Arthur Hanlon and Ángela Aguilar are adding a piano spin to a classic huapango. On Thursday, the pianist and Mexican singer collaborated on “Bala Perdida,” a haunting genre-bending song on which Aguilar’s vocals shine. “I love playing with contrasts on the piano, and ‘Bala Perdida’ embodies that,” said Hanlon in …
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Colombian women have been the top winners at Premio Lo Nuestro for two consecutive years, thanks to Karol G‘s 2024 dominance and Shakira‘s 2025 takeover. On Thursday night, Premio Lo Nuestro honored the best performers and musicians across genres of Latin music. Awards went to icons like Shakira and Carlos …
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When Romeo Santos tells you he wants you on his bachata record, you say yes. At least that’s what Natti Natasha thought when the king of bachata reached out about working together. “I remember him telling me, ‘Listen, I’ve had this song for this and this time, and I feel …
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Throughout her multi-decade career, Paquita la del Barrio was known for working with the greats of música mexicana like Juan Gabriel, Joan Sebastian, and Jenni Rivera. Before her passing this morning at 77, the Mexican powerhouse that blazed a path forward for women in the genre was also beloved by …
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Not only did Paquita la del Barrio blaze a trail for women in música mexicana, she also rallied against the misogyny that ran rampant in the genre from the moment she stepped onto the music scene. For more than three decades, the Mexican powerhouse took down cheating men in her …
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After Maná became the first Spanish-language band to earn a nomination for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last week, drummer Alex González had an iconic José Alfredo Jiménez lyric ringing in his head: “No hay que llegar primero, pero hay que saber llegar.” (“You don’t need to get …
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FloyyMenor is stretching his acting chops in the storyline-starting music video for “Tú Me Calientas,” which dropped Thursday night. The Michael Joseph-directed video opens with a suspicious man on a payphone hiring a killer to locate and end FloyyMenor. The story then jumps to show Floyy and Gaby Music, who’s …
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Alok has an electro-pop banger on his hands. On Friday, the Brazilian DJ superstar released “Last Night I Dreamt I Fell in Love” featuring the vocals of Kylie Minogue. The collaboration feels like a full-circle moment for Alok after he remixed “Can’t Get You Out of My Head’” during a …
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Bad Bunny is a sad boy this Valentine’s Day. On Friday, the Puerto Rican star released the video for the Debí Tirar Más Fotos tearjerker, in which he plays a melancholic house cleaner after a Valentine’s Day party. In the video, Bad Bunny walks into a trashed home covered in …
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Maná is among the select group artists nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this year — and they’re the first-ever Spanish-language rock band to be considered for inclusion. On Wednesday, the iconic Mexican rock group celebrated the accomplishment by dedicating their nomination to immigrants in the U.S. …
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