Billboard

Café Tacvba Reflects on Its Request to Remove Its Music From Spotify: ‘This Process is Long, Tedious, Heavy’

Vocalist Rubén Albarrán talks to Billboard Español in Mexico City. By Natalia Cano Amid a hiatus that the Mexican band Café Tacvba began at the end of 2024, vocalist Rubén Albarrán reappeared last ...
Rolling Stone

Inside Café Tacvba’s Fight to Get Their Music off Spotify

In addition to being one of Mexico’s most beloved rock groups, Café Tacvba is known for years of activism. Following recent boycotts of Spotify for promoting ICE recruitment and connections to AI ...
Billboard

Café Tacvba Asks Former Labels to Remove the Band’s Music From Spotify, Citing Ethical Concerns Over ICE’s Campaign, Use of AI & More

"We don't want our royalties and the money they take from us to be used to sponsor wars and other despicable actions," said vocalist Rubén Albarrán. By Natalia Cano Mexican band Café Tacvba has asked ...
Emilio Piano on MSN

Playing classical music in a cafe

I started playing classical music in a café, not knowing what would happen next. As the music filled the room, conversations ...