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Día de los Muertos is a celebration dating to pre-hispanic times with its origins tracing back to Mexico. Indigenous communities, ranging from the Nahuas to the Zapotec, created rituals around death and worshiped the deceased through different practices. For example, one such practice involved sending the deceased off to the Mictlan — the Aztec underworld comprising the nine circles of hell — where souls must go through before they reach […]

There’s no doubt that social media has made our collective attention spans shorter and shorter. In fact, some studies have even found that it’s now shorter than that of a goldfish (9 seconds). Be that as it may, there is now some evidence that our music attention span is now shorter than ever as well, and it’s all thanks to TikTok. Elevator Pitch Music One study found that the average […]

Welcome to LATINA’s weekly roundup of the best new music. This week’s list features new albums from Kenia Os and Natalia Lafourcade, and Anahí makes her grand return with a Juan Gabriel duet. Also on the list: Immasoul embraces her Caribbean roots in “Sugar Boi,” Lupita Infante celebrates Día De Los Muertos, and Lauren Jauregui reflects on a breakup. Plus, Manuel Turizo undertakes a sexy collaboration with María Becerra and […]

When Natalia Lafourcade returned to her home in Xalapa, Mexico, after a long period of traveling and performing, she found a withering garden with only a few blooming flowers. Lafourcade was getting used to being at home again when the pandemic hit, and like the rest of the world, she had to face prolonged isolation. It not only meant she had to reprogram her quotidian routine after being on the […]

Today’s artists are forced into a relationship with at least one social platform that can either be fun or what many consider to be a time suck. However you perceive it, if you have to do it to either maintain or grow your audience, you might as well have it work for you. Sked Social (a social media scheduler) has some tips to optimize your social media engagement. First of […]

On my latest podcast episode: Music publisher Sean O’Malley talks about working for ASCAP, the differences between GMR and other PROs, AI-generated songs, the era of derivative content, the future of music publishing, and much more. The rise and fall of music clubs and venues – it’s been happen longer than you think The Global Music Vault is trying to preserve the world’s music Listen to it the at BobbyOInnerCircle.com, or […]

Over the last few years, Tiny Desk, a musical series where emerging and established artists perform a medley of songs behind NPR Music’s All Songs Considered Bob Boilen’s desk, has soared in popularity. Conceived in 2008, the series expanded during COVID-19 into “Home” concerts, where artists play intimate sets from places they call home. In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month this year, observed from September 15 through October 15, El […]

After months of speculation about streaming music price increases, Apple Music becomes the first to raise its prices, although not as much as originally anticipated. The company announced that its price will go up $1 from $9.99 to $10.99 per month, and its Family Plan $2 to $16.99 per month. The big question now is if and when other streaming music companies will raise their prices now that Apple has […]

Welcome to LATINA’s weekly roundup of the best new music. This week’s list features new albums from Yuridia and iLe, and Shakira returns with “Monotonía,” featuring Ozuna. Also on the list: Snow the Product’s new LP, The Rude Boyz’s debut with Maluma and Adam Levine, as well as Jhayco’s collaboration with Feid and Sech. Plus, new rock-infused anthems from Alejandra Guzmán and GALE. Shakira and Ozuna, “Monotonía” Shakira has finally […]