Prince Royce was honored with the Pioneer Award at 2023 Latin AMAs for helping internationalize bachata well beyond its borders. The Bronx native, who appeared donning a white blazer with black baggy ...

Bachata music has blown up internationally. Bachata music comes from the Dominican Republic in the 1960's but thanks to newer acts like Romeo Santos and Aventura, has blown up internationally. We ...

Despite huge collaborations, top-selling albums and sellout tours, the leading stars of the Dominican genre still feel like ...

“Titi Me Preguntó” is one of the most popular songs from Un Verano Sin Ti. Although it has elements of reggaeton, this Bad Bunny original also samples a 1999 bachata song by Anthony Santos. Even if ...

Fifteen years ago, before becoming a multi-platinum selling pop star, Geoffrey Royce Rojas, known professionally as Prince Royce, launched his career with a unique cover. Reflecting his Dominican ...

It used to be that recording artists had to be known for a specific genre to get signed to a label. But in recent years, more and more music artists have been experimenting with different genres — ...

Bachata will always have a special place in our hearts. It's music that has been part of the Latinx culture since the beginning of time, and it also doesn't hurt that the genre includes some of the ...

“We felt that [our music] was so unique that it could actually backfire on us,” recalls Anthony “Romeo” Santos of formulating a modern bachata sound as part of NYC’s Aventura. From the early Nineties ...

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Prince Royce has a “weird relationship” with his new album, Llamada Pérdida, out today. The new album has 23 songs that he describes as “bachata in 4K,” as he explores genre fusions while getting in ...

These days, Prince Royce is feeling good enough to dance offstage too. After finding crossover success in 2015 with his debut English-language album, Double Vision, the Dominican heartthrob will head ...