Billboard Latin Music & Marketing Awards Accepting Entries, Juan Gabriel Earns First No. 1 on Latin Albums Chart, and More in This Week's Latin Digest

TOP STORIES Billboard Latin Music & Marketing Awards Now Accepting Entries  Billboard, in association with the CLIOs, has officially opened the call for entries to the 2015 Latin Music & Marketing Awards. Exclusive: Mana Talk About Working with Shakira on Their No. 1 Single and Their Upcoming Album  In their only media interview, the Mexican rockers talk to Billboard about their hit single with Shakira, their upcoming new album and how they plan to celebrate success. Juan Gabriel Earns His First No. 1 on Latin Albums Chart in 18 Years  Juan Gabriel, the iconic Mexican singer/songwriter and performer, climbs to No. 1 on Top Latin Albums (dated March 7) with Los Duo, scoring his first chart-topping set in 18 years, after debuting last week at No. 2. Verizon, Cookman Management Launch Scouting Contest  Verizon has joined with Los Angeles’s Cookman management and Nacional Records in a search for “unsigned músicos” from the Western states. At stake is a recording session with Grammy-winning producer Andres Levin. Geared toward Latino artists. Prince Royce Shows His R&B Side on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live'  Prince Royce stopped by 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' last night (Feb. 24) to play two songs, including his crunchy hit "Stuck On A Feeling." Billboard Exclusive Premiere: Mack & Jet Set Vega Remix Prince Royce ft. Snoop Dogg's 'Stuck on a Feeling'  Looking for a pop to club translator? Mack may be your man. J Balvin Earns First No. 1 on Hot Latin Songs Chart  Rising star J Balvin scores his first No. 1 on Hot Latin Songs as "Ay Vamos" hops 4-1 in its 25th week on the chart (dated March 7). The track takes Digital Gainer honors, climbing 78 percent (to 5,000 downloads sold in the week ending Feb. 22, according to Nielsen Music), fueled in part by a performance of the song on Univision's Premio Lo Nuestro award show on Feb. 19, where he took home four awards including Urban Artist of the Year. Regional Mexican Artist Ariel Camacho Dead at 22  DEL Records artist Ariel Camacho died in a car accident early Wednesday (Feb. 25) in his native Sinaloa, Mexico. He was 22 years old.