Ritmo Latin Awards
LA (Top40 Charts) - The 3rd Annual El Premio de la Gente, Ritmo Latino Music Awards have been slated for Oct. 18 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Nominees Juan Gabriel and A.B. Quintanilla y los Kumbia Kings are among the acts scheduled to perform a tribute to slain TexMex singer Selena at the ...
| Lila Downs' Timely Masterpiece
NY (Top40 Charts) - Since her 1999 debut, Mexican-American singer Lila Downs has been steadily winning over audiences in both countries with two arresting albums -- 1999's La Sandunga and 2000's Tree of Life - aggressive touring, and the kind of "must-see" word-of-mouth of which every artist dreams. ...
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Sony Discos and Latino Music Sign Deal
NY (Top40 Charts) - Recently, Sony Discos and Latino Music signed a deal that promises to be a very successful endeavor for both companies. "The new alliance between Sony Discos and Latino Music is very important and it is a strategic step to continue the development of the Tropical and Latin Pop genres ...
| Julieta Venegas Is Nominated For Two Latin Grammy Awards As Riveting Mexican Alternadiva Completes U.S. Tour With Los Lobos
LA (Top40 Charts) - With Her Album 'Bueninvento' (BMG U.S. Latin) Already Cited By the LA Times As "The Best Latin Record Of The Year", Venegas Is Nominated For Both "Best Rock Solo Vocal Album" and "Rock Song Of The Year" For the Track "Hoy No Quiero" The Latina Answer to PJ Harvey, Fiona Apple and ...
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Tito Puente Jr. being honored w/Keys to the City of Bronx ..w/JLo
NY (Top40 Charts) - New York, July 16, 2001,� The Fordham Road Renaissance Festival has become The Bronx's largest and most popular street festival attracting well over 70,000 people since 1996. The Festival has become an annual event celebrating the boroughs rich cultural diversity and its people and ...
| Sabor Records' announces recording artist Daniel de los Reyes' fall tour dates with Earth, Wind & Fire
New York (AP) - Sabor Records is pleased to announce confirmed tour dates for world-class percussionist Daniel de los Reyes with Earth, Wind & Fire in September. The fall leg of the tour kicks off September 1 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, at the National Car Rental Center. In addition to touring with ...
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Tito Puente Jr. Releases 'Here's to You' From His New Album 'Tito Puente Jr., 2001'
Miami (AP) - Tito Puente Jr., a consummate artist, performer and one of the extraordinary triple threats in the Latin music industry who sings, plays and composes, has just released a new track on Miami-based Gotham Records called "Here's To You" from his soon-to-be-released summer CD entitled, "Tito ...
| I'm Real, to Be Released in Mexico, Central America and US Latin
LA (LA Times) - Jennifer Lopez has released "Ain't It Funny" as the third single from her platinum album 'JLo' in Latin America. Now, Jennifer plans to release the song, "I'm Real", the third single released in the United States, to Mexico and Central America. The track was produced by Jennifer Lopez ...
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BMI's Juanes Leads Latin Grammy Noms List
BMI songwriter Juanes leads the list of nominees with a record seven nods for the 2nd Annual Latin Grammy Awards, announced July 17 at a star-studded press conference in Miami. The Columbian Latin rock sensation's seven nominations include Album Of The Year, Best New Artist and Best Rock Solo Album ...
| Buena Vista star recording 2nd solo album
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Vocalist Ibrahim Ferrer - a member of the world-renowned Buena Vista Social Club, the hit-making collective of veteran Cuban musicians - is currently recording a second solo album with producer-guitarist Ry Cooder at the home studio of Jesus "Chucho" Valdes in Havana. Cooder, ...
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