Sunday was Mother’s Day, and Shakira had a ton to do — but first and foremost, she was spending time with her kids, Sasha and Milan, who had surprised her that morning with a picnic they’d organized. Later in the afternoon, the Colombian superstar would be diving into performance mode: …
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When Michelada Festival canceled its 2025 festival last week over the uncertainty around artist visas, the situation rang the alarm for several other Latin music festivals around the country. Michelada, a Chicago-based event, became the first of its kind to cancel over the “rapidly changing political climate.” The festival wrote …
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Fuerza Regida made history on the Billboard 200 chart this week. The band’s 111XPANTIA is now the highest-charting Spanish-language album by a duo or group, and the highest-charting album in the música mexicana genre. It sits at Number Two on the chart, with Bad Bunny’s Debí Tirar Más Fotos at …
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It took six years for J Balvin to hit the road in the United States again, and it was worth the wait. Across a nearly two-hour Back to the Rayo show in Los Angeles on Friday night, the reggaeton icon delivered a high-energy victory lap through his hits, all with …
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“I don’t really believe in the concept of creative genius and things like that,” the Argentine artist Fito Páez says from his home in Buenos Aires. “I’m more of a believer in the will and desire to express myself — that’s the heart of the matter.” At 62, the legendary …
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Grupo Firme’s new album Evolución is here. On Friday, the Mexican band released their latest studio album offering, which as the title suggests, is a step up for the band. The new LP includes original collaborations with Gloria Trevi, Joss Favela, and Carolina Ross. “The process of creating the album …
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The cameras, iPhones, assistants, and Mountain Valley Spring Water glass bottles orbit him like he’s Neptune with its 16 moons. It feels like a red carpet gala arrival — but Fuerza Regida frontman Jesús Ortiz Paz is just getting to his newly built Street Mob Records offices near San Bernardino. …
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Michelada Fest is canceling its 2025 edition. On Tuesday, the Chicago-based festival, scheduled for mid-July, announced it will not go forward with its event due to visa issues affecting Mexican corrido artists under the Trump administration. “Due to the uncertainty surrounding artist visas and the rapidly changing political climate, we’re …
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Bad Bunny is bringing his recent album, Debí Tirar Más Fotos, across the world. On Monday, the Puerto Rican star announced international dates for an upcoming world tour in celebration of the project. The tour will kick off on Nov. 21 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, before he makes his …
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Dedicated fans can get a bit extreme about the music they love. Some collect bootleg recordings, rare mementos, or obscure B sides. Others hop from city to city, following their favorite band on tour. In the case of former journalist Miguel Gálvez, his particular obsession has a lofty specificity to …
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