Author: Matt Torres

Fuerza Regida Confirmed as First Headliner for Sueños 2026

Sueños 2026 returns May 23-24: Tickets It’s time to start planning your Memorial Day visit to Chicago because Sueños Festival returns to Grant Park for its fifth year on May 23rd and 24th, and organizers have confirmed its first headliner for 2026 will be regional Mexican group Fuerza Regida. Over the last year, Fuerza Regida has kept…
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January 10, 2026
That’s GRAMMY-Nominated Zara Larsson, Actually.

Swedish hitmaker Zara Larsson has finally earned her first GRAMMY nomination: her summer single “Midnight Sun” is up for Best Dance Pop Recording at the 2026 GRAMMY Awards. A synth-driven, new-age-leaning pop rocket with a euphoria that fits Larsson’s range like a glove, she moves through runs with ease while the lyrics turn Swedish summer into something…
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January 7, 2026
Bad Bunny celebrates one year of DtMF as 2026 Grammys, Super Bowl Near

As Bad Bunny marks the one-year anniversary of his sixth album, Debí Tirar Más Fotos, he’s heading into a week few artists will ever experience, and as often is the case for Benito, he’ll be the first Latin artist to reach this exact moment. On February 1, he arrives at the 2026 Grammys with six…
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January 6, 2026
Music on the Chicago L: 100 Songs Heard on the Train

If you ride the Chicago L long enough, music tends to find you. A phone speaker cracks open a verse, a hook drifts between cars, then cuts off at the next stop, or you arrive at a stop as the lingering sound of a performer on the platform seeps through the open doors. Much like…
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January 1, 2026
Doechii and SZA reunite on “girl, get up.”: Stream

“girl, get up.” is out on TDE/Capitol Records Doechii isn’t just running the game; she’s closing a defining year by reuniting with SZA on “girl, get up.,” a slow-burning R&B victory lap where Doechii raps with bite and SZA flexes her honey-dipped range. It’s not the pop lane of “Anxiety” but rather a return to…
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December 30, 2025
XG set the tone for debut album with ‘GALA’ and ‘4 SEASONS’

THE CORE – 核 is out January 23rd: Pre-order/Save By now, it’s clear that XG knows how to make a song land. Over the last few years, the South Korea-based Japanese girl group have built a run of releases that feel immediate and replayable, stacking hits like “SHOOTING STAR” and “SOMETHING AIN’T RIGHT” while continuing…
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December 29, 2025
Shakira + Grupo Niche Ignite Cali’s Estadio Pascual Guerrero

The world capital of salsa lived an unforgettable weekend. After 19 years away, Shakira returned to Cali, Colombia, for two massive concerts, and she did so accompanied by the living legend of Colombian salsa, Grupo Niche. The Estadio Pascual Guerrero witnessed two of the most epic nights in the history of Colombian music, where pop and…
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October 27, 2025
DJ Snake and J Balvin drop summer anthem, “Noventa”: Watch

“Noventa” is the first preview of DJ Snake’s upcoming album, Nomad Global heavyweights DJ Snake and J Balvin reunite to unleash “Noventa,” a high-octane summer single that blends global sounds, infectious rhythm, and ‘90s nostalgia. Marking their first collaboration since the 2019 global hit “Loco Contigo,” the duo returns with a bold creative spark and…
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July 4, 2025
Kevin Olusola Releases “Hallelujah at Howard University”

In celebration of Black Music Month, Kevin Olusola – singer, cellist, and beatboxer of the 3x-GRAMMY®-winning group Pentatonix – unveils “Hallelujah at Howard University,” a collaborative reimagining of Leonard Cohen’s classic featuring Howard University’s Showtime Marching Band and Concert Chorale. The single appears on the deluxe edition of his debut solo album, DAWN OF A MISFIT, available…
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June 12, 2025
Kevin Abstract, Dominic Fike release video for new track “Geezer”

Kevin Abstract and Dominic Fike have reunited for “Geezer,” a poignant new single that marks their first collaboration since 2019’s “Peach.” The track arrives alongside a stripped-back video and previews Abstract’s upcoming solo album BLUSH, out June 27 via his newly launched label, Juno. Directed by Jack Begert and Reed Bennett, the “Geezer” visual sees…
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June 5, 2025