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The romantic songs of Los Temerarios, those that captivated four generations in Mexico and the United States, were sung along by thousands Friday night (Dec. 20) at the GNP Seguros Stadium in Mexico City — in the first of the last two concerts of the band’s farewell tour, Hasta Siempre, with which they’ll close a story of almost half a century.
“We have reached the end, the end of these 47 years! We will always carry you in our hearts. Thank you for what you made us live during all this time. It has been wonderful!” said an emotional Gustavo Ángel to the 65,000 people who packed the venue, according to figures from promoter Ocesa.
It was a nostalgic and very special night for the group, led by brothers Adolfo and Gustavo Ángel, and their loyal fans, many of whom have been followers of their music from the old days, when they attended their concerts in popular venues in municipalities on the outskirts of the Mexican capital. Many others maintained their taste for the group’s music after having migrated to the U.S., and made their songbook part of their connection to Mexico.
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“We are going to sing those songs with which you fell in love, got married, had children and grandchildren,” the vocalist and guitarist told the audience after performing “Tu Infame Engaño,” one of their classics from the ’80s.
“Our beloved audience, 47 years of being here and you experiencing it with all your heart. There is nothing we can say to reciprocate your affection,” added keyboardist Adolfo Ángel, prompting a thunderous applause.
The audience, mostly made up of women between 30 and 60 years old, sang along at the top of their lungs to songs like “Vivo Enamorado de Ti,” which opened the show, followed by the aforementioned “Tu Infame Engaño,” “Una Tarde Fue,” “Como Te Tecuerdo,” “Como Quisiera Volver,” and “Ya Me Voy Para Siempre.”
The extensive repertoire also included songs like “Ven Porque Te Necesito,” “Acepta Mi Error,” “Porque Te Conocí,” “Una Lágrima No Basta,” “Eres Un Sueño,” “La Mujer Que Soñé,” “Me Partiste el Corazón” and “Te Quiero.”
The show lasted about three hours, during which Los Temerarios performed more than 30 songs — those that catapulted them as one of the most beloved and successful Hispanic bands of the past four decades, and with which they achieved feats like 41 entries on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart and 47 entries on Top Latin Albums.
“The emotions are at their peak. If you see teary eyes around, it’s pure gratitude,” said Adolfo Ángel, who recalled that “Tu Última Canción” was inspired by an ex-girlfriend whose relationship ended in a phone call.
The Hasta Siempre Tour of Los Temerarios began in February 2023, and this year accounted for more than 30 shows in cities in Mexico, the U.S., and Central America, including Mexico City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Las Vegas, Monterrey, San José, Houston and Atlanta, among others.
In the Mexican capital, before their last performances at the GNP Seguros Stadium, the group packed eight nights at the Arena Ciudad de Mexico since last February, gathering about 160,000 people in total, according to promoter Zignia Live.
On Saturday (Dec. 21), Los Temerarios will repeat the feat for the last time at the GNP Seguros Stadium, lowering the curtain after 47 years.
Keyboardist Adolfo Ángel Alba and singer Gustavo Ángel Alba, from the group Los Temerarios, during a concert at the Arena Monterrey on Feb. 29, 2024, in Monterrey, Mexico.
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Barack Obama delivered his annual list of favorite songs, as well as his favorite movies and books of 2024, on his social media accounts Friday night (Dec. 20).
“Here are my favorite songs from this year! Check them out if you’re looking to shake up your playlist – and let me know if there’s a song or artist I should make sure to listen to,” the former U.S. president captioned a post featuring a list of 25 song picks.
Kendrick Lamar’s “Squabble Up” is the first song named on Obama’s list, which has selections including Billie Eilish’s “Lunch,” Asaka & Travis Scott’s “Active,” Hozier’s “Too Sweet,” Leon Bridges’ “Peaceful Place,” Jack White’s “That’s How I’m Feeling” and Karol G’s “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido,” among many others.
Several tracks got a coveted spot on both Obama’s summer playlist (shared in August) and his favorite music of 2024 list.
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Yayo’s “Rema,” Tyla, Gunna & Skillibeng’s “Jump,” Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” Bonny Light Horseman’s “Old Dutch,” Beyoncé’s “Texas Hold ‘Em,” Artemas’ “I Like the Way You Kiss Me,” Tommy Richman’s “Million Dollar Baby,” and Myles Smith’s “Stargazing” are all found on Obama’s summer list and his year-end list.
Some of Obama’s favorite songs of 2024 ranked in the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 year-end chart: Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” (No. 2 on the Hot 100), Richman’s “Million Dollar Baby” (No. 8) and Hozier’s “Too Sweet” (No. 10).
Obama narrowed down his favorite movies of 2024 to a concise list of 10, which included All We Imagine as Light, Conclave, The Piano Lesson, The Promised Land, The Seed of the Sacred Fig, Dune: Part Two, Anora, Dìdi, Sugarcane and A Complete Unknown.
His book list also has just 10 picks (and a reminder to support independent book shops and libraries). Obama’s favorite books of 2024 were Jonathan Haidt’s The Anxious Generation, Sally Rooney’s Intermezzo, Alexei Navalny’s Patriot, Samantha Harvey’s Orbital, Aysegul Savas’ The Anthropologists, Arlie Russell Hochschild’s Stolen Pride, Martin MacInnes’ In Ascension, Daniel Susskind’s Growth, Dinaw Mengetsu’s Someone Like Us and Adam Moss’ The Work of Art.
See all of Obama’s favorite music, movies and books of 2024 below.
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Fans were shocked in 2023 when several former dancers of Lizzo filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against the “Truth Hurts” singer. Now, more than a year later, the 36-year-old is recounting the experience, and how she was “completely surprised” by the allegations.
As Blavity previously reported, in August 2023, three of Lizzo’s former backup dancers filed a lawsuit against the singer, accusing her of sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment. That lawsuit preceded another filed by the singer’s former tour stylist and designer, Asha Daniels. The latter case, which was filed in September 2023, has been dismissed by a California federal court judge who deemed Daniels had no standing to sue Lizzo. Daniels is still planning on suing Lizzo’s touring and payroll companies, Variety reported.
Because Lizzo (as an individual) has been dismissed from Daniels case, she is now able to speak about the lawsuit and allegations, and she did so while appearing on Keke Palmer’s podcast, Baby, This Is Keke Palmer.
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“We’re continuing to fight the other claims until they’re all dismissed — not dropped, but dismissed,” she told Palmer. “It is a big victory.”
Both Daniels and the dancers — Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams and Noelle Rodriguez — claimed they experienced sexual harassment at the hands of Lizzo’s management team. Daniels detailed experiencing racial harassment as well, and Davis, Williams and Rodriguez alleged sexual, religious and racial harassment; disability discrimination; and assault and false imprisonment, among other accusations.
On Palmer’s podcast, Lizzo doubled-down on her innocence.
“The hardest part about all this is that none of these things were true,” she said. “I was completely surprised. I was very deeply hurt because these were three dancers… that I gave opportunities to. These were people that I liked and appreciated as dancers, respected them as dancers. So I was like, ‘What?!’ But then I heard all the other things, like sexual harassment, and I was like, ‘I don’t know what they’re trying to do,’ but these are the types of things that the media can turn into something that it’s not.”
Regarding a particularly disturbing incident recounted in one of the dancer’s claims, during which dancers were forced to touch nude performers at a live sex show in Amsterdam, Lizzo said she’ll never talk about the situation after her explanation to Palmer.
“I went [to Bananenbar] on my own because I was in Amsterdam. … I didn’t take [the dancers, the plaintiffs] anywhere,” she said. “They came to the club I was at, and it was no mandatory invitation, and I didn’t even know that those two particular dancers [plaintiffs] were coming. Mind you, only two of them came, even though all three of them said they did, it was only two.”
Lizzo described the experience as “very consensual” in Bananenbar that night and described it as a “fun environment.”
When Palmer asked if Lizzo thinks that perhaps her “casual personality could have been misconstrued,” Lizzo admitted that moving forward, she won’t even do anything to put her in a position to be misconstrued.
“I don’t think that people who I employ should even be privy to how I am in a bar at this point,” she said. “I think that this experience taught me healthy boundaries, but to be real with you, it was such a fun night. … I think there’s a time where there’s a difference between having boundaries and professional boundaries. … It’s nuanced. It’s a new conversation in this industry.”
During an emotional part in the interview, she got emotional and said that time for her was “very dark because of the feeling of betrayal…the wind was knocked out of me by people that I cared about.” She also said that “to feel betrayed on that level was like deeply earth-shattering,” and that the media “beefed it up” with “salacious headlines to sell clicks.”
“I had to learn a little bit of my innocence is gone,” she added. “And a little bit of my free spirit is gone for sure. Because that kind of mass betrayal, it’s hard for any person to take.”
As Lizzo continues to fight the allegations, she told Palmer that she’s planning a comeback and teased her new album.
“A lot of the music is me talking things through,” she said. “I remembered my purpose. … I’m putting everything in my art.”
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