The Billboard Latin Music Conference is nearing a quarter of a century since it first assembled in 1989, and will be celebrating its 25th anniversary during the Spring of 2014 in a three-day event that will include special awards, showcases, panels, and exclusive Q&A sessions, and its annual culmination event, the Billboard Latin Music Awards.
The Sundance film festival success Filly Brown, starring Gina Rodriguez and the late Jenni Rivera, and the studio behind it are facing a lawsuit over allegations that the film violates the rights of the owners of a popular Latino radio program.
Chiquis Rivera, daughter to Mexican American Latin Grammy nominated singer-songwriter Jenni Rivera, has decided to open up about her alleged affair with her stepfather, baseball player Esteban Loaiza. The possible affair caused a great deal of strain on Chiquis and Jenni’s relationship, so much so that they didn’t speak for the last two months of Jenni’s life.
Latin entertainment has introduced audiences to true performers and artistic legends. Icons such as Jenni Rivera and Celina Cruz are some of the fierce faces that led a community of creative and active performers. And, while Latin women have made terrific strides in music, there's a distinct and clear absence of Latin women functioning and succeeding in the music industry in an iconic & exemplary way.
Although the late singer-songwriter, Jenni Rivera has passed, her presence at the 2013 Billboard's Mexican Music Awards was stronger than ever at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles last night.
