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Puerto Rican darlings Pedro Capó and Farruko come from two different ends of the island’s pop spectrum: on one end is Capó, a tender guitar balladeer, and on the other Farruko, an urbano player par excellence. But the two boricuas struck gold in 2018 with their remix of Capó’s “Calma” — a balmy lovers rock
Daddy Yankee made history in January when he released the viral reggaeton hit, “Con Calma,” featuring Canadian reggae star Snow. The Toronto rapper subsequently made his return to the Hot 100 for the first time in more than 25 years, when his 1992 song “Informer” — the inspiration for Yankee’s “Con Calma” — stood at
“How many Mexicans are here tonight? I mean, here on this unforgettable afternoon?” said Mario Quintero Lara, who stood front and center at Coachella’s main stage last Friday. He’s the frontman of the legendary banda ensemble Los Tucanes de Tijuana, who in 2019, became the first-ever norteño ensemble to perform at Coachella. Greeted by thousands
Previously a guest of honor at Beyoncé’s Coachella last year, J Balvin claimed Coachella for himself on Saturday night, with a high-octane show at sundown. While plenty of Latinx talent has graced the festival’s main stage since its inception two decades ago, the Coachella Stage has counted predominantly rock acts, like the Mars Volta, Café
French artist-producer DJ Snake lit up Coachella’s Outdoor Theatre on Friday night — and we’re not just talking the pyrotechnics. The DJ closed out his hour-long set by inviting Cardi B, Ozuna and Selena Gomez onstage to perform their 2018 reggaeton hit, “Taki Taki.” Ozuna opened the track by singing his previous collaborative smash hit,
When Vicente García pulled in three Latin Grammys for his 2016 album A La Mar, he did so on the strength of handsome ballads: “Bachata en Kingston,” a swaying reggae fusion that was awarded Best Tropical Song, and the tender, conversational “Carmesi,” which became a moderate chart hit. A close study of bachata and bolero
The Latin Recording Academy announced that the Latin Grammy Awards will celebrate their platinum year in 2019. Widely regarded as the biggest night in Latin music, the Latin Grammys’ 20th anniversary show will air Thursday, November 14th, broadcast live via the Univision Network from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Though the Latin
Puerto Rican reggaeton star Bad Bunny has dropped the new video for “La Romana,” co-starring Dominican dembow artist El Alfa. The bachata-trap party number is the latest single off Bad Bunny’s 2018 album, X 100PRE. “¡Pasame la hookah!” sings Bunny, aptly sporting a “Free the hookah” shirt in his brand new visual. He makes a
The Grammy-winning, Mexican-American heartthrob Miguel Jontel Pimentel is undeniably Latino — but as an R&B star who sings in English, he’s rarely counted among the league of Latin pop stars pervading American airwaves. Yet that perception would change in 2017, after Miguel joined Mexican pop singer Natalia Lafourcade in a heartrending rendition of the Coco
Best known as Colombia’s leading reggaetonera, Karol G plays the role of sexual educator in her beguiling new song, “Punto G” —an ode to the highly erogenous, anatomical region English speakers call the G-spot. In the accompanying video, a raven-haired Karol G and her girl squad kick off a riotous twerk party in a high
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