June 23, 2009

By By Leila Cobo, Miami

Regional Mexican singer/songwriter Alicia Villarreal, former lead singer of Grupo Limite, has signed a worldwide, co-publishing agreement with Sony/ATV Music Publishing. Sony/ATV will now exclusively administer Villarreal?s catalog, Camixes Publishing, LLC, worldwide.

Villareral?s publishing was previously signed with Warner Chappell, and her Billboard-charting hits include ?Pasi?n,? ?Sentimientos,? ?Te Qued? Grande la Yegua? and ?Toque de Amor.?

Villarreal spent many years with L?mite before launching her solo career in 2001. Her last album, 2006?s ?Orgullo de Mujer,? cracked the Billboard 200, and her new album, ?La Jefa,? was released today on Fonovisa Records.

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