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Chicago Puerto Rican museum exhibit highlights power of America's pastime in Latino communities
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A new exhibit highlighting the cultural impact of Latinos through the lens of baseball is now open at the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture in Humboldt Park. During this Hispanic Heritage Month, museum attendees can...

From Puerto Rico to the Super Bowl, Bad Bunny’s Takeover Continues
With Bad Bunny’s 2026 Super Bowl LX Halftime Show announcement, once more, all eyes are on Puerto Rican culture, and that’s what Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio wants. Coming off a historic residency, and with his world tour set to kick off on Nov....

Arturo O'Farrill and The Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble at Miner Auditorium
Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble Miner Auditorium San Francisco, CA September 28, 2025 What you noticed first was the circle. Not a literal one—the chairs sat in standard rows—but a social circle that materialized as soon as Arturo...

San Diego arts roundup: What’s next for ‘Saturday Night Live’?
OK, that’s over. Now what? NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” spent much of last season celebrating its 50th anniversary on the air. There were numerous specials, many in-show self-congratulatory moments and one original tune (“50 Years”) sung and...

Anthem Music Publishing buys catalog of Grammy nominated songwriter Mark Holman
Anthem Music Publishing says it has acquired the song catalog of Grammy-nominated, Nashville-based songwriter and producer Mark Holman. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition covers country and pop hits Holman has penned,...

Bad Bunny Reveals Which Artists He Wishes He’d Brought Out at His Puerto Rico Residency
"You know how VIP sections are sometimes awkward, with all the celebrity stuff? I wanted to flip that and make it fun, interactive, and cool," he said It’s a big week for Bad Bunny: He’s headlining for the Super Bowl halftime show, he’s hosting...

Meet the reporters covering Puerto Rican communities here in CT and on the island
About half of all Latinos in Connecticut have ties to Puerto Rico — that’s nearly 300,000 residents. Now, a special collaboration between Connecticut Public and GFR Media in Puerto Rico is underway, to tell stories that connect the Puerto Rican...

Puerto Rico es otra cosa! The Bunny opportunity
Benito Antonio Martínez-Ocasio, known as Bad Bunny, will perform in the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show. On the night of Sept. 21, the world was left in awe by the spectacle delivered by internationally acclaimed Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny. The...

Sing Out Loud Festival’s Live Wildly Showcase draws 25K music fans
Sing Out Loud Festival’s Live Wildly Showcase brought more than 25,000 people from across the United States and abroad to downtown St. Augustine on Sept. 20 and 21, transforming Francis Field into an immersive two-day celebration of live music and...

Flipping The Script: Ashley Graham Debuts Namesake Collection at JCPenney that Makes Curves the Main Character Fashion Deserves
PLANO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 2, 2025-- JCPenney — This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251002660158/en/ Ashley Graham for JCPenney FADE IN: INT. SOUNDSTAGE – NIGHT A...

Residente Asks, Bad Bunny Answers: A Wide-Ranging Chat About Puerto Rican Identity, Acting & A ‘Surprise’ Musical Project
On the penultimate night of his sold-out 31-show residency in San Juan, a visibly emotional Bad Bunny stood in front of the towering “mountain” he had ordered erected on the floor of the Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot and delivered a...
Flagler College unveils interactive exhibit at the Hotel Ponce de Leon
St. Augustine’s Flagler College has unveiled an interactive exhibit within the rotunda and courtyard of the former Hotel Ponce de Leon. Funded by a grant from the Florida Legislature and the Division of Historic Resources, and developed in...

Bad Bunny Tells Residente Why ‘He Doesn’t Want to Leave’ Puerto Rico | Billboard Presents
Days before announcing his Super Bowl performance, Bad Bunny and his friend Residente met in the kitchen of the famous “Casita” at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico to talk about the stories behind his residency and his album DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS his...

The Super Bowl Belongs to the Artist
It was recently announced that Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny would be headlining the 2026 Super Bowl LX Apple Music Halftime Show, which received mixed reactions from NFL fans. The news marked the second time in a row that the NFL booked an artist...

Lin-Manuel Miranda on his connection to Puerto Rico, love for Bad Bunny
Lin-Manuel Miranda rides a golf cart during the closing event of the Flamboyan Arts Fund in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Alejandro Granadillo) SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — On a recent whirlwind visit to Puerto Rico,...

Puerto Rico’s Artists Lead Recovery and Renewal Eight Years After Hurricane Maria
By Emmanuel Ogbonna When Hurricane Maria slammed into Puerto Rico in September 2017 as a Category 4 storm, it left behind devastation that reshaped lives across the island. For ballet dancers and instructors Marena Pérez and Aureo Andino, the...

Arts Council to host “She Rises: Arte y Alma de la Mujer Latina (Art & Soul of the Latina Woman)”
Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County is proud to present “She Rises: Arte y Alma de la Mujer Latina (Art & Soul of the Latina Woman),” a powerful group exhibition by seven Latina artists from the Triad, opening Oct. 3 – Nov. 16, 2025...

Latinos en Pizza: Wilhelm Rodriguez Makes Pizza ‘the Old-School New York Way,’ but in Puerto Rico
By Sofia Arango, Latinos en Pizza Editor’s note: The following article is an expanded version of a profile featured in PMQ’s September 2025 cover story, Latinos en Pizza: 10 Wildly Talented Latino Pizza Chefs to Watch. Some stories are built...

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month: 10 great Latin jazz artists
As we cross the halfway point of Hispanic Heritage Month, we’ve called on our resident Latin jazz and salsa expert (and host of El Viaje on Saturday nights), David Ortiz, to recommend ten artists for you to listen to. From familiar names to new...

“It’s so shameful": Trump’s advisor blasts Bad Bunny headlining Super Bowl Halftime, says ICE agents will attend
Puerto Rican rapper and singer Bad Bunny will reportedly headline the Super Bowl 60 halftime show. According to NBC News, on September 28, 2025, Apple Music announced during halftime of “Sunday Night Football” that the 31-year-old artist would be...