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Daddy Yankee's memoir, 'ReaDY! The Power To Change Your Story,' will be out in April
Read full article: Daddy Yankee's memoir, 'ReaDY! The Power To Change Your Story,' will be out in AprilLatin music superstar Daddy Yankee, the Grammy winning āKing of Reggaeton,ā hopes his own story will inspire others to believe in themselves.
Daddy Yankee adds second San Antonio show after selling out first concert
Read full article: Daddy Yankee adds second San Antonio show after selling out first concertDaddy Yankee, the āKing of ReggaetĆ³n,ā has added a second San Antonio show on his āLa Ultima Vueltaā (The Last Round) farewell tour after selling out his first concert within days, according to the AT&T Center.
Daddy Yankee coming to San Antonio on āLa Ultima Vueltaā farewell tour
Read full article: Daddy Yankee coming to San Antonio on āLa Ultima Vueltaā farewell tourThe āKing of ReggaetĆ³nā is saying goodbye to his music career on his āLa Ultima Vueltaā (The Last Round) farewell tour, and one of those stops is in San Antonio.
Daddy Yankee says he's retiring: 'I see the finish line'
Read full article: Daddy Yankee says he's retiring: 'I see the finish line'Daddy Yankee has surprised his fans by announcing his retirement from music with an album and a tour, more than three decades after he started a career that put reggaeton on the world map and made him one of the biggest idols of the Latin genre.
Q&A: MarĆa Becerra, from YouTuber to the Latin Grammys
Read full article: Q&A: MarĆa Becerra, from YouTuber to the Latin GrammysBefore she became one of the most popular Argentine singers of the last year, MarĆa Becerra was a YouTuber whose funny videos, in which she appeared bathing her cat or even shaving her face with foam, generated millions of views.
Tributes, performances galore at 'Premio Lo Nuestro' awards
Read full article: Tributes, performances galore at 'Premio Lo Nuestro' awardsEdwin Cazares, left, of Grupo Firme, and Chesca perform at Premio Lo Nuestro at American Airlines Arena on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021, in Miami. (AP Photo/Jim Rassol)MIAMI ā Bad Bunny topped Univision's āPremio Lo Nuestroā awards with seven wins on a night that included a tribute to late Mexican singer-composer Armando Mazanero and performances by some of the biggest names in Latin music. Among the winners at Thursday's show were pop singer Camilo and the Mexican band Grupo Firme, which took home five awards apiece. Bad Bunnyās awards included the nightās top honor, artist of the year, as well as album of the year and best urban artist of the year. A total of 147 artists were nominated in 34 categories honoring various musical styles, including pop, urban, tropical and regional Mexican.
Performers set for TV special replacing canceled Rose Parade
Read full article: Performers set for TV special replacing canceled Rose ParadeSheryl Crow leads a long list of performers and celebrity guests who will appear in a Jan. 1 television special replacing the 132nd Rose Parade, which was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Performers will also include Mickey Guyton, Tori Kelly, Lady A, Rascal Flatts and husband-and-wife duo The War and Treaty. Celebrity guests will include Rita Moreno, Emeril Lagasse, Gary Sinise, Daddy Yankee, Shanola Hampton, Dascha Polanco, Vin Scully, Olympic gymnast Laurie Hernandez and Rose Bowl Hall of Fame inductee Matt Leinart. The special will also include marching bands, equestrians, floats from previous years and segments on the Rose Bowl football game that usually follows the parade. Cancellation of the 2021 Rose Parade was announced earlier this year.
Daddy Yankee achieves new balance, readies for his comeback
Read full article: Daddy Yankee achieves new balance, readies for his comebackIt's something he had to gradually learn after gaining 40 pounds (almost 20 kilos) during the first months of quarantine. I started eating and eating and eating and I put on the pounds like never before. āI devoted myself to my health and to something that was unknown to me, which was rest,ā he said. āI wanted the artists to be gigantic, on people's faces, so the audience could feel that they were in front of them and we achieved that,ā Yankee said. āIt was a concert that became a residence, like if Las Vegas had moved to Puerto Rico.ā___Follow Sigal Ratner-Arias on Twitter at https://twitter.com/sigalratner.
J Balvin, Bad Bunny set for big night at Latin Grammys
Read full article: J Balvin, Bad Bunny set for big night at Latin GrammysThis combination photo shows Natalia Lafourcade, left, and Rosalia. A year after Rosalia made history by becoming the first solo female performer in 13 years to win the top prize at the Latin Grammys, Natalia Lafourcade followed in her footsteps with a big win at the 2020 show, taking home the album of the year honor on Nov. 19, 2020, for "Un Canto Por Mxico, Vol.
Ladies' night at Latin Grammys: Lafourcade, RosalĆa win big
Read full article: Ladies' night at Latin Grammys: Lafourcade, RosalĆa win big(AP Photo)NEW YORK ā A year after RosalĆa made history by becoming the first solo female performer in 13 years to win the top prize at the Latin Grammys, Natalia Lafourcade followed in her footsteps with a big win at the 2020 show. The Mexican singer won album of the year ā a category dominated by male acts ā on Thursday night with āUn Canto Por MĆ©xico, Vol. Lafourcade didn't attend the Latin Grammys, which aired live on Univision and featured a number of performances, most of them pre-taped due to the coronavirus pandemic. Grammy, Emmy and Tony winner Lin-Manuel Miranda kicked off the Latin Grammys with a strong message about Latin music. Speaking in Spanish and English, he said Latin music āunites all of us and makes us human.āāThis is our night,ā he added.
Bad Bunny, Daddy Yankee top Billboard Latin Music Awards
Read full article: Bad Bunny, Daddy Yankee top Billboard Latin Music AwardsBad Bunny, left, accepts the award for social artist of the year at the Billboard Latin Music Awards on April 25, 2019, in Las Vegas and Daddy Yankee accepts the award for favorite male artist at the Latin American Music Awards at the Dolby Theatre on Oct. 25, 2018, in Los Angeles. Bad Bunny and Daddy Yankee triumphed at the Billboard Latin Music Awards Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020, claiming seven trophies apiece at the pandemic-delayed show. (AP Photo)SUNRISE, Fla. ā Bad Bunny and Daddy Yankee triumphed at the Billboard Latin Music Awards Wednesday, claiming seven trophies apiece at the pandemic-delayed show. Daddy Yankee won six of his awards for his hit āCon Calma,ā which featured the 1990s artist Snow. His honors included the hot Latin song aware, and song of the year honors for streaming and airplay and digital platforms.
Reggaeton redemption: Balvin, Bunny top Latin Grammy nods
Read full article: Reggaeton redemption: Balvin, Bunny top Latin Grammy nodsJ Balvin performs during the Coca-Cola Flow Reggaeton festival in Mexico City on Nov. 23, 2019, from left, Ozuna performs at the Latin American Music Awards in Los Angeles on Oct. 17, 2019 and Bad Bunny performs a medley at the Billboard Latin Music Awards in Las Vegas on April 25, 2019. Balvin scored a whopping 13 nominations at the 2020 Latin Grammys, including two nominations for album of the year and two for record of the year. The Latin Academy announced Tuesday that Bad Bunny and Ozuna are behind Balvin with nine and eight nominations, respectively.
Reggaeton redemption: Balvin, Bunny top Latin Grammy nods
Read full article: Reggaeton redemption: Balvin, Bunny top Latin Grammy nodsBalvin scored a whopping 13 nominations at the 2020 Latin Grammys, including two nominations for album of the year and two for record of the year. The Latin Academy announced Tuesday that Bad Bunny and Ozuna are behind Balvin with nine and eight nominations, respectively. (AP Photo)NEW YORK ā At last yearās Latin Grammy Awards, popular reggaeton and Latin trap musicians such as J Balvin, Bad Bunny and Ozuna were dismissed in the showās top categories. The Latin Academy announced Tuesday that Bad Bunny and Ozuna are behind Balvin with nine and eight nominations, respectively. Ozuna and Bad Bunny will also compete with themselves in several categories.
YouTubeās list of the most viewed music videos of the decade will have you humming āDespacitoā
Read full article: YouTubeās list of the most viewed music videos of the decade will have you humming āDespacitoā(CNN) -- Pasito a pasito the song "Despacito," won the decade. With a whopping 6.5 billion views, the music clip topped the list. Here are the rest of YouTube's most viewed music videos of this decade:āShape of YouāReleased in 2017, Ed Sheeran's tune had more than 4.5 billion views. āCounting StarsāNo more counting stars, they are counting views. āThinking Out LoudāSheeran is the only artist to have two singles in this top 10, closing the list with āThinking Out Loud,ā which had 2.8 billion views.