Fuerza Regida celebrated their newest album 111xpantia with back-to-back shows on opposite coasts. Over the weekend, the música mexicana band sold out a show at New York City’s Madison Square Garden Friday night and followed it with a sold-out Los Angeles night at the Hollywood Bowl Saturday. “Selling out MSG …
Read More »Buscabulla's LP 'Se Amaba Así' Feels Like a Couple's Therapy Session — and They Want You to Hear It All
Before the Puerto Rican duo Buscabulla made their new album Se Amaba Así, they’d gone through a whirlwind period of ups and downs. Back in 2020, they released their breakthrough LP Regresa, a gorgeous rumination of life in their native Puerto Rico, where they moved in 2017 from New York. …
Read More »Making 'Real Women Have Curves': How the Musical's ICE Storyline Captures Today's Realities
The creators behind Real Women Have Curves never imagined their musical, which is set in the Eighties, would hit as hard as it does today. Based on the 2002 film of the same name, the show follows a group of women working at a garment factory as they navigate issues …
Read More »'Sueño Stereo' at 30: How the Seminal Album Came Together and Changed Latin Rock Forever
First, there’s the black and white portrait. It unfolds when you’d open up the CD booklet of Sueño Stereo, Soda Stereo’s seminal album, released on June 21, 1995, 30 years ago. The photo, taken by Cecilia Amenábar, depicts the iconic Argentine trio — singer/guitarist Gustavo Cerati, bassist Zeta Bosio, drummer …
Read More »Natanael Cano Launches Urbano Era With 'Blancanieves'
The pioneer of corridos tumbados is stepping into a different sonic space on his new album. On Friday, Natanael Cano released his single “Blancanieves,” which hears him skipping charchetas and guitars for trappy, reggaeton beats. “And that look tells me everything and that smile steals everything from me/And with the …
Read More »Karol G: 'I Made the Album of My Dreams'
Karol G is crying, and if you know anything about the weepy Colombian star, this isn’t much of a surprise — she cries a lot. But these tears are different. These tears come from years of shaping what she thinks is one of the most important albums of her career. …
Read More »Xavi Questions If He's Really the Bad Guy on New Single 'El Malo'
Xavi is fine with being el malo — but he knows he probably isn’t really the bad guy. On Thursday, the música mexicana star released his solo single, “El Malo.” “All my songs come from real life situations, and this one’s for anyone who gets called the bad guy just …
Read More »Bad Bunny on Puerto Rico: 'It's Not Always Paradise, But … I Don't Want to Leave'
Bad Bunny is continuing to embrace his love for his native island of Puerto Rico. On Wednesday, the reggaeton icon graced the cover of Variety and opened up about the importance of his Puerto Rico residency, No Me Quiero Ir de Aquí, for the island. “Before the residency, my fantasy …
Read More »Karol G Recruits Telenovelas' Greatest Villains for Hilarious 'Tropicoqueta' Trailer
Karol G enlisted the most iconic villains and characters from telenovelas to tease her new album, Tropicoqueta. On Monday, the Colombian queen released a Televisa novela-style trailer featuring the likes of Anahi, Ninel Conde, and Itatí Cantoral. “Intense, unpredictable, dramatic… magical, authentic, one-of-a-kind,” wrote Karol G in the caption for …
Read More »Becky G's Poignant Documentary, 'Rebbeca,' Explores Identity, Addiction, and Power of Forgiveness
Becky G was visibly emotional as she premiered her deeply personal and powerful documentary Rebbeca on Friday at the Tribeca Festival. The film, which explores themes of forgiveness, family, and cultural pride, uses the singer’s headlining Mi Casa, Tu Casa tour as the backdrop and dives into the singer’s origin …
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