Peso Pluma

Kali Uchis‘ genre-jumping career has so far been evenly divided between Spanish and English-language albums, which feels about right for an artist who was born in Virginia but spent chunks of her childhood in her father’s native Colombia. “When you aren’t just one thing and you are as multidimensional of an artist as I am,” she says, “I think it’s a lot harder for people to figure out how to sell me as a product. But I think they don’t realize that being multidimensional is a lot of different people’s experiences… I’m…

If you talk to people who have worked with Kali Uchis, they often use her name as an adjective to describe her essence and artistry: “It has a Kali-ness to it” or “a Kali trademark,” they say, capturing her distinct vibe. On Orquídeas, the singer’s fourth studio album, which she released on Friday, Uchis delves deep into her Colombian heritage without straying away from the essence that’s made her stand out over the last decade. “If I was teaching a masterclass for aspiring artists, I’d tell them to look at…

Attendees of Viña Del Mar International Festival will still get to listen to the raspy vocals and tubas of Peso Pluma‘s muisc later this year. On Thursday night, festival organizers confirmed that they would not remove the performer from the lineup after a Viña council member wrote a letter to Mayor Macarena Serrano asking that he be removed from the lineup for “exult violence” in his lyrics. “Following the controversy generated Peso Pluma’s participation in the upcoming edition of the festival, organizers of…

Olivia Rodrigo, Taylor Swift, Ice Spice, and other highlights from a vibrant, chaotic, glorious mess of a year How do you say goodbye to a year like 2023? How about, “I wanna meet your mom, just to tell her her year sucks”? But here’s to a vibrant, chaotic, glorious mess of a year for music, a year when you could find brilliant tunes all over the stylistic map. These are my 25 favorite songs of 2023. (Athough many other gems are over on my albums list, to avoid duplicating all…

Pop open the champagne! On Thursday, Peso Pluma surprised his fans with one final song for 2023, “Rompe La Dompe,” concluding a highly successful breakthrough year. “Último corrido del año,” the singer teased on Instagram earlier on Thursday, posting a snippet of the track. The chilled-back corrido — whose title translates to “open up the Dom Pe,” referencing Dom Pérignon champagne — hears Pluma alongside Óscar Maydon and Junior H singing about the start of a big party as they try to forget about a former…

Luis R. Conriquez is tapping the best of the best on the fourth edition of his Corridos Bélicos albums. On Wednesday, the Mexican singer revealed the track list for Corridos Bélicos Vol. IV, out Jan. 4, with Rolling Stone. The Project features star-studded collaborations, including duets with El Fantasma, Peso Pluma, Gabito Ballesteros, Gerardo Ortiz, Natanael Cano, and Fuerza Régida. “I’m grateful that so many of my talented colleagues agreed to collaborate with me on this album,” the Sonora-born singer…

Peso Pluma, the breakthrough singer who has helped push the regional Mexican sound to the top of the pop charts, is YouTube’s most-viewed artist of the year. Pluma beat out Bad Bunny and Taylor Swift, who ranked fourth and fifth on the U.S. list; rappers YoungBoy Never Broke and Drake came in second and third. “I feel humble and grateful that my music has made it to the top spot on YouTube. A huge thank you to my musicians and team, my fans, everyone at YouTube and all the people who have made…

Maverick recorded the cover "to enjoy myself on a Sunday morning" Ed Maverick is making the saddest song on Peso Pluma‘s Génesis even sadder. On Thursday, the Mexican indie singer-songwriter released a cover of “Lagunas,” Peso’s track with Jasiel Nuñez about forcing himself to stay away from someone he loves so that he can heal. “Perhaps in another galaxy things were different,” sings Maverick in his distinct melancholic voice. “Perhaps there we’d have what we always had wanted.”…

Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week, Nicki Minaj brings Drake back for the highly anticipated Pink Friday 2, Peso Pluma switches up genres with Anitta, and Tate McRae chronicles a tumultuous relationship. Plus, new tracks from J Balvin, Green Day, and Tems. Nicki Minaj, feat. Drake “Needle” (YouTube) Peso Pluma feat. Anitta, “Bellakeo” (YouTube) Tate McRae, “Run for the Hills” (YouTube) Pharrell feat.…

"Anitta reggaetonera is very much alive," the Brazilian star said of her return to reggaeton For Anitta and Peso Pluma, it’s all about pleasure and satisfaction. On Thursday night, the corridos star and Brazilian artist joined forces for their long-anticipated collaboration, “Bellakeo.” The video sees the two stars at a clandestine perreo party inside a dark building in Madrid. In some scenes, Peso sings his verses about a sexy night of pleasure as Anitta twerks while standing in water.…