At the onset of 2020, everything was coming up Becky G. Nearly a decade after she signed a record deal with Sony Music, the now-23-year-old Chicana pop starlet had finally released her full-length debut on Sony Latin, Mala Santa, in October of 2019. A Spanish-language jaunt through pop, reggaeton, and …
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Could your quarantine playlist use a little more seasoning? Rolling StoneLatinselects some of the best new music releases from Latin America, Spain and Portugal.Keep track of the latest in Latin via our playlist on Spotify. Buscabulla, “Nydia” The formerly New York-based, Puerto Rican duo Buscabulla celebrate a return to the …
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Puerto Rican folk artist Ileana “iLe” Cabra Joglar and Mexican alt-pop star Natalia Lafourcade play a hairdressing sister act in the new music video for “En Cantos.” The two women run a barber shop, where they suddenly find themselves enamored with a mysterious male patron. As iLe did in her …
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Colombian artist Lido Pimienta invites her fellow countrywoman, Bomba Estéreo vocalist Li Saumet, to reflect on both the power and strain of motherhood in their new single, “Nada.” It’s the third single off Pimienta’s upcoming album, MissColombia, out April 17th on ANTI. Both commanding, trailblazing musicians in their own right, …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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