latin music

Alejandro Sanz to Perform at Billboard Latin Music Awards
Alejandro Sanz will perform the first single from his upcoming new album on the 2015 Billboard Latin Music Awards. Sanz’s appearance on the April 30 awards show, presented by State Farm and broadcast by Telemundo, will mark the worldwide television premiere of “Un Zombie a la Intemperie.” The song will be included on the pop …

Billboard Introduces New Digital Channel Dedicated to Latin Music
Welcome to Billboard Latin, your home for news, features, charts and videos dedicated to the Latin music space. The launch of this new, English-language digital channel signifies Billboard’s ongoing commitment to Latin music and its fans. Leading editorial coverage for the vertical is Leila Cobo, Billboard’s executive director of content and programming for Latin music. …

Jowell y Randy El Coliseo de Puerto Rico
Check out our gallery from Jowell y Randy Concert at El Coliseo de Puerto Rico 2015.

Romeo Santos Formula 2 Part 2 Tour Dates Revealed
The King of Bachata has had a pretty busy 2014 and he doesn’t show any signs of slowing down in 2015. Romeo Santos has announced locations for the Formula 2 Part 2 Tour. Check out the dates below.

Daddy Yankee Speaks to Billboard On Being a Coach on La Voz Kids
Puerto Rican star Daddy Yankee got ready to greet the new year by announcing he will be the newest addition to the line-up of judges for Telemundo’s hit reality music show, La Voz Kids. (2014 season coach Natalia Jimenez has also been confirmed to return.) In an exclusive interview from Telemundo’s studios, Yankee spoke about …

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The Crucial Role of Mobile Media In Hispanic Music Consumption
Hispanic consumers love music, and they’re more likely than the general U.S. population to use mobile devices. Put those things together and marketers get an emotion-fueled rocket to their hearts and minds. Portada’s Digital Media Correpondent Susan Kuchinskas, on how marketers use music to connect with Hispanic audiences through mobile media. T-Mobile is telling …

Yandel on His Solo Career: “I’m Happy Making My Own Music, It’s Refreshing”
From his early days cutting hair and trimming beards as a barber en la isla del encanto, to global reggaeton dominance and Billboard Latin Award-winning success with Wisin y Yandel, to his now solo career, Llandel Veguilla Malavé AKA Yandel, is working his way up De Líder a Leyenda. “I just woke up,” laughs el …

Latin America: The Music Industry’s New Frontier
Once viewed as a backwater, improvements in technology, infrastructure and standards of living have triggered a digital music gold rush in Latin America and made it a destination for big stars to tour When he took to the stage the room was not quite full. But in the whoops and the whistles, the way they …

Latin Pop: Not Popping
Urban and bachata’s rule leaves stars like Carlos Vives and Luis Fonsi facing “new cultural reality.” Commercial Latin music was once synonymous with romantic pop, from ballads to uptempo. Recently, however, the chart has been monopolized by Marc Anthony’s return to salsa, bachata stars Romeo Santos and Prince Royce, and urban vet Daddy Yankee. In …

China National Orchestra tweaks Latin music
Musicians from the China National Orchestra used Chinese musical instruments to breathe new life into the music of Latin American and Caribbean countries on Sunday. An integration of Chinese and Latin American music. Twenty songs of differing music styles all blended beautifully under the baton of renowned conductor Chen Xieyang. He’s conducted major halls around …