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New Mexican Station To Debut In Austin
November 20, 2009 - Latin
Emmis Communications will unveil a new regional Mexican station in Austin, Texas, on Monday, Nov. 30. » Full Story
Jencarlos' ‘Buscame’ Debuts High On Latin Chart
November 19, 2009 - Latin
In what may be the highest-ever first-week position on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart from a debut act with independent distribution, Jencarlos' "Búscame" debuts this week at No. 2. » Full Story
Digital, Limited CD Release For Janina
November 19, 2009 - Latin
Janina's self-titled album will street physically Nov. 20 as a retail exclusive in Puerto Rico and in digital format three days later. » Full Story
Goliath Festival Looks To Draw 50K Attendees In First Year
November 19, 2009 - Touring
Some of Mexico's top alternative music acts are scheduled to join the Black Eyed Peas Dec. 5 at Goliath Festival, a new massive event at Alameda Poniente park in Mexico City. » Full Story
YouTube Gets Hispanic Shows In Univision Deal
November 18, 2009 - Latin
Spanish-language media company Univision Communications Inc said on Monday it has reached an agreement to feature short and full-length programs on Google Inc's online video site YouTube. » Full Story
Spanish Digital Effort To Tackle Piracy Unveiled
November 18, 2009 - Global | Digital and Mobile
Spain's battle against digital piracy has scored a double victory at the third International Forum of Digital Content (Ficod) in Madrid. » Full Story
2010 Billboard Latin Music Awards Heads To Puerto Rico
November 17, 2009 - Latin
The 2010 Billboard Latin Music Awards will take place in Puerto Rico, marking the first time the show goes on the road from its traditional Miami homebase. » Full Story
Ideas Music Store Cuts Track Prices
November 16, 2009 - Digital and Mobile
Mexico's Ideas Telcel digital music store has cut per-track prices to 10 pesos, or about 77 cents. » Full Story
Spain's Luz Casal Honored By French Govt
November 16, 2009 - Global
Spanish singer Luz Casal has received France's prestigious National Order of Arts and Letters from French culture minister Frederic Mitterrand in Paris. » Full Story
Latin Briefs: Allison Iraheta, Dia de los Muertos Festival
November 13, 2009 - Latin
Allison Iraheta readies “El Viernes Te Olvido Yo," for Latin radio; Dia de los Muertos headed to Atlanta. » Full Story
Los 40 Principales Aiming For Growth In Latin America
November 13, 2009 - Global | Latin
Spain's Top 40 radio network Los 40 Principales already controls more than 600 stations in eight Latin American countries, but aims to lead the format in all Spanish-speaking countries in the region, plus the Latin market in the United States. » Full Story
Telemundo Names Lamadrid VP Of Specials
November 12, 2009 - Latin
Pilar Lamadrid has been named VP of specials for Telemundo. » Full Story
Jenni Rivera Takes Top Honor At Premios De La Radio
November 11, 2009 - Latin
Rivera was named artist of the year and female soloist of the year, while Larry Hernandez was named best new artist at the Los Angeles ceremony. » Full Story
Briefs: Fito Paez, E1 Entertainment, MusicSkins
November 10, 2009 - Indies | Publishing
Argentine rock icon Fito Paez has signed a worldwide multi-album publishing deal with peermusic; E1 Entertainment and MusicSkins have signed a distribution deal. » Full Story
Alejandro Sanz Launches Comeback Album In Madrid
November 10, 2009 - Global | Latin
Alejandro Sanz has launched his first studio album in three years, "Paraíso Express" (Warner), in Madrid. » Full Story
Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza Starts Nov. 15
November 09, 2009 - Latin
The 15th annual Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza in San Antonio kicks off its week of competitions, workshops, school and community performances Nov. 15-22. » Full Story
Juan Gabriel Steals Show, Calle 13 Sweep Latin Grammys
November 05, 2009 - Latin
Urban duo Calle 13, which led nominations for the 10th annual Latin Grammys, were also the lead winners of the evening, taking home five Latin Grammys. But the big star of the 10th annual Latin Grammy Awards, which aired live on the Univision network from Las Vegas’ Mandalay Bay Events Center, was Latin Recording Academy person of the year Juan Gabriel. » Full Story
Austin's KXXS, KHHL Dropped From BDS Latin Panels
November 05, 2009 - Latin
The stations, owned by Border Media Partners, flipped to English last weekend. » Full Story
Ednita Nazario's 'Soy' Tallies Strong First-Week
November 05, 2009 - Latin | Retail
Puerto Rican singer Ednita Nazario debuts on top of the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart with her set "Soy" (Sony Latin), notching the highest first week sales for a female Latin act so far this year. » Full Story
Calle 13 Leads Nominations For Latin Grammys
November 05, 2009 - Latin
With nominations in five categories including album of the year, the Puerto Rican reggaeton duo Calle 13 is a favorite to win a Latin Grammy in Las Vegas. » Full Story
Carlos Baute Triumphs At Premios Ondas
November 05, 2009 - Global | Latin
Madrid-based Venezuelan singer Carlos Baute crowned "the year of Baute" by lifting two of the six music awards at Spain's 56th Premios Ondas gala in Barcelona. » Full Story
Latin Grammys Honor Juan Gabriel
November 05, 2009 - Latin
Juan Gabriel was feted as the Latin Academy's 2009 Person of the year in an evening that culminated with him singing accompanied by his mariachi band for nearly an hour, often standing on tables and chairs in the middle of the audience. » Full Story
Emotions Run High At Lifetime Achievement, Trustees Awards
November 04, 2009 - Latin
A cadre of veteran acts and ambassadors of Latin culture received Lifetime Achievement Awards and Trustees Awards from the Latin Recording Academy during a ceremony held Nov. 4. » Full Story
Juan Gabriel To Perform At Latin Grammys
November 03, 2009 - Latin
The show looks like it'll go on for Juan Gabriel in Las Vegas, where he's being honored tomorrow night as the Latin Recording Academy's Person of the Year before performing on the Latin Grammys telecast Thursday night. » Full Story
Latin Briefs: Alicia Keys, Latin Grammys, EMI, UMLE
November 03, 2009 - | Latin
Alicia Keys will perform with Alejandro Sanz on Thursday’s Latin Grammy telecast and more. » Full Story


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