Latest Universal Music Latin America Stories

MIAMI, June 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Manuel Pena has been appointed to the newly-created position of Executive Vice President, Operations, Strategic Marketing & Classics for Universal Music Latin America (UMLA) and Universal Music Latin Entertainment (UMLE), which are both divisions of Universal Music Group. This key senior management appointment was announced today by Jesus Lopez, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Universal Music Latin America and Iberian Peninsula, to...

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Music Latin Entertainment (UMLE), the world's leading Latin music company, today announced that it has expanded its lineup of mobile offerings for consumers with the launch of MOVIHITS, a new ringtone subscription service that it has created in partnership with m-Wise (OTC Bulletin Board: MWIS), the innovative mobile content technology company. The announcement was made today by Jesus Lopez, Chairman & CEO of Universal Music Latin...

Latin Music Powerhouse Earns 8 of the Top 10 Albums in the Country including the Entire Top 5 MIAMI and LOS ANGELES, June 11 /PRNewswire/ -- For the second time in less than a year, Universal Music Latin Entertainment (UMLE), a division of Universal Music Group (UMG), the world's leading music company, has charted unprecedented success by earning 8 of the Top 10 Latin albums in the country, including the entire top 5, according to SoundScan. The albums include Wisin Y Yandel's 'La...

MIAMI, May 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Music Latin Entertainment (UMLE), the world's leading Latin music company, has promoted Skander Goucha to Senior Vice President of Digital. The announcement was made today by Jesus Lopez, Chairman & CEO of Universal Music Latin America & Iberian Peninsula and head of UMLE, Walter Kolm, President of Universal Music Latino and Machete, and Gustavo Lopez, President of Disa and Fonovisa. Formerly, Mr. Goucha served as Vice President of Digital for...

MIAMI and LOS ANGELES, Sept. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Music Latin Entertainment (UMLE), a division of Universal Music Group (UMG), the world's leading music company, has charted unprecedented success this week with 8 of the Top 10 Latin albums in the country, according to SoundScan. The albums include Luis Fonsi's "Palabras Del Silencio" (#1) (Universal Latino); Alacranes Musical's "Tu Inspiracion" (Fonovisa) (#2); Daddy Yankee's "Talento de Barrio" (#3) (Machete); Wisin y Yandel's...