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Season 1, Episode 10 of “Primos,” titled “Summer of Tater Luna; Summer of El Chu-paw-Cabra,” airs at 9:30 Am on Saturday, August 17, 2024, on Disney. This episode promises a blend of personal challenges and adventurous quests.

In this episode, Tater faces a setback when her pride in her artwork is deflated by some harsh criticism. The blow to her confidence becomes a central theme as she navigates the ups and downs of creative expression. Tater’s journey reflects the real-life struggles many face when their work is judged, making her story relatable to viewers of all ages.

On top of that, Tater takes on the role of a detective when she sets out to track down the town’s missing dogs. Her determination to solve the mystery adds an exciting twist to the episode. As she dives into the search, viewers can expect a mix of humor and heartwarming moments, showcasing Tater’s resilience and resourcefulness.

By the mid-2010s, Daymé Arocena had become a household name in her native Havana. She’d been called “the world’s next jazz phenomenon,” and her work with the Cuban-Canadian jazz band Maqueque helped win a 2015 Juno Award. When she’d walk down the street, people would stop her, recognizing her as the singer with the powerful, heart-atomizing voice. At restaurants, fans would come up to her and greet her enthusiastically. “I’d built a reputation there,” she remembers. “But I started to feel like I’d hit a ceiling in Cuba.

Residente is looking back at his storied career with nostalgia and melancholy. On Thursday, the Puerto Rican icon released the seven-minute video for “Ron En El Piso,” which captures the musician looking back at his time in Calle 13 and his legacy on Latin music.

“This goes for who we are, what we were. For everything we have, for everything we had,” he wrote on Instagram, referencing the song’s lyrics. “For the crying, for all the laughter. For all the triumphs and for all the screw-ups.”

The cinematic video opens...

Daymé Arocena is ready to make waves with her new music. On Wednesday, the singer announced Al-Kemi, her first album in five years. The LP, produced by Eduardo Cabra, will be out Feb. 23.

With the announcement, Arocena also released her single “American Boy,” a track she wrote a decade ago, but thought “was too much of a pop song” for her to release at the time.

“In an indirect way, the music industry had shown me that I wasn’t welcome in that world,” she said of pop music. “There...

The Latin music community will be out in force for the 20th annual Latin Grammy Awards on Nov. 14. Performers scheduled include Alicia Keys, Miguel, Beto Cuevas, Residente, Calibre 50 and Prince Royce, among others. Presenters include Ángela Aguilar, Eduardo Cabra (Visitante), Sofia Carson and Emilio Estefan. A special moment with Thalia is also on the agenda.

Previously announced artists include Bad Bunny, Luis Fonsi, Rosalía and Juanes, who is being honored as person of the year for his artistic achievements in the Latin music industry as well as his fellowship and humanitarian efforts.

Leading in nominations is Spanish singer Alejandro Sanz with eight, three of which are shared with Camila Cabello, and Flamenco pop star Rosalia with five nods.

Ricky Martin, along with Roselyn Sánchez and Paz Vega, host the show which airs live on the Univision Network from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

The Academy has...

When Vicente García pulled in three Latin Grammys for his 2016 album A La Mar, he did so on the strength of handsome ballads: “Bachata en Kingston,” a swaying reggae fusion that was awarded Best Tropical Song, and the tender, conversational “Carmesi,” which became a moderate chart hit. A student of bachata and bolero singers but also American shapeshifters like Paul Simon, García laid claim to a unique corner of singer-songwriter-dom, where he made intricate hybrids sound relaxing.

So it’s notable that “Sanbá,” an early highlight on his upcoming third solo album,...

Quincy Jones is one of the most recognized and rightfully acclaimed figures in American popular music. He has arranged or produced recordings by most of the most dazzling pop singers of the last sixty years, including Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra, Aretha Franklin and Michael Jackson, and for that he has taken home 27 Grammys in a mind-boggling number of categories.

A career like Jones’ is difficult to replicate, but Eduardo “Visitante” Cabra is doing his best: At just 40 years old, Eduardo “Visitante” Cabra has already won 24 Latin Grammys for his work as a writer,...

The Puerto Rican group Calle 13 are one of modern Latin music’s most-treasured institutions: Over the course of five scrappy, propulsive albums, they were aesthetically omnivorous, politically bracing and even commercially successful, earning a platinum plaque and a smattering of minor hits. Their peers adored them, and no group has won more awards from the Latin Recording Academy.

Calle 13 went on hiatus following the release of 2014’s Multi_Viral, and its members have gradually worked to establish solo identities. The singer iLe struck first, with a handsome, nostalgic full-length titled iLevitable.

Trending Tropics join with Vetusta Morla, the indie band from Spain, and Carlos Alomar, who worked frequently with David Bowie, on their new disco-rock song “Cyber Monday.” The track will appear on Trending Tropics’ eponymous debut album.

After the warp-speed blast of the group’s lead single, “Elintelné,” “Cyber Monday” is a return to more traditional pacing. The guitar is the focus, high in the mix, playing bright, chicken-scratch lines; the drummer conjures a steady ruckus. During the bridge, Alomar starts playing double time, scrubbing furious funky riffs, and “Cyber...

These rap veterans still know how to talk shit: Residente, longtime lead vocalist for the acclaimed Puerto Rican hip-hop group Calle 13, recruited the Spanish Mc Nach to sneer at their competition on “Rap Bruto.”

Like most older artists, these two are baffled by the new kids’ indifference to what once seemed like sacred hip-hop principles. Residente and Nach poke fun at young rappers’ lackluster rhymes and their obsession with social media, accusing the youth of prioritizing fly-by-night style instead of serious lyrical substance. At one point, Residente raps a mocking couplet that translates as,...

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Lana Del Rey, “Mariners Apartment Complex”

Perfect for: Pouring your heart out to an old friend or a former flame

Sounds like: A tender ballad about the past, with one foot firmly in the present

Lana Del Rey and producer Jack Antonoff have spent this summer in the studio, working on the follow-up to the pop star’s 2017 album Lust for Life. The first preview of their collaboration plays to both of their strengths: It’s sad but anthemic, with reverent...

Trending Tropics, the duo made up of Calle 13 member Visitante and the Dominican singer Vicente Garcia, blitz through hard-headed merengue at around 195 beats per minute on their new single “Elintelné,” which also features rapping from Wiso G.

“Elintelné” is a cautionary tale about human obsession with technology. “This song is about a being that comes to the earth and sees everyone looking to the floor,” Visitante told Rolling Stone this summer. “The first verse talks about that, how everyone is staring at the floor. He realizes in the second verse...