Guaynaa and India Martinez attend a colorful flamenco performance in the new music video for “El Payo,” from his album La República, which dropped last year. In the music video, the Spanish singer teaches the Puerto Rican reggaetonero how to bust some flamenco moves as the two are surrounded by …
Read More »Anuel AA, J Balvin, Ozuna to Headline Baja Beach Fest in 2021
UPDATE:The Baja Beach Fest has been expanded for a second weekend, which will take place August 20th through 22nd, 2021. Tickets for weekend two will go on sale September 22nd at 12 p.m. PT/3 p.m. ET via the festival’s website. ** After COVID-19 brought the 2020 summer festival season to …
Read More »RS Latin Music Picks: Week of June 29th
Could your weekend playlist use a little more seasoning? Rolling Stone Latinselects some of the best new music releases from Latin America, Spain and Portugal.Keep track of the latest in Latin via our playlist on Spotify. Jhay Cortez, “Dime a Ve” Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Jhay Cortez beckons an old flame during …
Read More »This Week in Latin Music: Los Tigres del Norte, Bad Bunny and 'Amor Eterno'
In case you missed it, here are some standout moments in Latin music from the week of August 5th. Los Tigres del Norte, “La Prisión de Folsom (Folsom Prison Blues)” Johnny Cashaficionados will recall his 1968 album,At Folsom Prison, and its landmark opening song, “Folsom Prison Blues.” Fifty years later, …
Read More »Karol G Champions the Pleasure Principle in New Song 'Punto G'
Best known as Colombia’s leading reggaetonera, Karol G plays the role of sexual educator in her beguiling new song, “Punto G” —an ode to the highly erogenous, anatomical region English speakers call the G-spot. In the accompanying video, a raven-haired Karol G and her girl squad kick off a riotous …
Read More »Lin-Manuel Miranda, Frankie Negrón Join 'Respeta Mi Gente' Campaign to Mobilize Latinx Voters
In an effort to ramp up Latinx voter participation for the 2018 midterm elections, Hamiltoncomposer Lin-Manuel Miranda and Grammy-nominated salsa singer Frankie Negrón announced their support of a new voter mobilization coalition titledRespeta Mi Gente, or Respect My People. By partnering with nonprofit groupsHispanic Federation andAlianza for Progress, the stars …
Read More »Reggaeton Royalty Ivy Queen and the Noise Reflect on the Genre's Rise
It’s a foggy May evening at La Marina, a bar and lounge nestled along the Hudson River at the northern tip of Manhattan. Behind the dock, sweltering Caribbean dance grooves blast from an outdoor sound system. Hundreds ofparty-goers amass behind the restaurant, sweating under the influence ofperreo– a doggy-style dance …
Read More »Venezuela's Uprooted Musicians: Bands Struggle to Survive
The rock band Los Mesoneros were filling Caracas’ principal Alfredo Sadel Square with thousands of fans, earning four Latin Grammy nominations for their 2011 album Indeleble, and climbing to the top of their country’s music charts with pop-rock songs about love and infidelity, before they left Venezuela and started in …
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