By Lucas Villa – Remezcla.com – Image: Art by Alan López for Remezcla.
The cards are often stacked against up-and-coming artists, especially early in their careers. New artists often have to drum up clout to get people to pay attention – regardless of the quality of their music. Massive names in Latin music like Mexican ranchera legend Vicente Fernández and “La Diva de La Banda” Jenni Rivera started from nothing and grew into something on the merits of their hard work and the hits that followed.