From career milestones to new music releases to major announcements and those little important moments, Billboard editors highlight uplifting moments in Latin music. Here’s what happened in the Latin music world this week.

Maria Becerra’s Acting Debut

Argentine singer-songwriter Maria Becerra has made acting debut on Netflix’s new series En El Barro, the spin-off of the series El Marginal, produced by Netflix and Underground, a division of Telemundo Studios. Becerra, who also performs the series official song, “7 Vidas,” steps into the role of Cleo, “a young woman from the neighborhood who falls in love and faces motherhood while struggling to keep her child close in the midst of extreme circumstances,” according to an official description of her character. “Through this character, Maria portrays the fight for motherhood and the sacrifices made under adverse conditions.” The series is now streaming on Netflix — watch the trailer below:

Leading Ladies of Entertainment Class of 2025

The Latin Recording Academy announced on Tuesday (Aug. 19) its 2025 Leading Ladies of Entertainment honorees. The program, created nine years ago, honors and recognizes professional and socially conscious women in the arts and Latin entertainment fields who have made significant contributions and inspired future leaders.

The honorees are singer-songwriter Rozalen, and Latin music executives Maricarmen “Tuti” Bou, Amarilys Germán, and Paula Kaminsky. The women will be celebrated during Latin Grammy Week in Las Vegas, with Amazon Music joining as presenting sponsor for the second consecutive year.

“I am proud to present our Leading Ladies of Entertainment honorees, an exceptional group of women who have distinguished themselves not just through their successful careers but also through their work outside of the professional realm,” Manuel Abud, CEO of The Latin Recording Academy, said in a statement. “Our past honorees have helped grow our Mentorship Program, and we look forward to having this year’s class continue that legacy and empower future generations of young women.”

Gloria Trevi’s Special Honor

Mexican star Gloria Trevi will be the 2025 Hispanic Heritage Legend Award honoree, the Hispanic Heritage Foundation announced earlier this week. “Her fearless artistry, record-breaking tours and unwavering advocacy embody the spirit of this recognition,” Antonio Tijerino, Hispanic Heritage Foundation president/CEO, said in a statement.

The ceremony will take place on Sept. 4 at the Warner Theater in Washington, D.C., and will air nationally on PBS. Rauw Alejandro was previously announced as the 2025 Hispanic Heritage Award honoree for Vision.

DY Returns to Latin Music Week

DY is set to speak at the 2025 Billboard Latin Music Week, slated to run Oct. 20–24 at the Fillmore Miami Beach. The Puerto Rican superstar will lead the panel titled “The Power of Reinvention,” where the hitmaker will open up about his “legendary career, the evolution of his artistry, and how he is shaping his next chapter,” according to a press release.

Latin Music Week will feature panels, live performances, workshops, and networking events, wrapping up with a special celebration concert on Oct. 24. The event aligns with the 2025 Billboard Latin Music Awards, airing live from Miami on Thursday, Oct. 23 on Telemundo and Peacock. Tickets for Latin Music Week 2025 are now available at BillboardLatinMusicWeek.com.

Missy Elliot has reached a settlement with a music producer who claims to have co-written several of her songs from the 1990s, resolving the nearly seven-year-old dispute just as a trial was about to begin.

Law360 and Courthouse News Service both reported on Friday (Aug. 22) that Elliott’s lawyers and Terry Williams, who’s representing himself, arrived at a settlement in a Philadelphia federal courtroom just minutes before they were set to start selecting a jury for their copyright trial.

Details of the settlement were not immediately available, and neither Elliott’s attorneys nor Williams returned Billboard’s request for comment on Friday.

The lawsuit, which has been making its way through the court system since 2018, centers on the R&B girl group Sista, where Elliott got her start before breaking out as a solo artist in the late ’90s.

Williams, a music producer who once owned a Philadelphia recording studio, claims he and Elliott co-wrote four songs off Sista’s 1994 album 4 All the Sistas Around da World: “Sweat You Down,” “Secret Admirer,” “I Wanna Know” and “I Wanna Be with U.” He alleged that Elliott unfairly left him off the songwriting credits, and was seeking through the lawsuit to get royalties dating back to the 1994 album release.

Elliott, meanwhile, maintained throughout the case that Williams “did not write a single lyric or in any manner contribute to any of the songs” off 4 All the Sistas Around da World. Elliott said she did not even meet Williams until after she’d delivered the album to Elektra Records.

Judge Nitza I. Quiñones Alejandro ruled last year that due to these conflicting narratives, the lawsuit could only be resolved by a jury weighing the evidence and deciding who to believe. But the judge threw out an additional claim from Williams that alleged he and Elliott also co-wrote the 1996 Aaliyah song “Heartbroken,” saying this part of the case was barred by the statute of limitations.

Williams’ lawsuit also targeted Timbaland, who produced 4 All the Sistas Around da World, as well as Elektra, Atlantic Records, Warner Music Group and Reservoir Media. Those claims were all paused until the outcome of the Elliott trial, and they still remain pending.

Jack Antonoff today released the soundtrack for Ethan Coen’s Honey Don’t!, a dark comedy which stars his wife, Margaret Qualley, along with Aubrey Plaza and Chris Evans. It’s the first time the 11-time Grammy winner has worked on music for a film in which his wife appears. The soundtrack was released via his Shadow Of The City Label with Dirty Hit.

The soundtrack blends a Carter Burwell score with tracks produced by Antonoff, including a new recording by Brittany Howard; a cast performance by Qualley, Plaza and Talia Ryder; and original songs by Lace Manhattan and Dixie Normus, the musical alter egos of Qualley and Ryder.

The album features Howard’s cover of The Animals’ 1965 classic “We Gotta Get Out of This Place,” which was voted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2011. The legendary team of Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil wrote the timeless song. It also features the cast’s version of the 1956 Carl Perkins classic that gave the film its title.

Qualley and Antonoff were married in August 2023. Qualley is the subject of “Margaret,” a love song from Lana Del Rey’s 2023 album Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd. Del Rey and Antonoff co-wrote and co-produced the song, which was the last song written for the album.

Burwell is a three-time Oscar nominee for best original score for Carol (2015), Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) and The Banshees of Inisherin (2022).

Music has played a key role in several previous films directed by Coen (in tandem with his brother, Joel). Among them: O Brother, Where Art Thou?, which spawned a soundtrack that topped the Billboard 200 and won a Grammy for album of the year; and The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, which spawned the Oscar-nominated song “When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings.”

Here’s the full tracklist for the Honey Don’t! soundtrack, showing songwriters in parentheses:

“We Gotta Get Out of This Place” (Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil) – Brittany Howard

“Rough Love” (Carter Burwell) – Carter Burwell

“ODDWADD”(Jack Antonoff & Ethan Cohen)– Lace Manhattan (Margaret Qualley)

“Heidi Ho” (Carter Burwell) – Carter Burwell

“Did You See Heaven” (Carter Burwell) – Carter Burwell

“Little Black Star” – Lace Manhattan (Margaret Qualley)

“Those Click-Clacking Heels” (Carter Burwell) – Carter Burwell

The Wrong Penis Move (Carter Burwell) – Carter Burwell

“Honey Don’t!” (Carl Perkins) – Cast Recording – Margaret Qualley, Aubrey Plaza, Talia Ryder

“You Will Not” (Carter Burwell) – Carter Burwell

“Girl” (Jack Antonoff, Jack Manning, Talia Ryder, Margaret Qualley) – Lace Manhattan (Margaret Qualley) and Dixie Normus (Talia Ryder)

“Honey and Cher” (Carter Burwell) – Carter Burwell

“Destiny and Dreams” (Carter Burwell) – Carter Burwell

“In the Sun She Lies” (Jack Antonoff & Ethan Cohen)– Lace Manhattan (Margaret Qualley)

Following a successful U.S. stint earlier this year, Tito Double P is set to bring his ¡AY MAMÁ! Tour to Mexico for the first time.

His upcoming tour, promoted by Live Nation and Ocesa, is set to span 19 dates across the country. The Tepic, Nayarit, artist — known for hits such as “Tattoo,” “Dos Días” and “Nadie,” along with his No. 1 debut Incómodo on Billboard‘s Top Latin Albums chart — promises “electrifying performances.” According to the press release, Tito will bring his “bold, genre-defining take on música Mexicana” while presenting his signature blend of corridos tumbados.

The tour kicks off Sept. 13 in Mexico City’s Palacio de los Deportes and spans major cities such as Guadalajara, Monterrey, and Tijuana, with stops in Oaxaca and Mérida. His trek culminates on Nov. 7 in La Paz at Estadio de Beisbol Arturo C. Nahl. Tickets for the tour go on sale Thursday (Aug. 28) at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET via Tito Double P’s official website.

Tito Double P, who co-founded Double P Records alongside his superstar cousin Peso Pluma, received the prestigious 2025 Billboard Indie Power Player of the Year award in June for his growing influence in the music industry, particularly within the regional Mexican genre.

See the complete list of dates for his ¡AY MAMÁ! Mexico Tour below:

*Not a Live Nation Date