To celebrate the release of a new book from NPR Music, How Women Made Music, as well as the 50th anniversary this year of the album Celia & Johnny, Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre walk through ...

Celia Cruz was a trailblazing singer in Latin music. When I discovered her songs, I was in awe of how much creativity, charisma, and charm can be in one person. She embraced the boldness of salsa that ...

Celia Cruz will be honored with a tribute performance at the 2025 Billboard Latin Women in Music awards, Billboard and Telemundo announced on Tuesday (April 15). In honor of her centennial this year, ...

Celia Cruz, the undisputed Queen of Salsa, left a legacy as powerful as her voice. On July 16, 2003, Cruz died in Fort Lee, New Jersey, at age 77. She would have turned 100 this year. Known for iconic ...

The late legendary Cuban singer Celia Cruz has become the first Afro-Latina woman to appear on U.S. currency. The “Queen of Salsa” was one of five women selected to be the “face” of a quarter this ...

Of the twenty women featured on a quarter as part of the U.S. Mint’s American Women series, only one of them is a Hispanic artist. In 2024, Celia Cruz, that irrepressible font of pure sonic ...

Join us for an unforgettable evening celebrating the life of Celia Cruz! Celia Vive is a unique and unforgettable concert presentation, where Lucrecia pays tribute to the “Queen of Salsa,” Celia Cruz.

Though not quite Cruz’s 100th birthday, Otero decided to organize the celebration at the beginning of the semester to start the school year with an opportunity to bring people together and celebrate ...