1. Eddie 'Piolin' Sotelo Returning to Airwaves Via SiriusXM

    October 07, 2013 9:27 PM EDT Radio personality Eddie "Piolin" Sotelo, who left his longtime Univision radio show in mid-July, is returning to the airwaves with the launch of a new Spanish-language show on SiriusXM beginning Oct. 18. Univision Radio Cancels Eddie S ...

  2. Emilio Romano, President of Telemundo, Resigns

    October 04, 2013 1:15 PM EDT Emilio Romano has resigned from his post as Telemundo's president two years after joining the network, according to Joe Uva, NBCUniversal's chairman of Hispanic enterprises and content, in a statement to employees. “After a successful ...

  3. Lorde's 'Royal' Reign Spurs Debut on Social 50 Chart

    October 03, 2013 7:40 PM EDT In the same week Lorde rises to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 with her smash single "Royals," she also debuts on the Social 50 chart. The Social 50 ranks the most popular artists on YouTube, Vevo, Facebook, Twitter, SoundCloud, Wiki ...

  4. Warner/Chappell, Coca-Cola, E! Partner for Latin Teen TV and Online Series (Exclusive)

    October 03, 2013 8:00 AM EDT Warner/Chappell Latin America has partnered with E! and Coca-Cola to produce a music-themed teen series that will air throughout Latin America beginning in the end of November. “Wake Up With No Make Up!” will be shown online on Coca-Cola TV and ...

  5. Mexican Music Legends and Emerging Stars to Perform at the Billboard Mexican Music Awards 2013

    October 02, 2013 3:03 PM EDT Los Tigres del Norte, Diana Reyes, Kevin Ortiz, Los Primos MX, and Mariachi Sol de Mexico de Jose Hernandez are scheduled to perform at the 2013 Billboard Mexican Music Awards show, to be held Oct. 9 in Los Angeles and broadcast live on Telemund ...

  6. New Signings: Warner Music Nabs Ylvis, WME Inks Leah Turner, Maximum Artist Adds Lalah Hathaway, Warner/Chappell Signs Danny Orton

    October 02, 2013 7:45 AM EDT Here’s a look at the latest artist signings across the music industry. Billboard.biz is interested in your company’s new signings. Please send announcements to Mitchell.Peters@billboard.com for inclusion in our regular report. Click here for the ...

  7. Billboard Mexican Music Awards: Special Honors for Two Icons

    October 01, 2013 2:35 AM EDT Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizarraga and Joan Sebastian, two of the most successful acts in Latin music, will be honored with special awards at the 2013 Billboard Mexican Music Awards during the live Telemundo broadcast of the awards show on Oct. 9 ...

  8. Natalie Cole, Draco Rosa, Carlos Vives Among Latin Grammy Nominees

    September 25, 2013 11:59 AM EDT Pop music in various forms made a strong showing this year in the Latin Grammy nominations with familiar faces in the running including Colombian singer Carlos Vives, a leading contender with five nominations; Spanish star Alejandro Sanz and Mex ...

  9. Gerardo Ortiz, Joan Sebastian to Perform at Billboard Mexican Music Awards

    September 23, 2013 5:15 PM EDT The Billboard Mexican Music Awards 2013 will feature some of the biggest names in the business who will take to the stage including Joan Sebastian, Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizarraga, Gerardo Ortiz and Banda Los Recoditos.  The show, airing live ...

  10. Chart Moves: Album Sales Hit New Low; Madonna's 'MDNA World Tour' Debuts; Earth, Wind & Fire Reaches Chart High

    September 20, 2013 9:30 AM EDT This week on the Billboard 200 albums chart, Keith Urban beat out the Weeknd for the No. 1 slot by less than 3,000 copies. Urban's "Fuse" debuted at No. 1 with 98,000 copies, while the Weeknd's "Kiss Land" started w ...

  11. Unvision Mulling IPO Next Year (Report)

    September 20, 2013 6:20 AM EDT Univision is considering a initial public offering next year, Reuters reported on Thursday. The Spanish-language broadcaster has been private since a $12 billion buyout from Thomas H. Lee Partners, TPG Capital, Providence Equity Partners and Mad ...

  12. Latin Recording Academy and Eventus Join for Third Annual Acoustic Sessions

    September 20, 2013 3:26 AM EDT The Latin Grammy Acoustic Sessions, a series of invitation-only shows by well known Latin artists, will take place in five cities leading up to the Nov. 21 Latin Grammys.   On the night of Sept. 25, after Latin Grammy nominations are announced t ...

  13. Wisin Announces Solo Album for December

    September 19, 2013 6:04 PM EDT The artist known as Wisin, one half of the powerhouse urban duo Wisin y Yandel, has signed a recording deal with Sony Music and will release a solo album in December. The announcement by Sony comes less than a week after the news that Yandel wil ...

  14. Roberto Tapia, Calibre 50 to Perform at Billboard's New En Concierto Series With Mexican Music Awards

    September 19, 2013 10:54 AM EDT Following the continued success of its Billboard En Concierto, the concert series linked to the Billboard Latin Music Awards, Billboard, Telemuno and Cardenas Marketing Network (CMN) will launch a new edition of the series leading up to the Bill ...

  15. Grammy Nominations Concert Returning to L.A.

    September 18, 2013 10:02 AM EDT After shaking things up in Nashville last year, the Recording Academy is bringing the Grammy Nominations Concert Live!! back to Los Angeles. The hour-long CBS concert special will take place at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Friday, Dec. 6 at 10 ...

  16. White House Postpones ‘Musica Latina’ Concert After Navy Yard Massacre

    September 16, 2013 11:51 PM EDT The White House decided late Monday to postpone the taping of a program celebrating Latin music, citing a morning shooting at the Washington Navy Yard that left at least 12 people dead. "In light of today's tragic events at the Washing ...

  17. Yandel (of Reggaeton Duo Wisin & Yandel) Signs with Sony Music, Prepping Solo Album for November

    September 12, 2013 7:55 PM EDT Reggaeton artist Yandel has signed with Sony Music. Earlier this year, Yandel announced that he and his longtime collaborator, Wisin, were working on individual projects. Yandel, also known as the Puerto Rican-born Llandel Veguilla Malavé, has l ...

  18. David Correy's 'The World Is Ours' Is Coca-Cola's 2014 World Cup Anthem (Exclusive)

    September 11, 2013 5:35 PM EDT "The World is Ours," performed by singer David Correy and Brazilian percussion troupe Monobloco, is Coca-Cola's global 2014 FIFA World Cup anthem, Coca-Cola sources have revealed exclusively to Billboard. Listen to "The World ...

  19. Katy Perry's 'Roar' Rules Hot 100 For Second Week, Lorde Reaches Top 3

    September 11, 2013 2:27 PM EDT Once again, Katy Perry's "Roar" makes the loudest noise on the Billboard Hot 100, as the song rules the survey for a second week, fueled in large part by the premiere of its video last week. Meanwhile, Lorde and Lana Del Rey & ...

  20. Kenny Chesney Tops Hot Tours Chart With $10.1 Million Gross

    September 06, 2013 7:02 PM EDT Kenny Chesney is No. 1 among the current slate of Hot Tours with box office grosses totaling $10.1 million reported from the final two stops on the No Shoes Nation tour. The first concert included in this week’s tally was a sold out amphitheater ...

  21. Ross On Radio: Bachata Sends The Remake Right Back At'cha

    September 05, 2013 2:50 PM EDT Three years ago, at the peak of "turbo-pop," an NPR story asked a handful of top contemporary writers and producers whether Etta James' classic "At Last" would have any chance of being a hit if it were to come out now. T ...

  22. Alejandro Fernandez Posts His Biggest Sales Week Ever

    September 05, 2013 2:32 AM EDT Veteran Mexican singer Alejandro Fernandez notches his best sales week in his 20-plus year career as his 15th studio album, "Confidencias," out on Universal Music Latino, debuts at No. 1 on Top Latin Albums with 21,000 copies, accordin ...

  23. Latin Recording Academy Honoring Oscar D’Leon, ‘Don Francisco' and Others

    September 03, 2013 9:00 AM EDT The Latin Recording Academy is honoring several artists for their lifetime achievements including Venezuelan singer/songwriter Oscar D'Leon, Cuban musician Juan Formell and bossa nova composer Roberto Menescal during a November ceremony dur ...

  24. Caribbean Fever Irie Jamboree Music Fest With Shabba Ranks, Capleton, Damian Marley To Debut at Brooklyn's Barclays Center

    August 29, 2013 7:50 PM EDT The three Caribbean music arena shows this Labor Day weekend will precede Brooklyn's annual West Indian Day Parade A contingent of prominent New York City based Caribbean music promoters have come together to stage a three-day festival at B ...

  25. Banda el Recodo Re-Ups with UMLE/Fonovisa

    August 27, 2013 7:09 PM EDT The iconic regional Mexican group Banda El Recodo has renewed their recording contract with Universal Music Latin Entertainment.  Founded 75 years ago, recently signed on to continue making music through UMLE's Fonovisa label.   "La Ba ...

  26. Eddie 'Piolín' Sotelo Files Civil Extortion Lawsuit Against Six Former Univision Staffers

    August 26, 2013 6:20 PM EDT Radio personality Eddie “Piolín” Sotelo filed a lawsuit today against six former Univision employees and their Los Angeles attorneys, alleging civil extortion and intentional infliction of emotional distress. The lawsuit claims the defendants “a ...

  27. Jenni Rivera Crash Defendants Challenge Wrongful Death Lawsuits

    August 23, 2013 11:06 AM EDT Owners of the plane that crashed last December, killing regional Mexican star Jenni Rivera, are challenging a wrongful death lawsuit filed in Los Angeles on behalf of the families of the four members of her entourage who traveled with her, Billb ...

  28. Illya Kuryaki Wins Big at Argentina’s Premios Gardel

    August 22, 2013 12:52 PM EDT Illya Kuryaki & The Valderramas, the funky rap-rock duo comprised of Dante Spinetta and Emmanuel Horvilleur, were the big winners at the Premios Gardel in Buenos Aires last night (August 21). They won five awards, more than any other artist, ...

  29. Gerardo Ortiz, Jenni Rivera, Arrolladora Banda El Limon Lead Billboard Mexican Music Award Finalists

    August 22, 2013 9:17 AM EDT Young norteño star Gerardo Ortiz, the late Jenni Rivera and ever-popular Arrolladora Banda El Limón de René Camacho lead the list of finalists for the third annual Billboard Mexican Music Awards, set to air live on the Telemundo Network Oct. 9 a ...

  30. Eddie 'Piolin' Sotelo, MLB Deals Boost Sirius XM Outlook

    August 20, 2013 2:07 PM EDT Lazard Capital Markets analyst Barton Crockett in a bullish report has lauded satellite radio giant Sirius XM Radio for a couple of recent "serious content upgrades." He cited a just-announced Major League Baseball deal extension and a ...

  31. Prince Royce Signs Publishing with Peermusic

    August 19, 2013 6:00 AM EDT Rising urban bachata star Prince Royce has signed an exclusive, worldwide co-publishing deal with peermusic, Billboard.biz has learned. The deal, which was signed jointly by peermusic’s Latin and pop departments encompasses all of Royce’s compos ...

  32. Eddie 'Piolin' Sotelo Gets His Own Channel with SiriusXM

    August 13, 2013 9:33 AM EDT Less than a month after having his long-running, nationally syndicated show cancelled by Univision, radio personality Eddio “Piolín” Sotelo will launch his own channel on SiriusXM, which will include his own daily show, “El Show de Piolín.”    “ ...

  33. Gloria Trevi Re-Ups Publishing Contract with peermusic

    August 12, 2013 12:21 PM EDT Mexican pop/rock artist Gloria Trevi has extended her multi-album music publishing contract with independent music publisher peermusic.   Trevi first joined peermusic as a songwriter in 2007 and went on to compose hits such as "Psicofonia,& ...

  34. Billboard Argentina Launches

    August 07, 2013 6:25 PM EDT Billboard will debut its first Spanish-language edition with Billboard Argentina, which launched this week. The monthly, glossy publication will be Billboard’s 5th international property joining Brazil, Russia, South Korea and Japan. Billboard A ...

  35. Betty Pino, 'Queen of Latin Radio,' Dies

    August 07, 2013 4:22 PM EDT Radio DJ and personality Betty Pino, a presence in Latin radio for over 30 years, died early Tuesday morning following a bacterial infection that had left her hospitalized for nearly a month. The Ecuadorean-born Pino, a glamorous figure with ...

  36. Robin Thicke Gets First No. 1 Album On Billboard 200, Five Finger Death Punch at No. 2

    August 07, 2013 11:02 AM EDT Slightly more than 10 years after his debut album was released, Robin Thicke has scored his first No. 1 album. "Blurred Lines," his sixth studio effort, starts atop the Billboard 200 with 177,000 copies sold, according to Nielsen Sound ...

  37. El Komander Denies Wrongdoing in Controversial Narcocorrido Concert, Says He 'Loves Rules'

    August 06, 2013 12:22 PM EDT In accordance with an ordinance prohibiting the singing of narcocorrido songs which glorify drug culture, authorities in Chihuahua, Mexico have fined a concert promoter 10,000 pesos (about $8,000) for a July 27 concert by the artist known as El ...

  38. Eddie 'Piolin' Sotelo Denies Harassment Allegations, Plans Return to Radio ‘Very Soon'

    August 06, 2013 5:16 AM EDT Radio personality Eddie "Piolin" Sotelo, whose nationally syndicated show was cancelled abruptly last month by Univision, has issued a statement stating that allegations of harassment against him by his former colleague are untrue. Sot ...

  39. Mexican City Fines Concert $8,000 on 'Narco-corridos'

    August 02, 2013 5:32 PM EDT Mexican authorities seeking to ban drug ballads known as "narco-corridos" have levied one of their stiffest punishments yet against the music, fining concert promoters 100,000 pesos (almost $8,000) for a weekend performance in the nort ...

  40. Shakira Lawsuit By Ex-Boyfriend Dismissed

    August 02, 2013 11:10 AM EDT  A lawsuit by Shakira's ex-boyfriend seeking tens of millions of dollars from the singer was dismissed Thursday by a judge who determined the case should not be heard in California. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Abraham Khan's rulin ...

  41. Selena Gomez Knocks Jay Z From Top of Billboard 200 With First No. 1 Album

    July 31, 2013 9:40 AM EDT This week, Selena Gomez collects her first No. 1 title on the Billboard 200 with the arrival of "Stars Dance." The Hollywood Records release sold 97,000 copies in its first week -- a career-high frame for the singer, according to Ni ...

  42. Eddie 'Piolin' Sotelo’s Univision Departure May Have Been Prompted by Complaint

    July 30, 2013 8:44 PM EDT One week after radio personality Eddie "Piolin" Sotelo's syndicated show was permanently cancelled, accusations of harassment and falsifying documents as part of a drive to drum up support for immigration reform are being made by ...

  43. Paola Guanche Wins 'La Voz Kids'

    July 29, 2013 12:45 AM EDT Paola Guanche, a 12-year-old who proved her worth singing in both English and Spanish, was voted the winner of the first season of “La Voz Kids” (The Voice Kids).   The curly-haired daughter of Cuban musicians performed an impressive renditio ...

  44. SiriusXM Launches ICONOS Interview Series With Marc Anthony

    July 26, 2013 5:36 PM EDT As part of its growing Latin footstep, SiriusXM Radio has launched a new series, ICONOS, that will feature in-depth interviews with top Latin stars. The series will be hosted by SiriusXM program director Israel Salazar, who oversees music progra ...

  45. Bubbling Under: Zendaya Hits 'Replay' For The First Time

    July 26, 2013 1:15 PM EDT Each Friday, Billboard presents "Bubbling Under," a weekly look at new and noteworthy acts making their way toward Billboard chart success. Up this week: Zendaya, Whitney Wolanin, Fortuna La Super F and Ryan Stevenson. Zendaya Follow ...

  46. Premios Juventud Performers See Digital Sales Spike

    July 25, 2013 7:47 PM EDT Performers on Univision’s Premios Juventud saw big spikes in sales on Billboard’s Latin Digital Songs chart following the July 18 awards, which had an average audience of nearly five million, according to Nielsen. The sales were noteworthy becau ...

  47. Selena Gomez Set for First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart

    July 24, 2013 3:12 PM EDT Selena Gomez, who just celebrated her 21st birthday on July 22, has another reason to party: She's likely to earn her first No. 1 album next week. Industry sources say her latest release, Stars Dance , should debut atop the Billboard 200 wi ...

  48. Former Employees File Lawsuit Against Nacional Records' Tomas Cookman

    July 23, 2013 11:39 PM EDT Two former female employees of the Los Angeles-based indie Latin label Nacional Records filed a lawsuit yesterday (July 22) against its founder Tomas Cookman. The complaint contained 15 charges against Cookman that included sexual harassment, wr ...

  49. Radio & Records: How SoundOut, HitPredictor, RateTheMusic, Mscore Help Radio Get A Handle On the Hits

    July 23, 2013 1:55 PM EDT Imagine Dragons’ “Radioactive” may be exactly that at the moment, but what if top 40 had a crystal ball to predict which Dragons track was next to breathe fire at the format? For many PDs, that crystal ball already exists in the form of such res ...

  50. Univision Radio Cancels Eddie Sotelo's Popular 'Piolin por la Mañana' Morning Show

    July 22, 2013 11:05 PM EDT Univision Radio's longtime syndicated morning show "Piolin por la Mañana," featuring the popular veteran radio personality Eddie Sotelo, has been cancelled, according to an official with Univision Radio. Univision officials decli ...

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