"Terra Live Music in Concert" Kicks-Off 2014 with Latin Superstar Juanes in a Global Live-Stream Event to Present his New Album "Loco de Amor" ("Crazy from Love")
Grammy Award winner Juanes' performance in Miami on March 12th will be live streamed globally, online and via mobile devices at www.terra.com/juanes
MIAMI, March 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Terra, a global digital media company and content producer with a presence in 19 countries, is proud to announce "Terra Live Music in Concert" with Juanes, an exclusive live-streaming music performance featuring the vibrant Grammy-winning superstar Juanes, on Wednesday, March 12th at 10:00pm ET to debut his upcoming new album "Loco de Amor" ("Crazy from Love") which will be released globally the day prior.
During the concert, the award-winning composer will give the live premiere of select songs from his highly anticipated new album, including his first single, "La Luz" (The Light) - which has been called a dynamic, seductive, engaging and exhilarating track. Having set airplay records in multiple countries upon its debut, "La Luz" is currently the top song on Billboard's "Latin Airplay" chart – giving Juanes the ninth #1 single of his career. In total, the song has reached #1 in 15 countries- including Colombia, Mexico, Argentina, the U.S. & many more.
This "Terra Live Music in Concert" event, sponsored by Dunkin' Donuts, KRAFT Macaroni & Cheese, Pepsi and Sprint will be transmitted in HD via computers, smartphones and tablets, allowing fans to watch the concert free online at www.terra.com/juanes and publish comments on social media using the hashtags #TerraLiveMusic, #Juanes, #JuanesTerra, #LocoDeAmor and #LaLuz.
"We're thrilled that KRAFT Macaroni & Cheese is partnering with Terra once again to present this interactive online performance. This event is especially exciting because it's Juanes' first performance since the release of his new album," said Sara Braun, Senior Director, KRAFT Macaroni & Cheese.
"Sprint is thrilled to continue its partnership with Terra and harness their Terra Live Music platform to engage our shared audiences," said Kymber Umana Sprint Hispanic Marketing Manager. "Being a leader in the wireless communication industry, we are always looking for ways to ensure our customers and their Framilies have immediate access to their favorite artists, events and content via their mobile devices, whenever they want," added Umana. To learn more about Sprint Framily plans, visit www.sprint.com/miframily.
"We are honored that Juanes and Universal Music have chosen "Terra Live Music" for his first live stream of his new album," indicated Liz Sarachek Blacker, Chief Revenue Officer of Terra USA. "In just two years, "Terra Live Music" has grown exponentially and engaged hundreds of thousands of our Latin music fans around the world and especially here in the US Hispanic market," added Sarachek Blacker.
"Terra is on the leading edge of entertainment for today's consumer, this partnership places one of the world's top Latin stars at the fingertips of the entire world," said Gustavo Lopez, EVP Brand Partnerships & Digital, Universal Music Latin Entertainment.
For more information about Juanes and "Terra Live Music in Concert", visit http://www.terra.com/juanes/
About Terra
Created in 1999, Terra is one of the largest digital media companies in the world, reaching a monthly audience of 100 million people interested in entertainment, lifestyle, sports and news content. Terra's content is offered in English, Spanish and/or Portuguese in 19 countries across the United States, Latin America and Europe, through multiple screens and devices - including PCs, tablets, smart phones, connected TVs and DOOH screens.
In addition to breaking news on its portals and its premium products and services, Terra is recognized for its excellence in live broadcasts of major sports and entertainment events - from live shows with artists like Paul McCartney, U2, Prince Royce and Kings of Leon, to the Olympic Games, which were transmitted live, in up to 36 simultaneous channels throughout Latin America in 2012. Headquartered in Brazil, Terra has offices in the United States, Latin America and Spain.
About Juanes
With six solo albums to his credit and multi-platinum sales of over 15 million copies, Juanes is the world's leading all-Spanish language rock artist - both a 2-time GRAMMY and 19-time LATIN GRAMMY winner with nine #1 singles on Billboard's Latin Singles charts. Hailed as "the first truly international rock star to emerge from Latin America" (AP) and "a soulful poet Latin America's hottest singer-songwriter (NY Times), Juanes is also frequently recognized as one of the Spanish-speaking world's leading social media voices with an online following of over 15 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 advocates 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 operations in 60 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 catalogue of music in the industry, which includes the last 100 years of the world's most popular artists and their recordings. UMG's catalogue 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.
SOURCE Terra USA
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