The hottest artist on the Latin charts right now is Dominican-American Romeo Santos. His band Aventura has sold 4 million records in the U.S. and sold out Madison Square Garden in New York several ...

The self-proclaimed "King of Bachata" spoke after a record-breaking concert. On a warm Saturday night in September, 60,000 fans packed into the sold-out MetLife Stadium in New Jersey to see Romeo ...

What began as songs about heartbreak in the brothels and barrios of the Dominican Republic in the 1960s has become a worldwide sensation. Even the Bee Gees have gotten a bachata spin. Prince Royce’s ...

The Puerto Rican wraps the longest break from the lead in the chart's 28-year history. By Pamela Bustios Sr. Charts & Data Analyst (Latin & Billboard Español) Chayanne returns to the peak of Billboard ...

"It's Manuel's most important song, and it's the song that's placing him in the best and most decisive moment of his career," says manager Juan Diego Medina. By Leila Cobo Chief Content Officer ...

Friday in New York, four legends of Dominican bachata music will take the stage as part of the Chase Latino Cultural Festival. The musicians, all in their 60s, play a type of bachata little known ...

Bachata has come a very long way. During the 31 years dictator Rafael Trujillo ruled the Dominican Republic, the musical genre was banned in most parts of the island because of its connection to ...

Bachata is to the Dominican Republic what jazz is to the United States of America. It is a genre of music but it is also a dance and a vector of Bachata is to the Dominican Republic what jazz is to ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Music Review By Jon Caramanica The dancing began early Saturday afternoon at Central Park SummerStage. From almost the first drop of music, couples in ...

Also playing the Carteret Latin Fest are Dominican merengue legend Mala Fe, Colombian cumbia greats La Sonora Dinamita, and New York City salseros Manole y su Orquesta. Summer Jam, in remembrance of ...