Jesus Gonzalez has been named vice president of BMI’s Latin creative team, Billboard can confirm.

Based out of BMI’s Los Angeles office, Gonzalez will report to BMI senior vp creative Alex Flores and will join the company beginning March 8. He takes the spot left by Delia Orjuela, the longtime vp Latin creative for BMI who resigned in Sept. 2019.

“As a songwriter myself, I know how important BMI is to those who create music,” Gonzalez said in a statement. “I’ve come full circle with BMI, beginning with my first showcase on their SXSW stage in 2005, and now I’m on the other side of the table supporting my fellow songwriters. I’m extremely excited to join the team’s efforts in serving the Latin music community by helping to create and expand on the wonderful opportunities that BMI provides for its affiliates.”

Gonzalez will oversee the team helping to sign and develop new talent, assist BMI’s family of songwriters and publishers and serve as a liaison between the Latin music community and the industry at large.

“Throughout his career, Jesus has forged strong relationships within the Latin music community as a songwriter and a music executive,” said Flores. “His background gives him a deep understanding for both the artistic and business side of what we do, which is invaluable to our music creators, and his ability to forecast industry trends within the ever-growing Latin music space is second to none. I look forward to working with Jesus on developing new talent and supporting our incredible roster of Latin songwriters, producers, composers and music publishers.”

As the former senior vp brands & partnerships at Universal Music Group, Gonzalez spearheaded collaborations between top Latin artists and global Fortune 500 companies helping secure deals for artists J Balvin, Juanes and Luis Fonsi with brands such as Anheuser-Busch, Pepsi and Mastercard respectively.

Gonzalez is a voting member of the Recording Academy for the Grammy and Latin Grammy Awards. He received a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of California, Riverside.

Good things come to those who wait — and for Christina Aguilera’s fans, they might not have to wait much longer for her new music.

She addressed her fans in two new pictures that revealed she’s getting back to work in the recording studio. “So excited & inspired right now!! Fighters – I can’t wait to share everything with you in time. The craft & commitment to creative is key,” she wrote on her socials Wednesday.

The Grammy-winning pop superstar hasn’t released an album since 2018’s Liberation, which debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard 200. The last time the Fighters heard new music from their hero was almost exactly a year ago on March 6, 2020, when she released the single “Loyal Brave True” for the Disney live-action remake of Mulan. 

Then 22 years after the release of her stirring classic “Reflection” from Disney’s 1998 Mulan soundtrack, she breathed new life into the song, which she tweeted in September “represents exciting and new chapters & energy for me,” and dropped an equally stunning music video.

The Fighters will have to keep waiting and see what exciting and new chapter Aguilera will be ushering in following her latest studio sessions.

See her updates straight from the studio below.

Before they had to go their own way again, High School Musical co-stars Ashley Tisdale and Vanessa Hudgens came together for the first time in nearly a year.

“It’s taken 9 months but safely we got a picture before my girl left again. Love you @VanessaHudgens,” Tisdale captioned their picture, which shows Hudgens hugging her baby bump.

“I LOVE YOU SOOOOO MUUUCCCCH,” Hudgens commented underneath her Instagram post, to which Tisdale replied, “@vanessahudgens I LOVE YOUUUUU.” Hudgens also shared MTV’s tweet comparing their most recent picture to a throwback shot of the two from 2005 before the first installment of HSM aired on Disney Channel on her IG Story, writing, “periodt.”

Hudgens has been super supportive from day one of Tisdale’s pregnancy journey, from congratulating her when she made the big announcement in September to commending her for her uplifting message about self-love in February.

Tisdale is expecting her first child with her husband of six years, Christopher French, the lead singer of Annie Automatic. She announced her pregnancy last fall with a set of baby bump pics featuring French, and the couple revealed they were having a girl after cutting into a white cake with pink candies on the inside in October.

See their sweet reunion photo below.