Don Omar

Last Night: Premios Juventud at the BankUnited Center

Pura Rumba

Take a journey to La Feria de Cali, one of the biggest music festivals in Latin America

Who Shot Ya?

Take a journey to La Feria de Cali, one of the biggest music festivals in Latin America

Concierto Aniversario

Take a journey to La Feria de Cali, one of the biggest music festivals in Latin America

The Reggaeton Bible?

Take a journey to La Feria de Cali, one of the biggest music festivals in Latin America

We Ain’t Saying You’re a Gold Digger ...

Try to grab your fifteen minutes on VH1

Premios Juventud

Try to grab your fifteen minutes on VH1

Formula for a Reggaeton Video

Try to grab your fifteen minutes on VH1

Return of the King

Tego Calderón hasn't got time for a crossover

Unfinished Business

Reggaeton icon reclaims her attitude

The real Cuba, the indie scene, the bombshell barfers, and how Cubans made Miami

Letters from the Issue of July 21, 2005

The Rum Chronicles

In which the author observes recent changes in Cuba: Cheap liquor is now plentiful but hope has become scarce

If Your Reggaeton Doesn't Work...

In which the author observes recent changes in Cuba: Cheap liquor is now plentiful but hope has become scarce

Big Dreamer

Marlon Fernandez is building a fervent cult on South Beach, but he really wants to be a salsa king

Who's Your Daddy?

Daddy Yankee takes reggaeton to the next level with "Gasolina"

Daddy Yankee

Daddy Yankee takes reggaeton to the next level with "Gasolina"

2009 Urban Latin Music Conference in Miami, This Weekend

Tony Dez, performing at ULMC 2009​Do you swoon like a schoolgirl at the mere mention of Wisin y Yandel's names (even though you're not one)? Are you anxiously awaiting Aventura's upcoming Miami show with your Romeo T-shirt already ironed? Can you frequently be seen driving around town with your wi ... More >>

Head Spins: DJ Meta 4, Spinning at Space on Saturdays

​You want cool? Try this on for size. In a town and a time where everyone works every angle and drops every name, here comes a cat who, in this Head Spins interview, didn't mention the fact that we both knew each other in the old-school days of Jessie's and Rose's and Brandt's Break and Chili Pepp ... More >>

Head Spins: DJ Meta 4, Club Space's hip-hop heavyweight

​You want cool? Try this on for size. In a town and a time where everyone works every angle and drops every name, here comes a cat who, in this Head Spins interview, didn't mention the fact that we both knew each other in the old-school days of Jessie's and Rose's and Brandt's Break and Chili Pepp ... More >>

Pop and indie figure high on this list of the year's best Latin albums

​You want cool? Try this on for size. In a town and a time where everyone works every angle and drops every name, here comes a cat who, in this Head Spins interview, didn't mention the fact that we both knew each other in the old-school days of Jessie's and Rose's and Brandt's Break and Chili Pepp ... More >>

International Thursday at Jazid Continue Tomorrow Night With Reggae Latino

​What's up, fans of Jazid's International Thursdays? The series that has brought you such jammy jams as the Brazilian Cabana Cachaca, Rockea en Español, Noche Argentino and Parranda Colombiana adds a new theme to the apparently ever-growing sampling of international Latin landscapes. This Thursda ... More >>

Don Omar at 90 Degree January 28

​What's up, fans of Jazid's International Thursdays? The series that has brought you such jammy jams as the Brazilian Cabana Cachaca, Rockea en Español, Noche Argentino and Parranda Colombiana adds a new theme to the apparently ever-growing sampling of international Latin landscapes. This Thursda ... More >>

Don Omar Beats Down Britney Spears and Invades Latin Hangout 90 Degree

​Don Omar is a platinum-selling reggaeton artist based out of San Juan, New York City, and Miami. He's also the guy who trumped Britney Spears for most albums sold during an in-store appearance at Disney World's Virgin Megastore. And now the Puerto Rican playa and owner of Orfanato Music Group ... More >>

Full Event Schedule for Billboard Latin Music Awards and Conference 2011

Pitbull's gonna drop it on the floor at the Billboard Latin Awards.​We're now officially entering the final week of the Last Chance registration phase for this year's Billboard Latin Music Awards and Conference. The absolute deadline is April 25. So all you wannnabe música Latina superstars and ... More >>

Eight Tips For Sneaking Into the Billboard Latin Music Awards

Slip right into Gloria Trevi's dressing room.​The Billboard Latin Music Awards are here once again -- and along with it, all the glitz, glamor, and celebrities you can stomach. There will be singers and rappers, songbirds and crooners, hip-hoppers and rockers, actors and starlets, and all manner o ... More >>

Billboard Latin Music Awards 2011: Winners, Losers, and Relative Unknowns

Pitbull got robbed at the Latin Billboard Awards!​That little chico Pitbull got robbed last night at the BankUnited Center on the campus of the University of Miami. And the entire world watched it happen. Well, maybe not everyone. But the people who saw Telemundo's broadcast of the Billboard ... More >>

Billboard Latin Music Awards 2011: A Quick Recap Full of Stargazing, LOLZ, and Mr. 305

Victor GonzalezInside the Latin Billboards​Broadcast live across the globe to 70 countries, the Billboard Latin Music Awards were billed as música Latina's biggest night. Show hosts promised we'd see more stars at the annual gala than we would in the sky. But then again, Miami isn't known as a st ... More >>

Premios Juventud 2011 Winners

Pitbull is a winner!​We here at Crossfade spent a sleepless night obsessively stalking all our favorite Latin pop stars via Twitter, Twitpic, Facebook, YouTube and other interwebby means. Why? Yesterday was día de Premios Juventud! And even though we were pretty busy trolling the depths of the ... More >>

Lucenzo Drops Some "Danza Kuduro" at Grand Central August 27

​Considering Lucenzo's superlucrative connections to the 407's Don Omar and the 305's Pitbull (not to mention his obvious appreciation for babes in bikinis and dancing aboard million-dollar boats), it's kinda shocking that the French-slash-Portuguese singer, songwriter, and producer hasn't alread ... More >>

Lucenzo at Grand Central August 27

​Considering Lucenzo's superlucrative connections to the 407's Don Omar and the 305's Pitbull (not to mention his obvious appreciation for babes in bikinis and dancing aboard million-dollar boats), it's kinda shocking that the French-slash-Portuguese singer, songwriter, and producer hasn't alread ... More >>

Premio Lo Nuestro Predictions, Inspired by Failed Pitbull Interview Attempt

​The never-ending awards show season reaches its apex next week when Univision beams the Premio Lo Nuestro to millions of families all across the Americas. On Thursday, February 16, the Spanish-language network will honor a cross-section of Latin music artists at the American Airlines Arena. Amo ... More >>