From the dance floors of weddings and bar mitzvahs to the Billboard Hot 100, chances are, you've enjoyed some merengue music – think about the 1998 Puerto Rican hit 'Suavemente,' which topped charts ...

Olga Tañón was just 19 when she was invited to audition as a vocalist for a band. A self-proclaimed “rockerita” from a young age, she assumed it was a rock band. But when she arrived, she found a ...

In this segment of Latin Roots from World Cafe, Grammy-winning Latin music producer Aaron Levinson and host David Dye ourney through the world of merengue music, starting with its roots in the ...

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Bad Bunny, Karol G and Fuerza Regida were among the big winners at the Billboard Latin Music Awards. The show aired on ...

Marshmello is helping Manuel Turizo get over his ex in a new music video for the duo’s first cross-genre collaboration titled “El Merengue.” On Thursday, the duo premiered the track that puts a fresh ...

At first glance, singer-songwriter Rita Indiana is nothing short of a spectacle. Nicknamed “La Montra,” or the Monster, she is a 6-foot-tall gender-bending performing dynamo. Part Grace Jones and part ...

Rubby Perez dreamed of becoming a baseball player as a child in the Dominican Republic, but a traffic accident led him to become one of merengue music's most recognisable voices. The singer, known for ...

READING, Pa. – At Jet Set Restaurant in Reading, the sound of merengue filled the air. But on Thursday, it wasn't not a celebration; it was a moment of reflection, unity and pride. Among those ...

Family members bade a tearful farewell Thursday to merengue singer Rubby Perez, who died this week when the roof of a Dominican Republic nightclub crashed down on him as he did what he loved best: ...

Tributes are pouring in for legendary Dominican merengue singer Johnny Ventura, who passed away on Wednesday at the age of 81. The performer, whose given name was Juan de Dios Ventura Soriano, died in ...

The "Mujer de Fuego" will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2025 Billboard Latin Women in Music event on April 24. By Sigal Ratner-Arias Deputy Editor, Billboard Español Olga Tañón was ...