Reik is a Mexican pop rock band from Mexicali,Baja California,formed in 2003 by Jesús Alberto Navarro Rosas,Julio Ramírez Eguía,and Gilberto Marín Espinoza (guitar). The group's first five albums have been classified as Latin pop,but the group has since transitioned to a more urban-influenced sound since 2015. Reik has won a Latin Billboard Music Award,four Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica awards,and a Latin Grammy.
Marco Antonio Solís Sosa is a Mexican musician,singer,composer,and record producer.
Latin Rhythm Airplay is an airplay-only chart published weekly by Billboard that ranks the most popular songs being played on Hispanic rhythmic/hurban radio stations in the United States. The music typically heard on these stations include reggaeton,Hispanic R&B and hip hop,rhythmic pop/dance,and crossovers from English-language and/or bilingual acts. The chart was introduced the week of August 13,2005,and came about as a result of radio stations tapping into the growing second and third generation Hispanic audience who wanted a Spanish-speaking or bilingual alternative to the formats that they felt would represent them. "Lo Que Pasó,Pasó" by Daddy Yankee was the first number-one song on the chart. With the issue dated January 8,2011,the chart's methodology was change to reflect overall airplay of Latin rhythm music on Latin radio stations. Instead of ranking songs being played on Latin-rhythm stations,rankings are determined by the amount of airplay Latin rhythm songs receive on stations that play Latin music regardless of genre.
Gente de Zona is a Cuban reggaeton duo made up of musicians Alexander Delgado Hernández and Randy Malcom Martínez. In 2014,the duo gained success with the collaboration of Mario Proenza,who helped them record with Enrique Iglesias the song "Bailando". This hit gave the duo numerous prestigious awards like the Latin Grammy and Latin Billboard Awards.
"Ni Rosas Ni Juguetes" is a song recorded by Mexican recording artist Paulina Rubio for her ninth studio album Gran City Pop (2009). It was written by Claudia Brant,Noel Schajris and Gianmarco Zignago,and produced by Cachorro López. Due to popularity,the song was announced as the second single on July 20,2009,released official worldwide on August 17,2009 by Universal Music Latin Entertainment. "Ni Rosas Ni Juguetes" is a Latin pop song with ranchera and hip-hop influences. The song's lyrics discusses Rubio's decision to overcome a relationship and her empowerment.
Juan Manuel Magán González is a Spanish producer,singer,remixer and DJ of electronic dance music,recognized internationally for his contributions to the "Electro Latino" category of music.
"Loca" is a song by Dominican singer,El Cata. It achieved mainstream success by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira,who recorded a cover taken from her ninth studio album,Sale el Sol (2010). It was released by Epic Records as the lead single from the album. The Spanish-language version features Dominican rapper El Cata,and was released on 10 September 2010,while the English-language version features British rapper Dizzee Rascal,and was released on 13 September 2010. It was written and produced by Shakira,with additional songwriting from Edward Bello,Armando Pérez,and Dylan Mills. The song is a Latin pop and merengue track that lyrically describes Shakira's eccentric infatuation with a man. In August 2014,a senior US district judge found "Loca" to have been indirectly plagiarised from "Loca con su Tiguere",a mid-1990s song composed by Dominican songwriter Ramon "Arias" Vasquez. The case was dismissed in August 2015 after it was found that Vasquez had fabricated the evidence he had presented in court.
Armando is the first Spanish album and fifth studio album by Cuban-American rapper Pitbull. It was released on November 2,2010 through Mr. 305 Inc. and Sony Latino. The album features production by multiple producers including Afrojack,DJ Buddha,DJ Antoine,Clinton Sparks and DJ Snake.
"Rabiosa" is a song by Dominican singer El Cata. It achieved mainstream success when Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira,covered it on her ninth studio album Sale el Sol. It was written by Armando Pérez,Edward Bello,and Shakira,and released by Epic Records as the third single from the album,on 8 April 2011. Two versions of the song exist;the English-language version,which features American artist Pitbull,and the Spanish-language version,which features Dominican artist El Cata. It is heavily influenced by merengue and dance music. Shakira and El Cata,or Pitbull,sing about each other's sex appeal in the song.
"Por Debajo de la Mesa" is a song written by Armando Manzanero and performed by Mexican recording artist Luis Miguel. Arranged by Bebu Silvetti,it was one of the two original compositions written for Miguel's fifteenth studio album Romances. It was released as the lead single from the album on 15 July 1997 and it became his thirteenth number-one single on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart in the United States. The music video features Miguel performing at a fine-dining restaurant in New York City.
Los Monsters is the eighth studio album by Elvis Crespo. It was released on May 1,2012 and was nominated for Tropical Album of the Year at the Premio Lo Nuestro 2013.
This was the sixth edition of Los Premios 40 Principales,created by Los 40 Principales to honor the best in Spanish and international music. It was also the last to feature the national American categories,since Los Premios 40 Principales América would be created for 2012.
The 2013 Billboard Latin Music Awards were held on April 25,2013.
The 14th Lo Nuestro Awards ceremony,presented by Univision and honoring the best Latin music of 2001 and 2002,took place on February 7,2002,at a live presentation held at the James L. Knight Center in Miami,Florida. The ceremony was broadcast in the United States and Latin America by Univision.
The Lo Nuestro Award for Tropical Song of the Year is an honor presented annually by American network Univision. The Lo Nuestro Awards were first awarded in 1989 and has been given annually since to recognize the most talented performers of Latin music. The nominees and winners were originally selected by a voting poll conducted among program directors of Spanish-language radio stations in the United States and also based on chart performance on Billboard Latin music charts,with the results being tabulated and certified by the accounting firm Deloitte. As of 2004,the winners are selected through an online survey. The trophy awarded is shaped in the form of a treble clef.
"Adrenalina" (transl. "Adrenaline") is a song recorded by Puerto Rican rapper Wisin,featuring Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin and American singer Jennifer Lopez for the former's second studio album,El Regreso del Sobreviviente (2014). It was written by Martin,Lopez,Wisin,Chris Jeday,Luis Enrique Ortiz Rivera,and José"Gocho" Torres,while the production was handled by Jeday. The song was released for digital download by Sony Music Latin on February 18,2014,as the second single from the album. A Spanish language Latin dance song with hip hop and pop rock influences,its lyrics are sensual.
"Bailando" (transl. "Dancing") is a song by Spanish singer-songwriter Enrique Iglesias for his tenth studio album Sex and Love (2014). Written by Iglesias with long-time collaborator Descemer Bueno,the first and Spanish version was released with Cuban artists Bueno and Gente de Zona. Shortly afterward,the official version of the song was released by Universal Republic Records as the sixth single from the album. The song spent 41 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart. "Bailando" was produced by Carlos Paucar.
The Lo Nuestro Award for Urban Song of the Year is an honor presented annually by American television network Univision at the Lo Nuestro Awards. The accolade was established to recognize the most talented performers of Latin music. The nominees and winners were originally selected by a voting poll conducted among program directors of Spanish-language radio stations in the United States and also based on chart performance on Billboard Latin music charts. However,since 2004,the winners are selected through an online survey. The trophy awarded is shaped in the form of a treble clef.
The Lo Nuestro Award for Urban Artist of the Year is an honor presented annually by American television network Univision at the Lo Nuestro Awards. The accolade was established to recognize the most talented performers of Latin music. The nominees and winners were originally selected by a voting poll conducted among program directors of Spanish-language radio stations in the United States and also based on chart performance on Billboard Latin music charts,with the results tabulated and certified by the accounting firm Deloitte. However,since 2004,the winners are selected through an online survey. The trophy awarded is shaped in the form of a treble clef.
"Esperándote" is a song performed by Puerto Rican salsa singer Tito Rojas on his studio album Por Derecho Propio (1995). It was written by Alicia Baroni and released as the lead single from the album. The track was nominated in the category of Tropical Song of the Year at the 8th Annual Lo Nuestro Awards in the same year,ultimately losing to "Abriendo Puertas" by Gloria Estefan. The track was recognized as one of the best-performing songs of the year at the 1996 ASCAP Latin Awards. It became his first number one song on the Tropical Airplay chart.
