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Machete Music
Machete Music is an urban music label owned by Universal Music Group. The record label had been largely associated with reggaeton music, but in recent years, it has been also been signing non-reggaeton artists such as Malverde, Mala Rodriguez and Chino XL. The label is part of Universal Music Latin Entertainment. Machete Music is one of the most prevalent labels in the Reggaeton genre. According to Toy Selectah (also known as Toy Hernández, A&R of the label from 2004 to 2007), its president Gustavo López "suggested the name Machete, in part because of Control Machete, Hernández's former band". In 2010, the label launched its Machete Music Tour 2010 in celebration of the label's fifth anniversary. The label claims 80% of Latin Rhythm ''Billboard'' chart sales. In the five years between the label's establishment in 2005 and 2010, Machete has had 27 top ten albums on the ''Billboard'' Top Latin Albums chart with eleven of those being number one albums. Artists signed on with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Machete Music Tour 2010
The Machete Music World Tour 2010 was an international tour by artists of the Latin Urban music label Machete Music. Headlined by Ivy Queen, and Tego Calderón, the tour also features Chino & Nacho, Flex, Jowell & Randy, Don Omar, Cosculluela, Angel & Khriz, J-King & Maximan and R.K.M & Ken-Y. The tour launched with a sold-out concert at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York. Originally to feature more than 15 dates, the tour was cut short to five dates due to unknown circumstances. Of the seven initial concerts, dates for Florida and others in Texas were cut from the five final concerts. Dates for a 2011 leg were announced but never fulfilled. Christopher Lopez of the ''Miami New Times'' expected a Miami date to be announced, being that Miami would be a major market for it. Background Machete Music is an urban and reggaetón music label owned by Universal Music Group. Claiming 80% of Latin Rhythm ''Billboard'' chart sales, Machete has had 27 top ten albums on the '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group N.V. (often abbreviated as UMG and referred to as just Universal Music) is a Dutch– American multinational music corporation under Dutch law. UMG's corporate headquarters are located in Hilversum, Netherlands and its operational headquarters are located in Santa Monica, California. The biggest music company in the world, it is one of the " Big Three" record labels, along with Sony Music and Warner Music Group. Tencent acquired ten percent of Universal Music Group in March 2020 for €3 billion and acquired an additional ten percent stake in January 2021. Pershing Square Holdings later acquired ten percent of UMG prior to its IPO on the Euronext Amsterdam stock exchange. The company went public on September 21, 2021, at a valuation of €46 billion. In 2019, ''Fast Company'' named Universal Music Group the most innovative music company and listed UMG among the Top 50 most innovative companies in the world and "amid the music industry's digital tran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Guayaba
Black Guayaba, often spelled Black:Guayaba, is a Grammy-winning Puerto Rican rock band that was formed in 2000. Band history Lo Demás Es Plástico Black Guayaba originally began playing at local pubs and other private activities before dedicating full time to prepare original material for their first album. They released ''Lo Demás es Plástico'' in 2005, which was mixed by Bob St. John, who had previously worked with Ricky Martin, Duran Duran, Collective Soul, among others. Their second full-scale concert took place August 23, 2008 at the Coliseo Roberto Clemente---- their first appearance in Puerto Rico's premiere and high-capacity concert hall, a very exciting performance. ''Lo Demás es Plástico'' spawned several hit singles like "Lejos", "Atrapado", and "Despacio". With the success, they received the opportunity to be the opening act of bands like Enanitos Verdes and Journey during their concerts in the island. In March 2006, they had their first concert held at the L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ñejo & Dalmata
Ñejo & Dálmata, also known as Ñejo y Dálmata, are a reggaeton duo from Ponce, Puerto Rico. Ñejo was born June 20, 1975 & Dálmata was born February 27, 1979. They had worked together in collaborations with other reggaeton artists before they released their duo album ''Broke & Famous'' in 2007 which peaked at 8 on the 'Billboard Latin Rhythms Albums Chart" and at 9 on the "Top Heatseekers (South Atlantic) Chart", as well as a number of their singles also charting on Billboard. Ñejo has been involved with reggaeton since the production of DJ Joe 5 was released. They started working as a duo on ''Fatal Fantasy 2''. In March 2012, Ñejo & Dalmata who had been signed to "Flow Music", moved to EL Bunker Productions. In 2006, Dalmata on Naldos appeared separately on Sangre Nueva Special Edition. He also appeared in La Kalle, with the song Hot, and began work on a solo album. In 2012, Ñejo & Dálmata released an EP. Discography Studio albums * '' Broke and Famous'' (2007) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mach & Daddy
Mach and Daddy were a Panamanian reggaeton duo consisting of Pedro "Mach" Machore and Martin "Daddy" Machore. The first single for which they were recognized, "La Botella" ("''The Bottle''"), charted throughout Latin America and hit #1 on the ''Billboard'' chart. Other popular singles included "La Juma" and "El Que Se Fue Pa Barranquilla". The duo's concerts attracted as many as fifty thousand people. They toured and performed throughout Latin America and the United States. Peter Machore is "Mach" and Martin Machore is "Daddy". They derived their musical muse from their father, singer and composer Armando Machore, who was a member of the group Calipso Panama. History The duo formed in 2000, when they released "The Essence of Your Love." Their theme song "La Botella" was released in February 2005, and became a musical phenomenon on Panamanian radio. "La Botella"'s run to #1 dethroned Shakira and Maná. Mach and Daddy toured the U.S beginning in January 2006. "Conducting From ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makano
Hernán Enrique Jiménez Pino (born May 7, 1983), is a Panamanian singer better known by his stage name Makano. At the age of 12, Jiménez was part of a reggaeton group called "Los Makanos". The members of the group made a promise that the first of them to record a full album would carry on the group's name. Makano in Colombia means "strong like a tree". When he was 16, Jiménez was writing quality music, but his father discouraged him from music, saying he needed to get a real job. After several years of trying, an opportunity appeared and Jimenez appeared on the CD ''La Alianza'' in 2004. Afterward, he was given the chance to record several songs, which later became number one hits in Panama. In 2007, Jimenez signed with Panama Music and recorded his first album as a solo singer: '' Te Amo Rosemary'', which features the songs "Yo Quisiera Vivir", "Te Va a Doler", " Te Amo" and "Déjame Entrar". In the week of May 23 and May 30, 2009, ''Te Amo'' was number 1 on Billboard Hot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jowell & Randy
Jowell & Randy are a Puerto Rican reggaeton duo composed of Joel Muñoz (born March 3, 1982) and Randy Ortiz (born July 16, 1983). The duo have been active since the early-2000s and have become one of the most popular acts in reggaeton. They have released three studio albums, five mixtapes and twenty-three singles as of June 2017. They were also members of the short-lived group Casa de Leones alongside J King & Maximan and Guelo Star. They became the first reggaeton acts to perform in the Principality of Monaco and the first reggaeton duo to do so in Australia. Career 1990s–2005: Early years Joel Alexis "Jowell" Muñoz Martínez was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.A. on March 3, 1982 and was raised in Cataño, Puerto Rico, one of the island's poorest municipalities. He began to take interest in music at the age of 7 through Puerto Rican rapper Vico C and his 1989 cassette '' La Recta Final''. Vico C (born Luis Armando Lozada Cruz on September 8, 1971) is cited as a pionee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
J King & Maximan
J, or j, is the tenth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its usual name in English is ''jay'' (pronounced ), with a now-uncommon variant ''jy'' ."J", ''Oxford English Dictionary,'' 2nd edition (1989) When used in the International Phonetic Alphabet for the ''y'' sound, it may be called ''yod'' or ''jod'' (pronounced or ). History The letter ''J'' used to be used as the swash letter ''I'', used for the letter I at the end of Roman numerals when following another I, as in XXIIJ or xxiij instead of XXIII or xxiii for the Roman numeral twenty-three. A distinctive usage emerged in Middle High German. Gian Giorgio Trissino (1478–1550) was the first to explicitly distinguish I and J as representing separate sounds, in his ''Ɛpistola del Trissino de le lettere nuωvamente aggiunte ne la lingua italiana'' ("Trissino's epistle about the letters recently added in the Ital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jory (singer)
Nova & Jory were a reggaeton duo. Nova was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico and Jory was born in Carolina, Puerto Rico. They started their career in 2003 and were signed to Loud Music at the time of their split. Their debut and only album '' Mucha Calidad'', which after a couple setbacks and push dates, was officially released on July 12, 2011. In October 2012 they announced they had split amicably. Both artists are now pursuing independent solo careers. Early years and debut Nova born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and raised in a humble environment by a single mother in Ponce metropolitan area, Santa Isabel and Peñuelas, Puerto Rico. Fernando Sierra, better known as "Jory" was born on July 5, 1986 in Carolina, Puerto Rico, and raised in the Residencial Torres de Sabana. Both performers had always shown great interest in the Latin urban genre of Reggaeton, and both had childhood dreams of being professional singers of this musical style. At a young age, and through different circumstances, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivy Queen
Martha Ivelisse Pesante Rodríguez (born March 4, 1972), known professionally as Ivy Queen, is a Puerto Rican singer, rapper, songwriter, and actress. She is considered one of the pioneers of the reggaeton genre, commonly referred to as the Queen of Reggaeton. Ivy Queen began her career as a member of the all-male collective The Noise in San Juan, Puerto Rico. There, she performed her first song "Somos Raperos Pero No Delincuentes" ''(We are Rappers, Not Delinquents)''. Ivy Queen went solo in 1996, and released her debut studio album '' En Mi Imperio (In My Empire)'' which was quickly picked up by Sony Discos for distribution in 1997. She later released '' The Original Rude Girl'', her second studio album for Sony label, which spawned the hit single " In the Zone". However, Ivy Queen did not rise to fame until she moved to an independent record label to release her third studio album, '' Diva'' in 2003. Ivy Queen's albums ''Diva'', '' Flashback'', and '' Sentimiento'' have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Roockie
Iván Vladimir Banista, better known as El Roockie or The Roockie (in English) is a Panamanian reggae recording artist, currently signed to Luny Tunes' Mas Flow Inc. He is widely praised for his powerful and delivering lyrics, earning him the nickname 'King of Lyrics' and 'Maquina de Lirica'. Career in Panama Banista came from the humble origins of Chorrillo y San Miguel, Panama. He begins in the world of reggae 1996 recording for the CD "Reggae Overload" although previously recorded for the CD "Reggae Nonviolence" a CD somewhat unknown. Since its inception stuck with the much-remembered song "No More Violence" and then make themselves known with his romantic style with the song "Life is so" that the song was sung to duet with his friend, fellow rapper and producer, Elián Davis. Having impressed with the full "My bad side" of reggae disappear by mid-1998 because it was surrounded by controversy for ill rumors that had on him. After having disappeared for a moment as a reggae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddy Lover
Eduardo Mosquera (born March 15, 1985), better known by his stage name Eddy Lover, is a Panamanian reggaeton and Spanish reggae singer-songwriter. Eddy Lover rose to international fame with his guest appearance on La Factoría's 2006 smash hit '' Perdóname''. Biography Mosquera was born in Panama City, Panama. He began singing at the age of 12 but it was not until 2000 that he recorded his first song called "Lloro" when he participated in the famous Panamanian mix albums ''Poison'' and ''Las Propias''. In 2006, Lover signed a record deal with Panama Music. That same year Eddy Lover recorded ''Prefiero que te Vayas'' and ''Vete''. Both songs became huge hits in Panama. Two years later the artist released his debut album '' Perdóname''. The album included songs like ''Luna'', ''No Debiste Volver'' and the smash hit '' Perdóname''. La Factoría gave the artist several awards including a Platinum Disc. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
