It was described as the “Day the Music Died.” Over 50 years ago, on February 3, 1959, three of the country’s top rock & roll stars — Ritchie Valens, J. P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson, and Buddy Holly — died in a plane crash. The tragedy reshaped the music world …
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Alejandro Sanz, the most nominated artist of the night, performed his single “Mi Persona Favorita” sans collaborator Camila Cabello at the Latin Grammy Awards. In a red suit, the Spanish superstar sang “Mi Persona Favorita” with a black-and-white Cabello on the screens behind him.He wasn’t alone for long when Best …
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Two months ago, Awez Darbar, an Indian dancer and choreographer with a sizable following — 1.7 million subscribers on YouTube and close to 19 million followers on TikTok — posted a new dance video online. Most of his clips are set to songs that are popular in India; occasionally Darbar …
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“I want my country to be free,” said Ileana Cabra Joglar, better known as iLe, with one hand on her chest. During a recent performance at El Museo del Barrio — New York City’s leading art museum for the Latin American diaspora, and the jewel of Spanish Harlem — she …
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What might the baddest boys in Spain and Brazil do to get a woman’s attention? Madrid’s Latin Grammy-winning rapper C. Tangana, along with São Paulo baile funk artiste MC Bin Laden, count the many stunts they’d pull in a springy new track released Thursday called “Pa’ Llamar Tu Atención,” or …
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J Balvin performed a medley of tracks from his Number OneVibrasalbumat the Latin Grammys in Las Vegas on Thursday. Mexican singer Carla Morrison opened the performance — just as she opensVibras — crooning the title track. On the album, her vocals serve as a perfect segue into the insta-classic “Mi …
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In the new video for “Locura,” Chilean pop singer Alex Anwandter sees red. It leads with a trash fire, symbolizing the chaotic, oppressive state of global politics. The song isthe lead single off Anwandter’s upcoming album, Latinoamericana,out October 12th on Nacional Records. “The video for ‘Locura’ is a visual analogy …
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The Latin Recording Academy has announced nominees for its 19th Annual Latin Grammy Awards. The ceremony will take place November 15th at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. In 2017, Latin urban heavyweights Luis Fonsi, Residente, and Maluma held the honor of being the show’s most nominated artists. …
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Trending Tropics, the duo made up of Calle 13 member Visitante and the Dominican singer Vicente Garcia, blitz through hard-headed merengue at around 195 beats per minute on their new single “Elintelné,” which also features rapping from Wiso G. “Elintelné” is a cautionary tale about human obsession with technology. “This …
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