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5 Uplifting Moments in Latin Music This Week (Nov. 6) From career milestones and new music releases to major announcements and more, Billboard editors highlight the latest news buzz in Latin music every week. Here’s what happened in the Latin music world this week. Jhay Cortez’s RIAA-certified Timelezz After three sold-out nights at the iconic Coliseo de Puerto Rico — with over 45,000 people in attendance across all three shows — Universal Music presented Jhay Cortez with a special plaque that recognized his last set, Timelezz , as a now RIAA-certified platinum album. Featuring 17 tracks that go from hardcore reggaetón to dance to house, the album peaked at No. 2 on Billboard’ s Top Latin … Join us for fresh music news @billboard_news --- @billboard_news

‘She Felt Like Her Ribs Were Breaking’: On the Ground at Travis Scott’s Astroworld Tragedy On Friday (Nov. 5), Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival ended in tragedy when crowd compression and panic lead to a “ mass casualty ” event in which eight people lost their lives and 300 sustained injuries. Writer Mark Elibert, who was present at the festival, shares his on-the-ground impressions of the event. As told to Dan Rys. When I got there it was a regular festival crowd, everyone going through entrance, but there were people trying to get in with things that looked like fake passes and were getting turned away. They were then waiting by the gate looking to get in somehow. Got in, festival was fine, people were drinking … Join us for fresh music news @billboard_news --- @billboard_news

Astroworld ‘Had More Security’ Than the World Series, Houston Mayor Says After Tragedy Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner has shared a statement following the tragedy at Travis Scott ’s Astroworld Festival on Friday night (Nov. 5). In an interview with The New York Times on Saturday, Turner promised there would be a “thorough review and investigation” of the devastating Live Nation-produced event, which left eight festival-goers dead and about 300 injured. “We had more security over there than we had at the World Series games,” Turner said, noting that security was organized by the city of Houston. The mayor added that the Houston Police Department provided hundreds of … Join us for fresh music news @billboard_news --- @billboard_news

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8 Dead, 300 Injured at Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival In Houston At least eight people died and more than 300 were injured during a mass stampede at Travis Scott ’s Astroworld Festival on Friday (Nov. 5) night in Houston at NRG Park. Houston Fire Department Chief Samuel Peña confirmed the casualties during a late press conference, calling it “a tragic night” for the city. He estimated the attendance at 50,000 and said trouble started brewing shortly after 9 p.m. “The crowd began to compress toward the front of the stage and that caused some panic and started causing some injuries. People began to fall out and become unconscious and that created additional panic,” said Peña, flanked by local officials from … Join us for fresh music news @billboard_news --- @billboard_news

Astroworld Fest Confirms Saturday Is Canceled Following Friday Night Tragedy After the first day of Astroworld Festival left eight dead and 300 injured on Friday (Nov. 5), representatives for the festival have confirmed that the second day of Travis Scott ’s Houston festival is canceled in lieu of the tragedy. “Our hearts are with the Astroworld Festival family tonight – especially those we lost and their loved ones,” reads the statement. “We are focused on supporting local officials however we can. With that in mind the festival will no longer be held on Saturday. As authorities mentioned in their press conference earlier, they are looking into the series of cardiac arrests that took place. If you have any relevant … Join us for fresh music news @billboard_news --- @billboard_news

Dr. Cleve Francis, Rissi Palmer, Frankie Staton, Louis York & More to Lead Inaugural Rosedale Summit On Monday, Nov. 8, two days prior to the annual CMA Awards, a collective of BIPOC country artists and speakers will come together for an event held simultaneously in Nashville and Los Angeles that will celebrate the impact of BIPOC artists on country music’s past, present and future. Beginning at 6:30 p.m. CT/4:30 p.m. PT, the inaugural Rosedale Summit: Country’s Reclamation & Promising Future will be held at Nashville’s National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) and at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles. The event is produced by Propper Daley and … Join us for fresh music news @billboard_news --- @billboard_news

Gladys Knight’s Son Gets Prison Time Over Restaurant Taxes The son of R&B legend Gladys Knight has been sentenced to serve two years in prison for failing to withhold payroll taxes for the restaurants that bore his mother’s name, federal prosecutors in Atlanta said. Shanga Hankerson opened his first restaurant, Gladys Knight’s Chicken and Waffles, in Atlanta in 1997. Over the next several years, he opened at least three more locations in Georgia and Washington, D.C. Hankerson, 45, “willfully disregarded his tax obligations for many years,” Acting U.S. Attorney Kurt Erskine said in a news release. During his sentencing Wednesday, Hankerson, who pleaded guilty in July, was also ordered to serve a year of supervised release … Join us for fresh music news @billboard_news --- @billboard_news

Live Nation Stock Hits New Highs After Encouraging Earnings Live Nation stock jumped nearly 19% on Friday (Nov. 5) following the company’s third quarter earnings report the day before. Share prices soared from $107.52 to an all-time high $127.75 before closing at $123.80, giving the company a $27.8 billion market value. A line from the Grateful Dead ’s “Truckin’” perfectly describes concert giant Live Nation over the last 20 months: “Lately it occurs to me, what a long, strange trip it’s been.” In March 2020, the scale of the pandemic’s effect on Live Nation’s touring business had so successfully scared off investors that Live Nation’s share price reached a nadir of $21.70, giving … Join us for fresh music news @billboard_news --- @billboard_news