Red Bull Music Festival

Ivy Queen, aka “La Diva” and the “Queen of Reggaetón”, launched her career in the late nineties with The Noise. Her empowering message and lyrics have and will continue to inspire women across generations and nations, including fellow Latina musician Cardi B., to hold their own mic and speak their truth. The collaborators orbiting her chart-topping discography, which features classics like “Yo Quiero Bailar”, include Wyclef, Pitbull, Sasha, Don Omar, and Edinta Nazario. Her notorious appetite for style reinvention and her signature long fingernails, along with a string of award-winning performances, keeps the spotlight firmly in her clutch, helping her maintain her iconic status as one of the most prominent forces in Latin music.

Emerging Latinx fatales, Rosa Pistola and Riobamba, will also blaze the “Hasta Abajo” stage, showcasing female excellence and futurism within an often male-dominated genre. Rosa Pistola gained international notoriety for her affinity for global bass tunes and “Perreo”, a gritty and sultry form of Latin dance and song derived from the roots of dancehall. It’s considered a supporting subgenre, acting as a vein extended from Reggaetón’s main arteries. Multi-faceted Ecuadorian-Lithuanian and Brooklyn-based DJ, producer, activist and Latinx culture usher, Riobamba spins a web of hypnotizing mashups, blending original music and classic tracks. Together, this powerful ensemble of history-makers will ignite passion in live music fans with a nostalgic reason to get down and give the community a space to celebrate and rise up.

Taking place throughout May, the widely praised annual festival has become a New York City institution featuring performances by today’s most forward-looking musicians; tributes to legendary artists, scenes, and sounds; and conversations with impactful, innovative musicians. The shows will unfold throughout the boroughs at some of NYC’s most unique settings, from iconic institutions to uncharted spaces completely re-configured for the occasion.