Latino's at FIFA World Cup Kick-off Celebration Concert

Juanes and singer Taboo of The Black Eyed Peas, who's Mexican, performed at the FIFA World Cup Kick-off Celebration Concert at the Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa

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Celebrity friends come out in support of Ricky Martin

Calle 13: Ser hombre no tiene que ver con tu preferencia sexual si no con la honestidad con la que sostienes tu palabra. Ricky es mucho mas hombre que muchos hombre que dicen ser hombres

Maria Celeste Arraras: Bravo por Ricky Martin que finalmente admitio su homosexualidad. La verdad te libera. El es una gran estrella y mejor aun como persona.

Eva Longoria: You are inspiring and beautiful, te quiero mucho!

Juanes: Todo mi respeto y cariño para ti Ricky, sos un caballero.

Daddy Yankee: Ricky es una de las personas mas reales que he conocido en la música. Gran Artista y un luchador por las causas sociales, pa’ lante boricua!

Thalia: Parece que los hijos nos dan la perspectiva ideal para aceptarnos tal cual somos,sin mascaras ni disfraces.Es el cambio de piel espontaneo que permite que una fuerza interna tan poderosa se apodere de uno para hacerle frente al mundo con una sonrisa en la cara. En mi caso,quitarme el peso de la espalda tipo Pipila de tantas imagenes preconcebidas y conceptos hechos por mi y sobre mi. Que libertaaad aceptarse tal y como uno es! Respiro, vivo , sonrio… SOY. Bien Ricky! El tiempo ideal, la conciencia, madurez y el paternaje.

Alejandro Sanz: Un fuerte abrazo y toda mi amistad para ricky martin. Se te quiere y se te respeta. Que bueno que estes en paz contigo mismo. Dale besos a tus bebeeeeees

Line up for FIFA WORLD CUP KICK-OFF CELEBRATION CONCERT announce

Today, Control Room, the world's leading producer of global music events, and FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association), the international governing body of football, announced the first group of legendary musicians confirmed to perform at the FIFA WORLD CUP KICK-OFF CELEBRATION CONCERT. Alicia Keys, Amadou & Mariam, Angelique Kidjo, Black Eyed Peas, BLK JKS, John Legend, Juanes, Shakira, The Parlotones, Tinariwen, Vieux Farka Toure and Vusi Mahlasela will perform at the historic event taking place the night before the first match at 8 p.m. local time (GMT+2) on June 10, 2010, at the newly-renovated Orlando Stadium in Soweto/Johannesburg.

Juanes Meets With USAID to Discuss Opportunities for Collaboration

Colombian pop star and humanitarian leader Juan Esteban Aristizabal, a.k.a. Juanes, met with staff from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to exchange ideas and discuss possible opportunities for partnership. The conversation focused on USAID's programs in Latin America as well as the work of Fundacion Mi Sangre, a non-profit organization founded by Juanes and dedicated to peace building in Colombia, the artist's home country. Fundacion Mi Sangre facilitates services to ensure the psychological and social rehabilitation of young landmine victims in Colombia and develops educational programs for peace building to promote children and youth as active agents of change.

Good Job Juanes!!!

Juanes and Bill Clinton meet in New York

(courtesy Clinton Global Initiative/Paul Morse)
Juanes and Bill Clinton at the Clinton Global Initiative's "Global Citizens Awards" last night in New York.

HITN-TV is Ready to Broadcast Juanes' Havana Concert

The concert will air live and commercial free from Cuba, with special correspondent Soldanela Rivera

The Hispanic Information and Telecommunications Network, Inc. (HITN-TV), has just confirmed that they finalized the preparations for the live broadcast of the historic "Paz Sin Fronteras" (Peace without Borders) Concert, from the Plaza de la Revolucion in Havana, Cuba, this Sunday at 2:00 pm ET/11 am PT.

The broadcast can be viewed on all of HITN's platforms: cable, satellite, internet www.hitn.tv and also through the HITN-CBO Connect Network that contains more than 250 community organizations in the United States and Puerto Rico.

HITN TV announced that Soldanela Rivera will be their special correspondent from Havana. She will have complete access to the details of this historical event lead by the Colombian singer Juanes.

CLICK HERE TO SEE WHERE LIVE TV COVERAGE WILL BE AVAILABLE

Yahoo! En Espanol to Bring Fans Exclusive Live Coverage of Juanes' Paz Sin Fronteras Concert in Cuba

Special site will feature live streaming video as well as social media offerings and a personal micro blog from Juanes himself

Yahoo! En Espanol has created a special page available at www.yahoo-pazsinfronteras.com/, which will feature LIVE video coverage of Colombian singing sensation Juanes' "Paz Sin Fronteras" concert this Sunday. The site will also provide fans with event news, photos, music videos of participating artists and more, starting today.

The special site will feature various community and social media offerings that will allow users to share their opinions, photos and other commentary -- making this a true global community experience without borders.

Site features include:
-- Live micro blog from Juanes where he will share his experience and thoughts on the concert
-- Flickr - Yahoo! En Espanol's photos site which will feature photos of Juanes and other artists at the concert taken by users and the media
-- Comment areas and links to social media sites - Allow users to easily post comments, share opinions and take their experience to their favorite social networking site
-- Blogs - Site features the most popular blogs that are following the concert and related news
-- Survey - Asks users opinions on a variety of concert related questions, such as "Should Juanes be doing the concert in Cuba?"

"Paz Sin Fronteras" is a free, goodwill concert organized by Juanes to celebrate World Peace Day and promote better relations with Cuba as well as encourage cultural acceptance on the island. It will be symbolically held at the Plaza de la Revolucion "Jose Marti" in Havana, Cuba.

Aside from Colombian singer Juanes, other confirmed artists include: Miguel Bose, Amaury Perez, Van Van, Olga Tanon, Cucu Diamantes & Yerba Buena, Carlos Varela, Danny Rivera, Jovanotti, Victor Manuel, Luis Eduardo Aute, Orishas, X Alfonso, Juan Fernando Velasco, and Silvio Rodriguez.

LIVE FROM HAVANA online coverage and event streaming: www.yahoo-pazsinfronteras.com

Amazing Performances at the 51st Grammy Awards

Despite the alleged rumors of Chris Brown and Rhianna incident, the 51st Grammy awards took place at the Staple Center last night and we have to say the performances were amazing. The performances of putting the greats from the past and today's real stars like NE-YO, Jamie Foxx and Justin Timberlake and pairing them with Smokey Robinson, BB King and Stevie Wonder is just amazing. Those performances didn't stop there as Paul McCartney, took the stage as well as Neil Diamond.

Kanye West, despite his sometimes eratic behavior, performed like a superstar. Lil Wayne, who won for best rap song, we enjoy his music, but his stage performance lacks tremendously. Our favorite performance was definately Cold Play, who we thought should of won Best Album of the Year.

For the main telecast, we were a bit disappointed that no Latino's were part of it. We know we have the Latin Grammy's, but our presence should of been included, since Latino's buy a lot of music. Check out some of the Latino winners below:

Best Latin Pop Album: "La Vida...Es Un Ratico," Juanes
Best Latin Rock Or Alternative Album: "45," Jaguares
Best Latin Urban Album: "Los Extraterrestres," Wisin y Yandel
Best Tropical Latin Album: "Senor Bachata," Jose Feliciano
Best Regional Mexican Album: "Amor, Dolor Y Lagrimas: Musica Ranchera," Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano; "Canciones De Amor," Mariachi Divas
Best Tejano Album: "Viva La Revolucion," Ruben Ramos & The Mexican Revolution
Best Norteno Album: "Raices," Los Tigres Del Norte
Best Banda Album: "No Es De Madera," Joan Sebastian
Best Latin Jazz Album: "Song For Chico," Arturo O'Farrill & TheAfro-Latin Jazz Orchestra
Best Musical Show Album: "In The Heights," Kurt Deutsch, Alex Lacamoire, Andres Levin, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Joel Moss & Bill Sherman, producers; Lin-Manuel Miranda, composer/lyricist (Original Broadway Cast With Lin-Manuel Miranda And Others)

Click Here--FOR COMPLETE LIST OF WINNERS

Feliz Cumpleaños JUANES!!

Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez, better known as Juanes turns 36 today. Happy Birthday from all of us here at Hollywood Latino.

Finally Rescued: Ingrid Betancourt finally freed...See what the stars say

"Ingrid! Welcome home, here we are all your friends.
We are all your brothers, your neighbors, your Colombia.
Your rescue is the antecedent of great changes for all our days to come. May God bless your freedom and that of all the kidnapped. Que viva Colombia!"
-Juanes

“This is a historic day for all of us, for this country that has suffered a lot, but today cries of happiness uniting us in an immense hug. Colombia today stands on its feet and looks to the future with the hope of peace that is nearing.”
Que viva Colombia!
-Shakira

"Sobre el rescate de Ingrid Betancourt y los demas secuestrados en Colombia:
"Momento sobrecogedor que clarifíca que queremos Uribe y Santos para rato.
Todos hemos llorado aqui de alegria con su liberación"
-Cabas

ALAS Concert Line Up Announced...Don't Miss It May 17th!!!

MEXICO
Venue: La Plaza de la Constitución, Mexico City
Time: 5:00PM
Line Up: Aleks Syntek, Ana Torroja, Babasonicos, Chayanne, David Bisbal, Diego Torres, Emmanuel, Juan Luis Guerra, Juanes, Los Tigres del Norte, Maná, Miguel Bose, Ricardo Montaner, Ricky Martin, Timbiriche and Tania Libertad
ARGENTINA
Venue: Costanera Sur, Buenos Aires
Time: 2:00PM
Line Up: Alejandro Sanz, Calle 13, Fito Paez, Gustavo Cerati, Jorge Drexler, La Portuaria, Paulina Rubio, Pedro Aznar and Shakira
SUPPORT THE CAUSE AND DONATE BY VISITING ALAS WEBSITE.
SEE YOU MAY 17th!!!

MARK YOUR CALENDAR MAY 17th: ALAS (América Latina en Acción Solidaria) Announces Two Large-Scale Concerts To Aid Latin America’s Children In Need

(PHOTOS AVAILABLE AT MHPIXS.com)


Set To Take Place In Mexico City & Buenos Aires Simultaneously On May 17th, The Free Concerts – Featuring Many Of The World’s Leading Latin Music Artists - Will Seek To Improve The Lives Of Children Living In Poverty By Calling On Fans, The Private Sector & Governments To Join In A Social Movement To Deliver Early Childhood Development Programs For All Children In The Region

Artists Committed To Participate Include (In Alphabetical Order):
Alejandro Sanz, Aleks Syntek, Babasónicos, Calle 13, Chayanne, David Bisbal, Diego Torres, Fito Páez, Gustavo Cerati, Jorge Drexler, Juan Luis Guerra, Juanes, Los Tigres del Norte, Maná, Miguel Bosé, Paulina Rubio, Ricardo Montaner, Ricky Martin, Shakira and Timbiriche.

The ALAS ("wings" in Spanish) organization today announces plans to bring many of the world’s leading Latin music artists together for two large-scale concerts that will serve as a call-to-action to aid impoverished children in Latin America. Set to take place on May 17th in both Mexico City and Buenos Aires, these simultaneous free concerts will seek not to raise money but rather harness the power that comes from bringing thousands of music fans together to support the ALAS mission of strengthening and expanding public and private sector support for Early Childhood Development in Latin America.

Improving the lives of thirty-two million Latin American children afflicted by poverty will require the integrated education, nutrition and health programs characterized by Early Childhood Development (ECD). ALAS was created by leading artists, intellectual figures and business leaders of Latin America to launch a new social movement that will generate a collective commitment to ECD by encouraging action from governments, the private and public sector, and partnering with innovative organizations to create sustainable solutions.

Thus far, the following musical artists have given their commitment to participate in these historic concerts: Alejandro Sanz, Aleks Syntek, Babasónicos, Calle 13, Chayanne, David Bisbal, Diego Torres, Fito Páez, Gustavo Cerati, Jorge Drexler, Juan Luis Guerra, Juanes, Los Tigres del Norte, Maná, Miguel Bosé, Paulina Rubio, Ricardo Montaner, Ricky Martin, Shakira and Timbiriche.

Over the coming weeks, look for further announcements as to additional participating artists, exact venue locations and individual show line-ups. Check out www.movimientoalas.org for more info.

IDB Conference Brings Hollywood Latino's Biggest Star To Tackle Latin America's Social Problems

It wasn't the the Latin Grammy's, but IDB gather's Hollywood Latino's biggest music stars to talk about curing Latin America's problems. The Inter-American Development Bank, the oldest and largest regional bank in the world, is the main source of multilateral financing for economic, social and institutional development in Latin America and the Caribbean. It's annual conference is being held this week in Miami. On Friday, Telemundo's Maria Celestes Arraras moderated a panel with Shakira, Juanes, Juan Luis Guerra, Alejandro Sanz, Ricky Martin along with IDB president Alberto Moreno to discuss how celebrities can make awareness of Latin America's problem like malnutrition, microloans, drinking water, education, technology, peace, children and many more. The stars announced that a they will have a mega concert in May to showcase Latin America's social situation. More information will be announced shortly. Stay Tuned...

Concert for Peace--Check out the performance of Juanes,

Juanes song of "A Dios Le Pido" was the best song to culminate the "PAZ SIN FRONTERA" concert today. Miguel Bose, Alejandro Sanz, Carlos Vives, and Ricardo Montaner. Shakira not there though due to contractual duties in Asia.

Where will your Latino stars be during the holidays!!!

-Ricky Martin will be in Puerto Rico and then the New Year in Rio, Brazil
-Juanes will spend his time in Medellin with family.
-Antonio Banderas will go to Aspen for Christmas and then fly to Malaga, Spain for the New Year.
-Shakira will ring in the New Year in Cartagena, Colombia.
-Tommy and Thalia will join Luis Miguel in Aspen for the New Year.
-Roselyn Sanchez will be in her homeland, Puerto Rico.
More updates coming soon...
Happy Holidays to all our fans of Hollywood Latino...Feliz Navidad!!!
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New network V-ME launches with "Estudios Billboard"

Produced in Miami and recorded in high-definition at Blue Dolplin studios before an intimate live audience, Estudios Billboard debut on V-me TV network. The show is a special music and interview series developed in collaboration with Billboard Magazine and hosted by Leila Cobo, executive director for Latin Content and Programming at Billboard.
Producer's want to make this a Latiin version of "Inside the Actor's Studio", but with music personalities. The show's host tells the Miami Herald that this show will be a break with the conventional entertainment coverage of red carpets, and gossip items of there personal lives. Meanwhile the show's first blushing guest, Juanes was asked "What's your perfect romantic moment?"
Juanes response "Guitar, wine, love, sex, stars..." Great answer Juanes. Watch this show to ask many personal questions, bacause I don't think a full hour to talk just about music is going to happen.
V-me is presented locally by public TV stations in many cities as a digital broadcast and on basic cable; and nationally on DISH Network Ch 9414 and DISHLatino Ch 846.
photo courtesy of www.MHPIXS.com

Juanes...u da man!!!

In a culture of lip-syncing, cookie-cutter acts, and empty concert venues, this is one thing we can’t say about Juanes. The guy writes and produces his own music, he headlines his concert with no opening acts, and has no pyro and smoke machines, Juanes just comes out and performs and his concerts are sold out. That’s a true artist and musician.
Check out Juanes new video, Me Enamora!

Becoming a superstar....

While on a recent trip to Italy Colombian singer Juanes travelled with his manager, musicians, equipment, stage, and paid fans. Yes it's not a typo, paid fans, a whole bus full of them. According to radio personality Javier Ceriani and his Zona Cero radio show this morning in Miami, it reported that like past celebrities Julio Iglesias, NSYNC, and other artist pay fans to stand outside nightclubs, wait for them at airports, outside hotels and restaurants to create the hype...Need a job??