & Pitbull for North America Trilogy Tour

Posted on May 31, 2023 by Tom Castaneda

Enrique Iglesias is joining forces with two global superstars for a legendary trek…

The 48-year-old Spanish singer and songwriter is set to go on tour with Ricky Martin and Pitbull.

The three hitmakers announced dates for their North America Trilogy Tour, which is set to kick off on October 14 in Washington, D.C.

The 19-date arena trek — produced by Live Nation — will make stops in major cities such as New York, Miami, Houston and Las Vegas before wrapping up on December 16 in Vancouver, B.C.

“It’s a true honor to tour with Enrique and Ricky, 2 music icons who broke global music barriers for our culture and open doors for someone like myself,” Pitbull (born Armando Christian Perez) said in a statement. “We’re excited to take The Trilogy tour around the world and give our fans the time of their Trilogy lives, Dale!”

“I am incredibly excited to be going on tour with my friends Pitbull and Ricky,” added Iglesias. “The Trilogy Tour will be an amazing experience for ALL of our fans. It’s going to be a once in a lifetime tour.”

Ricky Martin echoed his tour mates’ excitement: “Going back on the road with not only Enrique, but now with Pitbull, it’s very exciting. This tour will be a wild party from beginning to end so get ready, it’s going to be epic!”

According to the press release, the artists will be delivering “three unique headlining sets.”

It’s not the first time the three musicians will go on tour with each other. In 2017, Enrique Iglesias and Pitbull went on tour with CNCO as the opening act. The trek grossed $38 million and sold 415,000 tickets, according to Billboard Boxscore numbers.

Four years later in 2021, Iglesias teamed up with Ricky Martin — and Sebastián Yatra as the tour’s opener — on a tour that grossed $35.2 million and sold 312,000 tickets.

For the Trilogy Tour, fans can register now through June 4 for the Verified Fan presale. According to Live Nation, selected fans will then receive an access code will be able to participate in presale starting June 7. The general on sale will begin June 9 at 10 a.m. local time on Ticketmaster.com.

Here are the tour dates:

Oct. 14 – Washington, D.C. – Capital One Arena
Oct. 17 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena
Oct. 20 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
Oct. 21– Boston, MA – TD Garden
Oct. 26 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
Oct. 28 – Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center
Nov. 1 – Chicago, IL – United Center
Nov. 3 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena
Nov. 9 – Orlando, FL – Amway Center
Nov. 10 – Miami, FL – Kaseya Center
Nov. 17 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
Nov. 18 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center
Nov. 19 – San Antonio, TX – AT&T Center
Nov. 24 – Las Vegas, NV – T-Mobile Arena
Nov. 25 – Phoenix, AZ – Footprint Center
Nov. 30 – Los Angeles, CA – Crypto.com Arena
Dec. 6 – San Jose, CA – SAP Center
Dec. 8 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
Dec. 10 – Vancouver, B.C. – Rogers Arena

Arcángel Announces 14-Date “Just In Time Tour” of North America

Posted on April 11, 2023 by Tom Castaneda

Arcángel is making time for his fans…

The 37-year-old Dominican American Latin trap star will hit the road this summer for his Just In Time Tour.

The 14-date stint, produced by Live Nation, will kick off on August 26 at the Allstate Arena in the Chicago area, making stops across the U.S. in Los Angeles, New York, Miami and more before wrapping up in Orlando at Amway Center on October 1.

The cross-country tour is preceded by a new album Sr. Santos, which he released late last year, and seven back-to-back nights at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico in February, a hard-hitting collaboration with Bizarrap (“BZRP Music Sessions #54”) that he unleashed in March and has nearly 50 million views on YouTube (so far).

Sr. Santos scored Arcangel his sixth top 10 on Billboard’s Top Latin Albums chart when it debuted at No. 3 in December. The set, which includes collaborations with Bad Bunny, Young Miko and Myke Towers, among others, is a tribute to his late brother Justin Santos who died at 21-years-old in 2021.

“Life surprised us with the death of [my brother] so we canceled everything,” Arcángel previously told Billboard Español. “I built up courage and said, ‘since he loved these songs so much, let’s finish it and make and album that will be dedicated to him.’”

In 2021, Arcángel released Los Favoritos 2.5 — a follow up to Los Favoritos 2 from 2020 — which peaked at No. 15 on the Top Latin Albums chart and No. 11 on the Latin Rhythm Albums.

Tickets for his Just In Time Tour will go on sale April 13 at 10:00 a.m.

Here’s the complete list of dates:

Aug. 26 — Allstate Arena, Rosemont, IL
Aug. 31 — Smart Financial Centre, Houston, TX
Sept. 2 — The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory, Irving, TX
Sept. 3 — Payne Arena, Hidalgo, TX
Sept. 7 — Oakland Arena, Oakland, CA
Sept. 9 — Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre, San Diego, CA
Sept. 10 — YouTube Theater, Los Angeles, CA
Sept. 15 — Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater, Bridgeport, CT
Sept. 16 — Eaglebank Arena, Fairfax, VA
Sept. 17 — Santander Arena, Reading, PA
Sept. 22 — Barclays Center, New York, NY
Sept. 23 — Agganis Arena, Boston, MA
Sept. 30 — Kaseya Center, Miami, FL

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