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Billie Eilish and Rosalia, Selena Gomez Benny Blanco and the Marias, Arthur Hanlon, Carlos Vives & Goyo…and more for you this week. Bi-iingual music (mostly)

Billie Eilish and Rosalia, Selena Gomez Benny Blanco and the Marias, Arthur Hanlon, Carlos Vives & Goyo…and more for you this week. Bi-iingual music (mostly)

New release by Mariachi Divas de Cindy, “Risk It All” Shea is a change of pace and perfect for a romantic night.

Rocky Kramer will be hosting “Mother” on this week’s episode of Rocky Kramer’s Rock & Roll Tuesdays on Twitch. Tune into

Today let’s look at artists who mix languages, often in the same track or even the same verse and move easily across borders.

Avohee Avoher continues the rollout of 12V, a collection of twelve cinematic piano works, with the release of “Noema.” Conceived as

Mariachi punk? Yes, and it is damn good. Mariachi El Bronx (from LA, not NYC) pulls it off very well. Lots of fun and laughs

American bands that are popular in Mexico. Often in Spanish, but not always. Plus Latin American bands that sing in English

You don’t know Wavemakers? If you are a musician, a woman, or neither of the above or just a music fan of any age, you should.

Rising recording artist Jason Paulino, known professionally as Paulino, is preparing to captivate audiences once again with the release of his

100ngreat songs and albums this wee. It was hard to chose. But The Texas Tornados to the top, along with some cross borde rcorridos and Latin pop.

There are artists who perform to be seen. And then there are artists like Candace Woodson—who perform so you can

Mexican live music is being blocked from the USA by the government in an attempt to “cleanse” American music of Latin influence. Who loses? You do, and the bands and promoters and festivals.

Lots of cross-border Tejano and cumbia this week, led by Karol G. headlining Coachella – a first.

Looking at cross border music today, starting with Tejano, which was born as cross-border musi. Plus pop-balada, dance pop, dance/electro‑pop, and love songs

Rocky Kramer will be hosting his “6 Year Anniversary” on this week’s episode of Rocky Kramer’s Rock & Roll Tuesdays

Mexican contemporary music is undergoing a seismic change and Mariangela is pushing hard

From the Pacific Northwest, welcome Milk N’ Fox and their debut album The Last Song, released in 2025. A fun combination

Heavy metal, ranchero rock, a ballad of bad love you can dance to, And more!

Coming from western North Carolina, Brother released their second album All Things Considered in 2026, with a musically youthful sound and reminiscent

Sme of the gems from SXSW where Mexican songs made a big splash. Plus a few of the songs sent to me – dream pop, R&R, cumbia, love songs.