Daily Archives: July 27, 2009
Premios Texas to feature top Latino artists – Aug. 13
The fifth annual Premios Texas takes place Thursday, August 13, 2009, in Austin, Texas, but festivities start the day before with the “Concierto bajo las estrellas” – a free concert and meet-and-greet autograph party featuring some of the celebrities who are up for awards the next night. The Wednesday concert/fan event begins at 5 p.m. in Austin’s Long Center for the Performing Arts.
Artists on hand will include:
* La reconocida modelo y conductora Sissi
* Makano nominado como Mejor Artista Hip-Hop/Urbano y Mejor Artista Revelación
* Tati, nominada como Mejor Artista Revelación
Among the artists scheduled to perform this year at the Premios Texas are Olga Tañón, merengue artist and 19-time “Premio Lo Nuestro” winner, three-time Latin GRAMMY and two-time GRAMMY winner; Makano, Panamanian reggaeton artist who holds the number one spot on the Billboard Latin Charts; Bobby Pulido, platinum-selling Texas native and long time Tejano music favorite; K-Paz de La Sierra, top-selling duranguense band and fan favorite; Yahir, popular male vocalist and reality TV superstar from Mexico; and El Guero y su Banda Centenario, another chart-topper of the duranguense music genre; Reyli, Latin pop artist whose album has climbed the U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tracks and gone double platinum in Mexico; and Vallejo, the Austin-based rock band will kick-off the show.
