Gloria Estefan can't stay away if her family needs her.
The Cuban crossover star has canceled several upcoming performances, including one on Dancing with the...
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Gloria Estefan brought tears to the eyes of older Cuban-Americans who gathered Saturday to hear the first live performance of songs from her new album, "90 Millas."
Amid...
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Gloria Estefan left her native Cuba
when she was just a year old. Her family was allowed to take
nothing with them, except the clothes they were wearing and a
small...
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Scan the list of Latin nominees
for Sunday's Grammy Awards, and you'll find it hews closely to
those vying for Latin Grammys last fall -- with some
exceptions.
Though...
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Prince let his music do the talking on
Thursday when he faced the media at a news conference covering
Sunday's Super Bowl halftime show.
The singer, clad in a tunic-style...
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It may sound like a cliche, but it's a
fact: Latins like to party at Christmas. This partly explains
why Latin dance compilations, not necessarily Christmas-themed,
are the...
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Gloria Estefan had owned Noelle, a brown-and-white bulldog, for only a day when a veterinarian told her the new pet was just too sick to live. But despite her vet's...
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Gloria Estefan's latest children's book, featuring her beloved bulldog Noelle in a tale about teamwork and helping others, is set for release Tuesday.
The book, "Noelle's...
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You may have seen the recent photos
of Bob Dylan looking uncannily like Charlie Chaplin, and his
44th album, "Modern Times," shares a title with Chaplin's 1936
classic about...
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If Willy Chirino wins his first Grammy, the award will probably go right next to the concrete block the Latin-music singer keeps in his home to remind him of another...
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'N Sync, "Greatest Hits" (Jive)
Ah, the giddy boy-band heyday of the late 1990s — don't you miss it? The harmony ... the choreography ... the white boys in...
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How big of impact did the hurriane-wrought devastation have on
Hollywood? So big even miserly record labels are coming together to help
out hurricane victims.
Like the...
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Fats Domino proved you can go home again. You just might not like
what you see.
The rock 'n' roll pioneer returned to his New
Orleans home Saturday for the first time...
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With a little help from his friends, Michael Jackson is going to
try and heal the Gulf Coast.
The popster, who's currently
enjoying a lengthy vacation in the United...
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Diddy's looking to add a Latin vibe to his Bad Boy Enterprises.
The recently de-P'd music mogul has teamed with
Grammy-winning producer Emilio Estefan to form Bad Boy...
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Music mogul Diddy and Grammy award-winning producer Emilio Estefan have joined forces on a multi-media venture called Bad Boy Latino, forming a coalition in the growing...
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The new Shania Twain single "Shoes"
will lead the album "Music From and Inspired by Desperate
Housewives," due September 20 via Disney's Hollywood Records.
Its...
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Through his agile fingers, still soft despite decades of making love to the taut strings of his guitar, B.B. King becomes immersed in his music.
The high-pitched wail of...
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Elton John's "The Red Piano" will
play Las Vegas through 2008.
Originally scheduled for a 75-show, three-year run, the
show will now run on an accelerated pace that will...
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They're partners in music and life, and now singer Gloria Estefan and her husband, Emilio, have stars next to one another on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
The couple was on...
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After more than 30 years in the music business, 36 albums and eight Grammy Awards, Carlos Santana can call himself a BMI icon.
The virtuoso guitarist known for his...
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On a recent cold and rainy afternoon, Marta Solis and Patricia Mora posed for photos next to a life-sized bronze statue of Selena gazing out at the ocean.
The friends...
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A three-hour concert to mark the 10th anniversary of the death of Tejano singing star Selena has been set for Houston's Reliant Stadium this spring.
Several performers,...
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Gloria Estefan and Thalia are among the
Latin stars confirmed for a concert in Houston that will
commemorate the 10-year anniversary of Selena...
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Madonna , Elton John , Nelly, Kenny Chesney and other musicians converged on an NBC Universal studio Saturday for a hastily arranged TV benefit concert for tsunami...
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The talent lineup for President Bush 's upcoming inaugural bash is
missing one American Badass--and we ain't talking Hilary Duff.
As expected, Kid Rock didn't make the...
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The future is temporarily on hold for Jermaine Dupri.
The
star rapper-producer had been planning to record the charity single "We
Are the Future," a 20th-anniversary...
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The Top 20 Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows in North America. The previous week's ranking is...
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Leave it to sunny Chely Wright to
turn an ugly situation into a popular -- and meaningful --
song. Now, that song has helped her land a new label deal.
About a...
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Country music acts are one of the few highlights in an off year for concert tours. At least seven of the 25 top grossing tours this year are likely to be country artists...
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Aretha Franklin is
coming to Los Angeles via a "Freeway of Love." The Queen of
Soul has not appeared in concert in the City of Angels for 21
years.
"I haven't been gone,"...
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A Monday concert in Dallas by singer Gloria Estefan was canceled because of computer problems.
Estefan Enterprises and Clear Channel Entertainment announced Monday that...
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The more popular Carlos Vives gets, the
closer he comes to his roots.
His new album, due out Aug. 31, is "El Rock de Mi Pueblo"
(The Rock of My Land), and it showcases the...
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Are stadium tours extinct?
Once an integral and lucrative facet of the warm-weather
concert business, the stadium tour is completely absent from
this summer's...
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Gloria Estefan will do anything for you--except hit the road.
The Latin pop queen has announced that her soon-to-launch new
tour--her first in more than eight...
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WHAT: The "American Idol" tour. A showcase for Clay Aiken wannabes and soulful future Kelly Clarksons, this year marks the third year of the competition and tour. There was...
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After a four-year hiatus, country singer Faith Hill will return to the stage this summer. She is scheduled to perform at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on...
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Elton John , who threatened a few
years ago never to record again, is eyeing a November release
for his next studio album, "Peachtree Road," a reference to the
famed...
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Gloria Estefan knows how she'll be spending her summer — on a concert tour. "It's been almost eight years since my last tour and I'm looking forward to revisiting...
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Celine
Dion's called a time-out, canceling three of her shows at Caesars
Palace this week for some much needed R&R.
The
French-Canadian chanteuse has nixed A New Day......
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Gloria Estefan is gearing up for her
first tour in almost eight years, beginning July 30 in McAllen,
Texas.
The Live and Re-Wrapped trek has 28 dates on its...
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Now it's up to artist groups to
ensure that musicians and songwriters collect some $25 million
in unclaimed royalty payments that major labels have kept
tucked...
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Just what P. Diddy needs: more
Cristal money.
His Puffyness, along with such
well-heeled music types as Dave
Matthews, David
Bowie, Dolly
Parton, Gloria Estefan and...
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Major recording companies have agreed to return nearly $50 million in unclaimed royalties to Sean Combs, Gloria Estefan , Dolly Parton and thousands of lesser known...
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It was a three-way split for
supremacy Thursday night at the Billboard Latin Music Awards
with Colombian heartthrob Juanes , late Salsa entertainer Celia
Cruz and...
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So John Stevens isn't the next "American Idol." That doesn't mean the fans who wore out their telephone redial buttons voting for him are ready to give up the dream.
"GET...
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Emilio and Gloria Estefan have been selected by the Latin Entertainment Industry Group for City of Hope as its 2004 Spirit of Life Award honorees.
The award will be...
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Generations of families who grew
up singing "Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street?" will
soon have a new tune to hum.
In the Sony Wonder April 6 home video release...
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Instead of fries, how about a
little Beyonce or Bruce Springsteen to go with your Big Mac?
In the latest blend of e-music with the food-and-beverage
industry, Japanese...
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Veteran Latin crooner Julio Iglesias
will release his latest album, "Divorcio," Nov. 4 via Sony
International.
Led by the radio single "Corazon de Papel" (Heart...
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Marc Anthony and Gloria Estefan are among the superstars who will pay a musical tribute to the late Celia Cruz at the fourth annual Latin Grammy Awards Wednesday (September...
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Singer Gloria Estefan and her husband, producer Emilio Estefan, have released two statements regarding the death of the queen of salsa Celia Cruz. Cruz, one of the most...
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Michelle Branch, Gloria Estefan, Chaka Khan, and the Pretenders are among the performers joining forces to champion the fight against breast cancer at the third annual Women...
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Gloria Estefan is looking forward to next month's release of her Epic Records labelmate Michael Jackson's new album Invincible. Estefan told LAUNCH that Jackson is poised to...
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Gloria Estefan and her husband, producer Emilio Estefan, received the Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award from the Songwriters Hall Of Fame on June 14 in New York City....
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The 2000 Latin Academy Of Recording Arts & Sciences (LARAS) will honor Emilio Estefan Jr., the husband of Gloria Estefan, as person of the year during a star-studded...
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Singer Gloria Estefan, a Cuban immigrant, has been a loud voice in the struggle to keep Elian Gonzalez in the U.S. Elian is in the midst of a very public custody battle...
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Gloria Estefan received the prestigious Award of Merit at the 27th Annual American Music Awards in Los Angeles on Monday (Jan. 17) (LAUNCH, 1/18). Backstage, she offered...
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Gloria Estefan received the prestigious Award of Merit last night (Jan. 17) at the 27th Annual American Music Awards in Los Angeles (LAUNCH, 1/18). The Award of Meritis...
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Gloria Estefan will be presented with the prestigious Award of Merit at the 27th Annual American Music Awards on Monday (Jan. 17). The award recognizes "outstanding...
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While the media has placed much emphasis on millennium celebrations in major urban areas such as Los Angeles and New York, one city has virtually been ignored. The city of...
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The list of contributors to Michael Jackson's upcoming album continues to grow. The newest additions are Emilio Estefan, husband of Gloria Estefan, and rapper Missy...
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Gloria Estefan will make her motion picture debut Friday (Oct. 29) when Music Of The Heart opens in theaters nationwide. The singer tells LAUNCH that she gained a whole new...
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Superstar singer Gloria Estefan announced a major community and education initiative for Hispanics in economically challenged areas today at a press conference in New York...
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Singer Gloria Estefan will be at Casita Corsi in New York City's Spanish Harlem for a press conference on Oct. 21 announcing a major community and education initiative for...
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The Orlando, Fla.-based Backstreet Boys and Miami-based singer Gloria Estefan are well aware of the danger a hurricane can pose. The Backstreet Boys, who were scheduled to...
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The members of 'N Sync took a private tour of the Capitol building before their show in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday (July 28). The band visited Hawaii Rep. Neil...
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Singer Gloria Estefan was among a group of prominent entertainment executives, gunmakers, and gun-control advocates who met with President Clinton on Monday (May 10) for a...
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Add Gloria Estefan to the growing list of artists planning to party, or at least perform, like it's the final minutes of 1999 on New Year's Eve (LAUNCH, 5/4). Estefan has...
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The employees of Sony Music worldwide gathered in Miami last week to celebrate the company's banner year and to make sure that the Sony ship's course is set for an upcoming...
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Aretha Franklin engaged Mariah Carey in "a little girl talk" backstage at VH1’s "Divas Live" concert Tuesday night in New York.
Whether Yankee shortstop Derek...
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Gloria and Emilio Estefan's Bongo Cuban Cafe can keep doing business as usual, a federal judge said Thursday, ruling that the restaurant's name does not infringe on a...
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Cuban-born singer Gloria
Estefan has refused to sing for Pope John Paul II during a Mass in Cuba next month, despite repeated entreaties from Roman Catholic...
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Grammy-winner Gloria Estefan has come under fire from the Cuban-American community--usually her greatest admirers--because of a column she wrote for a September 28th issue...
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