Julieta Venegas Joins Intimate Billboard Latin Women in Music Executive Cocktail: See the Photos
The invite-only event celebrated the Latin women executives in the music industry.
Black News 
Festivities for the 2026 Billboard Latin Women in Music officially kicked off Wednesday (April 22) with an intimate, invite-only cocktail party to celebrate the female industry power players.
Held at Miami’s new social club, Casa D, and sponsored by Frost School of Music and EB Producciones, the evening gathered some of this year’s Latin Women in Music executives including artist managers Sonia Clavell and Luana Pagani, WME’s Thanya Roman Valdez, and Bárbara Rivas of Mr. 305 Records, to name a few.
A few artists also attended the event, such as Latin Grammy nominees Annasofia and Juan Fernando Velasco, as well as Latin Grammy winner Julieta Venegas, who will receive the Artistic Excellence Award at this year’s Billboard Latin Women in Music.
“This is an event we started four years ago, and people kept telling me: ‘There aren’t enough women to sustain this for four years,” Leila Cobo, Co-Chief Content Officer at Billboard, said at the event. “What we’ve found is that, over these four years, there are more women in executive positions and more female artists on the charts; for us, it is a pleasure to continue celebrating them year after year. We hope this group continues to grow.”
Joining Cobo was the Billboard Latin and Billboard Español team: Pamela Bustios, Ingrid Fajardo, Sigal Ratner-Arias, Isabela Raygoza, and Jessica Roiz.
The 2026 Billboard Latin Women in Music awards will honor Rosalía (Woman of the Year), Becky G (Global Impact Award), Gloria Trevi (Lifetime Achievement Award), Ivy Queen (Pioneer Award), Joy (Spirit of Change Award), Julieta Venegas (Artistic Excellence Award), Lola Indigo (Evolution Award) and Young Miko (Unstoppable Award).
The awards ceremony, hosted by Chiquis, will air at 9 p.m. ET on Thursday (April 23) via Telemundo.
