Luis R Conriquez has been itching to make a rap and reggaeton album for a long time. Sure, he’s a corridos artist at heart, but he’d always wondered if other genres could work, too. “With everything ...

Scripps News' Meg Hilling sits down with professors and music experts to dig into the history of these songs and the future of the genre. For Grupo Frontera, social media has served as the driving ...

This story was reported for K Onda KQED, a monthly newsletter focused on the Bay Area’s Latinx community. Click here to subscribe. Oakland artist DELACiiO’s latest EP features a corrido titled “R94,” ...

The two Mexican American bands represented música mexicana at the awards show after being nominated for their duet ...

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 ...

Spotify is bringing its La Tierra del Corrido playlist to life with a free concert in Houston. The event will feature some of the corrido sound's rising stars and happens 7-11 p.m. Oct. 26. The venue ...

A Mexican musical genre often accused of glorifying drug cartels is exploding in popularity, reaching global pop charts and filling arenas. It marks a new era for “corridos,” which are Mexican ...

Vivir Quintana turns the corrido into a voice for women who fought for their lives, reshaping Mexican music and resistance.

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 ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday she has a plan to reduce the popularity of “narco corridos,” a musical genre often linked to drug cartel violence. Sheinbaum vowed ...