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News Articles: Genre: Latin

Fuerza Regida's <em>111XPANTIA, </em>which just hit No. 2 on the <em>Billboard </em>chart<em>,</em> now holds the highest chart position in the history of regional Mexican music

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Two Spanish-language albums top the Billboard chart for the first time ever

Bad Bunny's DeBÍ TiRAR Más FOToS and Fuerza Regida's 111XPANTIA hold down the No. 1 and No. 2 spots on this week's Billboard 200, making this the first week in history with Spanish-language albums in the chart's top two spots.

May 14, 2025
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  • Stephen Thompson
Honduran musician and politician Aurelio Martínez, photographed in London in 2011.

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  • Obituaries

Aurelio Martínez, ambassador of Garifuna music, has died

The Honduran musician, one of the most recognized proponents of a Caribbean culture dating to the 17th century, died Monday in an airplane crash.

March 19, 2025
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By:
  • Felix Contreras
ASTROPICAL's self-titled album, out March 7, is a euphoric exploration of South America's coastal sounds.

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  • Music

On 'ASTROPICAL,' Bomba Estéreo and Rawayana unite to celebrate lesser-known Caribbean sounds

The Venezuelan tropical rock band Rawayana joined the electro-cumbia Colombian group Bomba Estéreo in a Miami studio to work on a collaborative single. The songs kept multiplying and the two formed the new super group ASTROPICAL, its self-titled debut out March 7.

March 07, 2025
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  • Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
Lil Baby and his team pulled out all the stops to make sure the artist's <em>WHAM</em> rap would make it to the edge of heaven on this week's <em>Billboard</em> charts.

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Lil Baby and Bad Bunny have fantastic chart debuts

Two debuts claim the top two spots on Billboard's main album's chart: Lil Baby and Bad Bunny.

January 14, 2025
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  • Stephen Thompson
Bad Bunny's sixth album <em>DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS </em>is steeped in mentions of political reality in Puerto Rico.

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  • Music

Unpacking Bad Bunny's personal and political 'DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS'

Time and time again Bad Bunny has proven that he's strongest creatively when he anchors himself to the island and if DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS is to be believed, home is where he's insistent on staying.

January 10, 2025
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  • Anamaria Artemisa Sayre,
  • Felix Contreras,
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  • Music

The 50 Best Albums Of 2024

You can't always know that it's a great year for new music while it's happening, but there was a sense from the very start of 2024 that we were in for a ride.

December 02, 2024
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  • GPB Newsroom
Juan Luis Guerra won both record and album of the year at the Latin Grammy Awards Thursday in Miami.

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  • Music

Juan Luis Guerra 4.40 wins big at the 25th Latin Grammys

On Thursday, Miami hosted the Latin Grammy Awards. Artist Juan Luis Guerra and his band 4.40, who won for record of the year and album of the year, plus producer Edgar Barrera, gathered the most awards of the night.

November 16, 2024
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  • Felix Contreras
Juanes performs a Tiny Desk Concert.

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  • Music

Every 'El Tiny' Tiny Desk from Hispanic Heritage Month 2024

Watch concerts from Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso, Juanes, Danny Ocean and much, much more.

October 15, 2024
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  • Anamaria Artemisa Sayre
Juanes performs a Tiny Desk Concert.

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  • Music

Every 'El Tiny' Tiny Desk from Hispanic Heritage Month 2024

Watch concerts from Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso, Juanes, Danny Ocean and much, much more.

October 15, 2024
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  • Anamaria Artemisa Sayre
Edgar Barrera, the songwriter and producer who leads all nominees at the 25th annual Latin Grammy Awards, shown here attending an event celebrating producers, engineers, songwriters and composers at the Grammy museum on January 31, 2024.

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  • Music

Edgar Barrera leads the Latin Grammy nominations for the second year in a row

Superstars like Bad Bunny, Karol G and Juan Luis Guerra racked up Latin Grammy nominations. But producers and songwriters got plenty of love, too.

September 17, 2024
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By:
  • Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
Sérgio Mendes speaks at the event "Reel To Reel: Sérgio Mendes — In The Key Of Joy" at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles on March 11, 2020.

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  • Obituaries

Brazilian music legend Sérgio Mendes dies at 83

The Grammy-winning musician, whose hit “Mas Que Nada” helped make him a global ambassador for Brazilian music, died after months battling the effects of long COVID.

September 06, 2024
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  • Julia Carneiro
The regional Mexican artist's new album, <em>Éxodo</em>, pushes his sound further.

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  • Music

In Peso Pluma’s 'Éxodo,' he outgrows his regional Mexican roots

On his new album, Éxodo, regional Mexican hitmaker Peso Pluma gives listeners a sampler of his burgeoning potential as a multi-genre star.

June 24, 2024
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  • Suzy Exposito
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  • Music

8 Tracks: You don't need a deity to pray — just transcendent music

Luiza Brina spent 10 years developing an album of nonreligious prayers. NPR Music's Lars Gotrich dives into newly released music from Brazil, featuring Milton Nascimento, Amaro Freitas and Anitta.

June 03, 2024
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  • Lars Gotrich
In a matter of three short years, Young Miko's become one of reggaeton and Latin pop's most promising stars. On her debut album 'Att.,' she keeps pushing the genre forward.

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  • Music

Young Miko upended norms in Latin pop. On her debut 'Att.' she raises her own bar.

The Puerto Rican rapper has risen through the ranks of Latin pop, collaborating with artists like Karol G and Bad Bunny. With her playful, experimental debut Att., she's poised to be a bigger star.

April 09, 2024
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  • Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
"I remember any time I traveled to Mexico and other countries in the continent, I felt like, 'I'm Latina, but I'm not exactly like the people here,' Arocena tells NPR. "When I came to Puerto Rico, it was like, 'okay, now I understand.' "

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  • Music

How Daymé Arocena left Cuba and found a freeing new sound in Afro-Caribbean pop

The Cuban jazz artist says she's never felt welcome in Latin pop. That is, until she came to Puerto Rico to record her new album, Alkemi, which expands her sound into R&B, bossa nova and neo-soul.

March 01, 2024
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  • Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
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