Enrique Iglesias Talks About 'Sex and Love' as He Gets Pumped for his Fall Tour with Pitbull
He's one of the best-selling Spanish artists in history with sales exceeding 100 million worldwide, he's teamed up with fellow Dominican/Puerto Rican crooner Romeo Santos and Cuban-American rapper Pitbull, and he's the son of one of the world's most romantic singers, Julio Iglesias -- so it's no wonder that Enrique Iglesias is on top of the world right now with his latest album, Sex and Love.
"It's the one thing we can all relate to no matter what religion, what color, what nationality. We can all relate to sex and love," he told CBS This Morning.
When asked why he decided to have the album's words in that order, he told CBS Sunday Morning that he asked his longtime girlfriend Russian-American, retired professional tennis player, Anna Kournikova, what she preferred and in what order -- and she went with the former.
The hugely successful crossover star has just released his tenth full-length studio album, Sex and Love, (Republic Records/Universal Music Latino), in stores and it will be available via all digital retailers on Tuesday, March 18.
Sex and Love is already becoming a huge success before it's official release -- it has a total of five No. 1 worldwide hits, including his English-language single "I'm A Freak" (featuring Pitbull), Spanish-language "El Perdedor" (featuring the legendary Marco Antonio Solis), "Heart Attack," "Loco" (featuring Romeo Santos, and its version featuring India Martinez took the No.1 spot in four countries), and "Turn The Night Up."
The album also features worldwide smash hit "Bailando" as well as collaborations with Latin urban star Yandel and dance floor icon Kylie Minogue.
The Madrid-born native, who now lives in Miami, will be embarking on a fall tour with Pitbull, who also loves the city of Miami.
"You heard right! I'm going on tour with my good friend Pitbull this fall..." he said on his official page.
This morning, Iglesias, 38, turned up the heat during a chilly performance for NBC's TODAY show outdoor stage. Last month, he held a sold out Valentine's Day concert at Madison Square Garden. In addition, he was honored with the Vevo Certified Award for reaching 100 million views with "Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)" in addition to his previous certified videos "I Like It" featuring Pitbull and "Cuando Me Enamoro."
Iglesias turned out five top 5 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 with two reaching the top spot and 12 number ones on the Dance Club Songs chart-the most for any male performer ever, according to the Universal Music Group. Moreover, he has an impressive total of seventy number ones across all Billboard charts.
In addition, he's the record holder for most Spanish language singles to hit number one on the Hot Latin Tracks chart, 24 in total. He's got 24 number ones on the Latin Airplay chart and 19 number ones on the Latin Pop Airplay chart.