Julieta Venegas Turns Memory Into ‘Norteña’ at LAMC: ‘It Made Sense to Write a Memoir About My Relationship to Music’

The Mexican singer-songwriter reflected on homecoming and the emotional threads connecting her new album and book.

Julieta Venegas at LAMC on July 30, 2026.

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Julieta Venegas reflected on how memory, migration and creative instinct shaped her latest album and her new memoir, both titled Norteña, during LAMC on Thursday (July 30). In a Q&A with Rolling Stone deputy music editor Julyssa López, the Mexican singer-songwriter spoke about returning to Mexico, revisiting her Baja California roots and building the emotional world behind her recent work.

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