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Ricardo Montaner is looking back at his storied career with a new perspective — and giving his classic ballads an update. On Friday, the musician dropped Ricardo Montaner 2 (Versión Montaner), on which he re-recorded and re-mastered some of his most notable songs, including “Tan Enamorados.”

“To be able to do my iconic songs with the original arrangements but with modern sounds was a one-of-a-kind experience,” he tells Rolling Stone. “Revisiting those tracks now was great because I recorded them with tranquility, knowing they were part of the foundations of my career.

On December 9, 2012, Mexican banda superstar Dolores Janney “Jenni” Rivera Saavedra shocked millions when she tragically died in a plane crash. The business jet, carrying seven people onboard, took a nosedive minutes after taking off from Monterrey, Mexico, just hours after performing her sold-out and final concert in Monterrey, Mexico. There were no survivors. Jenni Rivera was 42.

Seven years later, the singer made national headlines when she became the first-ever regional Mexican music star to appear on a billboard in Times Square. It was a celebration of her latest release, “Aparentemente Bien,...