Ednita Nazario's 'Soy' Tallies Strong First-Week November 05, 2009 - Latin
| Retail Puerto Rican singer Ednita Nazario debuts on top of the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart with her set "Soy" (Sony Latin), notching the highest first week sales for a female Latin act so far this year. » Full Story
Juan Gabriel Steals Show, Calle 13 Sweep Latin Grammys November 05, 2009 - Latin Urban duo Calle 13, which led nominations for the 10th annual Latin Grammys, were also the lead winners of the evening, taking home five Latin Grammys. But the big star of the 10th annual Latin Grammy Awards, which aired live on the Univision network from Las Vegas’ Mandalay Bay Events Center, was Latin Recording Academy person of the year Juan Gabriel. » Full Story
Latin Grammys Honor Juan Gabriel November 05, 2009 - Latin Juan Gabriel was feted as the Latin Academy's 2009 Person of the year in an evening that culminated with him singing accompanied by his mariachi band for nearly an hour, often standing on tables and chairs in the middle of the audience. » Full Story
Carlos Baute Triumphs At Premios Ondas November 05, 2009 - Global
| Latin Madrid-based Venezuelan singer Carlos Baute crowned "the year of Baute" by lifting two of the six music awards at Spain's 56th Premios Ondas gala in Barcelona. » Full Story
Juan Gabriel To Perform At Latin Grammys November 03, 2009 - Latin The show looks like it'll go on for Juan Gabriel in Las Vegas, where he's being honored tomorrow night as the Latin Recording Academy's Person of the Year before performing on the Latin Grammys telecast Thursday night. » Full Story
Latin Stars Give 'Life' To City Of Hope Project November 02, 2009 - Latin Universal Music Group will promote and distribute an original song, "La Gota de la Vida," ("the drop of life") to benefit Los Angeles cancer research center City of Hope and its Hispanic outreach campaign for bone marrow donations.
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Minority Radio Ownership Stagnant November 02, 2009 - Latin Although the number of FCC-licensed radio stations has increased in the past three years, minority radio ownership has remained flat during that time period, according to a study released by the Minority Media and Telecommunications Council (MMTC). » Full Story
Coors Light To Promote Daddy Yankee Single Release October 29, 2009 - Latin Coors Light will sponsor a series of intimate appearances by reggaetón star Daddy Yankee promoting his new single “Grito Mundial” as a prelude to the release of his new album in 2010. » Full Story
Latin Stars Sign On For Latin Grammys October 28, 2009 - Latin Pepe Aguilar, Oscar D'León and Juan Gabriel are among the acts just announced to perform at the 10th annual Latin Grammys, taking place Nov. 5. » Full Story
Los Tigres Del Norte Cancellation Causes Stir October 28, 2009 - Latin Los Tigres del Norte aren't performing at tonight's Lunas awards at Mexico City's Auditorio Nacional-- either because of official censorship or because of a creative disagreement with the event producers, depending on who you ask. » Full Story
Juan Gabriel Faces Nov. 2 Vegas Court Date October 24, 2009 - Latin Juan Gabriel's attorney says she's trying to vacate a Las Vegas judge's order for her client to appear in court Nov. 2--days before he's to receive the Latin Grammys' Person of the Year honor in the same city. » Full Story
PRISA Takes Stake In V-me October 21, 2009 - Latin Spanish language media giant PRISA (Promotora de Informaciones, S.A.), has purchased a 12% stake of V-me media, the U.S. based company that owns Spanish-language network V-me. » Full Story