WATCH: Take a Wild Ride With Pharrell, Swae Lee and Rauw Alejandro in Their “Airplane Tickets” Music Video
WATCH: Take a Wild Ride With Pharrell, Swae Lee and Rauw Alejandro in Their “Airplane Tickets” Music Video
Pharrell Williams, Swae Lee and Rauw Alejandro have given us one of the most unexpected collabs of 2023. The musicians joined forces to deliver “Airplane Tickets” — a vibrant bilingual pop track. The single, which dropped on December 8, perfectly highlights all three artists’ unique sounds. The fashion-heavy music video [...]
Chef JJ Johnson on Creating Your Own Traditions and Starting Noche Buena Early
Chef JJ Johnson on Creating Your Own Traditions and Starting Noche Buena Early
When Chef JJ Johnson released “The Simple Art of Rice" in the fall, his Instagram DMs were flooded with messages like, “Oh my God, you are really Puerto Rican.” The cookbook, spotlighting the grain’s versatility across cultures everywhere from Africa to the Middle East, opened a window into the James [...]
Shakira’s Top 10 Music Videos, Ranked
Shakira’s Top 10 Music Videos, Ranked
Since breaking through in 1995 with "Estoy Aquí," Shakira has become an artist of reinvention and longevity. In the following decades, she delivered songs that have become classics with music videos that are equally iconic. Latin music's global breakthrough is largely indebted to Shakira for the boundaries she broke [...]
New Music Picks: Letón Pé, Cardi B & Megan Thee Stallion, Yahritza y Su Esencia, and More
New Music Picks: Letón Pé, Cardi B & Megan Thee Stallion, Yahritza y Su Esencia, and More
Welcome to LATINA’s weekly roundup of the best new music. This week’s list includes the EP from breakout Dominican artist Letón Pé, Cardi B's explosive collaboration with Megan Thee Stallion, and Emilia's Kylie Minogue-inspired club banger. Also on the list: The new EP from Yahritza y Su Esencia, Sofia Reyes' [...]
Transformed by Heartbreak, Miss Benny Has Arrived
Transformed by Heartbreak, Miss Benny Has Arrived
Miss Benny was meant to play the gender nonconforming character Marco Mejía in the Netflix series Glamorous, a role tailor-made for her: an ex-beauty Youtuber starring as a beauty influencer. The part changed as she changed, each simultaneously discovering their gender identity. The role helped liberate Miss Benny — she [...]
The Night Market at the L.A. Times’ Food Bowl is Tastier Than Ever
The Night Market at the L.A. Times’ Food Bowl is Tastier Than Ever
Established in 2016 to highlight Los Angeles’ diverse culinary heritage, the Los Angeles Times' Food Bowl has returned for its 7th annual celebration of the best bites across Southern California. The festival runs from September 6th-24th with activations all over the city of Los Angeles. It includes a launch party [...]
Late Summer is for New York City’s Art Lovers
Late Summer is for New York City’s Art Lovers
Welcome to LATINA's Art Digest, a periodical collection of new events, expos, and happenings in the art world. From rising Latinx artists, curators, and exhibitions, we highlight the must-see art events happening at the moment. At the end of each summer, aside from New York Fashion Week, New York [...]