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The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival lineup dropped on Tuesday, with Lana Del Rey, Tyler, the Creator, Doja Cat and No Doubt as the 2024 headliners. This year’s version of the festival will also feature several Latin acts. Peso Pluma, who performed at Coachella in 2023 alongside Becky G, will be returning to the desert stage, alongside J Balvin, who performed in 2019. Ice Spice, Bizarrap, Deftones, Carin León, Young Miko, Kevin Kaarl, Santa Fe Klan, Son Rompe Pera, the Red Pears and Eddie Zuko are among the…

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…

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…

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.”…

Mexican singer Peso Pluma is YouTube’s most-viewed artist of the year in the United States, beating out Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny, Drake and NBA YoungBoy to take the top spot. The 24-year-old from Jalisco, Mexico, amassed more than 8.5 billion YouTube views globally this year. “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 this project possible,” Peso Pluma told the Hollywood Reporter.…

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.…

Where do songs come from? For now, they come from us — from our needs, our wants, our regrets, our scorn. Next year, they might come from a box brought to near-sentience by all the songs that came before. Here, in descending order of greatness, are our picks for the 50 best of 2023, followed by 50 more bangers in alphabetical order. (And scroll to the bottom for the 100-song playlist.) Our critics and reporters select their favorite TV shows, movies, albums, songs, books, theater, art…