Anitta and Saweetie have teamed up for “Faking Love,” happily kissing a relationship that isn’t cutting it goodbye on the bouncy track. “Feel like I’m running out of ways to say/That I ain’t feeling any type of way about you,” Anitta sings. Saweetie celebrates being free on her verses, rapping: …
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Elvis Costello doesn’t speak Spanish, but on at least one occasion, he’s dreamt in it. Back in 2018, the television writer David Simon had reached out to him about transforming “This Year’s Girl,” the prickling cut from his pivotal 1978 LP This Year’s Model, into a duet for the second …
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Lido Pimienta is at home in Toronto the day after releasing yet another visual feat — this time, it’s the Orly Anan-directed video for her song “Coming Thru,” which features her presiding over an opulent table that brims with lush fruit and food. Her son, Lucian, chatters happily in the …
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Grammy-nominated DJ/producer Steve Aoki — founder of Dim Mak Records — has founded a new Latin music imprint called Dim Mak En Fuego. Aoki announced the new label on Wednesday, citing the support of Bryan Linares to serve as head of marketing, with the help of Christian Herrera, co-founder of …
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Electronic artist Arca has announced her new albumKick I, to be released digitally on June 26th and vinyl/CD on July 17th via XL Recordings. The LP will feature collaborations with Björk, Rosalía, Sophie and Shygirl. Arca shared the first single fromKick I, “Time,” on Wednesday, accompanied by a music video …
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The drip determines everything nowadays in trap. Iced-out watches, bracelets, rings, and other bejeweled accessories signal success in line with the most braggadocious of a given rapper’s bars. But the coldness goes deeper than swag on “Hielo,” the latest single by Puerto Rican urbano artist Eladio Carrión and hit-making songwriter …
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In case you missed it, here are some highlights from this week in Latinmusic —now with a Spotify playlist! Maluma Welcomes Jennifer Lopez to the Stage at Madison Square Garden Colombian pop star Maluma sold out Madison Square Garden for his second time ever on Friday night, during the New …
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J Balvin and Bad Bunny, urbano’s two most stellar acts, both made their VMAs debut on Monday night with a pop-art performance of “Qué Pretendes,” their lead single off their intrepid joint album, Oasis, released in June. Dressed in comically long-limbed inflatable suits, the pair channeled the pop absurdism of …
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This Friday Mexican norteño legends Los Tigres del Norte release “La Prisión de Folsom (Folsom Prison Blues),” the lead single and video from the band’s upcoming Netflix Original Documentary, Los Tigres del Norte at Folsom Prison, along with asoundtrack album of the same name. Both are due out in September, …
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Spanish superstar Rosalía touched down on Buenos Aires last Friday afternoon, to make what would be her first appearance at Lollapalooza Argentina. Luckily for her many fans who missed the show, the livestream broadcast of her full set is now available to watch online. Rosalía performed two songs she wrote …
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