Y La Bamba, the dream-folk brainchild of Mexican-American singer-songwriter Luz Mendoza, has released a florid visual for the new song, “La Última Vez.” It’s one of two songs in Sub Pop’s Singles Club series, which also includes the track “Mariposa De Coalcomán.” These are Y La Bamba’s first two singles …
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Javiera Mena‘s queer chileno disco is timeless — and so is her glossy new single, “Flashback.” It’s the singer-songwriter’s first solo outing since the release of her previous album, Espejo, which was named one of Rolling Stone‘s Best Latin Albums of 2018. In the Hugo Rubiano-directed clip, Mena plays a …
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The Premios Tu Música Urbano, Latin music’s premier (and only) urban music awards show, aired live from Puerto Rico on Thursday night. Held in San Juan’s Coliseo de Puerto Rico Jose Miguel Agrelot, the star-studded event featured high-octane performances by Ozuna, Natti Natasha, CNCO, Wisin y Yandel and more. A …
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Grammy-nominated Spanish superstar Rosalía dropped a surprise new single on Thursday, titled “Juro Que,” or “I Swear That.” After she chopped and screwed flamenco traditions with the 2018 avant-pop masterpiece El Mal Querer — and made a brief foray into reggaeton in 2019, followed by a striking cameo in Travis …
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British billionaire and Virgin Group CEO Richard Branson announced a benefit show last week to raise funds for food and medicine for the citizens of Venezuela. Modeled after Bob Geldof’s Eighties ‘Live Aid’ telethons for Ethiopia, the concert is set to take place this Friday in the Colombian border town …
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At age 29, the producer Marco “Tainy” Masís has already been working on hits professionally for roughly half his life. While most producers eventually lose their hot hand, this one keeps finding another path to the charts, and this year, he helped put together Cardi B’s “I Like It,” a …
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