Between the choruses, the guitar rolls like falling droplets. A sweet yet somehow poignant voice turns the pain of heartbreak into a danceable rhythm. Does that music sound familiar to you? That ...

See the artists who've added to bachata's growing presence in Latin pop this decade. By Jessica Roiz Associate Editor, Latin A year ago, Billboard predicted the trends we would see over the course of ...

On Thursday, Nov. 11, at 12 p.m. ET, Catalan singer and songwriter Rosalía dropped the music video for her recent single and very first bachata song, "La Fama," featuring The Weeknd. I've been ...

It used to be that recording artists had to be known for a specific genre to get signed to a label. But in recent years, more and more music artists have been experimenting with different genres — ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Once viewed by elites with disdain, bachata has become popular worldwide. Erika Santelices/AFP via Getty Images What began as ...

Prince Royce has a “weird relationship” with his new album, Llamada Pérdida, out today. The new album has 23 songs that he describes as “bachata in 4K,” as he explores genre fusions while getting in ...

“Titi Me Preguntó” is one of the most popular songs from Un Verano Sin Ti. Although it has elements of reggaeton, this Bad Bunny original also samples a 1999 bachata song by Anthony Santos. Even if ...

Arriving in a sunset-drenched Santo Domingo, I’m enchanted by the lyrical rhythms of bachata music floating from car speakers, corner stores and homes in the Dominican Republic’s cosmopolitan capital ...

This article is republished from The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Wilfredo José Burgos Matos is an Adjunct Assistant ...