Fans of singer Julión Álvarez were caught off guard by a major announcement. After seven years away from U.S. soil due to suspicion from authorities about him having connections to drug cartels ...

Many Mexican musicians used the drug trade and organized crime as inspiration for their songs, but in a few cases link to the cartels have gone deeper than that.

Regional Mexican music star Julión Álvarez announced on Monday (Nov. 11) the first date of his long-awaited return to the ...