Manuel Turizo performed a colorful rendition of his hit song “La Bachata” at Thursday’s (Sept. 29) 2022 Billboard Latin Music Awards. Wearing a blue jumpsuit and surrounded by dancers dressed in ...

It used to be that recording artists had to be known for a specific genre to get signed to a label. But in recent years, more and more music artists have been experimenting with different genres — ...

Friday in New York, four legends of Dominican bachata music will take the stage as part of the Chase Latino Cultural Festival. The musicians, all in their 60s, play a type of bachata little known ...

In 2010, Dominican-American singer Prince Royce found commercial success in the United States with his bachata cover of Ben E. King’s “Stand By Me.” Royce put a Spanglish twist on the 1961 classic, ...

Also playing the Carteret Latin Fest are Dominican merengue legend Mala Fe, Colombian cumbia greats La Sonora Dinamita, and New York City salseros Manole y su Orquesta. Summer Jam, in remembrance of ...

This article is republished from The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Wilfredo José Burgos Matos is an Adjunct Assistant ...

Manuel Turizo was in Madrid when Chris Martin called. Coldplay was on tour in South America and the band wanted the Colombian star to join the band in Bogotá to perform his smash hit “La Bachata.” ...

Global bachata music star Prince Royce releases his new single “How Deep is Your Love,” where he is able to dust off the Bee Gees classic and make it his own, with a unique bachata twist to it. Prince ...

Prince Royce has a “weird relationship” with his new album, Llamada Pérdida, out today. The new album has 23 songs that he describes as “bachata in 4K,” as he explores genre fusions while getting in ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Music brings Henry Míles back to family gatherings where he would dance and sing to all different kinds of artists. He grew up over the river in Indiana and first started writing ...

Travis Scott busted out some moves to the sounds of bachata music while Romeo Santos performed at Jay-Z's REFORM Casino Night and Gala. On Saturday, Hov hosted several celebrities at the event held in ...

Jacki Lyden reads from listeners' letters. Topics include a correction on the origin of bachata music — it's from the Dominican Republic — and one listener's suggestion for the derivation of the term ...