English pop star Dua Lipa makes her first foray into the reggaeton pop universe in a new track with J Balvin, Bad Bunny and Tainy, titled “Un Día” (“One Day”). In English and Spanish, Dua Lipa and Balvin share a call-and-response between estranged lovers; Bad Bunny enters the picture, giving …
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We’ve seen reggaeton get its close-up in the 2020 kids movie Trolls World Tour. Now two of its most influential ambassadors — the Latin Grammy-winning producer Tainy and global superstar J Balvin — will bring some dembow bounce to the SpongeBob Squarepants cinematic universe in the upcoming film, The SpongeBob …
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On Thursday morning the Latin Recording Academy announced that the nominations for this year’s 21st Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards will be released on September 29, 2020.
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Brother-sister duo Jesse and Joy speak out in support of the LGBTQ community in their new pop-cumbia single, “Love (Es Nuestro Idioma),” which translates to “Love (Is Our Language).” The song was released as part of a campaign headed by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and Joint …
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Chimbala’s “Rueda” is a slippery single. The cheerful melody evokes the golden oldie “Stand by Me,” preparing listeners for warm expressions of eternal affection. But that’s a feint — the Dominican singer uses this backdrop to say “good riddance” to an ex. Merging this combination with a galloping beat gave …
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Rosalía and Ozuna — two Spanish-language pop titans, from opposite ends of the Atlantic — released a surprise track on Thursday, titled “Yo X Ti, Tu X Mi.” In what translates to “Me for You, You for Me,” the duo trade off flirty verses to a featherweight reggaeton groove, accented …
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Ozuna dropped his brand new track, “Vacía Sin Mí,” with an accompanying video on Thursday. Co-starring Puerto Rican rapper and “Te Boté” collaborator Darell, the song, which translates to “Empty Without Me,” will be featured in Ozuna’s upcoming third album, Nibiru. In the electrifying new clip — devised by Ozuna’s …
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International charity concert “Venezuela Aid Live” kicked off Friday morning on the Colombian border town of Cúcuta, which sits on the Venezuelan border. Sponsored by Virgin Group CEO Richard Branson, as well as Colombian transportation mogul Bruno Ocampo, the humanitarian fundraiser was inspired by Bob Geldof’s Eighties ‘Live Aid’ telethons. …
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Latin music has been generating dazzling commercial statistics for several years now: Artists rack up ridiculously high stream counts on multiple platforms, especially YouTube, and the live circuit has been similarly profitable. “We’re booking shows from the club level to the arena level in record numbers,” says Michel Vega, who …
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Puerto Rican reggaeton star Ozuna confirmed in a press statement on Wednesday that he had fallen victim to a blackmail scheme, involving an explicit video filmed of the singer when he was 16 years old. “Our attorney confirmed yesterday that urban artist Ozuna was extorted through an intimate video filmed …
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