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Miami, FL (CNS) – The biggest night in Latin music is going to get bigger. More performers and presenters have been announced for the Latin Grammy Awards’ 10th anniversary.

Airing live from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas on November 5th, the 10th annual Latin Grammy Awards will feature performances by La Quinta Estacion, Luis Fonsi, Laura Pausini, Espinoza Paz, and Grupo Montez De Durango. Fonsi and Pausini are both nominated for Record of the Year, while La Quinta Estacion is up for Best Pop Album By A Duo Or Group With Vocal. Paz is nominated for Best Regional Mexican Song for “Espero.”

The newly announced performers join the previously announced stars set to take the stage, including Alejandro Sanz, Calle 13, David Bisbal, Shaila Durcal, and Luz Rios.

To help commemorate the telecast’s 10th anniversary, Sanz partnered with the network to allow fans to choose the song he’ll perform during the show. The promotion, titled “Tu Decides Que Canta Alejandro Sanz” includes the choices “El Alma Al Aire,” “Y Solo Se Me Occure Amarte,” “No Es Lo Mismo,” and “Tu No Tienes Alma.”

Two of Mexico’s best known actors, Eugenio Derbez and Lucero, will host. Confirmed to present during the night are Juan Luis Guerra, Alexander Acha, Beto Cuevas, and more. The 10th annual Latin Grammy Awards air on November 5th on Univision.

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It’s been a pretty long while since we heard anything from MPIO — so this is certainly good news. The V7 — a 3-inch PMP which will apparently boast a (possibly capacitive) touchscreen LCD, an accelerometer, and an FM radio, at a thickness in the neighborhood of 10.5mm. We also know that it’ll come in both 4GB and 8GB varieties — but specs beyond this are sadly absent. We’ll see what else we can dig up for you, but look for it to run ₩129,000 for the 4GB model and ₩159,000 ($109 and $134, respectively) for the 8 when it launches on Korea on October 26th.

[Via PMP Today]

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MPIO V7 PMP hits October 26th, 2009, we struggle to contain ourselves originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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So TechCrunch has it from multiple sources that a US (at least) music service launch from Google is imminent. Possibly named Google Audio, it’s unclear whether the service will stream music from the major labels and/or offer it as downloadable tracks. Scuttlebutt says that the service will differ from Google’s free, search and download music offering available in China since 2008. Now go ahead, kick back and imagine a Google music service tightly integrated with Android while we dig for more details.

[Via Pocket-lint]

Update: Looks like Google’s planning to dive on in with iLike and LaLa, and the whole shindig may end up being called One Box.

Filed under: Portable Audio

Google Audio music service launching soon? (update: seems it!) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sony’s got its S-AIR, Yamaha has its yAired — so, what of it? The outfit famous for making just about everything from ATVs to wicked soundbars has today introduced a classy addition to the oversaturated iPod / iPhone sound system market: the PDX-60. Apple loyalists simply dock their media player in the wireless base and watch as the tunes are streamed effortlessly into the magical box on the other side. There’s also remote control capability for keeping tabs on that playlist whilst planted on the sofa, and the dock can even power on and off automatically with “yAired-enabled iPhones / iPods.” The music maker itself boasts a pair of 3.25-inch speakers and a digital amplifier of undisclosed wattage, and it’s available in black, gray, blue or pink for $299.95. So, any takers, or are you stickin’ with Bose?

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Yamaha’s PDX-60 wireless iPod / iPhone dock adds yAired to the lexicon originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:13:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Los Angeles, CA (CNS) – “So just pull the trigger,” Rihanna sings in her brand new single, “Russian Roulette,” which just premiered. Chris Brown should watch out. The midtempo track features an emotionally charged Rihanna pulling out the big guns and getting personal about her their tumultuous relationship.

“Russian Roulette” is the first single from Rihanna’s upcoming fourth studio album, “Rated R.” The track was written and produced by Ne-Yo, who not only duetted with the singer on “Hate That I Love You” from 2007’s “Good Girl Gone Bad,” but also helmed her #1 hits “Unfaithful” and “Take a Bow.”

The video for “Russian Roulette” will be directed by Anthony Mandler, who previously worked with the singer on clips like “Disturbia” and “Shut Up and Drive.” The video will premiere on ABC.

“Rated R” will also feature production work from The-Dream and Tricky Stewart, Justin Timberlake, Chase & Status, Stargate, and more. The album hits stores Monday, November 23rd.

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The LEGO Rock Band version of Iggy Pop horrified me, but the LEGOfied Queen that appears in the game delights me. Just look at Brian May’s hair!

Below is the first footage of Queen in EA/Harmonix’s blocky take on traditional Rock Band. They sing “We Are The Champions,” and it all looks predictably fun and goofy.

Still, after the furore caused by Kurt Cobain’s controversial  appearance in Guitar Hero 5, I’m curious to see how people react to the late Freddie Mercury being in this. My guess is they’ll get away with it. I can’t imagine anyone getting their knickers in a bunch about tongue-in-cheek LEGO versions of dead rockers.

That, and Harmonix will probably make sure you can’t use Freddie to rap to Flavor Flav.

[Via press release]

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Los Angeles, CA (CNS) – Events company Live Nation has announced a new scheme to eliminate high fees on more than 460,000 tickets for 600 concerts this fall. The company is going to lower its prices this Wednesday, October 21st.

For only 24 hours on Wednesday, Live Nation is offering concert-goers 50 percent savings on tickets when they purchase passes for as low as $10 all-in, with no additional fees.

The low-price, no-fee tickets are available for concerts by participating artists, including Snoop Dogg, Peter Bjorn and John, Hollywood Undead with Atreyu, Hanson, The Used, and Foreigner among many others.

President and CEO Michael Rapino said, “I continue to hear from fans that they want All-In, no-fee tickets to concerts by the bands they love.”

“So this week we’ve decided to cut prices and drop the fees on nearly a half million concert tickets, making it more affordable than ever for fans to come out to one of our clubs and see the incredible lineup of artists we have playing this fall.”

The complete list of artists participating in the promotion can be found on LiveNation.com.

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Miami, FL (CNS) – Celebrating the release of his tenth studio album “Southern Voice,” Tim McGraw is extending an invitation to his fans for an all-new intimate concert special. “Invitation Only: Tim McGraw” is set to air on CMT in November.

Premiering Friday, November 13th at 9pm, the new special features McGraw performing fan favorites like “Cowboy In Me,” “Something Like That,” and “My Best Friend,” as well as tracks off his latest album, like “You Had To Be There” and the title-track and single “Southern Voice.”

During the special, McGraw also hosts a Q&A with fans. Among the segment, McGraw touches on his family, his love of footballl, and touring, which he is expected to set out on a large-scale tour in 2010. He also talks about about acting. McGraw appears with Sandra Bullock in the movie “The Blind Side,” which hits theaters November 20th.

McGraw’s “Southern Voice,” featuring the Chad Kroeger-co-penned single “It’s a Business Doing Pleasure with You,” hits stores October 20th.

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While iriver might not be the mega brand in Europe and North America, it does dominate on its home turf in South Korea. Enough so to attract music celebs like Mariah Carey who’s pitching a butterfly approved, Special Edition N20 preloaded with her latest contractual obligation. The $120ish player with integrated clip is limited to 5,000 units so act now… or not. See the songstress in an awkward mid-shill moment after the break.

[Via Anythingbutipod]

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iriver N20 Mariah Carey edition reveals an unfortunate case of man-hands originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 19 Oct 2009 06:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Okay so maybe Garth Brooks won’t be singing Danke Schoen or covering the works of Frank Sinatra, but the worlds best selling country singer will be following a similar road to those great singer/songwriters by performing his own Vegas act at the Wynn Las Vegas.

After announcing that he would be coming out of retirement after a 9 year hiatus, Garth announced special shows starting on December 11th 2009. Brooks will perform a Friday show, two Saturday shows and one Sunday performace, while jetting back and forth to his Oklahoma home, courtesy of the Wynn’s private jet.

Tickets for the shows will be announced in quarterly lots, with performance times possibly changing over the 5 year period of the singers contract.

The first shows will be from Dec. 11th – 13th, January 1st – 3rd and 22nd – 24th and finally February 12th – 14th and 26th – 28th. Tickets go on sale October 24th starting at $125.

The concerts will last 90 minutes and will occasionally feature guest appearances chosen by Garth Brooks.

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