Women in Latin music

Image: HBOEveryone who has seen episode three of The Last of Us has been absolutely weepy about the romance at its center. “Long Long Time”—named after Linda Ronstadt’s 1970 hit, which plays a key part in the story—sent the internet into collective hysterics over its tender old men surviving during the apocalypse. But while the song is suddenly everywhere in the wake of the show, the singer will not be receiving any additional profits from its renewed popularity.While Spotify tweeted that streams of “Long,Long Time” had…

Bill and Frank at the piano in The Last of Us.Image: HBOLast night’s episode of The Last Of Us has genre TV fans everywhere buzzing, thanks in part to a certain vintage pop hit. And now, like another specific piece of music before it, the song is seeing a huge surge in popularity.Episode three of The Last of Us was called “Long, Long Time” named after a song of the same name by singer Linda Ronstadt. The song plays a key role in the relationship of survivors Bill (Nick Offerman) and Frank (Murray Bartlett),and comes back…

Sucks to be Gerard Piqué right now.Photo: Manu Fernandez (AP)Shakira’s new song slamming her ex-boyfriend Gerard Piqué and his new squeeze has spread like wildfire on Spanish social media this week, prompting some of the world’s most famous brands to cheer her on.The 45-year-old Columbian singer’s untitled song with DJ Bizarrap, “Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53,” hit the internet on Thursday, breaking YouTube records for the most-listenednew Latin song in the platform’s history. The Spanish song is an unabashed and…