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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/strong><\/p>\n Miami, FL \u2013 April 19, 2018<\/strong> \u2013 Telemundo announced the addition of world-renowned artist Jennifer Lopez to the final line-up of performers at the 2018 Billboard Latin Music Awards<\/strong>. The multifaceted singer joins a star-studded list of performers including Bad Bunny, Becky G, Calibre 50, Cardi B, Chayanne, Christian Nodal, CNCO, Daddy Yankee, David Bisbal, De La Ghetto, Farruko, J Balvin, Karol G, Luis Fonsi, Maluma, Man\u00e1, Natti Natasha, Nicky Jam, Ozuna, Paty Cantu, Quavo, Reik, Ricky Martin, Sebastian Yatra, Sofia Reyes, Victor Manuelle, Wisin<\/strong>, and Yandel<\/strong>. The most prestigious awards show in the Latin music world is celebrating 20 years of uninterrupted broadcast on Telemundo, airing live on Thursday, April 26 at 8pm\/7c<\/strong>, from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The show will also air simultaneously on Spanish-language entertainment cable network, Universo, and throughout the Americas via Telemundo Internacional. Tickets to the Billboard Latin Music Awards are on sale at AXS.com, Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino box offices or by calling (702) 632-7777.<\/p>\n A two-time finalist this year, Jennifer Lopez<\/strong> is in the middle of her highly acclaimed \u201cJennifer Lopez: All I Have\u201d Las Vegas residency at Planet Hollywood. She made her Billboard Hot 100 chart debut in 1999 with \u201cIf You Had My Love,\u201d which spent five weeks at No.1. Out of her 31 charting Hot 100 hits, four went to No. 1, including \u201cAin\u2019t It Funny,\u201d featuring Ja Rule, which stayed at the summit for six consecutive weeks. She also has 18 charting hits on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart. Her debut single on that list, \u201cNo Me Ames,\u201d featuring Marc Anthony, spent seven weeks at No. 1 in 1999. She also topped Hot Latin Songs with \u201cQue Hiciste\u201d in 2007, and with \u201cFollow The Leader,\u201d her co-billed track with Wisin & Yandel in 2012. Lopez landed her sixth Latin Airplay No. 1 earlier this year with “Amor, Amor, Amor.”<\/p>\n For the first time, Telemundo introduces \u201cExperiencia VIP,\u201d<\/strong> an Augmented Reality (AR) experience at the 2018 Latin Billboard Music Awards. Viewers with the new Telemundo Mas app, which will soon launch for mobile devices, will have an exclusive VIP experience as they watch the coveted awards show, collect special celebrity items, and are rewarded with exclusive AR video content.<\/p>\n Hosted this year by TV personalities Gaby Espino<\/strong> and Marco Antonio Regil<\/strong>, the 2018 Billboard Latin Music Awards<\/strong> will feature TV, film, music and social media stars as award presenters including: Ana Jurka, Aracely Arambula, Carlos Santana, Dr. Ana Maria Polo, Aylin Mujica, Banda MS, Candela Ferro, Carmen Villalobos, Catherine Siachoque, Diego Boneta, Elva Saray, Erika Ender, Eugenio Derbez, Fernanda Castillo, Gianluca Vacchi, Karim Mendiburu, Raul Mendez, Reykon, Yuridia<\/strong>, and Billboard\u2019s Executive Director of Content & Programming for Latin Music & Entertainment, Leila Cobo<\/strong>. Billboard and Telemundo will also recognize the outstanding career of the most successful Latin music rock band of all time, Man\u00e1<\/strong>, when they bestow the group with the Billboard Lifetime Achievement Award.<\/p>\n The Billboard Latin Music Awards are the only ones to honor the most popular albums, songs and performers in Latin music, as determined by the actual sales, streaming, radio airplay and social data that informs Billboard’s weekly charts during a one-year period from the rankings dated February 4, 2017 through this year’s January 27 charts. Based on album sales, digital track sales, streaming data and monitored radio airplay provided by Nielsen Music and social media data provided by Next Big Sound, Billboard\u2019s rankings are the world’s most authoritative music charts. Finalists, and the eventual winners, reflect performance of new recordings on Billboard\u2019s albums and songs charts, including Top Latin Albums, Hot Latin Songs, Latin Airplay, Latin Streaming Songs and Latin Digital Songs, among others.<\/p>\n The awards are the culmination of the Billboard Latin Music Conference, which will take place on April 23-26th at The Venetian in Las Vegas, Nevada. Now in its 29th 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. BLMA Tweet:<\/strong> .@JLo to perform #Billboards2018 @Telemundo April 26 – 7pm\/6c Tickets: https:\/\/goo.gl\/ZnJvxV<\/a><\/p>\n For exclusive content about this year\u2019s three-hour ceremony, as well as the complete list of finalists, can be found at PremiosBillboard.com, the official website of the 2018 Billboard Latin Music Awards. Fans can be part of the action of the star-studded event following @LatinBillboards across Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat as TeamTelemundo, and join the conversation using #Billboards2018.<\/strong><\/p>\n About Billboard: <\/strong> About Ants TV Production, Inc.:<\/strong> About NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises:<\/strong> # # #<\/p>\n PRESS CONTACTS:<\/strong>![\"t-logo\"](\"http:\/\/santacruzpr.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/t-logo.jpg\"){kind=logo}
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\nBillboard is the world’s largest voice in music, 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 events including the Power 100 and Women in Music – the Billboard brand has unmatched authority among fans, artists and the industry alike. Billboard has a social media footprint of 16.4 million social followers across Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube, and creates more than 200M cross-platform video views per month. Billboard magazine has published major news-generating covers recently including Miley Cyrus, Zayn, Ariana Grande, The Chainsmokers, Nicki Minaj, Cardi B, Selena Gomez, Camila Cabello, DJ Khaled, Justin Bieber, and an open letter to Congress signed by 180+ of the music industry’s biggest stars and executives. In December 2017, the Billboard Women in Music ceremony, which honored Selena Gomez as Woman of the Year, was live-streamed globally on Twitter. In 2016, The Hollywood Reporter-Billboard Media Group acquired SpinMedia’s storied music assets Spin, Vibe, and Stereogum, establishing the world’s largest music brand by digital traffic, social reach, and audience share. The combined entity of music and entertainment properties now reaches 47 million unique visitors and one in every three U.S. millennials.<\/p>\n
\nAnts 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
\nNBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises is a world-class media company leading the industry in the production and distribution of high-quality Spanish-language content to U.S. Hispanics and audiences around the world. This fast-growing multiplatform portfolio is comprised of the Telemundo Network and Station Group, Telemundo Deportes, Telemundo Global Studios, Universo, and a Digital Enterprises & Emerging Business unit. Telemundo Network features original Spanish-language entertainment, news and sports content reaching 94% of U.S. Hispanic TV households in 210 markets through 17 owned stations, 57 affiliates and its national feed. Telemundo also owns WKAQ, a television station that serves viewers in Puerto Rico. Telemundo Deportes is the designated Spanish-language home of two of the world’s most popular sporting events: FIFA World Cup\u2122 through 2026 and the Summer Olympic Games through 2032. Telemundo Global Studios is the company’s domestic and international scripted production unit including Telemundo Studios, Telemundo International Studios, Telemundo International, as well as all of the company’s co-production partnerships. As the #1 media company reaching Hispanics and millennials online, the Digital Enterprises & Emerging Business unit distributes original content across multiple platforms, maximizing its exclusive partnerships with properties such as BuzzFeed, Vox, and Snapchat. Through Telemundo Internacional, the largest U.S.-based distributor of Spanish-language content in the world; and Universo, the fastest growing Hispanic entertainment cable network, the company reflects the diverse lifestyle, cultural experience and language of its expanding audience. NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises is a division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.<\/p>\n
\nDavid Alvarado \u2502Telemundo | 786-585-7112 \u2502david.alvarado@nbcuni.com<\/a>
\nClaudia Santa Cruz \u2502 Santa Cruz Communications | 646-538-4330 \u2502 claudia@santacruzpr.com<\/a>
\nPaola Marin \u2502Santa Cruz Communications | 305-592-4473\u2502 paola@santacruzpr.com<\/a><\/p>\n