Luis Alfonso Palacios II, known as Louie the Singer, took the long road to music success in an effort to avoid the limiting expectations of the industry as a Mexican American country artist.

On Sunday, three contestants were crowned winners of the inaugural, government-run “Mexico Sings” competition, meant to promote songs that aren’t about drug cartels or violence. Mike León, from ...

MEXICO CITY — Alex Moreno stepped into the spotlight, a half-dozen mariachis in silver and black sombreros behind him, and brought the microphone to his lips. “We don’t want to sing anymore about your ...

Sergio Maya, a young mariachi musician from central Mexico, was crowned the winner of the binational Mexico Canta contest in the best performer category on Sunday night (Oct. 5). Meanwhile, ...

MEXICO CITY — One winner sang a ballad fusing mariachi and hip-hop. Another belted out a song she wrote about a missed opportunity with a crush. A third wooed voters with a booming ode to Mexico.