See the artists who've added to bachata's growing presence in Latin pop this decade. By Jessica Roiz Associate Editor, Latin A year ago, Billboard predicted the trends we would see over the course of ...

Also playing the Carteret Latin Fest are Dominican merengue legend Mala Fe, Colombian cumbia greats La Sonora Dinamita, and New York City salseros Manole y su Orquesta. Summer Jam, in remembrance of ...

On Thursday, Nov. 11, at 12 p.m. ET, Catalan singer and songwriter Rosalía dropped the music video for her recent single and very first bachata song, "La Fama," featuring The Weeknd. I've been ...

It used to be that recording artists had to be known for a specific genre to get signed to a label. But in recent years, more and more music artists have been experimenting with different genres — ...

Turizo's first-ever bachata has peaked at No. 1 on Billboard's Tropical Airplay chart. By Jessica Roiz Associate Editor, Latin Back in December 2021, Edgar Barrera and Casta (real name: Luis Miguel ...

Manuel Turizo was in Madrid when Chris Martin called. Coldplay was on tour in South America and the band wanted the Colombian star to join the band in Bogotá to perform his smash hit “La Bachata.” ...

Decades after Aventura first formed in the Bronx, the group is back on the Billboard 200.

For many years, the music business seemed to think that Latin artists needed to follow a stereotypical crossover path to get global attention. Major acts, such as Bad Bunny and Maluma, debunked that ...

For many outside the island, the sound of the Dominican Republic is instantly recognizable as the galloping rhythms of merengue, the heart-tugging sway of bachata, and the booming pulse of dembow.

Latin music is enjoying a unique moment in the spotlight. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) recently announced that Latin music revenue surpassed an all-time high of $1.1 billion ...

Manuel Turizo performed a colorful rendition of his hit song “La Bachata” at Thursday’s (Sept. 29) 2022 Billboard Latin Music Awards. Wearing a blue jumpsuit and surrounded by dancers dressed in ...