Julián Figueroa, singer-songwriter and Mi Camino Es Amarte telenovela actor, has died. He was 27.
21.03.2023 - 17:13 / variety.com
Thania Garcia The Latin Recording Academy has announced changes to the Latin Grammy Awards including the addition of the best songwriter of the year honor, best singer-songwriter song and best Portuguese-language Urban performance. There’s also a series of revisions for song submissions, including changes to the album of the year and best engineered album categories that specify the percentage of playing time and credits for artists, producers, engineers, mixers, mastering engineers and songwriters. All updates go into effect immediately for the upcoming 24th annual Latin Grammys taking place in November. These changes come just as the Grammys experienced similar modifications, including the addition of the songwriter of the year award along with several new performance categories that were first applied at the 65th annual show in February.
With the addition of the best Portuguese-language Urban performance category, the Academy is responding to the rise of music in Brazil and Portugal where such artists as Anitta and Pabllo Vittar have gained global recognition. Meanwhile, the album of the year and best engineered album awards now require honorees to have 33% playing time on an album to receive the honor. “Our priority is to effectively represent all the Latin music creators that we serve,” said Manuel Abud, CEO of the Latin Recording Academy. “We are excited to present these new categories that reflect the constant evolution of our music.” Last month, Abud also announced the Latin Recording Academy’s intentions to move the Latin Grammys to Spain as part of a “three-year sponsorship deal” with the tourist-attracting region of Andalusia. The partnership laid out a plan to host the Latin Grammys and “two major concerts
Julián Figueroa, singer-songwriter and Mi Camino Es Amarte telenovela actor, has died. He was 27.
Ben Croll An irreverent fable that imagines a civilization’s rise, fracture and fall, Pedro Harres’ “From the Main Square” took top honors at the NewImages Festival on Friday, claiming the festival’s Grand Prize, which came with €6,000 ($6,597) in prize money. Born in Brazil and based in Berlin, Harres channeled his frustrations and heartache about his native country into a tragicomic frenzy, orchestrating a 360-degree symphony of animated antics, human folly, and shocking bursts of violence that follows an allegorical country as it speed-runs toward oblivion. The filmmaker described the project as “a collage of urban absurdities, sometimes funny, sometimes brutal, that arise in societies in the process of political polarization and environmental collapse.”
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Andy Murray has shared rare snaps of his children after he jetted off to Marbella for a family holiday with his wife, Kim Sears. The professional tennis player took to Instagram to share some highlights from his trip away which involved a training week and getaway with his team and family. In the post shared on Thursday with a series of snaps Andy, 35, wrote the caption: "Just finished a great training week/holiday with my team and family at @puenteromanoresort in Marbella.
Illumination/Universal’s The Super Mario Bros Movie began its international rollout today in 44 markets, and will expand to 70 through Friday. While we are waiting on numbers from a great many of today’s debuts, early word out of Asia Pacific is encouraging at $7.95M including sneaks.
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Gerard Piqué criticized his ex Shakira and her fans in a new interview.
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Shakira and Gerard Piqué’s relationship is not getting any easier. The Colombian artist has said she’s proud to be from Latin American following some statements that her ex-partner made, where he talked about her Latin American fans and the types of things that they said to him through social media. Shakira’s new selfie appears to send a message to Gerard Piqué’s girlfriendShakira’s move to Miami appears to be imminent: reportY qué tiene que ver que Shakira sea latinoamericana pedazo de imbecil #piquepic.twitter.com/Mo8Ju0f4I1In an appearance on a podcast, Gerard Piqué talked about the mental health toll of receiving online hate from strangers.
Variety Power of Women New York honorees, guests to the exclusive invite-only luncheon will leave with a curated gift bag filled with over 45 products. Inside the bag are some of the best products in makeup, skin care and lifestyle, from Sol de Janeiro’s Brazilian Bum Bum Cream to the TikTok-viral Stanley tumbler. Below, take a look at everything inside the gift bag for ideas on how to treat yourself and the powerful women in your life.
Brentford are reportedly searching for a new goalkeeper, a move that could boost Manchester United’s hopes of landing David Raya.
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One of the world’s most popular international comedies is being remade in Spanish, courtesy of Eva Longoria.
Thania Garcia Ana Bárbara, otherwise known as “Grupera Queen,” received her flowers as a BMI Icon at the 30th annual BMI Latin Awards held at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on March 21. The singer — whose blended style of rancheras, norteño and Latin pop helped to define the grupero genre — became the first regional Mexican songwriter to receive the accolade for her musical career which spans over 30 years of chart-topping hits like “Bandido” and “Lo Busqué,” which dominated radio across Mexico and the United States. It was a big night for música Mexicana as Edgar Barrera, one of the most sought-after songwriters and producers of the last few years, was given the first-ever Impact award for his award-winning contributions across genres like contemporary Latin and regional Mexican. Throughout the night, he returned to the stage to accept over 10 trophies as the most recognized songwriter at this year’s ceremony. (He was also the top-nominated act at last year’s Latin Grammys.)
Leaving it in the past. Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos did not hold back about the challenges they faced at the start of their relationship.
Is a new feud brewing? Bad Bunny seemingly threw shade at Kendall Jenner‘s ex-boyfriend Devin Booker after sparking romance rumors with the model earlier this year.
Rolling Loud has announced that it has cancelled its New York event for 2023.The festival has its origins in Miami, Florida, and hosted a first New York City edition in 2019. After cancelling the 2020 edition due to COVID, further Rolling Loud New York events were held in 2021 and 2022.Now, Rolling Loud have confirmed that, due to “logistical factors beyond our control,” the festival will not return to the Big Apple in 2023.The statement began by running through some of the highlights from Rolling Loud New York’s three festivals.“We saw the beginning of the King Vamp era, Travis power through his full set through the pain, Parti and Uzi reuniting on stage, Nicki, 50 Cent, and A$AP Rocky putting on iconic headlining performances in their hometown, [and] Juice WRLD’s final festival performance,” they wrote.Going on to the reasons for the cancellation, and the future of Rolling Loud New York, the statement added: “Sadly, due to logistical factors beyond our control, Rolling Loud will not return to New York in 2023.“But don’t worry, this isn’t “Goodbye,” more like “See you later.” We’ll be back in New York when the time is right.In the meantime, we invite all of our New York fans to meet us in Miami July 21-23 for our biggest, best festival of the year.”A post shared by Rolling Loud (@rollingloud)2022’s edition of Rolling Loud New York saw the travelling roadshow festival will return for three nights at Citi Field in Queens from September 23-25.Nicki Minaj, A$AP Rocky and Future headlined the edition, while other names on the line-up included Pusha T, DaBaby, Busta Rhymes, Abra and many more.The inaugural Rolling Loud Portugal also took place last year, with J.
Shakira's tripto New York has been a journey. She started the week performing on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon , which has been hailed as one of the best. While she was all smiles during the show, the singer was later photographed crying in a store.
Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent The blockbuster French cast of Amazon Prime Video’s third season of “LOL: Qui rit, qui sort” speaks volumes about the Japanese variety format’s tremendous popularity in France. The Amazon Original series, adapted from the format “LOL: Last One Laughing,” scored its biggest launch to date on Prime Video in France since bowing on March 10. The show is one of the streamer’s first unscripted originals in France and has been a major coup as a brand exercise that’s succeeded with limited resources — certainly in comparison to scripted comedy. Adaptations of “LOL” have also thrived in Italy and Germany where they have ranked as the most watched local titles on the service, respectively. Local versions are also available in Spain, Canada, Mexico and Australia (hosted by Rebel Wilson).