Who would’ve ever thought — a Regional Mexican artist doing reggaetón music? But it works.
Earlier this year, Billboard editors predicted “corridos experimentation” as a Latin music trend in 2025. Yes, in recent years, we’ve seen Latin urban stars like Karol G, Bad Bunny and Arcángel famously dabble in regional Mexican music, but lately, the papers have fearlessly switched.
Now, more and more Música Mexicana artists are experimenting with the genre and some have created such a buzz, earning their way into the Billboard charts.
In Spring 2023, emerging singer-songwriter Yng Lvcas scored his first entry on the Billboard Hot 100 (dated April 1), thanks to his breakthrough single “La Bebe,” remixed with fellow rising Mexican artist Peso Pluma — it was the first time Peso dropped a reggaetón tune. The remix eventually climbed up to No. 11 on the Hot 100 chart; it topped out at No. 2 on Billboard’s Hot Latin Songs chart and hit No. 1 on the Latin Rhythm Airplay tally in June of that year.
Since, Peso became known as one of the first corridos stars to venture into the Latin urban realm, collaborating with El Alfa, Ryan Castro, and Anitta, to name a few.
Not to be confused with “Reggaetón Mexa” (genre that emerged from Mexico’s urban scene) — artists such as El Malilla, Bellakath, Dani Flow, and Yng Lvcas — this list highlights the hottest Regional Mexican stars of today who are for the most traditional with their music but not afraid to experiment with a hard-hitting perreo sound.
Below, check them out!
Carín León has collaborated with a wave of urban artists including Justin Quiles, Chimbala, Maluma and most recently, J Balvin. With the lattermost, Balvin and León dropped “Stoker,” part of Balvin’s Rayo album. Rather than a full-fledge regional tune, the two bonded over an Afrobeats-laden track with reggaetón undertones.
Last September, Codiciado, one of the first corrido artists with hip-hop swagger, teamed up with Reggaeton Mexa artist Yng Lvcas in “Te Vi, Mimimi.” The two-part song first finds both artists singing over a futuristic, reggaetón beat before it transitions into a hard-hitting trap song.
In their 2024 album, Pero No Te Enamores, Fuerza Regida dived into electronic music but also reggaetón and trap. Lead singer “JOP” effortlessly blended the urban genre with the group’s signature sierreño/corridos tumbados sound in tracks such as “Fresita” with Bellakath and “NEL.”
You would never expect Junior H — the ultimate sierreño sad boy — to dip his toes in reggaetón. But he did and it worked: The Mexican artist surprised fans when he was featured on Rauw Alejandro’s “Picardía,” part of Rauw’s Playa Saturno album. In true Rauw fashion, the song is an innovative and futuristic perreo accompanied by Junior H’s raspy and sultry verses.
“De Fresa y Coco” in Nov. 2023 introduced Conriquez’s dembowsero side; “Plebita” with Ryan Castro that same month, his reggaetonero side. Since, the corrido superstar has released a couple of Latin urban-tinged tunes, including the full reggaetón track “Volando Bajito.”
After cementing himself as a songwriter for Peso Pluma, Vega unleashed the viral reggaetón song “Loco,” which earned him his fourth top 10 entry on Billboard‘s Hot Latin Songs chart. On the heels of the song’s success in 2024, he teamed up with Mexican rapper Alemán for “Te Quería Ver,” a just-as-sultry urban banger.
Peso Pluma is probably one of the first Música Mexicana artists who really dared to experiment with reggaetón music. Some of his most notable perreo tunes include “Quema” with Ryan Castro, “Bellakeo” with Anitta, “Tommy y Pamela” with Kenia OS — and, of course, “La Bebe Remix” with Yng Lvcas.
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