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Manuel Alejandro Ruiz
Visionary entrepreneur and native New Yorker Manuel Alejandro Ruiz — known as “Boy Wonder” — made history in 2003 when he traveled to Puerto Rico to shoot Chosen Few, a documentary about the then-underground musical genre, reggaetón. The first in-depth look at the history of the genre served up an insider's look at crammed concert halls and fervent fans alongside interviews with its stars: Vico C, Daddy…
From MusicWorld, posted 5.18.08
DJ Nelson
Waitress/actresses have nothing on DJ Nelson: He is the ultimate hyphenate. The Puerto Rico native is a songwriter/producer/label and nightclub owner/radio station founder and clothing impresario. Name any top reggaeton artist — Ivy Queen, Daddy Yankee, Tego Calderon, Hector “El Father” and Tito “El Bambino” — DJ Nelson has worked with them all. There are virtually no facets of the music world that he hasn’t touched. The…
From MusicWorld, posted 7.18.07
Don Omar: Reggaetón’s King of Kings
Everything about reggaetón superstar Don Omar is outsized: his beat-heavy hits, a blazing stage show and his extraordinary success. Nominated for a 2006 Latin Grammy, King of Kings, Omar’s latest release, debuted at No. 1 and spent 11 successive weeks topping the Latin sales charts. The highest-ranking reggaetón album ever also spun off “Angelito,” a No. 1 single on the Billboard Latin Rhythm Radio chart. Don Omar…
From MusicWorld, posted 5.10.07
Los Tigres Del Norte Honored as Icons at 14th Annual BMI Latin Music Awards
en español Songwriter Of The Year Accolades Go To Wisin & Yandel, Francisco Saldaña “Luny” And Manuel Eduardo Toscano ‘La Tortura’ Takes Song Of The Year And Ringtone Of The Year Awards; EMI-Blackwood Music Inc. Named Latin Publisher Of The Year BMI held its 14th annual Latin Music Awards tonight, with top honors going to BMI Icons Los Tigres del Norte; Songwriters of the Year Juan…
From News, posted 3.23.07
Shakira on Top at Billboard Latin Awards
BMI Award-winning songwriter/artist Shakira was the top winner at the 2006 Billboard Latin Music Awards, held April 27 at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Fla. The Colombian superstar took home five trophies, including four for the chart-topping smash "La Tortura" from her Spanish-language release Fijacion Oral Vol. 1, named Latin Pop Album of the Year in the female category.
From News, posted 5.02.06
Juan Luis Guerra, Juanes Top 13th Annual BMI Latin Awards
'Miedo' Named Song of the Year; Two in a Row for SER-CA Publishing en español BMI, the leading U.S. performing right organization, staged the 13th edition of its Latin Music Awards on Friday, April 7, with top honors reserved for merengue superstar Juan Luis Guerra, Colombian rocker Juanes, Big Brother theme song "Miedo," and Mexican music publisher SER-CA Publishing, Inc. Held for the first time in…
From News, posted 4.06.06
Reggaetón Makes Its Mark in Today’s Multicultural Music Market
Levitating from the underground to the top of the Latin charts, the genre known as reggaetón has pumped a much-needed shot of vitality into a complex and shifting record market. In the first half of 2005, unit shipments of various formats of Latin music increased a monumental 27.7 percent, a figure attributed in great part to the rise of reggaetón. Correspondingly, mainstream artists have now appropriated the trademark rhythms as…
From MusicWorld, posted 3.09.06
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