Romeo Santos at the American Airlines Arena March 1

Over the past 17 years, Romeo Santos and bachata boy band Aventura have won the overflowing adoration of prepubescent girls, their mothers, and 35-year-old guys in white pants who love to dance. In the process, Santos and sidekicks scored a surplus of American Music Awards, Premio Lo Nuestro statues, and…

Ultra Music Festival’s Documentary, Can U Feel It, Premiering During Miami Music Week

You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. You’ll uhntz-uhntz uncontrollably. That’s right … We’re talking about Ultra Music Festival’s 45-minute concert documentary, Can U Feel It: The UMF Experience. With a cast of 200 uber-mega-superstar DJs, lazer-wielding robots, tattooed mice men, half-naked electro groupies, and 150,000 soother-sucking beat freaks, it’s guaranteed to induce…

Drake’s Club Paradise Tour Kickoff Concert on Valentine’s Day in Miami

See the full 20-photo Drake at BankUnited Center slideshow. Drake’s Club Paradise Tour With ASAP Rocky and Kendrick Lamar BankUnited Center at University of Miami Tuesday, February 14, 2012 Better Than: Slightly dirty sweet talk that’s not set to million-dollar beats. Have you ever visited Club Paradise? In the words…

Ten Photo Highlights From Bruise Cruise 2012, Day One

As soon as we scored our credentials (and complimentary swag bags!) from the Bruise Cruise nerve center in the Xanadu Lounge, all members of the Crossfade team raced through the bowels of the Carnival Imagination for the comfort of our windowless interior cabins. Why? Well, we were superhyped to raid…

Richie Hawtin Added to Ultra Music Festival 2012 Lineup

Do you hear that uhntz-uhntz in the distance? It’s been 53 days since Ultra Music Festival 2012 announced its Phase 1 lineup, “a sprawling 92-act roster that ranges from massive dance superstars Avicii, Tiësto, David Guetta, Kaskade, and Fedde Le Grand to electronic music legends Kraftwerk, New Order, and Fatboy…

Bruise Cruise 2012, Day One: A Totally Drunk Tweetcap With Pictures!

See the full 68-photo Bruise Cruise 2012 slideshow. We here at Crossfade are total fucking pros. So while we openly admit to being dangerously dependent upon both (1) the internet and (2) alcohol, it is exceedingly rare that either addiction discernibly screws with our ability to produce high-quality online journalism…

Fact: Lil Wayne Isn’t Actually a Billionaire

Did you know that Young Money Cash Money Billionaire boss Lil Wayne isn’t actually a billionaire? Well, homie … It’s true. Despite squashing his $5.6-million beef with the IRS, slanging 1.92 million copies of Tha Carter IV in this totally shitty economy, ranking among Billboard’s Top Artists for the last…

Virginia Key Grassroots Festival 2012 Set Times

The Herd has finally landed on the beaches of Virginia Key. It’s been over two decades since Donna the Buffalo’s Tara Nevins and Jeb Puryear “led a mass gathering of its friends, fellow bands, and followers — nicknamed The Herd — to Ithaca, New York, for the inaugural Finger Lakes…

StubHub Names Miami the “Third Most Rockin’ City in 2011”

What does it mean to rock? That is the eternal question. And according to StubHub, “the world’s largest ticket marketplace,” it’s all about a willingness to shell out obscene amounts of money (approx. $130) for resale tix to U2’s 360° Tour at Sun Life Stadium. Earlier today, the “eBay company”…