Things start creepy, then get hella sexy in this one. On Friday, Tokischa released the video for her over-the-top explicit (we’re used to it at this point and love her for it) video for “Delincuente,” which features fellow reggaetoneros Anuel AA and Ñengo Flow. The Raymi Paulus-directed visual opens with …
Read More »Los Bukis Bassist 'Chivo' Cortez 'Okay' After Suffering 'Minor Fracture' During L.A. Show
“Que nos canten otra” — “Let’s have them sing us another” — chuckled a middle-aged señora, heels in hand, as she made her way out of the L.A. Memorial Coliseum Thursday night, Aug. 18. The clock was nearing midnight, and legendary Mexican band Los Bukis had just walked — or …
Read More »Grupo Firme Takes Camilo Down the Banda Route on Playful Single 'Alaska'
Blaring tubas, the signature accordion, and Eduin Caz’s vocals open Camilo‘s new single, “Alaska” — in the most Grupo Firme way possible. On Thursday, the Colombian star took a page out of Maluma’s playbook, enlisting the Música Mexicana band for a worthy crossover. The silly video for the equally-playful track …
Read More »Rising Artist Aleesha Teams Up With Dembow Heavy-Hitters Haraca Kiko and El Cherry Scom for 'Melacomo'
Newcomer Aleesha has been playing with a wide sound palette: The up-and-coming singer might be known for silky R&B experiments, but recently, she’s been doing everything she can get her hands on. She jumped headfirst into lo-fi rock on the track “Amigos” last month, and she showed off her sleek …
Read More »Tokischa, Eladio Carrion Among More Than 12 Artists Added to Billboard's Star-Studded Latin Music Week
More than 12 artists, including Chris Chill, Dannylux, Dimelo Flow, Eladio Carrion, Elena Rose, Foreign Teck, Kuinvi, Justin Quiles, Mariah Angeliq, Subelo Neo, Tini, Tokischa, and Ugly Primo, have been added to Billboard Latin Music Week’s star-packed lineup. The annual event, which has been the biggest Latin music gathering in …
Read More »Divino Niño Rebel Against the Church on Sparkling Reggaeton-Fused Track 'XO'
The Chicago-based band Divino Niño filled their 2019 breakthrough album, Foam, with lush, anti-gravity dream pop, so light it seemed able to drift listeners into a blissful new dimension. But on their upcoming album, Last Spa on Earth, the band is playing with bolder sounds — and their new single, …
Read More »Organizers Say Baja Beach Fest Will Continue Despite Cartel Violence in Tijuana and Across Mexico
Organizers for Baja Beach Fest, a massive reggaeton and Latin music festival held annually in Mexico’s Rosarito Beach since 2018, said Saturday morning that the event will continue as planned, despite reports of violence, fires, and roadblocks across the country, as well as a Tijuana consulate order that U.S. government …
Read More »'Malunitta Forever:' Anitta and Maluma Make Out and Play On-Screen Lovers in 'El Que Espera'
There’s always a movie couple whose onscreen chemistry makes viewers wonder if they are actually together — and Maluma and Anitta channel exactly that energy in the video for their new collab, “El Que Espera.” “Así, así, porque el que espera se consigue lo que quiera/Así, así ‘tamo de acuerdo, …
Read More »Pepe Aguilar on His Family's Legacy and the 'Growing Pains' of Música Mexicana
Pepe Aguilar knows a thing or two about continuing a legacy. The son of the greatest ranchera singer of all time, Antonio Aguilar, and a star of the golden age of Mexican cinema, Flor Silvestre, Pepe built a career by successfully carrying the heavy, storied history of the Aguilar last …
Read More »Rosalía Is a Free Beach Baby in the Video for 'Despechá'
Rosalía brings mambo, merengue, and her carefree energy to the beaches of Spain in the video for her recent single, “Despechá.” On Wednesday, the Spanish singer released the sunnyside visuals for her track, which she says was inspired by the music of the Dominican Republic. “Baby, no me llames/Que yo …
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