Marc Anthony

Louie Vega on Fania Records, Elements of Life, and Eclipse: "It's Epic and Beautiful"

It all begins with the contagious rhythm of the bongos. Bam! The music hits you like a grenade exploding in the middle of La Saguesera. Then the piano joins in. And at this point, you start involuntarily shaking your shoulders. You try to stop, but then the band surges and thrusts, and you're out o ... More >>

$ellebrity: Paparazzi Get No Love

Michelle Obama Stumps For Barack at the Knight Center (With Help From Some Famous Friends)

Election day is almost upon us, which means our two suitors have just a few days left to ply us with sweet nothings and false promises. The numbers are closer than ever in Florida, so it's anybody's guess who's going to take the state on November 6. With this uncertain state of affairs, the two sid ... More >>

Janet Jackson and Six Other Secret Celebrity Muslims

Just when you think you know someone, because they've literally grown up in the public eye, you find out that they're one of four wives to an Arab millionaire and a secret Muslim! Well, that's what the National Enquirer is saying about Janet Jackson in its latest cover story. And you know the 'Quir ... More >>

Jennifer Lopez at American Airlines Arena August 31 and September 1

Marc Anthony, Gloria Estefan, Other Latin Megastars Doing Tony Bennett's Viva Duets

George W. Bush knew that he had "made a mistake" when he sent troops into Iraq, according Tony Bennett. "He told me personally [at the 2005 Kennedy Center Honors]." At 86 years old, society sort of gives you a get-out-of-jail-free card. You can say pretty much whatever you want. Outlandish stateme ... More >>

Alonzo Mourning Speaks (Very Briefly) on Heat Repeat and Money Owed to Miami-Dade County

This week has been a big one for Miami. President Obama and Marc Anthony tag-teamed the Jackie Gleason Theater at the Fillmore; the Heat took a much-deserved victory lap around downtown; and someone from the team finally granted New Times an interview. Well, kind of.We caught Alonzo Mourni ... More >>

Rush Limbaugh Is Pissed Obama Referred to Miami "Heats"

"It would be incomplete if I did not congratulate the City of Miami for having the world champion Miami Heats here in town," President Obama said last night at his event with Marc Anthony at the Fillmore Miami Beach.Yes, Miami "Heats."Rush Limbaugh, obviously, is really, really pissed abou ... More >>

Robert Elias Says Pop Artists Get No Respect in Miami: "It's As If You Can't Be Cool Enough"

The debate over the merit -- or lack thereof -- of various Miami venues for live music recurs pretty much every day across the local blogosphere and social media landscape. One day, it's commercial radio rock that's getting the shaft. The next day, it's all bands, indie rock or not. And so goes th ... More >>

Juan Luis Guerra at American Airlines Arena March 17

Ten Couples We're Sad to See Split (But Not Really)

​When you heard the news about Heidi Klum and Seal's separation this weekend, you probably felt kinda sad. But admit it: the twisted, schadenfreude-loving part of you was a teeny bit thrilled. They were just too perfect, weren't they? With their beautiful bodies and accents and adorable babies?And ... More >>

Kim Kardashian's Next Husband Is Gonna Be...

Luther "Luke" Campbell, the man whose booty-shaking madness made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke has some relationship advice for Kim Kardashian.It shouldn't surprise anyone interested in celebrity culture that Kim ... More >>

Pitbull and Marc Anthony Make It Rain at the 12th Annual Latin Grammy Awards

​The average rainfall in Las Vegas is about 4.5 inches a year, the equivalent of an average afternoon in Miami. However, that number doubles when Marc Anthony and Pitbull team up for a performance at the 12th Annual Latin Grammy Awards show. During last night's telecast, those two bros performed ... More >>

Lady Gaga and Obama! Five Presidential Meetings With Musicians

​Lady Gaga wants to meet with President Obama. Following the news that 14-year old Jamey Rodemeyer committed suicide after years of bullying, Gaga tweeted, "The past days I've spent reflecting, crying, and yelling. I have so much anger. It is hard to feel love when cruelty takes someones [sic] l ... More >>

Best Music-Related Things to Do This Weekend Under $10

Photo by Alex Penney You can do Hunx and His Punx for free tonight at the Stage.​Miami's a city full of ballers. Poppin' bottles with celebs on South Beach, makin' it rain dolla, dolla bills at King of Diamonds, and dropping stacks of Benjamins just 'cause it's the motherfucking weekend. That's ho ... More >>

Ten Pop Topics That Need a Beavis and Butt-Head Bunghole Ripping

MTV.comYou might remember Beavis and Butt-Head as the greatest minds of Generation X. The adolescent twosome took a hard look at '90s music videos. They were thoughtful cultural commentators who said "huh, huh, huh" a bunch.The goofy duo are returning to television this October. And creator Mike Jud ... More >>

LeBron James is the 10th Most Powerful Celebrity in the World According to Forbes

​Forbes has tallied up the world's most powerful celebrities, and the Miami Heat's own LeBron James comes in at number three. Though he's not that most powerful athlete (Tiger Woods somehow still takes that one), he is the most powerful celebrity athlete from a team sport. Besides Woods, only A-li ... More >>

NFL players should form their own teams

NFL Players Should Send The Greedy Owners To Hell

​Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times.This week, Luke advises professional football players to form their own league.When Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson likened ... More >>

A look ahead: predicting 2011 headlines

A Look Ahead: Riptide Predicts 2011's Biggest Stories

​Any two-bit news rag can tell you what happened yesterday. But it takes a truly great publication -- one advertising Asian table massages in its back pages -- to predict the future. We donned our swami's cap and stared long and hard at our 2011 calendar until we started hallucinating. This is wh ... More >>

Will There Be Bottle Service When LIV at Sun Life Stadium Debuts This Sunday?

LIV's signature sky boxes are mimicked at its Sun Life Stadium outpost. ​Last month, Miami Dolphins CEO Mike Dee announced a partnership between Sun Life Stadium and Miami Marketing Group to bring the South Beach nightlife experience to Dolphins home games. Well, this diabolical concept has a name ... More >>

Stephen Stills Hits the Fillmore Solo on Saturday

Over the Weekend: Junior Boys, Marc Anthony and Halloween Sundowner

We kept it low-key this weekend, saving up our energy for the chaos of what is to be Halloween this week. With it falling on a Saturday, you know South Florida is going to be one big celebration.So in case you rested up as well, here is what you missed over the weekend:Junior Boys at VagabondPhoto b ... More >>

News Roundup

An appeals court in Miami today will take up Florida's gay adoption ban. [AP]Michael Beasley's stay in rehab was planned; in fact, he had already been in Houston attending therapy for two weeks beforehand. [Herald]After seeing so many wackos storm Democratic congressman with accusations of ... More >>

10 Music Stars Who Should Own a Piece of the Dolphins (Part 2)

​Read part one of this series here.The Miami Dolphins are for sale to the highest musical bidders. Gloria Estefan and Marc Anthony have both recently bought minority shares of the franchise, leaving us all wondering: Who's next? We've compiled a list of 10 most wanted musicians with a tie to Miami ... More >>

Fashion Week Swim 2010: KRELwear Goes Neon, Chloe Gets Sexy at W, Gansevoort Disappoints

Jipsy/NefariousGirl.comKRELwear show at Miami Splashion at LIV.Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim cannon balled into town last night, so expect another stream of parties, models, fashion and debauchery in the middle of our slowest season, during one of our country's greatest economic depressions. The f ... More >>

J.Lo Contemplates Brickell Abode

via Wikimedia CommonsWe are not sure that many A-list celebrities actually know that anything in Miami exists behind the sunny shores of South Beach and Star Island. Sure, they fly into the airport, but then they're chauffeured in limos with tinted windows until they safely arrive in the drive way o ... More >>

One Island, Many Sounds

Global Cuba Fest hits the Spiegelworld tent.

The Party Crasher - J. Lo No Show

Waiting for Tonight

Which stage of J.Lo are you at?

Summer: The Sequel

From Harry Potter to Homer Simpson, cool off at the movies

Set List: Billy Carroll

Same Old Story

Sequels, prequels, and threequels headline Hollywood 2007

Spacious International

When it comes to good alternative fusion, funk and Latin go hand in hand

Hypertactile

The Bitch detects tragedy, deflects an army of skanks, and parses FPL-speak

Letters from the Issue of May 19, 2005

Shark killers, whimpering liberals, and demanding drag queens

See You

On a busy VMA weekend, Miami raised the art of celebrity worship to new heights

BEST DIVE SHOP

Aquaknots Dive Center

This Week's Day By Day Picks

King Fire Ant

Crooner Victor Manuelle wears the Miami Carnaval crown at Calle Ocho 2004, but rapper Tego Calderón reigns

BEST LAST GASP

Café Nostalgia

Jammed Sessions

How does Miami love its music fests? Let us count the ways

Chubby Charm

With a voice prettier than a picture, Angel Lopez lends artistic cred to Latin pop

Shake

Peru's biggest pop star is the latest cog in Miami's sound machine

Shake

We are the United States

Saint Juke

It's a wonderful life at Fox's

Kulchur

Night & Day

June 3 - 9, 1999

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