Imagine hearing that Rihanna and A$AP Rocky named their baby after you. If you’re Wu-Tang Clan‘s RZA, you don’t have to.

RZA has shared with Capital Xtra radio host DJ Semtex his feelings on Rihanna and Rocky’s choice of name for their first child, who was born in 2022. (The couple is also parents to son Riot Rose and daughter Rocki.)

“It’s a great honor, right,” RZA said during his Friday (March 13) chat with the DJ before praising Rihanna and Rocky’s contributions to music, fashion and culture. “To know that there’s some inspiration from the Wu that entered their hearts and have them name their child after the Abbot, that’s a blessing, bro.”

The hip-hop legend went on to share well wishes for his young namesake and his future.

“I always say that the RZA is not just a name, it’s also a title,” RZA continued. “I’m rooting for him.”

The naming honor is not the only one RZA has received recently. In February, Wu-Tang Clan was nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the first time — nearly a decade after reaching eligibility. RZA has previously advocated for Wu-Tang to be inducted into the Rock Hall.

“I think we should [get in], and I do care. It may take some time to get in there,” he told Rolling Stone in a 2019 interview. “I think it’s good for us and I think it’s good for rock n’ roll, because hip-hop is a form of music that grabs from every genre, but definitely grabs from rock n’ roll.”

Though it indeed took some time, this year could finally be the one for Wu-Tang and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. If the group is inducted this year, it would join only 15 other rap acts with the honor.

Watch RZA talk about Rihanna and A$AP Rocky naming their son after him below:

Dua Lipa is calling out what she sees as a lack of consideration for the victims named in the Epstein files, many of whom were underage.

On the latest episode of the pop star’s Service 95 book club podcast posted Sunday (March 15), Lipa brought up the subject of late billionaire and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein while speaking to her guest, author Roxane Gay. “The way that the crimes have been reported, and the language that’s been used, has been doing such a disservice to all the victims,” Lipa began.

“I keep thinking about all the stories that talk about the underage girls and the sex parties, rather than writing about the victims that were children who were trafficked,” she continued. “It’s putting everything under some kind of veil to protect — I don’t know who, [maybe] the reader — or trying to mask what is happening.”

Epstein died by suicide while awaiting trial in prison in 2019, having been arrested on charges of running a sex-trafficking operation involving minors — to which he pleaded not guilty. He had previously spent 13 months in prison for soliciting prostitution from a minor.

To Lipa’s point, much of the conversation surrounding the Jan. 30 release of millions of files relating to Epstein’s crimes has been focused on the famous names who were associated with him and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell — who is currently serving 20 years behind bars for her part in the operation — and not on the victims themselves. President Donald Trump, former president Bill Clinton, Elon Musk, Bill Gates and Prince Andrew were all named in the documents, though all have denied any wrongdoing in connection to Epstein.

In the music world, Casey Wasserman recently sold his talent agency — which represented artists such as Chappell Roan, Orville Peck and Gigi Perez, all of whom have left the company in light of the news — after his 2003 emails with Maxwell were made public in the Epstein files. In a statement addressing the controversy, the music mogul said, “I deeply regret my correspondence with Ghislaine Maxwell, which took place over two decades ago, long before her horrific crimes came to light. I never had a personal or business relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.”

Lipa has never shied away from speaking about difficult political issues. For years, she’s spoken out about Palestinian people and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

She last dropped new music in 2024, reaching No. 2 on the Billboard 200 with Radical Optimism.

Watch Lipa discuss the Epstein files on Service 95 below.

Santos Bravos debut EP Dual has topped Billboard’s Latin music poll published on March 13.

In support of the weekly New Music Latin roundup and playlist, curated by Billboard Latin and Billboard Español editors, music fans voted for the emerging Latin band’s six-track album as their favorite music release of the week.

Dual generated more than 98% of the vote, beating out other new album releases including Piso 21’s Trescender, Laura Pausini’s Yo Canto 2, Yahritza y Su Esencia’s Metamorfosis and Jorge Drexler’s Taracá.

Dual — home to the group’s debut single “0%” — perfectly showcases Santos Bravos’ two-sided musical identity: the “santo” side rooted in the energetic, melodic and emotional Latin pop sound, and “bravo,” representing intensity and instinct backed by reggaetón and global club sounds.

“This means we have the best fans in the world,” group member Gabi previously said to Billboard of Santos Bravos’ rapid success. “Without them, none of this would be possible. I think it’s because of how authentic we are. We don’t try to be someone we’re not. We always try to keep it real.”

“We all come from different places and have different personalities that our fans can resonate with,” Drew added. “We all have a different story to share, and our fans grow and learn from us each.”

Last year, Drew, Gabi, Kauê, Alejandro and Kenneth became HYBE’s first all-male Latin group. HYBE is known for forming successful groups including K-pop giants BTS and girl pop group KATSEYE.

Editor’s Note: The weekly New Music Latin poll results are posted if the poll generates more than 1,000 votes. See the full results below:

Spain will be the final stop of Shakira’s Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour, featuring multiple dates and a special production for those shows, the artist revealed in a preview of her interview with the RTVE show Al Cielo Con Ella published Sunday (March 15).

In the teaser, the singer confirms that the final leg of the tour will take place in Spain with a setup designed specifically for the event: “I’m going to go all out because Live Nation is preparing a stadium for these concerts. It will be called Estadio Shakira,” the artist revealed in the preview. “It’s going to be something out of this world, a production that I don’t think has been seen before in Spain.”

While she didn’t specify the city or exact number of dates, the announcement of a temporary or custom venue bearing her name suggests a large-scale concert format. In recent years, artists such as Adele have presented residencies in temporary stadiums built specifically for a limited series of shows in Europe.

The Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour, which began on Feb. 11, 2025, and continues throughout this year, set a Guinness World Record as the highest grossing tour of all time by a Hispanic artist. The historic tour grossed $421.6 million and sold 3.3 million tickets across 86 shows, according to figures reported to Billboard Boxscore.

Sunday’s announcement also follows Shakira’s historic free show at Mexico City’s Zócalo, where she broke records by gathering an estimated 400,000 people, as well as her recent nomination to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

The full interview with journalist Henar Álvarez will air on RTVE’s La 1, though the network has yet to confirm the date.