The New York Times

Reggaeton and Electronic Music Have a Long History. 2021 Revived It.

A host of fusions between the two genres arrived this year, with implications for both the underground and the mainstream. By Isabelia Herrera It takes nerve to stretch the boundaries of reggaeton, a ...
Chicago Reader

Karen Valencia, aka Karennoid of reggaeton DJ collective Agua de Rosas

Karennoid spins as part of Agua de Rosas at Podlasie Club in November 2021. Credit: Gothika Grief DJ collective Agua de Rosas spread the gospel of reggaeton, and though they’re based in Milwaukee, ...
Los Angeles Times

Reggaeton dances to a new beat, as lilt of dembow gives way to thump of EDM

Decades before Farruko became one of Puerto Rico’s stand-out reggaeton MCs, the 30-year-old was a huge fan of Eurodance artists like Alice Deejay. “That was my childhood,” confesses Farruko of the ...
Los Angeles Times

How Ivy Queen and a Spotify podcast got the history of reggaeton right

When Daddy Yankee showed up at a Montebello gas station to hype his infectious hit “Gasolina,” the Puerto Rican recording star drew so many fans he couldn’t get out of the limo. That was the moment it ...
Koimoi

Daddy Yankee The ‘King Of Reggaetón’ Receives The Hall Of Fame Honor At The 2021 Billboard Latin Music Awards

Just ahead of officially entering the Billboard Latin Music Awards Hall of Fame, Daddy Yankee reminded the world why he’s ‘El Jefe’ at the 2021 Billboard Latin Music Awards on Thursday night in Miami, ...