For its 26th edition, the Latin Alternative Music Conference (LAMC) continued to serve as a key event for showcasing innovative music en español from the Americas and Spain. Running from Tuesday through Saturday (July 8-12), the 2025 LAMC presents an exciting mix of established stars and promising newcomers across multiple venues in New York City.

The celebrated SummerStage series at Rumsey Playfield in Central Park hosted standout performances on both Wednesday (July 9) and Saturday (July 12), with artists like Colombian folk-pop heroes Morat, mustachioed pop darling Camilo, and rising acts such as Argentina’s Yami Safdie and Colombia’s Ela Taubert taking the stage.

DROM maintained its role as the hub for label-driven showcases from heavyweights like Sony Music Latin and Warner Music Latina, as well as Sounds from Spain. The East Village venue saw sets from Brazilian singer-songwriter Tiago Iorc, Barcelona duo Las Ninyas del Corro, Latin pop artist Juan Duque, and many others. Meanwhile, S.O.B.’s set the stage for acoustic performances — presented by BMI — where acts like Café Tacvba alumni Meme del Real, Chilean icon Beto Cuevas (and La Ley frontman) and Venezuelan singer-songwriter Nella delivered stripped-down renditions of their music.

Beyond the music, LAMC attendees soaked in a lineup of panels and Q&A sessions covering key topics like release strategies, the future of publishing, and women’s empowerment in the music industry. Highlights include Q&A sessions with Camilo and Morat, hosted by Billboard’s Leila Cobo and Jessica Roiz, respectively, and the powerful “Wonder Women of Latin Music” panel presented by Amazon Music. Click here to see the full schedule.

As always, Billboard Latin and Billboard Español has rounded up the most unforgettable performances from this year’s LAMC showcases — from indie darlings to rising global stars, listed alphabetically.

Editor’s Note: This list will be updated after the final show on Saturday.

Travis Scott and the Cactus Jack crew have been teasing the JACKBOYS sequel all year, and the day has finally arrived — and it’s fittingly 713 Day in La Flame’s hometown — with JACKBOYS 2 hitting streaming services first thing Sunday (July 13).

“THIS ALBUM IS FOR ALL SEASON BUT WAS MADE FOR EVER SUMMER THAT COMES,” Scott told his X followers on Saturday (July 12), setting the stage for the compilation project. “I CANT F—IIING WAITTTTTT.”

JB2 has 17 tracks in total, including two previously released singles: “2000 Excursion,” which saw a music video released earlier this week on YouTube, as well as “ILMB,” with Sheck Wes and Scott going bar-for-bar.

It’s a star-studded cast joining the collective, as NBA YoungBoy, Future, Playboi Carti, GloRilla, Tyla, Vybz Kartel, 21 Savage, Kodak Black, SahBabii and Waka Flocka Flame are here for the JACKBOYS 2 party. Houston rap legend Bun B also serves as the album’s de facto host, OG and professor, guiding listeners throughout the U.S. while serving up hip-hop history lessons.

After Pusha T dissed La Flame on “So Be It,” Bun B was one to nearly promise a Trav response, and there appears to be an answer on JACKBOYS 2. Scott got to business with an apparent right jab to Push coming on track No. 2, “Champain & Vacay.”

JACKBOYS 2 is a loaded expedition from Houston to Florida, pulling on different flows and sounds that have graced hip-hop across the country, while Scott is the top chemist cooking up the ultimate rap cocktail.

After sifting through all 17 tracks, Billboard attempts to rank every song from JACKBOYS 2 below. Crack open a Cacti (if you’re of age) and lock in.

Drake‘s love letter to London reached its climax Saturday night (July 12) when he performed night 2 of his Wireless Festival 2025 takeover. His second outing of the weekend had a grittier tone as he sought to abandon the melodies that had fans swaying Friday night and return to his punishing ways.

“London, tonight is different,” Drake warned. “All that sweetheart, singing s—? That s— is over tonight. This is for my motherf—ing dogs. I see my dogs came out tonight.”

Drake’s menacing methods were felt by fans early on, as he jumpstarted night 2 with “IDGAF” alongside Yeat. The 2023 For All The Dogs heater seared through Finsbury Park, with a crowd of 50,000 fans-deep rapping alongside The Boy. The vengeful MC didn’t hold back, either. He tossed darts at LeBron and Kendrick while crowning the U.K. as the preeminent leader in hip-hop. With his Iceman single “What Did I Miss?” brewing in contention for a potential high debut on the Hot 100, Drake performed the song for the first time. Surprisingly, fans recited the lyrics with gusto despite the track being a mere week old.

Aside from Drake returning to prime form, his altruism peeked through on several occasions: First, he brought out a slew of U.K. stars to share the stage with him, including Skepta, Central Cee and Dave. Then, he called in his friends from the States to join in on his overseas escapades.

Read on to see what made Drake’s night 2 at Wireless Festival 2025 one for the books.

Rested and ready, an exuberant Kelly Clarkson finally made it to the stage of the Colosseum at Caesars Palace on Friday night (July 11) for the start of her new residency.

Clarkson is no stranger to Las Vegas stages. She previously had a show at PH Live in Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in 2023, the sold-out engagement “Chemistry,” which ended in 2024.

Starting off Friday night with a bang, she immediately got deep with fans.

“It took us a minute … took me a minute. I’m so sorry if some of y’all had tickets to last weekend’s shows. We can’t help our body sometimes … if we get sick. But thank you all so much for showing up,” Clarkson’s told the audience after opening the show with “Me” and “Walkway,” immediately addressing the elephant in the room: last week’s abrupt cancellation 90 minutes before the scheduled start of “Kelly Clarkson: Studio Sessions.”

“I sound incredible because I canceled last weekend,” the American Idol champ commented after a few songs.

The two-hour-long run through her 23-year career, told through music and stories, proved exactly why the singer, songwriter and talk show host needed to be at full vocal capacity. The setlist accounted for about 80 minutes of music, with Clarkson filling in around 40 more with banter and storytelling. The staging and musical arrangement put the audience inside a Clarkson recording session with more than two dozen studio musicians rotating in and out throughout the production.

Clarkson let loose with major vocal runs, candid emotional moments and even a “glass of tequila” from an audience member. Sixteen performances of “Kelly Clarkson: Studio Sessions” are scheduled through Nov. 15, with new dates for the postponed July 4–5 shows still to be announced.

Here are the eight best moments from night one of Clarkson’s “Studio Sessions” at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace on July 11.