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By MTV Tr3s Staff

With multiple Grammy nods, Jay-Z and Kanye West have already earned enough accolades to justify the name of their upcoming album, Watch the Throne, even before releasing their first single "H.A.M." on Facebook Tuesday, Jan. 11.

With his bravado on full display, Hov takes a shot at his haters in the new song by taunting that "n---as ain't got my lady's money," referring to wife Beyoncé's net worth.

"H.A.M" producer Lex Luger, who also produced tracks for Rick Ross and Waka Flocka Flame, recently discussed his collaboration with the hip-hop duo.

"I don't know exactly when they recorded the record, but I sent the track a couple months ago when I met Kanye and Jay in New York for the 'See Me Now' record," Luger said. "I've been working with everybody. A lot of people been saying that 'Lex Luger only got that Waka sound,' so I'm trying to take it somewhere else, because I do have another sound, and that's where I want to take it for 2011."

What do you think of "H.A.M."? Let us know below or @MTV3.

Tags Beyonce, H.A.M., Jay Z, Kanye West, Lex Luger, New Musica, Waka Flocka Flame, Watch the Throne

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By Simone Hilliard

Fresh off inking her twelve million dollar "American Idol" contract, Jennifer Lopez proves that she's much more than just an "AI" host by teaming up with Miami's Bawse Rick Ross on her newly released infectious track "Run The World."

Rumor has it the catchy single is a re-recording off her forthcoming LP Love?, which was slated for  release in January, but has since been postponed indefinitely.

Produced by The-Dream and Tricky Stewart, "Run The World" is the latest leak off Love? , but definitely not the first. The heavily auto-tuned "Good Hit" made its internet cameo late last month with a 90 second snippet, and her "Fresh Out The Oven" duet with Pitbull has been in rotation for almost a year now.

Have you heard "Run The World?" Give it a listen and let us know what you think!

Weigh in on La Lopez's new single in the comments, or @MTV3!

Tags American Idol, Fresh Out the Oven, Good Hit, Jennifer Lopez, Love, New Musica, Pitbull, Rick Ross, Run The Town, The-Dream

By Elis T. Ortiz

En un género mayormente dominado por hombres, there’s one woman making herself noticed, and
not just for the long nails and female curves. For the fifth consecutive week, el disco más reciente de Ivy Queen titulado Drama Queen, continues to top Billboard’s Latin Rhythm chart at the #1 spot.

The album’s success is largely fueled por el primer sencillo del disco, “La Vida Es Asi,” a catchy track that begins with an upbeat urban rhythm and melds into a melodic bachata. La Caballota rhymes and sings a story of betrayal and moving on from a bad relationship, un tema con el cual muchos se pueden relacionar.

Fans are showing support by accessing her "Drama Line" and either leaving messages or
adding names to her blacklist as payback for their ex's infidelity. You can join in the fun by calling (310) 341-4676 or logging onto Ivy Queen’s official website.

La Diva del género urbano will be headlining the 2010 Machete Music Tour throughout the US, starting this October 14 in Miami. Ivy will perform in 15 major cities, incluyendo a Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Houston, y Las Vegas. Other urban Latino acts joining her on tour are Tego Calderon, Cosculluela, Angel y Khriz, Chino y Nacho, Jowell y Randy, y Flex. Que mujeron entre tanto hombres!

If anyone can hold her own among these guys, we know Ivy can. Suerte y éxito Ivy!

Will you be calling Ivy Queen’s “Drama Line” and putting your ex on blast? Tell us about it in the comments below or @MTV3!

Tags album, Drama Queen, Ivy Queen, latin, MTV NEws, New Musica, Tour, Tr3s

By Michael Lopez

What's better than a new Aventura album? Not much, but while we wait it out, let's celebrate their epic solo projects! As we mentioned before, Max is in the middle of recording his hip-hop album and Henry is in the studio collaborating with Thalia!

Team Blogamole can't wait for Thalia’s upcoming Primera Filla re-release, but the prospect of a Thalia/ Henry collaboration has our minds racing!

Never one to disappoint her fans, Thalia threw out some Tweets last week with a couple “surprises” about her latest project:

“Con Henry de Aventura en el estudio trabajando en una sorpresa!”

Yup, along with that post came a video link, showing none other than Henry Santos Jeter, goofing around with Thalia in a posh studio. Who knew our girl could wail on the drums like that?!

Great stuff, Thalia! We can’t wait to see what kind of musical magic comes out of this combination. Will it be as hot as her “No No No” smash with Romeo? We all know Henry’s a great singer and songwriter, so we’re thinking YES!

Are you excited about Thalia and Henry's collaboration? Sound off in the comments or @MTV3!

Tags Aventura, Henry Santos Jeter, Hot Stuff, New Musica, Romeo Santos, Thalía

By Elis T. Ortiz

Get ready for some bad behavior, as we bring you Belinda’s new music video “Lolita,” which premiered exclusively on Tr3s and MTVLA on August 23! This upbeat pop-rock track will be the theme song for MTV Latin America’s new soap "Niñas Mal," debuting in September, and coming to Tr3s in 2011.

We’ve already given you a sneak peek, pero ya llegó el vidéo completo! Watch now as Belinda and the actresses from the new telenovela wreak havoc in “Lolita.”

Mexican actresses Isabel Burr and Carmen Aub, y la actriz colombiana Jéssica San Juan, join Belinda for what looks like the very fun-filled taping of this video. The girls get to ride motorcycles, toss up a convenience store, and push a cute nerdy boy around. Al pobre chico lo maltratan bastante, throwing drinks and spilling candy all over him on the floor. Que abuso!

Hasta Belinda gets in on the travesuras, swinging her mic at the speakers around her and setting off sparks. She sings, “soy tu perdición, te rompo el corazón, la la la Lolita,” and if that’s any indication of what’ll be going down in "Niñas Mal," we must be in for some juicy storylines!

La telenovela se trata de un grupo de chicas attending a wealthy private school and, as the name suggests, behaving quite badly. As a popular term for young girls who do things they shouldn’t, “Lolita” resulta el tema perfecto para "Niñas Mal."

Belinda’s had her share of the bad girl streak lately, also guest starring opposite William Levy para la más reciente temporada de Mujeres Asesinas. We definitely like this rebellious, grown-up Belinda!

Que piensan ustedes? Let us know what you think of “Lolita” and Belinda in the comments or @MTV3!

Tags Belinda, Lolita, New Musica, Premiere, Video, Videos

By Elis T. Ortiz

Si eres fan de la música electro-norteña que nos brindan Bostich & Fussible of Nortec Collective, we have great news for you! On September 14 they’ll release their follow-up to their Grammy-nominated Tijuana Sound Machine, which will be titled Bulevar 2000.

The new album follows Bostich & Fussible’s tale of the Tijuana sound machine, a car driving through this ciudad mexicana, this time through a newly constructed avenue, Bulevar 2000. Esta avenida is a direct route through and out of the city, but it’s also very notoriously dangerous. As is their trademark theme, Bostich & Fussible strive to share multiple perspectives de las experiencias de la vida en Tijuana.

Nortec Collective at 2010 LAMC
photo credit: Bashira Webb for Tr3s

El primer sencillo será “I Count The Ways," a very lyrical track featuring vocals by Kylee Swenson of San Francisco-based electro pop band Loquat. The album also features a rare acoustic track by Fussible called “Last Night in Slussen,” about a neighborhood in Stockholm where Nortec has been very well received.

When we caught up with the guys at this year’s LAMC, they already had an idea about what was coming in the near future. They teased us with news of the new album (el cual todavía estaban grabando en el momento), and also talked about their new upcoming world tour.

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Tags 2010 LAMC, Bulevar 2000, interview, latin, New Musica, Nortec Collective, Nortec Collective presents Bostich and Fussible, Tr3s, Video, Videos

By Simone Hilliard

When Lady Gaga proclaims her latest effort is "the absolute greatest work I've ever done," and that her next masterpiece is scheduled for a 2011 release, it's easy to see why Gagaloos everywhere are anxiously clamoring for Gagita news wherever they can get it. Today's installment comes from The Fame and The Fame Monster producer RedOne.

While the Moroccan-Swedish powerhouse behind Gaga's monster hits "Just Dance," "Love Game," "Poker Face," "Bad Romance" and "Alejandro" couldn't reveal any specific information about the album, the producer assured fans the new material is worth waiting for.

RedOne dropped some hints with Billboard about the new LP:

"It's going to be shocking, shocking, shocking! You never want to go too far from your brand -- people love you for a reason. But we still want to give them something with a kick, something that makes them say, 'Oh my God! We didn't expect this!'

When you heard 'Bad Romance' after 'Poker Face,' it was like the best thing you've ever heard. We want that type of reaction. I think that's part of my job and her job -- to keep her evolving."

RedOne (aka Nadir Khayat) confirms that he has worked with Gagaloo on two tracks and describes both as "massive" hits-to-be:

"We try to take the sound and make it bigger and more interesting every time. And every time and era has its sound; you always want to be the first to jump on it."

RedOne and Gaga's studio synergy has proven its platinum power time and time again. The duo collaborated on nine tracks on her first two albums.

RedOne recalled their initial meeting:

"When I met her I just felt her energy -- and of course she was dressed in that special way [that] caught my eye. She had this energy and was so knowledgeable of music. She makes an impression on you right away. Immediately I thought, 'I can do something big with this girl.'" 

Something big, indeed. Gaga is certainly poised to be the voice of a new generation!

Are you excited for her latest LP? Weigh in below or @MTV3.

Tags album, Lady Gaga, Música, MTV NEws, New Musica, RedOne, Tr3s

By Elis T. Ortiz

Once again, Tr3s is giving new upcoming musicians the opportunity of a lifetime! Dame Un Break is the contest where rising estrellas de la música get to showcase their talent and bid for the opportunity to win a music video put together by a Latin Grammy award winning-producer that will air on Tr3s and Yahoo! En Espanol. There were hundreds of submissions, but it’s all come down to 5 talented new artists.

Pueden votar por sus favoritos from August 16 (TODAY!) - August 29. The big Dame Un Break winner will be revealed on August 30, so make sure you get your vote on and help one of these lucky artists make their dreams into reality!

Meet Alex Camacho, a 25-year-old vocalist from New York. Alex brings us un sonido mayormente influenciado por el reggaeton cubano, un ritmo bailable with the unique twist of Latin pop over a reggaeton beat. Why does Alex want to be next Dame Un Break star? Among other reasons, he says “por ver sonreir a mi madre orgullosa de su hijo.”

Up next we have hip hop funk group ArtOfficial. These guys come with a strong hip hop style accompanied by a live band, reminiscent of renowned band The Roots. The drive behind ArtOfficial’s dream is “to inspire, to make music that we’re passionate about, and to make people feel good.”

Pop singer Manuela Mejia followed her passion por la música from Colombia to Miami, where she studied music and music business. Manuela is an artist with a philanthropic soul, hoping her music will one day allow her to help others. Ella admira a ciertos artistas como “Shakira, Juanes, Bono and Ricky Martin. These artists have used their popularity and music to raise awareness and funds to change many lives.”

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Tags Alex Camacho, ArtOfficial, contest, Dame un Break, finalists, list, Manuela Mejia, New Musica, Robert Elias, Tr3s, Vecinos de la Noche

By Elis T. Ortiz

Yesterday (August 9), Guatemala’s prized singer songwriter Ricardo Arjona released the first
single from his upcoming new album due out on August 24, Poquita Ropa. The single titled
simply “Puente” is an evocative sample of what’s to come from the talented artist on this new
project.

La canción empieza como una balada, with soft yet urgent lyrics over piano calling out to
Havana, Cuba. Arjona le canta a ese lugar que solo queda a 90 millas de los estados unidos,
but seems so far to the families who cannot reunite with their loved ones. The music picks up
tempo con ritmo caribeño, and he sings for a bridge that would reconnect los cubanos de
Miami with their cousins on the island.

The music video for “Puente” was filmed in Mexico and Argentina, directed by Joaquín Cambre,
quien ya ha trabajado con Arjona para su vidéo “Sin Ti, Sin Mi.” It’s scheduled to premiere on
August 17th, so all you Arjona fans, look out for that!

Source: [Vocero]

Have you heard “Puente” yet? Give us your take on the song in the comments below or
@MTV3!

Tags New Musica, Poquita Ropa, Puente, Ricardo Arjona, single, Tr3s