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Juan Luis Guerra 4.40 wins album of the year at the 2024 Latin Grammys, a 25th anniversary party

Nov. 14, 2024 23:19 PM EST

Juan Luis Guerra 4.40 took home the album of the year trophy at the 2024 Latin Grammy Awards for his “Radio Güira,” not long after receiving record of the year for “Mambo 23.” “Let me share this with all the nominees, it is a great privilege to be with you," Guerra said...

The Latin Grammys return to Miami for their 25th anniversary. Here's what to know

Nov. 11, 2024 08:55 AM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Latin music has taken the world by storm, sparking industry conversations for the past few years. Across platforms like Spotify and Apple Music, numbers have skyrocketed, making it the fastest growing streaming genre in the United States. The Latin Grammy Awards,...

A South Korean adoptee needed answers about the past. She got them — just not the ones she wanted

Oct. 15, 2024 21:25 PM EDT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Rebecca Kimmel sat in a small room, stunned and speechless, staring at the baby photo she had just unearthed from her adoption file. It was a black-and-white shot of an infant, possibly taken at an orphanage in Gwangju, the South Korean city where Kimmel...

Madonna’s brother, Christopher Ciccone, has died at 63

Oct. 06, 2024 16:53 PM EDT

Christopher Ciccone, a multihyphenate artist, dancer, designer and younger brother of Madonna, has died. He was 63. Ciccone died Friday in Michigan, his representative Brad Taylor told The Associated Press Sunday. He had cancer. Madonna posted a tribute to him on...

Music Review: Sophie's posthumous, self-titled final album still sounds like the future of pop

Sep. 26, 2024 17:33 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Where were you when you first heard the visionary producer and musician Sophie? Was it 2013's minimalist “Bipp,” the club banger with pitched-up vocals that hit the Internet with such peculiar ferocity as if it crash-landed from outer space? Or was it her...

Édgar Barrera, Bad Bunny and Karol G lead the 2024 Latin Grammy nominations

Sep. 17, 2024 09:41 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Édgar Barrera — the producer and songwriter known for his work with such artists as Madonna, Karol G, Peso Pluma, Shakira, Grupo Frontera and beyond — leads the Latin Grammy nominations for a second year in a row. This year, he's up for nine awards; last year he received 13...

Madonna will fund a youth art project to celebrate her 66th birthday

Aug. 17, 2024 05:52 AM EDT

ROME (AP) — Madonna will fund an artistic project involving youths, she announced during her 66th birthday celebrations in Pompeii. While touring the Pompeii archeological park Friday with its director, Gabriel Zuchtriegel, the American pop star met a group of teenagers involved in...