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Grupo Niche explains how they are preserving Jairo Varela’s legacy, their reasons for continuous touring and how each member preserves their unique essence. The band discusses the success of “Cali Pachanguero,” their acclaimed album Niche Sinfónico and winning a Grammy for it, and more!

Leila Cobo:
Hello, everyone. Today, we welcome at Billboard singers from Grupo Niche!

Grupo Niche:
Yeah, hurray!

You don’t know how excited I am to have you here because I grew up with Grupo Niche, because I never had you all sitting here. The last time I talked to Grupo Niche was with Jairo Warela.

Wow!

So it’s been a long time. So what are you doing in New York? Tell me.

We’re happy to bring our Pachanguero tour. We celebrate 40 years of this iconic song. This big tour started in Australia. We went to Europe, Central America and America, and now we are in North America, sharing this beautiful legacy with you that master Jairo Varela and his Grupo Niche left us.

Now, I think you’re touring more than ever. When Jairo was alive, he played all weekends, but now I get the feeling that Niche … I get the press releases and I say, “These people don’t stop!” What happened? Why are people so excited with Niche after so long? 

Thank God. It’s a blessing. The truth is we enjoy so much. As you said, our schedule begins and ends in January. We make our bags, we left in January and next January, we just exchange bags. We always make jokes about it, but it’s true. We really enjoy the love of all Nichistas worldwide. 

Nichistas?

Nichistas. 

That’s new for me. 

Those are Grupo Niche fans. Are you Nichista? 

I am mega Nichista, darling!

Keep watching for more!

After Donald Trump won the 2024 U.S. presidential election, Cardi B, 50 Cent and more within the hip-hop community have reacted. Keep watching to see what they had to say.

Tetris Kelly:

Donald J. Trump has been re-elected as America’s 47th president, and the hip-hop community is reacting. Cardi B posted on her IG story, “I hate y’all bad.” 50 Cent posted on his page, “I don’t care how the fight goes, I’m leaving with the winner sh*t. I still don’t know what’s going on. Congratulations!” Joe Budden took it to Twitter saying, “If Trump wins, I’m egging Cyber Trucks.” And over at ‘The Breakfast Club,’ Charlamagne Tha God had this to say.

Charlamagne tha God:

Donald Trump is now all of our president again. I don’t want to fight anyone. I don’t want to argue with anyone, because at the end of the day we are all Americans. 

Tetris Kelly:

In the upcoming days, there will be more reactions flooding in, but no matter where you lean politically, make sure to take some time to check in on friends, loved ones and, most importantly, yourself.

Kamala Harris’ campaign brought out the biggest stars in music on the eve of Election Day. From Lady Gaga to Ricky Martin, keep watching to see how the star-studded event unfolded.

Tetris Kelly:

Fireworks indeed. Kamala Harris brought out all the biggest stars in music on the night before the election. And from Gaga to Christina Aguilera and Ricky Martin, we are running down the big night in music. Gaga gave an emotional speech in addition to singing “God Bless America.” Katy Perry performed a medley of hits, including a cover of Whitney Houston’s “Believe,” whereas Ricky Martin arrived with the Latin flavor. If you need motivation to get to the polls, look no further than Christina Aguilera calling for fighters. Don’t forget to get out there today and vote! Head over to voting.org to find a polling center near you.

As the presidential race nears the end, we’re running through some of the most iconic music moments from Donald Trump and Kamala Harris’ campaigns. Which moment was your favorite? Let us know in the comments!

Tetris Kelly:

As the election between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump is coming to a close, we’re looking back at the music that defined the campaigns. Like when Kamala announced that she was entering the race for the presidency, and Charli XCX tweeted out, “Kamala is brat.” The British pop star helped create more buzz around Vice President Harris, which prompted “KamalaHQ,” the official rapid response of the VP, to change their header to Charli’s signature ‘brat’ green. Since then, several edits and memes of Kamala Harris were made to songs off of ‘Brat’ like “360,” “365,” and “Von Dutch.” From Kamala to Trump, the former president is apparently in charge of picking the music for his rallies and seems to have some repeat favorites that span a wide range of artists, like opera singer Luciano Pavarotti, Frank Sinatra, and the Village People, even dancing along with the signature “YMCA” moves! But that’s not the only song on Trump’s playlist; his campaign has repeatedly used Lee Greenwood’s rendition of “God Bless the U.S.A,” throughout his three campaigns. The 82-year-old singer even performed it at the RNC. Kamala Harris has her own go-to campaign song for her rallies, Beyoncé’s “Freedom.” To see more stories like this, head over to Billboard.