Reggaeton star Daddy Yankee has been robbed in Argentina.
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PEPE AGUILAR, MARIA BETHANIA, ANDREA BOCELLI, TEGO CALDERON, DADDY YANKEE, PLACIDO DOMINGO, JOSE FELICIANO, VICENTE FERNANDEZ, FLEX, GILBERTO GIL, ALEJANDRA GUZMAN, LOS TIGRES DEL NORTE, GIAN MARCO, MANU CHAO, SERGIO MENDES, MOLOTOV, EDNITA NAZARIO, LAURA PAUSINI, MARIA RITA, OLGA TAÑON, TITO EL BAMBINO, CAETANO VELOSO, AND WISIN Y YANDEL ALSO AMONG THOSE NOMINATED
9th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards Airs Nov. 13 on Univision Network
Live From Toyota Center in Houston
LOS ANGELES (Sept. 10, 2008) — The 9th Annual Latin GRAMMY® Awards nominations were announced today at a press conference attended by national and international media at the House of Blues Sunset Strip. Artists reading nominations this morning included Buika, Lila Downs, Flex, Kany García, Esai Morales, Gustavo Santaolalla, and Ximena Sariñana. In a year that recognized an array of artists and creative professionals across numerous styles, the nominations celebrate and spotlight a unique mix of established and emerging artists. The 9th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards, set for Nov.13 at Toyota Center in Houston, will be broadcast live on the Univision Network from 8 – 11 p.m. ET/PT (7 p.m. Central).
Café Tacvba leads the nominations with six; Juanes and Gustavo Santaolalla garnered five nods each; Andrés Calamaro, Kany García and Julieta Venegas each received four nominations; 2008 Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year Gloria Estefan, Victor Manuelle, Soraya Moraes, Ximena Sariñana, and Joan Sebastian are among those who earned three nods apiece. And a contingent of long-established artists and emerging music makers — including Pepe Aguilar, Maria Bethânia, Andrea Bocelli, Tego Calderón, Daddy Yankee, Plácido Domingo, Jose Feliciano, Vicente Fernández, Flex, Gilberto Gil, Alejandra Guzmán, Los Tigres Del Norte, Gian Marco, Manu Chao, Sergio Mendes, Molotov, Ednita Nazario, Laura Pausini, Maria Rita, Olga Tañón, Tito El Bambino, Caetano Veloso, and Wisin y Yandel — each earned nominations.
“In its ninth year, the Latin GRAMMY nominations continue to reflect a diverse and eclectic worldwide Latin music community of well-respected artists while bringing fresh new acts and trends to the forefront,” said Gabriel Abaroa, President of The Latin Recording Academy®. “With more than 5,000
entries this year, it’s encouraging to see so many music makers and professionals participate in the awards process, and to see so many albums, songs, and creators getting due recognition from peers. The world will be watching on Nov. 13, and there will be much to celebrate.”
This year’s Album Of The Year category features established superstars as well as rising new talent: Spain’s Buika for Niña De Fuego; Mexico’s Café Tacvba for Sino and Vicente Fernández for Para Siempre; Puerto Rico’s Kany García for Cualquier Día; and Colombia’s Juanes for La Vida…Es Un Ratico. A similar diversity can be seen in the Best MPB (Musica Popular Brasileira) Album category: Maria Bethânia for Dentro Do Mar Tem Rio — Ao Vivo; Chico Buarque for Chico Buarque Carioca — Ao Vivo; Seu Jorge for América Brasil O Disco; Omara Portuondo e Maria Bethânia for Omara Portuondo e Maria Bethânia; Roberta Sá for Que Belo Estranho Dia Pra Se Ter Alegria; and Caetano Veloso for Multishow Ao Vivo Cê.
Café Tacvba’s six nominations include: Album Of The Year and Best Alternative Album for Sino, Record Of The Year and Best Alternative Song for “Volver A Comenzar,” and Song Of The Year and Best Rock Song for “Esta Vez.”
Earning five nods each are: Juanes for Album Of The Year and Best Male Pop Vocal Album for La Vida…Es Un Ratico, and Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year and Best Short Form Music Video for “Me Enamora;” and musician/songwriter/producer Gustavo Santaolalla with two nominations in Record Of The Year (as producer on Café Tacvba’s “Volver A Comenzar” and Juanes’ “Me Enamora”), two nominations in Album Of The Year (as producer on Café Tacvba’s Sino and Juanes’ La Vida…Es Un Ratico), and a nomination in Best Short Form Music Video (Bajofondo’s “Pa’ Bailar,” as a member of the group).
Andrés Calamaro, Kany García and Julieta Venegas earned four nominations apiece: Calamaro for Best Rock Solo Vocal Album (La Lengua Popular), two nods in Best Rock Song (”Carnaval De Brasil” and “Mi Gin Tonic”), and Best Alternative Song (”5 Minutos Más [Minibar]“); García for Album Of The Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Album (Cualquier Día), Song Of The Year (”Hoy Ya Me Voy”), and Best New Artist; and Venegas for Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year (”El Presente”), and Best Alternative Album and Best Long Form Music Video (MTV Unplugged).
Five artists garnered three nods each: 2008 Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year Gloria Estefan for Traditional Tropical Album and Best Long Form Music Video (90 Millas) and Best Tropical Song (”Píntame De Colores,” with Emilio Estefan Jr., Alberto Gaitan & Ricardo Gaitan); Victor Manuelle for Best Salsa Album (Soy), Best Traditional Tropical Album (Una Navidad A Mi Estilo), and Best Tropical Song (”Llegó El Amor”); Soraya Moraes for Best Christian Album (Spanish Language) (Tengo Sed De Ti), Best Christian Album (Portuguese Language) (Som Da Chuva), and Best Brazilian Song (”Som Da Chuva,” with Marco Moraes); Ximena Sariñana for Best New Artist, Best Alternative Song (”Normal”), and Producer Of The Year; and Joan Sebastian for Album Of The Year (producer on Vicente Fernandez’s Para Siempre), Best Banda Album (No Es De Madera), and Best Regional Mexican Song “Estos Celos”).
The 9th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards will feature 49 categories and will be supported on radio via Univision Radio (the official Spanish-language radio network of the Latin GRAMMY Awards), and highlighted on the Internet by Univision Online (the official online partner of the Latin GRAMMY Awards) at latingrammy.univision.com. For more information, a complete list of nominees, and media credentialing instructions, please visit www.grammy.com.
Tickets to the 9th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards will be on sale starting Sept. 16 at 10 a.m. CT, and may be purchased at select Houston area Randall’s locations, via phone by dialing 1.866.4HOUTIX (1.866.446.8849), or via the Internet at www.toyotacentertix.com. Tickets will be available at the Toyota Center box office beginning Sept. 17 at 9 a.m. CT.
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Fat Joe Calls Out Daddy Yankee For McCain Support
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The Hispanic Leadership Fund today announced that it will hold a concert during the Republican National Convention featuring Latin recording artist and Reggaeton superstar Daddy Yankee. The Fiesta Americana Concert, co-hosted with The Latino Coalition and the Hispanic Alliance for Prosperity Institute, will be held on September 1, 2008 at 9:00 p.m. at MYTH nightclub in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Approximately 3000 convention delegates and special guests are expected to attend, including members of Minnesota’s rapidly growing Hispanic community.
This event will showcase the Hispanic community and demonstrate a clear message of support for key issues such as tough, but fair immigration reform, free trade in the Americas and prosperity through ownership. This event will also allow for an opportunity to highlight sharp policy differences between Senators John McCain and Barack Obama regarding these issues, and will kick off Convention week in great style.
Headline artist Daddy Yankee, chosen by TIME magazine as one of the “100 Most Influential People in the World,” is a rising star in Reggaeton – a music genre he helped create. In 2008, he won Billboard Latin Music Awards for Album of the Year and Reggaeton Album of the Year.
Throughout his career, Daddy Yankee has been involved in philanthropic activities and shown support for key issues affecting the Hispanic population. At a recent event with Senator McCain in Arizona, Daddy Yankee said: “I am here endorsing Senator McCain because I believe in his ideals and his proposals to lead this nation. And like I said before, he has been a fighter for the Hispanic community, and I know that for me personally, I chose him as the best candidate because he has been a fighter for the immigration issue.”
The Hispanic Leadership Fund is a non-partisan advocacy organization dedicated to promoting common-sense public policy solutions rooted in free enterprise, limited government, and individual freedom.
For press credentials please send an e-mail to presscred@hispanicleadershipfund.org. “
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Maya Entertainment Acquires ‘Talento De Barrio,’ Starring Latin Superstar Daddy Yankee
The acquisition of the film was negotiated by Kevin Benson along with Jose Martinez, Jr. for Maya Entertainment, and Edwin Prado, attorney with George Rivera, representing Pichaera Records. According to the agreement Maya Entertainment will release TALENTO DE BARRIO theatrically in major cities across the U.S. in September 2008.
“We are excited for the opportunity to work with Daddy Yankee, such an innovative recording artist and now a movie star,” said Kevin Benson who heads up New Business Development for Maya Entertainment and who brokered the deal.
“Maya Entertainment is a company that passionately believes in Latino films. They identify the smart strategy to position films, creating excitement and bringing quality to the marketplace.” George Rivera, writer and producer.
In the style of City of God, TALENTO DE BARRIO tells the story of Edgar Dinero (Daddy Yankee), an angry young man from the slums of Puerto Rico who gets tangled between the thug life of his neighborhood and the beat of his barrio. On that path Edgar encounters disruption among his crewmen while falling in love with an uptown girl, from whom he must conceal his ties with the violent barrio underworld. Edgar may run, but he can’t hide from the corrupt cops and the full-blown turf war amongst his men. Soon enough Edgar is faced with two choices: die as the Boss of the underworld or live as the King of Reggaeton.
In addition to having the leading role in the film, Daddy Yankee has recorded and produced the movie’s soundtrack. The current single off of the album, entitled, “Pose” sat in the number one spot on the Latin Rhythm Airplay charts for 10 consecutive weeks. Daddy Yankee is credited with doing more than any other artists to establish reggaeton as a marketable music style. His album, “El Cartel: The Big Boss” received Billboard’s prestigious “Album of the Year Award,” and Time Magazine named Daddy Yankee one of the “100 Most Influential People in the World.”
About Maya Entertainment
Maya Entertainment, headed by award winning producer Moctesuma Esparza and co-chaired by Jeff Valdez, is the only Latino owned and managed filmed entertainment company specifically focused on the growing U.S. Latino
film-going audience. Maya Entertainment will release 8 to 10 films theatrically and 24 straight-to-DVD releases a year and will soon announce its feature film and television production slate, which is currently set to commence production in 2009. Maya Entertainment is the sister company of Maya Cinemas North America, Inc. a movie theater exhibition company featuring state-of-the-art multiplex cinemas with a site in Salinas, CA and new sites soon to be opened in Bakersfield, CA, Fresno, CA, Santa Fe, NM, Chicago, IL, San Antonio, TX, Houston, TX, New York and more.About Daddy Yankee
Daddy Yankee is an International superstar who has received many accolades for his work in the music industry and as a humanitarian. His album, El Cartel: The Big Boss was the top Latin selling album of 2007 and received Billboards prestigious Album of the Year Award, selling over one million copies world wide. He was also recently awarded the Honor of the Year Award from Harvard University. In addition, Time Magazine named Daddy Yankee one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World, and People En Espanol named him in their list of Most Beautiful People. He has also been working on his new fragrance to be released in the fall 2008.About Pichaera Records
Founded in 2004 in Carolina, Puerto Rico by independent filmmaker Georgie Rivera. Rivera also has a video production company who has directed videos for rapper Miguelito and Daddy Yankee, among others. “
Maya Entertainment has acquired “Talento de Barrio,” starring Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee.
Coors Light Hosts Daddy Yankee at U.S. CD Release Party - Dallas
WHAT:
Coors Light is sponsoring the U.S. debut of Daddy Yankee’s not-yet-released CD, “Talento de Barrio,” in Dallas. The CD is scheduled for nationwide release on August 12. The party will benefit the Dallas Police and Firefighter’s “Guns and Hoses” charity event.
With roots in reggae and rap music, Daddy Yankee is a Latin Billboard and Latin Grammy Award-winning international artist whose music combines Reggae, Latin Rap and Hip Hop.
This “Guns and Hoses” benefit party is invite-only with tickets being given away to adult consumers through an on-air promotion sponsored by La Kalle 99.1 FM.
Media interested in covering the event will need to RSVP to Manuel Gutierrez, 469-426-8010, by 5 p.m. on August 6. One ticket per media outlet.
WHEN:
9 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Thursday, August 7, 2008WHERE:
Chaucer’s Steak and Sushi
5321 E. Mockingbird Lane (in Mockingbird Station)
Dallas, TX 75206VISUALS/
INTERVIEWS:
– Daddy Yankee signing autographs
– Fan reaction
– Coors Light spokespeople “
