DJ Khaled served as the MC in an urbano-heavy segment at the Latin Grammys. The musician took the stage on Thursday night to introduce Quevedo, Myke Towers, and Eladio Carrión, who hugged his mom mid-performance for a heartwarming moment early in the show. Carrión sang “Mama’s Boy,” a touching tribute …
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Rauw Alejandro is already a star. But his new album,Cosa Nuestra,named after a classic 1969 LP by Puerto Rican salsa icons Willie Colón and Héctor Lavoe, sees Alejandro striving for something grander: to put himself in the same timeless Puerto Rican canon as his idols. It’s an album inspired in …
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Happy silver anniversary to the Latin Grammys! After the Spanish bombast of the 2023celebration in Sevilla, the Latin Grammys celebrated its 25th year on Thursday night at the Kaseya Center in Miami.Were Latin music’s biggest night a person, she would be old enough to rent a car (sans the young-driver …
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The Best New Artist category at the Latin Grammys is always one people look forward to, especially because it’s predicted some major stars in the past. (Previous recipients include Karol G, Calle 13, and Juanes.) This year’s contenders represent a diverse group, spanning pop, rock, folk genres across Latin America. …
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Next year marks the 30th anniversary of Jerry Garcia’s death. But a new AI initiative, as well as programs it could spawn, aims to keep the Grateful Dead leader’s presence alive. This summer, ElevenLabs, a two-year-old software company known for its advanced, lifelike voice AI tools, announced a free app …
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T-Pain is standing on the frontlines to protect real lovers from bitter loners after teaming up with Mark Zuckerberg on a special acoustic cover of “Get Low.” The pair cut the Lil Jon and the Eastside Boyz record as a gift to the META founder’s wife in honor of their …
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Powerful women in Latin music undoubtedly dominated 2024. On Thursday, the Latin Grammys highlighted Elena Rose, Kali Uchis, and Emilia for a jam-packed segment celebrating female pop stars. Uchis — dressed in a corseted cream dress — opened the segment with an orchid-directed microphone as she performed “Te Mata,” backed …
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D espite being 23 years his senior, prolific producer No ID has a much more childlike air than Chicago indie rapper Saba, who is quietly pensive, if not a tad guarded. When we meet at No ID’s Los Angeles studio in October, the pair sit next to each other at …
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Some lessons need to be learned over and over again. When Bob Dylan and the Beatles broke through in the Sixties, they paved the way for generations of artists to write their own songs. But by the early 2000s, the charts had been largely reclaimed by pro songwriters and svengali …
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¡Arriba la salsa! Marc Anthony just hit the stage to perform a special salsa medley, celebrating both the legacy of the iconic genre and the 25th anniversary of the Latin Grammys. The Nuyorican icon participated in the vibrant performance, which included giants in the genre like Oscar D’León, Tito Nieves, …
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