It's been a spectacular half-year for regional Mexican acts, 'Fast Car' and Taylor Swift.
As we approach the halfway mark of 2023, a few things have become clear: Regional Mexican music is having a moment, Morgan Wallen’s “Last Night” will never go away and Beyoncé and Taylor Swift probably could fill a stadium each every night for the rest of the year. Also, a ton of great songs have come out, many of them likely to make our year-end list in about six months. Until then, here are our picks, in alphabetical order by artist’s name, for the best of the year so far.
It has a title worthy of a Metallica single, but this gentle cut from the techno producer’s unexpected indie-pop LP is as light and crisp as a fall cider. — A.B.California-based Eslabon Armado had no shortage of swooning love songs before landing its first No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200, a fluttering, brassy regional Mexican ballad whose title translates to “She Dances Alone.” The inclusion of burgeoning sensation Peso Pluma gave “Ella Baila Sola” a bonus jolt of star power.
as having planted the seed for his band’s inception; the trio swapped its forefathers’ English dusk for a warm Brooklyn dayglow on this tender ballad. — S.E.One of the best acts to come out of the post-Blackpink class of girl groups, NewJeans mastered Y2K-era pop/R&B and brought it into the zippy K-pop present. Though still teenagers and not even a year past their July debut, they’re already a new hope for BTS’ label Hybe. — A.B.
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