The Latin Grammys have announced their first cohort of performers. On Tuesday morning, the Latin Recording Academy revealed that Pepe Aguilar, Gloria Estefan, Los Tigres Del Norte, Carín León, and 2025 Person of the Year Raphael, among others, will play during the Nov. 13 ceremony in Las Vegas. Along with …
Read More »Peso Pluma, Carin León, Pepe Aguilar Lead 2025 Besame Mucho Austin Fest
Besame Mucho Festival is returning to Austin. On Tuesday, the music festival announced that Peso Pluma, Carin León, and Pepe Aguilar will be among the main performers at the Mexican music-focused festival, scheduled for April 5 at Circuit of the Americas. Hombres G, Enanitos Verdes, Molotov, Moenia, Magento, and Camila …
Read More »'Not Your Grandma's Rancheras': Pepe Aguilar Experiments With Mariachi on His New Album
Pepe Aguilar stays true to his ranchera roots, but he’s still evolving. On Thursday night, the música mexicana legend released his new album Que Llueva Tequila, which he describes as a “little oasis” away from the Mexican music being made today. “The songs reflect a clear evolution lyrically and musically …
Read More »Ranchera Protégé Ángela Aguilar Announces Solo U.S. Theater Tour
Ángela Aguilar is heading out on the road again. The ranchera protégé and 19-year-old daughter of Mexican singer Pepe Aguilar announced her Piensa en Mí tour Tuesday. The rising star will stop in theaters across the United States in June, just in time to join her family’s Jaripeo Sin Fronteras …
Read More »Los Bukis, Maná, and Gloria Trevi Headline Second Bésame Mucho Festival
If last year’s Bésame Mucho lineup was a Latino mom’s cleaning playlist, this year’s festival is that plus a Latino dad’s go-to songs on his way to work. On Tuesday, Bésame Mucho announced the lineup — including headliners Maná, Los Bukis, and Gloria Trevi — for its second consecutive festival. …
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 …
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