by the El Reportero wire services
Paulina Rubio
Singer Paulina Rubio will participate in the television competition “La Voz de Mexico” this coming season, the producers said Thursday.
The “Chica Dorada” (Golden Girl) will join the team of mentors, which includes Jenni Rivera and Beto Cuevas, on the second season of the south-of-the-border version of NBC music competition show “The Voice.”
“La Voz de Mexico” broke audience records in its first season.
The 41-year-old Rubio, with a musical career that spans three decades, has managed to establish herself in the Latin American markets as well as in countries like Italy, France, Portugal, Japan, Turkey, Greece and the United States.
Currently, she is promoting her most recent album – “Brava,” which features the single “Me gustas tanto” – which made its debut with top sales figures in Spain, the United States and Mexico.
Grupo mexicano de rock hace ruido en la Gran Manzana
The Oats are new to the US but not to rock and roll. The four-piece band arrived in NYC from Mexico City a scant two weeks ago, and have already begun to leave their mark on the flourishing music scene.
Having booked 10 local shows before they even got The Big Apple, the group has already walked the red carpet at the New Music Seminar opening night party, wowed the audience at their first live concert at Brooklyn’s Public Assembly venue, and attended a preview screening of the soon to be released Katy Perry film-umentary.
The Oats made their first US TV debut on June 27 on the Internet sensation, The Rew & Who Show, broadcast live weekly from the heart of Manhattan’s new cultural center, the Lower East Side.
This appearance will mark the first in an ongoing residency by the band on the program. The show can be accessed internationally at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/rew-who.
The band’s songs are all written and sung in English, which prevents them from being played on the radio in their native Mexico, where only Spanish language lyrics are permitted for broadcast. Never mind – it won’t be long before THE OATS’ music will be heard wafting from speakers all across America.
Oats have been booked every week from June 24 to Sept. 7.
Marc Anthony to Host Fundraisers
Global pop icon Marc Anthony and entrepreneur Henry Cardenas, president and CEO of Cardenas Marketing Network, announced they will host a series of fundraisers in August to benefit the Maestro Cares Foundation.
Maestro Cares is an initiative that was launched earlier this year. The three-event series aims to raise funds for the completion of a new residence hall and learning facility for over 200 children living at Orfanato Niños de Cristo, in La Romana, Dominican Republic.
The Dominican orphanage will be the first territory to directly benefit from the non-for-profit organization.
By providing children with education, recreation and other development programs at an orphanage, the Maestro Cares Foundation seeks to instill a culture that includes a strong work ethic, confidence, and discipline.
