Music
Kanye West On Beck’s Win Over Beyonce: “The Grammys Need To Stop Playing With Us” (VIDEO)
(AllHipHop News) For a split second, it seemed the world was about to experience another “Kanye Moment” when legendary performer Prince revealed Beck had won the 2015 Grammy award for “Album Of The Year.” Most of the crowd – including Beck – was stunned the alternative rocker’s Morning Phase was honored for the biggest prize …
Soundcloud’s latest iPad app is good or bad?
Soundcloud likes to keep its apps looking sharp — this much we know. It was only just recently that the music service gave its iPhone app a bit of spit and polish. This time it’s the iPad version’s turn. Unsurprisingly, a lot of the design-DNA from the smaller iOS app carries over to the tablet …
Reggaeton Duo Alexis y Fido Launch Mobile App
Reggaetón act Alexis y Fido are the latest Latin act to launch their own mobile app, designed to give fans any and all kinds of information about the duo. The free app — which works for iPhone and Android — includes a biography, pictures, direct access to their social media (Instagram, Facebook and Twitter), a …
Daddy Yankee Premieres New Music Video ‘Sabado Rebelde’ Exclusively on Telemundo
Daddy Yankee will exclusively premiere his new music video, “Sábado Rebelde,” which features popular reggaetón duo Plan B, today on Telemundo’s “Al Rojo Vivo” (4pm/3c). The video will have encore presentations across the network’s news and entertainment shows including “Titulares y Más” (11:35pm/10:35c), “Un Nuevo Día” (7am/6c) and across key markets including Miami, New York, …
What the U.S.-Cuba Breakthrough Could Mean for Music
Could Obama’s ‘fresh approach’ strengthen both Cuba’s draw as a music destination and Cuban artists’ popularity in the United States? How could restoring diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba impact musicians in both countries? According to information released by the White House on Wednesday (Dec. 17), after President Obama announced the historic détente, …
10 Tropical Latin Christmas Songs
Christmas in the tropics means trading jingle bells and roasted chestnuts for roast pig and rum. And forget about silent nights. Salsa and other tropical rhythms are the sounds of Christmas cheer, where dancing all night long is as sacred a tradition as stuffing yourself at the family table. We wish you a sweaty, sexy …
Juan Flores, Scholar of Nuyorican Music and Culture, Dies at 71
New York University professor was writing Eddie Palmieri biography. Juan Flores, a professor and writer whose work often explored music’s role in Latino identity, has died. The 71-year-old author of books such as From Bomba to Hip-Hop, Flores had reportedly been working on a biography of Puerto Rican pianist and bandleader Eddie Palmieri. “His strongest …
Cricket Wireless Celebrates Latin Music and Culture In Miami with the 2014 Latin GRAMMY® Street Parties
ATLANTA, Nov. 5, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — WHAT: Cricket Wireless and The Latin Recording Academy® are bringing the 2014 Latin GRAMMY® Street Parties to the Streets of Miami on November 9, 2014. The event will feature food, music, dancing and Cricket “Smile Stations.” The Miami stop of the Latin GRAMMY Street Parties will feature live music …
SoundCloud Signs Licensing Deal With Warner Music
It was reported earlier this year that SoundCloud was working on closing prominent deals with major record labels, and it seems that that work has come to fruition. According to a report from the New York Times, SoundCloud has landed a licensing deal with Warner Music Group. Per the report, the deal guarantees that Warner …
Sony Music Latin congratulates its winners of ‘Premios Tu Mundo’ awards
Prince Royce, Gerardo Ortiz and Luis Coronel are among the winners of the night at the 3rd annual awards show Gerardo Ortiz, Yandel and Natalia Jiménez wowed the audience with their extraordinary performances Kany García was radiant as a Guest Presenter Sony Music Latin congratulates its winners in the 3rd Annual Premios Tu Mundo celebration …
Record Label That Gave Many Of Latino Musicians A Start Celebrates 50 Years With Anniversary Concert
A group of Latin musicians gave an historic concert at Yankee Stadium in the summer of 1973. About 40,000 fans danced to the beat of a genre that had a different flavor to the Sones, Guarachas and other Cuban rhythms of the era. It was called “salsa.” The genre with percussion, keyboards, vocals and wind …
Exploring Reggaeton Music and Dances
Reggaeton is a type of urban music that has become widespread in popularity among young music lovers in Latin America, North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Reggaeton music originated in Panama and caters to Hispanic youth, with rapping and singing often in Spanish. The music is a blend of Jamaican style music such as dancehall …
La Mezcla’s own DJ/Producer Rico Sanchez releases unofficial World Cup Anthem
DJ/Producer Rico Sanchez aka The Politician has released his new Brazil 2014 World Cup Anthem ‘La Copa Mundial’ It might not be the official song for this summer’s World Cup, but Rico Sanchez’s new soccer house track is sure to be the anthem at many parties during the competition. La Copa Mundial ” is an …
Sony Music Latin explodes with first hits of the summer
Led by Carlos Vives, Marc Anthony, Chayanne, Camila and Sonus, the leading Latin music label has a lineup poised to dominate the summer charts With summer fast approaching, Sony Music Latin has knocked off the cold of winter with the release of a number of “hot” hits from some of Latin Music’s biggest stars and …
Latin Music Proves Big For ‘Dancing With The Stars’
NEW YORK (AP) – Latin music – and Ricky Martin’s hips – proved that it makes for good TV and “Dancing with the Stars” is reaping the benefits. The hit show’s special Latin music night last week, which also included a health scare for one of the contestants, was the most-watched episode of an unscripted …