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Puerto Rican rapper Residente is challenging the definition of 'America'

Puerto Rican rapper Residente is ready for his biggest fight yet – challenging the meaning of America. "Everyone is American on this continent," he says.

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Ladies' night at Latin Grammys: Lafourcade, Rosalía win big

Karol G performs for the 21st Latin Grammy Awards, airing on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020, at American Airlines Arena in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)If you need help with the Public File, call 540-512-1554.

Ladies' night at Latin Grammys: Lafourcade, Rosalía win big

(AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)NEW YORK – A year after Rosalía made history by becoming the first solo female performer in 13 years to win the top prize at the Latin Grammys, Natalia Lafourcade followed in her footsteps with a big win at the 2020 show. The Mexican singer won album of the year — a category dominated by male acts — on Thursday night with “Un Canto Por México, Vol. Lafourcade didn't attend the Latin Grammys, which aired live on Univision and featured a number of performances, most of them pre-taped due to the coronavirus pandemic. Grammy, Emmy and Tony winner Lin-Manuel Miranda kicked off the Latin Grammys with a strong message about Latin music. Speaking in Spanish and English, he said Latin music “unites all of us and makes us human.”“This is our night,” he added.

Residente signs with Sony Music to create TV, films and more

Residente, the most decorated winner in the history of Latin Grammys, has signed a multi-year deal with Sony Music Entertainment to launch 1868 Studios. Residente, the most decorated winner in the history of Latin Grammys, has signed a multiyear deal with Sony Music Entertainment to launch 1868 Studios. Under this new venture, which the company announced Thursday as “groundbreaking,” the Puerto Rican rapper and Sony Music Latin/Iberia will create, produce and globally distribute original content across multiple formats and in Spanish and Engish. 1868 Studios takes its name from the Grito de Lares (Cry of Lares,) the first major revolt against Spanish rule in Puerto Rico on September 23, 1868. “It is the only day that Puerto Rico has been independent, for eight hours,” Residente noted.

Reggaeton redemption: Balvin, Bunny top Latin Grammy nods

J Balvin performs during the Coca-Cola Flow Reggaeton festival in Mexico City on Nov. 23, 2019, from left, Ozuna performs at the Latin American Music Awards in Los Angeles on Oct. 17, 2019 and Bad Bunny performs a medley at the Billboard Latin Music Awards in Las Vegas on April 25, 2019. Balvin scored a whopping 13 nominations at the 2020 Latin Grammys, including two nominations for album of the year and two for record of the year. The Latin Academy announced Tuesday that Bad Bunny and Ozuna are behind Balvin with nine and eight nominations, respectively.

Reggaeton redemption: Balvin, Bunny top Latin Grammy nods

Balvin scored a whopping 13 nominations at the 2020 Latin Grammys, including two nominations for album of the year and two for record of the year. The Latin Academy announced Tuesday that Bad Bunny and Ozuna are behind Balvin with nine and eight nominations, respectively. (AP Photo)NEW YORK – At last year’s Latin Grammy Awards, popular reggaeton and Latin trap musicians such as J Balvin, Bad Bunny and Ozuna were dismissed in the show’s top categories. The Latin Academy announced Tuesday that Bad Bunny and Ozuna are behind Balvin with nine and eight nominations, respectively. Ozuna and Bad Bunny will also compete with themselves in several categories.

Ricky Martin makes 'Pausa' to channel newly found anxiety

Martin released an EP Thursday, May 28, called "Pausa." (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)NEW YORK The world paused and for the first time in his life Ricky Martin felt anxiety. I had never suffered from anxiety, and I left home when I was 12 (to join boy-band Menudo). The initial idea was to release a whole album that he had previously been working on for months, but Martin felt that the rhythms were not the most appropriate for the moment. I can be recording and literally see in my laptop the movement he is making in his console table in New York, Martin said.

From teen prodigy to freedom fighter, singer iLe strikes a chord for an independent Puerto Rico

Calle 13 is, after all, the name of the street where she grew up with most of her nine siblings. AdvertisementIm part of a minority that wants Puerto Rico to be an independent country, she said. What she didnt anticipate was the harmony between Almadura and the social-political energy brewing in Puerto Rico. AdvertisementEighteen months after the release of iLevitable, Hurricane Maria tore through Puerto Rico in September 2017. The track Odio (Hate) takes a look at the U.S. history of violence with Puerto Rico.

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Rosalía marks historic night for women at Latin Grammys

1” won album of the year at the Latin Grammys in 2006. He helped the former Fifth Harmony member, who didn’t attend the show, win her first pair of Latin Grammys before she’s even won a Grammy Award. Like Bad Bunny, Daddy Yankee earned a nomination in one of the urban categories: best urban fusion/performance. “Thank you so much.”The Latin Grammys kicked off its 20th anniversary show with a festive performance highlighting various sounds from the genre as 20 artists united onstage to honor Latin music. Other performers included Luis Fonsi, Ozuna and Residente, who extended his record as the most decorated artist in the history of the Latin Grammys to 25 wins.

Protesters demand Puerto Rico governor's resignation

A truck carrying rapper Bad Bunny, singer Ricky Martin, and rapper Residente joins with thousands of other people as they fill the Expreso Las Amricas highway calling for the ouster of Gov. Ricardo A. Rossell on July 22, 2019, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The protesters are calling on Rossell to step down after a group chat was exposed that included misogynistic and homophobic comments. Hide Caption

Fed-up Puerto Ricans march demanding governor resign

Prominent Puerto Ricans on the U.S. mainland raised their voices in the call for Rossell to resign. The group waved Puerto Rican flags amid drumbeats, chanting in Spanish: "Long live free Puerto Rico!" "Puerto Ricans are so numb to politics in America and we get lies from the Trump administration," said Miranda. But the alleged corruption surrounding the governor of the U.S. territory "is the last straw and Puerto Ricans are standing up against it." Singer Ricky Martin said in a video message posted online: "Puerto Rico has suffered so much and we can't deal with the cynicism of these leaders anymore.

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Thousands call on Puerto Rico's governor to resign in massive protest

Thousands marched to Puerto Rico's Governor Ricardo Rossell's residence in San Juan as part of a massive protest that included musicians Ricky Martin, Residente and Bad Bunny. Demonstrators chant and wave Puerto Rican flags during the fifth day of protest calling for the resignation of Governor Ricardo Rossell in San Juan, Puerto Rico July 17, 2019. Prominent Puerto Ricans on the U.S. mainland raised their voices in the call for Rossell to resign. The group waved Puerto Rican flags amid drumbeats, chanting in Spanish: "Long live free Puerto Rico!" "Puerto Ricans are so numb to politics in America and we get lies from the Trump administration," said Miranda.

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