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Ricky Martin has a heart of gold.  Whoever said his career is no longer relevant clearly doesn't realize the extent of his reach.  The latest accomplishment under Ricky's belt?

El cantante has recently launched a PSA on his website to promote the Ricky Martin Foundation and their efforts to help victims of el terremoto de Chile y Haiti.  Joining Ricky on this star-studded PSA are fellow artistas Gustavo Cerati (de Soda Stereo), Alejandro Sanz, Paulina Rubio, Gloria Estefan, Ruben Blades, Tego Calderon, Miguel Bose, Cristian de la Fuente, Juanes, Juan Luis Guerra, Calle 13, Enrique Iglesias, Amaury Nolasco, Ednita Nazario, Pitbull, Julieta Venegas y más!

Watch the full PSA below, and make sure to check out Ricky Martin's website for more info and the Ricky Martin Foundation site to make a donation.

Tags Agentes De Cambio, Alejandro Sanz, Amaury Nolasco, Calle 13, chile, earthquake, Ednita Nazario, Enrique Iglesias, Gloria Estefan, Gustavo Cerati, Habitat for Humanity, Juan Luis Guerra, Juanes, Julieta Venegas, Miguel Bose, Paulina Rubio, Pitbull, Ricky Martin, ricky martin foundation, Ruben Blades, Tego Calderon

By Sandra Roldán

Last month's 8.8 earthquake in Chile shook the nation to the core, but no amount of destruction will hold back el orgullo Chileno.  So, what better way to show the world that Chile's still got it?  Nacional Records has lined up a roster of the most rockin' artistas Chilenos to contribute to a new benefit album.

On the record is rapper Anita Tijoux, known for her collaboration with Julieta Venegas on her mega-hit "Eres Para Mi."  Anita will also be repping for Chile at SXSW este año, promoting her upcoming album '1977.'

Also on the roster are Latin indie favorites Latin Bitman (who narrowly escaped being squashed by debris), and RH+, who appeared at last year's LAMC festival in New York City.

According to the guys at Nacional Records, the quake hit pretty close to home for some of them:

Nacional founder Tomas Cookman was in Chile with Los Fabulosos Cadillacs for Viña del Mar when the earthquake occurred. Fortunately no one in the band was injured but Tomas does have a bruised leg. The group ended up taking a van across the Andes back to Argentina so they were able to witness the devastation firsthand. Latin Bitman was DJing a massive party when the earthquake occurred. He escaped but within minutes, he noticed that the ceiling had caved exactly where he had been playing.

Que susto! We're just glad nobody was hurt. And you can bet we'll be picking up the CD when it's released later this week! [LA Weekly]

Watch a clip of Anita Tijoux's latest track below, and check out the full track-list behind the cut.  Cuentanos, will you pick up the CD?

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Tags Agentes De Cambio, Anita Tijoux, benefit, chile, earthquake, Julieta Venegas, Latin Bitman, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, Musica Latina, nacional records, RH+, SXSW, temblor, terremoto

Colombian Pop star Shakira was presented with the United Nation's Social Justice for Peace award at a ceremony in Switzerland Wednesday for her organization, the Barefoot Foundation, which provides nutrition and education for as many as 6,000 children in Colombia.

Shaki had this to say, after receiving the award:

"It's not too late to keep our promise to our children, but we must act now. Together, we can make education and decent work for all a reality. [Witnessing sub par conditions] shaped my dream and my vision of social justice: to see a world where every child can live a dignified life with the opportunity to reap the benefits of a good education and a chance to pursue their dreams."

Shakira is also a founding member of the ALAS Foundation which promotes public policies for children in Latin American and the Caribbean,  as well as being a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. Felicidades a Shakira on her humanitarian efforts! She and Juanes definitely hold down their homeland!  (PerezHilton)

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Tags Agentes De Cambio, fundacion, Juanes, Shakira, UNICEF

The epic collaboration between todos los mejores artistas del mundo de la música Latina has hit the airwaves.  It's a veritable who's who of Latin music, and all for a great cause -- helping raise funds for Haiti, following January's devastating earthquake.

Who can you spot in the video?  We're kinda digging on the remix portion where Pitbull and Daddy Yankee come in over the electric guitar... and we're dying to know, who is that mystery guitarrista?

Watch the video below, and weigh in -- que te parece la versión en Español?  Cual es tu parte favorita? Who else would you have liked to see in the video?

Tags Agentes De Cambio, Chayanne, Daddy Yankee, Emilio Estefan, Gloria Estefan, Juanes, Latin Music, Luis Fonsi, Musica Latina, Pitbull, Ricky Martin, Shakira, Somos El Mundo, Video

We're excited about the premiere of 'Somos El Mundo' (i.e. 'We Are The World' en Español) esta noche!  The music video, produced by Emilio Estefan, Quincy Jones and Univision, features an all-star roster of performers, including newly confirmed Ricky Martin, Shakira, Daddy Yankee, Luis Miguel, Gloria Trevi, and Belinda.  Previously announced talent include Aventura, Pitbull, Chayanne, Juanes, Luis Fonsi, Thalia, Paulina Rubio, Tito "El Bambino," Juan Luis Guerra, Taboo of Black Eyed Peas, Jenni Rivera, Gloria Estefan, Alacranes Musical, Pee Wee, y muchos, muchos más!  Can you say Latin Music dream come true?!

The video was produced as a companion to the new (English-version) 'We Are The World' video that was created to support Haiti following the massive earthquake that shook the nation.  Y ahora, con el terremoto en Chile este fin de semana, a Spanish version of the song couldn't be more fitting.  Following the 10pm premiere of the video, you can find more info on the epic collaboration at www.somoselmundo.org, so make sure to check that out after 10pm!  Info on the premiere can be found at Univision.com.

Tell us -- will you watch the video?  Y estás tan emocionado como nosotros? [PR NewsWire]

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Tags Agentes De Cambio, Alacranes Musical, Aventura, Belinda, Black Eyed Peas, Chayanne, Daddy Yankee, Emilio Estefan, Gloria Estefan, Gloria Trevi, Haiti, Jenni Rivera, Juan Luis Guerra, Juanes, Latin Music, Luis Fonsi, Luis Miguel, Paulina Rubio, Pee Wee, Pitbull, Ricky Martin, Shakira, Somos El Mundo, Taboo, Thalía, Tito El Bambino, We Are The World

We all know that Shakira is an amazingly talented singer and dancer, pero la sexy Colombiana is also a leading advocate for children and the founder of ALAS, a non-profit organization that promotes Early Childhood Development (ECD) policies in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Yesterday, the Grammy Award-winning artist joined forces with the president of the World Bank, Robert Zoellick, to launch an $300 million Early Childhood Initiative.  The program will go towards funding development programs that will provide children from birth to 6 years of age with adequate nutrition, health care, and stimulating environments to give every child a fair start. There are approximately 22 million children in Latin America who have no access to education, and Shakira is making every effort to try to change that and help ensure a more positive future that will boost economic growth, global security, and peace by investing in early education for children. Que buena causa, verdad?

Before arriving at the World Bank, Shakira had the opportunity to discuss with President Obama their shared interest for the promotion of ECD programs in Latinoamerica as well as in the US.
According to Shakira:
"Education has the power to change children’s lives but also the lives of their families and entire communities."

With some small talk about the President's immigration reform, Obama assured the singer that his staff is doing everything possible to address the 11 million undocumented people in the country.

The combined efforts of ALAS and those of the World Bank and other leading organizations ensure a brighter future for the children en países latinos.  Shakira, thank you for being such an influential Agente de Cambio!

Photos via Getty Images and Marlon Correa

Tags Agentes De Cambio, ALAS, Early Childhood Initiative, Education, President Obama, Shakira, World Bank

On February 1st, 80 of music's biggest stars gathered for a charity remake of "We Are the World" in support of Haitian Earthquake Relief. Tomorrow, that video which features Enrique Iglesias, Carlos Santana, Lil Wayne, Kanye West, and a bevy of A-list talent will premiere at 2pm on MTV Tr3s.

Not to be out done, Emilio Estefan is producing his own version of the track and Blogamole will have more details on that in coming weeks.

The "We Are the World" remake will be available for purchase in the coming weeks with all proceeds benefiting the newly formed charity, We Are the World Foundation LLC, and then being distributed to Haiti.

But make sure you catch the video on Saturday, February 13th at 2pm on MTV Tr3s.

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Tags Agentes De Cambio, Blogamole, Carlos Santana, Emilio Estefan, Enrique Iglesias, Haiti, Kanye West, Lil Wayne

Nelly Furtado has partnered with MTV Tr3s and Let's Move! to help end the childhood obesity epidemic within this generation. Nelly has created a Public Service Announcement to highlight the cause. The goal of this campaign is to help Americans unite and support parents who request healthier food be provided in schools, encourage kids to become more physically active, and make healthy, affordable food available nationwide.

A press conference was held in Washington, D.C. today by Michelle Obama to endorse the campaign. Former NFL player and NBC Football analyst, Tiki Barber, was Master of Ceremonies at the event and encouraged all kids to get out and play. New York Yankee Curtis Granderson was also on hand to represent Major League Baseball and help support Let's Move!

Please take a look at this very important message from Nelly Furtado below. Recuerda, you have a choice; so make it a healthy one!

Tags Agentes De Cambio, childhood obesity, Curtis Granderson, Let's Move!, Michelle Obama, MTV Tr3s, Nelly Furtado, New York Yankees, PSAs, Tiki Barber

The energy was electric Monday night (February 1) at Henson Studios as more than 80 of music's biggest stars gathered for a charity remake of "We Are the World" in support of Haitian earthquake relief.

Among the voices in the 81-member choir were Enrique Iglesias, Carlos Santana, Pink, Lil Wayne, Kanye West, Nick Jonas, LL Cool J, Robin Thicke, Celine Dion, Akon, Rob Thomas, Wyclef, Jeff Bridges, Vince Vaughn, Barbra Streisand, Jordin Sparks, Good Charlotte's Madden brothers, Tony Bennett, Josh Groban, Snoop Dogg, Justin Bieber, Jennifer Hudson, Keri Hilson, Jamie Foxx, Tyrese, Katharine McPhee, Sean Garrett, Will.I.Am,  Melanie Fiona, Toni Braxton, Jason Mraz, Miley Cyrus, Busta Rhymes, Nicole Scherzinger, Nicole Richie, Usher, Julianne Hough, Raphael Saadiq, Zac Brown, India.Arie, "American Idol" judge Randy Jackson, Musiq Soulchild, Heart's Ann and Nancy Wilson, Fonzworth Bentley, Kid Cudi, Iyaz, Bizzy Bone, Nipsey Hussle, the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson and Al Jardine, Trey Songz, Faith Evans, Mya and Gladys Knight.

The inspirational lyrics were laid down over a track that had a more modern Southern hip-hop bounce to it. The recording session took place almost 25 years to the day since the original song for African famine relief was recorded.

"We Are the World" and the accompanying video will be available for purchase through a variety of on-line and retail partners, with all proceeds going directly to the earthquake-relief efforts in Haiti through the We Are The World Foundation, a newly created not-for-profit organization made up of board members Quincy Jones, Lionel Richie, Wyclef Jean, Paul Haggis, Randy Phillips and Ambassador Louis Moreno of the Inter-American Development Bank.  (MTVNews)

Tags Agentes De Cambio, Carlos Santana, Enrique Iglesias, Haiti, Kanye West, keri hilson, Lil Wayne, Pink, Snoop Dogg, Usher

As donations continue to pour in from around the world, "Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief" announced on Saturday (January 23) that it has raised more than $58 million to date — a new record for donations made by the general public through a disaster-relief telethon. The preliminary figure includes donations made via phone, online and mobile, and does does not include donations by corporations and large private donors, or iTunes sales figures, all of which are still being calculated.

"Hope for Haiti Now" will continue accepting donations for six months via the following methods:

» Online: www.hopeforhaitinow.org
» Phone: 877-99-HAITI
» Text: Text "GIVE" to 50555
»Mail: Hope For Haiti Now Fund, Entertainment Industry Foundation, 1201 West 5th Street, Suite T-700, Los Angeles, CA 90017

Did you watch Friday night's telethon? Here are a few of the noteworthy performances from Tr3s favorites.

(MTVNEWS)

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Tags Agentes De Cambio, Beyonce, Christina Aguilera, Hope For Haiti, Jay Z, Justin Timberlake, Madonna, Rihanna, Shakira