The Tejano Music Awards announced on Tuesday that the ballot for public voting for the 2018 edition of the awards show is now online.

The general public can now vote for their choice in each music category for the 38th annual Tejano Music Awards, the longest running awards show for the Tejano music genre.  Categories this year include Song of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year,  Female Vocalist of the Year, Album of the Year for Tejano, Conjunto and Norteño, and Best New Artist for Male, Female and Group.

Voting can be made at TejanoMusicAwards.com through 11:59 p.m. CT on Sunday, September 30, 2018. One vote per household. One vote per artist, group or manager. Duplicate and invalid ballots will be deleted.

Artists submit their full albums, released between January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017, for Tejano Music Awards consideration.  Industry ballots are submitted for the first round of voting and general public is the final round of voting. The Top 5 nominees for each category will be announced after general public voting ends.

Winners will be announced during the 38th annual Tejano Music Awards and Dance on Saturday, November 17, 2018, at the San Antonio Event Center in San Antonio, Texas.  Tickets for the Tejano Music Awards can be purchased at EventBrite.com.

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Mia Garcia | Courtesy photo

Public voting for the 38^th Annual Tejano Music Awards began on Tuesday, September 4, 2018, and among the names in the Best New Artist – Female category is Mia, an 11-year-old middle school student from Austin, Texas.

Mia is the youngest nominee in the history of the awards, an honor that has attracted attention from various media outlets from Austin to San Antonio to Houston and international Spanish language media outlets Univision and Telemundo.

Mia, who first began singing at age five alongside her mother and has since progressively strengthened her vocals and learned to play the guitar, has been performing at various events around the state and released her debut album, La Reina Del Mundo, in December 2017 to widespread interest and strong reviews from industry insiders and fans alike. Her catchy single “Boom Boom Boom” has been featured on playlists on terrestrial and internet radio stations nationwide and climbed to #5 on the nationally-syndicated Tejano Gold Countdown radio show, hosted by Rudy Treviño.

RELATED: General public ballot now available for 2018 Tejano Music Awards

Mia is among ten finalists in the Best New Artist – Female category at the Tejano Music Awards, determined by a preliminary round of voting by industry professionals. The sixth grader now finds herself among a competitive field that includes fellow rising stars in the industry. Public voting is now open until 11:59 p.m. central time on September 30, 2018 on tejanomusicawards.com and the winners will be announced during the awards ceremony on Saturday, November 17, 2018 at the San Antonio Events Center.

For more information about Mia, visit miamusictx.com and follow her adventures, including her hobbies like karate, gymnastics and horseback riding in addition to being an aspiring musician, on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. Her music is available on CD and on all digital platforms including iTunes, GooglePlay, Spotify, Tidal and Amazon Music.

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Pete Espinoza | Courtesy photo

Legendary singer Pete Espinoza spoke about his debut solo album, leaving La Fiebre after 27 years and much more in a recent interview.

Espinoza told Tejano Concerts TV host Hector Rodriguez that his new album, Nuevos Caminos, is an album that features all the instruments that drives Tejano music, including on the album’s lead single, “Aquí No Queda Nada.”

RELATED: Pete Espinoza returns with ‘Aquí No Queda Nada’ from upcoming album [AUDIO]

The singer also talked about the reason he decided to leave legendary band La Fiebre after 27 years and his health issues that limited his singing a few years ago.

Watch the full interview below with Tejano Concerts TV.

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The classic song “Las Nubes” from Little Joe Y La Familia is considered by many as the Chicano national anthem and it recently received a mariachi makeover from Little Joe and former “La Reina de la Cancion” contestant Olivia Calderon with a song and music video release.

Little Joe posted the music video his official Facebook page on September 7 with the caption, “Here’s the Las Nubes (mariachi) music video Olivia and I did for you all. I hope you enjoy it!”

“Las Nubes” is an iconic song that became an anthem to the farm workers movement led by César Chávez and the Chicano movement that had emerged across the American Southwest during the 1960s and 1970s.

Calderon, who is a mariachi singer from Arizona and was a contestant on “La Reina de la Cancion” in 2017, re-recorded the iconic tune earlier this year and released it as a single on August 16.

“So excited to finally have ‘Las Nubes’ released with Little Joe,” Calderon posted on her official Facebook page. “It was a pleasure, honor and a dream come true to work with him.”

“Las Nubes” by Little Joe and Olivia Calderon is available now at all digital musical platforms.

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WATCH: “Las Nubes” (Mariachi) — Little Joe and Olivia Calderon

Augustin Ramirez in Legends Sound Studio laying down guitar tracks. Photo: Freddie Records Facebook

The Legends are back in the studio working on a new album, according to photos posted on social media by Freddie Records.

The legendary record label says Latin Grammy award winners and Tejano Music Hall of Fame inductees Freddie Martinez, Augustin Ramirez, Joe Bravo, Sunny Ozuna and Carlos Guzman are working on an exciting new project.

The photos show Martinez, Ramirez and Bravo working on new music in the famed Legends Sound Studios in Corpus Christi, Texas. Freddie Records captioned the photos saying, “Some awesome new music, along with a surprise announcement is coming very soon.”

This will be the first album from The Legends since the release of La Historia De La Musica Tejana released in 2015 that earned a Latin Grammy nomination for Best Tejano Album in 2016.

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David Lee Garza announced a reunion concert featuring past and present lead vocalists of Los Musicales for one night only in San Antonio, Texas on Sunday, October 7, 2018.

The reunion will take place at Cowboys Dance Hall and will showcase 50 years of hits from David Lee Garza Y Los Musicales. Past lead vocalists scheduled to perform include Ram Herrera, Oscar G., Jay Perez, Marcos Orozco, Mark Ledesma, Joey Martinez, Ben Ozuna and a special tribute to Emilio Navaira.

Garza is celebrating his 50th year in the music industry and has recorded more than 30 albums during his career, the first being in 1978 as David Lee Garza y Su Conjunto. The latest album release is Así Es La Vida and will be available everywhere later this month.

The hard work has resulted in three Grammy Awards, including two awards in 2005 for Best Tejano Album and Best Tejano Performance. He earned a Best Tejano Album Grammy in 2013.

Pre-sale tickets are on sale at Cavendar’s in San Antonio and CowboysDanceHall.com. Cowboys Dance Hall is located at 3030 NE Loop 410 in San Antonio, Texas.

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Bobby Pulido at 2015 Tejano Music Awards in San Antonio, Texas. | Photo credit: Ryan Bazan

Adelina Lily Pulido, the mother of Tejano legend Roberto Pulido and grandmother of singer and actor Bobby Pulido, passed away on Wednesday.

The announcement was posted on the official Facebook page for Roberto Pulido on Thursday morning.

“It’s with a very heavy heart that I inform everyone that Adelina Lily Pulido (Roberto Pulido’s mother) gained her angel wings at 11:35 p.m., last night. Please give the family their privacy during this difficult time. Please keep the entire Pulido family in your thoughts & prayers. May she rest in eternal peace.”

Pulido, who conquered cancer a few years ago, died of health complications at her home in Edinburg, Texas. She was 86 years old.

“It is never easy to say goodbye to a loved one, but it hurts to see them suffer,” Bobby Pulido told People En Español . “We are overtaken by a surviving cancer warrior. On that side I’m calm. At the end of the day she overcame that disease. I will miss her without a doubt.”

The singer, who currently lives in Mexico, will fulfill his commitments this weekend in the state of Veracruz, and then travel to Texas where the funeral services will be held, People En Español reports.

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Spotify is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with playlists highlighting some of Latin music’s biggest and rising stars within the music industry including a New Tejano playlist, co-curated with Tejano Nation.

“Latin music has an incredibly diverse and storied history with an even brighter future ahead of it,” said a press release from Spotify. “Available today through October 15, the new Hispanic Heritage Month Hub highlights, empowers, and amplifies Latino culture and heritage, as well as celebrates the contributions Latinx artists have made and continue to make to music.”

A new playlist making its debut during Hispanic Heritage month is New Tejano, a collaboration with Tejano Nation, which showcases the new voices in Tejano music today.

“We’re excited to collaborate with the cultural experts at Tejano Nation on this new initiative that will help bring some of the most exciting voices in the Tejano music scene to the forefront and connect them with Spotify users who are passionate about the present and future of the movement,” said Rocio Guerrero, Head of Global Cultures at Spotify.

The New Tejano playlist boasts new music from established Tejano artists like Elida Y Avante, Jay Perez, Stefani Montiel, Los Palominos, and many more. The playlist also features new music from rising stars including Isabel Marie, Veronique Medrano, Stevie D., Devin Banda, LaDezz and more.

“Tejano Nation has always showcased the best in Tejano music and this new collaboration with Spotify takes it global to help more people discover the music of this great culture,” said John Henry Medina, Digital Managing Editor at Tejano Nation. “It will also give great exposure for new Tejano talent as they continue the legacy for Tejano music and culture.

Tejano Nation will co-curate the New Tejano playlist each month, as well as launch more Tejano music playlists including Women of Tejano, co-curated with Veronique Medrano, Conjuntofied, Squeezebox Jams and Tejano Nation Top 20. Follow Tejano Nation on Spotify here.

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Rebecca Valadez

Rebecca Valadez gets “Up Close and Personal with Mingo Mariano” as she speaks on her amazing career and much more in an exclusive interview.

The two-time Grammy winner tells Tejano Nation contributor Mingo Mariano about working with Janet Jackson, the “Selena Forever” musical and her time with the super grupo Mazz, including her thoughts on the loss of Tejano icon Jimmy Gonzalez.

Valadez also got emotional talking about the loss of her mother, Sandy, in 2013.

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WATCH: Rebecca Valadez speaks on amazing career and much more

David Lee Garza Y Los Musicales have released their highly-anticipated new album Asi Es La Vida.

The new album features 12 new tracks, including the lead single “Regresa A Mi,” a song written by Frankie Caballero and one of two songs given to David Lee Garza from Caballero after a chance meeting in the studio.

“(Frankie) was in the studio and he came by to do something and he says, ‘Mi Rey, I’ve got like 70 songs,’ I think he ended up giving us two songs,” Garza told Tejano Nation radio affiliate KXTN in a recent interview. “He’s got a lot of good songs, and right there on the spot, he played it for us and sang it for us. We liked it, so we put the track down.”

RELATED: David Lee Garza announces Los Musicales reunion concert on Oct. 7 in San Antonio

Asi Es La Vida is the latest album release in an over 50 year career for the three-time Grammy winner and the follow-up to the hugely successful Una Noche A Tu Lado released in 2016.

“We had fun doing this one, like we always do,” Garza added. “Being in the studio and we got a little carried away with it. Nowadays you only put 10 songs on it, but we went and put 12 songs. We didn’t want to leave one out…because the same groove’s not there.”

Garza also recently announced a 50th anniversary reunion for Los Musicales in San Antonio on October 7, featuring many of the group’s past lead vocalists, including a tribute to Emilio Navaira.

Asi Es La Vida is available now at all major digital music platforms and you can stream the full album below from Spotify.

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LISTEN: Asi Es La Vida — David Lee Garza Y Los Musicales

YouTube | TNT América Latina

A series on the life and death of the ‘Queen of Cumbia,’ Selena Quintanilla is set to air on TNT América Latina in Mexico.

The network announced ‘El Secreto de Selena‘ (Selena’s Secret) will air 13-episodes and promises to give viewers a “side of the story never previously told,” according to Billboard.

Selena is portrayed by Maya Zapata, best known for her role in 2008’s Bordertown with Martin Sheen, Antonio Banderas and Jennifer Lopez, who rocketed to fame as Selena in the original 1997 biopic. Yolanda Saldívar is played by film and television actress Damayanti Quintanar. Both are of Mexican decent.

Actress Sofía Lama, who plays María Celeste Arrarás, a journalist and TV personality of ‘Al Rojo Vivo‘ on Telemundo is seen briefly in the trailer. The 1997 book Selena’s Secret: The Revealing Story Behind Her Tragic Death (in Spanish, El Secreto De Selena: La Reveladora Historia Detrás De Su Trágica Muerte) is written by the real-life Arrarás, for which the series is based from.

The book has been criticized by the Quintanilla family. Selena’s sister Suzette Quintanilla posted a video on Instagram in 2017 saying the “book is based on a whole bunch of lies.”

RELATED: Suzette Quintanilla sounds off on planned TV series of ‘Selena’s Secret’ book [VIDEO]

Abraham Quintanilla, Selena’s father, blasted the book and series in a Facebook post on Wednesday, “Maria Celeste’s Series are all LIES, in fact she never even interviewed Selena when she was alive. Instead went to the prison and interviewed the Killer to write the book. The title of the book was the hook to sell the stupid book.”

On March 31, 1995, 23 year-old Selena was gunned down by her fan club president Yolanda Saldívar, outside of a Days Inn Hotel in Corpus Christi, Texas. Two years later, the multi-award winning film Selena was released and became a huge hit.

‘El Secreto de Selena‘ (Selena’s Secret) will debut on TNT América Latina, Sunday, September 23.

In January, ABC committed to a pilot for a series inspired by the musical legacy of Selena Quintanilla. Selena’s siblings, Abraham Quintanilla Jr. and Suzette Quintanilla Arriaga, will produce that series.

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The nominees for Best Tejano Album at the 2018 Latin Grammy Awards were announced on Thursday (Sept. 20).

It’s a return for the Best Tejano Album category to the Latin Grammy Awards after the category was left out a year ago due to low submissions.

Nominees include late Tejano icon Jimmy Gonzalez Y Grupo Mazz for Porque Todavía Te Quiero. The multiple Grammy winner died of cardiac arrest in a San Antonio hospital on June 6. He was 67.

Michael Salgado is nominated for his album Otras Historias. The two-time Grammy winner last took home the prize for Best Tejano Album in 2016.

Grupo Alamo received their second straight nomination in the Best Tejano Album category with Próximo Nivel. The band, who are celebrating 25 years in the industry, were nominated for their previous album, Seguimos Sonando, in 2014.

Roger Velasquez & The Latin Legendz received a nomination for Tex Mex Funk, which features collaborations with actor and singer Jesse Borrego. It’s the second Latin Grammy nomination for Velasquez.

Proyecto Insomnio, a cumbia band from Mexico, are nominated for their debut album Dolce Inferno.

The full list of nominees is now available on the Latin Grammy Awards’ official website.

The 19th annual Latin Grammy Awards will air on Univision at 8:00 p.m. ET from Las Vegas, Nevada on November 15, 2018.

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LISTEN: Best Tejano Album nominees at 2018 Latin Grammy Awards

Corpus Christi – Iconic Tejano artist and music pioneer, Jimmy Gonzalez, received a posthumous Latin Grammy nomination on Thursday for his hit album Porque Todavía Te Quiero. The announcement was made at a star-studded press conference held by The Latin Recording Academy, producers of the annual Latin Grammy Awards.

Gonzalez, who passed away in June of this year, is a multiple Grammy and Latin Grammy winner and regarded as one of the most influential artists in the history of Tejano music.

Porque Todavía Te Quiero was Gonzalez’s last album released just two months prior to his death.

“This is absolutely incredible,” said Gonzalez’s widow, Lisa Gonzalez, when learning of the nomination. “Jimmy always strove to give his absolute best in the studio. He cared about the production quality of his music and always wanted to give his fans the very best because he knew that’s what they expected from him”.

Gonzalez added, “I know Jimmy’s celebrating up in heaven right now with his guitar and a huge smile on his face.”

The 19th Annual Latin Grammy Awards will be held on Thursday, November 15, 2018. The telecast will broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Univision at 8 pm ET.

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LISTEN: Porque Todavía Te Quiero — Jimmy Gonzalez Y Grupo Mazz

The Latin Recording Academy announced the nominations for the 19th annual Latin Grammy Awards on Thursday, and Grupo Alamo received a second straight nomination on back to back albums.

The San Antonio-based band’s latest album, Próximo Nivel, was nominated for Best Tejano Album. It’s a return of the Best Tejano Album category at the Latin Grammy Awards after the category was omitted in 2017 due to low submissions.

RELATED: Best Tejano Album nominees announced for 2018 Latin Grammy Awards [PLAYLIST]

“I was shocked to say the least,” Grupo Alamo member Ernie Gonzalez told Tejano Nation about the nomination. “It’s something you always hope for and never expect, and when you see your name there, it’s incredible, and for us to be able to do this on back to back albums is crazy!”

This is the second straight nomination for Grupo Alamo, their previous album, Seguimos Soñando, received a Latin Grammy nomination for Best Tejano Album in 2014.

It seems that each album Grupo Alamo releases is Latin Grammy worthy.

“I don’t ever try to (think) that,” Gonzales said. “I try to do songs that feel good…it gives you those goosebumps, and that people are going to like to dance to, and something that they might connect with, and that’s kind of what I always try to go for when we’re in the studio making records.”

RELATED: Grupo Alamo returns with new album ‘Próximo Nivel’

Grupo Alamo are already back in the studio working on an album that will celebrate the band’s 25th anniversary.

“It’s going to have some new songs and little bit of some of our older songs, with guest vocalists singing some of our older songs as duets” said Gonzalez.

The 25th anniversary album for Grupo Alamo is expected to be released in early 2019.

The 19th Annual Latin Grammy Awards will be held on Thursday, November 15, 2018. The telecast will broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Univision at 8 pm ET.

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LISTEN: Próximo Nivel — Grupo Alamo

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Revo Live Band released the official music video for their latest single “Como Tu” on September 13.

The uptempo international cumbia written, produced, and recorded by Sergio “Chex” Lozano and Frank Lozano at Farra Records studio, is the latest release from the group’s sophomore album Revolution.

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WATCH: “Como Tu” — Revo Live Band

Vevo | IntocableTV

Intocable released the official music video for their latest single, “Me Dueles,” on Tuesday (Sept. 18).

The visual showcases a typical love story script with a focus on more humanitarian issues and events happening around the world and within our society.

The song, written by talented singer and songwriter Joss Favela, narrates the story about a person, presumably, who loves another so hard it hurts, the video, however, has a twist.

Ricky Muñoz told Latin Gossip the concept behind the video came to him as he was watching videos from the 80′s, he became inspired to do something unexpected with the story-line.

“At first it is the typical story, a guy hurting because of love,” he said. “Then I came up with this concept. Why can’t we make this video? Yeah, that’s what you’d expect, ‘you’re leaving me, you hurt me,’ let’s make this song about the world telling humans, ‘me dueles.’ It’s really the world, el universo, cantándole a la humanidad.”

Scenes of the video show images of natural disasters, immigration issues, the 43 missing students from Ayotzinapa, communities coming together to help one another, among other things.

At the end of the day, the video remains one about “amor and desamor”, with humanity, our environment, and among ourselves.

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WATCH: “Me Dueles” — Intocable

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Ramón Ayala con su nieto Christoper Ayala | Foto: Twitter @iamramonayala

Ramon Ayala habla sobre como ah logrado mantenerse durante su larga trajectoria en la musica en una entrevista exclusiva con Tejano Nation Fanny Gurl despues de su presentacion en el Ultrastar Multi-Tainment Center en Maricopa, Arizona.

“El Rey Del Acordion” que ah grabado 113 albums I que a Ganado 4 Grammy Tambien le conto a Tejano Nation de su nieto Christopher Ayala que ya le esta sigiendo los pasos en la musica.

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Siggno released a teaser video of their upcoming single “Qué Diablos Pensabas” on Monday (Sept. 24).

The 44-second clip also features scenes from the upcoming official music video for the new single.

RELATED: Richard Rosales gives details on upcoming Siggno album [VIDEO]

The single will officially be released on October 1 and will be a part of the band’s highly-anticipated new album, Monstruo, due out October 31.

“Qué Diablos Pensabas” is available for pre-order now from iTunes.

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WATCH: Siggno releases “Qué Diablos Pensabas” video teaser

Lucky Joe updated fans via social media on Monday that his fourth album is finished and it includes a special collaboration bonus track.

The singer posted a selfie in the famed Legends Sound Studios at Freddie Records in Corpus Christi with the caption, “I’m officially done with my fourth album! Now it’s time for final mix and mastering! This next album consists of 12 songs with a very special collaboration bonus track. Making it a 13 track album! Keep your eyes and ears open because release is coming VERY SOON!”

Lucky Joe didn’t give any more details on the special collaboration, but his record label, Freddie Records, posted photos on their official Facebook page of Lucky Joe in the studio with Elida Reyna listening to their collaboration.

The new album will be the follow-up to Lucky Joe’s hugely successful El Triunfador, released in December 2016.

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PHOTO GALLERY: Lucky Joe and Elida Reyna in studio

Young singing sensation Mia released her latest single, “Baila Mi Ritmo,” on Monday (September 25).

The 11-year-old singer is the latest youngster to cover the irresistibly catchy Colombiana-style cumbia. “Baila Mi Ritmo” was originally released in 2013 by Colombian singer Shaira, winner of Factor XS in 2011. It was covered by Mexican group Los Papis R.A. 7 in 2016.

Mia’s version is produced by her father and manager Chris Garcia for AIM Records and adds a smooth accordion, punched-up irresistible rhythms and her own spirited vocals to truly make it her own.  The production also features Leonel Correa of La Calma on accordion and David L. Garza on percussion, with additional mixing and mastering.

This release is just the latest news for Mia, who is the youngest artist to be nominated for a Tejano Music Award. She is nominated on the general ballot for the 2018 Tejano Music Awards as Best New Artist – Female.

For more information about Mia, visit miamusictx.com and follow her adventures, including her hobbies like karate, gymnastics and horseback riding in addition to being an aspiring musician, on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. Her music, including her debut album, La Reina Del Mundo, is available on CD and on all digital platforms including iTunes, GooglePlay, Spotify, Tidal and Amazon Music.

LISTEN: “Baila Mi Ritmo” — Mia