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LATINA has teamed up with TUMBAO as their official media partner to highlight rising talent in fashion and art from Latin America. Through the duration of the pop-up, we’ll be featuring its founder and collaborators, curating a holiday gift guide, and spotlighting a few standout designers from TUMBAO’s lineup. TUMBAO, the pop-up retail, performance, and event hybrid, was founded on the principle of giving outstanding Latin designers a platform in […]

A billion streams used to be unthinkable but today it’s a lot more common than you’d think. Take YouTube for example, where there’s now more than 300 videos that have hit the billion mark. That does beg the question – how much do you make for a billion YouTube streams? Billboard took a deep dive into this and what it found was surprising in many ways. Variables First of all, […]

On my latest podcast episode, I take a look back at the events in the music business and music production during 2022, including: Songwriters get a raise in two places TikTok trends Playlist influence waning Streaming scams Streaming music trends Apple Music raising prices Classical music gets a boost Major labels wiping unrecoupted royalties Ticketmaster troubles New York State’s new concert ticket law Music NFTs and Web3 trends and deals […]

For the Latin community, Navidad begins as a beautiful banquet full of Buñuelos, Croquettes, Natilla, Arroz con Leche, y mas, as we wait for the clock to strike 12 so we can officially get to unwrapping. You know how that goes. Christmas Eve or Noche Buena is our official Christmas celebration – with a side of Coquito or your favorite cocktail of choice. And since we’re officially in Christmas countdown […]

TUMBAO (@tumbao.popup), the pop-up concept celebrating fashion, art, and craft by emerging Latin American artists, is running in New York now through December 23rd. The pop-up slash event-series hybrid, founded by Valentina Pozo, is presented in partnership with designer Genoveva Pedrero of the accessories line de María. In its few weeks open, TUMBAO has made a splash on New York City’s Lower East Side, bringing crowds for their grand opening […]

One of the things not considered very often by artists, bands and even record labels is the affect that seasonal changes have on listening behavior. The Economist recently did a study and found that the weather conditions during this time of year, especially the Christmas season, made a decided difference on consumer music consumption. For instance, the additional hour of darkness that we experience after the switch back from Daylight […]

Welcome to LATINA’s weekly roundup of the best new music. This week’s list includes Cardi B’s epic collaboration with Rosalía, married duo Yailin La Más Viral and Anuel AA, and the return of ex-CNCO member Joel Deleōn. Also on the list: Nicole Zignago reproduces a Vicente Fernández classic and Diamante Merybrown joins Choriza May for a fun team-up. Plus, we dive into the new EP from Mabiland, Brray’s dance track […]

TikTok is testing out a new horizontal full screen mode with a small group of users globally, according to TechCrunch. Users included in the test will see a “Full Screen” button appear on videos in their feed. If the button is clicked, the video then shifts into a horizontal full screen mode that fills up you phone’s screen. Image Credits: Screenshot/TechCrunch The Battle With YouTube Since most users are fine with […]

On my latest podcast episode: Minuendo earplugs chief product officer Tom Trones talks about playing an 8 string guitar, the difference between music and industrial earplugs, the different government standards for hearing protection, how your ear canal changes over time, and much more. A look at the reason why European radio royalty payments are not being paid How the job of assistant engineer is way different today Listen to it […]