Bad Bunny has dropped a reggaeton anthem for independent women who like to dance alone at the club. “Yo Perreo Sola,” which translates to “I twerk alone,” kicks off with the voice of emerging Puerto Rican artist Nesi (real name:…
Nipsey Hussle was tragically murdered on this day, one year ago. Numerous hip-hop fans have been reflecting on the life of as He was shot and killed outside of his store in California and the hip-hop community is still looking…
21 Savage and J. Cole’s “A Lot” introduced a compelling creative partnership that thrived in spite of vast stylistic differences. The context surrounding ’s presence on 21 Savage’s I Am > I Was intro “A Lot” should not go unnoticed.…
Asleep at the Wheel’s Ray Benson has tested positive for COVID-19. The leader of the Texas-based band alerted fans Facebook on Tuesday morning (March 31) of his diagnosis but says he remains optimistic. “Well folks, the bad news I’ve contracted the…
Billboard’s ‘El Factor Latino’ podcast is breaking the biweekly schedule to time this special podcast with Selena’s anniversary. All guests recorded from home because of the coronavirus pandemic. Twenty-five years have passed since Selena Quintanilla’s life was cut short at…
After SXSW was canceled, up-and-coming artists Ghetto Kumbé, La Doña, Lido Pimienta and Angelica García navigate a new reality. Going to the United States for the first time was like finding the holy grail for Colombian Afro-house trio Ghetto Kumbé.…
CMA Fest, the annual gathering of country artists and their fans that takes over Nashville in June, has been canceled for 2020 over concerns about COVID-19. This year’s edition, slated for June 4-7, will not happen and the festival will…
Nipsey Hussle passed away one year ago today with fatal gunshot wounds and his fans are remembering him on the anniversary. It has been one year since we lost the legend of , one of the most motivated rappers to…
The coronavirus hit the Nashville music industry hard this weekend, taking the life of country singer Joe Diffie and sending Americana singer-songwriter John Prine into critical care. It escalated what might be viewed as typical loss-of-life cycles: Jan Howard, 91,…
The War and Treaty — the husband-wife duo of Michael Trotter Jr. and Tanya Blount-Trotter — have been “Hustlin’” for the better part of a decade now, since emerging from Albion, Mich. And the critically acclaimed duo, who won the…