Colombian rock great Juanes has released a new cover of Argentine musician Fito Páez’s 1992 classic, “El Amor Después del Amor.” The cover finds Juanes dropping the original’s horns and some of its other Nineties-style production hallmarks and presenting “El Amor Después del Amor” as more of a straight-ahead rocker …
Read More »RS Latin Music Picks: Week of July 27th
Could your weekend playlist use a little more seasoning? Rolling Stone Latinselects some of the best new music releases from Latin America, Spain and Portugal.Keep track of the latest in Latin via our playlist on Spotify. Ed Maverick, Daniel Quién, “Nos Queda Mucho Dolor Por Recorrer” Indie balladeer Ed Maverick, …
Read More »Eduardo Cabra 'Kills' Visitante in New 'La Cabra Jala Pal Monte' Video
After recording six albums and scoring a whopping total of 28 Grammy and Latin Grammy awards opposite his brother, Residente, Eduardo Cabra — the Puerto Rican instrumentalist and composer of Calle 13 and Trending Tropics fame — has retired his stage name, Visitante. With the release of his new single, …
Read More »RS Latin Music Picks: Week of June 8th
Does your weekend playlist need a little more seasoning? Rolling Stone Latinselects some of the best new music releases from Latin America, Spain and Portugal.Keep track of the latest in Latin via our playlist on Spotify.
Read More »Shakira's 'She Wolf' Won the Super Bowl
We already knew Shakira and Jennifer Lopez‘s Super Bowl Halftime Show had enormous cultural impact. The numbers back it up as well: Streams and sales for Jennifer Lopez and Shakira soared on Sunday and Monday well after the lights had gone out at Miami’s Hard Rock stadium, according to Alpha …
Read More »Puerto Rico Needs Our Help
Since December 28th, 2019, Puerto Rico has been trembling with earthquakes. The shocks hit their fever pitch on January 7th, when a 6.4-magnitude quake was recorded near Peñuelas, a municipality on the island’s southern shore. This series of tremors, which has numbered in the hundreds since December, has caused in …
Read More »So, How Was Your Decade, Ozuna?
So, How Was Your Decade is a series in which the decade’s most innovative musicians answer our questionnaire about the music, culture and memorable moments that shaped their decade. We’ll be rolling these pieces out throughout December. So you want to make a viral hit: who better to help than …
Read More »Alicia Keys, Pedro Capó, Farruko Perform Breezy 'Calma' at Latin Grammys
Alicia Keys and Miguel joined Pedro Capó and Farruko for a cheerful, springy performance of “Calma” at the Latin Grammys on Thursday. “Calma” is one of the biggest hits of 2019, and it won the award for Song of the Year earlier in the night. “Calma” is a soothing throb …
Read More »Juanes' 'Aurora' Video Shows Crudo Means Raw Is Ready for His Spotlight
Juanes moves easily between traditional and modern in his new single “Aurora,” which features his fellow Colombia native, rapper Crudo Means Raw. “Aurora” opens with a stream of live-sounding percussion — maybe the start of a cumbia. That quickly gives way to a cleanly programmed beat, the type of thing …
Read More »Shakira Puts a Dreamy New Spin on Camilo, Pedro Capó's 'Tutu'
In a time when música urbana is queen, the most successful pop singer-songwriters are the most adaptable. This summer the Latin Grammy-nominated songwriter Camilo Echeverry teamed up with his fellow nominee, Puerto Rican hitmaker Pedro Capó, in “Tutu”: an alluring love song, fashioned with a dembow bounce. Now, after amassing …
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