“Loud” asks us to reconsider mainstream histories of the genre, and reveals critical conversations about its roots and evolution. By Isabelia Herrera In Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, ...

A host of fusions between the two genres arrived this year, with implications for both the underground and the mainstream. By Isabelia Herrera It takes nerve to stretch the boundaries of reggaeton, a ...

One of the most important narratives in contemporary pop has been the emergence of Latin music as a potent commercial force in the United States. Between 2016 and 2017, the number of Spanish-language ...

Maidel “La Sista” Canales vividly recalls the “reggaeton fever” of the Nineties. At 16, Canales and her brother, four years her senior, formed the rap duo “Los Brothers,” performing in the streets of ...

LAS VEGAS — Traditional reggaeton music embraces the distinctive rhythm of a start-stop addictive beat that, for the most part, never changes. But is that enough to create a global hit like Daddy ...

In Madrid’s downtown area, a classical manor with a salmon-colored façade and marbled walls from the 19th century looms large. At the base of its 40-foot pediment, a sign reads: “Real Academia ...

Reggaeton began in Panama during the 1990s. The Central American country is where the likes of El General and Nando Boom emerged as forefathers of reggae en Español, which meant singing or rapping ...

During his acceptance speech for Top Latin Artist at the Billboard Music Awards earlier this month, reggaeton singer Bad Bunny dedicated his award to a perpetually undervalued group in the Latin music ...