Latin Music

Reggaeton star Daddy Yankee has released a new single, “Problema,” via El Cartel Records/Republic/Universal. “Problema” boasts a beat of thundering kick drums and skipping snares topped by a smattering of squeaking synths. The song is capped off, of course, by an outsized hook from Daddy Yankee, who lets his voice …

Rauw Alejandro and J Balvin live out their own version of a domestic fantasy in their new video for “De Cora.” The single comes from Rauw Alejandro’s debut album Afrodisíaco, which comes out Friday (November 13th). The visual, directed by Gus, depicts the two Latin stars in a fantastical profession: …

The Latin Recording Academy has announced the nominees for the 21st Annual Latin Grammy Awards. J Balvin leads this year’s nominations with 13, followed by Bad Bunny with nine nominations and Ozuna with eight; Anuel AA, Josh Gudwin and Colin Leonard each received seven nominations. The 2020 nominations for Album …

Ricky Martin had long been an international superstar before he began “Livin’ La Vida Loca” — and there seems to have been hardly a dull moment in the 20 years since. In 2010, the Puerto Rican singer came out to his fans as a gay man; nearly 10 years later, …

In late 2019, Rosalía and Travis Scott went toe-to-toe on their Number One collaboration, “Highest in the Room.” Now they’re up for round two on their second joint single, “TKN.” It’s the Spanish singer-songwriter’s third single of 2020. Sung in both English and Spanish, “TKN” is a reggaeton-infused fight song, …

Although many Americans know Amara La Negra as the Latina breakout star from Love & Hip Hop: Miami, many Latinos remember Diana Danelys De Los Santos as the lone dark-skinned cast member on the Spanish-language variety show, Sábado Gigante. On Thursday, the Dominican-American singer behind funk-laden songs like “What a …

Bad Bunny has released a new video for his Yo Hago Lo Que Me Da La Gana trap-rock cut, “Hablamos Mañana,” featuring Argentine and Chilean MCs Duki and Pablo Chill-E. Directed by Stillz and Nude Robot, the video opens with a live action scene starring a young Bad Bunny lookalike — …

Since his days as a hitmaker in the 1990s and early 2000s, the Mexican singer Alejandro Fernández has excelled at stately, immaculately orchestrated ballads — the perfect launching pad for his potent baritone. On “Decepciones,” Fernández’s band works at a leisurely pace, with a gently strummed rhythm guitar keeping time …

Fourteen years since its release, Shakira and Wyclef Jean‘s bilingual mega-hit, “Hips Don’t Lie,” is the gift that keeps on giving. As of Monday, the song has made its debut on the Rolling Stone Top 100 Songs chart at Number 79. Following Shakira and Jennifer Lopez’s momentous Super Bowl halftime …

Puerto Rican producer Tainy spent all of 2019 crafting experimental urbano-pop hits with the likes of J Balvin, Bad Bunny, Selena Gomez, and others. Yet he shifts gears in his latest release, “Mera,” which is the lead single off his upcoming EP, The Kids That Grew Up On Reggaeton: Neon …