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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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“should be compared to Bob Dylan, U2, or the Clash” - All Music Guide

“[Latin] music’s greatest statesmen… Los Tigres sell millions of records, regularly top Billboard’s Latin charts and draw tens of thousands of fans to stadiums… In short, they are among the most popular acts in Latin music today… …Los Tigres del Norte have been singing border stories for more than three decades” - New York Times

After Garnering The Best Norteño Album GRAMMY Award For The Second-Consecutive Year And Notching  Another #1 Album With Their Recently Released Album Raices (Roots), The Legendary Los Tigres Del Norte Continue Their Touring Tradition Of Bringing Multi-Hour Shows To The Mexican Immigrant Community Across The Country

LOS TIGRES DEL NORTE Will Perform At These Upcoming Tour Dates

8-02 Anaheim, CA-Anaheim Convention Center           9-21 St Paul, MN-St Paul Armory
8-03 Ventura, CA-Ventura Fairgrounds                        9-27 Los Angeles, CA-Los Angeles Sports Arena
8-08 Santa Rosa, CA-Fairgrounds                               9-28 Denver, CO-Pepsi Center
8-09 Salt Lake City, UT                                               10-04 Dallas, TX-AA Center
8-10 Lemoore, CA-Tachi Palace Casino                      10-05 Houston, TX-Toyota Center
8-11-to 8-27 – Tour of Spain                                      10-25 San Diego, CA-San Diego Sports Arena
8-29 Portland, OR-Expo Center                                   10-26 Sacramento, CA-Arco Arena
8-30 Tacoma, WA-Tacoma Dome                               11-01 Laredo, TX-Laredo Entertainment Center

8-31 Reno, NV-Fairgrounds                                        11-02 Mc Allen, TX-Dodge Arena

9-07 San Jose, CA-HP Pavilion                                   11-26 Austin, TX-Palmer Convention Center

9-13 Phoenix, AZ-Radio Festival                                  11-27 Forward, TX-Far West Rodeo

9-14 Las Vegas, NV-Thomas & Mack Center             11-28 Oklahoma, OK-Far West Rodeo

9-19 Des Moines, IO-Val Air Ballroom                        11-29 Tyler, TX-Far West Rodeo

9-20 Omaha, NB-Omaha Convention Center

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“the godfathers of norteno music, Los Tigres have crossed many borders in their career…the group updated the traditional conjunto sound and turned it into an international phenomenon…their music has helped to break down barriers between cultures, generations and even countries, particularly between Mexico and the United States …long revered as the voice of the Latino immigrant community, Los Tigres spends 10 months on the road… Its ever-expanding fan base inspired the Grammy-winning group’s latest disc, “Raices”… when Los Tigres take the stage, they celebrate these roots but also the ongoing saga of the immigrant experience.” - Chicago Sun-Times

“the most popular Norteño group in the world… these grand men of music have taken their message of hope and hardship beyond the borderland and into millions of hearts throughout the United States and Mexico.” –Dan Rather

“norteño icons Los Tigres del Norte [are] the most influential regional Mexican group in the United States… Los Tigres are not just another popular musical act… Instead, they’re widely viewed as the voice of the people, capable of making you dance to a cumbia one instant, [or] weep the next with a woeful immigrant’s tale” –Billboard

“Singing Stories From Lives Lived Far Away From Home…Los Tigres del Norte have perfected a ground-level symbiosis with their fans. … Their show on Saturday night, was mega-size: music all night and far into the morning hours… Los Tigres playing 42 songs, finally ending at 3 a.m… each time Los Tigres bit into the groove of a two-beat ranchera, sustenance was served in jolts… the band’s [leader] Jorge Hernández…was mesmerizing”

- New York Times- “Arts & Leisure” COVER – Concert Review

“Los Tigres del Norte has reinvented Mexican music… Every record sells a million copies… Its logo is as well known in Mexican communities as Coca-Cola’s… Los Tigres [are] the most perceptive chroniclers of the Mexican-American experience. In song, they reflect its most personal feelings, and [take] the side of millions of immigrants who are voiceless on both sides of the border… following a Los Tigres concert schedule is to discover all the places Mexicans live … Their songs remain one of the clearest windows into the immigrant soul.” – Los Angeles Times

“Llegamos!” exclaimed a young man as he and his friends loaded down with picnic gear clambered off a Metra train at the Ravinia stop Saturday. As they ventured into the park to see Los Tigres del Norte, the godfathers of norteno music, their simple declaration of “we’re here!” also set the theme for the evening.

For decades, the San Jose-based Los Tigres del Norte, who hail from the Mexican state of Sinaloa, have celebrated the immigrant experience in song, especially in uptempo, polka-inflected narratives known as corridos. These story songs, sung “directo al corazon” — to borrow the title of one of the band’s many hit discs — chronicle life on the other side of the border and the sacrifices involved in the journey.”*

The siblings from Lakewood were at the boardwalk Saturday to see Los Tigres Del Norte, or the Tigers of the North, a legendary Mexican-American band whose accordion-laced music and lyrics of love, loss and immigrant soul-searching have drawn devoted fans for nearly four decades.

“The old songs are the best,” said 18-year-old Sandra as she waited for the concert to start. “They are true-life songs.”

The sisters remember hearing Los Tigres songs as little girls while their mother cleaned the house in Mexico. Before long their parents moved to Boston, where they worked 16-hour days making tortillas to pay their children’s way to the United States.”*

With the start of summer nearly upon us, we thought you might like to see an overview/ reminder of some key Latin music album releases and concert dates from our artists coming up quickly. Below is a timeline of key dates, followed by a brief overview for each artist. If you need copies of any albums, or would like to attend a specific concert, please let us know…

Album Releases (See details below)

June 03: ‘In The Heights’ Original Broadway Cast recording – Produced by Andres Levin

June 10:  Sergio Mendes’ Encanto

June 17: Julieta Venegas: MTV Unplugged

Special Latin Music TV Broadcasts

June 05:“Julieta Venegas: MTV Unplugged” premieres on MTV Tr3s

June 15: A Three-Hour Special on The ALAS Organization’s historic “Concierto por los Niños” will be broadcast by Univision from 7-10PM ET/PT

Key Concert Dates & Other Events

June 06 – Los Tigres del Norte - Poughkeepsie, NY - Mid Hudson Civic

June 07 – Los Tigres del Norte - Asbury Park, NJ - Convention Hall

June 12: Gustavo Santaolalla Honored as the year’s ICON at BMI’s 15th annual Latin Awards in Los Angeles

June 14 - Los Tigres del Norte - Highland Park, IL (Chicago) - Ravinia Festival/Martin Theater

June 17: Julieta Venegas- In-store Appearance – New York, NY – Virgin Megastore (Times Square)

June 21: Sergio Mendes - New York, NY - JVC Jazz Festival / Carnegie Hall

June 23: Sergio Mendes - Philadelphia, PA- World Café Live

June 25: Sergio Mendes - Somerville, MA (Boston) - Somerville Theatre

July 01: Sergio Mendes -Vienna, VA (Wash DC) - The Filene Center

July 09: CuCu Diamantes – New York, NY - Central Park Summerstage (LAMC)

July 10: Julieta Venegas – Boston, MA – Roxy

July 12: Julieta Venegas – New York, NY – Central Park Summerstage (LAMC)

July 12: Juan Luis Guerra - Miami, FL- American Airlines Arena

July 18: Juan Luis Guerra- New York, NY - Madison Sq. Garden

Aug.03: Juan Luis Guerra - Los Angeles, CA - Nokia Theatre

Aug.22: Café Tacvba – Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theatre

Aug.23: Café Tacvba – San Francisco, CA – Outside Lands Festival (Golden Gate St. Park)

For Long-Lead Planning: Things To Watch For In The Fall

- Grammy & Five-Time Latin Grammy winners CALLE 13 plan to release their eagerly awaited third album.

- Julieta Venegas Will Undertake More extensive tour dates in September

- The 9^th Annual LATIN GRAMMY Awards will take place November 13^th in Houston, TX

After Garnering The Best Norteño Album GRAMMY Award For The Second-Consecutive Year And Notching  Another #1 Album With Their Recently Released Album Raices (Roots), The World’s “most influential regional Mexican group” Continue Their Touring Tradition Of Bringing Multi-Hour Shows To The Mexican Immigrant Community Across The Country

LOS TIGRES DEL NORTE Will Perform At These Upcoming Tour Dates

May 23 - Wichita, KS  - Wichita Ballroom June 15 – Stateville, NC - Plaza Mexico Lindo
May 24 – Amarillo, TX - Azteca Music Hall June 20 – Jacksonville, FL - El Moroco Shrine
May 25 – Liberal, KS - Activity Center June 21 – Lumberton, NC-Lumberton Fairgrounds
June 06 – Poughkeepsie, NY - Mid Hudson Civic June 22 – Columbia, SC - Columbia Armory

June 07 - Asbury Park NJ - Convention Hall June 27 – Tampa, FL - Florida State Fairgrounds
June 08 – Wallingford, CT - Mountain Ridge June 28 - Gaffney SC - Plaza de Toros La Guadalupe
June 13 - Green Bay, WI - Riverside Ballroom June 29 – Hardeville, SC - Far West Rodeo

June 14 - Highland Park IL - Ravinia Festival/Martin Theater

The ALAS Organization’s “Concierto Por Los Niños” (Concert For The Children) Unites Over 380,000 On-Site Fans and Millions of TV Viewers In A Momentous Show Of Solidarity To Aid Latin America’s Most Vulnerable Children

Over Two Dozen Of Latin Music’s Biggest Superstars Such As Shakira, Ricky Martin, Alejandro Sanz, Miguel Bosé, Juan Luis Guerra, Maná, Los Tigres del Norte, Gustavo Cerati, Calle 13 & Many More Appear At Historic Free Concerts In Mexico City & Buenos Aeries That Have Been Called ‘Latin America’s Live-Aid’

“crowds gathered in two of Latin America’s most iconic capitals, the excitement contagious.   Its not everyday that the region’s biggest names in entertainment gather in song and never before have they come together like this for a common cause. Ricky Martin, Shakira, Miguel Bosé-just a few of the dozens of Latin American artists hoping to use their music to launch a movement against childhood poverty in the region” – CNN

(see full CNN segment here: http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=3906861&cl=7872472&ch=4226714&src=news)

Two days after announcing that philanthropists such as Carlos Slim Helú, Howard Buffet had pledged more than $200 Million toward programs to aid impoverished children in Latin America, the ALAS (América Latina en Acción Solidaria ) organization – translated as ‘Wings’ in Spanish – brought nearly 400,000 concert fans and millions of TV viewers together through an unprecedented day of music entitled “El Concierto Por Los Niños” (The Concert For The Children.” With more than two dozen of the Latin music world’s leading superstars (such as Shakira, Ricky Martin, Alejandro Sanz, Miguel Bosé and MANY more) taking to the stage at massive free concerts in Mexico City and Buenos Aires for an event already being dubbed by press as “Latin America’s Live Aid,” ALAS designed the historic event to inspire both public and private sector support for Early Childhood Development (ECD) programs to aid the more than 32 Million children in the region living in poverty.

“Not so long ago, Latin American artists who spoke up for social causes often risked prison, exile or far worse.  What a difference a generation makes… a phalanx of Spanish-speaking pop artists headed by Colombian superstar Shakira and Spanish-Italian singer Miguel Bosé gathered to promote a new initiative to aid Latin America’s millions of poor, malnourished and undereducated children. They were joined by the world’s second-richest man, a top U.S. philanthropist and an international mob of reporters drawn by a potent cocktail of celebrity, money and power, laced with an emerging social conscience … “What’s very inspiring is to see Latin America for the first time in charge of its own issues,” said Shakira… [the] concerts, the most high-profile project yet by Latin artists to fuse charity with celebrity, are expected to draw a total audience in the hundreds of thousands. ALAS is the first Latin American organization to bring together so many prominent artists and financial impresarios behind a single cause, early childhood development assistance” – Los Angeles Times

“…billionaire Carlos Slim Helú does not seem to like appearing in public, but he apparently could not resist an invitation from the Colombian pop star Shakira and about a dozen other Latin music stars. Mr. Slim was on hand in Mexico City for the announcement of two free rock concerts to raise awareness of ALAS, a foundation started by Shakira and other musicians….The goal of ALAS, which means “wings” in Spanish, is to press business leaders and governments to finance early-childhood development programs in Latin America. The foundation claimed a major success on Thursday [as] Mr. Slim pledged $110 million to children’s programs [and] Howard Buffett pledged $85 million to existing Latin American projects. “When Shakira calls, you show up, so here I am,” said Mr. Buffett – New York Times (Sunday Business Section)

“A spectacular lineup of performers join in a call-to-action to support millions of children living in poverty in Latin America…The concert features some of Latin America’s leading artists: - New York Daily News

SEE SAMPLE EVENT PHOTOS BELOW – High Resolution Photos Available By Request

Please Visit The New ALAS Website At: www.movimientoalas.org

For More Information On ALAS, Please Contact:

(In The United States) Rogers & Cowan: John Reilly, Lorraine Osmundsen & Sylvia Bedrosian – 212.445.8400

ALAS (”wings” in Spanish) has finalized the artist line-up for “El Concierto Por Los Niños” (“The Concert For The Children”), which will see many of the  world’s leading Latin music superstars join in a call-to-action to aid impoverished children in Latin America. Set to take place on May 17^th with concerts in Mexico and Argentina, this historic event will see the participation of the following artists:

Mexico City - La Plaza de la Constitución, (El Zócalo) - Starting at 5:00PM (Local Time)

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

Buenos Aires - Costanera Sur - Starting at 2PM (Local Time)

Alejandro Sanz, Calle 13, Fito Paez, Gustavo Cerati, Jorge Drexler,  La Portuaria, Paulina Rubio, Pedro Aznar And  Shakira

With venue sizes able to accommodate up to 200,000 people in Mexico City and another 120,000 in Buenos Aires, “El Concierto Por Los Niños” is expected to bring together well over 300,000 music fans. In fact, fans in Buenos Aires have already grabbed the large majority of available tickets as over 90,000 free passes were distributed in just over a week.   In Mexico City, where the free concert is open to fans on a first arrival basis, the city’s famed El Zócalo is expected to fill to capacity.

Intocable’s “Tu Adios No Mata” debuted this past week at No. 1 on Billboard’s Regional Mexican Airplay chart, a feat that hasn’t been accomplished since Los Tigres del Norte’s “Lagrimas” debuted in the top spot in 1999.

Intocable’s two-year absence from the recording studio may have created a pent-up demand among radio listeners for the group’s signature mix of norteno with rock and country touches.”*

Universal Music Group (UMG), the world’s leading music company, today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Univision Music Group following the recent clearance of the deal in the U.S. by the Federal Trade Commission. The acquisition results in UMG becoming the largest Latin music company in North America.

The combined company, which will operate under the Universal Music Latin Entertainment banner, will include Universal Music Latino, Machete, the newly acquired labels from the Univision purchase — Fonovisa and Disa, Universal Music Mexico & Central America, Latin publishing in the US and Mexico, including the newly acquired Edimonsa, Disa and the Fonovisa catalogs, and GTS Global Talent Services, a management service division. As part of this acquisition, the Univision name will be phased out. Universal Music Latin Entertainment will be a division of Universal Music Latin America, and will be led by Jesus Lopez (currently Chairman & CEO of Latin America and Iberian Peninsula). Mr. Lopez will continue to be based in Miami, Florida and report to Zach Horowitz (President & COO, Universal Music Group) for Universal Music Latin Entertainment.

“Jesus has presided over a period of remarkable growth for Universal Music Latin America,” stated Mr. Horowitz. “His vision and passion for Latin music, entrepreneurial instincts and ability to think ‘out of the box,’ combined with that rare talent of being able to balance both creative and business concerns, make him the ideal person to lead the newly merged company.”

“I am truly grateful to Zach for this exciting opportunity,” commented Mr. Lopez. “It is a privilege to continue working so closely with him and the entire Latin music team as we build this new company, complete with such a rich history and one of the most dynamic groups of artists and executives in the business.”

In addition, it was also announced today that Jose Behar, President of Univision Music Group, has departed the company.

“I’d also like to take this opportunity to recognize all of the contributions that Jose has made to Univision over the years,” added Mr. Lopez. “We certainly wish him the very best in all of his future endeavors.”

Universal Music Latin Entertainment possesses a roster of chart-topping artists as well as a vast catalog that comprises some of the most important Latin recordings in history. Its artists include Juanes, Juan Gabriel, Paulina Rubio, Don Omar, La Secta, Winsin & Yandel, Alicia Villarreal, Pedro Fernandez, La Factoria, Mach & Daddy, Enrique Iglesias, Belanova, Luis Fonsi, Cafe Tacuba, Marco Antonio Solis, Los Tigres del Norte, Los Temerarios, Horoscopos de Durango, K-paz de la Sierra, Grupo Montes de Durango, Alacranes Musicales, Conjunto Primavera, Banda El Recodo, Jenni Rivera, Gloria Trevi, Graciela Beltran, Xtreme, Olga Tanon, Tito Nieves, Bajofondo Tango Club, and Ivy Queen, among many others.”

Luego de confesar que han sido invitados para viajar a Irak y animar a los soldados estadounidenses, oferta que habían rechazado al temer por sus vidas, parece que en esta ocasión los Tigres del Norte sacarán la garra, pues ya contemplan estar en aquel país en diciembre de este año.”*

Grammy and Oscar award-winning composer and producer Gustavo Santaolalla will become a BMI Icon Thursday, June 12, at the performing right organization’s 15th annual Latin Awards. Staged at the Beverly Wilshire in Los Angeles and hosted by BMI President & CEO Del Bryant and BMI Assistant Vice President, Latin Music, Delia Orjuela, the black-tie, invitation-only gala will also recognize the songwriters and publishers of the past year’s top BMI Latin songs played on American radio and television.

The BMI Icon award is bestowed on creators who have had a “unique and indelible influence on generations of music makers.” An all-star musical tribute will pay homage to the achievements of Gustavo Santaolalla, who joins an elite list of past honorees that includes Latin music titans Los Tigres Del Norte, Juan Luis Guerra and Carlos Santana, along with legends Willie Nelson, Brian Wilson, Isaac Hayes, Paul Simon, Dolly Parton and the late James Brown.

In addition to the Icon tribute, the ceremony will also recognize the Latin Song, Songwriter and Publisher of the Year. Previous honorees include Latin superstars Juanes, Shakira, Estefano, Gloria & Emilio Estefan, Wisin & Yandel, Luis Miguel and Cristian Castro.

Broadcast Music, Inc.(R) (BMI) is an American performing right organization that represents more than 375,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers in all genres of music and more than 6.5 million works. BMI’s most recent financial results, $839 million in performing right collections for its fiscal year ending June 30, 2007, were the highest for any copyright organization in the world. BMI has represented the most popular and beloved music from around the world for over 65 years. The non-profit-making U.S. corporation collects license fees from businesses that use music, which it then distributes as royalties to the musical creators and copyright owners it represents. “*

*From: http://www.hispanicprwire.com
Traducido: usando Google o Altavista/Babel Fish

After Recently Garnering The Best Norteño Album GRAMMY Award For The Second-Consecutive Year, The World’s “most influential regional Mexican group” Continues To Demonstrate Their Role As Genre Leaders By Adding Yet Another #1 Debut To Their Legendary Career Tally.

 

While Los Tigres del Norte Has Always Given Voice To The Most Pressing Issues of The Day Facing The Immigrant Community, They Have Also Been Guardians Of Mexican & Mexican-American Cultural History. With The Appropriately Named Raices - The First Of Two Los Tigres del Norte Albums Planned For Release This Year - The Legendary Musicians Honor The Best Of That Heritage With Newly Recorded Versions Of Classic Mexican Songs.

 

With The Top Latin Album In The Country, Los Tigres Is Also Once Again Racing Up The Radio Chart, As The Album’s First Single “Rumbo al Sur” Has Jumped to #7 On Billboard’s “Hot Latin Songs” Chart

 

“Los Tigres del Norte/Raices … unequivocally the most important norteño band of the last 40 years… Leader Jorge Hernandez, along with his brothers and cousin, continues to have such command of the genre’s stylings. Listen to numbers such as “El Rey” and “El Hijo del Pueblo” for a lesson on how to communicate a norteño tune filled with organic accordion riffs and plenty of lyrical power. On “El Golpe Traidor” we get pure ranchera anguish. Then on “Sangre Caliente” we witness motherland pride amidst a jaunty beat.  Los Tigres are no novices to the romantic bolero, the classic Latin ballads of a bygone era. They usually include at least one on each CD release. Here we have two, the reflective “Cien Años” and the mournful “Sin Ti.” In both cases, the Norte men expertly merge accordion-fueled countryside instrumentation with saxophone-smooth city elegance, especially in the silky vocals. The results enhance their repertoire… Los Tigres del Norte aren’t the only norteño band on the scene these days…  But you could always pick them out of the line-up. They are the only norteño group that really matters.” – Dallas Morning News, 3/11/08

 

- Look For Los Tigres Del Norte To Play For Over 17,000 Hometown Fans On March 22^nd in San Jose, Followed By A March 28^th Los Angeles Show At The Gibson Amphitheater

 

“… New Times asks a few migrants a question: Does anyone have an experience worthy of a Tigres song? Most of the men stare at their feet, shifting a little. Then a Guatemalan named Freddy grins, “I do,” he says, and tells of his 15-day journey from Guatemala, through Mexico, and across the Rio Grande. Mexican migrant Enrique shakes his head and intercepts: “Dude, Los Tigres already did that one. It was ‘Tres Veces Mojado’… With a career spanning four decades and 55 albums, this multiple-Grammy-winning band has turned nearly every story into song. So it’s little wonder last year’s Grammy was a Lifetime Achievement Award… their upcoming release, Raices, is an effort to recapture classic Mexican songs…‘We hope that when people have this CD, they feel like we do. It’s a way to identify with your people, roots, customs, and experiences.’… Back in Homestead, New Times is still curious to know whose story might make for a Tigres ballad. Prying produces only pursed lips from the migrants, until Enrique finally speaks up again: “Illegals don’t have any stories to tell, remember?’… So Los Tigres tell the stories you all can’t?’ asks New Times. ‘You got that right,’ Enrique replies.”

- Miami New Times, 2/14/08

 

 

For more information on Los Tigres Del Norte, please contact John Reilly at 212.445.8440 / jreilly@rogersandcowan.com

In an unusual branding move between a digital retailer and a regional Mexican act, Los Tigres del Norte is launching its new album, “Raices,” in partnership with Zune and MSN Latino.

The campaign before the Fonovisa album’s March 4 release has the norteno icon advertising its exclusive track for Zune, “Lloraras,” in radio spots in New York and Los Angeles. The band has been heavily featured across Zune Marketplace this month and will get similar treatment on MSN Latino as its artist of the month for March. Video interviews with the group will be placed on MSN Latino’s home page and entertainment and sports channels, with links to purchase the album.”*

*From: http://www.reuters.com
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Legendary Mexican recording artist/motion picture star Vicente Fernández will join the all-star lineup of Latin music superstars who will perform on the gala 20th edition of “Premio Lo Nuestro a la Música Latina” (Lo Nuestro Latin Music Awards) and be honored with the coveted “Premio a la Excelencia” special award for excellence. The longest-running and most popular Latin music awards show on television will be broadcast live from Miami’s American Airlines Arena on Univision, the country’s leading Spanish-language television network, on Thursday, February 21, with Red Carpet coverage beginning at 7pm ET/PT (6pm Central) followed by “Premio Lo Nuestro” at 8pm ET/PT (7pm Central).

Hailed as the “King of the Ranchera,” Fernández is one of the most nominated artists in the 20-year history of “Premio Lo Nuestro” and a previous winner of four awards for best Male Regional Mexican vocalist. As such, Fernández will be honored for his commitment to excellence during a career spanning more than 45 years and resulting in more than 100 albums and 25 motion pictures.

Previously announced artists scheduled to appear during the 20th edition of “Premio Lo Nuestro” include Aventura, Pepe Aguilar, AB Quintanilla III Presenta Kumbia Allstarz, Belinda, Elvis Crespo, Gloria Estefan, Grupo Manía, Juan Luis Guerra, Horóscopos de Durango, Enrique Iglesias, José José, Juanes, Los Tigres del Norte, Maná, Patricia Manterola, Cruz Martínez Presenta: Los Super Reyes, Ivy Queen, Jenni Rivera, René Strickler, Olga Tañón, Tito El Bambino, Dayanara Torres, Angélica Vale, and Wisin y Yandel.

“Premio Lo Nuestro,” the highest-rated special each season among Hispanics in the United States, bestows awards annually to the winners from the five most popular Latin music genres - Pop, Tropical, Regional Mexican, Rock and Urban - and Video of the Year. Nominees were selected from charts compiled by the prominent recording industry trade magazine Radio & Records®. The 2007 telecast reached more than 11 million viewers. Year to year, it consistently beats the combined average Hispanic audiences of the Academy Awards, Latin Billboard Music Awards, Emmy Awards, MTV’s Video Music Awards and the Golden Globes, among all major demographics.

Univision.com’s dedicated mini-site (keyword: Premio) will feature extensive coverage of this year’s presenters and nominees for Premio Lo Nuestro. Users will be treated to a variety of insider information including fully-loaded bios, exclusive interviews, photos and music video clips. One of the most anticipated highlights of Univision.com’s coverage includes chats with many of Premio’s popular artists during the week of the live broadcast.
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They are called “Los Idolos del Pueblo,” and Sunday night at the AT&T Center, the fans greeted them like long-lost heroes.

The band was Los Tigres del Norte, one of norteno’s most successful and longest-running groups, who played as part of the 2008 San Antonio Rodeo lineup.”*

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Some of Latin music’s biggest stars have been added to the list of performers and presenters scheduled to appear on the gala 20th edition of “Premio Lo Nuestro a la Música Latina” (Lo Nuestro Latin Music Awards), television’s longest-running music awards show. Celebrating 20 years of honoring the very best in Latin music, the ever-popular awards show will be broadcast live from Miami’s American Airlines Arena on the Univision Television Network on Thursday, February 21, beginning at 8pm ET/PT (7pm Central).

Joining the previously announced lineup of performers are the two-time Premio Award winning bachata group, and this year’s most nominated artists, Aventura, winner of eight Premio Awards, Colombian singer/songwriter Juanes, and eight-time Premio Award winning international rock supergroup Maná.

Also announced as presenters are popular Mexican novela stars Patricia Manterola, René Strickler, and Angélica Vale, Premio a la Excelencia winners Gloria Estefan and José José, former Miss Universe Dayanara Torres, two-time Premio winner and most-ever nominated reggaetonero, Don Omar, singer/songwriter and winner of eight Premio Awards, including the prestigious Premio a la Excelencia, Juan Luis Guerra, and three-time nominated Urban recording artist Tito El Bambino.

Previously announced artists scheduled to appear during the 20th edition of “Premio Lo Nuestro” include Pepe Aguilar, AB Quintanilla III Presenta Kumbia Allstarz, Belinda, Elvis Crespo, Grupo Manía, Horóscopos de Durango, Enrique Iglesias, Los Tigres del Norte, Cruz Martínez Presenta: Los Super Reyes, Ivy Queen, Jenni Rivera, Olga Tañón, and Wisin y Yandel.

“Premio Lo Nuestro,” the highest-rated special each season among Hispanics in the United States, bestows awards annually to the winners from the five most popular Latin music genres - Pop, Tropical, Regional Mexican, Rock and Urban - and Video of the Year. Nominees were selected from charts compiled by the prominent recording industry trade magazine Radio & Records(R) . The 2007 telecast reached more than 11 million viewers. Year to year, it consistently beats the combined average Hispanic audiences of the Academy Awards, Latin Billboard Music Awards, Emmy Awards, MTV’s Video Music Awards and the Golden Globes, among all major demographics.

Since last December, Hispanic music fans have logged onto Univision.com (keyword: Premio) to determine this year’s Premio lo Nuestro winners. Univision.com’s dedicated mini-site offers exclusive content before, during and after the Awards Show, including the latest news and photos, a video epicenter, as well as fully-loaded bios and music clips from featured artists.

Univision Communications Inc.
Univision Communications Inc. is the premier Spanish-language media company in the United States. Its operations include Univision Network, the most-watched Spanish-language broadcast television network in the U.S. reaching 99% of U.S. Hispanic Households; TeleFutura Network, a general-interest Spanish-language broadcast television network, which was launched in 2002 and now reaches 89% of U.S. Hispanic Households; Galavisión, the country’s leading Spanish-language cable network; Univision Television Group, which owns and operates 64 television stations in major U.S. Hispanic markets and Puerto Rico; Univision Radio, the leading Spanish-language radio group which owns and/or operates 70 radio stations in 16 of the top 25 U.S. Hispanic markets and 5 stations in Puerto Rico; Univision Music Group, which includes Univision Records, Fonovisa Records, La Calle Records and Mexico-based Disa Records as well as Fonomusic and America Musical Publishing companies; and Univision Online, the premier Spanish-language Internet destination in the U.S. located at www.univision.com. Univision Communications also has a 50% interest in TuTv, a joint venture formed to broadcast Televisa’s pay television channels in the U.S., and a non-voting 14.9% interest in Entravision Communications Corporation, a public Spanish-language media company. Univision Communications has television network operations in Miami and television and radio stations and sales offices in major cities throughout the United States.
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RAICES (“Roots”) Will Be The First Of Two New Los Tigres Records Planned For Release This Year, As The World’s “Most Influential Regional Mexican group” Celebrates Four Decades Of Making Music. While Los Tigres del Norte Has Always Given Voice To The Most Pressing Issues Facing The Immigrant Community, They Have Also Been Guardians Of The Community’s Cultural History. With The Appropriately Named Raices, The Legendary Los Tigres Honor The Best Of That Heritage With Newly Recorded Versions Of Classic Mexican Songs

 

“Los Tigres is the most enduring binational band today because it hears the humble… Los Tigres del Norte has reinvented Mexican popular music… Every record sells a million copies…. Its logo is as well known in Mexican communities as Coca-Cola’s … Los Tigres [are] the most perceptive chroniclers of the Mexican American experience. In song, they reflect its most personal feelings, and take the side of these millions of immigrants who are voiceless on both sides of the border… following a Los Tigres concert schedule is to discover all the places Mexicans live… The songs of Los Tigres del Norte remain one of the clearest windows into the immigrant soul.”

–         Los Angeles Times Magazine

 

During an unrivaled career as “[Regional Mexican] music’s greatest statesmen”(NY Times), the family band, known throughout the world as the legendary Los Tigres del Norte have been the immigrant community’s leading voice on issues of the day, as well as stewards of the people’s traditions and cultural heritage.  While the group continually chronicles the ongoing struggles of Mexican-Americans in the United States, it also provides a musical reminder of home and history.  Nowhere was this more evident then when the Hernandez family donated half-a-million dollars to UCLA’s Chicano Studies Research Center to fund the preservation of thousands of the earliest known recordings of Mexican music.

 

This year,  as Los Tigres del Norte celebrates four decades of making music (that began after crossing the border with oldest brother Jorge Hernandez just fourteen years old), the trail-blazing group plans to release two new albums that will respectively pay-tribute to the musicians that came before them, and then of course continuing their modern day chronicles through corridos.  On March 4^th, Fonovisa Records will release the new Los Tigres album RAICES (“Roots”). As the album’s name details, this album finds Los Tigres sharing their take on some of the most culturally significant and historic titles from the songbook of Mexican folkloric tradition.  “Rumbo al Sur” – a famed ranchera with Tigres bassist Hernan Hernandez singing lead – has just gone to radio as the first single from the album.

 

While Los Tigres del Norte is tipping their hat to the songs of the past, they do not plan to rest on the laurels of the band’s own history.  This will become evident not only with a second Los Tigres album planned for August, but also with a soon-to-be announced digital partnership that will be the most comprehensive ever launched in the Regional-Mexican genre.  Likewise, even though they are already multiple GRAMMY, LATIN GRAMMY and PREMIO LO NUESTRO winners (not to mention recent recipients of the Latin Recording Academy’s Lifetime Achievement Award), Los Tigres continue to be recognized for each new recording, as they currently hold yet another GRAMMY nomination and THREE PREMIO LO NUESTRO nominations for their last album Detalles. Look for Los Tigres to begin sharing the songs of Raices this week as they return to the road for their marathon concerts that visit fairgrounds, rodeos, concert halls & armory dances across the country.

 

Look For Los Tigres del Norte At These Upcoming Concert Appearances

Feb 01- ALBUQUERQUE, NM      Fantazia Ballroom          Feb 21 – Premio Lo Nuestro Awards (Presenters)

Feb 02 - EL PASO, TX             El Paso Coliseum          Feb 22 - FT MYERS, FL           Lee Civic Center

Feb 03 - LUBBOCK, TX          Salon Crystal                 Feb 23 – W. PALM BEACH, FL     S. Florida Fairgrounds

Feb 08 - RALEIGH, NC            Disco Rodeo                 Feb 24 – ORLANDO, FL          Kissimmee Arena

Feb 09 - ATLANTA, GA          Far West Rodeo            Mar 22 - SAN JOSE, CA          Convention Center

Feb 10 - SAN ANTONIO, TX   San Antonio Rodeo        Mar 23 – NAMPA, ID              Nampa Arena

Feb 15 - BOSTON, MA            Club Lido                      Mar 28 – LOS ANGELES, CA  Gibson Ampitheater

Feb 16 - WASHINGTON, DC  DC Armory                  Mar 29 – Tucson, AZ                Casino Del Sol

Feb 17 - MIAMI, FL                 Dolphin Stadium (At Honduras vs. Guatemala Soccer Match) * More to come

 

For more information on Los Tigres Del Norte, please contact John Reilly at 212.445.8440 / jreilly@rogersandcowan.com

Or Sylvia Bedrosian at 212.445.8424 / sbedrosian@rogersandcowan.com

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LOS TIGRES DEL NORTE Estrenan Su Nuevo

Album RAICES El 4 De Marzo

 

RAICES será el primero de dos discos que estrenarán Los Tigres  éste año como el grupo “Regional Mexicano más influyente” celebrando cuatro décadas creando música. Mientras Los Tigres del Norte han brindado una voz sobre temas sociales afectando la comunidad de inmigrantes, también han sido guardianes de la historia cultural de la comunidad.

Con el nombre apropiado de Raices, los legendarios Tigres del Norte Honran Lo Mejor de esa herencia grabando versions nuevas de canciones clásicas Mexicanas.

 

Con una carrera inigualable como “Los mejores de la música regional Mexicana”(NY Times), la banda de familia, conocida alrededor del mundo como los legendarios Tigres del Norte, han sido la voz principal de la comunidad de inmigrantes, en temas actuales, como tambien auxiliaries engendrando la tradición y herencia cultural.. Mientras el grupo continua sus crónicas sobre la lucha constante de los Mexicanos-Americanos en los Estados Unidos, a la misma vez brindan un recuerdo musical de su patria e historia. Nunca fue ésta más evidente que cuando la familia Hernández donó medio-millón de dólares al Centro de Estudios Chicanos de la Universidad de UCLA como patrocinio de la conservación de la música regional Mexicana más antigua.

 

Este año, Los Tigres del Norte celebra cuatro decadas de crear música (cual comenzó luego de cruzar la frontera con el hermano mayor, Jorge Hernández, con tan solo 14 años de edad), el grupo piensa estrenar dos discos en tributo a los músicos precedentes y luego, por supuesto, continuar con sus crónicas a través de corridos. El 4 de marzo, Fonovisa Records estrenará el Nuevo album de Los Tigres RAICES. Como bien describe el título, en éste album Los Tigres comparten canciones culturalmente e historicamente significantes obtenidas del libro de canciones folkloricas Mexicanas. “Rumbo al Sur” – una ranchera famosa con el bajista de Los Tigres, Hernán Hernández como vocalista principal – actualemte suena en la radio como el primer sencillo del álbum.

 

Mientras Los Tigres del Norte honran canciones del pasado, no piensasn dejar de hacer historia.  Esto será evidente con el segundo disco que estrenarán en agosto, como tambien con una co-alición cual sera la más extensa en el género de la música regional Mexicana.  Aunque ya han ganado multiples GRAMMY, LATIN GRAMMY y PREMIO LO NUESTRO (sin mencionar que recientemente fueron honrados por el Latin Recording Academy’s Lifetime Achievement Award), Los Tigres continúan siendo reconocidos por cada nuevo disco a la vez que una nominación al Grammy y tres nominaciones a los PREMIO LO NUESTRO por su último álbum Detalles. Los Tigres comenzarán a compartir las canciones de Raices ésta semana mientras regresan al maratón de conciertos alrededor del país.

 

Fecha De Conciertos De Los Tigres del Norte

Feb 01- ALBUQUERQUE, NM      Fantazia Ballroom          Feb 22 - FT MYERS, FL           Lee Civic Center

Feb 02 - EL PASO, TX             El Paso Coliseum          Feb 23 – W. PALM BEACH, FL     S. Florida Fairgrounds

Feb 03 - LUBBOCK, TX          Salon Crystal                 Feb 24 – ORLANDO, FL          Kissimmee Arena

Feb 08 - RALEIGH, NC            Disco Rodeo                 Mar 22 - SAN JOSE, CA          Convention Center

Feb 09 - ATLANTA, GA          Far West Rodeo            Mar 23 – NAMPA, ID              Nampa Arena

Feb 10 - SAN ANTONIO, TX   San Antonio Rodeo        Mar 28 – LOS ANGELES, CA  Gibson Ampitheater

Feb 15 - BOSTON, MA            Club Lido                      Mar 29 – Tucson, AZ                Casino Del Sol

Feb 16 - WASHINGTON, DC  DC Armory                  * Más por anunciar

Feb 17 - MIAMI, FL                 Dolphin Stadium (At Honduras vs. Guatemala Soccer Match)

Feb 21 – Premio Lo Nuestro  (Presentadores)

 

Para más información sobre Los Tigres Del Norte, favor de contactar a John Reilly al 212.445.8440 / jreilly@rogersandcowan.com

ó Sylvia Bedrosian al 212.445.8424 / sbedrosian@rogersandcowan.com“