Felices los cuatro? On Thursday, Maluma brought his fans some “Cositas de la USA” with a fresh and sexy reggaetón single and a music video where, very naturally, the singer plays a Latin lover times three. In the video, Maluma doesn’t mind being a little naughty. The video follows him …
Read More »Ozuna Turns Up the Passion While Singing 'Señor Juez' At the Latin Grammys
Puerto Rican singer Ozuna stepped out in a shiny silver jacket and moved through clouds of blue-tinted smoke that rose from the Latin Grammys stage during a performance that included his uptempo track “Del Mar.” He transitioned to “Señor Juez” as the background turned from a dim blue to rose …
Read More »Latin Grammys 2021: 'Patria Y Vida,' Camilo, Rubén Blades, and Caetano Veloso Were the Night's Biggest Winners
Viewed through one lens, last night’s Latin Grammy Awards were full of unexpected awards and upsets. The 79-year-old Brazilian trailblazer Caetano Veloso and 24-year-old son Tom Veloso won over emerging stars like Rauw Alejandro and Camilo for Record of the Year; Panamanian salsero Rubén Blades beat out Bad Bunny, Natalia …
Read More »'Even in Your Darkest Hour, This Too Can Be Turned Around': ÌFÉ on Death and New Beginnings
0000+0000, the new album from the artist Otura Mun — who performs as ÌFÉ— stands in direct contrast to his acclaimed 2017 debut, IIII+IIII. As Mun describes it, the projects are yin and yang, capturing two opposing energies embedded in Ifá, the religious practice in which Mun is a babalawo, …
Read More »Camila Cabello Taps a Mariachi Band to Debut New Song 'La Buena Vida' on 'Tiny Desk'
Camila Cabello enlisted the help of a mariachi band to debut a new song, “La Buena Vida,” during her NPR Tiny Desk (Home) Concert. “La Buena Vida” will appear on Cabello’s upcoming album, Familia (she co-wrote it with Ricky Reed and Cheche Alara), and theTiny Desk performance featured the California-based …
Read More »SZA Nails Her Lyrics in Spanish on New Version of Kali Uchis' 'Fue Mejor'
Kali Uchis just dropped a new version of the sultry R&B single “Fue Mejor,” from her 2020 album Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios) — and this time, she’s enlisted the help of SZA, who sings in Spanish for the first time on the track and nails it. SZA jumps …
Read More »Bomba Estéreo's Vision of Harmony in Nature
It’s hard to make the overwhelming power and immense beauty found in nature seem subtle, but across Bomba Estéreo‘s new album, Deja, examples of the earth’s grandeur gently peek out from the music. “Agua,” the first track, ends with the sweeping rush of a river; a choir of birds serves …
Read More »Julia Michaels, Becky G, Khea Talk 'Universal Language' of New Collaborative Single
By now, Julia Michaels is a familiar face on the pop landscape. An in-demand songwriter for artists like Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, and Britney Spears, she scored her first Top 20 hit under her own name with her 2017 debut single, “Issues.” But even those who have been following Michaels’ …
Read More »Karol G Plots First U.S. Headlining Tour
Karol G has announced her first U.S. headlining tour. The ‘Bichota Tour’ goes on sale Friday at 10 a.m. ET. The Colombian reggaeton star’s 21-date trek kicks off in Denver at Mission Ballroom on October 27th. It hits a number of cities on the West Coast before a string of …
Read More »RS Latin Music Picks: Week of July 20th
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. Afro B and Ozuna, “Drogba (Joanna)” — the Global Latin Version Momentum for cross-Atlantic …
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