Prince Royce to Perform at Launch of MAC Cosmetics’ Selena-Inspired Collection

Prince Royce is headed to Selena country…

The 27-year-old Dominican American singer will serve as the special guest performer for a day-long product experience to launch MAC CosmeticsSelena Quintanilla-inspired collection.

Prince Royce

The launch event will occur in the late Tejano legend’s hometown of Corpus Christi on September 30.

Royce will perform throughout the day, along with confirmed DJs like Valissa, Lola Langusta, Val Fleury and Posso.

The Quintanilla family is also set to perform.

The free event will take place at the American Bank Center in partnership with Dillard’s departments store, where fans will be able to get their hands on the Selena MAC multi-product collection, including lipsticks, blush, eye shadows and more.

The makeup line honoring the “Amor prohibido” singer will hit MAC stores in October.

Gabriel’s Death Causes Spike in Sales & Streams of His Catalog

Juan Gabriel’s death continues to impact the music charts…

The Mexican singer’s death on August 28 has caused a spike in sales and streams of the his repertoire.

Juan Gabriel

JuanGa’s U.S. album sales jumped to 37,000 in the week ending September 1, up 846 percent from the previous week.

Five of his albums dot Billboard’s Top Latin Albums chart (dated September 17), with four in the tally’s top 10. His Los Duo 2 ranks the highest, hopping 5-2 (up 1,412 percent to 9,000 copies). The last album he released in his lifetime (on Aug. 5), Vestido de Etiqueta: Por Eduardo Magallenes, slides 1-3 (despite a 192 percent jump in sales, to 5,000 copies) after crowning the September 3 and September 10-dated charts.

Gabriel becomes only the third act to have five simultaneous top 10s. He joins two other acts who achieved the distinction in death: Selena (who died in 1995) and Joan Sebastian (2015) each had five albums in the top 10 in the weeks following their deaths.

Gabriel, who began his career in the early 1970s, has placed a total of 32 albums on the chart (since it began in 1993).

He concurrently holds the top nine spots on the Latin Catalog Albums chart (led by his former Top Latin Albums No. 1, Mis Numero 1 … 40 Aniversario, 9,000 copies — up 1,370 percent). At No. 2, his 2014 set Los Duo, which finished as the top Latin album of the year on Billboard’s 2015 year-end charts.

Latin Catalog Albums Chart Rank (dated Sept. 17):
Rank, Title
No. 1, Mis Numero 1…40 Aniversario
No. 2, Los Duo
No. 3, Mis 40 En Bellas Artes (Parte 1)
No. 4, Mis 40 En Bellas Artes
No. 5, Los Gabriel…Cantan A Mexico (with Ana Gabriel)
No. 6, La Historia Del Divo
No. 7, Frente a Frente (with Ana Gabriel)
No. 8, Mis 40 En Bellas Artes (Parte 2)
No. 9, Los Gabriel…Para Ti (with Ana Gabriel)

On the Hot Latin Songs chart, which blends airplay, sales and streaming, 10 Gabriel tracks make the list. Only Sebastian has placed more songs on the chart at the same time, when he held 11 spots after his death (Aug. 1, 2015 chart).

Gabriel’s classic 1984 track “Querida” leads the entries at No. 4. It’s his highest charting song since 2001’s “Abrazame Muy Fuerte” reached No. 1. The Hot Latin Songs chart launched 30 years ago, and Gabriel’s “Yo No Se Que Me Paso” was the first No. 1 on the inaugural chart (Oct. 4, 1986). The posthumous entries give Gabriel a total of 36 career-charting songs on the list, with 20 having reached the top 10 (and seven No. 1s).

All of Gabriel’s tracks that debut or re-enter on Hot Latin Songs are powered primarily by streams. “Querida” leads with 2.4 million domestic plays during the week, while “Asi Fue” and “Hasta Que Te Conoci” follow with nearly 2 million streams each. Gabriel’s total on-demand audio and video streams increase 1,099 percent, to 52.9 million weekly U.S. plays.

Increased digital sales spur 21 Gabriel songs onto the 50-position Latin Digital Songs chart, the second-most simultaneous songs on the chart after Jenni Rivera placed 24 charting titles following her death in 2012.

“Querida” fronts the debuts, arriving at No. 4 (4,000 downloads). Overall digital song sales for Gabriel increased 3,045 percent, to 54,000 downloads, in the most recent week.

Universal Latin Music to Release Limited Edition Vinyl of Selena’s “Ones” Compilation Album

Selena is getting the vinyl treatment…

The late Mexican American singer-songwriter’s family has announced plans to release a limited-edition purple vinyl of La Reina de la Musica Tejana’s compilation album Oneswhich was released back in 2002.

Selena

Universal Latin Music Entertainment will debut the special 20-song vinyl on October 14.

The set will include an all new medley mash-up of classics like “Amor prohibido“, “Como la flor” and “Si una vez“, remixed by Selena’s brother A.B. Quintanilla.

The vinyl edition of Ones is now available for pre-order here.

MAC to Premiere Its Selena World Line in Corpus Christi Next Month

It looks like Selena fans will be seeing (shades of) red next month…

The new MAC make-up line named for the late singer, known as La Reina de la Musica Tejana, will have its premiere at the American Bank Center in the singer’s home town of Corpus Christi, TX on September 30.

Selena

The MAC Selena World premiere, presented in partnership with Dillard’s department store, will be a day-long “product experience” where fans can buy the cosmetics before they are available in stores in October, as well as see the Quintanilla family perform with an as yet-unrevealed guest performer. DJs will part of the day’s entertainment, as well as make-up demonstrations.

Anticipating the big multi-generational crowds that can be expected to flock to the arena for the event, the cosmetics company has posted detailed instructions for attending – and lining up outside for world premiere, cautioning that “once the arena reaches capacity, doors will be closed to entry” to the free-admission event. View screens will be set up outside the arena, which has a maximum capacity of 10,000.

Doors open at 10 am, and the Quintanilla Family is set to perform at 8 p.m. The Selena

make-up will be available for purchase at the event until stock sells out.

Selena’s sister Suzette Quintanilla unveiled the full make-up collection in May via Persicope. It features lipsticks named for the beloved singer’s hits like “Dreaming of You” and “Amor Prohibido.”

Selena, who was only 23 when she died, was known for her bright red lips and a personal style that has influenced thousands of female fans.

Selena to be Immortalized with Her Own Wax Figure at Madame Tussauds Hollywood

Selena Quintanilla fans, prepare to wax nostalgic…

After a formal online petition held by the La Reina de La Musica Tejana’s fans, representatives of Madame Tussauds announced that the late Tejano singer will be immortalized with her own wax figure.

Selena Quintanilla

Quintanilla’s wax-figure unveiling will be in commemoration of the 21st anniversary of her last studio album, Dreaming of You.

Madame Tussauds Hollywood’s sculptors and artists’ team of experts researched and captured Selena’s authentic likeness, iconic pose and expression, signature hairstyle, makeup and wardrobe, after traveling to the Selena Museum in Corpus Christi, Texas, for an initial meeting with the Quintanilla family.

“At Madame Tussauds, our figures represent icons who have made a significant impact on our culture,” Colin Thomas, general manager of Madame Tussauds Hollywood, said in a statement. “Her influence has transcended generations and her passionate fans continue to be inspired by her to this day. We recognize this, and in response, we are proud to join her fans in celebrating her legacy by immortalizing her,” he added.

Selena Quintanilla

Valued at approximately $350,000, the figure will be dressed in a re-created stage look from Selena’s concert held at the Memorial Coliseum in Corpus Christi, Texas, on Feb 7, 1993. The performance was recorded for the album Selena Live!, which won the Grammy for best Mexican/American album in 1994.

Meanwhile, Selena’s sister Suzette Quintanilla expressed her gratitude on behalf of her family. “This is yet another step in making sure that her legacy lives on and that her fans new and old can appreciate her as a person, an artist and one whom we can all identify with,” she said.

The official unveiling will take place at Madame Tussauds Hollywood on August 30.

Lopez to Bring a Taste of the Bronx to Her Las Vegas Residency

Jennifer Lopez isn’t forgetting her roots…

The 46-year-old Puerto Rican singer/actress and American Idol judge plans to bring a taste of the Bronx to Las Vegas for her residency next year.

Jennifer Lopez

La Lopez, who covers the November issue of Ocean Drive, reveals in the interview with the magazine how she plans to pay homage to her New York roots during her upcoming shows at Planet Hollywood.

“I want it to be a high-energy, Bronx kind of block party,” Lopez tells the publication. “The most exciting shows make you dance, and scream, and jump up and down. I want people to really let loose…. I’m just looking to do the best Jennifer Lopez show anyone has ever seen.”

J.Lo goes on sharing what else fans can expect from her residency, saying that she’ll cover different songs by fellow female singers at each concert in addition to performing her own tracks. “I want the show to be always changing, so it’s a unique experience every time – one night a Selena song, and another maybe something by Diana Ross.”

J.Lo’s residency, titled “All I Have“, is scheduled to start on January 20.

Selena to Get Her Own “Walking, Talking, Singing and Dancing” Hologram

Selena Quintanilla’s legacy may soon live on through a special hologram…

The late queen of Tejano music is getting her own hologram, as revealed on her official Facebook page.

Selena Quintanilla

Called “Selena The One,” the hologram is described as a “walking, talking, singing, and dancing, digital embodiment” of the Grammy-winning singer.

The hologram “will release new songs and videos, will collaborate with current hit artists, and aims to go on tour in 2018,” according to the statement.

The company behind the project is Nevada-based Acrovirt LLC, an independent tech company in the business of “developing and commercializing the Digitized Human Essence with unparalleled interactivity.”

According to Acrovirt LLC co-CEO Terry Kennedy (via his LinkedIn page), “Acrovirt has entered into research and development partnerships with the best neuroscience universities, to leverage Acrovirt’s technologies that impose an individuals’ biological information into a digital environment. Using detailed individual personalized functions spanning the mind, brain and body, the individual’s Digitized Human Essence will autonomously learn and react on behalf of its human counterpart’s. The Digital Human Essence’s will have the abilities to interact in various online forms in entertainment, sports, shopping, education and file sharing opportunities.”

The site SelenaTheOne.com states that an IndieGoGo campaign aims to raise 500,000 in support of its creation. The project has already secured a media partnership from the San Diego Latino Film Festival.

Last year, Selena’s father Abraham Quintanilla told the Associated Press that the creation of a hologram modeled after his daughter was more complicated than anticipated, citing costs and technical limitations. “The prices are ridiculous and it requires the transportation of tons of equipment,” he told AP after meeting with San Diego-based AV Concepts, which was involved in the projection of the Tupac hologram at Coachella in 2012.

Selena’s brother A.B. Quintanilla told AP that after their meeting with AV Concepts in 2013, “we all decided that it wasn’t enough for the fans…she looked like a ghost. The image was not well defined.”

Lopez to Serve as a Presenter at This Year’s Academy Awards Ceremony

Jennifer Lopez has a date with Oscar…

The 45-year-old Puerto Rican actress, singer and American Idol judge has been added to the list of presenters for this year’s Academy Awards show.

Jennifer Lopez

Lopez, rose to acclaim after starring in Selena, has more than 25 films to her credit.

She joins a roster that includes the following new additons: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Chris Evans, Dakota Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz, Eddie Murphy and Margot Robbie.

Previously announced presenters include Zoë Saldaña and Jared Leto.

Neil Patrick Harris hosts the 87th ceremony, which will air live on ABC on Sunday, February 22, from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.

Lopez to Serve as a Presenter at the 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards

Jennifer Lopez has a golden responsibility this weekend…

The 45-year-old Puerto Rican actress/singer and American Idol judge is among the second batch of presenters announced today by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) for the 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards.

Jennifer Lopez

Lopez, who received a Golden Globe nomination in 1998 for her breakout role in Selena, joins a list of presenters that includes Jennifer Aniston, Kate Beckinsale, Bryan Cranston, Jamie Dornan, Colin Firth, Jane Fonda, Harrison Ford, Bill Hader, Katherine Heigl, Dakota Johnson, Adam Levine, Matthew McConaughey, Seth Meyers, Lupita Nyong’o, Jeremy Renner, Meryl Streep, Lily Tomlin, Vince Vaughn, and Kerry Washington.

They will join previously announced presenters; Amy Adams, Adrien Brody, Robert Downey Jr., Anna Farris, Ricky Gervais, Kevin Hart, Salma Hayek, Kate Hudson, Gwyneth Paltrow, Chris Pratt, Channing Tatum, Kristen Wiig, Owen Wilson and Catherine Zeta-Jones.

The ceremony, hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler for the third year in a row, will air on Sunday, January 11 live coast-to-coast on NBC with the pre-show from 4-5 PM (PST)/7-8 PM (EST), and main telecast from 5-8 PM (PST)/8-11 PM (EST) from the Beverly Hilton.

Rivera’s Latest Set “1 Vida – 3 Historias” Reaches No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Latin Albums Chart

She may be gone, but Jenni Rivera’s legacy lives on…

Two years after a plane crash claimed her life, the late Mexican American singer-songwriter returns to the summit on Billboard’s Top Latin Albums chart with 1 Vida – 3 Historias: Metamorfosis – Despedida de Culican – Jenni Vive 2013.

Jenni Rivera

The special set from La Diva de la Banda sold 4,000 copies in its first week according to Nielsen, giving Rivera her sixth (and fourth consecutive) No. 1 on the chart.

Among women, only Selena has more No. 1 albums, with seven leaders.

Rivera is also the highest-ranked woman on Billboard‘s year-end Top Latin Artists chart, ranking at No. 5. The next-highest female artist is Shakira, at No. 32.