05.15.2014 | By Mariana Dussan |
On May 13, Epic Records released “XSCAPE,” a new Michael Jackson album of never-released music by the internationally beloved music icon and King of Pop. Read More
05.12.2014 | By Mariana Dussan |
Colombia singer-songwriter and Grammy winner, Shakira premiered recently the music video for “Dare (La La La)” on VEVO in both English and Spanish language versions. Read More
03.6.2014 | By Mariana Dussan |
There might be a new trend alert in the horizon as both the film and television industries are looking to go hip-hop. Read More
02.12.2014 | By Mariana Dussan |
By 2013 it seemed that Paulina Rubio’s career had no limits as became an American household name overnight. In 2012, Rubio released the single “Boys Will Be Boys,” from her EP “Bravisima,” which peaked at No. 16 on Billboard’s Latin Pop Songs, among others charts. That same year, she also starred in the second season for “La Voz … México” (Sept. 9 until Dec. 16 of 2012). Read More
02.5.2014 | By Mariana Dussan |
For more than a decade, actor Shalim Ortiz, who is of Puerto Rican and Dominican heritage, has successfully crisscrossed between the American (“Magic City“) and Latin (“Dama y Obrero“) worlds of film and television — a privilege only a few experience — but his initial mark was made in music. In 2003, Ortiz was actually well known for his second and last album “Cuarto Sin Puerta”, an Emilio Estefan collaboration. Remember “Se Me Olvido Tu Nombre,” the huge hit from 2003? It reached #2 on the Latin Billboard charts, and now 11 years later, he’s toying with the idea of returning music again with “Va a Llover,” a single made just in time for Valentine’s Day. Read More
02.3.2014 | By Mariana Dussan |
The NFL Super Bowl halftime, the 12-minute-moment that all stars dream about. One the most watched performances on live television that also has the power to propel or break careers. Read More
01.27.2014 | By Mariana Dussan |
This week households nationwide witnessed music and television become one, the mother of all music shows, the Oscars of music, the 56th annual Grammy Awards… but were audiences left unfulfilled? Read More
12.24.2013 | By Mariana Dussan |
Through Facebook I was informed that El Cacique de la Junta better known as Diomedes Díaz, one of Colombia’s biggest names in music, passed away Sunday Dec. 22 at the age of 56. He was the Frank Sinatra of the vallenato music genre (the native folklore music of Colombia). As a Colombian and fan of his music I was saddened, and thought this news only pertained to my fellow Colombians, I was wrong. Read More
11.12.2013 | By Mariana Dussan |
In social media spaces everywhere, today is #TransformationTuesday, a time when people post pictures of them as kids, their dramatic weight loss, new hairdos, etc. But frankly, that’s just getting old, so why not take the opportunity to give the idea a little musical spin. From the mind-blowing, to those that make you say WTF, here are 5 of the most interesting song makeovers. Read More
11.5.2013 | By Mariana Dussan |
Did you know that the music business has been concentrating more and more on your olfactory sense? Yes, you read correctly, your nose not your ears. Just ripe for the holidays Jay-Z is releasing neither a new song nor an album, but a new scent for men called “Gold Jay Z,” collaboration with Ilias Ermenidis of Firmenich – the world’s second-largest perfume company. Read More
