From tongue-in-check antics poking fun at the music industry to heartfelt odes to salsa, here's what we loved this year.

“It's insane that it took so long . . ." Helen Ochoa says When Helen Ochoa covered Beyonce’s “If I Were a Boy” in 2013, she gave it a regional Mexican makeover by singing it in Spanish with banda ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mexican regional music — a catchall term that encompasses mariachi, banda, corridos, norteño, sierreño and other genres — has proved to be anything but regional, playing a key role ...

Earlier this year, Mexican hitmaker Carin León made his Grand Ole Opry debut performing “Primera Cita” and “The One (Pero No Como Yo)” (his recorded collaboration with Kane Brown) on the revered ...

On Sunday, three contestants were crowned winners of the inaugural, government-run “Mexico Sings” competition, meant to promote songs that aren’t about drug cartels or violence. Mike León, from ...

Reggaeton singer Bad Bunny solidified his spot at the top as this year's most-streamed Latin artist on Spotify worldwide. But 2024 was also a milestone year for Mexican music, which is making a strong ...

How to find Spotify Wrapped, YouTube Recap and more as 2025 comes to a close Dua Lipa’s Mexico concerts come with specialty tacos, hot sauce and margaritas It’s time to unpack Spotify Wrapped. Here’s ...

Now, women are carving their own space, often singing lyrics that differ from their male counterparts, tailored around love, heartbreak and the woman's experience. “In this particular genre, women are ...

Music-Mexican-Regional-Women FILE - Musician Becky G performs during Art Basel in Miami Beach on Dec. 9, 2023. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP, File) (2023 Invision) (Scott Roth/Scott ...