Juanes, Shakira, Black Eyed Peas y Más Kick Off 2010 World Cup

By Sandra Roldán

This year's World Cup in Johannesburg, South Africa, will have a touch of Latin flava with Colombian superstars Juanes and Shakira rocking the FIFA World Cup Concert on June 10th.  The concert, which will also feature performances by Black Eyed Peas, Alicia Keys, John Legend, and African music stars Angélique Kidjo and Amadou & Mariam, will kick off el evento deportivo del año.  This is the first time the World Cup will be held in Africa.

Juanes will be premiering a new single (por primera vez en tres años!) from his upcoming album at the concert, which will be televised to hundreds of millions of soccer and music fans worldwide!

El cantante, who's been keeping his fans updated about his new album collabos entre otras noticias via Twitter, announced this morning:  "Hey muchachos , Vamos pal mundial !!!!!!" We have a feeling we know which equipo he'll be rooting for!  Will YOU be watching el concierto and the World Cup este año?

Speaking of el fútbol y la música, stay tuned for más noticias about our own celebrity soccer tournament, Rock N Gol, coming to MTV Tr3s in June.  We guarantee you won't want to miss this one!

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