When Ivy Queen first recorded “Yo Quiero Bailar” in 2002, both she and her lyrics were total anomalies in the Latin music industry. With a title translating to “I Want to Dance,” the sweltering ...

In 1997, Ivy Queen dropped the music video for “Pongan Atencion,” where she’s walking the streets of East Harlem in New York, proclaiming in a fierce rap that she’s arrived to change the game. “Pay ...

Ivy Queen (real name: Martha Ivelisse Pesante Rodríguez) is celebrating her birthday on Monday (March 4), and to celebrate, Billboard is highlighting some of her biggest Hot Latin Songs hits in a fan ...

“Is it or is it not OK to put your hand up a woman’s skirt if she’s perreando?” the radio MC asked in Spanish to his listeners. The segment’s topic was spawned from Puerto Rican rapper Ivy Queen’s ...

How do you subvert an entire genre of male-dominated music mostly focused on sexually objectifying women in about three minutes? While looking fly as fuck? To date, the only one who knows is Ivy Queen ...

Backed by a violin, cello and viola, the Puerto Rican hitmaker sang from "La Vida Es Así" to "Quiero Bailar." By Griselda Flores Senior Editor, Latin Ivy Queen performed her reggaetón anthems for ...

As the Recording Academy honors Fela Kuti posthumously, it reminds us that culture doesn’t wait for institutions to catch up. When the show did eventually kick off, the stage was dominated by the ...

"La Caballota" herself gives a performance for the girls. This Latinx Heritage Month Tiny Desk is celebrating with an 'El Tiny' takeover, featuring a wide array of artists from all corners of ...

The 35 th edition of Premio Lo Nuestro, the longest-running Spanish-language Latin music awards show in TV history, will be airing live from Miami-Dade Arena on Thursday, Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. ET.

Billboard is celebrating "30 Days of Hispanic Heritage Month" By Jessica Roiz Assistant Editor, Latin In 1997, Ivy Queen dropped the music video for “Pongan Atencion,” where she’s walking the streets ...