The regional Mexican music scene has evolved from a niche genre into a global powerhouse, with Corridos Tumbados and Belicos leading the charge. As of May 2026, these subgenres account for roughly 3% ...

MEXICO CITY — At a Mexican military base, Captain Eduardo Barrón picks up not a rifle but a microphone. Swaying boot-to-boot, he belts out a song as the sounds of trumpets and accordions roar from a ...

Corridos is one of the most traditional music genres, going back through centuries of Mexican storytelling. But it’s now also a thoroughly-modern trend thanks to its streaming growth. A new report ...

In Mexico, even the president has an opinion on what Natanael Cano, Luis R. Conriquez and others sing. By Natalia Cano In May, local authorities of a famous resort in Cancún, Mexico, banned live ...

Corridos is a genre that has been around for generations. Now, it's hitting the charts in a new style, inspiring bands in New Mexico. "Corridos tumbados changed up the whole Mexican music." Corridos ...

From joint EPs in the Música Mexicana realm to massive growth in salsa music, check out the trends we're expecting to take over this year below. You know what they say: new year, new music! In ...

Genre-defying album: Carín León’s ‘MUDA’ fuses styles from salsa to rock, aiming to connect with listeners in multiple countries and languages. Rising global share: Corridos now represent 3% of global ...

In “Ch y la Pizza,” a 2022 collaboration between Mexican corrido tumbado star Natanael Cano and Fuerza Regida, the California-bred música Mexicana group, hidden meanings abound. In one verse, the song ...

Authorities in Mexico are offering famed corridos singer Natanael Cano and other artists state protection after a drug cartel in northern Mexico publicly threatened them, prosecutors say Tuesday 07 ...

Natanael Cano was barely 18 when he became one of the most prominent figures in the corridos tumbados movement. His style of prickly, guitar-driven Mexican balladry mixed elements of rap and trap, and ...