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January 30, 2002 - Gary Graff of CDNow.com spoke with Enrique Iglesias about his thoughts on the Latin pop market and whether or not there was a 'boom' in the market that now is over. Enrique said, "It's funny how times have changed, no? Now it's over. But for me, it wasn't a boom; for me it was about a few artists that were good artists and had good music and were doing well, and two of them were Puerto Rican -- Marc Anthony and Ricky Martin -- and I'm from Spain. It's like saying there's three guys from Ohio who are singers, and they start doing well; is that an Ohio music trend? Don't get me wrong; I'm not against that trend. I thought it was great, and it did help me when it had to help me." Read more.

January 26, 2002 - Enrique Iglesias chatted with fans in an online chat conducted by The Sun. When a fan asked him how he felt when people call you the new Ricky Martin, Enrique said, "I'm nothing like him! Come on, Hero? Hero and the rest of my music is very different to anything by Ricky Martin." As for rumors of a romance with Jennifer Love Hewitt, he said, "I heard that. It's been said because we have done the video together. I do not have a girlfriend right now." Read more.

January 26, 2002 - Christina Aguilera's mother Shelly Kearns told fans on her daughter's official site, "Ricky [Martin] and Christina are wonderful friends. You cannot meet a sweeter man on this planet than Ricky - that's what Christina constantly says."

January 21, 2002 - In an abstracts.net poll asking 'Should Ricky be making public statements against US Navy bombing training exercise on the island of Vieques?', 64.7% said yes while 35.3% said no, with 224 total votes cast.

January 6, 2002 - Evelyn McDonnell of the Miami Herald put together New Year's resolutions of the stars in what she wished they'd had said and included the following of Ricky Martin; "I resolve to stage a comeback that will show everyone I am, in fact, talented as well as gorgeous and that Latin crossover is here to stay." Read more.

January 5, 2002 - Ricky Martin was nominated for Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals ('Nobody Wants to Be Lonely') in the February 27th Grammy Awards to be held in Los Angeles and broadcast on CBS. Check out more of the nominations here.

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