For the first time in history, the top two songs on the Billboard Top 200 were by Latinos and were in Spanish.
It happened on May 17, 2025, when Debí Tirar Más Foto...
Music Sin Fronteras, this column, is about music that crosses borders, music that's created in one country and then goes to another country via a tour or by songwriters and licensing or...
What is it about Mexican singer Peso Pluma? His most recent album, Dinastía, a collaboration with his cousin and long-term writing partner, Tito Double P, debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard...
I am toggling between the World Cup and news about the on-again, off-again USMCA trade (US-Mexico-Canada) trade negotiations. One thing that strikes me is that the flow of music between the three...
I have had my eye on the coming release of Jessie Reyez’ new album, A Little Vengeance, due June 11. Reyes has always intrigued me because she is a cross-border Spanish-English singer,...
If your playlists lean even slightly Latin these days – as most do in the US - you’re probably already hearing Huasteca music – you just don’t know it. Those high, quivering...
I went to a cumbia party this evening. It was at a local hotel with a large space that works as a dance floor in the lobby. It was fun, and listening...
Regional Mexican and Latin artists are being blocked from touring in the US as Trump’s immigration crackdowns, visa revocations and fan fears reshape the US live‑music map. Mexican and Latin bands are...
