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On Oct. 15, Karol G brought her $trip Love Tour to Anaheim, California. The Colombian singer is currently touring the U.S. on the first arena tour of her career, and while she’s already claimed the title La Bichota of reggaeton, her sold-out concert at the Honda Center proved that she’s a true Latina pop star. Karol G’s musical career has been a story of persistence. She first toured the U.S. […]

TikTok has announced a new feature called StemDrop, which will provide users with the opportunity to remix a song and create their own version of the track. Since an artist’s music can be heard and used in new ways, it’s conceivably a new way for artists to increase their royalties from the platform. Get Your Stems Out The idea is for artists to upload stems of their songs to the […]

“You’re going to see a Latin America that nobody has seen before because it’s the real Latin America.” The latest season of “La Reina del Sur” exalts Latin American natural beauty. Action packed-scenes take place in the sublime mountain landscapes of Machu Picchu. Teresa Mendoza even ends up at the Uyuni Salt Flats in Bolivia, where the sky is reflected in the ground, creating a stunning mirrored effect. Every scene […]

On my latest podcast episode: Rod Stewart music director and keyboardist Chuck Kentis talks about playing sessions in New York City, getting the gig with Rod, writing production and game music, cutting basics with a band, Eurorack synthesis, and much more. A look at the rumored Spotify Platinum tier with HIFI audio Overlooked mastering skills that are super important Listen to it the at BobbyOInnerCircle.com, or on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Stitcher, Mixcloud, Google […]

Colombian jeweler, Paula Mendoza, entered the jewelry industry 20 years ago. Today, she’s collaborating with one of America’s most beloved brands: J. Crew. The brand, founded in 1947, initially focused on offering affordable clothing options to women. As the brand grew, it became increasingly expensive and catalogs catered to a white upper class society. While this image initially gained the brand much success, it also led to its downfall and […]

When I was a young musician, I lived in time where there were so many clubs that you could play 7 nights a week in a different club every night if you wanted to, plus get paid for it. If you can believe it, you could actually make a pretty decent living as a musician just playing the venues in your local area. That helped bands get tighter, develop stage […]

Before going to Cosme, I never doubted the efficacy of food writing. I thought it was possible to describe flavor, to capture it with the cincture of language. But as I had a bite of Cosme’s corn husk meringue, I was struck by its overwhelming density of flavor. Within the luscious and subtle sweetness, there was the purest essence of corn, and I encountered the futility of the word. I […]

Welcome to LATINA’s weekly roundup of the best new music. On this week’s list we have plenty of all-women collaborations. Elena Rose breaks out with the help of Becky G and other Latina artists. Chesca brings together a next generation of women in reggaeton and Vf7 joins forces with Young Miko. Also on the list: Las Villa’s dreamy collaboration with Nicole Zignago, Veronique Medrano’s party anthem with Beatriz González, and […]

With so much music available for free on the ad-supported tiers of the various streaming services, you’d wonder why anyone would even bother trying to steal it. The same goes for music videos, since anyone can access just about anything on YouTube without paying a dime. But if you thought that nobody wants to do that, you’re wrong, and a new lawsuit by the YouTube download site Yout proves that […]