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It has been a case of third time lucky for Spanish singer Monica Naranjo, whose third album Minage went straight in at number one in the Spanish charts after going [...]

SONY MUSIC SPAIN'S Columbia division has signed 17-year-old Malu niece of top flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucia. She was 15 when she recorded her debut album, 'Aprendiz' (Novice), for the [...]

Common Culture And Language Contribute To Latin-American Acts Showing Up On Spanish Charts MADRID--The surge in Latino sales surprises no one in Spain, where--for reasons of language, culture and history--the […]

AFTER QUIETLY building up a fan base in neighboring France, Spain's formidable Luz has broken a four-year 'silence' in her own country, releasing her first studio album since 1995 on […]

LOCAL BAND JARABE DE PALO topped the 45th Premios Ondas ceremony, held Nov.12 in Barcelona, Spain, taking awards for best album ('Depende') and best video ('La Flaca'). Alejandro Sanz won […]

MADRID - As the Spanish record business continues its steady recovery, the industry here is taking heart at the return of Mecano, the most successful pop-rock act in the country's […]

BMG Ariola Artist Boosted By Chieftains Connection MADRID - Celtic music based on the gaita, or Galician bagpipe, is as deeply entrenched in the damp northwestern corner of Spain as […]

BMG Artist Blends Spanish Lyrics, Afro-Cuban Rhythms MADRID - It is possible that Spanish pop/rock started to change on the day that Santiago Auseron altered his name to Juan Perro. […]

MADRID - Even before Pedro Guerra released his debut album, 'Golosinas' (Tasty Tidbits), in March, he was already the leader of Spain's new wave of singer/songwriters. The release was the […]

MADRID--Spain's most successful female singer of the 1990s, flamenco-pop artist Rosario, has finally launched her long-awaited new album, 'Siento,' two years after her hugely successful debut album 'De Ley,' which […]

MADRID--They still carry the same hippie air they had when their career was launched 20 years ago, and their music sounds much the same. But the return of legendary flamenco […]

OJOS ALIGHT: Gaining a Latin Grammy Award nomination for its 2006 album 'Techari' is 'a blessing and a recognition of our work,' Barcelona-based Ojos de Brujo percussionist Max Wright says. [...]

Cuba's leading commercial artist of 2002, Polo Montanez is fighting for his life after a car crash last night left him with severe injuries, including a fractured skull. His stepson [...]

SPAIN'S MALE ICONS Manolo Garcia and Alejandro Sanz were both triple winners at the third Premios de la Musica awards ceremony, held April 22 in Madrid. Garcia won as pop […]

MADRID--Nacho Cano, one-third of Spain's most successful pop group, Mecano, is back on the road for the first time since the band went into semiretirement in 1992 and nearly a […]

Spain's Undisputed Rock Queen Enjoying EMI Hit Album MADRID - A bright light is shining near the top of the Spanish album charts, and the rays reflect the healthiest moment […]

LONDON--Warner Music International is making a commitment to the global development of its direct marketing, electronic publishing, and multimedia operations with the appointment of Steve Shrimpton to the newly created […]

Spain's links with the Spanish Caribbean are more than just linguistic and nostalgic. The food, climate, accent, and music of Spain's Canary Islands off the coast of West Africa are […]

MADRID - Khaled, the principal exponent of Algerian rai music, has denied a report that he canceled a brief tour of Spain because of events in his home country, Algeria. […]

MADRID - Barely two years ago, Javier Alvarez spent his days busking in the Madrid subway, where he routinely attracted the unwelcome attention of metro guards. Last month, Alvarez became […]

Madrid - MCA Music Entertainment Espana has entered into domestic repertoire with the star signing of gypsy Raimundo Amador. He is widely considered the principal exponent of flamenco rock since […]

Mecano Member Insists That Band Isn't Splitting Up MADRID--Despite the fact that he lives in Amsterdam and his band, Mecano, has not released an album in three years, Nacho Cano […]

MADRID--It was the underground concert to beat them all. The stage was set in the siding at the end of line 2 of Madrid's subway system, where rock veteran Rosendo […]

MADRID--Until Aug. 31, it had been an unusually quiet summer here in terms of concerts. Then Mano Negra showed up. The anarchic French group upstaged star acts at Madrid's biggest […]

MADRID--Spain played host to Pablo Milanes, Cuba's leading exponent of the 'nueva trovo' singer/songwriter genre, for two weeks in mid-April. Milanes has chosen Spain as the first country outside Cuba […]

Pata Negra, the highly influential flamenco-blues group that paved the way in the 1980s for what is now called new flamenco, reformed for one night to play at Madrid's 2,000-capacity […]

Profiles some of the most popular musical acts in Spain. Includes Alejandro Sanz; Jorge Pardo; Pedro Guerra; Ketama; Rosario; Raimundo Amador; Australian Blonde; Mission Hispana; Negu Gorriak; Nacho Cano; Tahures Zurdos.

Concentrates on the 1997 release of the music recording `Flaming Pie,' by Paul McCartney. The success of the release; Other artists that are over forty years old that continue to have success in the music industry; Details on the marketing of the album; The singles to be released.

Presents numerous news briefs regarding international music groups that are recording dance music. London, England's Norman Cook; Tokyo, Japan's Namie Amuro, Max, and Speed; Munich, Germany's Mousse T.; Others.

The article discusses the impact the financial crisis will have on the annual independent music festival South by South West (SXSW) to be held on March 18-22, 2009 in Austin, Texas. The event director Roland Swenson comments that registration is down by 10% compared to the previous year. Record industry executives say they are likely to fly in fewer label representatives. However, the exposure bands and musicians receive at SXSW is said to remain cost effective compared to bigger markets.

Highlights the career of musician Chayanne in Spain. Success of his 1998 album "Atado a Tu Amor" in Spain; Description of his performance during the Son Latinos Festival in Spain on August 31, 2001; Highlights of his concert tour in Spain in 2004.

Previews the 2004 MIDEM conference of the international music market to be held in Cannes, France. List of the technology companies that will offer exhibits in the conference; Ability of Denmark to export its musical artists; Business performance of Vale Music based in Barcelona, Spain.

Reports on the decision of Spanish authors and publishers society SGAE not to continue its scheduled annual Rock en Ñ tour of the Americas. Basis of the decision; Remarks from Rock en Ñ tour of the Americas coordinator Xavier Novaes regarding the decision; Schedule of the concert tour; Musical groups and musicians included in the album "Rock en Ñ from SGAE.

Focuses on the Cubadisco trade fair, which will bring together Cuban and Brazilian music. How the fair will spotlight Brazil and trova music, a form of guaracha or romantic bolero; Organization of the fair by the Cuban Music Institute; Comment that Cubadisco is the only fair devoted entirely to Latin music; Performers who will appear at the fair; Web site run by the Digital Society of Authors and Publishers.

Reports on the release of the album 'Las Flores de la Vida,' from 93-year-old Latin American artist Compay Segundo. How he helped develop son music; His meeting with the Cuban President Fidel Castro; Decision to focus on Segundo's music and not his age.

Discusses the potential impact of a Grammy Award nomination for international artists. How a nomination can increase the sales for an artist; Mention of the South African group Ladysmith Black Mambazo; Sales performance of an annual Grammy nominees album.

Presents an overview of Spain's export music industry as of November 2000. Isolated success of Spanish music in foreign markets; Lack of artist development among Spain's record labels; Factors affecting Spain's reluctance to adopt music video as a marketing tool; Concentration of Spanish artists on commercial success in the Latin music market; International sales of Spanish popular music act, Killer Barbies; Efforts of the Spanish industry to market music to teenage audiences.

Reports on the objectives of EMI Spain in Cuba that include becoming the first major label to open offices in Cuba and to convince hotel lobby and restaurant bands that they do not have to play the song 'Chan Chan' anymore. Influence of the music conservatory training that young musicians received; Efforts of director of Cuban music at EMI Spain Seju Monzon to encourage young Cuban musicians to build on the son genre; EMI Spain's strategy to change the image of Cuban music.

Offers a sample of the success of British-signed artists in key international markets as of February 1999. The Manic Street Preachers in Tokyo, Japan; Lighthouse Family in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Dario G in Hamburg, Germany; More.

Reports that Spanish musician Alejandro Sanz's album `Mas' broke two major records in early 1998. Details of how his `Mas' is selling in Spain and in Latin America; The different singing styles of Sanz; His reputation as a workaholic; His work for Warner Music International.

Reports on various promotional efforts by Virgin U.K. in support of the company's release of the Spice Girls' album `Spiceworld.' International appearances; Television marketing and motion picture tie-ins; The group's popularity in Spain.

Discusses the career of singer/songwriter/producer Jon Secada and the release of his sixth album `Secada.' Secada's success in maintaining a foothold in both the English- and Spanish-speaking markets; His Grammy nomination in 1993 for best new artist; His label EMI Record's dedication to promoting Secada as a multicultural artist; Details of the marketing strategy for the `Secada' album; The challenge that radio has presented to the artist.

Presents comments from music publishers from Spain regarding composers on their rosters for whom they have high hopes in 1996. Composers mentioned include Alex De La Nuez, Pedro Guerra, Sergio Castillo, Fran Martinez, and others.

Focuses on the popularity of the `Macarena' song. Three recorded versions of `Macarena' on Billboard's Hot 100; Impressive sales figures; BMG's single by Los Del Rio, in five different forms; Background information on Los Del Rio.

Reports on Sony Classical Spain imprint Hispanica's release of the first four of 20 CDs of medieval songs, with `Cantigas De Castilla Y Leon' as the first title in the series. History of Spanish medieval songs called cantigas; Reason for Spain's interest in Gregorian chants, cantigas, and other ancient musical forms; Instruments used in the recordings.

Reports on the commercial and critical success of Joan Manuel Serrat's new BMG-Ariola Spain double album `D'Un Temps, D'Un Pais.' Sales performance of the album in Spain and Latin America; Album as a collection of 34 songs from the 162-75 era of the Catalan protest song; Oppression of the Catalan people during the dictatorship of General Francisco Franco as focus of the songs in the album; Featured tracks.

Reports on Spanish singer Miguel Bose's launching of his 14th album `Laberinto' in the United States and Latin American markets on February 6, 1996. Commercial success of the album in Spain and Mexico; Background information about the singer; Career history; Countries in which Bose is set to tour in July 1996.

Reports on the Spanish band El Ultimo De La Fila. Comeback album of the group called `La Rebelion De Los Hombres Rana' that was released on September 4, 1995 under Chrysalis Records; Other albums previously released.

Focuses on developments concerning the musically inclined Flores family of Spain. Chart success of the late singer Antonio's album `Cosas Mias'; Sold out of posthumous compact disc compilation of Lola's greatest-hits titled `Lola Eterna'; Concert tour by flamenco-pop singer Rosario.

Reports on the launching the Spanish band Celtas Cortos' in Europe in 1995 by Warner Music Spain. Popularity of Gaelic music played; Comparison with the band Pogues; Focus on France and Germany as band's major markets; Success of the 1994 album `Tranquilo Majete' in Spain; Band's affinity with the Third World.