For more than three decades, Enrique Iglesias and Ricky Martin helped grow Spanish-language music from regional niche market to global phenomenon. Now, for the first time ever, the Grammy-winning, multi-platinum Latin pop legends will embark on a historic North American arena tour this fall. Grammy-nominated Colombian artist Sebastián Yatra will …
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Bad Bunny has released his long-awaited sophomore solo album, Yo Hago Lo Que Me Da La Gana (also stylized as YHLQMDLG). The title translates to I Do Whatever I Want. The sprawling 20-track album includes an all-star lineup of guests — including Daddy Yankee, Ñengo Flow, Sech and Jowell y …
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With the power of their retro-tinged resistance funk, Los Angeles soul band Chicano Batman have carved a niche for themselves in the Latin indie-verse. On Tuesday morning, the bilingual four-piece announced their upcoming album, Invisible People, due out May 1st on ATO Records. “The goal was to make the best …
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Latin America has spawned countless musical movements in the 2010s, but in many ways, Chilean music has experienced its own distinct revolution. As Javiera Mena, Alex Anwandter, Gepe and Dënver ushered in a new era of South American indie-pop — loaded with roots revival, electronic wizardry, political discourse and more …
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From Y La Bamba to Girl Ultra, and iLe to Monogem, Latinas lead the charge for best new releases this week; but we’d be remiss to omit Puerto Rico’s nerdy king, Guaynaa. Also: helmed by Discwoman-affiliated DJ Riobamba, indie label Apocalipsis has released Sin Fronteras, an eclectic new compilation featuring …
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Streaming has made the popularity of music sung in Spanish an unavoidable fact: Clicks pile up, creating numbers so massive that even the most insular record executive can’t help but acknowledge them. These numbers then allow the Maluma’s and the Bad Bunny’s to build robust touring operations in the U.S., …
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After a two-year bidding war between four labels, indie pop artist Omar Banos, who goes by Cuco, has emerged victorious with a fresh new deal from Interscope Records. “Interscope understood what I wanted to do creatively and it wasn’t just about money,” Banos told Billboard on Tuesday. “I got everything …
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