{
  "id": 13134533,
  "title": "Fuerza Regida: Photos From the Billboard Cover Shoot",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/fuerza-regida-photos-from-the-billboard-cover-shoot",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-09T13:58:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Billboard",
    "slug": "billboard",
    "url": "https://www.billboard.com/photos/fuerza-regida-photos-billboard-cover-shoot-1236355116/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On a sultry August day, a group of individuals resembling figures from The Matrix materialize in Manhattan’s Hudson Yards, perched atop the Vessel, a towering spiral structure illuminated by blue lights and a red central glow. Dressed in black leather, metallic accessories, slicked-back hair, dark sunglasses, and Mexican cowboy boots, they maintain stern expressions, embodying the essence of Fuerza Regida, the Mexican música band from San Bernardino, California. Led by their charismatic frontman, Jesús Ortiz Paz, known as JOP, the group expresses satisfaction with their current artistic direction.\n\nJOP remarks, \"It's what we're on right now.\" The Vessel serves as a symbolic embodiment of Fuerza Regida's forthcoming era, as hinted by the band's impending album, anticipated to be titled 2032. This represents the band's most significant expansion to date. The quintet has just concluded their inaugural U.S. stadium tour, a venture that generated $53.2 million in revenue and sold 369,000 tickets across nine sold-out performances, according to Billboard Boxscore. Fuerza Regida is slated to take the stage at the Superstar Q&A event during the 2026 Billboard Latin Music Week, set to take place from October 19-22 at Miami’s Faena Forum in Miami Beach. Online registration for the event is currently open.",
  "summary": "Pics of the superstar band ahead of their Billboard Latin Music Week appearance.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Billboard",
        "title": "Fuerza Regida Talk Street Mob Records, A&R & Their Stadium Tour | Billboard Cover Interview",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/fuerza-regida-talk-street-mob-records-a-r-their-stadium-tour",
        "published": "2026-10-09T14:08:31.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}