Bad Bunny released a surprise 10-track album, titled Las Que No Iban A Salir, or The Ones That Were Not Coming Out, on Sunday at noon. A number of reggaeton luminaries are featured on the album, including Don Omar, Yandel, Zion & Lennox, and Nicky Jam. The hit-writer-turned-solo-star Jhay Cortez …
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“Amarillo,” the first song on J Balvin’s new album Colores, opens with a riff that’s brassy and playful, like a child imitating the sound of a trumpet. That happens to be a sample cribbed from Saïan Supa Crew’s “Angela,” a fusion of hip-hop and zouk, a style of music from …
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Aventura’s reunion tour is doing very well in the U.S., further proving that the influence of Latin music in America is stronger than ever. The Romeo Santos-fronted group, which experienced stratospheric success in the early 2000s with the global bachata hit “Obsesión,” is now back on the road for the …
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Ever since the Colombian star J Balvin introduced the producer Marco “Tainy” Masís to Bad Bunny, the two men have collaborated on a string of critical and commercial hits: The 2018 album X 100Pre, which has been certified ten times platinum by the RIAA, 2019’s Oasis, now double platinum, and …
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After enjoying much fanfare at his Super Bowl halftime performance, Colombian superstar J Balvin has dropped a gory new visual for his latest single, “Rojo.” The new song, as well as previously released songs “Blanco”and“Morado,” will feature on his upcoming albumColores, which is set for release March 20th and is …
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(UPDATE: Click here for the full list of winners from Premio Lo Nuestro 2020.) J Balvin, Daddy Yankee, Karol G and more will be top honorees at the 32nd annual Premio Lo Nuestro, the longest-running awards show on Spanish-language television. A celebration of Latin music’s best and brightest acts today, …
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Jennifer Lopez and Shakira dominated the stage at the Super Bowl LIV halftime show on Sunday night. Together the divas brought over 60,000 football fans to their feet at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium, with an electrifying medley of songs old and new. Shakira kicked off the show with a parade …
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Ozuna added a fiercely rapped verse to El Cherry Scom and Kiko El Crazy’s dembow romp “Baje con Trenza” on Monday. Though Ozuna’s biggest hits rely on his sweet singing voice and intuitive melodies, the star takes a very different approach on “Baje con Trenza,” delivering drilling lines at top …
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Black Eyed Peas have joined forces with J Balvin for a brand new single, “RITMO (Bad Boys for Life).” The upbeat track, which samples Corona’s “The Rhythm of the Night,” will appear on the soundtrack to Bad Boys for Life, which stars Will Smith andMartin Lawrence and arrives in theaters …
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“Music is the thing that saved me,” says Mexican superstar Paulina Rubio. Music is what she has known her whole life, or at least, ever since she made her early Eighties debut in the popular teen group, Timbiriche. But in 1992, Rubio broke away from the pack to launch her …
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