Vives Leads The Pack of Latin Grammy Nominees

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Tom Castaneda

Carlos Vives is one of this year’s Latin Grammy darlings…

The 52-year-old Colombian singer, composer and actor leads the pack of Latin Grammy nominees with five nods.

Among his nominations, Vives’ latest album Corazon Profundo is up for Album of the Year, while his hit single “Volví a Nacer” is nominated for Record of the Year and Song of the Year.

Illya Kuryaki & the Valderramas, a duo who take their name from the fictional television spy and former Colombian soccer player Carlos Valderrama tied Vives with five nominations, landing nods at Latin music’s top honors for best urban song and best alternative album.

Spanish singer-songwriter Alejandro Sanz and Caetano Veloso, the 71-year-old pioneer of Brazil’s Tropicalia music genre, each earned four nominations.

Sanz’s album La Música No Se Toca was nominated for album of the year and best contemporary pop vocal album, while his song “Mi Marciana” was nominated for song of the year and record of the year.

Veloso, who earned a Latin Grammy lifetime achievement award last year, earned record of the year and song of the year nominations for the song “Um Abraçaço.”

Natalie Cole, whose first Spanish-language album debuted at No. 1 on the Latin Albums chart, and Draco Rosa, whose Vida marked a spectacular return for the artist from his battle with cancer, earned three nominations each.

Spanish singer and actor Miguel Bosé, 57, will be honored as the person of the year for lifetime achievement. His album Papitwo is also nominated for album of the year and best contemporary pop album.

The Latin Grammys will take place November 21 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. The awards show will be broadcast live by Univision.

Click here for a complete look at this year’s nominees.

Solis Named as a Coach on Televisa’s “La Voz… Mexico”

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Tom Castaneda

He may be known for his heart-piercing voz… But Marco Antonio Solis will soon be helping discover the next voice in music.

The 53-year-old Mexican singer-songwriter has been named as one of the four coaches for the third season of La Voz…Mexico, Televisa has revealed.

Solis, who is known as “El Buki,” is heralded as one of the most influential singer-songwriters of Latino music in the world.

Solis, whose musical career spanning more than 35 years, has received several Latin Grammys and was selected Latino Artist of the Decade by Billboard magazine.

In Mexico, he consistently fills the venues where he performs, but his popularity has spread to the United States, Central and South America and Spain, “always with overwhelming success,” says Televisa.

La Voz…Mexico is the Mexican adaptation of the successful Dutch show The Voice, which has been expanded into several other countries around the world, including NBC’s Shakira– and Christina Aguilera-coached The Voice.

Besides El Buki, the coaches for the new season will include Puerto Rican reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel, Spanish singer David Bisbal and Mexican rocker Alejandra Guzman.

In previous seasons, artists like Alejandro Sanz, Paulina Rubio, Miguel Bose and Aleks Syntek have worked to discover Mexico’s best singers on the reality singing competition.

Rubio to Serve as a Coach on Telemundo’s “La Voz Kids”

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Tom Castaneda

Paulina Rubio will be coaching the next generation of singing superstars…

The 41-year-old Mexican singer, who began her own singing career at the age of 10 as a member of the popular children’s pop group Timbiriche, will serve as a coach for Telemundo’s Spanish-language, pint-sized version of The Voice, La Voz Kids.

In the competition, children ranging in age from 7 to 14 will compete to win the prize for best voice under the direction of three music coaches.

Rubio, who has sold more than 20 million albums worldwide, is the first artist to join the program’s lineup. The network says two other celebrities will be announced as coaches soon.

Telemundo’s vice president of development and content, Daniel Cubillo, recalled Rubio’s early beginnings Timbiriche, saying it puts her “in a very special position to share with kids what she experienced on her way to making her dreams come true.”

For her part, La Chica Dorada who coached Mexico’s edition La Voz with the late Jenni Rivera and Spanish singer Miguel Bosé, said she’s “very excited” about the project that will open the doors to a new generation of singers.

La Voz Kids, which is part of NBC’s successful The Voice franchise, will premiere next spring.

Juanes & Bosé Aim to Bring Peace Without Borders Concert To Venezuela

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Tom Castaneda

Juanes and Miguel Bosé could be bringing their message of world peace to Venezuela…

The award-winning singers met with Jose Antonio Abreu, founder of Venezuela’s National System of Youth and Children’s Orchestras, to discuss plans for holding the third Peace Without Borders concert in Caracas.

Juanes and Bosé will visit the headquarters of the award-winning “System,” as it’s known, again next month to work out additional details, according to a spokesman for the Simon Bolivar Musical Foundation.

“We are very impressed with all this,” Juanes said of Abreu’s organization, reported Caracas’ El Nacional.

Bosé said he and Juanes expect to bring together “15 artists representative of Europe and Latin America” for the third edition of the Peace Without Borders concert, according to the newspaper.

The concert is also to feature the System’s Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra and acclaimed Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel.

The first Peace Without Borders concert took place in 2008 on the Colombia-Venezuela border, while the second was staged the following year in Havana.

The Steamy Music Video for Cruz & Miguel Bosé’s Duet Released

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Tom Castaneda

She’s already earned an Academy Award nomination for her role in the film adaptation of the musical Nine… And Penélope Cruz could soon earn a Grammy nomination.

The 38-year-old Spanish actress – who made her singing debut in Pedro Almodóvar’s Volver, in a role that earned her another Oscar nomination – appears in a new music video for her critically acclaimed duet with her Spanish compatriot Miguel Bosé.

In the black-and-white clip, Cruz – looking quite sensual – and Bosé appear in different hotel rooms, where the actress boasts her sweet voice and throws herself onto the bed dressed in sexy lingerie, while singing “Decirnos Adiós,” a song composed by her brother Eduardo Cruz.

“Penelope sings fabulously and, above all, she has a lot of personality in her voice and enjoys it a lot, something that you can’t say about everyone,” Bosé told Spanish wire service EFE.

Cruz was one of the special guests on Bosé’s most recent album Papitwo, along with the voices of Joaquín Sabina, Juan Luis Guerra, Tiziano Ferro, Dani Martin and Pablo Alborán, who also collaborated on the production.

The album was released in August 2012.

Sanz to Launch His Next Tour in Mexico

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Tom Castaneda

Alejandro Sanz is preparing to take his show on the calle, beginning in Mexico Lindo.

The 43-year-old Spanish singer/songwriter and former La Voz… de Mexico coach is putting the finishing touches on his upcoming tour, which he’ll premiere next month in Mexico.

Sanz’s monumental show is set to coincide with the release of his latest album “La Musica No Se Toca,” which resulted from his urge to compose an album “of monumental symphonic pop rock.”

“There’s a song that I think of as a tribute to The Beatles‘ Sgt. Pepper and also a part like Queen‘s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody,’ but it’s not something I would have planned,” Sanz told reporters.

“It’s a disc dedicated to prowling, to roaming around. I’ve been through so many things, good and bad, and I’ve learned that the journey is in the traveling, not in the destination,” said Sanz, who in the past year had his third child, lost his mother and married Raquel Perera.

Sanz and the 10 musicians joining him for his upcoming tour will take the stage on a set featuring the eye-catching designs of Luis Pastor, who has previously with Sanz, Miguel Bose and Maná.

The result, he believes, is the “most spectacular tour” he’s done to date.

And Sanz will be premiering his new show to the people of Mexico, who supported him during his stint on La Voz.

“Mexico made me so happy last year and I felt really at home there,” said Sanz..

Sanz has plans to bring the tour to Spain sometime in May or June 2013.

Rubio to Serve as a Mentor on La voz… México

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Tom Castaneda

She’s known as La Chica Dorada… But does Paulina Rubio have the golden touch when it comes to picking top talent?

Following weeks of speculation, Televisa has confirmed that the 41-year-old Mexican singer will serve as a mentor on the television competition La voz… México this coming season.

Rubio will join the brand new team of mentors, which includes Miguel Bose, Jenni Rivera and Beto Cuevas, on the second season of the Mexican version of NBC’s music competition show The Voice.

Rubio and new team replace the mentors—Lucero, Espinoza Paz, Lucero, Alejandro Sanz and Alex Sintec—from La voz… México’s first season, which broke audience records.

Rubio and the mentors will advise and train a group of singers to help them improve and become better artists.

Rubio, whose musical career spans three decades, is currently promoting her most recent album Brava, which features the single “Me gustas tanto.”

The second season of La voz… México will begin airing in September on Televisa.

Jimenez Collaborating with Franco de Vita & Daddy Yankee

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Tom Castaneda

Natalia Jimenez could be called the “collaboration queen”…

Following her successful collaborations with Ricky Martin and Marc Anthony, the 30-year-old Spanish singer and former lead singer of La Quinta Estacion recently collaborated with Franco de Vita and Daddy Yankee after making her debut as a judge on a talent program in her native Spain.

Jimenez taped “Tan solo tu” with De Vita and worked on “La noche de los dos” with Daddy Yankee, a track that will appear on the Puerto Rican reggaeton star’s next album Prestige.

Meanwhile, Jimenez pulled a Jennifer Lopez and Christina Aguilera by participating in the first Season of the El numero uno, alongside Miguel Bose, Ana Torroja, Sergio Dalma and David Bustamant.

Jimenez says the experience of being a judge was “super great” and, at the same time, it gave her more television visibility in her country, which she believes has helped more people to become familiar with her.

So what’s next for Jimenez? Immersing herself in the songwriting process while preparing to launch a new album. In addition, she’s preparing to go on tour to several U.S. cities including Dallas, Chicago and Anaheim, California, as well as in Venezuela.

Rubio to Replace Lucero on Televisa’s La voz… México?

Posted on June 3, 2012 by Tom Castaneda

It’s out with the old and in with the new on Mexico’s version of The Voice… with the arrival of new coaches/mentors, including Paulina Rubio.

The 40-year-old Mexican singer, who recently released a new English-language single, has been added to the roster of coaches/mentors for coaches for the second season of Televisa’s La voz… México.

In addition to Rubio, the new coaches/mentors include Jenni Rivera, Miguel Bosé and Juanes, according to the Mexican newspaper El Universal. They replace last season’s talent, which included Espinoza Paz, Lucero, Alejandro Sanz and Alex Sintec.

Meanwhile telenovela actress Sandra Echeverría will serve as the show’s host in season two. She replaced actor Mark Tacher, who can now be seen in Univision’s telenovela Abismo de Pasión.

The new season of La voz… México is set to premiere September 9 with castings are already underway all over Mexico.

Libertad Receives Special Peruvian Medal of Honor

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Tom Castaneda

She received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Latin Recording Academy in 2009… And, now Tania Libertad is being honored once again for her 50-year artistic career.

The 59-year-old Peruvian singer has been awarded the Order of Merit for Distinguished Service in the “degree of great officer” by Peruvian Foreign Minister Rafael Roncagliolo.

“To be honored by my country not only moves me deeply but also makes me a very privileged person,” the singer told guests at the palace.

In a ceremony at the presidential palace in Lima, Roncagliolo pinned the medal on the famed Peruvian artist, who has spent more than 30 years living in Mexico.

Even though she hasn’t been physically in Peru for many years, Libertad says it’s always in her heart and in her roots.

“I began this wonderful vocation when I was a very little girl,” said Libertad, who has recorded 38 albums and sold more than 40 million copies. “Music has been my whole life and I had the luck to always have great creative people around me, great artists who taught me to stay on the right road.”

Libertad has previously said she feels regret over leaving Peru to pursue greater career opportunities in Mexico.

“In Mexico I had many more possibilities. I already live there for more than twenty years now,” she sad. “It is difficult, and it makes me sad sometimes, not to be in Peru. But when I do concerts over there, I always receive a warm welcome. They are proud of me.”

And Libertad—who has shared the stage with stars like Armando Manzanero, Miguel Bose, Pablo Milanes and Vicente Fernandez—says she’ll continue spreading the “wonderful culture of Peru” to people around the world with her music.

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