The Heat Latin Music Awards, commonly known as Premios Heat, will have a new venue this year in Medellin, Colombia.
“IT’S OFFICIAL! Medellín, the city where everything blooms, becomes the home of the HEAT Latin Music Awards 2025. See you in this magical city where music lives and inspires us,” the organization announced early Thursday morning (March 20) in an Instagram post.
Set to take place on May 29, 2025 Premios Heat will take place for the first time in the history of the awards show outside of its usual venue in Cap Cana, Dominican Republic.
Now, the birthplace of reggaeton in South America — and of great figures of the genre such as Karol G, J Balvin, Maluma, Feid, Ryan Castro, among others — will witness the ceremony that recognizes the best of Latin music through public voting.
And it won’t just be the awards night, but an entire week of music with the Heat Medellin Festival, scheduled for May 26-30.
The event, held with the support of the Mayor’s Office of Medellín, seeks to promote the city as a cultural epicenter with this type of event that attracts both locals and tourists, this time to gather around the music industry. Throughout the week there will be different spaces open to the public free of charge, including international conferences, meetings with the press, different networking spaces and showcases.
The programing will be announced at a later date.
— This story was originally published in Billboard Colombia.
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The official 2025 Major League Baseball season is back and already in full swing overseas with the Tokyo Series games underway featuring the defending World Series champs, the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs. However, the official Opening Day games to kick off the season won’t be until Mar. 27, where nearly every MLB team will play.
There will be plenty of great matchups next Thursday that you don’t want to miss, including the Milwaukee Brewers vs. New York Yankees, New York Mets vs. Houston Astros, Los Angels Dodgers vs. Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Cardinals vs. Minnesota Twins, Boston Red Sox vs. Texas Rangers, and more.
To make sure you are baseball-ready to watch a full day of America’s pastime, we’ve compiled a list of all the best ways to stream the upcoming 2025 MLB season from the comfort of your home. Keep reading for more ways to stream games from anywhere.
When Does the 2025 MLB Season Start?
The 2025 MLB season kicked off overseas with the MLB Tokyo series on Mar. 18, where the Dodgers and Cubs faced off in a two-game series at Japan’s Tokyo Dome. The official Opening Day will take place on Thursday, Mar. 27.
Where to Stream the 2025 MLB Season?
When it comes to nationally televised MLB games, there are plenty of ways to watch and stream without cable or satellite. Games will be available to stream on FuboTV, DirecTV, Sling TV, Hulu + Live TV, and ESPN+.
How to Watch 2025 MLB Games on Fubo TV
To watch MLB games on Fubo, the streaming service starts at $54.99 for the first month, $84.99 per month afterwards (the streamer’s current deal) with nearly 230 channel – including local and cable – that are streamable on smart TVs, smartphones, tablets and on web browsers.
The service even gets you live access to local broadcast networks including Fox, CBS and ABC, while it also has dozens of cable networks, such as ESPN, Bravo, CMT, ID, TV Land, VH1, TLC, E!, FS1, MTV, FX, Ion, OWN, Paramount Network and much more.
With MLB.TV, the subscription package lets you watch and stream thousands of major and minor league baseball games live and on demand. You’ll get live access to out-of-market feeds for all regular season MLB games that aren’t subject to regional, national or another kind of blackout.
Once the free trial ends, MLB.TV costs $29.99/month for the all teams monthly pass and $149.99/year for the yearly pass. If you only want to follow your favorite team there’s a single team pass for $129.99/year.
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How to Watch 2025 MLB Games on Hulu + Live TV
Major League Baseball games are available to stream on Hulu + Live TV too. Prices for the cable alternative start at $82.99 per month, while each plan comes with Hulu, Disney+ and ESPN+ at no additional cost.
Hulu + Live TV might be best for those who want all of these streaming services together in one bundle. It also features many other networks, including ABC, Hallmark Channel, BET, CMT, Disney Channel, NBC, Fox Sports and more.
A subscription to Sling Blue – which comes with Fox and Fox Sports – gets you access to live TV from local and cable channels, starting at $25.50 for the first month of service and $50.99 per month afterwards.
You can watch local networks like ABC and NBC, while you can also watch many cable networks, including FX, Lifetime, Fox News, AMC, A&E, Bravo, BET, Cartoon Network, Fuse, CNN, Food Network, MSNBC and many others.
DirecTV offers MLB Network with 5-day free trial at sign up, which means you won’t have to pay out of pocket for nearly a week. DirecTV’s streaming packages currently start at $74.99/month, which gets you access to live TV, local and cable channels.
You can watch local networks such as CBS, ABC, Fox and PBS, while you can also watch many cable networks, including FS1, Lifetime, FX, AMC, A&E, Bravo, BET, MTV, Paramount Network, Cartoon Network, VH1, Fuse, CNN, Food Network, CNBC and many others.
ESPN+ is the official streaming platform for ESPN, and a subscription includes instant access to games and more exclusive content for $11.99/month. You can save 17% off by purchasing an annual subscription for $119.99/year. There is no free ESPN+ trial, but it does include exclusive on-demand videos and access to content from what was formerly known as ESPN Insider.
Want more baseball goodies? For officially licensed gear celebrating your favorite teams, hit up Fanatics, Dick’s Sporting Goods and the MLB Shop. Other MLB products and apparel can be found at major retailers such as Amazon, Kohl’s and Walmart.
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Tina Knowles is the ultimate matriarch in Hollywood, and the businesswoman and beloved mom to Beyoncé and Solange Knowles will be receiving a special honor at this year’s Billboard Women in Music event.
Knowles will be the first-ever Mother of the Year honoree at the event taking place live at the YouTube Theater in Inglewood, Calif., on March 29.
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Knowles is gearing up to head out on a book tour this spring in support of her upcoming memoir, fittingly titled Matriarch(out April 22). The nine-city book tour launches in Washington, D.C. on April 30 with special guest and former First Lady Michelle Obama joining Knowles as the evening’s moderator. The press tour will conclude on June 4 in London.
The 2025 Billboard Women in Music event, hosted by Laverne Cox, will recognize music’s top female artists, producers and executives for their contributions to music industry, their communities and beyond. Doechii is the 2025 Woman of the Year recipient, just two years after she was given the Rising Star honor in 2023.
Additional honorees include aespa (Group of the Year), Ángela Aguilar (Breakthrough Award), Erykah Badu (Icon Award), GloRilla (Powerhouse Award), Gracie Abrams (Songwriter of the Year), JENNIE (Global Force Award), Megan Moroney (Rulebreaker Award presented by Crown Royal Whisky), Meghan Trainor (Hitmaker Award), Muni Long (Rising Star Award Presented by Honda Stage) and Tyla (Impact Award presented by Bose).
The 2025 Women in MusicAwards will stream on March 29, live on VIZIO WatchFree+ at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT on VIZIO TVs and in the VIZIO mobile app.
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A new Paramount+ documentary will dive into the struggles behind Nick Carter and Aaron Carter’s rise to fame, and a new trailer for The Carters shows how much the highs and lows affected the people closest to them.
Told through the eyes of Angel — Aaron’s twin sister — the doc will piece together the Carter family’s “deeply disturbing path” through never-before-seen home movies and exclusive interviews with friends Melissa Joan Hart and Scout Willis.
In the two-minute trailer, Angel is heard getting emotional as she describes her brother’s troubles, as scenes of the Carters growing up weave through the screen. “Imagine being a child and working like an adult, and having your childhood taken away from you,” she says, before adding, “In our family, mental health disorders run very deep.”
The two-part project will give viewers a “deeply personal look at the extreme highs and tragic lows of a family propelled into the spotlight” by Nick’s boy band career with the Backstreet Boys and Aaron’s rise to solo pop stardom.
Aaron, Nick and Angel are three of five children in their family. They also had a sister named Leslie, who died of an apparent overdose in 2012, and another sister, Bobbie Jean, who died of an accidental overdose in 2023. Aaron died the year prior in an accidental drowning. Nick is currently embroiled in legal battles with three women who have accused him of sexual assault.
Watch The Carters trailer below. The documentary will be available to watch on Paramount+ starting on April 15.
In the ‘90s, Selena Quintanilla singlehandedly revolutionized the Tejano genre, fusing her authentic Mexican roots with bold new sounds such as R&B, pop, dance and rock.
With her bubbly charm, dazzling aura and a universal appeal, which powered hits like “Como La Flor,” “Dreaming of You,” “Amor Prohibido” and “Bidi Bidi Bom Bom,” the artist, known as the Queen of Tejano, shattered ceilings in a genre that was predominantly dominated by men, earning a zealous fanbase both in the U.S. and in Mexico.
Well on her way to a major mainstream crossover, the Mexican-American powerhouse was tragically shot dead on March 31, 1995 at the age of 23. However, her music and legacy has stood the test of time and, along the way, she’s influenced a new generation of hitmakers, making her a bona fide Latin icon in pop culture 30 years later.
On the Billboard charts, Selena earned 24 entries on Top Latin Albums, 16 of which hit top 10 and seven No. 1’s—among them Amor Prohibido, spending 20 weeks at the top in 1994 and Dreaming of You, released posthumously, which spent 40 weeks at the top in 1995. On the Regional Mexican Albums and Latin Pop Albums charts, the late artist placed seven and six No. 1 titles, respectively. Amor Prohibido topped the former chart for nearly 100 weeks.
As a testament to her enduring legacy, the Quintanilla family released Moonchild Mixes in 2022 — an album with 10 previously unreleased songs that the superstar recorded between the ages of 13 and 16. The set peaked at No. 1 on the Latin Pop Albums chart that same year.
“We as a family had discussed this amongst ourselves that in the future, after Selena’s passing, we were going to maintain her presence through her music and we’ve done that,” A.B. Quintanilla, Selena’s dad, previously told Billboard. “I’m more than sure that the fans are going to love it because if you listen to it, it’ll move you emotionally and take you back to as if Selena was recording it this morning.”
Here, Billboard ranks the albums that make up Selena’s incomparable recorded legacy. There are also a handful of compilation and live albums released throughout her career and after her passing — including Live!, which won the Grammy award for Best Mexican-American Album in 1994 — but while some have entered the Billboard charts, we are ranking only the studio albums released since her EMI Latin label debut in 1989. See our list below.
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For the first time ever, Mexico has entered the top 10 global music markets, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) has confirmed to Billboard Español. The milestone was driven by a 15.6% increase in recorded music revenue, as revealed in the IFPI’s 2025 Global Music Report published Wednesday (March 19). Mexico’s climb to No. 10 marks a huge achievement for the country and for Latin America as a whole.
Also on the list, Brazil retains its position at No. 9, making 2024 the first year two Latin American markets appear simultaneously in the top 10, the IFPI also confirmed. According to the report, Brazil is also the fastest-growing top 10 market by far with revenues surging by 21.7% last year.
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With Mexico’s ascension, Australia has fallen out of the top 10 for the first time in nearly three decades, despite a 6.1% increase in recorded music revenue.
Latin America continues to thrive overall: With nearly 88% of the region’s recorded music revenue driven by streaming, it saw 22.5% growth in 2024, marking its 15th straight year of revenue gains.
The IFPI’s annual report ranks the world’s largest music markets based on recorded music revenue. The United States retains its long-held No. 1 position, with revenue increasing by 2.2% year-on-year. Japan, ranked No. 2, remained flat due to a decline in physical sales, while the United Kingdom (No. 3) and Germany (No. 4) saw growth of 4.9% and 4.1%, respectively. China rounds out the top five with 9.6% growth.
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Further down the list, France (No. 6) reported a 7.5% increase, followed by South Korea (No. 7), which experienced a 5.7% decline, and Canada (No. 8), which saw modest growth of 1.5%.
The full 2025 IFPI Global Music Report is available here.
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Cam’ron and Mase are planning on dropping a project together.
The childhood friends have had a tumultuous relationship over the years dating back to the late ’90s, when they had a falling out over an appearance in Cam’s video for his hit single “Horse & Carriage.”
Since the two have reconciled, they got into business together and started their increasingly popular sports talk show It Is What It Is in 2023.
Now, they plan on strengthening their relationship by making music with each other again.
On March 19, Cam posted a clip on Instagram. “Harlem Fact check season. Sorry Murder, I had to give them a small sample. Willie Burgers (The EP) July 4th. I’m from old Harlem. Where the dirty kitchen was open pass 12pm. Maybe I’ll drop the full song on @talkwithflee 2mr morning,” he wrote. “We got so many joints in da stash.”
Produced by ADM Beatz, Cam started the song off by rapping, “Shouts Mason Betha, I’m Cameron Giles/ I’m sorry, Richard Porter, I’m sorry, Kevin Chiles/ I’m sorry, Bumpy Johnson, y’all always gettin’ chedda/ It come to Harlem, baby girl, nobody did it better.”
Cam also posted snippet on Talk With Flee earlier Thursday morning, and he’s calling it “Tupperware Freestyle.”
Last week, Mase announced that he’s planning on releasing his first album since 2004’s Welcome Back, and he wants to drop it on the first day of the Diddy trial, which is Monday, May 5. He also claimed that the project will be a “triple CD” and that Cam helped him pick the songs.
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Sir Elton John has been named the 2025 recipient of the Glenn Gould Prize. A wide range of creative talents have won the award over the years. John is only the second to come from the (broadly defined) rock world, following the late Leonard Cohen.
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The award was established in 1987 by The Glenn Gould Foundation to honor the legacy of legendary Canadian pianist Glenn Gould, whose 1956 album Bach: Goldberg Variations is considered a classic. Gould died in 1982 at age 50. He received a posthumous lifetime achievement award from the Recording Academy in 2013.
“After spending decades admiring the virtuosity of Glenn Gould’s work, I am awestruck and honored to receive this award,” John said in a statement. John, of course, has won countless lifetime achievement awards, including the Kennedy Center Honors, the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, a Grammy Legend Award, the Johnny Mercer Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame and induction into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
The Glenn Gould Prize is awarded biennially and includes a CDN$100,000 cash award for the Laureate, who also selects an exceptional young artist to receive the CDN$25,000 Glenn Gould Protégé Prize.
“In selecting our Laureate, Elton John, we chose to honor someone who has great artistic accomplishments, but whose life and whose art has been translated into something much greater than just performance or the consumption of music and things they’ve created,” said the Rt. Hon. Kim Campbell, former Prime Minister of Canada and this year’s jury chair for the Glenn Gould Prize.
“Elton John has used his enormous talent and his great success to change lives. He’s been courageous in taking on causes, whether AIDS, LGBTQ+ rights, addiction and all sorts of issues that were not popular when he engaged with them and he was prepared to take the wonderful success that his musical talent had given him to make a difference in the world. And from our perspective that represents the highest level of achievement for an artist and celebrates the memory of Glenn Gould in the best way.”
“Elton John embodies the spirit of artistic excellence, innovation, and profound humanity that The Glenn Gould Prize was created to celebrate,” added Brian Levine, CEO, Glenn Gould Foundation. “Glenn Gould’s vision was one of boundless creativity, fearless originality and an unshakable commitment to using music as a force for good in the world. Sir Elton has exemplified these ideals throughout his extraordinary career, not only with his incredible musical catalogue and immense talent but also championing emerging artists across genres and using his global platform to inspire transformational humanistic change. His enduring impact on music and culture makes him a truly perfect recipient of this honor.”
The announcement of The Glenn Gould Prize Laureate was made during a public event at Kings Place in London. The event featured a Q&A session with the jury and performances by South African soprano Pumeza Matshikiza and 17-year-old Canadian piano prodigy Ryan Wang.
Living candidates of any nationality are eligible for The Glenn Gould Prize, with nominations coming from the public. Disciplines include but are not limited to musical creation or performance, theater, dance, choreography, writing, design, film, television, radio and broadcasting, visual art, multimedia, writing, technology/innovation, architecture and design.
The prize will be presented to John during a special gala celebration to be held in Toronto this fall.
Here’s a complete list of recipients of the Glenn Gould Prize:
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We caught up with Muni Long, Becky G, JoJo Siwa and so many more on iHeartRadio’s red carpet to see who they’re most excited to see at Billboard Women in Music next Saturday, March 29.
Who are you most excited for? Let us know in the comments below!
Becky G: I mean, Doechii’s one of my favorite artists. I adore her.
James Charles: I’m a really big GloRilla fan right now.
Muni Long: Billboard Women in Music has been a goal of mine.
Becky G: I’m so happy for her. We actually funny enough, the year that I won the Impact Award, we were sharing a dressing room.
Tetris Kelly: Stop it.
Becky G: She was, she was performing, and I was receiving my Impact Award, and also performing and there, if you know, backstage, there’s not a lot of dressing rooms, and so we were like, musical chairs in there. And she’s just adorable.
Dara Reneé: I love Doechii so much. I’m such a fan of hers, like, I literally get so starstruck.
Dasha: Doechii is, like, one of my favorites. I haven’t met her, but I’m just such a fan. Her acceptance speech at the Grammys made me sob. Sob! Women at Billboard. Let’s go!
James Charles: Let me tell you. Like, b—h, I’m from Memphis, what you know about me? Big G-L-O in that GLE. I’m excited. I can’t wait.
Shinedown: I’m from Memphis, man, so, GloRilla that’s my girl.
Tetris Kelly: He said, “Yeah Glo!”
Shinedown: I’m 901 forever, man. I love that. I love it. I love that she’s out there doing it. That’s a big thing for Memphis, Tenn., too.
Tetris Kelly: Heck yeah.
BigXthaPlug: I got some stuff planned with GloRilla I’m hoping to get in there with her so.
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Two weeks may not be a very long time when it comes to understanding how an artist’s new album will fit into their overall catalog. But with Lady Gaga‘s Mayhem now having been out for long enough to become her seventh chart-topper on the Billboard 200, we’ve had a little time to sort out our feelings about her latest opus. (You can read more about our staff’s reactions to the album’s first-week performance here, and hear our extended thoughts on both the album and the entire rollout that’s led up to it here.)
Now, we can compare it to what’s come before: Stefani Germanotta’s four other full-length solo albums, as well as a collaborative LP soundtrack and one particularly high-profile sequel EP. Though Gaga might have risen to superstardom on the backs of her sparkling singles, captivating videos, mind-bending live performances and off-the-wall interviews, she has also come to be one of the great pop albums artists of her generation, as our list should ably demonstrate. (For the purposes of this list, though, we didn’t feel it was particularly fair to rank her traditional pop covers sets against her all-original sets — so neither of her Tony Bennett collaborations, 2015’s Cheek to Cheek or 2021’s Love for Sale, are included here, nor is her Joker: Folie a Deux-accompanying solo set from 2024, Harlequin.)
Here’s a ranking of those eight major releases of originals — with Mayhem now slotted among her classics and not-so-classics — all counting down to Mother Monster’s all-time finest creation.
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