Santos Announces 15-City “Formula Vol. 2” Arena Tour in the U.S.

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Tom Castaneda

It’s an extra special quinceañera for Romeo Santos…

The 32-year-old Puerto Rican/Dominican American singer has announced that the first leg of his Formula Vol. 2 Tour will include 15 U.S. arena dates.

The former member of Aventura will open his highly anticipated tour in Los Angeles on May 22.

The 15-date tour includes his previously confirmed Yankee Stadium show on July 12.

He’ll be the first Latin artist to headline the stadium in more than 40 years, since Fania All Stars momentous 1973 concert.

Santos sold out three shows at Madison Square Garden during his Formula Vol. 1 Tour in the summer of 2012, selling more tickets than any other artist at the venue that year. The shows were recorded for a CD/DVD, The King Stays King: Sold Out At Madison Square Garden, which spent two weeks atop the Top Latin Albums chart in November 2012.

Venues and on-sale dates for Santos’ shows haven’t been revealed yet.

Formula Vol. 2 Tour Dates

May 22 — Los Angeles, CA
May 23 — San Diego, CA
May 24 — Oakland, CA
May 25 — Las Vegas, NV
May 29 — Atlanta, GA
May 30 — Orlando, FL
May 31 — Miami, FL
June 04 — Houston, TX
June 06 — San Antonio, TX
June 07 — Dallas, TX
June 11 — Washington, D.C.
June 13 — Chicago, IL
June 14 — Boston, MA
June 15 — Philadelphia, PA
July 12 — New York, NY

Iglesias Releases New Single “Loco,” Featuring Romeo Santos

Posted on August 26, 2013 by Tom Castaneda

Enrique Iglesias has teamed up with another Latin music superstar to drive audiences loco…

The 38-year-old Spanish singer-songwriter has released his new single, “Loco,” featuring former-Aventura-frontman-turned-solo-artist Romeo Santos.

The track debuted this morning on iTunes, where it is already No. 9 on the iTunes Latino chart. Iglesias’ new English-language single “Turn the Night Up” is No. 1 iTunes Latino.

The seductive track “Loco” features Iglesias smoothly getting his bachata on with Santos.

The track is the first song in Spanish to be released from Iglesias’ upcoming bilingual album, due in November.

The new album will feature a dream team of Latin stars, with duets with Marc Anthony and Pitbull in addition to the just-released collab with Santos.

Prince Royce Ties Romeo Santos for Most Premio Lo Nuestro Nods

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Tom Castaneda

Call it a “battle of the bachateros”

Romeo Santos and Prince Royce will battle it out for top honors at Univision’s Premio Lo Nuestro during the show’s 25th anniversary on February 21, 2013.

The 31-year-old Dominican/Puerto Rican singer, the former front man for Aventura, and the 23-year-old Dominican singer tied for most nods, at seven each. Santos and Prince Royce will battle it ou for Tropical Album of the Year, Tropical Male Artist of the Year, and Tropical Song of the Year.

Reggaeton superstar Don Omar, meantime, received six nods, including Artist of the Year, Collaboration of the Year for his mega duet with Natti Natasha, “Dutty Love,” and Album of the Year for his Don Omar Presents Meet The Orphans 2: New Generation.

Barcelona-raised urban artist Juan Magan is up for Best New Artist, along with four other awards. He faces stiff competition from 3Ball MTY, who cleaned up at this year’s Billboard’s Mexican Music Awards.

Mexican rock group Maná earned six nominations, and will compete against with Don Omar, Jenni Rivera, La Arrolladora Banda el Limon de Rene Camacho and Santos in the Artist of the Year category.

Sibling duo Jesse & Joy, the big winners at the Latin Grammys, are up for five awards, including Song of the Year and Video of the Year for “¡Corre!” as well as Album of the Year for ¿Con Quién Se Queda el Perro?.

Juanes was recognized for his critically acclaimed MTV Unplugged album with four nods, tied with Beto Cuevas and Victor Manuelle.

Daddy Yankee, Alejandro Sanz, Paulina Rubio, Ricardo Arjona, Chino y Nacho, Gerardo Ortiz, La Original Banda El Limón, La Banda El Recodo and Wisin y Yandel each earned three nods.

View the full list of 130 nominations in 33 different categories here and cast your vote until December 23, then tune into Univision on February 21 for the awards show.

Prince Royce Wins Big at Premios Juventud

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Tom Castaneda

He may be known as Prince Royce… But Latin music’s rising star proved to be the king of the 9th Annual Premios Juventud Awards.

The 23-year-old Dominican-American bachata singer took home the night’s biggest haul at Thursday night’s awards show, earning a total of eight awards, including Voz del momento.

Prince Royce’s song “Las Cosas Pequeñas” took home the awards for La más pegajosa, Canción Corta-venas and Mi Ringtone Favorito.

During the show, which was held at the BankUnited Center in Miami, superstar also premiered his brand new song “Close to You” while floating atop the audience.

Meanwhile, former Aventura front man Romeo Santos picked up two awards: The Perfect Collaboration for his hit single featuring Usher, “Promise,” and Most Played Album for his first solo venture, Fórmula Vol 1

Other winners included Shakira, who won in the Best Moves category; Pitbull, who won The Best Urban Artist of The Year; and Sofia Vergara for Favorite Actress.

Click here for the complete list of Premios Juventud winners.

Santos Sells Out Madison Square Garden Twice!

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Tom Castaneda

Romeo Santos’ star continues to rise…

The 30-year-old part-Dominican, part-Puerto Rican singer recently sold out two concerts dates at New York’s Madison Square Garden, February 11 and Feb. 23, 2012!

Santos—who released his debut solo album last month after serving as the front man for Aventura—even had to add a third date at Madison Square Garden on Feb. 24, 2012 to meet the demand!

In addition to the bachata singer’s performances in New York City, Santos’ 13-city tour will make stops in Miami, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and more.

Meanwhile, Santos has launched a “12 Days of Christmas” sweepstakes to give a dozen fans the chance to see him perform live. One grand prize winner will even get a personalized limo ride to the show.

Santos will perform songs from his first solo album “Formula Vol. 1,” which has spent several weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Latin Albums chart. The album’s bilingual lead single, “Promise” featuring Usher, has spent several weeks at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Latin Songs Chart.

Santos Ready for World Domination…

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Tom Castaneda

Romeo Santos isn’t afraid to blend, especially if it means expanding his musical sound to reach new audiences…

The 30-year-old Dominican-American singer, who recently released his debut solo album at the top of the Billboard Latin Albums chart, says he’s hoping to partner with Mexican singer Alejandro Fernandez to blend ranchera music with bachata.

During a recent press conference in Mexico, the former Aventura front man confessed that his greatest “challenge” is the ability to spread his music and share it with other artists of different genres and countries.

“I would like to collaborate with Alejandro Fernandez to be able to mix genre,” said Santos, who admits to listening to Canadian crooner Michael Buble and legendary Mexican singers Vicente Fernandez and Juan Gabriel. “It would be interesting to mix bachata with rancheras.”

Santos’ new solo album “Formula Vol. 1” already includes collaborations with well-known artists like Mexico’s Mario Domm from the group Camila; Spaniards La Mala Rodriguez and Tomati and American singers Usher, Lil Wayne and Pitbull.

Santos expressed his desire to bring his culture and music to the entire world and said he’s ready to push forward as a solo artist to “conquer” hearts in the European and Asian markets.

“My intent is to exceed expectations and conquer the public in Spain, Japan and Brazil,” said Santos, who will begin his world tour in the United States in February 2012.

Santos’ First Solo Album Records Strong Sales Numbers…

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Tom Castaneda

It seems Romeo Santos has found the formula for success in his new aventura as a solo artist…

The former Aventura frontman’s debut album has posted the biggest first sales week of any Latin album in four years.

The 30-year-old Dominican-American singer’s “Formula, Vol. 1” bowed at No. 9 on the Billboard 200 chart, with Nielsen SoundScan reporting the album sold 62,000 copies.

It’s the largest first-week sales posting for a Latin album since June 23, 2007, when Daddy Yankee’s “El Cartel: the Big Boss” sold 82,000.

In addition to a landing in the Top 10 on the Billboard 200, “Formula” is the new No. 1 on Billboard’s Latin Albums chart.

“Formula Vol. 1” features 15 songs in English and Spanish, including the hit “Promise,” Santos’ bilingual duet with Usher that reached No. 1 on the Latin Songs chart well before before they performed the song at last week’s Latin Grammys.

It seems Santos—who recently signed on to star in an ABC sitcom—is successfully transitioning to a solo career after a decade with his multiplatinum-selling bachata group.

“In a lot of ways, it’s a continuation of what I was doing in the group, where I was spending 20 hours in the studio on a song,” Santos told the New York Daily News. “I am still making the same decisions, but I get very nostalgic when I’m on stage without them, and I have to remind myself, okay, it’s Romeo, not Aventura.”

Santos is currently on the road promoting the album throughout the country.

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Gloria Estefan…

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Tom Castaneda

Cuban singing sensation Gloria Estefan is commemorating Hispanic Heritage Month in a big way with the help of Sirius XM Radio…

Now through Saturday, October 15, the “Queen of Latin Pop” will host a series of performances, interviews and specials with some of today’s hottest Latin estrellas like Pitull, Jon Secada and Juanes on Sirius XM’s Caliente, channel 150.

The month’s special programming will include an entire weekend devoted to the 54-year-old bilingual singer/songwriter and her numerous musical contributions. The content will include an exclusive interview with the seven-time Grammy-winning artist, as well as a preview of her new album, “Miss Little Havana.” She’ll even talk about her all-time favorite collaborations, share her thoughts on today’s biggest Latin artists and the artists who contribute to the thriving Latin arts community. The exclusive interview and album preview is slated to air on Friday, September 23 at 4:00 pm ET.

Meanwhile, Estefan’s most recent Las Vegas concert will be broadcast in its entirety on Sunday, September 25 at 4:00 pm ET.

But that’s not all…

Caliente listeners will also have the opportunity to hear special, intimate concert performances by Latin Grammy winners and nominees including Pitbull, Jon Secada, Tito Nieves, and Juanes every Thursday at 4:00 pm ET during Hispanic Heritage Month.

Caliente spins the best in salsa, pop, merengue, bachata and reggaeton music. Listeners can hear the exceptional music by artists like Marc Anthony, Juan Luis Guerra, Aventura, Shakira, Daddy Yankee, Paulina Rubio, Victor Manuelle, Luis Miguel, Wisin y Yandel and Camila.

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