Stars Glitter At the 2002 Billboard Latin Music Awards Show.Entertainment Editors/Music Writers MIAMI BEACH Miami Beach, city (1990 pop. 92,639), Dade co., SE Fla., on an island between Biscayne Bay and the Atlantic Ocean; inc. 1915. It is connected to Miami by four causeways. , Fla.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--May 10, 2002 Singer and Composer Juan Gabriel Takes home 4 Billboard Awards; Ana Gabriel, Ricky Martin, El Gran Combo and Shakira honored with Special Awards; Show to be aired this Sunday, May 12 at 7PM ET/PT on Telemundo The Jackie Gleason Theater rolled out the red carpet for the star-studded ceremony of the 2002 Billboard Latin Music Awards The Billboard Latin Music Awards grew out of the Billboard Music Awards program from Billboard Magazine, an industry publication charting the sales and radio airplay success of musical recordings. . Mexican singer/composer Juan Gabriel, a finalist in five award categories, swept the board with four Billboard awards. His track "Abrazame Muy Fuerte Abrazame Muy Fuerte was a Mexican television show that aired 2000-2001, under the production of Salvador Mejia and with Aracely Arambula and Fernando Colunga as the protagonists. ", won in the categories Hot Latin Track of the Year and Latin Pop Airplay air·play n. The broadcasting of an audio or audiovisual recording on the air over radio or television. airplay Noun the broadcast performances of a record on radio Track of the Year. He was also honored as Songwriter of the Year, and his track "No Vale la Pena" -- in a duet with Nydia Rojas -- won the Hot Latin Track, Vocal Duo category. Renowned stars such as Celine Dion -- in her debut on Spanish language television -- Marc Anthony, Thalia, Juan Gabriel, Ana Gabriel, Los Tri-O, Jaci Velasquez, Cristian, A.B. Quintanilla and los Kumbia Kings, Litzy, Victor Manuelle, Carlos Vives, Olga Tanon, Alexandre Pires, Alejandra Guzman and Lupillo Rivera brightened up one of the glitziest evenings in the Latin music industry. Hosting the show were the talented actors Miguel Varoni of "Pedro El Escamoso", Manolo Cardona of "?Por Que Diablos?", and Itati Cantoral of "Vale Todo", who shared the stage with the likes of Celia Cruz, Marco Antonio Solis, Maria Conchita Alonso, Jon Secada and Elvis Crespo, among others, in presenting the awards. Also, Ricky Martin was presented with the special "Spirit of Hope" award for his humanitarian works; Puerto Rico's El Gran Combo was the recipient of the "Lifetime Achievement Award" in honor of their 40 years' artistic career. Ana Gabriel received the "Star Award", in recognition of her contributions to Latin music, and Colombian star Shakira debuted the "Viewer's Choice Award", presented by Telemundo. Billboard Latin Music Awards 2002 grand gala, featuring top Latin artist performances, will air this Sunday, May 12th at 7PM ET/PT on Telemundo. The broadcast will begin with a pre-show of the red carpet arrivals, followed by the Awards and ending with an explosive after party. The Billboard Latin Music Awards honor the most popular albums, songs, and performers in Latin music, as determined by the actual sales and radio airplay data that informs Billboard's weekly charts. Finalists, and the eventual winners, reflect performance of new recordings on Billboard's sales charts, including Top Latin Albums, and radio charts, including Hot Latin Tracks The Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart is the most important music chart for Spanish language singles in the American music market. It was established by the magazine in the 1970s, when music labels and Billboard , during a one-year period from the issue dated February 17, 2001 through this year's February 9 issue. Based on sales data compiled by SoundScan and radio information monitored by Broadcast Data Systems, Billboard's charts are the world's most authoritative music charts, with album categories confined to titles that did not chart before Billboard's Nov. 18, 2000 issue. Winners of the Billboard Latin Music Awards 2002: ------------------------------------------------- Hot Latin Track of The Year: "Abrazame muy Fuerte", Juan Gabriel (BMG BMG Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Germand: Federal Ministry for Health) BMG Be My Girl BMG Blue Man Group BMG Bertelsmann Music Group BMG Be My Guest BMG Browning Machine Gun BMG Bulk Metallic Glass Latin) Hot Latin Track of The Year, Vocal Duo: "No Vale La Pena", Nydia con Juan Gabriel (Hollywood) Hot Latin Track, Artist of The Year: Cristian (BMG Latin) Songwriter of The Year: Juan Gabriel Producer of The Year: Bebu Silvetti Pop Album of The Year, Male: "Mis Romances", Luis Miguel (Warner Latina) Pop Album of The Year, Female: "Mi Corazon", Jaci Velasquez (Sony Discos) Pop Album of The Year, Group: "Shhh!" A. B. Quintanilla A.B. Quintanilla (born Abraham Quintanilla, III on December 13, 1963) is an American hip hop musician and producer who is a native of Texas and is of Mexican decent. He is better known as the older brother of slain Tejano music singer Selena. Y Los Kumbia Kings (EMI Latin) Pop Album of The Year, New Artist: "Proxima Estacion...Esperanza", Manu Chao (Virgin) Latin Pop Airplay Track of The Year: "Abrazame Muy Fuerte", Juan Gabriel (BMG Latin) Top Latin Album, Artist of The Year: Marc Anthony (Sony Discos) Latin Rock Album of The Year: "Proxima Estacion...Esperanza", Manu Chao (Virgin) Tropical/Salsa Album of The Year, Male: "Libre", Marc Anthony (Sony Discos) Tropical/Salsa Album of The Year, Female: "Yo Por Ti", Olga Tanon (Warner Latina) Tropical/Salsa Album of The Year, Group: "Coleccion Romantica", Juan Luis Guerra Juan Luis Guerra (born June 7, 1957 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is one of the most internationally recognized Dominican singer/songwriters. His pop style of merengue and bolero and Afro-pop/Latin fusion have garnered him considerable success outside the Dominican Republic. y 4.40 (Karen/Universal Latino) Tropical/Salsa Album of The Year, New Artist: "Yo Si Me Enamore", Huey Dunbar (Sony Discos) Tropical/Salsa Airplay Track of The Year: "Me Da Lo Mismo", Victor Manuelle (Sony Discos) Regional Mexican Album of The Year, Male: "Despreciado", Lupillo Rivera (Sony Discos) Regional Mexican Album of The Year, Male Group: "Ansia de Amar", Conjunto con·jun·to n. pl. con·jun·tos 1. A dance band, especially in Latin America. 2. A style of popular dance music originating along the border between Texas and Mexico, characterized by the use of accordion, drums, Primavera pri·ma·ve·ra 1 or pri·ma ve·ra n. 1. A tree (Cybistax donnellsmithii) of Mexico and Guatemala, having opposite, palmately compound leaves, yellow flowers, and close-grained, light-colored wood. 2. (Fonovisa) Regional Mexican Album of The Year, Female Group or Female Solo Artist: "Soy Lo Prohibido", Alicia Villareal (Universal Latino) Regional Mexican Album of The Year, New Artist: "Despreciado", Lupillo Rivera (Sony Discos) Regional Mexican, Airplay Track of The Year: "Y Llegaste Tu", Banda El Recodo Banda Sinaloense el Recodo de Don Cruz Lizárraga, often referred to as Banda el Recodo or simply La Banda Sinaloense (Spanish: "the Sinaloan Band") is one of the best-known Mexican banda groups. (Fonovisa) Latin Greatest Hits Album of The Year: "Historia De Un Idolo Vol. 1", Vicente Fernandez (Sony Discos) Latin Compilation Album of The Year: "No. 1: Un Ano de Exitos", varios artistas (Sony Discos/Warner Latina) Latin Jazz Album of The Year: "Latin Spirits", Poncho Sanchez (Concord Picante pi·can·te adj. 1. Prepared in such a way as to be spicy. 2. Having a sauce typically containing tomatoes, onions, peppers, and vinegar. ) Latin Dance Club Play Track of The Year: "Heroe (Remixes)", Enrique Iglesias (Interscope) Latin Dance Maxi-Single of the Year: "Love Don't Cost A Thing (Amor Se Paga Con Amor)", Jennifer Lopez (Epic) Latin Rap Album of The Year: "El General Is Back", El General (Mock & Roll/Lideres) Publisher of The Year: WB, ASCAP ASCAP abbr. American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers Publishing Corporation of The Year: Warner/Chappell Music Telemundo, the fastest growing U.S. Spanish-language television network, reaches 90% of Hispanic viewers. Telemundo Communications Group Telemundo Communications Group is a holding company within NBC Universal for the television properties bearing the Telemundo brand. It is owned by General Electric and based in Hialeah, Florida.[1] , Inc. owns and operates ten U.S. full-power UHF (Ultra High Frequency) The range of electromagnetic frequencies from 300 MHz to 3 GHz. In the U.S., analog television has used UHF channels 52 to 69 in the 700 MHz band. stations serving the eight largest Hispanic markets, and also owns and operates the leading full-power television station and related production facilities in Puerto Rico. Now in its 108th year of publication, Billboard magazine is the world's premier music industry publication. It is read weekly by more than 150,000 people in 110 countries. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music and entertainment issues and trends. Billboard is the flagship property for the Billboard Music Group, which also consists of Airplay Monitor, Amusement Business, Music & Media, Billboard Bulletin, Billboard.com and Billboard Licensing. The Group is a unit of VNU VNU Volontaires des Nations Unies (French) VNU Verenigde Nederlandse Uitgeversbedrijven (Dutch) VNU Virtual Network User Business Media, a worldwide media company that provides specialized publications, electronically delivered data, expositions and marketing services and is owned by VNU Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Netherlands-based VNU, an international publishing and information company. MEDIA: TO DOWNLOAD HIGH RESOLUTION PHOTOS, PLEASE VISIT: http://press.telemundo.com -- Business Wire and Hispanic PR Wire are the official news distribution services of the 2002 Billboard Latin Music Awards. |
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