Olga Tañón was just 19 when she was invited to audition as a vocalist for a band. A self-proclaimed “rockerita” from a young age, she assumed it was a rock band. But when she arrived, she found a ...

The Puerto Rican queen of Merengue also revealed that she was first offered the role of Selena for the 1997 biopic, which ended up being Jennifer Lopez’s big break, catapulting her to fame and ...

Compared to the multilayered complexity of salsa, its addictive textures and sophisticated intensity, the Dominican-born dance known as merengue sounds a bit on the simplistic side, a monochromatic ...

Early in Olga Tañón’s concert at Lehman Center last year, she stopped the music to plead with the hall’s security guards to allow the audience to get up from their chairs. “I like it when people who ...

Olga Tañón, Puerto Rican singing sensation and merengue queen, has announced an Orlando show set for this autumn! Olga Tañón headlines the Hard Rock Live on ...

Trouble in merengue-land has reached a new pitch as the Latin Grammys axed the Best Merengue Album category from its list of awards, starting with tonight’s show. “It’s catastrophic. It feels like if ...

Tropical music stars from different styles and countries came together on Wednesday (Oct. 22) at Billboard Latin Music Week 2025 to discuss the cultural impact their respective genres have had on new ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Olga Tañon, the undisputed queen of the tropical genre, announces her new Latin ...

The "Mujer de Fuego" will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2025 Billboard Latin Women in Music event on April 24. By Sigal Ratner-Arias Deputy Editor, Billboard Español Olga Tañón was ...