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This past April, Herbalife — the giant nutrition company with independent distributors in over 80 countries — made its first foray into music as a sponsor of the Billboard Latin Music conference. It was a leap for a company that, since its founding in 1980, has been focused on nutrition and well-being and associated itself …

The Cuban music form known as timba developed in the 1980s, but exploded in popularity throughout the ’90s. While training in jazz and classical conservatories, many Cuban musicians were looking for a new musical form that would challenge their skills. By combining rumba with funk and other dance music, timba became a new Cuban genre of synthesized …

NEW YORK, June 12, 2013 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Sirius XM Radio SIRI +1.54% announced today the appointment of Frank Flores as Vice President of Hispanic Marketing and Sales. Flores will oversee the marketing and advertising sales initiatives surrounding the SiriusXM Latino channels, which include ten exclusive commercial-free music channels covering a wide variety of music genres, and …

Besides Bachata, only a few hits from Tropical genres such as Salsa and Merengue have been able to reach the number one spot of the Billboard Latin music charts. Thanks to the recent works of Juan Luis Guerra and Marc Anthony, that trend has recently changed. In fact, this week the Dominican singer, songwriter and …

There are just a couple of days left to enter the Latin music competition Dewaristas, a contest aimed at finding the next breakthrough Latin music band in the country. Early this year, DEWAR’S Blended Scotch whisky and Colombian superstar Juanes joined forces to promote this special event, which will provide the lucky winning band with …

Beliebers! Your hard work has finally paid off, tweeting incessantly at Justin Bieber begging him to come to Brazil until your tired little fingers are just bloody nubs at your keyboard. Yes, the singing-dancing trucker hat has announced the Latin American leg of his Believe tour, which starts in October and hits venues through Central and South America — including …

Jessica Sanchez is no ordinary 17-year-old. The Idol-alum may still be in high school, but she has already dropped her debut album, Me, You & The Music, and guest starred as Frida Romero on Glee. She can thank her powerhouse voice and raw talent for that. We spoke exclusively with the teen star about her love life, new music, American Idol and more! Congrats on your …