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12.05.2022 - 01:19 / variety.com
Shirley Halperin Executive Editor, MusicGloria Estefan, Ricky Martin, Marc Anthony, Bad Bunny, Maluma … all are on a first-name basis with Bruno Del Granado, head of the global Latin music touring group at CAA, and our guest on this week’s edition of Variety‘s Strictly Business podcast. And it’s no wonder, seeing as he’s played no small role in their successes throughout the years, first as an executive at MTV, later as a manager, and for the last nine years, as an agent and executive at CAA — you could also throw onto his resume marketer, historian, PR strategist and even unofficial census monitor.Where music is concerned, the U.S.
has come a long way since 1954 when Richie Valens’ “La Bamba” catapulted up the charts and could be heard on radio stations everywhere. Today, you’d be hard-pressed to find a pop playlist or late-night TV show lineup that doesn’t feature a Latin artist, never mind arenas around the globe.
Del Granado walks us through the “Latin explosions” that got us here, touching on everything from the loss of Selena Quintanilla to the record-shattering arrival of Luis Fonsi’s “Despacito” onto American shores in 2017.These days, non-English speaking artists are no longer required to conform to Anglicized lyrics and that’s led to artists like J. Balvin and Bad Bunny becoming bankable international stars and to the embrace of K-pop music, best demonstrated by the astronomical reach of acts like BTS.Del Granado talks about these topics, and provides a lens into current-day Miami as it relates to the making of entertainment in all its forms.
You’ve never seen a magic show quite like this.
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Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer“Charmed,” “Dynasty,” “Roswell, New Mexico” and “In the Dark” have been canceled at The CW, Variety has learned.Both “Roswell, New Mexico” and “In the Dark” have already completed filming on their upcoming seasons, and will conclude after those episodes have aired.Also canceled Thursday by the younger-skewing broadcast network were “Naomi” and “4400.”Based on the original WB/CW series of the same name, “Charmed” was currently airing its fourth season. The reboot starred Melonie Diaz, Sarah Jeffery, Lucy Barrett, Rupert Evans and Jordan Donica.
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Telemundo in the spring of 2023, NBCUniversal announced.The People’s Choice Latin Music Awards is an extension of the annual telecast on E! and NBC. It will celebrate “all genres of Hispanic music, entertainment, style and pop culture, chosen entirely by the audience in the same spirit of the established brand,” per Telemundo.“Furthering our mission to offer the best entertainment properties for the full spectrum of Latino audiences in the U.S., we are pleased to leverage the power of the NBCUniversal portfolio to deliver a fully-tailored version of one of the most successful awards shows,” said Ronald Day, president of entertainment and content for Telemundo.
The People’s Choice Awards is expanding across NBCU’s television portfolio with today’s announcement of the first People’s Choice Latin Music Awards, set to air on Telemundo in the spring of 2023.
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