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By Simone Hilliard

Last week, Pop star Pink confirmed she and husband motocross star Carey Hart are expecting! This is the first child for the couple!

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A source told UsMagazine.com:

"She's 12 weeks along. She wanted to do it between tours, when she has some time off."

Of course Pink and Hart's relationship hasn't always been this solid. La pareja married in January 2006, separated in early 2008, and then got back together in the spring of 2009.

The source also told Us:

"Pink was determined to make the relationship solid. Now she's really happy, and she's excited she got pregnant so fast! She'll be a brilliant mother."

While we're most certainly raising our glasses to Pink, there may be one more mami-to-be we should toast too. After performing at the Latin Grammy's last week, reports started circulating that Nelly Furtado may be expecting baby #2! The songstress graced the stage in a tight black dress that left very little to the imagination and seemed to expose a baby bump!

Babies, babies, babies! We're definitely on full bump watch! Felicidades a los dos!

Leave your well wishes for Pink and Nelly. Sound off in the comments or @MTV3!

Tags Carey Hart, Latin Grammys, Nelly Furtado, Pink

By Michael Lopez

Seeing how the 11th Annual Latin Grammys were held in Vegas this year, it should have been fitting for us to place bets on all of our predictions. Because yes, our hand-picked favorites seemed to dominate the show! But what no one could have predicted were the flying acrobats, surprise duets, and outrageous outfits worn by this year’s performers.

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Where to begin? How about with the big winners. As we suspected, Tr3s faves Camila took home Record Of The Year for Mientes. But they did surprise us with two more victories, for Song of the Year (sorry Enrique) and Best Pop Album by a Group. Newly single Mario Domm spoke about the win and didn’t seem too humbled by the experience,

"We wanted people to know that our first Latin Grammy wasn't an accident. We wanted them to know we're three people who give a lot of harmony to the universe; harmony that contrasts with the chaos of the world.”

Speaking of harmony, as we predicted, Nelly Furtado took home Best Pop Vocal for her Mi Plan album. Sporting a sexy black dress, she seemed very excited about the win. And we’re sure she was just as excited for her collaborator Alex Cuba, who won for Best New Artist (yes, we called that one too).

Additionally, Juan Luis Guerra picked up three more Latin Grammys for his work on A Son de Guerra and Alejandro Sanz was recognized for his excellent Paraiso Express album.

Now for the other fun stuff. Hosts Eugenio Derbez and Lucero kept the night fun and light. And our own fan fave, Prince Royce, shone like a star, crooning a “Stand By Me” duet with the original singer, Ben E. King! There were also Cirque du Soleil acrobats flying during Camila’s “Besame” performance and a JabbaWockeeZ dance to Nelly’s “Bajo Otra Luz.”

And how about the fashion statements of the night? Natalia Jimenez takes the cake there, with the multicolored beaded ensemble she wore during her Ricky Martin duet. J. Lo's shimmering brown dress caught plenty of attention and Mala Rodriguez went for a bright blue miniskirt!

Overall it was an incredible evening and we can only imagine the type of parties that went down afterward on the Las Vegas strip. Who knows, a few of them may even still be raging right now…

Source: [Reuters]

What did you think of the 2010 Latin Grammys? Sound off in the comments or @MTV3!

Tags Alex Cuba, Award Shows, Camila, Hot Stuff, Juan Luis Guerra, Las Vegas, Latin Grammy Awards, Latin Grammys, Música, Nelly Furtado

By Michael Lopez

We know you've heard the album, but have you REALLY experienced the power of Prince Royce? Seeing bachata's newest kingpin live is an absolute must for every Tr3s fan. That's why we want to make it that much easier, with the opportunity to score FREE tix via our Descubre & Download contest. Log in, sign up, and start memorizing every lyric to "Stand By Me", because you know he's all about audience participation.

How hot is Royce right now? Well Billboard just reported that his self-titled debut topped Juan Luis Guerra and Aventura for the third straight week on the Tropical Album Charts!

Could Prince kick off Enrique’s "Euphoria" as the #1 Latin Album of late September? He’'s getting pretty darn close! Positioned at #6 on the Latin charts, "Prince Royce" is now six months old and proving it has massive staying power.

We’re also thinking he's cooking up something special for November's Latin Grammys. With a nom for Best Tropical Album and tons of continued hype, it would be great to see him tear it up in a live setting.

Have you entered the Royce Descubre & Download sweepstakes yet? Sound off in the comments or @MTV3!

Tags Bachatero, Descubre & Download, Latin Grammys, Música, Prince Royce, Tropical Albums

By Michael Lopez

All it takes is a Latin Grammy nomination and the next thing you know, you’re sailing to the top of the Latin music kingdom. Billboard has reported that Prince Royce’s self-titled debut hit #8 on the Latin Album Sales Chart and #1 on the Tropical Album Sales Chart with over 100,000 records sold!

And don’t think topping the Tropical Album Charts is any small feat. It’s not just steel drum players and Hawaiian ukulele strummers we’re talking about here, Royce beat out established artists like Juan Luis Guerra and Aventura to accomplish this! And keep in mind, he’s only 20-years-old!

So what’s our newest Gold Record holder have to say about all this?

“I am totally surprised and feel incredibly blessed with everything that is happening in my career. It is nothing less than a dream come true for me! I thank my fans, my peers in the industry, my record label and my family who have always supported me.”

Blogamole readers know, we’ve been fans of el bachatero Dominicano since “Stand By Me” was released, and prompted us to make him our Descubre & Download featured artist.. And as for what’s next on Prince’s agenda...Live gigs throughout Cali and Texas in September, followed by Miami dates next month.

Make sure to keep on all things Royce (including tour dates, Tweets, and more) by visiting his site, princeroyce.com!

Have you picked up the “Prince Royce” album yet? Sound off in the comments or @MTV3!

Tags Bachatero, Latin Grammys, Música, Prince Royce, Tropical Albums

By Michael Lopez

Camila, Alex Cuba, Prince Royce…Any follower of Tr3s Musica knows how much love we have for these guys. Well now it looks like the Latin Grammys have followed suit (could they perhaps be reading Blogamole?), by including them in their exciting list of new nominees.

Camila songwriter (and Belinda "amigo") Mario Domm scored a total of four noms, tying legendary artists like Juan Luis Guerra and Alejandro Sanz. We already knew what kind of talent he was sporting the second he sat down at that “Unplugged” piano.

But that’s not all. Daddy Yankee scored three nominations and Enrique Iglesias is up for Song Of The Year for his “Cuando Me Enamoro.” Prince Royce got a nod for Best Tropical Album, and Mala Rodriguez (who co-wrote Nelly Furtado’s “Baja Otra Luz”) has a shot for Best Urban Music Album with Dirty Bailarina.

Then there’s Alex Cuba for Best New Artist, Nelly Furtado’s Mi Plan for Best Female Pop Vocal Album…the list of Tr3s faves goes on and on. We couldn’t be more excited for all of these talented artists! Now if only they’d come up with a category for Best Latin Music Blog…hint, hint.

The 2010 Latin Grammy Awards kicks off November 11 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas!

Source: [Yahoo]

Who are you rooting for at this year’s Latin Grammys? Sound off in the comments or @MTV3!

Tags 2010 Latin Grammys, Alex Cuba, Award Shows, Camila, Latin Grammys, Mala Rodriguez, Mario Domm, Música, Prince Royce

The 10th Annual Latin Grammy Awards were red hot in Las Vegas last night! Calle 13 dominated the winner's circle, taking home FIVE Latin Grammys for Album of the Year and Best Urban Music Album for 'Los de Atrás Vienen Conmigo,' Best Short Form Video for "La Perla," and Record of the Year and Best Alternative Song for "No Hay Nadie Como Tú."

Is it any surprise though? MTV Tr3s definitely predicted este duo was destined for greatness! Felicidades a Calle 13! We're sure Puerto Rico is proud of their hometown heroes!

Among the other winners were Luis Fonsi, who won Canción del Año for "Aquí Estoy Yo," and Reik who won Mejor Álbum Vocal Pop Dúo o Grupo for their album, 'Un Dia Más.'

Check out a full list of winners after the jump!

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Tags "No Hay Nadie Como Tu", 10th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, Aqui Estoy Yo, Calle 13, Latin Grammys, Los De Atrás Vienen Conmigo, Luis Fonsi, Performances, Reik, Residente, visitante, winners

Julieta Venegas sure does have her hands full lately...

Between jugging two Latin Grammy awards for a "Best Alternative Music" and "Best Long Form Music Video" for her "MTV Unplugged" acoustic album and flexing her vocals in a world tour, Julieta has proven to be la reina of multi-tasking. MTV News caught up with the super cute Latin alternative princess after the Latin Grammys to ask her how she planned on celebrating it all. Like a true mexicana she said:

I don't know, I guess with Tequila!

Que viva la fiesta! Celebrate with Julieta in this uncensored clip right below:

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Tags Julieta Venegas, Latin Grammy, Latin Grammys, Latin Music, Latinas, MTV, MTV Unplugged, Musica Latina, Tr3s, Tres

From Julieta Venegas to Juanes and Café Tacuba, we’ve already filled you in on all of last week’s Latin Grammy ganadores. Pero, what about the rest of the show?

One major Latin Grammy show highlight -- John Legend performing un dueto en español with 5-time winner Juanes! Juanes opened the show with a medley of his canciones más populares before bringing the R&B legend (no pun intended!) onstage to perform a Spanish version of his song "If You're Out There." The mega-talented (and conscientious) artistas had recently collaborated on la versión en español, "Si Tú Estás Ahí."

Y bueno, what was it like working con el superestrella colombiano? According to John Legend's official blog:

[Juanes] is a really genuine person and a great talent (and a great Spanish tutor too!). I'm so honored to share the stage with him. Just so you know, I studied Spanish in high school for 4 years and took another semester at UPenn, but I haven't had much practice recently. But Juanes says my pronunciation is near perfect in the song. So all my Spanish-speaking fans can be the judge if he was just saying that!

Tu que crées? Was John Legend’s español up to speed?

For more on Latin Grammy highlights, including performances by Flex con Belinda y la legendaria Gloria Estefan, check out the clip below!

Photo via Getty Images

Tags John Legend, Juanes, Latin Grammys

Los hombres better step to the side because música ranchera has been craving a woman’s touch...

“La Diva de la Banda” has earned her #1 glory with her self-titled album, and now she is hoping to walk away with the Latin Grammy for "Best Ranchero Award." Popular male singers like Pepe Aguilar and Vicente Fernández have always received props for their musical talent, but Jenni has stepped in and shown that women are just as capable of gracefully mastering your traditional corrido.

We spoke exclusively to Jenni Rivera about her thoughts as the only mujer nominated in the musical category:

It has been male dominant forever. It was the males that were on top, you know it wasn't the female that sang banda that was very daring. I wanted to demonstrate that females can do it. And now there is hope and opportunity.

Jenni may be all about the ladies, but she is willing to extend rightful props to legendary group Los Tigres Del Norte. The norteño-band will have "La Buena Suerte" to rock the stage along with Jorge Celedon, Fonseca, El Mariachi Vargas, Café Tacuba, Flex, Belinda, Juanes, Julieta Venegas and so much more. For a complete list of performances and presenters be sure to check out The 2008 Latin Grammy website.

While you are marking the date on your calendar, be sure to include checking Jenni Rivera on MTV Tr3s. We will be featuring la diva as our Artist of the Week starting November 3rd. Keep it locked for more exclusive news pronto!

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Tags Banda el Recodo, Jenni Rivera, Jorge Celedon, Latin Grammys, Latin Music, Los Tigres Del Norte, Lupillo Rivera, Musica Latina

There is no "Error" in this message! Ximena Sariñana is flexin' her poetically breezy "Mediocre" vocals by performing for the MTV Latin America Los Premios Awards on October 16th! The star line-up is going to be anything but average with blazin' performances by retro roqueros Belanova, Julieta Venegas, Katy Perry, Paramore, and Tokio Hotel.

Don't expect Ximena to have an ordinary night either. The Latin Grammy-nominated estrella is also up for four Los Premios nominations for "Best Pop Artist," "Best Artist: North," "Breakthrough Artist," and "Best Solo Artist." There is no doubt that she will win more than one award, but we will have to tune in live on Oct. 16th at 9pm to find out! In the meantime, keep bailando y meneando your way to our T-Mobile Los Premios MTV 2008 Casting Call to win your V.I.P pass to the awards and check out Los Premios MTV 2008 site with video and photo recaps.

Photo via Warner Music

Tags Belanova Ximena Sarinana, Julieta Venegas, Latin Grammys, Los Premios, Rock