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By Michael Lopez

Expect to hear the name Romeo Santos a lot more in the next two months. Aventura’s former frontman has just begun a massive push for his debut solo album Formula Vol. 1 and it's definitely got our attention. Artists like La Mala Rodriguez, Mario Domm, Lil Wayne and more have now confirmed appearances on the record.

The official drop date for Formula is November 8, although Romeo fans have already gotten a taste of singles like "You" and "Promise" (featuring Usher). To help promote the release, Santos' record company has created a colorful commercial they are now broadcasting across the web.

The Formula spot plays around with the album's name by highlighting chemistry concoctions built around the guest stars. What do you get when you add Anthony Santos, Romeo, and Tomatito? A very explosive mix!

Pitbull will also be appearing on Formula, but not on the standard version. Mr. 305's track will be on the "extended edition" sold exclusively at Wal-Mart. You can check out more info on the album (and see that colorful promo) when you visit Romeo's official site.

Are you excited about Romeo's solo album? Sound off in the comments or @MTV3.

Tags Anthony Santos, Blogger: Michael Lopez, Formula, Formula Vol. 1, Hot Stuff, La Mala Rodriguez, Lil Wayne, Mario Domm, Música, Pitbull, Romeo Santos, Tomatito, Usher

We said sueñan, not duermen... malpensados!

It looks like Canadian pop star Nelly Furtado y el ícono de la música ranchera, Alejandro Fernandez, hooked up in Miami to record one of the tracks for Nelly's first full-length Spanish album Mi Plan. "Sueños" is the song that brought them together to fuse their musical talent for one of several collaborations on Nelly's latest, release this past September. Other great collabs include Juan Luis Guerra, Julieta Venegas, y hasta La Mala Rodríguez.

Currently, Alejandro can be found in Guadalajara prepping for his own album release, Dos Mundos, which promises to show fans both sides of his world, the regional Mexican and his cross over into pop music. Le deseamos mucha suerte a Alejandro!

You can check out a bit of Nelly and Alex working together at The Hit Factory in Miami, during the recording of "Sueños" right here. [NellyFurtado.com]

Photo via NellyFurtado.com

Tags Alejandro Fernandez, Juan Luis Guerra, Julieta Venegas, La Mala Rodriguez, Nelly Furtado, Sueños

Nelly Furtado is calling the process of creating her upcoming all-Spanish album, Mi Plan, a "liberating" experience.  Por qué?  La cantante canadiense admits that by singing en español she is eliminating the use of a persona (such as the sexy club gal in "Maneater") and singing directamente desde su corazón.  Plus, we guess maneaters and promiscuous girls don't age very well...  According to Nelly, singing Spanish pop songs is the "next step" in being able to have an international career that will allow her to still be rockin' it onstage at 80 years old.

Nelly also admits that after her 2006 release Loose, the trilingual cantante was starting to get bored of writing English pop songs -- enter la lengua hispana to save the day, as a fountain river ocean of inspiration came flooding in.  Bueno, we already knew that nuestro idioma is a source of inspiration for many, especially when it comes to talking about el amor!  We're definitely excited about Nelly exploring her "Latin soul," and eagerly looking forward to her upcoming collaborations con artistas latinos como Julieta Venegas y La Mala Rodríguez!

Check out the rest of the MTV News Raw entrevista with Nelly Furtado here! Y dínos, what do you think about Nelly Furtado's "Manos Al Aire" video? Does she speak to your Latin soul?

Tags Julieta Venegas, La Mala Rodriguez, Maneater, Manos Al Aire, Mi Plan, mtv news raw, Music, Nelly Furtado, Spanish, Video