In May, local authorities of a famous resort in Cancún, Mexico, banned live concerts of corridos tumbados, and other musical genres that authorities believe encourage violence. At the same time, in ...

When the Latin Grammys announced its nominees last week, the corridos tumbados of Rancho Humilde’s top acts were notably missing from its list. Not a single project from the likes of Fuerza Régida, ...

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 ...

As of April of this year, nearly a third of all Mexican states have banned the public performance of corridos — the genre that has shaped Mexican identity for generations. This continues a long ...

Corridos tumbados star Peso Pluma has announced a massive US tour in support of DINASTÍA, the collaborative album with Tito ...

An hour before his first performance at the Coachella Music and Arts Festival’s main stage, a horde of managers, bandmembers and label execs crowded the entrance of Junior H’s artist trailer. Among ...

LOS ANGELES — Mexican regional music — a catchall term that encompasses mariachi, banda, corridos, norteño, sierreño and other genres — has proved to be anything but regional, playing a key role in ...

An alternative to nearly all the other best-selling 2020s pop is surging, as acts including Grupo Firme and Natanael Cano present corridos with fresh perspectives. By Jon Pareles “Génesis,” the album ...

Over the last few years, there's been a boom of interest in corridos tumbados, the genre that fuses regional Mexican music with American trap. That combination has led artists like Peso Pluma and ...

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 ...