Latin Music

Fuerza Régida is bringing a new festival to its hometown of San Bernardino. On Thursday, the band, fronted by singer/rapper JOP, announced that it will host and headline the first-ever Don’t Fall in Love Fest on Nov. 2, featuring top rap and musica mexicana artists. Fuerza will headline the festival …

Los Esquivel and Luis R Conriquez are ready for the afterparty. On Thursday, the Esquivel brothers and Conriquez premiered their genre-merging collaboration “Pari Pari” with Rolling Stone. The Carlos Curiel-directed video captures the trio of musicians singing at a day party filled with skateboarders, endless drinks, and a baby monkey …

Natanael Cano is bringing a Mexican classic to a new generation. On Friday, the corridos tumbados pioneer released a reimagined version of the Juan Gabriel-penned favorite “Amor Eterno.” “This is one of those songs that stays in your memory forever. It brings back so many childhood memories for me,” said …

Omar Courtz finds sonic inspiration wherever he goes. “A muse could be anything,” the Puerto Rican artist says from New York City, where he’s visiting the Rolling Stone offices for the first time. “I’m seeing all these different interviews and articles, and that right now is inspiring something in me.” …

Ela Taubert is no longer waiting for her love interest to change. On Tuesday, the burgeoning Colombian pop star released her single “¿Por Qué Soy Así?” on which she promises that she’s going to move past — and forget! — an old lover. “You have no idea how excited I …

Over the last several weeks, fans of Latin music have been, in some cases, puzzled to see some of the biggest names in reggaeton publicly voice their support for former President Donald Trump‘s run for president. In early September, Anuel AA and Justin Quiles met the former president during a …

Tony Dize made a career out of showcasing the romantic side of reggaeton in the early aughts, landing hit after hit with his light vocals. Songs like “Permítame” and “Solos” became classics that established a softer kind of style that reggaeton singer-rappers in the genre continue to emulate today. Now, …

The Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny has purchased billboards across San Juan in protest of the New Progressive Party, which has a lead in the November gubernatorial election. Across the city’s main streets, several billboards have popped up, with one reading, “A vote for the PNP is a vote for …

This story originally appeared in Rolling Stone en Español. The grindcore outfit Brujería announced the death of their frontman Juan Brujo last week, sharing that the vocalist had suffered a heart attack on September 16. “It is with deep sadness we have to announce that our leader Juan Brujo has …

On “Una Velita,” Bad Bunny addresses the devastating effects of Hurricane Maria on his native Puerto Rico and the rest of the Caribbean in 2017. The music is based on a swirling, doleful guitar line, which a choir and percussion section mix up until he takes over with his own …