Latin Music

Ms Nina, one of the leading ambassadors of reggaeton‘s fringe movement, neoperreo, has dropped a thrill-seeking new song titled “Caprichosa.” It’s her first single since the release of 2019’s Perreando por Fuera, Llorando por Dentro (Dirty Dancing on the Outside, Crying on the Inside), her debut on Diplo-founded label Mad …

Spanish rapper, producer and composer C. Tangana has carved a niche for himself writing darkly clever verses fit for Forties crime dramas. Dominican singer-songwriter Natti Natasha, the most-watched woman on YouTube, enters his underworld in the new song, “Viene Y Va.” Produced by DVLP and Capi, the new song is …

In case you missed it, here are some highlights from this week in Latinmusic —now with a Spotify playlist! Anuel AA Racks Up Awards at the 2019 Latin AMAs; Daddy Yankee Debuts New Single Telemundo aired its 5th annual Latin American Music Awards on Thursday, and Caribbean artists indisputably ruled …

Colombian superstar J Balvin has made a name for himself by transcending borders, both of the national and musical variety. So after his headlining set at this year’s Summer Sonic fest in Tokyo, the Latin pop star stuck around to collaborate with the pioneering Japanese hip-hop trio, M-Flo — which …

On a visit to New York City last week, the Nigerian star Mr. Eazi visited a shisha bar in midtown Manhattan and heard “Como Un Bebé,” his recently released collaboration with J Balvin and Bad Bunny, three different times. “They were playing the same thing when I went out to …

Colombian reggaeton singer J Balvin has announced a 25-date North American fall tour. Named the Arcoiris tour, Balvin will begin in Coliseo De Puerto Rico in San Juan on August 30th. The singer will make stops across major cities— from Miami’s AmericanAirlines Arena on September 14th to Manhattan’s Madison Square …

“You can tell a Cuban by the way they laugh,” says Omara Portuondo. Just hours shy of her Friday night concert in Manhattan’s Sony Hall — halfway through her last-ever worldwide tour, dubbed the ‘Last Kiss’ — one of Cuba‘s most exalted singers turned heads as she let burst 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 …

For the vast majority of her time on Earth, Thalía has navigated the public gaze with ease and grace. The former child prodigy first garnered global fame in the Eighties as a vocalist inTimbiriche, a teen pop supergroup that also produced internationally acclaimed stars likePaulina Rubio. In the following decade, …