Latin music
This image released by Warner Bros. Entertainment shows Jimmy Smits in a scene from "In the Heights." (Macall Polay/Warner Bros. Entertainment via AP)
‘In the Heights’ lifts hopes for a Latino film breakthrough

By Sigal Ratner-Arias Jun. 09, 2021 09:30 AM EDT

Passengers walk the terminal prior to boarding the MSC Grandiosa cruise ship in Civitavecchia, near Rome, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. MSC Grandiosa, the world's only cruise ship to be operating at the moment, left from Genoa on March 30 and stopped in Civitavecchia near Rome to pick up more passengers and then sail toward Naples, Cagliari, and Malta to be back in Genoa on April 6. For most of the winter, the MSC Grandiosa has been a lonely flag-bearer of the global cruise industry stalled by the pandemic, plying the Mediterranean Sea with seven-night cruises along Italy’s western coast, its major islands and a stop in Malta. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Italy may be in Easter lockdown, but the party's on at sea

By Maria Grazia Murru Apr. 02, 2021 02:23 AM EDT

FILE - Argentine rockstar Fito Paez poses in the press room at the 20th Latin Grammy Awards in Las Vegas on Nov. 14, 2019. Paez is nominated for a Grammy for Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album for “La Conquista del Espacio.” (Photo by Eric Jamison/Invision/AP, File)
Argentine rocker Fito Páez: 'I want to play until the end'

By Berenice Bautista Feb. 17, 2021 12:49 PM EST

This image released by Netflix shows Zendaya, left, and John David Washington in a scene from "Malcolm & Marie." (Netflix via AP)
New this week: Foo Fighters, 'Malcolm & Marie' and Snoopy

By The Associated Press Feb. 01, 2021 11:15 AM EST

A child waves to Boston Red Sox mascot, Wally the Green Monster, dressed in a medical white coat outside Fenway Park, Monday Feb. 1, 2021, in Boston. Fenway Park is one of several large COVID-19 vaccination sites in the Boston area. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
State’s confirmed COVID-19 pandemic caseload passes 500,000

Feb. 01, 2021 09:42 AM EST

FILE - This June 4, 2018 file photo shows DJ D-Nice, whose real name is Derrick Jones, at the 13th Annual Apollo Theater Spring Gala After Party in New York. The DJ is among the entertainers who took the initiative to make the best out of a challenging year. During the pandemic's early stage, he hosted Homeschool at Club Quarantine on his Instagram Live, where he spun popular tunes on the turntables at his home. (Photo by Donald Traill/Invision/AP, File)
Despite bleak 2020, celebrities make effort to brighten year

By Jonathan Landrum Jr. Dec. 11, 2020 11:53 AM EST

FILE - Daddy Yankee performs at the Latin American Music Awards in Los Angeles on Oct. 17, 2019. On Friday, Dec. 6, Daddy Yankee is releasing the first of three parts of “DY2K20,” a digital version of his 12 sold-out concert series “Con Calma Pal’ Choli." The show will air for free, in three parts, on his YouTube channel. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
Daddy Yankee achieves new balance, readies for his comeback

By Sigal Ratner-Arias Dec. 04, 2020 09:07 AM EST

FILE - Gloria Estefan sings "Mas Alla" prior to Pope Francis celebrating Mass in New York on Sept. 25, 2015. Estefan said she's emerging from isolation after testing positive for COVID-19, days after dining outdoors at a Miami-area restaurant. Estefan says she fortunately only lost her sense of smell and taste and had “a little bit of a cough” and dehydration. In a video shared on Instagram, she says she's since tested negative.(Andrew Burton/Pool Photo via AP)
Gloria Estefan reveals she caught COVID-19, is now recovered

By Adriana Gomez Licon Dec. 02, 2020 10:56 AM EST

This cover image released by Island Records shows "Wonder," the fourth album by Shawn Mendes. (Island Records via AP)
New this week: Selena series, 'Shameless' and Shawn Mendes

By The Associated Press Nov. 30, 2020 03:06 PM EST

FILE - Bad Bunny performs a medley at the Billboard Latin Music Awards in Las Vegas on April 25, 2019. Bad Bunny, who has nine nominations at the 2020 Latin Grammys, will also perform at the awards show on Nov. 19. (Photo by Eric Jamison/Invision/AP, File)
Bad Bunny caps week of awards and Grammy-noms with new album

By Sigal Ratner-Arias Nov. 27, 2020 03:22 PM EST

In this screen shot provided by ABC on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, Bad Bunny accepts the award for favorite latin album for “YHLQMDLG” at the American Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (ABC via AP)
Reggaeton star Bad Bunny tests positive for coronavirus

Nov. 23, 2020 10:14 AM EST

The Weeknd accepts the award for favorite soul R&B song for "Heartless" at the American Music Awards on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Swift wins top prize at AMAs, says she's re-recording music

By Mesfin Fekadu Nov. 22, 2020 08:30 PM EST

J Balvin accepts the award for best urban music album for "Colores" at the 21st Latin Grammy Awards, airing on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020, at American Airlines Arena in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
Ladies' night at Latin Grammys: Lafourcade, Rosalía win big

By Mesfin Fekadu Nov. 19, 2020 11:45 PM EST

FILE - Rosalia arrives at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards on Jan. 26, 2020, in Los Angeles. The Spanish singer made history when she won album of the year at last year's Latin Grammys and she continued her winning streak Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020, picking up three more honors during the pre-ceremony ahead of the Latin Grammys awards. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
Ladies' night at Latin Grammys: Lafourcade, Rosalía win big

By Mesfin Fekadu Nov. 19, 2020 09:23 AM EST

In this Oct. 10, 2020, a caravan in favor of President Trump drives down the Little Havana neighborhood of Miami. Florida's Cuban American voters remain a bright spot in Trump's effort to retain his winning coalition from 2016. Polls show his strong support from these key voters may even be growing to include the younger Cuban Americans that Democrats once considered their best hope of breaking the GOP's hold. (Pedro Portal/Miami Herald via AP)
With salsa, caravans, Cubans make last push to reelect Trump

By Adriana Gomez Licon Oct. 30, 2020 01:55 PM EDT

Paulina Rubio arrives at the Billboard Latin Music Awards on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020, at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Fla. (Jim Rassol/Invision/AP)
Bad Bunny, Daddy Yankee top Billboard Latin Music Awards

Oct. 21, 2020 11:59 PM EDT

This image released by HBO shows Nicole Kidman, left, and Hugh Grant in a scene from "The Undoing," debuting on Sunday at 9 p.m. EDT on HBO. (HBO via AP)
New this week: The Boss, Billie Eilish, Borat & 'Bad Hair'

By The Associated Press Oct. 19, 2020 11:09 AM EDT

CORRECTS NAME OF CANDIDATE AT LEFT TO MAIA ESPINOZA INSTEAD OF OF MONICA MARCHETTI - Maia Espinoza, a candidate for Washington state superintendent of public instruction, is shown at left in an undated photo taken by Monica Marchetti and provided by her campaign. Espinoza is challenging incumbent state superintendent Chris Reykdal, right, shown in an AP photo taken Oct. 2, 2020, in Olympia, Wash., in the upcoming November election. (AP Photo)
COVID, sex ed define Washington superintendent race

By Sally Ho Oct. 13, 2020 11:43 AM EDT

Federal judge delays Arizona voter registration deadline

Oct. 06, 2020 01:25 AM EDT
PHOENIX (AP) — A federal judge has pushed back Arizona’s voter registration deadline by nearly three weeks because of the pandemic. U.S....

FILE - In this Sept. 2, 2020, file photo, a shopper walks by one of several vacant retail spaces among the outlet shops in Freeport, Maine. The U.S. unemployment rate dropped to 7.9% in September, but hiring is slowing and many Americans have given up looking for work, the government said Friday, Oct. 2, in the final jobs report before the voters decide whether to give President Donald Trump another term. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
Long-term jobless caught in a squeeze that imperils recovery

By Christopher Rugaber And Alexandra Olson Oct. 04, 2020 10:36 AM EDT