Ten Latinx Music Artists You Don’t Want to Miss in 2024

PJ Sin Suela

Question: does your doctor make turbo-charged hip-hop in his spare time? If yes, you’re probably PJ Sin Suela’s patient. 

The Bronx-born, Puerto Rican-raised emcee parlays his doctorate into playful dissections of dating on the viral hit “Amor Artificial” and socially conscious anthems like “Mueve la chola,” written in the wake of a shooting in Puerto Rico. Sin Suela, who aided victims of the violence into an ambulance, gathered 60 women to hammer home the song’s stirring message in an accompanying video.

It’s this balance between steely-eyed and smartly sophomoric that’s already put Sin Suela on Bad Bunny and Nejo’s radar. Place him on yours, stat.

Angel Cintron

It’s hard to make guitar rock your own sixty-plus years into its existence. It doesn’t seem difficult for Angel Cintron

Over guitars and drums that wouldn’t be out of place on a Neko Case record, Cintron unleashes intimate and disarming vocal lines that filter introspection through technical brilliance. As a result, her music feels familiar and alien all at once. When’s the last time you thought that about any artist, period?

Her latest song “Mess” is out now. Run, don't walk, to stream it.

Frankie J

You already know Frankie J from his two-plus decades of pop music-making excellence, first as a member of Kubia Kings and then as a solo artist. “Obsesion (No Es Amor)” is a bop. "Don't Wanna Try" is a (sad) bop. Those songs have staying power fourteen years after their release, which in and of itself is remarkable.

Here's the thing: Frankie J hasn’t fallen off one iota. Recent cuts like "Run It Up" and "With You" marry the singer's patently smooth vocals to silky guitars and surprising guest spots from hip-hop royalty (hello, Paul Wall!)

 If you’re familiar with J's classics and missing out on his latest and most significant efforts, there’s no better time to change that up than now.

xBValentine 

The best posse cuts make every artist involved feel essential. That's true of "Flashy" by xBValentine, which finds the singer/emcee holding court alongside brilliant verses from Karlaaa and Krystal Poppin'. Yet that still doesn't prepare you for the supernova force of her charisma, which is as adept at slinky kiss-offs as stuttering trap beats.  

In the early stages of her career, it feels like there's no song type that Valentine can't only handle but dismantle and make her own. That's a sign of future stardom, if there ever was one.

Somaya Reece

Some artists are triple threats. Somaya Reece is quadruple one.

Seriously, Reece is adept at making music, wellness training, and filmmaking and is a self-proclaimed gardening baddie. Moreover, she brings that confidence to every track she drops. Her latest, "Todo Va Estar Bien," deploys effortless sway-inducing vocals from its first seconds. Reece's music makes life feel that effortless as well. You may or may not be a gardening baddie, but you'll be ready to weed drama from your life whenever you listen to Reece hold court.

We suggest you do.

Tony Sunshine

Tony Sunshine’s music captures the sound of the club shutting down. 

You can hear it in “You Said” – the moment when emotions are swirling, it’s after midnight, and your body still needs to move despite the lights coming on. R&B frequently tackles feelings of longing and lust, but few R&B artists do so with more sense of place and purpose than Sunshine.

That’s just one of the reasons the Bronx-born singer belongs on your radar. Start streaming him to immediately find more.

Yavin

Yavin describe their music as “a celebration of the ordinary, wrapped up in pop music that’s extraordinary” and, frankly, they hit the nail on the head. Yavin’s cinematic compositions feel deeply relatable, which only makes their sonic lushness more impactful. On “When We Touch,” stacked vocal harmonies collide against drums that sound like Phil Collins de-aging in real time. At the heart of it all are Yavin’s vulnerable vocals, ready to lift any listener’s mood or self-confidence.

There’s nothing ordinary about that whatsoever.

Raul Midón

Raul Midón has already done it all – record with Shakira, collaborate with Stevie Wonder, and win multiple Grammys.

 He’s still not done. 

The blind guitarist released Lost & Found on April 26th, 2024, and it’s cornucopia of impassioned guitar licks, sparkling instrumentation, and soulful vocals could only be assembled by a seasoned vet still hungry for more artistic growth. Songs like “Lost & Found” are a remarkable balancing act between pop hooks and timeless production, the kind that make Midón an ideal addition to anyone’s listening rotation.

Make him part of yours.

BriGuel

The music of BriGuel is “couples goals” encapsulated.

The partnered musicians make slinky, bilingual anthems about letting go and loving that transcend any reservations listeners could have about music that is vulnerably open-hearted.  The results are fun, disarmingly charming, and a must-add to any playlist for a crush or loved one.

J. Saenz

In 2024, there are practically as many melodic rappers as traditional emcees. It's hard to break new ground through either approach. Enter J. Saenz, who iconoclastically merges rapping and singing by not merging them.

Paradoxical? Only until you hear a song like "Ego Talk," whose gently crooned hook explicitly contrasts Saenz's hard-as-timber bars throughout. By distilling two hip-hop approaches to their separate elements, Saenz proves he can find two and new strategies to make both sound special again.  

Listen for yourself today and all of this year.