Nicky Jam & J Balvin to Take Part in “Mano a Mano” Panel at Billboard Latin Music Conference

Posted on April 20, 2017 by Tom Castaneda

It’s all hands on deck for Nicky Jam and J Balvin…

The reggaetón superstars will be going head to head in the newly announced panel “Superstar Mano a Mano” at the Billboard Latin Music Conference.

J Balvin & Nicky Jam

The 36-year-old Puerto Rican and Dominican American singer and the 31-year-old Colombian star, who are good friends, will talk about the state of Latin music, social responsibility and the genre’s global domination.

Nicky Jam and Balvin’s “Mano a Mano” is set to take place on April 26 at the Ritz-Carlton in Miami. Both chart-topping artists are Billboard Latin Music Awards finalists and will also perform at the ceremony April 27.

Other superstar-packed panels to be held at the conference include Socializing Maluma, Iconic Singer/Songwriter Q&A with Residente, and the Legends Q&A featuring Miguel Bosé.

The Billboard Latin Music Awards are the culmination of the Billboard Latin Music Conference, taking place April 24-27 at the Ritz Carlton Miami Beach.

Medrano to Participate at This Year’s Billboard Latin Music Conference

Posted on March 19, 2017 by Tom Castaneda

Manuel Medrano is representing the next generation of hitmakers…

The 29-year-old Colombian singer and songwriter will speak at the “I Write the Song, the New Generation” panel at this year’s Billboard Latin Music Conference.

Medrano will be joined by fellow hitmakers Joss Favela, Servando, Horacio Palencia, Erika Ender and The Rude Boyz on the panel..

Medrano is a Latin Grammy-winning singer/songwriter known for his romantic ballads like “Una y otra vez“; regional Mexican singer Favela is ASCAP‘s 2016 & 2017 songwriter of the year; while Palencia is a five-time BMI songwriter of the year.

Servando is the songwriter behind Enrique Iglesias‘ Grammy-nominated hit “Duele el corazón“; Ender co-wrote Luis Fonsi‘s chart-topping hit “Despacito“; and to round out the panelists are The Rude Boyz, hitmakers behind Shakira’s “Chantaje” and Maluma’s “Borró cassette.”

The “I Write the Song” panel will take place April 26. Other confirmed panels and panelists include “Socializing Maluma” featuring the Colombian superstar; “The Latin Trap Panel” with artists like Farruko, Ozuna and Bad Bunny; and the memoirs and biopics panel titled “Me, Me, Me” with Ednita Nazario.

The 2017 Billboard Latin Music Conference will kick off on April 24 with more panels and panelists set to be announced in the upcoming weeks leading up the conference.

The conference will take place on April 24-27 at the Ritz Carlton Miami Beach. To register, visit BillboardLatinConference.com.

Nazario to Serve as Guest Speaker at the Billboard Latin Music Conference

Posted on February 26, 2017 by Tom Castaneda

It’ll be all about “me” for Ednita Nazario in April…

The 61-year-old Puerto Rican singer-songwriter and Latin Grammy-winning artist will be a guest speaker at the newly announced panel discussion “Me, Me, Me” at the 2017 Billboard Latin Music Conference.

Other speakers on the panel, which will explore why Latin stars are a “hot commodity for memoirs and biopics,” include Creative Artists Agency agent Bruno del Granado, Luis Balaguer (CEO and co-founder — along with Sofía Vergara — of Latin World Entertainment), and executive producer and literary agent Raymond García (known for negotiating memoir deals for superstars like Gloria Estefan, Ricky Martin and Jennifer Lopez).

Nazario is releasing her autobiography, Una Vida, on May 2, 2017 via Penguin/Random House.

“Many people will be surprised by some of the anecdotes,” Nazario tells People en Español. “Some were evident, others not. What I want to do with the book is let them discover that part that I kept private. “

The Billboard Latin Music Conference will kick off April 24 in Miami with other panels like “Superstar Q&A’s” and marquee sessions like the “Urban Music Panel,” the “Divas Panel” and “How I Wrote that Song, the New Generation.”

Colombian superstar Maluma was previously announced as a panelist taking center stage at the 2017 Billboard Latin Music Conference on the new panel, “Socializing Maluma.”

The chart-topping artist and also a seven-time 2017 Billboard Latin Music Awards finalist will give the audience an inside look on how he works his social media.

The Billboard Latin Music Awards are the culmination of the Billboard Latin Music Conference, taking place April 24-27 at the Ritz Carlton Miami Beach. To register, visit www.billboardlatinconference.com.

Cala to Give Keynote Address at the Billboard Latin Music Conference

Posted on March 21, 2015 by Tom Castaneda

Ismael Cala is turning up the power…

The 45-year-old Cuban journalist, producer and television presenter will give the opening keynote address at the 2015 Billboard Latin Music Conference.

Cala, the host of the CNN en Español show Cala will speak on “Turning the Power of Listening into Profit” on Tuesday April 28 at the Ritz-Carlton Miami Beach, as part of the annual Latin music business event.

A celebrated figure in the Latin industry, Cala is the face of one of the top rated shows in Latin programming, an intimate platform in which he sits down and discusses the lives and careers of politicians, writers, philosophers, artists, celebrities, and other notable international figures.

At the Billboard Latin Music Conference, Cala will speak about the inspiration that makes for successful business enterprises through his own personal experiences, as well as lessons he’s learned through years of interviewing and working alongside some of the world’s most successful people.

Cala was born in Santiago de Cuba, and holds a degree in Art History from the Universidad de Oriente. He graduated with honors from the school of communications at the University of York in Toronto, Canada where he received a degree in Television Production.

Santos to Participate in Exclusive Q&A at This Year’s Billboard Latin Music Conference

Posted on January 31, 2015 by Tom Castaneda

Romeo Santos is ready to open up about his career successes…

The 33-year-old Puerto Rican/Dominican American singer-songwriter, who ended 2014 as Billboard‘s Latin Artist of the Year thanks to sustained sales, airplay and a strong social presence, will take part in an exclusive question-and-answer session at the 26^th annual Billboard Latin Music Conference taking place April 27-29 at the Ritz-Carlton Miami Beach.

Santos will sit with Billboard’s Leila Cobo on a session April 28 to discuss the success of his album Formula, Vol. 2, his appearance in the films Furious 7 and Angry Birds, his social strategy, his two sold-out Yankee Stadium shows, his appeal as a bilingual Latino and his upcoming tour, among other subjects.

Santos has redefined the term crossover with his groundbreaking collaborations with the likes of Nicki Minaj and Drake, while performing his contemporary take on bachata, the traditional music of the Dominican Republic.

With more No. 1 chart hits than any other Latin music artist this decade, according to Billboard, Santos closed out 2014 with his 10^th No. 1 single as a soloist; this in addition to previous hits as the lead singer of Aventura.

“This has been the year of Romeo Santos,” said Cobo. “He’s an extraordinary songwriter, performer and artist who has carved out his place as one of the most distinctive acts of his generation.”

The Billboard Latin Music Conference is the longest-running event dedicated to Latin music. Every year, the conference draws hundreds of industry executives, top Latin music artists, leading brand marketers, national radio programmers, prominent producers, and many more for four days of provocative presentations and panel discussions, exclusive Q&A’s, compelling case studies, cutting-edge artist showcases, and exclusive networking events.

The Conference culminates with the Billboard Latin Music Awards, a three-hour multi-million dollar production that will broadcast live on Telemundo on Thursday, April 30 at 8:00 pm ET.

Santos joins a growing roster of stellar speakers and artists that also includes J Balvin, Justin Quiles, Plan B, Luis Coronel and Farruko.

Registration information can be found at BillboardLatinConference.com. You can follow the event on Twitter via the hashtag #BBLATIN.

J Balvin to Speak at the 2015 Billboard Latin Music Conference

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Tom Castaneda

Forget singing! J Balvin is ready to speak…

The 29-year-old Colombian reggaeton singer, the breakout Latino artist of 2014, is set to headline a panel during the 2015 Billboard Latin Music Conference.

Balvin, who just scored his first No. 1 on Billboard’s Latin Pop Airplay chart, will join other urban music acts who’ve made memorable impacts in this year’s charts during the “New Latin Urban Movement” panel as part of the conference, which is taking place April 27-29 at the Ritz Carlton Miami Beach.

Balvin’s success — he’s notched two No. 1s on Billboard‘s Latin Rhythm and Latin Airplay charts in the past year and toured with Enrique Iglesias and Pitbull — has triggered a wave of interest in a new generation of urban acts who’ve gained considerable chart success in the past year.

“It’s a new school,” said Balvin, whose hits include party anthem “6 a.m.“(feat. Farruko) and “Ay Vamos,” currently at No. 1 on the Latin Rhythm Airplay chart.

The Billboard Latin Music Conference culminates with the Billboard Latin Music Awards, airing live on Telemundo April 30.

To register for the Billboard Latin Music conference, visit BillboardLatinConference.com.

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