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On Thursday night, Maria Becerra took the stage to both perform a stunning rendition of “Amigos,” along with special version of her song “Ojalá” on the Latin Grammys awards stage. Alborán first took the stage alone, before Becerra joined him in a light pink dress as the two performed their …

There’s another Selena project in the works: A new two-hour musical special called Por Siempre Selena will run on TelevisaUnivision to celebrate the legacy of the late Tejano superstar, the network and the family announced today. The program will feature stories about Selena’s life and tributes to her music 27 …

Bullerengue, the percussive, female-led folk tradition developed in Black Caribbean communities, was passed down to the legendary Petrona Martinez like a sacred family heirloom. Growing up in San Cayetano, Colombia, in the 1940s,she’d sit with her grandmother and great-grandmother in what’s called a rueda, or circle, where the women would …

Farina‘s addiction to perreo is contagious on her new single “Adicta al Perreo.” On Friday, the Colombian rapper released the track and its accompanying music video as she paid tribute to street culture, namedropped Jennifer Lopez and Rick Ross, and declared herself the “queen of TikTok.” “I’m really excited to …

Christian Nodal playfully recalls that winning a Latin Grammy in 2019 was one the “worst moments” of his life for one reason: He had to compete against his idol, the most illustrious mariachi in the world, Vicente Fernández, for that year’s Best Regional Mexican Song award. “I didn’t want to …

Toward the end of Helado Negro’s radiant new album Far In, a song called “Wind Conversations” stands out for its serene simplicity. “Here we are, laying in this shade, deep stay,” he sings over rich, bucolic chords. “Trees shake, ants come to graze.” Lurking in the beauty of the moment …

When Elvis Costello decided to re-record his album This Year’s Model entirely in Spanish, he knew he wasn’t going to do it alone. He saw the entire thing as a lively, hands-on collaboration in which he’d give Spanish-speaking artists access to the original master recordings from the iconic 1978 LP …

Reggaeton stars Tainy and Yandel appeared together on Jimmy Kimmel Live to perform their new joint track, “Si Te Vas.” The duo showcased the song during a nighttime performance on a basketball court with a DJ on the decks. Earlier this month, the pair dropped “Deja Vu,” the first single …

Jennifer Lopez and Rauw Alejandro dance their way through change in the video for new single, “Cambio El Paso” (“Change the Step”). The track marks the first time the duo have collaborated. In the visual, Lopez and Alejandro dance their way to feeling unencumbered to find what they want. It …

Kali Uchis embraces the brute-force 808s and chattering hi-hats of trap on her new single “Aquí Yo Mando.” Uchis is casually commanding here, making her control clear in the song’s opening lines: “You do everything that I say,” she raps in Spanish. “If you’re with me, only I call the shots.” Uchis …