The inimitable Mexican pop queen Gloria Trevi is going back on the road — and taking Colombian superstar Karol G with her. In support of Trevi’s 2019 album, Diosa de La Noche, the duo’s fall U.S. tour opens this Friday the 13th, under an auspicious full moon, in Fresno, California. …
Read More »See J Balvin, Bad Bunny Go Goth in New 'Cuidao Por Ahí' Video
J Balvin and Bad Bunny bring a taste of Halloween to Mykonos, Greece in their new clip for “Cuidao Por Ahí.” Their smoldering latest single, which translates to “Be Careful Out There,” is the third release off their collaborative summer LP, Oasis. Director Colin Tilley — the mastermind behind big-budget …
Read More »Bad Bunny, J Balvin Revamp Jhay Cortez's 'No Me Conoce,' Tease Upcoming Album
Jhay Cortez becomes the latest recruit of the New Latino Gang with the remix of his 2019 single, “No Me Conoce,” starring J Balvin and Bad Bunny. The track is the latest single off the Puerto Rican singer-songwriter’s upcoming album, Famouz. As many urbano artists are wont to do these …
Read More »Alicia Keys Goes Bilingual in Pedro Capó and Farruko's 'Calma' Remix
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” …
Read More »Helado Negro on the Quiet Catharsis of New LP, 'This Is How You Smile'
“I cried,” said Helado Negro about the process of working on his latest full-length release, This Is How You Smile. “It was hard… and I never want to make a record like that again. Not because it was hard, but because I felt the way that I needed to feel …
Read More »How Tainy and J Balvin Made 'I Can't Get Enough'
Few producers had a better 2018 than Tainy, who, over the course of a remarkable eight-month stretch, helped steer three distinct, formidable projects — Cardi B, J Balvin and Bad Bunny’s “I Like It,” Balvin’s Vibras and Bad Bunny’s X100Pre — to Number One on their respective charts. Tainy is …
Read More »Kelman Duran Puts a Ghostly Spin on Reggaeton
It should have been a celebratory homecoming for Kelman Duran. Born in the tiny village of La Ermita in the countryside of the Dominican Republic, Duran had since traveled the world as an in-demand hip-hop and reggaeton party-starter. He was returning to play a celebratory 2017 New Years Eve show …
Read More »See Rubén Blades Rock Out With Making Movies in Fierce New Video for 'No Te Calles'
Best known for anthemic salsa songs like “Pedro Navaja” and “Plastico,” the prolific Panamanian singer, songwriter and bandleader Rubén Blades tries on a new hat as a protest rocker in “No Te Calles,” his new song with Kansas City psych-rock band Making Movies. “It is like nothing Rubén has ever …
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