MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Latin Grammy winner Ramon Ayala was released from jail for health reasons Wednesday, but authorities said he remains under investigation for alleged ties to a drug cartel.

Ayala, a Texas-based norteno singer, was arrested Dec. 11 when troops raided a lavish party hosted by the Beltran Leyva cartel outside the central mountain town of Tepoztlan. His lawyer has said Ayala and his band, the Bravos

LAS VEGAS – The Latin music world celebrated 100 million records sold, 1,500 songs written and 30 years of recording, all by one artist, Mexico's beloved Juan Gabriel.

The singer-songwriter known as the "divo of Juarez" was honored as the Latin Recording Academy's Person of the Year with a gala featuring singers from across the Americas and Spain on Wednesday, a day before the Latin Grammys awards show in Las Vegas.

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. – Mexican pop diva Paulina Rubio and Puerto Rican reggaeton duoWisin and Yandel got the first awards at the eighth annual Los Premios MTV awards in Los Angeles.

"So early, I wasn't expecting this," she said, clutching her best soloist award, a "lengua," as the lurid pink tongue statuettes are called. "I want to thank my fans who have been voting day and night for 'Causa y efecto.' I'm the cause —

LOS ANGELES – Calle 13 leads the list of Latin Grammy nominated artists with five nods.

The alternative Puerto Rican hip-hop duo will compete for album of the year against Colombian singer-songwriter Andres Cepeda, Nicaraguan salsa singer Luis Enrique, folksy Argentine singer Mercedes Sosa and Brazilian musician Ivan Lins & The Metropole Orchestra at the 10th annual Latin Grammy Awards on Nov. 5 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center

Twenty five: the number of years the incredible songtress Wynonna Judd has been bringing her amazing voice, her inspirational stories and her unique blend of country, soul and good 'ol Rock'n'Roll to the masses. In celebration of this illustrious career, Wynonna will be releasing her 7th studio album in 2009 - an eclectic assortment of standards paying homage to all the different genres and songs that have formed the soundtrack to her own life. Produced by long time collaborators Don

NEW YORK (AP) — John Legend has gotten the green light from the NBA to sing at its annual all-star game. Latin rock star Juanes will join Legend at the Feb. 15 All-Star event in Phoenix. They will sing "If You're Out There," an anthem about leadership, from Legend's recent album, "Evolver."

The game will air live on TNT.

The National Basketball Association says Legend and Juanes were chosen because of their dedication to community service, a theme that will

ATLANTA – Even though Akon has a birth certificate, he says his age is still a mystery — and he'd rather keep it that way.

"All it's going to do is depress me," he told The Associated Press in a recent interview. "I don't want to know I'm getting older. Then I'll start to think about getting checkups and insurance. I don't want that."

Numerous reports have put his age between 25 to 35 years old. In 2006, he gave