natanael cano and corridos tumbados

i like his single with bizarrap but haven’t checked out the album yet

pareles also published a piece this weekend on this subject

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/22/arts/music/peso-pluma-regional-mexican-music.html

my fav one by him is technically a junior h song, i think. but anyway:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KMx5LJniPM

those three reunite on "lady gaga" from peso's album. don't think it hits quite as hard, but still good:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TS1QNWcs63E

https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/how-regional-mexican-music-became-the-years-most-refreshing-pop-breakthrough/

These demographic changes are one ingredient in a much more complex recipe that has led to regional Mexican’s recent command of the pop charts. It helps that many corrido tumbado (also known as corrido bélico or trap corrido) artists have traded cowboy boots for Patek Philippe watches and limited-edition Nikes, updating the genre’s aesthetics for the present moment. And the usual suspects, like the decline of terrestrial radio and the transformative role that streaming platforms have played in the production and consumption of music over the last decade, have also been catalysts for its ascent. But like generations past, there’s still plenty of self-mythologizing—as well as the periodic lionization of a cartel leader

been enjoying the withdrawn, moody sadboi vibes of ivan cornejo's "aquí te espero" recently

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dq1SEhtigKY

enjoyed reading that piece also

Yes to Cornejo's sadboi indie meets regional Mexican.

This Billboard piece about him spells out his sound --Born and raised in Riverside, Calif., Cornejo didn’t grow up listening to regional Mexican music. “To be honest, I didn’t listen to regional Mexican until like three years ago when my friends introduced me to T3R Elemento and Grupo Los De La O. That’s when I fell in love with the genre. But I grew up listening to whatever my family listened to. Kudos to them for molding my style,” he says. “My brother would listen to alt-rock like Arctic Monkeys, Tame Impala, and my parents listened to Café Tacvba. Very on the alternative side.”

Which is why, if you listen closely to his songs — all penned by him — there’s a hint of rock in his guitar solos. “I for sure want to keep that same style, very indie,

https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/ivan-cornejo-interview-latin-artist-on-the-rise-9658720/

Peso Pluma is at a huge outdoor venue in Virginia but don't think I can make it out there

xp he seems like he approaches his music pretty thoughtfully, will be interested to see how his album turns out

enjoying the junior h album that came out a month ago or so. plenty of corridos tumbados, but also stuff like this, which is basically a 90s adult contempo radio jam

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGSVtxsnzhg

yep

Over in rolling Afro Latin and more thread there are links to articles condemning Grammys for snubbing regional Mexican artists

do not care about the grammys, but peso pluma not getting a best new artist nom is insane

Yep. Peso Pluma & Eslabon performance on Latin Grammys last night was good

https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-peso-pluma-and-eslabon-armado-perform-ella-baila-sola-at-2023-latin-grammys/

Peso Pluma summer US tour arena dates on sale I see. But not sure I want to pay $60 for nosebleed seats

Caramanica in NY Times is excited about Eden Munoz and Fuerza Regida effort "Money Edition"