Kendo Kaponi lanzó Apocalipto, una reafirmación de un lugar propio dentro de la música latina que nace tras sus momentos difíciles y sus pérdidas personales. Este trabajo convierte su etapa más oscura en un nuevo comienzo. Detrás del título existe una idea central: después del apocalipsis también puede existir un génesis. El disco conserva el perfil lírico que le dio …

El cantante pop Luis Fonsi estrena una bachata en fusión urbana titulada «Me Despido», con la que anuncia el inminente lanzamiento de su próximo álbum de estudio muy pronto. La entrada Luis Fonsi nos presenta «Me Despido» se publicó primero en Musicalatinaurbana.com™.

Two of Mexico’s most iconic female artists are joining forces for a tour of the U.S. this fall. This morning (Aug. 18), Yuri and Lucero announced the dates for their co-headlining “Entre Amigas Tour.”  Both Yuri and Lucero rose to prominence in the ‘80s and solidified their star power in the ‘90s. Yuri is known The post Yuri & Lucero …

Frank Beard, the drummer who helmed the kit in ZZ Top for 56 years, has died. Beard was in hospice care when he died Monday at his ranch in Richmond, Texas with his family at his side, a rep confirmed to the Associated Press. He was 77. The post ZZ Top Drummer Frank Beard Dead At 77 appeared first on …

Last month, Charley Crockett faced backlash after Twin Temple, an LA doo-wop duo slated to open for two of his shows, were dropped from the bill. Alexandra and Zachary James claimed their Satanic imagery was the reason for it, and Jack White invited them to open for him. The country legend reacted with a lengthy statement that began, “I won’t …

Last month, Jake Xerxes Fussell announced his new album The Old Beloved Path. He shared the lead single “Rock Island Line,” which was his take on the American traditional. Today, the folk singer-songwriter is back with “Boney” and “Boll Weevil.” The post Jake Xerxes Fussell – “Boney” & “Boll Weevil” appeared first on Stereogum.

This nominations for this year’s VMAs are here. The awards show is next month, and Madonna is in the lead with 11 nods. The most interesting category, though, is Best New Artist. There’ve been many emerging musicians within the past year, and apparently one of them is Will Ferrell’s son. The post Will Ferrell’s Son Is Nominated For Best New …

Naming your band How Strange It Is must be some kind of indie-rock sleeper cell activation, but the Portland combo is playing it coy by not naming their debut album To Be Anything At All. Instead, the record is called There Is No Evil, and judging by how successfully lead single “Slime” applied a shoegaze exterior to plucky Shins-meets-AnCo pop-rock, …

Surely you remember Bimbo, the sibling duo who recently signed to the illustrious indie institution Exploding In Sound and caught our attention with the announcement of their debut album The Bimbonacci Sequence, whose title has earned many compliments from Stereogum commenters (and other people, probably). Of course that would mean nothing if the lead single, “Chewing Glass,” was bad, but …

Beethoven’s “Für Elise” is one of the most famous pieces of piano music in the world, and now it is also the title of a Blondshell song, though without the diacritic. The new single is the latest preview of her third album Violin, arriving next month. The post Blondshell – “Fur Elise” appeared first on Stereogum.