NEW JUANES SINGLE "LA SENAL" IS RELEASED TODAY, MARCH 6TH

MIAMI, March 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Colombian rock superstar JUANES returns to airwaves & iTunes today with the release of "La Senal" (The Signal) - the first single from his upcoming MTV Unplugged album, produced by Tr3s.  Detailing our continual search for clear signals and guidance in the pursuit of love, faith and happiness, this captivating track produced by legendary maestro Juan Luis Guerra is one of three new songs that will appear on Juanes' anticipated exploration of the famed unplugged format. Marking the GRAMMY and multiple LATIN GRAMMY winning artist's long-awaited first live album, "JUANES MTV Unplugged" will also feature engaging new interpretations of Juanes' most distinctive hit songs –including special duet performances with esteemed Spanish poet/songwriter Joaquin Sabina and skyrocketing Brazilian vocal star Paula Fernandes.

Recorded in the acoustically and visually stunning New World Symphony Center in Miami Beach, "La Senal" represents the first Latin single released by Universal Music Latin Entertainment specially mastered for iTunes. As with all tracks on the upcoming album, "La Senal" has been specifically tuned for higher fidelity on iTunes, giving fans the best possible audio quality on their computers and all Apple devices.   

The "JUANES MTV Unplugged" will have its television premiere on Sunday, May 27 on MTV Latin America, and Monday, May 28 on Tr3s: MTV, Musica y Mas in the United States.  The full CD/DVD release will soon follow on Tuesday, May 29th from Universal Music Latino.  Prior to the album's release, look for Juanes to perform a special showcase and participate in a Q&A about the Unplugged project on March 16th at the SXSW® Music and Media Conference in Austin, Texas

About Juanes

With five solo albums to his credit and multi-platinum sales of over 15 million albums, Juanes is the world's leading all-Spanish language rock artist. Juanes is both a GRAMMY and multiple LATIN GRAMMY winner who has garnered more Top-5 hits (17) on the "Latin Pop Airplay" chart than any other artist since his chart bow in 2001.  Juanes is also frequently recognized as one of the Spanish-speaking world's leading social media voices with an online following of over 7 1/2 Million fans.  The Colombian superstar's dedication as a global activist also extends far beyond his passionate lyrics and is seen in his wide ranging charitable work for his own Mi Sangre Foundation and as a co-founder of the "Paz sin Fronteras" (Peace Without Borders) organization - which utilizes music to unite populaces regardless of political or geographic divides and advocate that all people are entitled to the basic human right of peace.

About Universal Music Group

Universal Music Group is the world's leading music company with wholly owned record operations or licensees in 59 territories. Its businesses also include Universal Music Publishing Group, the industry's leading global music publishing operation.

Universal Music Group's record labels include A&M/Octone, Decca, Def Jam Recordings, Deutsche Grammophon, Disa, Emarcy, Fonovisa, Geffen Records, Interscope Records, Island Records, Lost Highway Records, Machete Music, MCA Nashville, Mercury Nashville, Mercury Records, Motown Records, Polydor Records, Universal Music Latino, Universal Republic and Verve Music Group as well as a multitude of record labels owned or distributed by its record company subsidiaries around the world. The Universal Music Group owns the most extensive catalog of music in the industry, which includes the last 100 years of the world's most popular artists and their recordings. UMG's catalog is marketed through two distinct divisions, Universal Music Enterprises (in the U.S.) and Universal Strategic Marketing (outside the U.S.). Universal Music Group also includes Global Digital Business, its new media and technologies division and Bravado, its merchandising company.

Universal Music Group is a unit of Vivendi, a global media and communications company.

About Tr3s: MTV, Musica y Mas

Tr3s: MTV, Musica y Mas, owned and operated by Viacom International Media Networks- The Americas, a unit of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), reaches 6.1 million Hispanic TV households (45% of US Hispanic Total TV HH) and 34 million total TV households. The network's programming embraces the trilogy of cultures that represents Latino life – Latin American plus American equals US Latino - through original productions, key acquisitions, and content from MTV Networks' portfolio of entertainment brands. Tr3s embraces the key lifestyle aspects of Latino identity -- milestones, making it and music -- as well as social responsibility through its initiative "Agentes de Cambio", which tackles issues that affect Latinos today. The network also taps into the growing number of Latinos that are digitally connected through www.tr3s.com.

SOURCE Universal Music Group