Karen Rodriguez is ready to take (Made in) America by storm…
The Peruvian and Dominican American singer and American Idol finalist will perform at Jay Z’s Made in America festival.
Rodriguez, who earned kudos for her bilingual cover of Adele’s “Hello,” joins a lineup that includes J. Cole, The Chainsmokers, Migos and Solange.
The Made in America festival will take place on September 2-3 in Philadelphia.
Camila Cabello, Pitbull and J Balvin are switching tongues…
Following the release of the Spanish version of the trio’s “Hey Ma,” the Latino singers anticipated English version has dropped.
The upbeat track is part of the Fate of the Furious soundtrack, which features other artists including Migos, Wiz Khalifa and Young Thug.
The Spanish version of “Hey Ma” debuted at No. 5 on Billboard‘s Hot Latin Songs (chart dated April 1) — Cabello’s first hit on the chart and Pit’s highest debut ever. And Balvin matched the debut of “Ginza,” which arrived at No. 5 in 2015.
The music video was shot in the colorful and historical street of Española Way in Miami. The clip includes scenes from the eight installation of the Fast and the Furious franchise set to bow in theaters April 14.
There’s no doubt Kirstie Maldonado is YouTube sensation… After all, the video for Pentatonix’ Grammy-winning “Daft Punk” single has garnered more than 122-million views alone.
And now the 22-year-old half-Mexican/part-Spanish singer and her Pentatonix band mates are being recognized for their online success.
Pentatonix, which had the best-selling album by a group last year, is one of 50 acts that will be feted during this year’s YouTube Music Awards.
The platform noted that the winners were “chosen by the fans” as they “showed the biggest growth in views, subscribers and engagement over the last six months on YouTube.”
Collectively, the winners – which include Fifth Harmony, Beyonce, Ariana Grande, Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, Sam Smith, Sia, Pharrell Williams, Brad Paisley, Tori Kelly and Katy Perry — have over 146 million subscribers and 44 billion lifetime views.
To celebrate the winners, the ceremony on March 23 will comprise of premiering a slew of new Vice-produced music videos by Charli XCX, Ed Sheeran, Martin Garrix, Cahoots, Max Schneider, Migos, Megan Nicole, Nicky Jam and Shamir, among others.
The move follows the platform’s first-ever YouTube Music Awards in 2013, which streamed live from New York City’s Pier 36. Jason Schwartzman and comedian Reggie Watts co-hosted, while Spike Jonze oversaw the creative direction of the ceremony, which also featured the production of live music videos by Lindsay Sterling, Avicii and Arcade Fire.
Fabolous is a mixtape master… And, he could soon have a special award to prove it.
The 36-year-old half-Dominican American hip-hop recording artist has earned a 2014 BET Hip-Hop Awards nomination.
Fabolous – who won a BET Hip-Hop Award in 2009 in the Viewer’s Choice category for “Throw It in the Bag,” his collaboration with The-Dream – is up for Best Mixtape for his The Soul Tape 3, the third installment of his Soul Tape mixtape series.
Fabolous wil face off against Action Bronson’s Blue Chips 2, Migos’ No Label 2, Rich Homie Quan’s I Promise I Will Never Stop Going In and Wiz Khalifa’s 28 Grams.
This is his third BET Hip-Hop Award nomination of his career.
The 2014 BET Hip-Hop Awards are set to take place on September 20 in Atlanta; Snoop Dogg is hosting this year’s event, which will premiere on the cable network on October 14 at 8:00 pm EST.
Drake leads this year’s nominations with a total of eight nods (Track of the year nominees are the producers, not the artists). Other nominees include Iggy Azalea, J. Cole and Nicki Minaj.
Here’s the complete list of nominees:
Best Hip-Hop Video
Drake – “Worst Behavior”
Future f/ Pharrell, Pusha T & Casino – “Move That Doh”
Iggy Azalea f/ Charli XCX – “Fancy”
J. Cole f/ TLC – “Crooked Smile”
Nicki Minaj – “Pills N Potions”
Wiz Khalifa – “We Dem Boyz”
Best Collabo, Duo or Group
Eminem f/ Rihanna – “The Monster”
Future f/ Pharrell, Pusha T & Casino – “Move That Doh”
Jay Z f/ Justin Timberlake – “Holy Grail”
ScHoolboy Q f/ BJ The Chicago Kid – “Studio”
YG f/ Jeezy & Rich Homie Quan – “My Hitta”
Best Live Performer
Drake
Jay Z
Kanye West
Kendrick Lamar
T.I.
Lyricist of the Year
Drake
Eminem
J. Cole
Jay Z
Kendrick Lamar
Nicki Minaj
Video Director of the Year
Benny Boom
Chris Robinson
Director X
Dre Films
Hype Williams
DJ of the Year
DJ Drama
DJ Envy
DJ Khaled
DJ Mustard
DJ Scream
Producer of the Year
DJ Mustard
Drumma Boy
Hit-Boy
Mike WiLL Made It
Pharrell
Timbaland
MVP of the Year
DJ Mustard
Drake
Future
Jay Z
Nicki Minaj
Track of the Year
“Cut Her Off (Remix)” – Produced by Will-A-Fool (K Camp f/ Lil Boosie, YG & Too $hort)
“Move That Doh” – Produced by Mike WiLL Made It (Future f/ Pharrell, Pusha T & Casino)
“My Hitta” – Produced by DJ Mustard (YG f/ Jeezy & Rich Homie Quan)
“Studio” – Produced by Swiff D (ScHoolboy Q f/ BJ The Chicago Kid)
“Worst Behavior” – Produced by DJ Dahi (Drake)
Album of the Year
Drake – Nothing Was the Same
Eminem – The Marshall Mathers LP 2
Future – Honest
Rick Ross – Mastermind
ScHoolboy Q – Oxymoron
Yo Gotti – I Am
Who Blew Up Award
Iggy Azalea
Migos
Rich Homie Quan
ScHoolboy Q
YG
Young Thug
Hustler of the Year
Dr. Dre
Drake
Jay Z
Rick Ross
T.I.
Made-You-Look Award (Best Hip-Hop Style)
A$AP Rocky
Jay Z
Kanye West
Nicki Minaj
Young Thug
Best Club Banger
Future f/ Pharrell, Pusha T & Casino – “Move That Doh” (Produced by Mike WiLL Made It)
K Camp f/ Lil Boosie, YG & Too $hort – “Cut Her Off” (Remix) (Produced by Will-A-Fool)
Migos – “Fight Night” (Produced by Stack Boy Twaun)
Wiz Khalifa – “We Dem Boyz” (Produced by Detail)
YG f/ Jeezy & Rich Homie Quan – “My Hitta” (Produced by DJ Mustard)
Young Thug – “Stoner” (Produced by Dun Deal)
Best Mixtape
Action Bronson – Blue Chips 2
Fabolous – The Soul Tape 3
Migos – No Label 2
Rich Homie Quan – I Promise I Will Never Stop Going In
Wiz Khalifa – 28 Grams
Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse
B.o.B – “Paranoid” (Ty Dolla $ign f/ B.o.B)
B.o.B – “Up Down” (Do This All Day) (T-Pain f/ B.o.B)
Drake – “Who Do You Love” (YG f/ Drake)
Kendrick Lamar – “Control” (Big Sean f/ Kendrick Lamar & Jay Electronica)
Pharrell – “Move That Doh” (Future f/ Pharrell, Pusha T & Casino)
Impact Track
Common f/ Vince Staples – “Kingdom”
Lecrae – “Nuthin”
Lupe Fiasco – “Mission”
The Roots f/ Patty Cash – “Never”
Talib Kweli f/ Abby Dobson – “State of Grace”
People’s Champ Award
Drake – “Worst Behavior”
Future f/ Pharrell, Pusha T & Casino – “Move That Doh”
Iggy Azalea f/ Charli XCX – “Fancy”
Wiz Khalifa – “We Dem Boyz”
YG f/ Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Meek Mill & Rich Homie Quan – “My Hitta” (Remix)