Ella Fitzgerald’s new album: “The Moment of Truth: Ella at the Coliseum”
By Carlos Passage It’s a live album from 1967 at the height of her three-year tour with Duke Ellington. “The Moment of Truth: Ella at the Coliseum” was recorded at the iconic stadium in Oakland, California. It was a very busy period for Ella Fitzgerald, who had started the decade by winning a Grammy for […]
22-year-old Canadian girl will have the best-selling album in the U.S. tomorrow
Tate McRae will achieve her first number one album tomorrow when the US Top 200 albums chart is updated with the third album of her career, “So Close To What.” The album will debut directly at the top of the chart thanks to its 177,000 units sold. This will be the best-selling album by a […]
Paul McCartney, new book, ‘Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run’
“I’m really happy to be able to go back to the Wings era and relive some of our crazy adventures through this book,” McCartney says. The book, due for release on November 4, is written by McCartney himself and edited by historian Ted Widmer, and presents an in-depth personal account of the band. Wings was […]
The 1972 film ‘Pink Floyd at Pompeii’ is coming to theaters and IMAX this spring
Pink Floyd’s beloved 1972 live film, “Pink Floyd at Pompeii,” will return to theaters around the world starting April 24. The film will be screened in IMAX in the United States in a digitally remastered 4K version taken from the original 35mm footage and with enhanced audio that has been mixed by Steven Wilson. The […]
NEW SANTANA SONG WITH SMOKEY ROBINSON
The song will appear on Santana’s new album “Sentient” due out March 28. It’s an album where Santana revisits old collaborations including songs with Smokey Robinson, Michael Jackson, Miles Davis, Daryl McDanields of the rap duo RUN DMC and his wife, drummer Cindy Blackman Santana. “PLEASE DON’T TAKE YOUR LOVE”Santana and Smokey Robinson Santana will […]
Anthology: La Palabra, almost half a century since its revolutionary creation: Romantic Salsa.
La Palabra was the man who invented ‘Romantic Salsa’ or ‘Bedroom Salsa’ 45 years ago. Before Ray de la Paz, Marc Anthony, Rey Ruiz and his own disciple Luis Enrique, this Cuban who now lives in Cali, Colombia played with Stevie Wonder in Los Angeles before becoming the true genius and creator of the genre […]
The alliance of the year: Billboard Colombia and Go Far Entertainment
By Maria Fernanda Mesa In a key step to strengthenthe music ecosystem in Colombia: BILLBOARD COLOMBIA AND GO FAR INTERNACIONAL have established a strategic alliance that seeks to generate new opportunities for artists, consolidate the development of the industry and project Colombian talent. BILLBOARD, globally recognized as the music authority and the main reference in […]
DETAILS OF LADY GAGA’S FREE SHOW IN BRAZIL
by Carlos Passage Lady Gaga is making a triumphant return to Brazil after more than a decade, headlining a massive free concert on Copacabana Beach on May 3. The event coincides with the release of her highly anticipated new album in March and is part of the “Todo Mundo no Rio” initiative, an effort to […]
Goodbye, Roberta Flack
Roberta Flack, the beloved, Grammy-winning 1970s singer best known for such hits as “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” and “Killing Me Softly” died on Monday (Feb. 24) at 88. At press time a statement from Flack’s spokesperson revealed that she died peacefully, with no official cause of death available. ROBERTA FLACKNumber 1s […]
Three promising artists from Colombia and Chile
by Carlos Passage These young talents are looking for a preferential place among the next figures of music in their respective countries. In 2025, the music industry will talk about TikTok, catalogs, Live Nation, mergers, ticket prices, ‘Streaming 2.0’, emerging markets, crackdowns on fraud on platforms, battles for AI regulation, consolidation of distribution, the future […]
