Singer Gloria Estefan is greeted by singer Billy Joel during a tribute concert to Joel as Joel was honored as the Musicares 2002 Person of the Year February 25, 2002 in Los Angeles during Grammy Week. Joel was honored for his accomplishments as a musician and humanitarian. The Musicares program provides financial and medical assistance to those in need in the music community. REUTERS/Fred Prouser

January 2002 - Music mogul Emilio Estefan Jr. speaks during a press conference at his attorney's office as his wife, singer Gloria Estefan, looks on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2002, in Miami. Estefan Estefan Jr. sued an aspiring Venezuelan actor Thursday, accusing him of defamation and abuse of process. The Circuit Court suit describes Juan Carlos Diaz as an unwanted trespasser who has harassed the Estefans. (AP Photo/Steve Mitchell) - A few weeks later Diaz was arrested when he was trespassing on Gloria's property. He could risk 5 years in jail.

New Label 2002

SUNNYLUNA to Commence Operations in February
Emilio Estefan, Jr. Will Present his Artists and Label in Madrid 
MADRID, Spain, Feb. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- GRAN VIA MUSICAL, SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT and CRESCENT MOON RECORDS, Emilio Estefan, Jr.'s record company, have cooperated in recent months to form a new label: SUNNYLUNA. The label will be unveiled in Madrid, on Wednesday, February 13th, and will immediately begin producing and marketing the work of its Latin artists.
SUNNYLUNA will have its headquarters in Madrid, and will be an integral part of GRAN VIA MUSICAL. The new label will be controlled by a management committee whose members will be drawn from the various participating companies.
The first SUNNYLUNA releases will appear in February: from the Puerto Rican artist SHALIM, and the Peruvian singer-songwriter GIAN MARCO. These will be followed in April by the Texan rock band VALLEJO and the trio MSM.
SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (SME) is one of the world's largest music companies and the number one Latin music company in the United States and Latin America. SME is credited with detonating the explosion of Latin music that swept the world over the past two years and introduced a new generation of Latin artists to the mainstream; artists such as Marc Anthony, Jennifer Lopez, Ricky Martin, Chayanne, Shakira, Son By Four, Alejandro Fernandez and Elvis Crespo. SME's list of Latin artists includes such famous names as Gloria Estefan, Julio Iglesias, Roberto Carlos and Vicente Fernandez.
CRESCENT MOON is a Miami-based record label formed by Emilio Estefan, Jr., the highly-respected musician, writer, producer, arranger, manager and publisher who has played a key role in establishing Latin music as a commercial force to be reckoned with worldwide. Emilio Estefan, Jr.'s credits include Gloria Estefan, Ricky Martin, Shakira, Jennifer Lopez, Thalia and Carlos Vives, as well as US artists such as Will Smith and Mandy Moore.
GRAN VIA MUSICAL is a GRUPO PRISA company. Last year, GRAN VIA MUSICAL grew by 140% in comparison to the previous year, and its turnover amounted to more than 50 million euros. GRAN VIA MUSICAL divides its music production amongst five separate companies of its own, each of which covers a different area of the market. Together, these companies have sold more than two million CDs in Spain alone, [desarrollando] developing established artists such as PAULINA RUBIO, TAMARA, and RAUL, and discovering such new talents as PAPA LEVANTE and JAVI CANTERO. These were among the top-selling Spanish artists in 2001.
GRUPO PRISA, with operations in 22 countries in Europe and the American continent, is one of the leading communication, cultural, education and entertainment groups in the Spanish-speaking world. The group's strategic goals include the development of an ever-greater and more active presence in the markets of the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries. Music plays a crucial role in the achievement of this objective.
GRUPO PRISA runs a substantial number of radio stations in Latin America. Already present in Columbia, Chile, Panama and Costa Rica, the group recently extended its activities to include Mexico. In a deal signed with TELEVISA, the largest media group in the Spanish-speaking world, GRUPO PRISA will develop the Mexican radio market with the RADIOPOLIS station. The group is represented in various ways on the Internet, where it attracts more than 120 million pagehits every month.

Conceived by actor and producer Edward James Olmos, The Americanos Concert tells the story of Latino-American culture through musical performance. The all-star gala features all aspects of the Latin musical experience from salsa to samba. Gloria Estefan hosts. Joining Estefan are many of today's leading Latin musical artists, including Joan Baez, Celia Cruz and Jose Feliciano, as well as an exceptional Latin band featuring the legendary Paquito D'Rivera, Israel Lopez "Cachao" and the late Tito Puente. Pictured: Jose Feliciano and Gloria Estefan

Grammy-winning Latino singer Gloria Estefan performing at the 2001 Hispanic Heritage Awards pageant held at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

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