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Billboard Awards 2013: Pitbull, Christina Aguilera, & more to perform!

This year's Billboard Music Awards are taking place on May 19 and from the looks of their recently released lineup of performers, viewers are in for one good show. Though we already knew to expect a star-studded audience given the impressive list of nominees, now fans can also look forward to some of Hollywood's biggest names taking the stage, including Prince, Justin Bieber, and a few of our favorite Latin stars, like Pitbull, Christina Aguilera and more!

Though I'm eager to see which nominees will snag awards in their respective categories, I'm even more excited to watch all of these amazing artists put on a show. With so many big-name performances scheduled, it's sure to be one memorable evening.

Below, check out which 5 Latin stars will be taking the Billboards stage:

 

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Billboard Latin Music Awards 2013: Jenni Rivera wins big!

The Billboard Latin Music Awards 2013 started with a presentation by Daddy Yankee which wasn't really all that. Right after, though, Telemundo delighted viewers with one of the evening's hosts, the beautiful--but very nervous--Ana Barbara, who wore a tight and very low cut black dress, which I'm sure astounded more than one person. The Mexican regional music artist, was joined by television host Daniel Sarcos and the handsome soap opera actor Juan Soler.

Although Don Omar won big taking home 10 awards, Jenni Rivera was the most important artist of the night. With the six posthumous awards she received tonight, the Diva de la Banda is the second female artist with the most Billboard awards after Shakira.

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Billboard Music Awards 2013: Check out all the Latino nominees! (PHOTOS)

This year's Billboard Music Awards are fast approaching and the list of nominees for the show, which is set to air live next month, has just been announced! I was thrilled to see that some of my favorite Latin artists have been nominated for their work, both in the Latin-specific categories and otherwise.

Singers like Bruno Mars, Miguel, Shakira and the unforgettable Jenni Rivera are all up for awards this year. And though I know just being nominated is an amazing honor, I can't help but hope that we get to see at least some of them win and  take home a well-deserved prize next month! Check out who else garnered a Billboards nomination below:

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Kim Kardashian is finally divorced & she's not the only one with an ex who won't go away (PHOTOS)

After almost two years of brutal back-and-forth, Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries have FINALLY settled their divorce.

A Los Angeles County Superior Court spokeswoman has just announced that a judge has approved a settlement for the couple, who broke up only 72 days after their August 2011 wedding and can now avoid the divorce trial that was set for next month.

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Jennifer Lopez + 5 other celebs the world loves to hate (PHOTOS)

Jennifer Lopez is not getting any love this week. The singer was just voted the third most-hated celebrity in Star Magazine's poll, falling just behind Gwyneth Paltrow, who topped the list and Kristen Stewart, who fell at number two. Yikes!

Of course, this should be taken with a grain of salt. After all, we're pretty sure La Lopez isn't crying into her cafecito in the mornings worrying about what random tabloids are writing about her. 

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Does Esteban Loaiza have a new girlfriend already? (VIDEO)

Rumors have been swirling that Jenni Rivera's ex husband Esteban Loaiza already has a new romance. The name of the mystery woman in questino Elizabeth "Eli" Castro, a Mexican TV reporter. Catro recently spoke out about the supposed relatinoship during a Primer Impacto interview on Univision, where she was asked about the truth as per her relationship with Loiaza.

So what was the TV presenter's response?

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10 Things you didn't know about Chiquis Marin

The recent premiere of the final season of I Love Jenni, Mexican American singing icon Jenni Rivera's reality show, has really proven that Jenni and her eldest daughter, Chiquis Marin, never had a chance to mend things before she died. La Diva de la Banda's tragic death. It's truly heartbreaking. Not many people know that Chiquis happened to be the brains behind Jenni's empire, and it kind of has me wondering if she will eventually take it over and continue her mother's legacy. Who knows!

What we can be sure of is that there's much more to Chiquis than meets the eye. Check out a few other interesting facts about Jenni Rivera's oldest, you probably never knew.

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Eddie Cibrian and LeAnn Rimes could be getting their own show & it's the worst idea EVER

Get ready, folks: another awful celebrity TV show could be headed our way. Rumors are that LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian, aka Hollywood's most controversial couple, are hoping to star in their own sitcom together based off their own lives.

According to a report by US Weekly, the spouses, who have been married for two years, "have been shopping around a scripted comedy based on their lives," in which they would "play versions of themselves."

Wait, so let me get this straight. They want to turn their lives together--which has so far included an affair, the breakup of a marriage, an open feud between Rimes and Cibrian's ex-wife, and several bizarrely personal confessions from all involved parties--into a comedy of all things? Riiight. That totally sounds like it'll work.

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Sofia Vergara celebrates bicentennial of hometown, Barranquilla! (PHOTOS)

Sofia Vergara certainly had a busy weekend.The Modern Family star traveled back to Colombia to celebrate the bicentennial of her hometown, Barranquilla. And from the looks of the photos she shared with her fans on Twitter, it seems like she had the time of her life!

 

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William Levy wants to play Emilio Estefan on Broadway & they should make that happen

William Levy could be headed to Broadway! Just a few weeks after Gloria Estefan revealed she and her family are producing a show based on their lives, Levy has expressed interest in the role of Estefan's husband, Emilio.

"Yes, I would love to take Emilio Estefan and Gloria Estefan's story to Broadway," the actor said in a statement. "They are people I admire very much for everything they have achieved. People that left Cuba and it's a story that not only Cubans would love to see, but all Latinos would. It's a story about overcoming."

Oh my god! Can you imagine Levy on a Broadway stage?! I certainly can. Somehow, I pretty sure he'd have no problem whatsoever drawing an audience.

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