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.

Wisin to Take Part in Pop + Urban-Themed Panel at Billboard Latin Music Conference

Posted on April 18, 2017 by Tom Castaneda

Wisin is ready for the perfect marriage…

The 38-year-old Puerto Rican rapper/singer, whose real name is Juan Luis Morera Luna, will appear at this year’s Billboard Latin Music Conference.

Wisin will take part in the panel discussion “Pop + Urban = The Perfect Marriage” alongside Mexican pop trio Reik, trap rising sensation Ozuna, Colombian vallenato singer Silvestre Dangond and ChocQuibTown‘s Tostao.

The discussion, focused on urban/reggaetón/pop fusions dominating the Billboard charts, will be moderated by iHeart Radio‘s Enrique Santos.

The Pop + Urban panel will take place April 25 at the Ritz Carlton in Miami Beach.

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.

To register, visit BillboardLatinConference.com.

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.

Farruko to Take Part in This Year’s Billboard Latin Music Conference

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Tom Castaneda

Farruko has been caught in a Trap…

The 25-year-old Puerto Rican singer and songwriter and urban superstar will take part in Billboard’s “The Latin Trap Panel,” which will take place at the annual Billboard Latin Music Conference in Miami.

Other speakers include up-and-coming reggaetón/trap artists like Ozuna and Noriel, Bryant Myers, Bad Bunny, Messiah, producer Santana and Jonathan Gandarilla, president of Ganda Entertainment.

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

Other confirmed panels include “Socializing Maluma,” featuring the Colombian superstar himself in a Q&A about social media, and Ednita Nazario, who will be joined by top agents in the panel “Me, Me, Me” — a discussion on why Latin stars are now a “hot commodity for memoirs and biopics.”

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.

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.

Maluma to Lead Social Media Panel at 2017 Billboard Latin Music Conference

Posted on February 9, 2017 by Tom Castaneda

Maluma is getting social…

The 23-year-old Colombian singer-songwriter will take center stage at the will take center stage at the 2017 Billboard Latin Music Conference.

Maluma, who recently topped the charts with Shakira on their massive hit “Chantaje,” will be part of the new panel, “Socializing Maluma.”

With more than 24 million followers on Facebook, 20 million on Instagram and 3.5 million on Twitter, Maluma will give the audience an inside look on how he works his social media.

Recently, Maluma became the sixth act — and the youngest ever — to concurrently hold the No. 1 and No. 2 spots on Billboard’s Latin Airplay chart, with “Sin contrato” and “Chantaje.” At 23-years-old he’s had five No. 1’s so far on the Latin Airplay chart, including “Borró cassette” and “El perdedor.”

The reggaetonero was also announced as a finalist for the 2017 Billboard Latin Music Awards. He has seven entries including social artist of the year and hot Latin songs artist of the year, male.

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