By MTV Tr3s Staff

Do you have Enrique Iglesias posters plastered all over your walls?  Do you know the words to every single Ricky Martin song?  If you think you are the ULTIMATE Enrique Iglesias or Ricky Martin fan, and you just so happen to be in New York City, we want to hear from you!

Think you got what it takes?  Tell us why you think you are the ultimate fan for either of these artistas! You may be picked to be on the next VS. showdown on MTV Tr3s, when we square off these heartthrobs in yet another musical battle -- and YOU will get to decide which videos we air, by answering the ultimate Ricky and Enrique trivia questions!  For a chance to appear on the show, EMAIL US at trescasting@gmail.com with your name, contact information, photo, and a brief description of why YOU are the biggest Enrique OR Ricky fan.

Buena suerte!

Photos via Interscope Records; Sony Music

By Sandra Roldán

This week we're bringing you lo major de SXSW! Meet some of our top Latin indie picks, Girl In A Coma, Anita Tijuox, and more!

We knew we were onto something when we first put Colombian urban fusion band, and current MTV Tr3s Artist of the Week, Bomba Estéreo on blast with their cumbia-infused hip-hop hit "Fuego" during last year's Descubre & Download spotlight. Y ahora, Bomba bandmates Simon Mejía and Li Saumet are taking the world by storm with another go at SXSW and even more international tour dates.

Since debuting their most recent album, 'Blow Up,' Bomba Estéreo have been touring the U.S. and Europe, and are rounding out their tour with two more performances at SXSW this week, including a showcase esta noche (3/17) with Nacional Records labelmates Maldita Vecindad y compatriotas Colombianos ChocQuibTown.

Of their recent stint in Europe, cantante Li Saumet had this to say:

"Those experiences in Europe were amazing. They’ve literally changed my life. Performing in front of 15,000 people, many who don't understand what you’re singing yet they dance for the love of the music. It's inspiring. It made me realize that our band needs to keep growing and building. Every day we need to get better and better while still keeping our musical essence."

Sounds like Bomba Estéreo is ready for world domination!  Make sure to catch them if you're in Austin this week -- they will be playing tonight at Antone's and tomorrow night (3/18) at Levi's SXSW FADER Fort showcase.  Will you be catching their en fuego performances??

Keep checking back to Blogamole for more SXSW updates toda esta semana!

Photo via Nacional Records

By Sandra Roldán

Okay, it's that time again.  The time for another epic musical showdown that is.  This time: El Rey del Reggaeton vs. The Kings of Bachata.  Who would win?!

On the left side of the ring is Don Omar, who with his "Virtual Diva" and "Reggaeton Latino" has kept our bodies shakin' on the dancefloor... but holding their own on the right side is Aventura.  Romeo y el resto de los K.O.B. have been melting corazoncitos con bachata jams like "Dile Al Amor" y "Por Un Segundo."  Pero... who has earned the right to the throne??  YOU TELL US!

Watch more Aventura & Don Omar videos on MTVTr3s.com. Don't miss El Rey del Reggaeton vs. The Kings of Bachata all weekend long por MTV Tr3s, starting este sábado at 2pm EST.

Photos by Scott Gries

El fútbol y la música – what do they have in common? Besides being two favorite Latino pastimes, ahora MTV Tr3s and T-Mobile are giving viewers and soccer fans la oportunidad to be part of the biggest soccer event del año: Rock N’ Gol! Este Junio, this action-packed show is uniting the worlds of fútbol, music, and celebs for one of the craziest matches of 4 vs. 4 soccer tournaments ever televised!

Que qué? Las estrellas del momento teamed up with and battling against professional soccer athletes? Trust us. You’ve never seen anything like it!

Taking over Los Angeles before an audience of MTV Tr3́s music and fútbol fans, Rock N' Gol will bring tournament soccer to the next level by combining traditional and non-traditional game elements with one EXPLOSIVE music performance! This is the event everyone will be talking about!

You may be asking yourself, “How can I get a chance to be on the field junto a los profesionales del deporte, rub elbows with hot celebs, or get up close and personal with my favorite reggaetonero?”

Team T-Mobile is your answer! MTV Tr3s will be hosting bi-coastal soccer tryouts in the LA area and in Miami to find four lucky participants that will become Team T-Mobile and get to play side by side with the stars. By testing their goal kicking, dribbling, juggling and talent skills, MTV Tr3s will be able to select el equipo perfecto!

Here’s the skinny…

East Coast tryouts will be held on Saturday, March 13th from 1pm-3pm in Miami, FL at: Downtown Soccer
444 NW 5th Street
Miami, FL 33128
www.downtownsoccermiami.com

All participants must:
-be at least 18 years of age and provide valid government ID
-dress in comfortable, sporty attire (please no brand names or logos)
-wear sneakers or soccer cleats
-legally reside in one of the 48 contiguous US states or Washington D.C., excluding Alaska and Hawaii

Should you be selected from either tryout, you must be available March 29th – April 1st, 2010. Tryouts will be held outdoors, asi que don’t forget your sun block lotion!

Demuestra tu talento, bring your energy, and we may see you as part of Team T-Mobile at Rock N’ Gol! Make sure you tune in for the main event on Thursday, June 3rd, solo por MTV Tr3s. You won’t want to miss it!

Mucha suerte fútbolistas!

Que que?  Shakira vs. Wisin y Yandel?  De que estamos hablando?

Bueno -- en la lucha to be the ULTIMATE Latin music superstar, who would win?  We're picturing a Celebrity Deathmatch of epic proportions, pero con sabor latino.  Tell us, who is the bigger superstar?

Is it Shakira, the highest-selling Colombian artist of all time, humanitarian, Grammy-Award winner and belly-dancing, hip-shaking stunner?

OR, is it Wisin y Yandel, one of the hottest Puerto Rican duos out of Cayey and 50 Cent's right-hand Reggaetoneros?

YOU TELL US!!

Watch music videos by both artistas aquí!

And make sure you don't miss the show down, starting este Sábado a las 2pm EST, solo por MTV Tr3s!

The countdown of lo mejor de la década pasada continúa... Tonight, we will be counting down los galanes más guapos de los 00s.  No te lo pierdas at 7pm EST to see if you agree with our picks for the hottest guys in the world of entertainment from the past decade!

Last night was all about the ladies in our Mamasotas countdown.  Missed the show?  Check out who made the cut here.  Cuéntanos -- do you agree with our picks for the hottest ladies of the 00s?

Some of our personal favorites?

1. Shakira

Talk about Latin invasion.  Shakira took the Latin music industry by storm during los 00s, pero la rubia colombiana also showed the world how to do the crossover game right!  With bilingual albums like Laundry Service (Servicio de Lavanderia) and Oral Fixation, Vol. 1, la Loba released hit after countless hit in English, y también en Español!

2. Jennifer Lopez

Before Shakira made the crossover game all her own, the bar was set by none other than Miss JLo.  Jenny from the Block started off the decade con mega-éxitos como "Waiting For Tonight" and "Love Don't Cost A Thing." Los 00s saw Jennifer Lopez through a series of high-profile romances, until she finally settled down and married award-winning salsero and fellow boricua darling, Marc Anthony.  But married life and motherhood aren't slowing JLo down - the Bronx-born diva will be releasing un nuevo album en 2010.

3. Thalía

La bella cantante Mexicana tried her hand at the crossover game too, pero saben, we prefer Thalía's "Amor A La Mexicana," están de acuerdo?  Not only did Thalía become an actual mamasota en los 00s when she gave birth to her daughter Sabrina Sakaë, but she also had a major comeback in 2006 with her hit "Ten Paciencia."

4. Belinda

No solo hizo su nombre en el mundo de la música con canciones como "Bella Traición," esta bella cantante also made quite a name for herself en el mundo del chisme!  With some hot telenovela roles and a collabo con cantante panameño Flex under her belt, Belinda definitely made her presence felt en los 00s!

5. Paulina Rubio

La chica dorada had quite a run en los 00s with various Spanish and English songs, including "Ni Una Sola Palabra" which helped put this former Timbiriche singer back on the map.  2009 saw an even bigger comeback for Paulina with the release of Gran City Pop and a red-hot performance with Cobra Starship at Los Premios MTV.

The list of mamasotas also included Fanny Lú, Anahí, Shaila Durcal, La Quinta Estación (Natalia Jiménez), Alejandra Guzmán, Gloria Trevi, Nelly Furtado, La La and Kat DeLuna, along with our own ReMexa host y cantante de duranguense, Jazmin Lopez.  Who are YOUR top 5??

Photos from File

So we gave you a couple of weeks to get used to this "Happy New Year" and "Happy 2010" stuff... but now it's really starting to sink in that a new decade is upon us.  Es el fin de los 00s.  And to help us celebrate this momentous occasion, we've been airing some of lo mejor de lo mejor de los 00s toda esta semana on MTV Tr3s.  Catch the next Mejor De Los 00s countdown esta noche at 7pm EST, where we find out who las mejores mamasotas de la decada were!

Last night, during the first of our Mejor De Los 00s countdown, we took a look at the top musical collaborations of the decade.  Here are algunos de nuestros favoritos (in no particular order) -- vote on which of these is YOUR favorite and scroll down for more on cada uno! Watch the best collaborations de los 00s online here.

The #1 collabo of the decade?  Hands down, Shakira and Alejandro Sanz "La Tortura." Por que?  Well... have you seen Shakira in this video??  Can you say ultra mega caliente?!  This track was so hot when it appeared in 2005, that it was the first Spanish song performed at the MTV Video Music Awards, where it was also nominated.  Shaki went on to win a Grammy for the album, Fijación Oral Vol. 1, on which she collaborated con otros artistas como Wyclef Jean y Carlos Santana... pero we think this video is pretty much as hot as it gets!  Estás de acuerdo?

Also making a huge impact on the Latin music front en los 00s was Daddy Yankee f/Fergie "Impacto (Remix)." We triple dog dare you to remember una sola fiesta en el 2007 that did not include this poppin' track.  Esta canción fue hecha para bailar, and watching Miss Fergalicious get down with Daddy Yankee es cosa seria!  They don't call him The Big Boss for nothing... we like the way you do it!

Jennifer Lopez f/Marc Anthony "No Me Ames." Okay, okay, so technically this one came out in 1999.  But it won a Latin Billboard and was nominated for two Latin Grammys in 2000, so it counts, verdad?  Plus, este video fue la primera vez that we saw JLo and Marc (a Latin music powerhouse couple if we ever saw one!) así de juntitos.  Just think... would the sparks have flown four years later if it hadn't been for this video?  History in the making, amigos!

Beyoncé and Shakira "Beautiful Liar." So, just how big was Shakira en los 00s?  Big enough that we're including her twice.  But, can you really blame us?  This video con Beyoncé was a huge hit in 2007, if only because it united dos de las mujeres más bellas en la música pop.  And the video also won an MTV Music Video Award for Most Earth-Shattering Collaboration, so that oughtta tell you something!

Wisin y Yandel f/50 Cent "Mujeres in the Club." Did you really think we'd leave this one out?  No solo es que Wisin y Yandel revolucionaron el genero de reggaeton durante la decada, but these guys also collaborated with one of the biggest names in hip-hop.  El resultado?  A super hot club hit to round out the decade!  Disfrútalo!

Stay tuned to MTV Tr3s for more Mejor De Los 00s countdowns toda esta semana at 7pm EST!

As 2009 comes to a close, todos estamos pensando el lo que ha sucedido este año: Barack Obama becoming the first African-American President of the U.S., Michael Jackson's untimely death, Justice Sonia Sotomayor becoming la primera latina in the Supreme Court, swine flu, y mucho más.

Pero el fin del 2009 also marks el fin de la decada.  Can you believe los '00s are over?  In come the teens!  So to commemorate this occasion, cuentanos: who or what defines los '00s to you?

Teen Culture

Once upon a time in 2000, the airwaves were invaded by the likes of Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, 'NSync and The Backstreet Boys.  While Britney's all grown up and stealing the spotlight in other ways these days, the idolization of teen stars carried on throughout la decada.

Los 00s are also responsible for American Idol with such new young stars arising like Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Hudson, David Archuleta and most recently Adam Lambert.  And other teen music phenoms like the Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez y Demi Lovato, and let's not forget Rihanna and Chris Brown, no se quedan atrás.  And really, would the whole Twilight phenomenon really exist without teen fever for RPatz, Taylor Lautner and Kristen Stewart?  Who's your favorite teen icon from los 00s?

Latin Explosion!

Even more relevant para todos nosotros, was the "Latin Explosion" of los 00s.  Starting with the successful crossover careers of the likes of Ricky Martin, Enrique Iglesias y Shakira, los 00s brought Latinos to the forefront when it comes to la música popular americana.  Whether hearing Daddy Yankee in a soda commercial or Wisin y Yandel in a video game (and seeing both nominated for MTV Video Music Awards), there is no doubt that Latinos seriously broke through into mainstream pop culture during the 2000s.

With such collabos hitting the video and radio airwaves como Beyoncé y Shakira,  Wisin y Yandel con 50 Cent, Pitbull and Lloyd, Akon and Dulce María, y muchos más.  On the silver screen, actors like Salma Hayek, Benicio del Toro, Javier Bardem, Penelope Cruz, Eva Mendez, John Leguizamo and even Jennifer Lopez and Jessica Alba made waves para los Latinos.  Similarly on la tele, entertainers like George Lopez, Mario Lopez, Eva Longoria Parker, Wilmer Valderrama, America Ferrera and Ana Ortiz made us all un poquito más orgullosos de ser Latinos!

Cuéntanos, what defines los 00s for you?  Stay tuned to MTV Tr3s in January to catch nuestros especiales on Lo Mejor De Los 00's, y mientras tanto...

We wish you all un feliz y prospero año nuevo!  Que disfruten!

Photos via Getty Images & Google Images

De parte de toda la familia de MTV Tr3s, we wish everyone a safe and merry holiday!

We wish you lots of iPods and Nintendo Dsi's and brand spankin' new smart phones, and some new música and movies and Lady Gaga headphones!  And when you've heard enough villancicos, eaten enough pasteles, and are swimming in todos tus regalitos, make sure to tune in to MTV Tr3s to catch the Top 50 Rolas of 2009!  This Saturday, December 26th, turn to MTV Tr3s starting at 12pm EST and watch todos tus videos favoritos del año as you recover from las fiestas navideñas!

You know you'll be seeing some Wisin y Yandel, Aventura, Shakira, Pitbull and Beyoncé... but in the meantime, here's something to continue in the holiday spirit!

Image via Google Images

What were las canciones that kept you bouncing este año?  From Wisin y Yandel's "Abusadora" to Aventura's "Por Un Segundo" and Pitbull's "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" there were no shortages of poppin' tracks this year!

We've compiled a list of nuestros videos favoritos del año, and we'll be airing las Top 50 Rolas of 2009 as a special after-Navidad treat, on Saturday, December 26 starting at 12pm EST. Make sure to catch it, but in the meantime, click here to get a taste!

Dinos, what were your fave music videos del 2009?  Do you agree with our picks?