The Mexican singing star was known for hits including “Rata de Dos Patas,” in which she likened her former lover to a two-legged rat, a snake and a cockroach.

Sabrina Carpenter surprised her fans this Valentine’s Day with a deluxe version of her acclaimed album “Short n’ Sweet.” ...

Last week, the hottest ticket in NYC wasn't the SNL 50th anniversary concert. It was the three nights Paul McCartney played at a tiny downtown venue that usually hosts up-and-coming indie rock bands.

MC Soffia is one of few women in hip-hop in Brazil. Many of her songs are about empowering Black women in a country where ...

Mexican musical legend Paquita la del Barrio has died, leaving a legacy of songs about heartbreak and betrayal, including 'Rata de Dos Patas' and 'Tres Veces te Engañé.' ...

Goldiie Lux is back where it all started for her, at least musically. A California girl, she returned to Atlanta to talk to rolling out.

The book that inspired today’s playlist, the cultural critic Lucy Sante’s “I Heard Her Call My Name,” isn’t about music per se. As its subtitle attests, it is mostly “a memoir of transition,” centered ...

Few film-makers have as varied a CV as Richard Linklater’s; from the box-office hit School of Rock to his experiments with ...

Born Francisca Viveros Barradas in 1947 in Veracruz, Mexico, the singer was known for songs such as "Tres Veces te Engañé" ...

Others who died in January include: figure skater Dick Button, French far-right politician Jean-Marie Le Pen, singer Wayne ...

A group of young singer-songwriters have transformed the genre by looking backward, without getting stuck in the past.

Paquita la del Barrio, the Grammy-nominated Mexican singer known for boleros and songs about women empowerment and against ...