/tags/reggaeton reggaeton en-US WLRN Mon, 15 Jul 2024 15:14:10 GMT /americas/2024-07-15/how-reggaeton-stars-are-driving-a-basketball-boom-in-puerto-rico Puerto Rico’s professional basketball league is experiencing a renaissance thanks to reggaeton stars like Bad Bunny, Ozuna and Anuel AA. They're stepping into the financial game, buying local teams and helping to stack up a loyal fan base. Mon, 15 Jul 2024 15:14:10 GMT /americas/2024-07-15/how-reggaeton-stars-are-driving-a-basketball-boom-in-puerto-rico The Associated Press /americas/2023-11-21/venezuela-territorial-dispute-guyana-essequibo-region-latin-america Venezuela has long claimed Guyana’s Essequibo region — a territory larger than Greece and rich in oil and minerals. And now President Nicolás Maduro is appealing to Venezuelans' patriotism in summoning voters supposedly to decide the territory’s future in a Dec. 3 referendum. Tue, 21 Nov 2023 18:30:00 GMT /americas/2023-11-21/venezuela-territorial-dispute-guyana-essequibo-region-latin-america The Associated Press /2021-12-16/flow-la-movie-reggaeton-music-producer-dies-in-caribbean-plane-crash Tributes poured in from around the world of reggaeton music for the producer who'd worked with major artists such as Bad Bunny and Ozuna. Thu, 16 Dec 2021 19:13:35 GMT /2021-12-16/flow-la-movie-reggaeton-music-producer-dies-in-caribbean-plane-crash Mia Estrada /news/2021-11-19/feid-ing-in-colombia-latin-america-are-riding-a-wave-of-protests-and-protest-music This is the second of two reports on a potent new synergy between protests and protest music in Latin America, from Cuba to Colombia, San Juan to Santiago. Fri, 19 Nov 2021 14:12:55 GMT /news/2021-11-19/feid-ing-in-colombia-latin-america-are-riding-a-wave-of-protests-and-protest-music Elliot Rodriguez, Tim Padgett /2021-11-19/the-biggest-moments-from-the-latin-grammys At the Latin Grammys, audiences were treated to elaborate performances that relied on unique collaborations between artists across genres. Fri, 19 Nov 2021 12:28:27 GMT /2021-11-19/the-biggest-moments-from-the-latin-grammys Cat Sposato /news/2021-09-29/rauw-alejandro-lights-up-local-crowd-for-billboard-latin-music-week Rauw Alejandro is part of a trend — Amazon Music LAT!N reports that Latin music listening spiked by 94% on their platform compared to last year and that music requests for reggaeton have grown globally by 126%. Wed, 29 Sep 2021 17:34:06 GMT /news/2021-09-29/rauw-alejandro-lights-up-local-crowd-for-billboard-latin-music-week Elisa Baena /culture/2021-09-28/camilo-nabs-10-latin-grammy-nominations-reggaeton-still-largely-shut-out The Latin Grammys nominations favor a wider range of artists, genre, and fusion pieces, but mostly relegate reggaeton music to its own category. Tue, 28 Sep 2021 18:56:10 GMT /culture/2021-09-28/camilo-nabs-10-latin-grammy-nominations-reggaeton-still-largely-shut-out Anamaria Artemisa Sayre /2020-03-17/the-classist-history-behind-bad-bunnys-bichiyal When Bad Bunny released YHLQMDLG,he coined a new term: "bichiyal." It fuses two Puerto Rican slang words—"bicha" and "yal"—and illustrates reggaeton's complicated relationship with class and women. Tue, 17 Mar 2020 19:02:36 GMT /2020-03-17/the-classist-history-behind-bad-bunnys-bichiyal Frances Solá-Santiago /2020-03-13/reviving-classic-reggaeton-bad-bunnys-new-album-yhlqmdlg-breaks-records Bad Bunny's new album has had unprecedented U.S. chart success for an all Spanish-language record. NPR Music contributor Stefanie Fernández explains what makes the artist and the album so special. Fri, 13 Mar 2020 09:03:00 GMT /2020-03-13/reviving-classic-reggaeton-bad-bunnys-new-album-yhlqmdlg-breaks-records Stefanie Fernández /2018-08-30/reggaeton-and-the-search-for-identity-after-hurricane-maria It's no question that the streaming percentage of songs in Spanish has skyrocketed over the last year. But what does this increase in visibility mean to Puerto Ricans, post-María? Thu, 30 Aug 2018 10:00:00 GMT /2018-08-30/reggaeton-and-the-search-for-identity-after-hurricane-maria Coral Murphy