Record label Machete Music receives 4 nominations in the
Urban category to Premio Lo Nuestro and 1 nomination in the Tropical category.
• "King
Of Kings" - Don Omar / Artista Del Año (Urban Category)
Don Omar is currently on his World Tour. Recently
he sold out concerts in Connecticut,
Washington, Chicago,
Los Angeles and New York, taking Reggaeton to another level
with his show being considered as a Broadway style
extravaganza. Don Omar will resume his tour in January 26
in Miami, February 16th in Fort
Myers and the 17th in Orlando.
Other cities where Don Omar performed this year are: Rome,
London, Barcelona,
various cities in Mexico and
also visited US Troops in South
Korea.
His album, 'King Of Kings' is nearing 1 million copies
sold and the songs "Angelito", Salio El Sol" and
"Conteo" have made it to the top of the charts in United States and Latin
America. Don Omar was invited to participate in Chile's biggest music festival "Viña Del Mar" next
year and promises to give the best performance of the night.
Don Omar just released his second album as producer
"Los Bandoleros Reloaded" which launched on November 21
st and will soon launch his "King Of Kings Armageddon
Edition" album which will hit the stores November 19th. This
album contains 2cds+dvd with unreleased videos such as Salio El Sol and Belly
Danza feat. Beenie Man and four new tracks. Don Omar will be
visiting Miami
the first week of January 2007 to promote this new album.
• "Pa'l
Mundo" - Wisin y Yandel / Artista Del Año – Album Del Año – Canción Del
Año (Urban Category)
Wisin & Yandel once again made history by being the
only exponents of their genre to participate in the song "One Day",
the theme song for the United Nations concert for peace. The event will
take place December 9th in the Rome Coliseum in Italy.
The duo collaborated with various international stars
that included Jennifer López, Marc Anthony, Sean Paul, Cassidy, Chris Brown,
and many others on the song. The song was produced by the multi Grammy
winner Swizz Beatz, whom Wisin & Yandel had previously worked with on the
song "Wanna Ride", theme to the movie "Take the Lead",
starring Antonio Banderas.
On another note, Wisin & Yandel are celebrating that
after 57 weeks of the release of their album "Pa'l Mundo",
they're still on top of the charts with certified sales by RIAA.
The duo just released their first album as
producers "Wisin y Yandel Presentan: Los Vaqueros"
which hit stores on November 7th debuting # 2 on Soundscan. "Los
Vaqueros" is the first release from their record label WY Records, where
they launched new talent from their label like El Tío, Gadiel and
Lobo. This production also has the participation of recognized artists such as:
Franco "El Gorila" and Tony Dize.
• "Back To The Barrio" – Michael Stuart /
Artista Del Año (Tropical Category)
Michael Stuart is currently working on his second
album thru Machete Music which will launch second quarter of 2007. He
is in the process of choosing his repertoire as well as writing a few
songs for his album. Michael Stuart rank #1 on the National R&R
Latin Club Chart and reached Top 20 on Billboard's Tropical Charts with three
of his songs: "Mayor Que Yo", "Ella y Yo" feat. Tito Rojas
and "Paga Lo Que Debes".
Machete Music once again is the leader in urban music
and continues to demonstrate its' strength in the market with the strongest
artists of the genre.
