After listening to that rare 'official' release of Prince's 'United States of Division' yesterday, I stayed with him for a while, then I stumbled upon this beauty that I had only listened to once. Such a genius.
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Discazo de aquellos, digno de una sesión de escucha de principio a fin, sin saltearse una sola. Ya quedan pocos así.

. Shakira becomes first woman to secure No. 1 albums in four decades. Plus, 'Puntería's' marksmanship blasts her and Cardi B to a different orbit across songs charts:
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Colombian Indus gravitates toward the essence of the folklore sound and the numinous beats of electronic music on “Alfa Indi.' The song, hugged by the vocals of the maestra Nelda Piña, is the first single from new album 'Negra' (June 21st via ZZK Records)
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It’s wild that streams provide essentially most of breakout artist Ivan Cornejo’s 14 songs on billboard's Hot Latin Songs, that only two songs have generated minimal digital download sales, and that radio continues to ignore his great repertoire to date
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His gender fluid clothes are already making a footprint in streetwear, and now the pioneer of the “Gaygional Mexicano” movement, Vaquerette 🤠🫶🏽🌈, arrives from Cuernavaca with his own florid supply of irreverence in first single “Me Voy a Ir' (@FonovisaRecords)
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Quizás te valga madre todo lo que Residente diga, pero hacer y deshacer con astucia y rebeldía merece el espacio a ser escuchado, sobretodo si se osa incluir a Busta Rhymes, Sílvia Pérez Cruz, Vico-C (Oficial), y otros grandes, en un álbum que es pura sustancia.
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British duo MRCY, comprised of producer Barney Lister and vocalist Kojo Degraft-Johnson, drops “Flowers In Mourning,” a scenic modern pop-soul tune with intimate yet captivating vocals that pays tribute to the group’s cultural roots. Dead Oceans Orienteer
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Texas-based Matt Champion, ex-member of hip hop band Brockhampton, releases second solo single, “Slug,” a perfect candidate to redirect your Wednesday afternoon energy toward his take on an indie-induced funk and soul tune.
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In Peru it is mandatory for companies that offer goods or services to have a complaints book. Uber, where is yours? Nothing available online.

Seems that Uber is a ghost of a company. Out of the country with a lost device. No one to talk to for the past 24 hours. The emails ask the same questions over and over to no solution. Is it AI or is there no intelligence in the help support team? Can't access account online.

LA-bred, NY-based singer-songwriter Angélica Garcia taps into her Mexican and Salvadoran ethnic and spiritual culture on “Juanita,” a cumbia-inspired avant-garde pop tune that illustrates her prowess in composition. (@partisanrecords)
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Porque hasta la sinfónica quiere su agüita amarilla, llega esta maravilla de un clásico de Los Toreros Muertos (1986) de manos de la Studio Live Orchestra desde el Auditorio Nacional de Música de Madrid y bajo la dirección de Juan Antonio Simarro.
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Rarezas que gustan: el dúo catalán ZA! se une al cantaor andaluz de flamenco Perrate en “Pregones', una amalgama de géneros que va desde el noise, dub, hasta el free jazz. Vale darle con todo al volumen a este viaje ambiental. Lovemonk
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What does this mean for the rest of major labels and indies? Perhaps a boost in payouts from short-form video platforms for rights of music could settle the dispute and benefit the business overall.

«Nosotros amamos la vida no porque estemos habituados a vivir, sino porque estamos habituados a amar».
Nietzsche

'I was shocked and excited that Peso wanted to jump on that one in particular because I love encouraging artists to step out of their comfort zone when creating,' KALI UCHIS on her first collab with Peso Pluma 🥷🕸️🕷️ from her No. 1 album 'Orquídeas'
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A new face emerges on the Latin market, 19-year-old Xavi. is redefining regional Mexican music with his cultural heritage and vocals cemented on the mix of an old-school balladeer tone and a contemporary sierreño flavor.
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«La vida es un regalo largo de entender».
Pedro Suárez-Vértiz

«El Océano Pacífico se salía del mapa, no había dónde ponerlo, era tan grande, desordenado y azul, que no cabía en ninguna parte. Por eso lo dejaron frente a mi ventana».
Pablo Neruda, 1924.