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By Michael Lopez

What do you do after receiving tons of critical praise and 10 Latin Grammy nominations? Hit the road and milk that success! Calle 13 is ready to take full advantage of their increased fame with a series of fall shows.

As of right now, Residente and Visitante have booked five dates throughout October. You can catch them in San Francisco, Las Vegas, and San Diego playing the mid-sized venues and Miami and New York for the arena stops (sponsored by Pepsi no less).

But if you can’t quite make it to those dates, don’t worry. There will be plenty of more Latino talent crisscrossing the U.S. in the next few weeks. Fellow Latin Grammy winner Andrés Calamaro will be headlining Chicago's House of Blues on October 11 and Julieta Venegas has launched a California "mini-tour" beginning September 30.

And if you prefer a little combo action with your Latin rockers, we highly recommend checking out the Enrique Bunberry/Zoé tour, which will be hitting a ton of cities in November. The Live Nation site has all of the details and is definitely worth a peep if you’re in the mood for awesome autumn música.

Who would you most like to see live this season? Sound off in the comments or @MTV3.

Tags Andres Calamaro, Blogger: Michael Lopez, Calle 13, Concert Tours, Enrique Bunberry, Julieta Venegas, Live Nation, Música, popnews, Zoe

By Michael Lopez

Is it us, or are massive music festivals all the rage right now? Yea, we all know about Bonnaroo and Coachella, but this past weekend Mexico held an event that was just as impressive. The third annual Jalisco En Vivo not only brought out stars like Luis Fonsi, Vicente Fernandez, and Julieta Venegas, it attracted over 100,000 fans!

Set in the city of Guadalajara, Jalisco En Vivo was originally launched by Alejandro Fernandez to help increase tourism to Mexico. And with all of the recent trouble that’s been happening within the country, it appears as though that cause is still very relevant.

Mexico's Ministry of Tourism played a big part in organizing the event. In addition to the massive musical stage, attendees were treated to a variety of cultural foods and tequila tasting bars. The board also made sure to keep security strict, banning glass bottles, backpacks, and anything they deemed "unsafe."

There were plenty of other pro-Mexico items on display at Jalisco En Vivo too, including a special video presentation highlighting the next season of Nuestra Belleza Mexico (this time to be held in Puerto Vallarta). And the tourism board made sure that plenty of signage was up for the 2011 Pan American Games, which arrive in Guadalajara this October.

Of course, the main draw for the fans was undoubtedly the music. Artists like Tito “El Bambino” delivered fired-up performances and Luis Fonsi offered some special dedications to the roaring crowd.

But who got the biggest response? That would be the final act of the night, legendary ranchero star Vicente Fernandez. Born in Jalisco himself, Vicente still sells an enormous amount of records and seemed genuinely touched by the appreciation he received on stage.

Amazingly the festivities did not die down until roughly 3 a.m. on Sunday morning. And with positive fan reactions (and no major security issues) it’s clear that Jalisco En Vivo did a great job of promoting the best things Mexico has to offer.

Do you know anyone who attended Jalisco Con Vivo? Sound off in the comments or @MTV3.

Tags Hot Stuff, Jalisco, Jalisco Con Vivo, Julieta Venegas, Luis Fonsi, Música, Mexico, Tito El Bambino, Vicente Fernandez

By Elis T. Ortiz

We may not know who the father is (aunque hay rumores de que sea un psicólogo argentino), and we may not know the name of the baby… yet. But one thing’s for sure: Julieta Venegas dió a luz a una niña este 12 de Agosto!

Reps from her music label, Sony Music México, said, "She is the mother of a precious baby girl. They are perfectly well and there were no complications.”

Julieta had taken some time off work to care for her pregnancy, giving her last live performance in May, adecuadamente en la ciudad de México. This is the 39-year-old singer’s first child, and she has kept the whole experience muy en secreto.

Escuchamos que fué un parto natural, and the baby girl was born either in Buenos Aires, or in the States in the city of Los Angeles.

De todas maneras, we’re very happy for the four-time Latin Grammy winner, and wish her, the baby, and the proud papá (whoever he is) all the best! Congrats, Julieta!

Source: [Latina]

Tags baby, Chisme, Gossip, Julieta Venegas, latin, Música, Motherhood, Tr3s

In our latest installment of Deep Thoughts, Blogamole contributor Simone Hilliard talks you into spending your rent money on new music — as if we needed convincing!!!

By Simone Hilliard

Shakira released She-Wolf late last year and Christina Aguilera and Juanes bounced back in 2010 with Bionic and Yerbatero, but as a whole, we haven't heard much from the Latin artists we know and love. Fed up with our recycled playlist, Team Blogamole decided to find out where our favorite singers, songwriters, performers, reggaetoneros, pop princesas and emcees have been hiding.

Wisin y Yandel: Este reggaetoneros are double teaming the studio and the stage!  They've already extended their wildly popular La Revolución tour and on July 20 they'll release their La Revolución Live LP.  In November, the dynamic duo are scheduled to drop their eighth studio album, El Regreso de Los Vaqueros. We can't wait!

Aventura: This Bronx born bachata band are busy touring and making the TV rounds on the likes of "Lopez Tonight." As to when we can expect a follow up to 2009's The Last, we have no idea! Romeo and his boys average a new album every two years, so 2011 can't come soon enough!

Pau Pau: This future mamacita is laying low! We haven't heard from the 39-year-old since her 2009 album Gran City Pop and we honestly don't expect to until she has her first bebe. Then, we'll probably hear a softer sound from the exhibitionist that she'll naturally credit to motherhood, ala Xtina and Thalia.

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Tags Aventura, Calle 13, Daddy Yankee, Deep Thoughts, Don Omar, Enrique Iglesias, Ivy Queen, Julieta Venegas, New Musica, Pau Pau, Pitbull, Wisin y Yandel

By Sugey Palomares

We have been keeping Ana Tijoux on our radar for good reason. The Chilean MC is known for creating a new golden age for Spanish hip-hop and has just announced her U.S. tour, which kicks off in July.

If you haven't heard about the raptress just yet, then check out her single "Despabilate." The track featured in her album "Kaos" introduces a poetic roughness coupled with smooth electronic beats. Besides becoming a fast favorite among underground fans, Ana's unique style has even received props from Radiohead's Thom Yorke!

Nominated by the MTV Latin America VMAs for "Best New Artist" and Best Urban Artist," Tijoux was introduced to mainstream audiences after her musical collaboration with another Tr3s favorite, Mexican rock star Julieta Venegas on her hit track, "Eres Para Mi." Her latest U.S. debut album "1977" has also received plenty of buzz for gracefully mixing jazz, hip-hop, and sophisticated lyrics. We think Ana describes her style best:

"I wanted to make a straightforward record, just good lyrics, good beats, good samples and good scratching. that's it."

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Tags Ana Tijoux, Julieta Venegas, Latin America, Latin Music, MTV, Musica Latina, New Musica

Nelly Furtado seems to get more and more gorgeous every day — take a look for yourself, as Furtado graces the July 2010 cover of FLARE Magazine.

For this sophisticated cover, Nelly Furtado wore a dress by Dolce & Gabbana. Gorgeous!

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Tags Flare Magazine, Julieta Venegas, Lifestyle, Mala Rodriguez, Nelly Furtado

By Erika Ramirez

Julieta Venegas recently surprised a stadium full of fans with some news. On May 26th, at the Teatro Metropolitan de Ciudad de México, Venegas announced her break from performing to focus on being a mamá.

We support Venegas' decision 100%! Check out our exclusive interview with Julieta Venegas, where she speaks on the importance of her family.

Julieta is already exhibiting a motherly trait: thinking of others. During one of her sets, Venegas dedicated a song to Gustavo Cerati:

“Esta canción se la queremos dedicar a alguien que no la está pasando muy bien en estos momentos… Se llama Revolución y queremos dedicársela a Gustavo Cerati. Lo necesitamos entre nosotros haciendo música hermosa."

Source: [En Breve]

How long do you think Venegas' break will be? Hopefully not too long, right? Tell us below or @MTV3!

Tags break, Julieta Venegas, Motherhood

These days Julieta Venegas has a lot to talk about.  Not only did she just release her new album, Otra Cosa, to much critical acclaim, but la cantante Mexicana has also generated quite a bit of buzz en la farándula with news of her pregnancy.  Still no word on who the baby daddy is, pero if we had to pick an artsy and multi-talented lady who could do it all herself, we'd place our bets on Julieta.

In honor of Mother's Day this Sunday, we sat down con la cantante to talk about her new single and video "Bien O Mal," how her own mother has influenced her, and her recipes for la canción perfecta.  Watch clips from our exclusive entrevista below, and see the whole interview with Julieta Venegas aquí!

So, what's the song "Bien O Mal" all about?  In her fast-paced but soft-spoken accento norteño, Julieta discussed the way in which el amor is all about taking risks and putting aside the fears of rejection or failed love connections.  She also talked about her creative process that went into the video, and how she put her own unique feminine and playful touches to the production, without succumbing to a "traditional" music video format.

Lo que mas nos impactó de la entrevista con Julieta was when she told us about the biggest influence she got from her mamá.  While not a musician herself, Julieta's mom had a passion for la música that she passed on to Julieta since she was a little girl.  And, boy, do we thank her for it!

We were also curious about how Julieta comes up with ideas for her songs.  Does she have the perfect recipe for songwriting?  Bueno, pues, no.  Como dice la cantante, it's not about sudden inspirations or following a particular model, but rather her creative process is all about the journey and taking her time to create something unique.

Tell us, what do YOU think of Julieta's new video?  And, what was the biggest influence your mother had on YOU?  Hit us up in the comments or on Twitter @MTV3!

For more clips from our entrevista with Julieta and her latest music videos, check out her artist page here.

Tags Artist of the Week, Bien O Mal, Exclusive Entrevista, Julieta Venegas, Otra Cosa

By Simone Hilliard

Julieta Venegas has been rather mum on her baby daddy details, and we respect that, but looks like the folks over at Latin Gossip are reporting that the mami-to-be has been procreating with an Argentine!

Those are the only details the Tijuana crooner will release on the man in question, which confirms initial reports that the unnamed daddy is an Argentinian psychologist!

Felicidades a Julieta otra vez! We know this bebe will be good looking (Argentine men are HOT) and talented! Wonder when her bump will get too big for that trademark accordion!

Tr3s Comunidad, what do you think of Julieta keeping her baby daddy a secret? Inquiring minds need to know so weigh in below or @MTV3!

Tags Dirty Chisme Alert, Julieta Venegas

Julieta Venegas should check her timeline: since releasing her fifth studio album, Otra Cosa (Something Else), la cantante Mexicana has been getting a lot of tweet-love!

Our friends over at Acceso Total recently sent us some exclusive clips. In them, the singer reveals a personal message for her fans:

"I hope [you] enjoy this album, I hope you enjoy the songs that I've done, I've really enjoyed doing them and put a lot of love into them ... and I would love it if [fans] can get them into their lives and live them, I hope they do."

Julieta shared this statement with The Houston Chronicle's Peep Blog:

"I do love saying things in a simple way, and it's something I've been trying to do for years. At the same time, there's a difference between simple and simplistic. I just want it to have its own profundity. I think it's just my personality."

That independent spirit can be found in her single "Bien O Mal," which features an accordion. The video is something to behold as well: gorgeous women devouring flowers and passing gas — in the form of butterflies!

Venegas released debut album Aqui in 1998. She gained notorioty with 2003's Sí, featuring hits "Andar Conmigo," "Lento" and "Algo Está Cambiando." Julieta is touring right now to support Otra Cosa — you can find dates and locations on her MySpace page.

Tr3s Comunidad, what did you think about the video for "Bien O Mal"? Will you be purchasing Otra Cosa? Tell us in the comments or @MTV3!

Tags Acceso Total, interview, Julieta Venegas, Otra Cosa, Video