In Mexico, even the president has an opinion on what Natanael Cano, Luis R. Conriquez and others sing. By Natalia Cano In May, local authorities of a famous resort in Cancún, Mexico, banned live ...

Regional Mexican music is having a moment. Artists like Peso Pluma have hit the Top 10 of the Billboard charts in recent years. Peso Pluma sings corridos, a type of Mexican traditional music which has ...

With artists like Peso Pluma and Fuerza Regida dominating the charts, we explain the different subgenres that fall under regional Mexican music. By Tere Aguilera Regional Mexican music is dominating ...

Can a musical genre be considered so dangerous as to be banned from the radio? Yes, according to the authorities in some parts of Mexico who have forced radio stations to take action in an attempt to ...

The trap-infused spin on the traditional Mexican folk song known as corridos tumbados has become one of the biggest genres of the year on a global level. And a large part of that success is due to the ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday she has a plan to reduce the popularity of “narco corridos,” a musical genre often linked to drug cartel violence. Sheinbaum vowed ...

Peso Pluma made a huge statement on the complex history of Mexico's narco-corrido culture with a stunning tribute to the region's greatest stars. During the singer’s Friday night main stage set on ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) – At first, the teacher didn't believe the 14-year-old kid known for habitually missing school and making trouble in class when he said he wanted to become a professional singer. "You ...

Celebrate Cinco De Mayo with some classic Mexican narco ballads-think gangster rap with tubas and accordions. Mexican corridos are a kind of story-song reaching back to the ballads of medieval Spain, ...

Apollo Frequencies is a series exploring sounds that seem to come from another world. The premise was simple and tongue in cheek: “Let’s make the first corrido about doing K.” The idea wasn’t entirely ...