On Saturday night, the famed reggaeton duo Jowell & Randy capped off what was undoubtedly one of the most impressive runs of their career with a historic concert at San Juan’s famous José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum. The acclaimed stars had sold out six dates over the last two weekends, playing …
Read More »Jowell & Randy Talk About Being Reggaeton OGs — and Why They Don't Think They'll Ever Break Up
Jowell & Randy know how to make old-school reggaeton better than anyone. Just ask Bad Bunny, who enlisted the duo for the 2020 masterpiece “Safaera,” or Rauw Alejandro, who harnessed their OG powers on “Ponte Nasty.” But if you ask Jowell & Randy themselves, they say the magic comes from …
Read More »J Balvin, Jowell & Randy, and De La Ghetto Play a Boss Lady's Mafiosos in 'Triple S'
The boys are living their Godfather fantasy. On Thursday, J Balvin released his new single “Triple S” featuring Jowell & Randy, and De La Ghetto, along with its Corleone family-esque video, which sees the four men showing up to a blood-filled mansion as mafiosos. As they drop bars about a …
Read More »'Neon' Is Netflix's Reggaeton Answer to 'Entourage'
On Entourage, the central tension always involved the question of whether Vince was gonna do the movie. Only there was never really any tension, because of course Vince was gonna do the movie — or, if he didn’t, things would in some other way work out just fine for him, …
Read More »J Balvin, Young Miko, and Jowell y Randy Link Up on Burning Tainy Collab
Young Miko, J Balvin, and Jowell y Randy are showing their colmillos, or fangs, on their long-awaited collaboration with Tainy. On Wednesday, the five artists teamed up and released an EDM-backed, perreo mega-collab, along with its cinematic video. The video, directed by Pau Carreté, opens with a seeming attempted robbery …
Read More »Listen to Rauw Alejandro's Surprise Album 'Playa Saturno'
Back in January, Rauw Alejandro took listeners to outer space with his futuristic album Saturno. Now, he’s extending the journey: On Friday, the Puerto Rican star released a surprise “spinoff” record called Playa Saturno, where he brings the beach to the otherworldly planet where he left things off on his …
Read More »Randy Ortiz, of Reggaeton Duo Jowell and Randy, Arrested for Domestic Violence
Randy Ortiz Acevedo, one-half of the popular reggaeton duo Jowell and Randy, was arrested in Puerto Rico on domestic violence charges, the Associated Press reports. A judge ruled Monday, Jan. 9, that there was enough evidence against Acevedo to take him into custody. According to a statement from the Puerto …
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