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Miami, FL \u2013 April 19, 2017 \u2013 <\/strong>Latin urban superstar Daddy Yankee <\/strong>will hit the Billboard Latin Music Awards stage for the worldwide television premiere of the smash hit \u201cDespacito,\u201d <\/strong>which continues to rule YouTube’s Global Music Top 100 chart, and is close to reaching one billion<\/strong> views on YouTube\/Vevo. The song has been at the top of Billboard\u2019s Hot Latin Songs<\/em> chart for 11 straight weeks. The Puerto Rican singer\/songwriter will also perform one of his most recent hits, and will debut a new song, in addition to offering viewers a unique and exciting surprise act. The Billboard Latin Music Awards<\/strong> will broadcast live on Telemundo Thursday, April 27 at 8pm\/7c<\/strong>, and simultaneously on the fastest growing Spanish-language entertainment cable network, Universo.<\/p>\n Daddy Yankee is a world-renowned urban act. He catapulted to international fame with the launch of his album, \u201cBarrio Fino,\u201d in 2004, which became the first reggaeton album to reach the number one spot of the Top Latin Albums<\/em> chart. He holds more No. 1s than any other act on the Latin Rhythm Airplay<\/em> chart with 15. He has six No. 1s on the Top Latin Albums <\/em>chart, and more Hot Latin Songs<\/em> hits than any other urban singer with 51. This year he has already made the list seven times with \u201cShaky Shaky\u201d \u201cSola\u201d, \u201cOtra Cosa\u201d, \u201cNo Quiere Enamorarse\u201d, \u201cHula Hoop\u201d, \u201cLa Rompe Corazones\u201d and \u201cDespacito\u201d.<\/p>\n The complete list of finalists and announced performers, in addition to exclusive content about this year\u2019s 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.<\/strong><\/p>\n BLMA Tweet:<\/strong> Latin urban superstar @Daddy_Yankee to perform #Despacito and new hits at @LatinBilllboards April 27 on @TELEMUNDO #Billboards2017<\/p>\n About the Awards:<\/u><\/strong> About TELEMUNDO:<\/u><\/strong> About <\/u><\/strong>Ants TV Production, Inc.<\/u><\/strong> About<\/u><\/strong> Billboard<\/em><\/strong><\/u>:<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Miami, FL \u2013 April 19, 2017 \u2013 Latin urban superstar Daddy Yankee will hit the Billboard Latin Music Awards stage for the worldwide television premiere of the smash hit \u201cDespacito,\u201d which continues to rule YouTube’s Global Music Top 100 chart, and is close to reaching one billion views on YouTube\/Vevo. The song has been…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1494","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","description-off"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/santacruzpr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1494","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/santacruzpr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/santacruzpr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/santacruzpr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/santacruzpr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1494"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/santacruzpr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1494\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1715,"href":"https:\/\/santacruzpr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1494\/revisions\/1715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/santacruzpr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1494"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/santacruzpr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1494"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/santacruzpr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\n 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 \u201cmust-attend\u201d 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<\/p>\n
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\n TELEMUNDO<\/strong> 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 \u2013 the #1 producer of Spanish-language primetime content \u2013 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.<\/p>\n
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\n 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.<\/p>\n
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\n Billboard<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0is the world’s most influential music brand, built on the most complete and well-respected database of charts across all music genres. The\u00a0Billboard\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>charts define success in music. From the iconic\u00a0Billboard<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0magazine to\u00a0Billboard.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 \u2013 the\u00a0Billboard<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0brand has unmatched authority among fans, artists and the industry alike.\u00a0Billboard<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0was 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.\u00a0Billboard<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0has a social media footprint of 14.8 million social followers across Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.\u00a0Billboard<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0magazine 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\u2019s biggest stars and executives. In December 2016, the\u00a0Billboard<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0Women in Music<\/strong>\u00a0ceremony, which honored Madonna as Woman of the Year, was presented to a mass audience via Lifetime, the exclusive broadcast partner.<\/p>\n