Los Del Rio is a Spanish music duo formed by Antonio Romero Monge and Rafael Ruiz Perdigones in 1962 in Seville, Spain. They’re best known worldwide for their 1993 hit song “Macarena,” which became a ...

Twenty-five summers ago, the Billboard charts were dominated by alternative rockers like No Doubt, Alanis Morissette, Oasis, and the Smashing Pumpkins. But none of those artists had the No. 1 song for ...

In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. It was nowhere, ...

If you thought Drake ended Tyga a few years ago with his choice words in the song “6PM From New York,” Tyga‘s 2019 may put that assertion into question. Earlier this month, DJ Akademiks shared Tyga’s ...

(CBS11) - Talk about timing! This song, originally charting in 1995 but only to #45 on the Billboard Hot 100, is once again released in 1996 and becomes a #1 hit! Los Del Rio is a Spanish flamenco ...

Today we celebrate National One-Hit Wonder Day, a tribute to the artists and songs that stole the spotlight, leaving an indelible mark on music history. Los del Río, which translates to “those from ...

A musical phenomenon that wormed its way into our brains, and maybe never left. We're sorry, but something went wrong while fetching your podcast feeds. Please ...

It started, as so many things do, with a girl. Antonio Romeo Monge and Rafael Ruiz -- two gypsy musicians from Seville, Spain, better known as Los del Rio-- were at a private party when a beautiful ...

Gen Z and Millennials have claimed that their childhoods are ruined after learning about what the lyrics to the Macarena really mean. Released in 1993, the Spanish song by Los Del Río became an ...

Diana Patricia Cubillan is La Macarena. The 25-year-old, 5-foot-3 Venezuelan flamenco dancer was the inspiration for the song that slowly but surely seems to have invaded every nightclub, cruise ship, ...

Toward the end of the 2010s, Anglophone artists had produced their fair share of bilingual crossover tracks. Few, like 2017’s “Despacito,” yielded astronomical success on the pop charts, whereas ...