2013
Latins Present at President Obama’s Second Inauguration Festivities (Video)
Latin celebrities, musicians, dancers and singers reunited in Washington the past two days for the 2013 57th Presidential Inauguration festivities. The Latino Inaugural Ball, Commander and Chief Ball and the Presidential Inaugural Ball with the latter ending last night were televised and streamed live on select channels and websites. The Latino Inaugural Ball was hosted …
Willie Colon and Calle 13 Clash over Hugo Chavez’s Condition and The Future of Venezuela
Twitter has become the ring of an unexpected ‘fight’ between two of the most influential artists in Latin music. Legendary Salsa star Willie Colon and Latin Urban sensation band Calle 13 have exchanged different messages regarding the current health condition of Hugo Chavez and the political future of Venezuela. Everything started last week when Willie …
Nacional Records Shakes Up The Latin Music Mix
As the hours ticked down to the Latin Grammy Awards in Las Vegas in November, the pheromone level was rising fast at the Eyecandy Lounge. Mexican pop stars cooed and preened for the cameras. Spanish-language TV reporters burbled into their microphones about which celebs were wearing whose designer labels. A DJ detonated blasts ofrock en español across the cavernous Mandalay …
Latin America’s Wave Festival Opens to U.S. Hispanic Market in 2013
The Wave Festival, a leading ad festival for Latin America, in 2013 will include the U.S. Hispanic market and Puerto Rico for the first time. Advertising Age is partnering with Wave to help introduce the awards, held every April in Rio de Janeiro, to Hispanic agencies in the U.S. The regional Wave Festival is organized …
Hispanicize 2013 Launches Unprecedented Hispanicize Music Festival
MIAMI, Dec. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — In an effort to catapult the careers of emerging music artists and Latin DJs, organizers of Hispanicize 2013 today unveiled a one-of-a-kind Hispanicize Music Festival that will showcase a full scope of Latin music artists ranging from indie alternative rockers to salsa groups and even legendary music artists. “Our …