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Vicente Fernandez, Towering Icon of Mexican Music, Dies at 81
Vicente Fernández, the towering icon of Mexican ranchera music whose powerful voice defined the lives of generations of fans throughout Latin America, died Sunday morning in a hospital in Guadalajara, his family confirms. The cause was complications following surgery for a cervical spine injury after a bad fall last August. Fernández had remained hospitalized since then, in […]
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Armando Manzanero, Latin Music’s Most Enduring Composer, Dies at 85 From Coronavirus Complications
Armando Manzanero, the seminal songwriter who wrote some of the most iconic and enduring songs in the Latin American songbook has died, multiple outlets reported.
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Shakira Speaks Out on Children Separated at U.S. Southern Border: “Silence Is Dangerous”
Days before the U.S. election, the Colombian star penned a powerful essay for Time magazine amid reports that authorites are having trouble reuniting families.
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Latin Grammys: Reggaeton Gets Respect as Balvin, Bad Bunny and Ozuna Lead Nominations
Reggaetón, long under-represented or downright ignored in the main categories of the Latin Grammys, seems to finally be seeing its day of reckoning, with three reggaetón stars – J Balvin, Bad Bunny and Ozuna — leading the list of nominations.
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Ozuna Breaks Record as Top Winner Ever at Billboard Latin Music Awards: See Complete Winners List
Ozuna took home 11 awards, including the coveted artist of the year prize, and became the biggest winner in a single year in the history of the Billboard Latin Music Awards Thursday night.
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Grammys: “Despacito” Noms Signal Major Moment for Spanish-Language Music
Luis Fonsi's and Daddy Yankee's son is up for record and song of the year and best pop duo/group performance.
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Lin-Manuel Miranda to Receive President’s Merit Award at Latin Grammys
James Corden is hosting the 60th Grammys on Jan. 28 at Madison Square Garden in New York.
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Latin Grammys Suspend Nominees Announcement Following Mexico Earthquake
At least 226 people have died in the 7.1-magnitude quake.
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Billboard Latin Music Awards: Winners List
Nicky Jam was the top winner with six awards, while the late Juan Gabriel was named artist of the year at the ceremony, which took place Thursday night.
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Billboard Latin Music Awards: Full List of Finalists
Nicky Jam and Shakira top the list of finalists for the 2017 Billboard Latin Music Awards.
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Marc Anthony’s Magnus Media Forms Joint Venture With Pulse Music Group
The JV seeks to expand a music publishing division and creative team and sign Latin songwriters, producers and artists.
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Olympics 2016 Official Theme Song Video Released
The music video to "Alma e Coração" (Soul and Heart), performed by samba star Thiaquinho and featuring rapper Projota, was released Sunday.
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