The copyright status of the ‘dembow riddim’ that originates in a Steely & Clevie track and has been used in so many reggaeton records will be decided by a jury. Experts disagree over whether the beat ...

A judge has punted a giant reggaeton lawsuit against Bad Bunny, Karol G and more stars, saying only a jury can decide the ...

The ritmo (rhythm) of the island has washed ashore, but this isn’t the typical tropical groove. These dancefloor smashes struck a chord thanks to their use of Dembow, an ultrafast dance genre from the ...

Dembow is taking over the world — and Chosen Few is meeting the moment with their 10th compilation album Chosen Few Dembow. The new project will feature music from more than 30 artists, tapping into ...

Billboard explores the evolution of dembow by way of some of its most iconic musical moments from artists like Pablo Piddy, El Alfa, Chimbala and Tokischa. By Neena Rouhani R&B/Hip-Hop Reporter It’s ...

Tokischa is dembow's renaissance woman. In a short amount of time, her message of liberation has left a mark on the music industry. While she has always been an artist, Tokischa fell in love with ...

El Alfa never stops. Throughout his 15-year career, the Dominican pioneer has worked relentlessly to bring dembow to the world — and it’s worked. The genre has gone massively global with him at the ...

Washington Heights has a storied history of culture and entrepreneurship. Long before the musical and recent movie adaptation of "In the Heights" brought the vibrant spectacle of the neighborhood to ...

The sold-out show by the Dominican artist was a watershed moment for the dembow movement. By Isabelia Herrera “Who said the Dominican Republic couldn’t go global?” El Alfa announced in Spanish from ...