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Spanish singer/songwriter Bunbury (aka Enrique Bunbury) will tour the U.S. in support of his sixth studio album, 'Las Consequencias'. The album--released on March 9th--finds the rocker opting for a more polished sound with simple arrangements and plenty of melodies. It was certified gold in Mexico just a week after its release and the lead single, 'Frente A Frente,' is starting to ignite at radio. The 'Las Consequencias' tour begins on April 24 in El Paso, TX and ends on June 8 in Tuscon, AZ. See Bunbury's full U.S. tour schedule after the jump.

The princess of salsa (better known as India) unveiled a new single last week on iTunes. The song, 'Estupida' (Stupid in English), is the first single from her forthcoming, still untitled album on Top Stop Music. The song was produced by her longtime collaborator, Sergio George. According to her label, an accompanying video was recently shot in Italy and directed by acclaimed Venezuelan director Pablo Croce. You can listen to the song after the jump.

Venezuelan singer Oscar D'Leon and Puerto Rican duo Zion & Lennox will be performing at the 'Viva La Musica' festival at Sea World (Orlando, FL) on March 13 and Busch Gardens (Tampa, FL) on March 14, respectively. 'Viva La Musica' is an event that celebrates Hispanic heritage, music and cuisine. Latin artists from all over the world have participated in the music festival that takes place every year on multiple weekends at Sea World and Busch Gardens. Past performers have included Paulina Rubio, Tito El Bambino, El Gran Combo, and Luis Fonsi. For a complete lineup of 2010 performers and to order tickets, click here.

According to Billboard, Shakira's 2010 European concert tour will be sponsored by carmaker SEAT. The Spanish car company has built an advertising campaign featuring the song 'Good Stuff', from the Colombian singer's 'She Wolf' album. It has also created a website with information about SEAT's Leon and Ibiza car models, and a link to the campaign's Facebook page for concert ticket giveaways. The tour dates have yet to be announced.

Shakira made headlines recently for cozying up too closely with tennis star Rafael Nadal, sparking rumors of an intimate relationship. Both of them have denied the rumors. To watch the video for her current single 'Gypsy' (which features Nadal as her love interest), click here.

According to Billboard, Mexican pop singer Luis Miguel (aka the Latin Frank Sinatra) has signed a multi-million dollar global touring deal with Live Nation. The deal will cover at least 100 concerts beginning in September. Miguel is the second Latin artist to sign with Live Nation--Shakira was the first.

While Miguel's concerts consistently sell-out in his native Mexico, some argue that his popularity in other parts of the world has waned, including the U.S. One reason for this may be the fact that Miguel has refused to record an English-language album and therefore doesn't have the same draw as say, Ricky Martin or Enrique Iglesias. Miguel's last tour grossed almost $28 million over 57 shows. The five time Grammy winner has sold over 100 million albums worldwide and is currently in the studio working on a new album.

Puerto Rican singer Tito 'El Bambino' leads the list of finalists for the Billboard Latin Music Awards set to take place on April 29th in San Juan, Puerto Rico and televised on Telemundo. The reggaeton star is up for 18 awards for his single 'El Amor' and his album 'El Patron.' 'El Amor' was a multi-format smash that received airplay on pop, tropical, and reggaeton stations. His album was one of the top selling albums of 2009.

Reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel are up for 14 awards including Latin Album Of The Year for 'La Revolucion' and Hot Latin Song Of The Year, Vocal Duet for 'Gracias A Ti' featuring Enrique Iglesias. Bachata group Aventura is competing in 12 categories including Latin Album Of the Year and Tropical Album Of the Year for 'The Last'. They are expected to win since they had the best-selling Latin album of 2009.

Other finalists include Luis Fonsi, Shakira, Nelly Furtado, Ricardo Arjona and Espinoza Paz. The Billboard Latin Music Awards are based on music sales (both physical and digital) and radio airplay. For a complete list of finalists, go to here.

Alejandro Fernandez, the son of Mexican ranchera singer Vicente Fernandez, has released two new radio singles simultaneously. Latin Pop radio received 'Me Hace Tanto Bien' and Regional Mexican radio received 'Bandida' this week. The latter was written and produced by Joan Sebastian (who will be on tour with Fernandez later this year) and the former was produced by Sin Bandera's producer, Aureo Baqueiro.

A few months ago, Fernandez made chart history by having two albums debut in the top 10 of Billboard's Top Latin Album chart at the same time. Those albums, 'Dos Mundos: Evolucion' (Two Worlds: Evolution) and 'Dos Mundos: Tradicion' (Two Worlds: Tradition) also debuted in the top 10 in Mexico. Fernandez is one of the few Mexican artists to successfully straddle both the Latin Pop and Regional Mexican worlds. He has sold more than 18 million albums worldwide and recently collaborated with Nelly Furtado on the song 'Suenos' (Dreams) which appears on Furtado's Spanish language album, 'Mi Plan.'