MTV recognized Ricky Martin, already a Latin music icon, with its inaugural Latin Icon Award at the 2025 Video Music Awards on Sunday night. The artist celebrated the honor with a bon-bon–shaking medley of hits and a speech thanking fans who have stood by him for the past four decades, …
Read More »MTV VMAs 2025: Sabrina Carpenter, Ariana Grande, Lady Gaga Rescue an Otherwise Lacking Show
“This world, as we all know, can be so full of criticism and discrimination and negativity,” Sabrina Carpenter said Sunday at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards. “So to get to be part of something, so more often than not, that is something that can bring you light, make you …
Read More »Drummergeddon 2025: Why We're Witnessing a Global Percussion Apocalypse
Welcome to Drummergeddon 2025, when the entire music world wants to know: What the hell is going on with the drummers? There’s an epidemic of high-profile bands dumping their drummers, or getting dumped by them, and nobody has any clue why. It’s not just the Who or the Foo Fighters. …
Read More »Ricky Martin 'Proud' to Join Kamala Harris at Election Eve Rally
Ricky Martin spoke about the importance of the Latino vote in the 2024 election and said he “could not be more proud” to rally alongside Kamala Harris at a major event in Philadelphia tonight, Nov. 4. “These stakes for Latinos in this election are higher than ever,” Martin said in …
Read More »Jennifer Lopez, Ricky Martin Voice Support for Harris After Trump Rally Comments on Puerto Rico
Jennifer Lopez and Ricky Martin have doubled down on their endorsement of Kamala Harris for president. Their public support came following Donald Trump‘s rally at Madison Square Garden in New York on Sunday night, which featured comedian Tony Hinchcliffe calling Puerto Rico a “floating pile of garbage.” On her Instagram …
Read More »How a Ricky Martin Song Became the Anthem for 'Marvel vs. Capcom 2'
Since its release in 2000, Marvel vs. Capcom 2 has become one of the most popular fighting games of all time. Known for its easily accessible play style and massive roster of 56 characters pulled from both comics and iconic gaming franchises, it’s easy to see why. But MvC2 is …
Read More »Ricky Martin Will Headline LA Pride 2024
Los Angeles will be livin’ la vida loca at this year’s LA Pride in the Park. On Friday, the festival announced that Ricky Martin will headline the event scheduled for June 8 at Los Angeles State Historic Park. “I am thrilled to be headlining LA Pride in the Park because …
Read More »'Palm Royale' Is a Waste of A-List Talent — and Your Precious Time
In the first episode of the new Apple comedy series Palm Royale, Kristen Wiig‘s Maxine tells a long, rambling story to Dinah (Leslie Bibb), a wealthy woman she’s trying to befriend. An impatient Dinah tells her, “I have lost the thread here, Maxine.” Dinah is meant to be one of …
Read More »Ricky Martin and Kristen Wiig Shake Up Drinks and High Society in 'Palm Royale' Trailer
Tired of being on the outside looking in, Kristen Wiig ventures over a garden wall to immerse herself in Palm Beach’s high society in the official trailer for Apple TV+‘s Palm Royale. There, among the snobbish and the snooty, people like Maxine (Wiig) and Robert, a hyper-observant club employee played …
Read More »Residente Puts the Music Industry on Blast in Intense, Bloody Short Film Featuring Ricky Martin
Residente is no stranger to making controversial art. On Wednesday, the Puerto Rican rap star released his intensely graphic short film for “Quiero Ser Baladista,” or “I Want to Be a Ballad Singer,” in which he calls out the commercialism of the Latin music industry with the help of Ricky …
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