Latin Music

If Ricky Martin and the Latin Grammys have one thing in common, it’s that they’re both celebratingplatinum anniversaries in 2019. It’s been 20 years since Martin first cracked the English-language market with his smash hit, “Livin’ La Vida Loca,” and helped usher in Latin pop’s crossover to American mainstream radio. …

MTV made a noble attempt at Latinx inclusion at this year’s VMAs; and “Thotiana,” the hit song by Blueface, made her way to Colombia and came back “Fariana.” In case you missed it, here are some highlights from this week in Latin music. Hispanic Artists Win Big at the VMAs …

Twenty years from now, releases by Tainy, J Balvin and Bad Bunny will be the most exemplary of 2019; but our rock en español playlist will have you raging like it’s 1999. In case you missed it, here are Rolling Stone‘s biggest highlights from the week in Latin music. La …

The follow-up to their serene 2018 collaboration, “Brillo,” Spanish flamenco-pop alchemist Rosalía and Colombian reggaetonero J Balvin meet once more — 30,000 feet in the air — in their jaunty new reggaeton single, “Con Altura,” or “With Height.” The song also features the vocal talents of fellow Spaniard, Canarian producer …

When asked how he visualized himself during a radio interview last April, Kevin Fret — Latin trap’s most unapologetically, and perhaps first openly gay artist — conjured a hippodrome: “Once you let horses free from their stables,” said Fret, “It’s difficult to catch them.” Posing the question was DJ Candy …

Maluma released “HP,” the latest in a long line of hooky pop-reggaeton singles, on Friday. It will appear on his upcoming album, titled 11:11. “HP” started “three months ago in a hotel room in Bolivia,” Maluma tells Rolling Stone. “I have friends in Colombia where I’m from, and these girls …

Building on a remarkable eruption of global listeners in 2017, Latin music has continued to soar on YouTube this year, according to data provided to Rolling Stone by the platform. The extent of Spanish-language pop’s domination is impressive. The three artists with the most views on the platform in 2018 …

Ozuna is nothing if not a generous collaborator. In 2017 alone, he helped re-launch Natti Natasha’s career by joining her on “Criminal” (1.5 billion YouTube views to date), gave go-to producer Chris Jeday his first solo hit by contributing to “Ahora Dice” (1.1 billion views), and aided Cardi B in …

Following their electrifying appearance at this year’s Lollapalooza, Grammy-nominated Colombian duo Bomba Estéreo has detailed their biggest U.S. headline tour to date. The band celebrated the news with a new video for “Amar Así,” the latest single from their 2017 album Ayo; it is the band’s first release since the …