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Spotify Celebrates the Past and Present of Corridos With ‘La Tierra del Corrido’

August 28, 2023

Among the countless hits and fan favorites under the Música Mexicana umbrella, no genre has been more steeped in history, tradition, and storytelling as Mexico’s accordion-laced corridos. Over the years, artists such as Chalino Sanchez, Los Tigres del Norte, Ramon Ayala, and Los Tucanes de Tijuana have become staples in Mexican households and gained strong recognition worldwide for their music.

While the corrido has always been a persistent part of Mexican culture during its roughly 200-year history, it’s a music that has recently grown in popularity among a new generation of fans and artists from around the world. And as the Corridos 2023 playlist on Spotify has shown, there is no shortage of newcomers taking their nostalgia of corridos in new and interesting directions.   

Over the past few years, a new style known as corridos tumbados has quickly grown in popularity, with artists like Peso Pluma, Chino Pacas, and Natanael Cano quickly rising as the faces of the genre. Combining traditional sounds with contemporary themes, this new wave of artists narrate the daily stories of Mexican teenagers and young adults looking to make it in their country despite the realities they face every day. And these artists are not only continuing the legacy of corridos in Mexico, but they’re dominating the global charts as well.

The rise in popularity corridos have seen simply can’t be overstated. Over the past five years, the worldwide consumption of the genre has increased 413%, with a 42% rise this year compared to last. And corridos have dominated the Música Mexicana streaming landscape in 2023, accounting for 77% of all streams within the genre. In other words, nearly 8 out of every 10 songs listened to under the Música Mexicana umbrella were corridos.

Spotify is the home for corridos

Given the corrido’s recent resurgence in popularity and its  rich storytelling history, we’ve launched, “La Tierra del Corrido,” an on-platform hub and campaign that celebrates the rich history of corridos. Spread out into chapters made up of videos and exclusive Spotify Singles, “La Tierra del Corrido” will tell the story of corridos, through the lenses of Música Mexicana legends and the newest generation of corrido stars like Fuerza Regida, Junior H, and Vivir Quintana.

Spotify Celebra el Pasado y el Presente de los Corridos con “La Tierra del Corrido”

August 28, 2023

Entre los innumerables éxitos y canciones favoritas de los aficionados a la Música Mexicana, ningún género ha estado tan impregnado de historia, tradición y narración como los corridos al ritmo del acordeón. A lo largo de los años, artistas como Chalino Sanchez, Los Tigres del Norte, Ramon Ayala, y Los Tucanes de Tijuana  se han convertido en himnos de los hogares mexicanos y han obtenido un gran reconocimiento mundial por su música.

Aunque el corrido siempre ha sido una parte importante de la cultura mexicana durante sus aproximadamente 200 años de historia, es un género que recientemente ha crecido en popularidad entre una nueva generación de fans y artistas de todo el mundo. Como ha demostrado la lista de reproducción Corridos 2023 de Spotify, hay muchos nuevos talentos  que están llevando a los corridos en nuevas e interesantes direcciones.

En los últimos años, un nuevo estilo conocido como corridos tumbados ha crecido rápidamente en popularidad, con artistas como Peso Pluma, Chino Pacas, y Natanael Cano alzándose rápidamente como los rostros del género. Combinando sonidos tradicionales con temas contemporáneos, esta nueva ola de artistas narra las historias cotidianas de adolescentes y jóvenes mexicanos que buscan salir adelante en su país a pesar de las realidades que viven día con día. Estos artistas no sólo continúan el legado de los corridos en México, sino que también dominan las listas de éxitos mundiales.

El aumento en la popularidad de los corridos es innegable. En los últimos cinco años, el consumo mundial del género ha aumentado un 413%, con un incremento del 42% este año en comparación con el anterior. Y los corridos han dominado el panorama de streaming de Música Mexicana en 2023, representando el 77% de todos los streams dentro del género. En otras palabras, casi 8 de cada 10 canciones escuchadas bajo el paraguas de Música Mexicana son corridos.

Spotify es el hogar de los corridos

Dado el reciente resurgimiento de la popularidad del corrido y su rica historia, hemos lanzado “La Tierra del Corrido”, una campaña que celebra la rica historia del género. Dividida en capítulos compuestos por videos y Spotify Singles, “La Tierra del Corrido” contará la historia de los corridos, a través de las lentes tanto de leyendas de la Música Mexicana como de la nueva generación de estrellas del corrido como Fuerza Regida, Junior H, y Vivir Quintana.

Spotify Celebrates the Revival of Corridos With the Corridos Perrones Playlist and Exclusive Content From Legends and Newcomers of the Genre

March 25, 2022

Since the Mexican Revolution at the beginning of the 20th century, the corrido has been a musical tradition of singing stories that deserve to be told on topics like life and death—and the adventures of heroes and villains.

Like other forms of epic ballads, a corrido is typically an account of true events and has a moral to the story. However, the corrido tradition is unique in its enduring popularity throughout Mexico and across the United States border.

The classic era of the corrido was born with artists like Los Tigres Del Norte, who, for more than 50 years, popularized the genre by telling stories of the people, covering themes like migration and ways of making a living—honorably or otherwise. Legends such as Los Tucanes De Tijuana and Chalino Sánchez are now being rediscovered by a new generation of artists who are following in their footsteps.

Today, the corridos genre is also evolving to connect with a new generation of listeners. Artists are fusing the signature guitar, tuba, and accordion with hip-hop culture and trap-style beats.  

It’s not surprising then that it is one of the most popular subgenres today, accounting for about half of the streams within the universe of Regional Mexican music. In fact, in the last five years, listening has increased 91% globally,* reaching 24 billion streams on the platform in 2021.

Mexico remains the top market for the genre and listeners’ passion for the music continues to grow: Last year the country had a 28%* increase in streams of corridos. The U.S. ranks second for corridos listening and saw a 16% increase in streams of the genre last year. Corridos’ popularity is growing in other countries as well, leading with Guatemala, Chile, Colombia, and Spain.

Hand in hand with a new generation of artists, the genre is gaining popularity among young listeners (between 18 and 24 years of age), who represent 40% of all listeners on Spotify. This generation’s listening of the corridos genre has increased 116% in the last two years, and these listeners have created more than 35 million playlists that include corridos music.

Breaking barriers

The Corridos Perrones playlist brings together legends of the genre like Los Tucanes De Tijuana with prolific artists like Gerardo Ortiz. Listeners can also find a new generation of artists such as Natanael Cano, who became the face of the Corridos Tumbados playlist, and Fuerza Regida, whose recent album, Del Barrio Hasta Aquí, Vol. 2, reached global popularity.

Get to know some of the artists and bands featured on Corridos Perrones below:

Los Tucanes De Tijuana

Hometown: Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico

Musical inspirations: Los Tigres Del Norte, Los Cachorros de Juan Villareal, Los Cadetes De Linares

Most popular corrido: “El Centenario”

“The style of the Tucanes is to make fun songs that have a picaresque touch and are very danceable.”

 

Gerardo Ortiz

Hometown: Pasadena, California, United States

Musical inspirations: Miguel Y Miguel, Chalino Sánchez, Los Tucanes De Tijuana

Most popular corrido: “Tranquilito”

“Originally, the culture of corridos was only popular in certain states in Mexico, like Sinaloa, but now it is gaining more ground.”

 

Enigma Norteño 

Hometown: Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico

Musical inspirations: Clave 7, Los Tigres Del Norte, Los Huracanes del Norte, Chalino Sánchez

Most popular corrido: “Javier Diaz”

“Our music sits in the middle between classic corridos and the new school, with an evolution in the lyrics and the tunes. This mix helped us bring our music to more listeners.”

 

Fuerza Regida 

Hometown: San Bernardino, California, United States

Musical Inspirations: Legado 7, Arsenal Efectivo

Most popular corrido: “Radicamos En South Central”

“Our core style is a blend of guitars with tubas. We sing about life in the streets, but we also like to have banda music, some romantic tunes—a bit of everything.”

 

Hear music from these artists and more in the Corridos Perrones playlist.

*To measure the increase in popularity, we looked at the percentage of total Spotify streams from corridos and compared that number to corridos’ percentage of streams at a later time.