While we’ve been seeing Bad Bunny put up monster numbers in the Latin field for a couple years at this point, the latest album from Colombian star KAROL G has seen her take an impressive record for herself – narrowly edging out the ongoing success of SZA’s SOS, MAÑANA SERÁ BONITO is history’s first #1 … Continue reading KAROL G – MAÑANA SERÁ BONITO
Latin Pop
ROSALÍA – MOTOMAMI
To fully put into perspective just how mind-bending Spanish pop experimentalist Rosalía’s highly-celebrated fusions of genre can be: different online articles have compared her latest to the works of The Beastie Boys, Moby, Lorde and Nine Inch Nails. Rosalía herself has said it was inspired by Nina Simone and J. S. Bach, and actual collaborators … Continue reading ROSALÍA – MOTOMAMI
Anuel AA & Ozuna – Los Dioses
Perhaps jumping on the bandwagon kickstarted by Latin trap titans Bad Bunny and J Balvin teaming up on a collaborative project last year, two of the genre’s B-tier names (to North American audiences at least) have elected to do the same. Anuel AA has always been a bit of a lite version of Bad Bunny … Continue reading Anuel AA & Ozuna – Los Dioses
Bad Bunny – EL ÚLTIMO TOUR DEL MUNDO
After shattering streaming records with YHLQMDLG and its subsequent collection of B-sides earlier this year, Puerto Rican Latin trap superstar Bad Bunny evidently saw fit to drop a third collection of songs in 2020. Described by Bad Bunny as a more “sentimental,” “introspective” and “chill” album in comparison to his usual hard-hitting style, the album … Continue reading Bad Bunny – EL ÚLTIMO TOUR DEL MUNDO
Rapid Fire Reviews (Ariana Grande, Broods, Luis Fonsi)
I've been gone for a while but my school commitments are once again slowing down and I'll be able to catch back up to the present with some quick posts here. I just completed my first year at journalism school and will be writing music reviews in major publications this summer! Here are my thoughts … Continue reading Rapid Fire Reviews (Ariana Grande, Broods, Luis Fonsi)
Ben's Beat - Music Reviews 