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Congratulations, Bomba Estéreo! The psychedelic cumbia stars are MTV Iggy's "Best New Band In The World," beating out 24 other major indie acts like Surfer Blood, Das Racist, Matias Aguayo, The Very Best, The Best Coast, Asteroid Galaxy Tour, Toro y Moi, Soko, Sleigh Bells, and more!

Calling them "the hardest working band in Colombia," MTV Iggy will award Bomba Estéreo the following prizes:

1. An MTV Iggy homepage takeover (to go up soon, so stay tuned)

2. A live performance taping with MTV Iggy

3. Bragging rights that will extend forever across the universe, in perpetuity, in all languages, across all of space and time

Bomba Estéreo shared their reaction on Twitter:

Wooooooooooooh! #Gracias RT @MTV_Music the best new band in the world is... @BOMBAESTEREO http://su.pr/1HTVkK

After facing such fierce competition, Team Blogamole is proud of Bomba Estéreo's achievement. It feels like just yesterday they were our Descubre & Download artist! Go, Simon and Li!

Are you proud of Bomba Estéreo? Sound off in the comments or @MTV3!

Tags 2010, Best New Band In The World, Bomba Estereo, MTV Iggy

Anahí has come a long way since RBD. Following the release of her debut album Mi Delirio in 2009, the Mexican artist has spent the past six months touring across Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Romania, Slovenia, Serbia and Mexico.

MTV Tr3s has an exclusive surprise for fans on Tuesday, June 1: Anahí's "Me Hipnotizas" video premiere will happen only on MTV Tr3s and MTVTr3s.com!

The first airing of "Me Hipnotizas" will be on Tuesday (June 1) during "Cafeina." For a richer experience, be sure to also watch Anahí's "Before & After" show at 1 PM ET. The 30-minute special will feature 4 of her videos, including "Me Hipnotizas"!

The Premios Juventud nominee is gaining much success with her second single. Written by Gloria Trevi, "Me Hipnotizas" is already positioned in the Top 10 on Mexican radio. Kinky's Gil Cerezo and Ulises Lozano served as producers.

Behind-the-scenes photos from the "Me Hipnotizas" video shoot in Los Angeles appeared on Esmas, revealing Anahí in exotic royal garb and a golden headdress.

We can't wait to see the premiere of "Me Hipnotizas" tomorrow, can you? In the meantime, enjoy a few of our favorite clips of Anahí!

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Tags Anahi, Artist of the Week, Exclusive, Me Hipnotizas, MTV Tr3s, Premiere

If "Rock Star 101" left you hungry for another Rihanna video, you're in luck; a Spanglish-inspired collaboration between Ri and French model Laetitia Casta leaked on Friday (May 28). "Te Amo" was shot in France back in April and features the singer being seduced by her irresistible co-star.

Rihanna has definitely added a new dimension to the phrase "lost in translation."

In "Te Amo," Ri and Laetitia Casta slink around a dimly lit chateau in black lingerie, lace and leather. They follow this crawl-a-thon with a steamy "Eyes Wide Shut"-inspired... group gathering.

Questions: Does it make sense that her French seductress uses Spanish? Why is Ri unsure what Casta means by "Te amo" when she's standing that close to her?

We're also pretty sure director Anthony Mandler was inspired by the bisexual French thriller "Les Biches," but we'll stop our nerdy musings and get to why you're here:

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Tags leak, Rihanna, Te Amo, Video

By Simone Hilliard

Jailed emcee Lil Wayne premiered his new video for "Da Da Da" on Friday (May 28).

The rapper shot the video back in February during Super Bowl weekend in Miami, when he also shot vids for "Knockout" with Nicki Minaj, "Runnin'" with Shannell and "Get a Life."

Cuban Director David Rousseau oversaw all four videos Weezy shot that weekend, a process that was necessary with the Young Money rapper's impending jail sentence.

Rosseau spoke to MTV News at the time:

 "This is our deadline. This is a hard deadline. It was basically a 'Mission: Impossible' [scenario]: This is your mission if you choose to accept it. Everybody is onboard, because everybody knows what's at stake. Unlike T.I. and some of these other guys that's disappeared while they were in, the point is to keep Wayne [visible] on TV and everything for whatever time he's in. There was a plan in action. Slim and Baby really could foresee that. He's at the height of his career. You can't let that momentum slip."

Tr3s Comunidad, what do you think of Wayne's strategy to stay relevant? Weigh in on his plan and the video below, or @MTV3!

Tags Da Da Da, Lil Wayne, New Musica

Team Blogamole recently sat down with horror legend George A. Romero. He gave us the deets on his upcoming projects, dream gig, Latino heritage, and more! We'll be rolling out clips for the next two weeks — stay tuned!

Cover your brains, zombie fans: "Survival of the Dead" hits theaters today (May 28)!

George A. Romero loves comics. During his interview with Team Blogamole, the director explained how his favorite comic books influenced the gore and morality in his films.

"I grew up on the old DC Comics [releases], before the Comic Code," Romero explained. "I thought they were tremendously moral, and then they got shut down for being immoral... somebody missed the mark there."

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Tags cinema, George A. Romero, horror, interview, Survival of the Dead, zombie

By Erika Ramirez

Kanye West is back and ready to take on the world, or according to him, "our world." Yeezy dropped a new track on Thursday night (May 27) that's worth checking out: "Power," featuring Dwele, samples King Crimson's "21st Century Schizoid Man" and has West laying passionate lyricism over vigorous instrumentation.

After his self-imposed isolation, Kanye West has a lot to say. Throughout "Power," he addresses the criticism and persecution of his past actions. The song is from West's forthcoming album, Good Ass Job.

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By Sharmaine Jones

Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson is known for having a muscular physique, so it's no surprise that rumors would circulate over the rapper's more than 50 pound weight loss. Going to this extreme for a film role is nothing new to Hollywood (Christian Bale in the "The Machinist"), so the question is, how did he do it?

According to thisis50.com, the rapper/actor endured “a liquid diet and three-hour-a-day treadmill walks for nine weeks.” This routine was necessary for his upcoming role in "Things Fall Apart", a film co-written by Curtis and directed by Mario Van Peeples.

"I was starving," Jackson revealed. Now that he's back on tour, 50 says, "I've been eating. I'll be back in shape in no time!"

Curtis shared film details with Cleveland.com:

"“Things Fall Apart?” Oh, it’s myself Mario Van Peebles, Ray Liotta, Lynn Whitfield and it’s a project that I wrote, produced and financed myself. It’s about a Heisman hopeful who could possibly be going to the league and everyone is assuming he’s gonna make it and then he’s hit with an illness. I had a friend of mine who actually experienced cancer and it’s what motivated me to write this screenplay. You don’t have to make everything personal, but that project was. That’s why I committed to playing a role where I lost 54 pounds."

Considering the toll this must have taken on Curtis' stamina, we hope the film is a success and the stringent 9 weeks weren't in vain!

“Things Fall Apart” is scheduled to release sometime next year.

For music fans, 50 Cent's The Invitation tour kicks off at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland on May 28, supporting his fourth and fifth studio albums Before I Self Destruct and Black Magic (Summer 2010).

Would you ever lose an extreme amount of weight for a job? Tell us in the comments or @MTV3!

Tags 50 Cent, Curtis Jackson, Things Fall Apart, weight loss

By Sharmaine Jones

Free music? Yes, please! Team Blogamole is all about Rick Ross' latest giveaway. In promotion of his upcoming album, Teflon Don (July 6), Ross compiled a free EP/mixtape to download entitled The Albert Anastasia EP.

The download features Diddy, Styles P, Yo Gotti, Birdman, Tre Songz, John Legend, Ne-Yo, Kool G Rap, Triple C's, and Masspike Miles.

We're going to go out on a limb and say he chose this title to reference the boss Albert Anastasia, of what is now called the Gambino Crime Family.

Diddy, being Ross' new manager, is probably responsible for the “Give 'em a taste and they'll come back for more” marketing strategy. After all, Diddy is synonymous with prosperity, being the force behind multi-platinum selling group Danity Kane and (most notably) the Notorious B.I.G.

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Tags Diddy, Free Music, Free Musica, mixtape, Rick Ross

By Sugey Palomares

We were all saddened once singer Luis Fonsi and telenovela star Adamari Lopez announced their separation last November. The biggest shock was that the break-up was allegedly caused by Fonsi's cheating ways, but does a recent sighting of the couple together mean they will rekindle their relationship?

According to Latin Gossip, the ex-couple were spotted celebrating a mutual friend's birthday at Mercadito Midtown in Miami. They had dinner with a large group of friends and socialized together throughout the evening.

Although there are rumors romantically linking Adamari to an ex-Colombian drug trafficker (OMG!), she has firmly denied the chismes and claimed they are "totally false."

Even if she is single, we doubt the Puerto Rican beauty would take her ex-husband back. Once a cheater always a cheater right?

Sources: [EFE, Latin Gossip]

Tags Adamari Lopez, Chisme, Gossip, latin, Latin Music, Luis Fonsi, MTV, Musica Latina, Tr3s, Tres

It's that time again, where we pit some of our favorite artists against each other to find out who YOU prefer. Esta vez, la batalla es entre Los Extraterrestres, Wisin y Yandel VS. Los K.O.B., Aventura. Yeah, we really went there, and we want you to sound off on who you think are the BEST artists in the urban Latin music game.

Watch our battle through Memorial Day weekend, beginning Saturday (May 29) at 2 PM ET on MTV Tr3s!

The Puerto Rican reggaeton duo Wisin y Yandel just did a series of sold out concerts in Argentina. Holding their own on the right side is Aventura. Romeo y el resto de los K.O.B. have been melting corazoncitos con bachata jams like "Dile Al Amor" y "Por Un Segundo."

They're both award winning acts, Premio Juventud nominees and have extraordinarily devoted fans. Pero... who has earned the right to the throne??

Who will come out on top, Wisin y Yandel or Aventura? The choice is yours! Go to MTVTr3s.com right now to vote!

Tags Aventura, Wisin y Yandel