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Mexico’s burgeoning perreo scene will get some representation at Coachella. On Saturday night, El Malilla — one of the leaders of reggaeton Mexa — will close out the Sonora stage for what he promises will be the show that’ll “open new doors” for his career and the subgenre he loves.

“I’m very aware that things are going to change after this,” Malilla tells Rolling Stone with an ear-to-ear grin over Zoom. “We’re preparing a new show for people to connect with us so even if they don’t know me,...

Peso Pluma is linking up with Duki once again thanks to Nigo. Over the weekend, the Bape founder released the video for his single “Alley Oop,” which hears the Mexican corridos star and Argentine rapper collaborating once again after joining Santa Fe Klan on “No Son Klle.”

The Awge-directed music video jumps between clips of Peso Pluma and Duki driving around in lowriders and the pair of artists rapping the track’s lyrics from a garage. “Bluetooth flow connection, from Argentina to Hollywood/White Lebron, alley-oop, smoke with Tyson,...

On Saturday night, the famed reggaeton duo Jowell & Randy capped off what was undoubtedly one of the most impressive runs of their career with a historic concert at San Juan’s famous José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum. The acclaimed stars had sold out six dates over the last two weekends, playing their hits for nearly three hours every one of those nights.

The concert series was billed as the first to incorporate 3D technology at El Choli, with staff handing out special glasses to all attendees at the entrance. Once the lights dimmed,...

Bad Bunny has been outspoken about social and political issues in Puerto Rico, but many wondered if he planned to take a definitive stance this election year. He was ever-present during the 2019 protests, but would he show up now? In September, he released “Una Velita,” a powerful and emotional call for leadership change in the Caribbean archipelago. Rumors abounded about what would come next, but nothing was confirmed. Suddenly, he began to follow only one person on Instagram: Puerto Rico’s third-party gubernatorial candidate Juan Dalmau Ramírez.

To understand Dalmau’s campaign,...

On his upcoming album, Gonzy is singing from the perspective of a villain. On Monday, the musician unveiled the 18-song track list for his third album The World Is Yours via Rolling Stone, and shared new details about the project set to drop on Oct. 10.

“It shows you all the sides of a villain,” the Cuban American star tells Rolling Stone. “In some movies, you might feel bad for them or you might feel happy they’re being attacked, while others sympathize. It depends on what side you see.”

“It...

Ryan Castro is giving back to his beloved Bogotá on his new album. On Thursday night, the musician released his LP El Cantante del Ghetto, a tribute to his Colombian roots, fusing his signature reggaeton style with salsa, dancehall, and “everything that shaped me.”

The 18-track album features already-massive hits such as “Ghetto Star” with Coque and the Peso Pluma collaboration “Quema,” which they performed together at Coachella. The LP also includes songs with Jowell & Randy, Arcángel, Rich the Kid, and Blessd.

“We are already out with my album, thanks...

Peso Pluma’s four guests during Weekend One of Coachella were already impressive, but the Mexican star stepped it up even more on Weekend Two, bringing out five guests Friday night.

The Mexican music star — who dedicated his set both weekends to the originators of corridos — welcomed surprise guests from Anitta, Eslabón Armado, Chencho Corleone, Ryan Castro, and Jasiel Nuñez.

After Peso opened his set with standouts “Rubicon,” Nuñez joined him for a rendition of their Génesis collaboration, “Rosa Pastel.”

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Peso Pluma trajo a Eslabón Armado para Coachella Weekend...

¡Arriba México, cabrones!

Greeted by thousands of fans, many waving Mexican flags, singer-rapper Peso Pluma took the main stage shortly past 9 p.m. on Friday for a standout, corrido-fueled Coachella set that featured surprise appearances from Becky G, Santa Fe Klan, Junior H and Arcángel. Peso, dressed in white, opened his set with the song “Rubicon,” off his Grammy-winning 2023 album, Génesis.

Chicana pop star Becky G took the stage early in the set to join him in performing their 2023 ballad, “Chanel.” The duet served as a full-circle moment for Peso...

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Young Miko me está llevando a Piñones, un hotspot en el noreste de Puerto Rico conocido por su hipnotizante vista al mar y su larga historia como un bastión de cultura afro-caribeña. “Sabía que te tenía que traer pa’ ‘ca”, me dice. Tiene razón: una puertorriqueña de la diáspora siempre anhela regresar a su hogar y pasar un día manejando por una costa paradisíaca, parando a comprar comida y un traguito, mientras se disfruta del aire salado.

Miko entiende bien este sentimiento.

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Young Miko is taking me for a drive to Piñones, the northeastern Puerto Rico hot spot known for its mesmerizing ocean views and long history as a stronghold of Afro-Caribbean culture. “I knew I had to bring you here,” she tells me. And she was right: A Puerto Rican in the diaspora always longs to come home to a paradisiacal drive along the coast, stopping for food and drinks, and smelling the salty air along the way.

Miko knows all about that. February just started, and the...

A couple of years ago, Residente engaged in a war of words with J Balvin. Admittedly, it wasn’t a fair fight, at least on those terms, with one of Spanish-language hip-hop’s most accomplished artists putting the popwise Colombian reggaetonero on the defensive. Lurking beneath this back-and-forth volley of since-deleted video rants and dueling hot dog memes lay a deep seated criticism of the industry in which both artists operate, one where a dispute over representation at the Latin Grammys could prompt legitimate, almost existential animus between them. And...

Eighteen years ago, before his debut on the 2005 compilation album "Sangre Nueva," not many were familiar with Puerto Rican reggaetón artist Arcángel. In the early days of his music career, Arcángel would sing on mixtapes for his friends and for locals in the rough San Juan neighborhoods of Villa Palmeras and La Perla, where he grew up. But these days, he has millions of listeners tuning in to his music, making him one of the biggest stars of the genre.

As Arcángel sits down for our virtual interview, his usual sunglasses are off. He looks straight at the webcam - not the screen - as if having a face-to-face conversation.

There's a startling amount of empathy in his eyes, which is both surprising and not when you consider his tumultuous early years, marked by hustling on the streets and finding ways to get by. People tend to associate that kind of life with cynical personalities,...

The nominations for Premio Lo Nuestro 2024 are here!

The nominees were announced on Monday (January 22), and Maluma leads the list with 14 noms to his name, followed by Featherweight with 13, Grupo Frontera with 10 and Karol G and Feid with nine each.

They are all up for Artist of the Year, as well as acts like Bad Bunny, Ozuna and Shakira.

The Premio Lo Nuestro winners are chosen by fan votes, recognizing 180 artists in 38 categories across the tropical, pop and Mexican music genres.

Nominees are selected through a partnership with Uforia, which takes into account airtime on Univision Radio and digital streaming numbers, as well as evaluations from a committee made up of music and entertainment industry experts, via Billboard.

The ceremony will be hosted by Galilea Montijo, Clarissa Moline and Angélica Vale, and will air live on Univision on Thursday, February 22 beginning at 7 pm Et from Miami, Fla.

Fans can...

When you’re 15, you start having big dreams. Your future possibilities start crystallizing the more you learn about how the world, and life in general, works. Your sense of self evolves, and you start getting ready to dive into the world of being an adult with responsibilities and expectations.

Marcos “Tainy” Masís dove in when he was 15. At that young age, he became the youngest high-profile reggaeton producer and was thrust into the spotlight. By the age of 16, he had produced chart-topping hits, like “El Telefono” and “La Barria,” for...

Pop open the champagne! On Thursday, Peso Pluma surprised his fans with one final song for 2023, “Rompe La Dompe,” concluding a highly successful breakthrough year.

“Último corrido del año,” the singer teased on Instagram earlier on Thursday, posting a snippet of the track.

The chilled-back corrido — whose title translates to “open up the Dom Pe,” referencing Dom Pérignon champagne — hears Pluma alongside Óscar Maydon and Junior H singing about the start of a big party as they try to forget about a former lover. “Red eyes and I caress your leg,...

Yovngchimi’s new album is a party. On Friday, the Puerto Rican musician released his 17-track album Wlgs, or Whole Lotta Gvng Shit, featuring stars such as Ozuna, French Montana, Dei V, and Arcángel.

“We continue to break through and make history. Thanks to the artists who were part of this album,” Yovngchimi said in a press release. “To all my ‘glizzy gvngsters’, I hope you enjoy these songs. I’m thankful for you all because, without you, nothing is possible.”

The album hears the musician explore reggaetón, drill, and...

For Anitta and Peso Pluma, it’s all about pleasure and satisfaction. On Thursday night, the corridos star and Brazilian artist joined forces for their long-anticipated collaboration, “Bellakeo.”

The video sees the two stars at a clandestine perreo party inside a dark building in Madrid. In some scenes, Peso sings his verses about a sexy night of pleasure as Anitta twerks while standing in water.

“Bellakeo Is Coming,” Peso tweeted earlier this week.

“I just stopped by to tell you something,” Anitta wrote on social media. “Anitta reggaetonera is very...

Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week, André 3000 picks up his flute for a strange yet pleasant pivot; Drake gives Taylor Swift a shoutout; and Tate McRae gets spiteful with her exes. Plus, new music from Madi Diaz, Kacey Musgraves, Boygenius, and Dolly Parton.

André 3000, “I swear, I Really Wanted To Make A ‘Rap’ Album But This Is Literally The Way The Wind Blew Me This Time” (YouTube)

Drake, “Red Button” (YouTube)

Tate McRae,...

All of the winners of the 2023 Latin Grammy Awards have been announced!

Hosted by Sebastián Yatra, Danna Paola, Roselyn Sánchez, and Paz Vega, the annual music awards show took place on Thursday (November 16) in Seville, Spain.

Mexican producer and songwriter Edgar Barrera led the nominations with 13, followed by Camilo, Karol G, Shakira, and Kevyn Mauricio Cruz, all with seven nominations.

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Record Of The Year

“No Es Que Te Extrañe” – Christina Aguilera

“Carretera y Manta” – Pablo Alborán

“Déjame Llorarte” – Paula Arenas Featuring Jesús Navarro

“Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53″ – Bizarrap Featuring Shakira

“Si Tú Me Quieres” – Fonseca & Juan Luis Guerra

“Mientras Me Curo Del Cora” – Karol G

“De Todas Las Flores” – Natalia Lafourcade — Winner

“Ojos Marrones” – Lasso

“La Fórmula” – Maluma & Marc Anthony

“Despechá” – Rosalía

“Correcaminos” – Alejandro Sanz Featuring Danny Ocean...

All eyes are on Seville, Spain! The televised 2023 Latin Grammys ceremony is Thursday with some of the biggest names in Latin music coming together to celebrate a stellar year of releases.

Before the show, the Mexican-American songwriter and producer Édgar Barrera led the tally with 13 nods, much of it for his work with Camilo and Grupo Frontera. Camilo, along with Shakira, Karol G, and songwriter Keityn, all follow Barrera with seven nominations each.

Shakira and Karol G already earned their first awards of the night in the Best Urban/Fusion Performance,...

At the beginning of his video for “No Es Culpa Mía,” Pink Pablo traipses into frame, pours a beer over his head, takes off his shirt, kicks a keyboard off its stand, knocks over a rack of clothes, and starts screaming into a mic. What you might not know is that you’re watching someone with a master’s in neuroscience practicing what he’s learned.

Pink Pablo, whose real name is Juan Pablo Rivera, has been making music on and off for more than four years now. But it...

Recently, the masterminds behind reggaeton's biggest stars and hitmakers have been coming into their own as artists. Last year, music producer Dímelo Flow released his debut album, "Always Dream." In June, producer Tainy also dropped his debut album, "Data." And now, Sky Rompiendo (real name Alejandro Ramírez Suárez) - one of the most in-demand Latin music producers of the past decade and the genius behind artists like J Balvin, Karol G, Maluma, and Feid - is shifting his focus from working behind the scenes to creating his own record. It's a move that has been long in the making, but for Rompiendo, the timing has been everything.

"I was inspired by all these producers like Pharrell, Timbaland, and Scott Storch - that whole movement of them eventually putting their faces up front and being more present in the scene versus not just always being behind the scenes," Rompiendo tells Popsugar.

In our Q&a /feature series Tell Me Más, we ask some of our favorite Latine artists to answer the questions only their BFFs know about them, revealing everything from their most recent read to the songs that get them hyped. This month, indie rap wondercon Gyanma drops in and gives us his take on the current state of Puerto Rico's music scene.

In Puerto Rico, reggaetón is king. And while that fact has given multiple generations plenty of opportunities and anthems pa' perrear, it's also meant that alternative sounds, or even music that was reggaetón-adjacent, didn't get much love outside of the underground. But today, even amidst a new trap wave and a resurgence of the old school-reggaetón sound, a new guard of up-and-coming emcees is shifting the paradigm on the island. They are fusing genres and making music that breaks from the established formula. Case and point: Gyanma,...

¿Qué hace un artista tan grande como Bad Bunny — el artista más reproducido en el mundo durante los últimos tres años — para seguir un álbum como el aclamado Un Verano Sin Ti? ¿Cómo navegar el peligro de que sus oyentes sientan que está cerca de agotarse creativamente?

Recordándoles por qué se enamoraron de él cuando comenzó.

El jueves por la noche, Bad Bunny convocó a 16,000 de sus fieles seguidores en el Coliseo José Miguel Agrelot de San Juan para lo que se anunció como una “fiesta de escucha” de su nuevo álbum,...

Bad Bunny loves to keep people guessing, and he wanted fans to stay on their toes before he dropped his latest album Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana. This summer, he told Rolling Stone he likely wouldn’t release more music until 2024. Then his team hinted that maybe a whole LP was coming. He denied that in an interview. Then he launched a WhatsApp channel where he reminded people that he never confirmed an album. But then he said he also didn’t not confirm an album.

All...

What does an artist as big as Bad Bunny — the most streamed artist in the world for multiple years — do to follow up an album like last summer’s acclaimed Un Verano Sin Ti? How does he navigate the danger of listeners feeling like he’s close to hitting a creative wall?

By reminding them why they fell in love with him to begin with.

On Thursday night, Bad Bunny convened 16,000 of his loyal fans at San Juan’s José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum for what was billed as a ”listening...

Young Miko is relaxing on a Saturday afternoon when I reach her on Zoom. Given that she’s about to kick off her first-ever world tour in Guatemala later that night, it’s hardly a regular Saturday, though. “I’m resting as much as I can,” says the Puerto Rican artist, 24. “I’ve been so busy that it wasn’t until two days ago that I realized I’m starting the tour.”

Since releasing her EP Trap Kitty in 2022, Miko has upended the sound of Latin trap with bouncy tracks and incomparable Spanglish lyricism.

Rauw Alejandro joined Argentine producer Bizarrap for an episode of his “Bzrp Music Sessions” YouTube series, which sees the pair collaborating on a new song.

The episode, “Rauw Alejandro: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 56,” was filmed in Biza’s recording studio and features a hook-laden electronic track. It sees Alejandro crooning about desire in a seriously sultry way: “I’m alone and you’re alone / you want to taste me and I want to eat you all.”

At the end of the clip, the duo tease another forthcoming track. The text hints: “Rauw Alejandro x Bizarrap,...

Everywhere he goes, Bad Bunny represents where he comes from and the artists who inspired him. For his Rolling Stone cover story, out today, the Puerto Rican star wanted to honor the reggaeton heroes he looked up to as a kid by wearing jewel-encrusted medallion necklaces featuring their logos. Designed by Avi Davidov and Ofir Ben-Shimon, the medallions represent the decades-long careers of Puerto Rican luminaries Tego Calderón, Héctor El Father, Wisin Y Yandel, Arcángel, Don Omar, and Daddy Yankee.

“These chains are of the people whose music I grew up with,...

Bizarrap found the perfect collaborator for his newest Bzrp Music Session. On Wednesday, the Argentinian producer released Bzrp “Music Sessions Vol. 55” featuring none other than rising Música Mexican star Peso Pluma.

In the lyrics, Peso Pluma sings to an ex who left him behind, promising he’s moving on with other women as he moves up in his career, even if he’s rarely getting any sleep. “Just thick chains and the girls are from Instagram,” Peso Pluma sings in Spanish. “A giant diamond is on my glock/Patek Phillipe...

Rauw Alejandro may be taking the Premios Tu Música Urbano to Saturno at this year’s awards show. On Tuesday, the Latin music awards announced its list of nominations for this year, with Alejandro leading with a whooping 11 nods.

Following closely behind Alejandro in a number of nominations is Bad Bunny with 10, and then Feid who has nine. All three artists are nominated against each other in the male categories for Song of the Year, Collab of the Year, and Album of the Year.

As for the female artists up for awards,...

Last week, Bad Bunny became the first Latin artist to headline Coachella. During his Weekend 2 set, the Puerto Rican rapper kept the celebration going, enlisting several Puerto Rican and Mexican artists to honor their Latin heritage.

After welcoming Mexican band Grupo Frontera, Bad Bunny left the stage to allow the group to perform “un x100to,” “No Se Va,” and “Bebe Dame.” The rapper returned to the stage in full ranchero attire to sing his part of the first track, a collaboration between the artists they just unveiled last week.

From there, Puerto Rican rapper Ñengo Flow and reggaeton duo Jowell & Randy joined Bad Bunny for “Safaera,” and rapper Jhayco came out to perform “Dákiti,” “Tarot,” and his own song “No Me Conoce.” The legendary musician José Feliciano also made an appearance, joining Bad Bunny for “La Canción” and “Yonaguni.”

Check out clips of Bad Bunny’s Coachella Weekend 2 set below.

A few weeks into kicking off his "Saturno World Tour," Puerto Rican and Latin trap artist Rauw Alejandro made a show-stopping entrance to an audience of more than 15,000 people by literally zip-lining his way onto the stage - while he was fully decked out in an alien-like ensemble. On Friday, Mar. 31, the reggaetonero put on a truly extraterrestrial performance - one of two back-to-back sold-out shows at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in his hometown of San Juan, Puerto Rico, where Popsugar was in attendance.

If these flashy performances were any indication, 2023 is panning out to become quite significant for Rauw Alejandro. Born Raúl Alejandro Ocasio Ruiz, the artist has been on top of his game these days. Last year, he claimed his fourth straight top 10 on Billboard's Top Latin Albums chart with his 2022 album "Saturno," which debuted at No. 2 on Nov. 26.

In this latest performance, Alejandro put on a show comparable...

The Puerto Rican superstar Rauw Alejandro went all out for his high-energy, three-hour concert at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan on Friday, a highlight of his recently launched Saturno World Tour. Throughout the night, which was produced by Duars Live, Rauw filled the stage with special guests — but the biggest surprise came when he brought out his fiancée, the Spanish pop star Rosalía. The couple performed songs from their joint EP Rr for the first time, helping Rauw round out an out-of-this-world show that celebrated the arsenal of hits he’s amassed.

The Latin Grammys are arguably the highest recognition in Hispanic music around the world. This year the award show will likely host some of the biggest and most acclaimed Latin stars. With names like Shakira, Karol G, and Rauw Alejandro all in the mix, who will nab some noms come nomination’s day?

The biggest name in Latin music right now is Karol G. The Colombian singer has made history with her album “Mañana Será Bonito” becoming the first all-Spanish album by a female artist to top the Billboard 200. She is already a two-time Latin Grammy winner, and since she’s likely the biggest urban music star of the season, it’s likely she picks up a couple of awards in the field. However, I don’t know whether she will be able to take home a general field award. Bad Bunny couldn’t last year, and his album was...

Puerto Rican rapper Myke Towers is undeniably a product of the underground, even on his most chart-friendly projects. Since arriving in 2016 with his debut, El Final del Principio, his star has risen on the strength of his uncanny flow and cadence, sharp lyrics, and prolific work ethic on a series of releases that have seen him honor the barrios that raised him while attracting listeners worldwide. After moving seamlessly from rap en español to Latin pop, he had his biggest success yet with the Latin Grammy-nominated 2021 album Lyke Mike, which...

The diss track is ubiquitous in music, and it’s an especially common fixture in reggaeton. The genre, which flourished in Puerto Rico’s underground in the Nineties, drew heavily on hip hop and dancehall, two genres in which feuds between artists and crews erupt regularly. In reggaeton, those influences, along with the realities of organized crime lurking around the industry, gave rise to the tiraera (call it “tiradera” at your own risk). A slang term for diss tracks, tiraeras became almost like a rite of passage for artists who...

Saint Nick who? ? Tonight, we celebrate San Benito — even if he’s doing something unholy. On Thursday, Bad Bunny and Ñengo Flow released “Gato de Noche,” which Bad Bunny teased on TikTok earlier this week.

“He loves you and would do anything for you/But you’re a devil who’s crazy for me. You like bad things,” he sings in Spanish, later adding lyrics about pulling hair and confessing, “if you’re a sin, I’ll follow you to hell if I keep watching that big ass.”

The song...

The 23rd annual Latin Grammys are in full swing and the award list is already full of surprises. Bad Bunny, who led this year nominations with 10 nods, has already snagged some big awards, while Christina Aguilera walked away with a major award in the pop category. The Best New Artist category also saw an unexpected tie between 95-year-old Angela Alvarez, who broke records as the oldest person nominated in the category, and Mexican singer-songwriter Silvana Estrada. See the full list of winners so far below:

Best Pop Vocal Album

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Maluma knows that sex sells. One need only refer to his last full-length effort, 2020’s Papi Juancho, which returned the Colombian singer and bonafide superstar to smutty form following the arena ambitions of the preceding 11:11. His ability to pivot between the after hours sinful pleasure seeking of “Felices Los 4” and the Hollywood-polished rom-com accessibility of this year J. Lo starrer Marry Me shows that he’s a successful smooth operator in the music industry.

In the roughly two years since Papi Juancho, the Latin pop landscape has somehow both broadened and narrowed.

Could your weekend playlist use a little more seasoning? Rolling Stone Latin selects 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.

Myke Towers, “Michael X”

As the summer of racial reckoning continues around the world, Puerto Rican Mc Myke Towers recalls the fighting spirit of African-American revolutionary Malcolm X in “Michael X,” a rap en español tribute to the Black Lives Matter movement. “I am part of the problem if I do not take this issue,...

Brazilian pop star Anitta has dropped a new single and video, “Tócame,” featuring the comeback of reggaeton duo Arcángel and De La Ghetto.

Written by the three collaborators, and produced by Ryan Tedder, the fiery new single comes with a video directed by Giovanni Bianco, filmed in Rio de Janeiro under strict Covid-19 precautions. With a mix of impressive drone cinematography and special effects, the clip shows the Anitta, Arcángel, De La Ghetto and many Brazilians dancing along to the song in their respective balconies and in isolated apartments.

“Tócame...

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 de un Capricornio (Tales of a Capricorn), the new song is a glossy reggaeton number, garnished with delicate touches of harp and tropical percussion. “¿Por qué sigues con él?,” or “Why do you stay with him?” ask Arcángel and Sech. “When you were drunk,...

During the last two years, Bad Bunny has left no box unchecked en route to attaining global superstardom. His 2018 debut X 100pre (which featured assists from a small handful of co-stars including Diplo, El Alfa and Drake) was a crossover experiment that saw El Conejo level up from newcomer to pop titan. Since then, the 25-year-old Latin trap artist has graced Coachella’s main stage, collaborated with J Balvin on the joint LP Oasis, worked with pals Residente and Ricky Martin to help oust the Governor of Puerto Rico, received three Grammy nominations,...

Bad Bunny has released his long-awaited sophomore solo album, Yo Hago Lo Que Me Da La Gana (also stylized as Yhlqmdlg). The title translates to I Do Whatever I Want.

The sprawling 20-track album includes an all-star lineup of guests — including Daddy Yankee, Ñengo Flow, Sech and Jowell y Randy — as well as surprise vocals by Arcángel, Anuel AA and Myke Towers. The song “Bichiyal” also features a comeback from Puerto Rican cult favorite, Yaviah.

The Friday night release of Yhlqmdlg was accompanied by a Cliqua and Stillz-directed video for “La Difícil,...

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 Jhay Cortez.

Sure, Carrión drops references to Vvs diamonds; yet the hook on this crisp single makes clear that nothing freezes like a certain someone’s kiss. The two pitch woo at the ladies they’re eyeing as traperos do best,...

It was 8 p.m. on a Saturday in New York City — and somewhere inside Madison Square Garden, a Bad Bunny fan was missing a chancla. Although it seemed rather early in the night for misplacing odd articles of footwear, the lone rubber sandal with ‘Puerto Rico’ printed on its strap, abandoned at the base of an escalator, would foreshadow a wild night to come.

By the time Bad Bunny touched down on New York for his sold-out, second-to-last date on his spring X 100Pre tour, he had not just passed...