When legendary Brazilian singer-songwriter Milton Nascimento celebrated a lifetime in music with his 2022 farewell tour, it would have been safe to assume that he would also retire from the recording studio. Throughout his career, Nascimento single-handedly changed the course of Latin music with a perpetually nostalgic, mystically tinged sound …
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On Friday night, música mexicana band Grupo Firme surprised the crowd at their show in Austin with an unexpected special guest: Demi Lovato. Yes, you read that right. Lovato hit the stage with frontman Eduin Caz to duet their upcoming single, “Chula.” Mid-set, Lovato, who is on the heels of …
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The Mañana Será Bonito era will last forever. On Tuesday night, Karol G wrapped her yearlong, 62-show tour with four sold-out shows at Madrid’s Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, with its last show streaming live on YouTube. “If there’s something beautiful this journey left me was learning to love myself, to value …
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Thirty years ago, the boundaries of Latin American rock were forever expanded with the release of Re, the second album by Mexican quartet Café Tacvba. At the time, other bands were also fusing mainstream rock idioms with the vast tapestry of traditional Latin folk. Tacvba outdid them all with Re …
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Nearly a year after releasing her album Adentro, Francisca Valenzuela is reconnecting with the raw emotion of the album’s piano ballad, “Déjalo Ir.” The Chilean American musician released the video for the track, in which she repeats the line “let him go” and she convinces herself to move on. “This …
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The guys of Fuerza Régida are name-dropping some mystery girls on their new album’s track list. Exclusively with Rolling Stone, the Jesús Ortiz Paz-fronted Mexican American group unveiled the titles of the songs on their upcoming LP Pero No Te Enamores, which includes collabs with Afrojack, Maluma, and Bellakath. The …
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Back in 2022, Álvaro Díaz released Felicilandia, an album named and inspired by a fictional amusement park he dreamed up that represented a safe, euphoric world. Earlier this year, when he shared the artwork for his latest LP Sayonara, fans were surprised to see that the cover illustration pictured Felicilandia, …
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Ricardo Montaner is looking back at his storied career with a new perspective — and giving his classic ballads an update. On Friday, the musician dropped Ricardo Montaner 2 (Versión Montaner), on which he re-recorded and re-mastered some of his most notable songs, including “Tan Enamorados.” “To be able to …
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Moffa is ready to introduce himself to the world with his debut album. On Friday, the Puerto Rican star released his 10-track LP Playground, which features Manuel Turizo and Robi, and hears the musician looking back at his childhood memories with nostalgia. “This album represents facets of my life as …
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Letón Pé has been on the rise, thanks the parade of upbeat, endlessly energetic songs she’s been releasing out of the Dominican Republic the last couple of years. (She was named one of Rolling Stone’s 10 Latin artists to watch in 2023.) Her latest track “¿Cuándo Se Va’ir El Calor?” …
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