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Los Angeles Times
30-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
Junior H announces $ad Boyz Live & Broken tour
As the summer winds down, one perpetual sad boy returns to the concert stage to welcome the romantic fall gloom. On Wednesday, música Mexicana star Junior H announced his United States tour: $ad Boyz Live & Broken. His 25-date run will kick off Aug. 31 in Tinley Park, Ill., and wrap up Nov. 7 at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. Junior H has played a critical role in defining the essence of corridos tumbados since he signed a a deal with Rancho Humilde Records, following his 2019 viral hit 'No Eh Cambiado.' The Guanajuato-born singer-songwriter is best known for generating some of the genre's most popular songs, such as 'Fin de Semana' with Oscar Maydon, 'El Azul' featuring Peso Pluma, as well as their ultra-famous collab hit, 'Lady Gaga,' alongside Gabito Ballesteros. But Junior H, whose real name is Antonio Herrera Pérez, has also etched his own lane outside of the genre's self-indulgent drug-fueled luxury lifestyle. As a hopeless romantic, the singer has adopted the term 'sad boy' to describe his persona. 'They started categorizing me with sad and sentimental music. So I accepted and we kept it going,' said Junior H in an April interview with The Times. 'Especially with men, I think it's important to show people that feelings are not bad and we can express them as we want.' It's been nearly two years since the regional singer released his most successful album yet, '$ad Boyz 4 Life II,' which peaked at No. 14 on the Billboard 200 chart shortly after its release. With crooning tunes like 'Mientras Duermes' and 'Y Lloro,' Junior H graces the sad sierreño territory, proving his versatility as an artist. '[With 'Sad Boyz 4 Life II'] we've been forcing ourselves to prove and show the people what we can do and that we can change our music. It doesn't have to be typical,' said Junior H. Earlier this spring, he also performed on the main stage at the 2025 Coachella Music and Arts Festival as a top-billed act. ''We can also do nice and beautiful music, not just music for the streets or the narcos and all that s—... We also do beautiful music and poetry,' he added. 'That's our goal: to show them that we do more than that.' Tickets for the $ad Boyz Live & Broken Tour go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. local time at $AD BOYZ LIVE & BROKEN TOUR — 2025 DATES Sunday, Aug. 31 – Tinley Park, Ill. – Credit Union 1 AmphitheatreFriday, Sept. 5 – Bristow, Va. – Jiffy Lube LiveSaturday, Sept. 6 – Wantagh, N.Y. – Northwell at Jones Beach TheaterSunday, Sept. 7 – Camden, N.J. – Freedom Mortgage PavilionThursday, Sept. 11 – Charlotte, N.C. – PNC Music PavilionFriday, Sept. 12 – Raleigh, N.C. – Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut CreekSunday, Sept. 14 – Atlanta – Lakewood AmphitheatreFriday, Sept. 19 – Laredo, Texas – Sames Auto ArenaSaturday, Sept. 20 – Edinburg, Texas – Bert Ogden ArenaSunday, Sept. 21 – Austin, Texas – Germania Insurance AmphitheaterFriday, Oct. 3 – Rogers, Ark. – Walmart AMPSaturday, Oct. 4 – Houston – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion sponsored by HuntsmanFriday, Oct. 10 – Chula Vista, Calif. – North Island Credit Union AmphitheatreSaturday, Oct. 11 – San Bernardino – Glen Helen AmphitheaterSunday, Oct. 12 – Fresno – Save Mart CenterFriday, Oct. 17 – Wheatland, Calif. – Toyota AmphitheaterSaturday, Oct. 18 – Mountain View, Calif. – Shoreline AmphitheatreSaturday, Oct. 25 – Dallas – Dos Equis PavilionFriday, Oct. 31 – Phoenix – Talking Stick Resort AmphitheatreSaturday, Nov. 1 – Las Vegas – T-Mobile ArenaSunday, Nov. 2 – Albuquerque – Isleta AmphitheaterFriday, Nov. 7 – Los Angeles – Hollywood Bowl
Los Angeles Times
19-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
Junior H's Coachella set proved he can be a ‘sad boy' and a trap corrido pioneer
An hour before his first performance at the Coachella Music and Arts Festival's main stage, a horde of managers, bandmembers and label execs crowded the entrance of Junior H's artist trailer. Among the many faces was Jimmy Humilde, the chief executive of Rancho Humilde Records, who signed the singer after his track 'No Eh Cambiado,' a requinto-backed hustle anthem, went viral on YouTube. Junior H, whose real name is Antonio Herrera Pérez, was a high schooler in Utah at the time. Now, almost seven years later, the 23-year-old artist, who was raised in Guanajuato, Mexico, is one of the biggest names in the increasingly popular world of música Mexicana. 'It feels really good for us to be here right now, representing Mexico and representing all this music we're doing,' said Junior H, switching between Spanish and English. 'Being the kind of artist that I am, I'm trying to get the most ears I can. That's why I'm here to get people's attention.' Junior H and labelmate Natanel Cano are credited for pioneering corridos tumbados, a hybrid sound that blends traditional corrido instrumentation with elements of hip-hop and trap beats — Cano's 2019 album, 'Corridos Tumbados,' heavily featured Junior H. In the realm of música Mexicana, there are the trap corrido makerswho sing about partying and drugs, and then there are 'the sad boys,' hopeless romantics who croon about being in love or about being brokenhearted. Junior H conveniently straddles the line between both. 'I don't really have a problem looking at who I am. I think the people gave me [the 'sad boy' title] a few years ago. They started categorizing me with sad and sentimental music. So I accepted and we kept it going,' said Junior H. 'Especially with men, I think it's important to show people that feelings are not bad and we can express them as we want.' After his U.S. tour, Sad Boyz Mania, which took place last summer and included two sold-out nights at L.A.'s BMO Stadium, Junior H received a second-line billing on this year's Coachella's Day 3 lineup. His name appeared between electronic DJ Zedd and K-pop idol Jennie, and was one of three música Mexicana performers playing the entire fest — he's joined by fellow sad boy Ivan Cornejo and reggaetón Mexa up-and-comer El Malilla. Festival organizers first began booking música Mexicana actst in 2018 — legacy cumbia group Los Angeles Azules was the first to play the three-day event. As global interest in the genre has grown, Goldenvoice, the company behind Coachella, has booked acts like Los Tucanes de Tijuana, Grupo Firme, Banda MS and Cano. Last year, Peso Pluma, Carin León and Santa Fe Klan were on the lineup. It was during Peso Pluma's set that Junior H made his desert debut, making a guest appearance to sing 'El Azul,' a narcocorrido believed to be about a Sinaloan drug lord. Now with his own 50-minute set, Junior H says he was excited to be in a position where he could return the gesture to Pluma and bring his own 'sad boy' flair to center stage. 'You know, it's not an opportunity for him, because he was the first one who opened all this way for us,' said Junior H. 'It's a really beautiful thing between artists, and especially between friends like us when we work really hard for this genre, and then get the privilege to perform on stages like this one.' As the Sunday evening set's start time lingered over his head, Junior H traded his casual, pink jersey for an all-white outfit that would contrast his band's all-black attire. In the dimmed trailer, journalists, friends and VIP fans all shared a few moments of his sought-after attention. The softspoken singer remained quiet and seems to be in a relaxed state of mind. Outside, the tololoche player tuned his instruments as the guitarists gathered in a corner to run through a few chords and the horn players blew a few trial notes — all while intermittently taking shots of Clase Azul Tequila. When it was time for them to all head over to the stage, they moved in a dense pack where Junior H was barely visible. On stage, Junior H took the role of a conductor overseing the 25 musicians backing him. The sheer amount of people created a showstopping spectacle, with each group of instrumentalists on different raised levels. The ensemble even included someone whose sole purpose was to deliver tequila shots to the musicians and hold Junior H's red solo cup, generating a party atmosphere both onstage and in the audience. As the música Mexicana sensation crooned the heartbroken lyrics of 'Y Lloro' and a symphony of 'Rockstar's' horns rang out, he commanded the stage's catwalk and hit every note from the pits of his diaphragm. Throughout the show, he continually shouted out Mexico and encouraged the crowd to yell out the lyrics. Toward the end of his set, he brought out Peso Pluma to sing 'Luna,' and followed it up by inviting Tito Double P on stage to join him for '5-7.' Many expected a different setlist from the corridos tumbados originator, as he neglected many of his most popular corridos such as the newly released 'El Chore' and one of his early hits, 'El Hijo Mayor.' There was online speculation surrounding the exclusion of these tracks, especially after Los Alegres del Barranco's U.S. visas were revoked for showing an image of drug lord Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes during a recent concert. But Junior H shared that he wanted to put more of a spotlight on his 'Sad Boy' sound. '[Sad Boyz 4 Life II] is one of the most, most important albums in my career. We've been forcing ourselves to prove and show the people what we can do and that we can change our music. It doesn't have to be typical. We can also do nice and beautiful music, not just music for the streets or the narcos and all that s—,' he says, apologizing for cursing. 'We want people to see that we don't only do that type of music. We also do beautiful music and poetry. That's our goal: to show them that we do more than that.' Before heading off the stage, a massive image of the Mexican flag appeared on the main stage's biggest screen. The explosive guitar riffs of 'Disfruto Lo Malo,' a collaboration with Cano, prompted a ground-shaking roar from the crowd. Junior H made one final lap around the mega stage, making eye contact with every screaming individual and paying homage to his musical roots.
