MIAMI, FL (MAY 22, 2020) – GRAMMY® Award winner Carlos Vives releases his fourteenth studio album ‘Cumbiana,’ out today May 22nd via Sony Music Latin. The Colombian singer-songwriter’s latest album is a wide-spanning sonic exploration of the origins of cumbia. The ten songs are Vives’ most diverse collection of music to date, ranging from salsa and reggaeton fusions to the iconic vallenato accordion that’s become integral to his sound. The album was recorded in several studios across the U.S., the U.K., and Spain, as well as Vives’ native Colombia.
‘Cumbiana’sees Vives bringing the history of cumbia to the modern age. The record maintains the sensibility of the north of the Colombian coast where the genre finds its roots while melding its traditional indigenous sound and spirit with modern Latin sounds. Vives is joined by the past and present of the genre, from mainstays like Rubén Blades (Canción Para Rubén) to newer voices like Jessie Reyez (“Hechicera”) and artists from outside the Latin sphere like Ziggy Marley (“El Hilo”).
Alongside the announcement, Carlos Vives releases sultry second single “For Sale” alongside Spanish singer-songwriter Alejandro Sanz. The romantic and downbeat track sees the pair swapping verses among a delirious reggaeton-cumbia maelstrom of a beat. “”For Sale” is the type of story that marks a man for the rest of his life; it’s about betting on love and dying trying to obtain it,”says Vives on the track. The video, directed by Nuno Gomes and filmed in Bogotá, Colombia.
Carlos Vives scored his 19th, Top 10 on Billboard’s Tropical Airplay chart with “No Te Vayas,” the lead single off Cumbiana. The song’s vallenato-pop, was produced by Vives, Martin Velilla & Andres Leal. Written by Vives the track hit # 1 in Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Panama, Honduras, Chile and Dominican Republic radio airplay charts. The music video has surpassed over 10 million streams on Youtube Music. Carlos Vives recently broadcasted #NoTeVayasdetucasa, a one-hour acoustic performance on YouTube, where he performed his latest hit as well as his biggest songs of his career.
Cumbiana Track Listing: Hechicera with Jessie Reyez No Te Vayas For Sale with Alejandro Sanz El Hilo with Ziggy Marley & Elkin Robinson Canción Para Rubén with Rubén Blades Vitamina En Rama Los Consejos del Difunto Rapsodia en La Mayor (Para Elena) Cumbiana Zhigonezhi
“THE LYRICS OF THIS SONG ARE VERY SPECIAL TO ME BECAUSE THEY TALK ABOUT FINALLY OVERCOMING A RELATIONSHIP THAT WAS HURTING YOU” – EMILIA
Miami, FL (May 19, 2020) – Within the last year, EMILIA, has consolidated her status as top new artist and one to keep in your radar. In 12 brief months, the pop sensation has caught the attention of media and made headlines across the spectrum of music and fashion. Her journey to win over the U.S. and Latin America is reflected within her multiple collaborations and her correlation with renowned brands. Emilia has earned her spot as “one of the top female stars to watch in Latin music.”– New York Style Guide
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Her new single titled “NO MÁS”, (No More) was first presented in February as an exclusive live performance for Vevo DSCVR. The song quickly broke all barriers of language and genre, and, over a short time span became the only video on the platform to surpass 1 million views in 2020. Today, it counts with over 1.9 million views on the platform that is why Emilia, Sony Music Latin, and WK Entertainment have decided to make it her official promotional single. Click here to listen to the song.
(Photo: Emilia at the carpet of Premios Tu Música Urbano)
Shortly before the Covid-19 Pandemic led the world to an unprecedented pause, the artist celebrated alongside other colleagues at Premios Tu Música Urbano in Puerto Rico, where she held a nomination for “Best New Artist” in addition to presenting an award to reggaeton icon Daddy Yankee. Before finally arriving to her home country Argentina to quarantine, Emilia visited New York City for a unique project alongside mainstream media outlet, Genius. The artist performed an acoustic version of “BILLION”as an original content piece for Genius: Open Mic series. Emilia was styled in an exclusive outfit from the forthcoming Guess X J Balvin summer 2020 collection. “Billion”was the third single released in her artistic career; it has racked up over 7 million views on YouTube and 5 million streams across the digital streaming platforms of Apple Music and Spotify to date.
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Another recent success is her collaboration alongside Argentinian duo, MYA in “Histeriqueo”. In addition to entering multiple playlists, its music video became a trend on Youtube.. Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Bolivia, Colombia, and Guatemala, on the week of release. To date, the video holds over 7 million views on YouTube. In January 2020 the burgeoning star released her fourth single titled “POLICIA”, showcasing once again her creative and keen eye for the creation of an engaging visual to accompany the music.
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Emilia‘s solo career kicked off in 2019. The release of three international hit singles allowed her the recognition of the Latin music industry. Her debut single, “Recalienta”entered Billboard Argentina: Hot 100 chart. “No Soy Yo” alongside Puerto Rican artist, Darell showed her most daring and sensual side. “Boomshakalaka”in collaboration with Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Afro Bros, Sebastian Yatra and Camilo, wowed fans around the world. All videos encompassing a total of 74 million views on YouTube.
In November 2020, Emilia will perform a set of all her hits at Lollapalooza Argentina, where she will share the stage with Guns N’ Roses, Lana Del Rey, Pabllo Vittar, and Gage The Elephant among others.
### ABOUT VEVO DSCVR Emilia – “No Más”. An exclusive live performance for Vevo DSCVR, the channel for the best in new music. Our DSCVR program is all about leading music lovers to the next wave of upcoming artists. True to our promise, we’d like you to spend time with the music of Emilia Mernes. The good people of Argentina already know all about their fellow countrywoman’s compelling persona: The Sol de Mayo native gets major love on the Gram, and holds it down as an ambassador for key lifestyle brands. Somehow the 22-year-old fashionista also finds time to make sweet urbano jams, too. When “Recalienta” and “No Soy Yo,” a dembow duet with Darrell, hit in 2019, they immediately racked up mega numbers. And what’s not love? Emilia is a fetching star with crazy pop potential a la Becky G and Tini. In the DSCVR studio, the singer brought the heat and, surprise, debuted a new track, “No Más,” exclusively for Vevo. That performance, and its mate “Policia,” are real convincers. Make room on your playlist for a thrilling newcomer.
MIAMI, Florida (May 15, 2020). The beloved ballad of the moment “ADMV” now has a new version, “ADMV” Urban Version, which Global Latin music idol MALUMA releases today along with its brand new music video, shot in Greece, right before having to postpone his 11:11 World Tour because of the global pandemic COVID-19.
The initial plan for the “ADMV” video was to record it entirely in Greece with director Nuno Gomez but having to quickly leave Europe due to the pandemic, they had only captured a portion of the video, the performance of the song, Upon arrival in Miami, Gomez recorded an entirely different video for the original version of the ballad. A month later, and in response to multiple requests from fans who were left wanting to see the idol singing the song in Athens, Greece, the artist decided to release the footage in the video for the urban version of “ADMV”, also directed by Nuno Gomez.
To listen to “ADMV” Urban Version click HERE and to watch the new music video press HERE.
The name the song stands for “Amor De Mi Vida” which means “Love Of My Life” and it was born in the heart of the artist.
“This song is very special for me, this is something that comes from the heart, it has made me realize the reason I started my career and it makes me think about what will happen in the future – if we are going to take the time to love one another, hug one another – Today I release it so that we can dedicate it to all the people we love before they are gone,” expressed Maluma.
It was written on a January songwriting trip to Jamaica by Maluma, Edgar Barrera, Vicente Barco and Miky La Sensa; and was produced by Barrera and Maluma.
The lyrics say (in Spanish): ”When our memory fails and only the photographs remain, may I forget everything except that you are mine, when the years weigh on us and our legs can no longer walk, our eyes close and our skin doesn’t stretch anymore, when the only thing that matters is what we did in life, and even if none of this happens, you are the love of my life.“
Maluma recently became the first and only male Latin artist to reach 50 million followers on Instagram.
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About MALUMA: At only twenty-six years of age, Maluma is widely considered one of the leading voices in Latin music and a bona fide global youth idol. Born Juan Luis Londoño in Medellin, Colombia, he formulated his artistic moniker Maluma from the first two letters of the names of his mother, father and sister.
The 2018 Latin GRAMMY award winner for Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album (for F.A.M.E.) is one of social media’s most popular artists with over 23 million Facebook fans, 6 million Twitter followers, and a whopping 50.8 million Instagram followers, making him the leading Latin male artist on Instagram and the first and only one to reach 50 million followers. His official YouTube/VEVO channel has garnered over 9 billion views and has more than 23 million subscribers, having earned him a YouTube Diamond Play Button Award.
With his Maluma World Tour he has achieved unparalleled success, having sold over one million tickets in 105 worldwide concerts in 2017 alone and becoming the top concert-selling Latin artist in the world. In 2018 and 2019, he broke records achieving full houses in all of his shows throughout the United States and Europe selling out the Madison Square Garden arena (New York), the American Airlines Arena (Miami) and two The Forums (Los Angeles), among others. With his 11:11 World Tour he also sold out Israel’s largest venue, Yarkon Park in Tel Aviv (60,000+ audience); made history at the 18th annual Mawazine Festival in Rabat, Morocco, setting an all-time attendance record with his headlining concert in front of 200,000 people; and performed for the first time ever in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in front of 25,000.
In 2018, Maluma entered the fashion scene with his edgy, youthful and authentic look, and style. He has been named a “Menswear Icon in the Making” and “Men’s Fashion Newest Muse” by Vogue. In addition, he was named GQ’s “Man of the Year” in 2019 and continues to gain the fashion support of designers such as Kim Jones (Dior), Jeremy Scott (Moschino), Donatella Versace, Calvin Klein, Christian Louboutin, Louis Vuitton and many more. In 2019, he attended the Met Gala for the first time being one of the first Latin urban artists of this generation to be invited by Anna Wintour. Maluma has also released top campaigns and commercials as the face of these global brand with Moet Hennessy, Michelob and Adidas.
Since joining Sony Music Latin in 2015, Maluma has released three albums, all of which have debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Latin Albums chart: Pretty Boy Dirty Boy(2015),F.A.M.E. (2018) and 11:11 (2019). Maluma is the youngest artist to simultaneously hold both the #1 and #2 spots on Billboard’s Latin Airplay chart (with ”Sin Contrato“ and “Chantaje”) and only the sixth act to ever achieve the feat. To date Maluma has had fifteen #1 singles according to Billboard’s Latin Airplay chart.
“The Latino One Direction has not just diversified the playing field — they’re on the verge of a global pop takeover.” –Rolling Stone
“CNCO has become a pan-Latinx sensation, using the traditional boy band format to make clean-cut but vibrant reggaeton and Latin pop.” –PAPER
“…the hottest boy band in Latin music…” –Billboard
“10 Latin Music Artists to Look for in 2020” –Consequence of Sound
“It’s worth getting to know CNCO, the Latin American boy band poised to break big with their punchy mix of Spanish lyricism, dance skills and on-trend beats.” –Time
(Miami, FL-April 3, 2020)— Award-winning, multiplatinum Latin American group, CNCO drop their highly anticipated new single and video “Honey Boo” today with Natti Natasha. Click HERE to watch!
“Honey Boo” is the first released song off the groups upcoming third album and was written by all 5 members of the group, along with Patrick Ingunza, Daniel Rondon who also co-produced and Rafael Rodru who produced. The video which stars both CNCO and Natti Natasha, was filmed in Puerto Rico and directed by Joaquin Cambre.
Last month, CNCO performed at Urban music award show, Premios Tu Musica Urbano in Puerto Rico and took home the award for “Top Duo or Group,” as well as at Premio Lo Nuestro in Miami, FL where they won in the same category.
CNCO released their highly acclaimed EP Que Quienes Somos via Sony Music Latin last year. The collection of songs were created by all 5 members of CNCO, making it their most personal body of work to date. Joining them on the 7-track EP are Tommy Brown (Ariana Grande), Andrés David Restrepo Echvavarria “Rolo” (J Balvin), Johan Esteban Espinosa Cuervo “Jowan” (Sebastian Yatra), Salomón Villada Hoyos “Feid” (J Balvin, Sebastian Yatra) and Alejandro Patiño “Mosty” (Maluma, Prince Royce), amongst others. The EP has received over 271 million streams to date and produced Platinumcertified single “Pegao” featuring Manuel Turizo (HERE). The song went Top 15 on the Billboard Latin Airplay Chart, Top 10 at radio in multiple Latin American countries, and received acclaim from the likes of Rolling Stone and Billboard. Click HERE to listen!
About CNCO: In just four years, CNCO have become one of Latin pop’s most influential and prolific hit-makers. With two number #1 albums under their belt, the group has garnered numerous awards including: Latin American Music Awards, Premios Juventud (Youth Awards), Billboard Latin Music Awards, Premio Lo Nuestro, Premios Tu Mundo (Your World Awards), iHeartRadio Music Awards, Kids Choice Award and a Teen Choice Award. With over 3 billion cumulative streams, 6.5 billion total music video views, 12 GOLD and PLATINUM certifications in the U.S. alone and countless sold out shows, their influence can be felt in nearly every corner of the globe.
CNCO topped off a banner 2019 in the US with a 7-minute medley performance in Times Square on New Years Eve (HERE). The year included performances on Good Morning America, Teen Choice Awards and the VMA’s. They also released a capsule collection with Forever 21 (HERE), were named as one of People Magazine’s 2019 “Ones to Watch,” and as Rolling Stone’s “Breaking” artist in October. In addition, CNCO also landed the first Vevo LIFT campaign for a Latin Artist, and an MTV Push Campaign.
“The Latino One Direction has not just diversified the playing field — they’re on the verge of a global pop takeover.” –Rolling Stone
“CNCO has become a pan-Latinx sensation, using the traditional boy band format to make clean-cut but vibrant reggaeton and Latin pop.” –PAPER
“…the hottest boy band in Latin music…” –Billboard
“10 Latin Music Artists to Look for in 2020” –Consequence of Sound
“It’s worth getting to know CNCO, the Latin American boy band poised to break big with their punchy mix of Spanish lyricism, dance skills and on-trend beats.” –Time
(Miami, FL-April 3, 2020)— Award-winning, multiplatinum Latin American group, CNCO drop their highly anticipated new single and video “Honey Boo” today with Natti Natasha. Click HERE to watch!
“Honey Boo” is the first released song off the groups upcoming third album and was written by all 5 members of the group, along with Patrick Ingunza, Daniel Rondon who also co-produced and Rafael Rodru who produced. The video which stars both CNCO and Natti Natasha, was filmed in Puerto Rico and directed by Joaquin Cambre.
Last month, CNCO performed at Urban music award show, Premios Tu Musica Urbano in Puerto Rico and took home the award for “Top Duo or Group,” as well as at Premio Lo Nuestro in Miami, FL where they won in the same category.
CNCO released their highly acclaimed EP Que Quienes Somos via Sony Music Latin last year. The collection of songs were created by all 5 members of CNCO, making it their most personal body of work to date. Joining them on the 7-track EP are Tommy Brown (Ariana Grande), Andrés David Restrepo Echvavarria “Rolo” (J Balvin), Johan Esteban Espinosa Cuervo “Jowan” (Sebastian Yatra), Salomón Villada Hoyos “Feid” (J Balvin, Sebastian Yatra) and Alejandro Patiño “Mosty” (Maluma, Prince Royce), amongst others. The EP has received over 271 million streams to date and produced Platinumcertified single “Pegao” featuring Manuel Turizo (HERE). The song went Top 15 on the Billboard Latin Airplay Chart, Top 10 at radio in multiple Latin American countries, and received acclaim from the likes of Rolling Stone and Billboard. Click HERE to listen!
About CNCO: In just four years, CNCO have become one of Latin pop’s most influential and prolific hit-makers. With two number #1 albums under their belt, the group has garnered numerous awards including: Latin American Music Awards, Premios Juventud (Youth Awards), Billboard Latin Music Awards, Premio Lo Nuestro, Premios Tu Mundo (Your World Awards), iHeartRadio Music Awards, Kids Choice Award and a Teen Choice Award. With over 3 billion cumulative streams, 6.5 billion total music video views, 12 GOLD and PLATINUM certifications in the U.S. alone and countless sold out shows, their influence can be felt in nearly every corner of the globe.
CNCO topped off a banner 2019 in the US with a 7-minute medley performance in Times Square on New Years Eve (HERE). The year included performances on Good Morning America, Teen Choice Awards and the VMA’s. They also released a capsule collection with Forever 21 (HERE), were named as one of People Magazine’s 2019 “Ones to Watch,” and as Rolling Stone’s “Breaking” artist in October. In addition, CNCO also landed the first Vevo LIFT campaign for a Latin Artist, and an MTV Push Campaign.
MALUMA IS THE ONLY ARTIST THAT SANG IN SPANISH ON THE PRIME-TIME TV SPECIAL
BILLBOARD DESCRIBES THE PERFORMANCE AS “STUNNING” AND “A BEAUTIFUL RENDITION”
MALUMA IMMEDIATELY BECAME A WORLDWIDE TRENDING TOPIC
“CARNAVAL” SHOT UP TO #1 ON iTUNES LATINO AND THREE OF MALUMA’S ALBUMS REACHED TOP TEN ON THE iTUNES LATINO CHART MIAMI, Florida (April 19, 2020). Global Latin music idol MALUMA performed last night (April 18, 2020) on the historical global television special “One World: Together At Home” among legendary artists such as Elton John, Andrea Bocelli, Paul McCartney, Lady Gaga, the Rolling Stones, John Legend, Stevie Wonder, Celine Dion, Jennifer Lopez and Taylor Swift, among others, to unite the world to help support and celebrate the healthcare frontline workers of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Maluma is the only artist who sang in Spanish during the prime-time special. From his home, and with the ideal backdrop of the mountains of his native Medellín in the distance, Maluma sang a moving acoustic version of 2016 hit “Carnaval”, accompanied only by a guitar (recorded separately by musician Santiago Torres).
“No hay que sufrir no hay que llorar (No need to suffer, no need to cry) La vida es una y es un carnaval (Life is one and its a carnival) Lo malo se irá, todo pasará (The bad will leave, all will pass) La vida es una y es un carnaval” (Life is one and its a carnaval)” he sang. The lyrics, its melody, and the singer-songwriter’s delivery were perfect for the occasion – touching, inspirational and up-lifting.Billboard described the performance as “stunning” and “a beautiful rendition”.
The Colombian superstar immediately started trending worldwide on Twitter while sales and streams of “Carnaval” soared, as well as the rest of his music. The track reached #1 on the iTunes Latino songs chart and his albums, 11:11, Pretty Boy Dirty Boy and F.A.M.E. are in the top 10 of the iTunes Latino albums chart.
To watch Maluma’s performance on “One World: Together at Home” produced by Global Citizen, click HERE.
Maluma, alongside his foundation El Arte de los Sueños, has also been committed to helping families in need in Antioquia, Colombia.
Led by its president Manuela Londoño Arias and its founder (Maluma), concerned about the hardships the families of the 170 youth served by the foundation have been going through, are aiding each of the families. El Arte de los Sueños has bought and delivered groceries to help them through the period of sheltering at home. Groceries for additional families in need have also been provided in Alto de la Virgen in Guarne and the municipality of Venecia in Antioquia.
They have also made significant donations to the health system, having donated Respirator-Mouthguards with N-95 valves, single-use hospital uniforms and more than 10 thousand units of gloves to entities such as the Hospital San Rafael in Venecia; the Ces Prado Centro Clinic and the San Vicente Hospital Foundation in Rio Negro. Four years ago, El Arte de los Sueños, embarked on a clear path that has always sought the betterment of people’s lives through altruism, generosity and humanitarian efforts. Today more than ever, it offers comfort in the midst of these very difficult times.
Maluma also donated 250 million pesos (about 64,000 dollars) to Donatón, an initiative organized by the Mayor of Medellin, the capital of the department of Antioquia, to aid the region’s communities most in need.
Maluma recently became the first and only male Latin artist to reach 50 million followers on Instagram.
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About MALUMA: At only twenty-six years of age, Maluma is widely considered one of the leading voices in Latin music and a bona fide global youth idol. Born Juan Luis Londoño in Medellin, Colombia, he formulated his artistic moniker Maluma from the first two letters of the names of his mother, father and sister.
The 2018 Latin GRAMMY award winner for Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album (forF.A.M.E.)is one of social media’s most popular artists with over 23 million Facebook fans, 6 million Twitter followers, and a whopping 50.5 million Instagram followers, making him the leading Latin male artist on Instagram and the first and only one to reach 50 million followers. His official YouTube/VEVO channel has garnered over 9 billion views and has more than 23 million subscribers, having earned him a YouTube Diamond Play Button Award.
With his Maluma World Tour he has achieved unparalleled success, having sold over one million tickets in 105 worldwide concerts in 2017 alone and becoming the top concert-selling Latin artist in the world. In 2018 and 2019, he broke records achieving full houses in all of his shows throughout the United States and Europe selling out the Madison Square Garden arena (New York), the American Airlines Arena (Miami) and two The Forums (Los Angeles), among others. With his 11:11 World Tour he also sold out Israel’s largest venue, Yarkon Park in Tel Aviv (60,000+ audience); made history at the 18th annual Mawazine Festival in Rabat, Morocco, setting an all-time attendance record with his headlining concert in front of 200,000 people; and performed for the first time ever in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in front of 25,000.
In 2018, Maluma entered the fashion scene with his edgy, youthful and authentic look, and style. He has been named a “Menswear Icon in the Making” and “Men’s Fashion Newest Muse” by Vogue. In addition, he was named GQ’s “Man of the Year” in 2019 and continues to gain the fashion support of designers such as Kim Jones (Dior), Jeremy Scott (Moschino), Donatella Versace, Calvin Klein, Christian Louboutin, Louis Vuitton and many more. In 2019, he attended the Met Gala for the first time being one of the first Latin urban artists of this generation to be invited by Anna Wintour. Maluma has also released top campaigns and commercials as the face of these global brand with Moet Hennessy, Michelob and Adidas.
Since joining Sony Music Latin in 2015, Maluma has released three albums, all of which have debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Latin Albums chart: Pretty Boy Dirty Boy(2015),F.A.M.E. (2018) and 11:11 (2019). Maluma is the youngest artist to simultaneously hold both the #1 and #2 spots on Billboard’s Latin Airplay chart (with “Sin Contrato” and “Chantaje”) and only the sixth act to ever achieve the feat. To date Maluma has had fifteen #1 singles according to Billboard’s Latin Airplay chart.
