Ricky Martin

Glee Fact Checked by Florida's Pulitzer Winning Political Fact Checking Site

​Like churners-out of web content everywhere, the writers of Politifact, the Pulitzer Prize winning "keepin' em honest"-style political project of the Tampa Bay Times, sometimes get a little restless. Apparently this now means that the site is in the business of checking claims made on G ... More >>

Beyoncé Loses $335,000 on Condo Investment; Ricky Martin's Realtor Hangs Up on Crossfade

​Nestled on 500 feet of prime, ocean-front real estate, the Blue and Green Diamond Condominiums are two of the most exclusive residential towers in Miami Beach. And back when the market was stable, only the über-rich -- like Beyoncé Knowles -- could afford to shit and sleep in one of these high- ... More >>

Jay-Z And Beyonce Moving to Miami? World's Most Important Couple Toured Ricky Martin's Mansion

​Will the Beyssiah be raised amongst us?A very pregnant Beyonce and Jay-Z have been spotted house hunting in Miami Beach a few times over the past month, and TMZ reports that world's most important couple was in town last week to tour a mansion currently owned by none other than Ricky Martin.

BleauLive Presents Ricky Martin at Fontainebleau Miami Beach November 24 to 27

Miami's Elastic People Earn a Latin Grammy Nomination for Ricky Martin Music Video

​More big ups to big-timers who hail from the 305. Creative studio Elastic People earned themselves a Latin Grammy nod last week in the category of Best Music Video for their directorial work on Ricky Martin's "Lo Mejor de Mi Vida Eres Tu," the lead single off his most recent album, Música Al ... More >>

Pay $329 to Stuff a Turkey With Ricky Martin at the Fontainebleau This Thanksgiving Weekend

Photo by Sayre Berman​We here at Crossfade love Ricky Martin because he's a very charitable dude with a great pair of man boobs who really knows how to shake his freaking "Bon Bon." And we aren't ashamed to admit that we'd love, love, love to spend this Thanksgiving stuffing a 25-pound turkey with ... More >>

Latin Grammy 2011 Nominations Announced, Calle 13 Leads With Record Ten Nods

Calle 13 killin' it at the Latin Grammys.​Earlier today in a swanky ballroom at the Avalon Hollywood, the Latin Recording Academy announced its nominations for the 12th annual Latin Grammy Awards. Puerto Rican rap duo Calle 13 led the field with ten nods while Venezuelan singer Franco De Vit ... More >>

Premios Juventud 2011 Winners

Pitbull is a winner!​We here at Crossfade spent a sleepless night obsessively stalking all our favorite Latin pop stars via Twitter, Twitpic, Facebook, YouTube and other interwebby means. Why? Yesterday was día de Premios Juventud! And even though we were pretty busy trolling the depths of the ... More >>

Ten Reasons to Love Ricky Martin

​It almost seems superfluous to tell you that we're fans of Ricky Martin. Almost. Because we can't seem to get enough of Ricky. And we know you can't either. Because sometimes long articles might be hard to digest. And because these quick and easy lists let us have a bit more fun. But never -- and ... More >>

Ricky Martin at American Airlines Arena April 9

Live the Crazy Life With Ricky Martin at the American Airlines Arena April 9

​A celebrity is born every 60 seconds. At least these days, that's the case. And the proverbial fifteen minutes of fame have been stretched to an eternity. Yet despite contentions to the contrary, few are real stars. And even among those who could be called natural-born entertainers, there aren' ... More >>

Ricky Martin Announces M.A.S. World Tour With Miami Date at the AAA

​The last year has been pretty goddamn huge for Ricky Martin. He released his autobiography in both English and Spanish (titled Me and Yo, respectively) in November of 2010, giving the world a very candid look at the notoriously private superstar's life for the first time. Then, just a few short ... More >>

The Roots and Ricky Martin Have a One-Night Stand

The Roots Ricky Martin = ?​Television is a magic medium. It's also evil. And sometimes shitty. But really, who thought that Ricky Martin and the Roots would ever hook up? No one. And yet, thanks to TV (and the fact that Questlove's crew decided they needed a day job), we're all gonna get to wa ... More >>

Ricky Martin Pops Studio Tr3s' Cherry and Makes Our Ears Bleed

Getty Images​Ricky Martin, Crossfade's favorite author, recently performed in front of about 200 people at a special mini-concert for an upcoming MTV Tr3s series called Studio Tr3s. We were lucky enough to be at the studio for the production, and saw firsthand how a bicultural, bilingual variety s ... More >>

Miami Christian Group Protests Univision for Airing Interview with Openly Gay Ricky Martin

Ricky Martin​A South Florida church apparently thinks featuring a gay man on television is obscene. Oscar Aguero Ministry announced plans this weekend to picket the offices of Univision for airing an interview back on November 2 featuring a now openly gay popstar Ricky Martin discussing his sexual ... More >>

Ricky Martin's new memoir translated

Ricky Martin's Book is $26, But Our Recap Is Free

​When Ricky Martin announced he was gay earlier this year, two things happened: (1) we cashed in on a $50 bet we made in 1999, and (2) any rumors that Ricky Martin -- who'd been out of the public eye for quite some time -- had died, were laid to rest. Riding his latest 15-minute of fame trai ... More >>

Ricky Martin To Release English and Spanish Singles Tomorrow

​Big news out of Ricky Martin's camp: The Puerto Rican superstar has been locked away in the studio, hard at work on his latest record since the beginning of the year, as Crossfade reported here. It seems that fans won't have to wait much longer to hear the first of the new music though. If noth ... More >>

Writin' La Vida Loca

Ricky Martin Announces Release of His Memoir, November 2

​Miami's most famous Puerto Rican resident (and one of the most famous Puerto Ricans in the world) is poised to make a foray from the entertainment world into the literary realm. It seems that pop phenom Ricky Martin has decided to put to paper his life experiences.Publisher Celebra, an imprint of ... More >>

Ex Menudo Member, Ricky Martin Bandmate Comes Out of Closet

Garcia, far right, at 11. ​Another former member of boy-band Menudo has come out of the closet. Color us shocked. Following Ricky Martin's example, Angelo Garcia tells Spanish tabloid TV Notas that he's gay and proud.When Garcia was with Menudo, from 1988 to 1990, Martin was the oldest member of b ... More >>

Sofía Vergara, Ricky Martin, and, uh, Perez Hilton Make Los 50 Más Bellos List

​People en Español has unleashed their annual Los 50 Más Bellos list, and for the most part is it chock full of unrestrained Latin sexiness. On the ladies' side you got Sofia Vergara, Daisy Fuentes, Paulina Rubio, Telemundo anchor Carmen Dominicci and Thalía. On the guys' side you've got newly ... More >>

Ricky Martin Announces He's Gay, Finally

​Today, under increasing scrutiny stemming from allegations that he covered up sexual abuse, the Pope announced that he is, in fact, Catholic. Wait, wait, wrong story... Today, after coming to terms with the fact that he is a wild animal without access to modern plumbing, a bear confirmed, that ye ... More >>

Ricky Martin Joins Forces with Habitat For Humanity in Haiti and Chile Relief

​Locally transplanted Puerto Rican superstar and Latin heartthrob Ricky Martin has always had a strong inclination toward philanthropic ambitions, frequently using his own dough and fame over the years to lend a helping hand to worthy causes. In fact, he has his very own organization, the Ricky Ma ... More >>

Ricky Martin Goes Back to the Studio

​Ricky Martin is without question one of the most iconic performers in the world, let alone Latin music. He's one of a very select few superstars who couldn't likely make it down one block on any street anywhere across the globe without being recognized, and it's for good reason -- he's got quite ... More >>

Prepare for the Invasion

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Don't Mess with the Dragon (Concord)

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Boo hoo! Some writer we’ve never heard of made fun of us! Boo hoo hoo!

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Ricky Martin is in a show-biz tailspin. The boy needs help. And he needs it now.

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