NICKY JAM, BANDA MS AND CNCO TO PERFORM AT THE 2017 BILLBOARD LATIN MUSIC AWARDS LIVE APRIL 27 ON TELEMUNDO

Miami, FL – March 8, 2017 – Leading urban music singer and one of this year’s top finalists, Nicky Jam, award-winning Regional Mexican ensemble Banda Sinaloense MS De Sergio Lizarraga and popular boy band CNCO, to perform at the 2017 Billboard Latin Music Awards. The longest-running and most prestigious awards show in the Latin music world will be produced by TELEMUNDO and Tony Mojena/Ants TV Productions, Inc., and broadcast live on Thursday, April 27 at 8pm/7c from The Watsco Center at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. The event will also broadcast simultaneously on Universo.

Nicky Jam, one of reggaeton’s most prolific artists and a nine-time finalist this year is dominating the airwaves and music sales with his recently released album “Fenix” which debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart. His latest single “El Amante” became his first top 10 debut ever on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart, arriving at No. 8 earlier in February. The track became his fifth #1 on the Billboard Latin Airplay chart. Nicky Jam will thrill viewers as he hits the Billboard Latin Music stage for the worldwide television debut of “El Amante.”

Hailing from Mazatlán, Sinaloa, the award-winning Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizarraga also known as Banda MS are one of the top finalist Regional Mexican music acts this year, up for eight awards. The group earned its second #1 on the Billboard Top Latin Albums with “Que Bendicion” last year. Three songs from this album hit the top 10 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs: “Solo Con Verte,” “Me Vas a Extrañar,” and “Tengo Que Colgar.”

Made up of Christopher Velez, Erick Brian Colon, Joel Pimentel, Richard Camacho and Zabdiel de Jesus, Latin music’s newest phenomenon and four-time finalist, CNCO is ready to conquer the world this year with its first headlining tour titled Más Allá, which began last month and spans 40 dates in Central and South America, Mexico, Portugal, Spain, and the United States. CNCO signed with Sony Music Latin and recorded a debut album “Primera Cita” with producer Wisin, which premiered at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart with the highest sales week of any Latin album in 2016.

The 2017 Billboard Latin Music Awards, in addition to its red carpet pre-show “La Alfombra de Premios Billboard,” will also broadcast throughout the Americas. Viewers can tune-in to TELEMUNDO Internacional in 24 countries and to open broadcast in Canada, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, and Peru.

The complete list of finalists, in addition to exclusive content about this year’s three-hour ceremony, can be found at Telemundo.com/PremiosBillboard – the official website of the 2017 Billboard Latin Music Awards. Follow the excitement of the star-studded event on Twitter and Instagram @LatinBillboards and Facebook.com/LatinBillboards, and join the conversation by using the official hashtag #Billboards2017.

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The Billboard Latin Music Awards are the only ones that honor the most popular albums, songs, and performers in Latin music, as determined by the actual sales, radio airplay, streaming and social data that informs Billboard’s weekly charts. The awards are the culmination of the Billboard Latin Music Conference, which will take place on April 24-27th at The Ritz-Carlton in South Beach, Florida. Now in its 28th year, the conference is the biggest and longest-running event dedicated to Latin music in the world. The conference is the “must-attend” event for the top power players in the industry including A-list talent and top agents, managers, promoters, marketing, advertising, and radio executives, as well as for those taking their first steps in the business. For information please visit www.BillboardLatinConference.com or email conferences@billboard.com

About TELEMUNDO:

TELEMUNDO is a world-class media company leading the industry in the production and distribution of high-quality Spanish-language content across its multiplatform portfolio to U.S. Hispanics and audiences around the world. The network features original scripted dramas from Telemundo Studios – the #1 producer of Spanish-language primetime content – as well as non-scripted productions, theatrical motion pictures, specials, news and first-class sports events, reaching 94% of U.S. Hispanic viewers in 210 markets through its 17 owned stations and 54 broadcast affiliates. TELEMUNDO is part of NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, a division of NBCUniversal, one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

About Ants TV Production, Inc.

Ants TV Production, Inc. is an international company specialized in management, creative and production services for the entertainment and television industry. For the past 25 years and with Tony Mojena as its principal, Ants TV Production, Inc. has been in charge of some of the most important TV productions, artist management, concert production, event management, corporate clients and creative concept development for TV and Radio networks. Ants TV Production, Inc. is a full production powerhouse with a proven, successful turnkey operation and counts with the most qualified experts and experienced professionals in the industry. Ants TV Production, Inc. specializes in a variety of TV show formats, live televised and non-televised events providing high quality production and creative services with world class technology.

About Billboard:

Billboard is the world’s most influential music brand, built on the most complete and well-respected database of charts across all music genres. The Billboard charts define success in music. From the iconic Billboard magazine to Billboard.com, the ultimate consumer-facing destination for millions of passionate music fans, to the industry’s most elite conference series and influencer eventsincluding the Power 100 and Women in Music – the Billboard brand has unmatched authority among fans, artists and the industry alike. Billboard was named the leading U.S. brand on Twitter, surpassing the NFL, ESPN, BuzzFeed and MTV, with 6.1 million engaged actions in Q3 2015, and named an overall Top 10 U.S. Media Publisher in December 2015 with 11.8 million social actions. Billboard has a social media footprint of 14.8 million social followers across Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. Billboard magazine has published major news-generating covers recently including Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj, Selena Gomez, Fifth Harmony, Justin Bieber, an open letter to Congress signed by 180+ of the music industry’s biggest stars and executives. In December 2016, the Billboard Women in Music ceremony, which honored Madonna as Woman of the Year, was presented to a mass audience via Lifetime, the exclusive broadcast partner.