Viva! L.A. Music Fest, the buzzed-about Latin festival originally scheduled for June 25 at Dodger Stadium, has been canceled, organizers confirm to Rolling Stone. “We regret to announce that Viva L.A. Music Festival will no longer take place this June,” Goldenvoice said in a statement. “Recent setbacks forced us to …
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T his is the cover story of the inaugural issue of Rolling Stone en Español (December 2021).Translated from Spanish by Diego Ortiz. “I didn’t listen to flamenco until I was 13,” Rosalía says. “When I listened to it, it was a turning point for me.” We’re at the iconic Four …
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City Of Mirrors, the new album from the Chicago quintet Dos Santos, feels like it’s perpetually building and expanding. Cumbia rhythms rise from the production and mix with jazz melodies; a sudden huapango structure might jut out from a chorus or intro. Since coming together in 2013, the band has …
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Brazilian singer-songwriter and actress Anitta has officially signed to Warner Records in the United States. In an announcement on Thursday, the multilingual superstar revealed that she is in the studio recording her U.S. debut, set for release later this year. The album will be executive produced by Ryan Tedder, the …
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Could your weekend playlist could use some more Afro-Latinx artists? Most definitely! Rolling StoneLatin selects some of the best new music from Black artists across Latin America and the Caribbean. Keep track of the latest in Latin via our playlist on Spotify. ChocQuibTown, “Humano” As chants of “Black Lives Matter” …
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On their 2019 single, “Sigues Con Él,” Dominican-American MC Arcángel and Panamanian singer Sech plead with a woman to ditch her loser boyfriend. Yet on a brand new remix, bachata superstar Romeo Santos crashes their pity party and offers his own perspective. Initially featured on Arcángel’s 2019 studio album, Historias …
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And the category is … quarantine queen! As if Bad Bunny‘s last-minute sophomore release, YHLQMDLG, wasn’t enough of a surprise, on Friday the Puerto Rican star treated fans to a dramatic RuVeal, by making his drag debut in the jaw-dropping new video for “Yo Perreo Sola,” or “I Twerk Alone.” …
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The incendiary Chilean rapper Ana Tijoux released her new single “Antifa Dance,” the title track off her upcoming full-length album setfor release later this year. “A few years ago, it was unthinkable to reassess the word ‘fascism,’” writes Tijoux in a press release. “Facing authoritarianism, unrelenting hatred for the other, …
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Colombian superstar J Balvin had slated his upcoming fourth studio album, Colores, for a March 20th release. However, the artist announced that he would expedite its release for Thursday, 7 p.m. EST — or 6 p.m. in his native Medellín. Colores will be available for streaming exclusively on Spotify Thursday …
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Puerto Rican producerTainy links up with Fifth Harmony alumna Lauren Jauregui and Spanish rapper C. Tangana in the splendid new track, “Nada.” It’s the latest single off Tainy’s upcoming EP, The Kids That Grew Up on Reggaeton: Neon Tapes, due out March 13th. In the Elliott Muscat-directed video, the three …
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