Music, radio, podcasts, spoken word content… The battle continues
As younger listeners turn to podcasts, they’re abandoning AM/FM radio. This is bad news for traditional media.Among listeners ages 13 to 34, spoken word now accounts for as much listening time as AM/FM radio, a dramatic shift from a decade ago. By Glenn Peoples (Billboard) https://www.billboard.com/pro/podcast-listening-up-young-people-bad-news-radio/?utm_medium=&utm_source=&utm_campaign=&utm_content=&utm_id= Adapted and translated by Carlos Passage In the second […]
Goodbye Eddie Palmieri
By Carlos Passage Eddie Palmieri, the legendary pianist, bandleader, musician, and composer of Puerto Rican descent who revolutionized Latin jazz and salsa during a career spanning more than seven decades, has died at the age of 88. Palmieri died on Wednesday (August 6) at his home in New Jersey. Eddie Palmieri was the first Latin […]
How Billboard Charts Are Made?
Billboard was founded in 1894, but its charts didn’t begin publishing until 1940. In the late 1950s, the industry’s two most important and influential charts were created: the Billboard 200 (1956) and the Hot 100 (1958). The Billboard 200 reports the best-selling albums, while the Hot 100 ranks the most popular songs from coast to […]
Mexico City’s Yu Yu Club reopening at new location in September
After closing in 2024, the CDMX venue will return in a former casino with the likes of Laurel Halo, Marie Davidson, Daniel Avery, HAAi and more. Yu Yu Club is reopening in Mexico City this September. After its initial run in Colonia Juárez where it operated from 2017 to 2024, Yu Yu will return in […]
Special Coverage: Monegros Desert Festival, Part 3
Special Coverage: Monegros Desert Festival Spain, Part 2
Special Coverage/ The Chronicle: Monegros Desert Festival 2025
Monegros Desert Festival 2025: 50,000 people, 90 countries, and 22 uninterrupted hours in the desert. From Joseph Capriati’s powerful opening performance to Indira Paganotto’s historic closing performance, Monegros 2025 made history with more than 150 artists and a day that transformed the desert into a collective ritual.Fraga, July 26, 2025 – The desert has spoken. […]
Special Coverage: Monegros Festival 2025
News from RUTA, Berlin
RUTA spotlights bass-forward sounds from the global underground on storming new compilation, ‘Erre’. Berlin-based Colombian label RUTA is set to release a new V/A compilation, ‘Erre’, this week. The 12-track collection – out 25th July – features a cast of eminent international exports and label alumni innovating across the club music spectrum, from leftfield techno tools and fiery bass […]
Goodbye Ozzy…
By Carlos Passage Press Release from the family in Birmingham:“It is with indescribable sadness that we report the passing of our beloved Ozzy Osbourne. He was with his family, surrounded by love. We ask everyone to respect our family’s privacy at this time.” The cause of death has not been revealed, although Osbourne had been […]
