Carlos Vives, Emilia, Wisin and Xavi — the artists behind the 2026 Telemundo World Cup anthem — discussed their process during “The Music of the World Cup” panel at the 2025 Billboard Latin Music Week on Wednesday (Oct. 22), moderated by sports anchor and lead premier league host, Carlota Vizmanos.

“This song is for the family,” Carlos Vives said of the official song for the FIFA World Cup 2026, that will premiere at the Billboard Latin Music Awards on Oct. 23. “In a world where war and hatred are the norm, soccer is the complete opposite. What a great opportunity for this song to speak to that and for Telemundo to be the message that brings it.”

During the discussion, all three of the panelists shared their own personal connections to the sport. “I’m grateful for the opportunity; I’m happy to represent Mexico,” Xavi added. “Honestly, [this opportunity] fell on me like a bucket of water. I’m still processing it. Despite being from different worlds, we all have something in common — and that’s soccer, and that’s why it’s about unity.”

“Soccer unites us,” Vives added. “It’s brotherhood, it’s friendship, it’s love. Even though it’s competition and rivalry, it’s fair play. That’s why it unites us all.”

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“It’s truly something I remember on Sundays: getting together with friends and family, having a barbecue, and waiting for the game. It was a ritual,” Emilia noted.

Meanwhile in Puerto Rico, soccer is “growing tremendously,” said Wisin. “It’s a door that opens to work internationally and have another chance to do something great.”

Spanning 36 years, Latin Music Week is the single largest gathering of Latin artists and industry executives in the world. This year’s event — which also features Carín León, Daddy Yankee, Ivy Queen, Gloria Estefan, Kapo, Laura Pausini, Netón Vega, Ozuna, Pablo Alborán, and Xavi, among others — hosts panels, marquee conversations, roundtables, networking and activations, in addition to its celebrated Billboard En Vivo showcases. 

Latin Music Week also coincides with the 2025 Billboard Latin Music Awards, set to air Thursday, Oct. 23, on Telemundo and Peacock, where Bad Bunny will be honored as Top Latin Artist of the 21st Century.

Billboard’s Live Music Summit will be held in Los Angeles on Nov. 3. For tickets and more information, visit the Live Music Summit website.

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With Apple TV+ rebranding to simply Apple TV, the streaming service has now joined forces with Peacock to give new and returning subscribers more originals, live sports and music programming at one low price.

Prices start at $14.99 per month for the Apple TV and Peacock Premium (ad-supported) bundle, which is a nearly a 38% savings, if you were to subscribe individually. You can also upgrade to the Apple TV and Peacock Premium Plus (ad-free) bundle for $19.99 per month, a savings of almost 35% the individual streaming plans.

Apple TV has a great selection of original TV shows, including Severance, Your Friends and Neighbors, The Morning Show, Ted Lasso, For All Mankind, The Studio, Long Way Up and Long Way Home, Silo, Shrinking, Palm Royale, Slow Horses, Invasion, Vietnam: The War That Changed America, Masters of the Air, Pachinko and others.

The streaming service has music specials and concert series, like Soundbreaking, Behind the Music, 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything, Jennifer Lopez’s Apple Music Live Concert, The Beatles: A Complete Anthology, Bruce Springsteen’s Letter to You and others

If you’re a movie fan, then Apple TV is a good pick for original films, such as Killers of the Flower Moon, CODA, The Gorge, Fly Me to the Moon, Ghosted, Napoleon, Emancipation, Tetris and others.

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In addition, the streaming service has exclusive music programming, such as Girl You Know It’s True, Toby Keith: American Icon, When Metal Ruled the World, America’s Got Talent and others.

Peacock has live sports too with games from the NFL, NBA, Premier League, NCAA College Football and other leagues.

Right now, you can sign up for the Apple TV and Peacock streaming bundle starting at $14.99 per month for the ad-supported plan. However, you can upgrade to the ad-free plan for $19.99 per month.

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Miley Cyrus is channeling a painful memory into music for one of the most highly anticipated films of 2025: Avatar: Fire and Ash.

As announced Wednesday (Oct. 22), the pop star will contribute an original song to the Avatar sequel’s soundtrack. Sharing a snippet of the track on social media, Cyrus shared that she was inspired by her own experience with losing her Malibu home to a devastating fire in 2018 while working on the track.

“Having been personally affected by fire and being rebuilt from the ashes, this project holds profound meaning for me,” she wrote. “Thank you, [James Cameron], for the opportunity to turn that experience into musical medicine. The film’s themes of unity, healing, and love resonate deeply within my soul, and to be even a small star in the universe the Avatar family has created is truly a dream come true.”

In the sneak peek at the song, Cyrus sings over a lush orchestral arrangement, “Even through the flames, even through the ashes in the sky/ Baby when we dream, we dream as one.”

Avatar: Fire and Ash is set to premiere in theaters in December, more than 15 years after the first film in the franchise came out. The original Avatar — which starred Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana — is considered the highest grossing movie of all time, raking in more than $2 billion in the box office.

Cyrus has been open about how seriously the 2018 wildfire affected her. At the time, she posted that the home she shared with then-husband Liam Hemsworth had been completely destroyed, though all of her animals were safely evacuated.

When wildfires again broke out in California this year, Cyrus again touched on the experience. “It’s a feeling you don’t ever forget,” she said. “Walking up to the door you would pass through daily, looking forward to being greeted by the ones you love like you always do but instead being met by a pile of ash and rubble.”

See Cyrus’ announcement below.

YoungBoy Never Broke Again‘s wife, Jazlyn Mychelle, gifted her husband a very unique chain in celebration of his 26th birthday.

The Philadelphia jeweler, Shyne Jewelers, posted an Instagram carousel on Tuesday (Oct. 21), showing the intricate details that make up the rapper’s new piece.

The chain’s diamond-encrusted rope includes the names of YoungBoy’s children, with the Baton Rouge rapper expecting his third child with Mychelle.

“The moment Jaz’s vision became reality,” Shyne Jewelers wrote in the caption. “Thank you for commissioning us with creating this masterpiece for your husband!”

“I like it a lot. Very special and meaningful,” Jazlyn told the jeweler in a screenshotted text message. “I think he will like it a lot.”

NBA YoungBoy is currently in the midst of his sprawling MASA Tour but ran into a few issues on some recent dates. The rapper canceled a few shows in Atlanta and Detroit, and no explanation was given for any of the cancellations. However, back in September, YB’s manager called out Chicago’s United Center for canceling their MASA stop. No reason for that cancellation was given either, but the home of the Chicago Bulls had just implemented a stricter bag policy, which would have banned fans from bringing bags of any kind to the YoungBoy show.

“@UnitedCenter b—hed out,” YoungBoy’s manager, Alex Junnier, wrote on his Instagram Story at the time. “Shoutout to Joe Myhra @UnitedCenter. He didn’t want us to have fun. Scary.”

YoungBoy Never Broke Again is set to take the stage at the Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama, on Wednesday (Oct. 22).

Check out YB’s new gift below.

Nicki Minaj has continued to troll Jay-Z with various AI-generated images and shots on social media, and 50 Cent has enjoyed the fireworks with his popcorn out.

The G-Unit mogul reposted an AI-generated video Minaj posted of Jay-Z in a pink wig to his Instagram on Tuesday (Oct. 21), which he’s since deleted, but that didn’t stop 50 from adding his commentary to the feud. “LOL wtf did they do to [Nicki],” he wrote, as captured by Complex. “I like when she get mad.”

50 previously chimed in on Nicki’s business during her catty back-and-forth on social media with Cardi B earlier in October. “I hope the girls stop fighting before things escalate,” he warned.

Earlier this month, Minaj threatened to cancel plans for her sixth studio album and pointed at Jay-Z as a reason to blame. “Ok I’m not going to put out the album anymore. No more music. Hope you’re happy now [JAY-Z],” she wrote. “Bye, Barbz. Love you for life.”

Nicki’s since put the album back on the release calendar, as she’s been promising to drop the project on March 27.

Minaj’s feud with Roc Nation dates back years, and she’s continued to diss Jay-Z and Roc Nation CEO Desiree Perez. In the past, the Young Money rapper has accused Roc Nation of blackballing her and also owing her $200 million. It appeared tensions between Minaj and Roc Nation were raised when Kendrick Lamar was chosen for last year’s Super Bowl Halftime Show over the likes of Lil Wayne.

As for 50 Cent, he celebrated “P.I.M.P.” surpassing one billion streams on Spotify. “Not bad for a kid from South Side,” he wrote to IG.