Urbano hitmaker Bad Bunny covertly self-released a new song at midnight, titled “Callaita.” The song is a one-off single, tailor-made for summertime. Produced by new reggaeton architect Tainy, the new song encapsulates some of the most telltale signs of the impending beach-faring season: the hiss of crashing waves, distant cries …
Read More »See Pitbull Party Down With Daddy Yankee, Natti Natasha in 'No Lo Trates' Video
The Latin popscape has been teeming with all-star collaborations this year. Pitbull joined the fray in April with his new single, “No Lo Trates,” which translates to “Don’t Try It” — and followed up on Monday with its accompanying saucy new video. The song will be featured on his upcoming …
Read More »Watch Bad Bunny, El Alfa Play With Fire in New 'La Romana' Video
Puerto Rican reggaeton star Bad Bunny has dropped the new video for “La Romana,” co-starring Dominican dembow artist El Alfa. The bachata-trap party number is the latest single off Bad Bunny’s 2018 album, X 100PRE. “¡Pasame la hookah!” sings Bunny, aptly sporting a “Free the hookah” shirt in his brand …
Read More »Y La Bamba Throw a Dreamy Dance Party in New 'Boca Llena' Video
Y La Bamba have unveiled a dizzying, psychedelic clip for their new track, “Boca Llena.” The song is the third single off the group’s upcoming LP,Mujeres, out February 8th on Tender Loving Empire Records. Fronted by Mexican-American singer-songwriter Luz Elena Mendoza, Y La Bamba suffuse their dream-pop soundscapes with beguiling …
Read More »Bad Bunny Mastered the Hit Single. With 'X100PRE,' He Arrives as an Album Artist
Has there ever been an artist who needed to release an album less than Bad Bunny? For three years now, this Puerto Rican star, born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, has been gushing hit singles like a broken fire hydrant. His voice, low and droning, is inimitable and absurdly adaptable, equally …
Read More »Le Butcherettes Confront Toxic Relationships in New Video for 'Strong/Enough'
Garage punks Le Butcherettes get confrontational on their cheeky new video for “strong/ENOUGH,” the latest single off their upcoming fourth album. Due February 2019 via Rise Records, the untitled new album follows their psych-laden 2018 EP, struggle/STRUGGLE, and isproduced by Talking Heads keyboardist Jerry Harrison. Filmed in the beautiful, architecturalBox …
Read More »See Bad Bunny, Will Smith, Marc Anthony Carouse in 'Está Rico' Video
Marc Anthony released “EstáRico,” a propulsive, lighthearted collaboration with Latin trap star Bad Bunny and noted “In My Feelings”-challenge-participant Will Smith on Friday. This song alternates between two modes. The core of“EstáRico”is a nimble, light-footed beat, with pianos that hint at the salsa that made Anthony a superstar in the …
Read More »Inside Cumbia's New Wave: Raymix Leads Resurgence of Classic Genre
Edmundo Gómez Moreno spent 11 months as a project manager and systems engineer helping NASA build nano-satellites in Mexico. But in 2015, he could not find a job in the U.S. “I had letters of support from NASA, from the Mexican consulate, the managers from Lockheed Martin, all stating my …
Read More »Lin-Manuel Miranda To Return to 'Hamilton' Role for Puerto Rico Run
Lin-Manuel Miranda will return to the role of Alexander Hamilton when his Hamilton musical opens a three-week run in Puerto Rico in January 2019. Miranda, who left the title role in his Tony-winning Broadway musical in July 2016, will bring Hamilton to Teatro UPR in hurricane-ravaged San Juan from January …
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