Grupo Frontera: ‘We respect American laws, but we support Mexican immigrants as best we can’
The successful band from Texas went from getting together on weekends to winning a Latin Grammy and collaborating with artists such as Shakira and Bad Bunny
JHAYCO: ‘Not everything has to be thuggery, not everything has to be street’
The Puerto Rican reggaeton artist just released ‘Le Clique: Vida Rockstar (X)’, his first album in three years. Its 29-song auditory experience blends genres, signaling a new era in the life and career of the performer formerly known as Jhay Cortez
J Balvin: ‘There are times when it is difficult to maintain confidence in yourself… and in others’
After more than a year-and-a-half hiatus, the Colombian superstar has returned as stronger, more serious and, according to him, a more mature person
Bad Gyal, doing her own thing: ‘As a teenager, I felt judged because of how I dressed and expressed myself’
She’s the artist who wants to be both a radioactive Barbie and a neighborhood princess. With a style that blends Puerto Rican reggaeton and Jamaican dancehall, the Spanish singer has released her debut album — ‘La Joia’ — which is filled with Latin rhythms for summer nights
J Balvin: ‘People like to see the world burn, but they don’t want it to be their turn’
The Colombian reggaeton star is approaching 40 years of age with a new perspective on life, influenced by fatherhood and his decision to put mental health before work
Young Miko: ‘My greatest accomplishment in life is having told my dad that he’s done working’
Although her birth certificate says her name is María Victoria Ramírez de Arellano, her audience (including 26 million monthly listeners on Spotify) knows her as Young Miko. This Puerto Rican reggaeton star, and the face of Loewe’s new ad campaign, is a global artist with the blessing of Karol G and Bad Bunny. Her adventures have just begun
Puerto Rico: The origin, evolution and future of reggaeton
Persecuted by the police and popularized on the streets of the Caribbean island, a subculture emerged in the mid-1990s that is now sweeping the world. EL PAÍS visited the home turf of reggaeton, to meet the movement’s old and new heroes
Karol G: ‘A heartbreak can destroy you’
The Colombian queen of reggaeton has worked very hard to reach the top. She is a beast of her time. In art, business and narrative. Known as ‘La Bichota,’ she is a proponent of money, sex and feminism. With her latest album about sentimental breakups – ‘Mañana será bonito’ (Tomorrow Will Be Beautiful) – the star from Medellín’s ‘big bang moment’ has arrived
With the smooth perreo of ‘TQG,’ Shakira and Karol G go after their exes
The two Colombians join forces in a song that appears on the reggaeton star’s new album