Daddy Yankee is giving Zumba fans some serious hoop dreams…
The 40-year-old Puerto Rican singer, rapper and songwriter has joined forces with Zumba to create another instant hit for the Latin workout franchise.
It’s called “Hula Hoop,” and, true to its name, the choreography for the track involves a lot of hip swiveling. But there’s no plastic ring required to do this dance.
Yankee’s “Hula Hoop” – not to be mistaken with Omi’s hit song of the same name – was born out of the remix of the Puerto Rican star’s “Shaky Shaky,” in which the “hula hoop” lyric and dance moves were first used.
The new song and choreography will be coming to a Zumba class near you soon.
Bruno Mars is celebrating a Funktastic 2015 in the United Kingdom…
The 30-year-old part-Puerto Rican singer’s retro blockbuster collaboration with Mark Ronson, “Uptown Funk,” was the top track in the U.K. last year.
The song spent seven weeks at No. 1 and chalked up combined sales and streams of 1.76 million to finish 2015 at the peak of the Official Charts Company’s end-of-year chart, well ahead of tracks by OMI and Hozier.
“Uptown Funk” registered 39 weeks in the Top 40 before finally departing in October. Its total combined U.K. sales since release in November 2014 now top 2.25 million, according to the OCC.
The song, lifted from Ronson’s fourth studio album Uptown Special, proved to be an unstoppable force on both sides of the Atlantic.
“Uptown Funk” spent 14 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, a feat tied for second behind the 16-week reign of Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men’s “One Sweet Day.”
No other song has spent so long at the U.S. summit during the 2010s.
Ronson, who is based in the U.S. but was born in London, won British single of the year for “Uptown Funk” at the 2015 Brit Awards and he’s a former Brit Award winner for male artist of the year.
Check out the Official Top 40 Biggest Songs of 2015 list here.
Kirstie Maldonado is Square-ing up for New Years Eve…
The 23-year-old half-Mexican, part Spanish-American singer and her fellow Pentatonix members have been added to the list of performers for this year’s Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest in Times Square, New York City.
It will be Pentatonix’s first appearance on the annual holiday extravaganza.
In addition to Pentatonix, the list of recently added performers includes Nick Jonas, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, and Joe Jonas-fronted DNCE.
Additionally, Alessia Cara, OMI and Nathan Sykes will join the fun of the New Year festivities.
In Los Angeles, there will be the West Coast celebration hosted by Fergieand will feature the last performance from One Direction before their indefinite hiatus.
Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve will broadcast live at 8 p.m. EST on Thursday, December 31 on ABC.
The 24-year-old Mexican singer/actor will join Zoe Saldaña, Rita Moreno, Miguel Bose, Yandel, Julieta Venegas, Leslie Grace, Victor Manuelle, current nominees including René Camacho, Pedro Capó and Aída Cuevas and over a dozen other Latin personalities in presenting awards at the Latin Grammys on Thursday night.
A total of 22 well-known presenters will cross the stage at the 16th annual Latin Grammy Awards, joining 32 performers, including Fifth Harmony, Latin chart-topping artists Nicky Jam and J Balvin, OMI of “Cheerleader” fame, Ricky Martin, regional Mexican star Espinoza Paz, urban sensation Maluma and six-time Grammy winners Banda el Recodo. Will Smith is set to appear with Colombian duo Bomba Estereo, and Latin Recording AcademyPerson of the Year Roberto Carlos will also perform.
The show will be broadcast live on the Univision Network Thursday night (Nov. 19) at 8 p.m. ET/PT from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Actress Roselyn Sanchez and model and Univison presenter Jacqueline Bracamontes will host the awards.
Ally Brooke Hernandez, Camila Cabello and Lauren Jauregui are ready to make their Latin Grammys debut.
The Latina singers and their fellow Fifth Harmony members have been added to the performance lineup for this year’s awards show.
No word on what song the all-girl group, named to this year’s Billboard 21 Under 21 list, will perform, but the ladies did release a Spanish version of their hit single “Worth It.” Entitled “(Worth It) Dame Esta Noche,” was released earlier this summer.
In addition to Fifth Harmony, the Latin Recording Academy has booked OMI, Ricky Martin, Espinoza Paz, Maluma and Banda el Recodo to take the stage at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas on November 19 for Latin music’s biggest night.
Six-time Grammy winners Banda El Recodo, Latin urban phenom Maluma and regional Mexican star Paz each received one nomination this year — best banda album for Mi Vicio Más Grande, best urban performance for “El Tiki,” and best regional song for “Perdí La Pose,” respectively.
Pop idol Martin is also among this year’s nominees, having scored three nods: record of the year and song of the year for “Disparo Al Corazón” and best contemporary pop vocal album for A Quien Quiera Escuchar.
Previously announced performers include Julión Álvarez, Bomba Estéreo with Will Smith, J Balvin, Choc Quib Town, Silvestre Dangond, Nicky Jam, Natalia Jiménez, Natalia Lafourcade, Juan Luis Guerra, Major Lazer and mØ,Matisse, and Raquel Sofía.
Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year Roberto Carlos will also grace the stage for a special performance.
