For the fourth time in his career, country superstar Luke Bryan is comfortable at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with his new album What Makes You Country. The record debuts at the top thanks to just over 100,000 equivalent units, which is a surprisingly low sum for this time of year, but thanks to little competition,...

One year ago, there were no rappers wearing yellow nail polish with high-water tuxedo pants at Premios Juventud, much less canary bike shorts in beachside glamour shots. But in the first half of 2016, the era of Bad Bunny had not yet begun. These days, it’s doubtful that there are many urbano fans unacquainted...

American singer/songwriter Bruno Mars is a Grammy-winning artist who got his start crafting hits for other artists before taking off on his own highly successful trajectory. An all-around entertain er, he also plays multiple instruments, produces, and choreographs. His path to mainstream success was lengthy....

Reggaeton is dead in the same way hip-hop is dead -- the popular stuff no longer resembles the gritty, lo-fi ups and downs of the working class, from whose beaters and back-alleys both genres were born.But a little spitshine isn't always a bad thing, especially on the big rubbery assbeat that defines reggaeton. (Dem Bow at...