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October 31, 2003 - Ricky Martin performed at the first 'An Intimate Evening with KTU,' at the Theatre at Madison Garden in New York on Tuesday (October 28). Check out pictures from WireImage, KTU, and Yahoo.

October 31, 2003 - Some of the biggest names in Latin music turned out for the 2nd annual MTV Video Music Awards Latin America in Miami, Florida, including Ricky Martin. Check out a video clip featuring Martin performing from Reuters.

October 29, 2003 - The New York Post reports Ricky Martin and his girlfriend Rebecca de Alba enjoyed a private tour of the designer show rooms in the new Time Warner Center with Corcoran Group broker Dennis Mangone, who recently sold Martin his $10 million apartment there.

October 27, 2003 - Ricky Martin was on hand for the MTV Video Music Awards Latin America 2003 on Thursday (October 23) at Jackie Gleason Theater in Miami Beach, Florida. Check out pictures here.

October 27, 2003 - Clyde McKenzie of The Jamaica Observer writes, "The Caribbean has produced a number of great artists including some who have been white. I make this statement against the background of a letter sent to the editor from a member of the Puerto Rican community who found my article in the Observer of October 10, 2003, to be 'offensive.' The writer of the letter notes that I classified Ricky Martin as one of the white artists who had become a major seller of African inspired music and this he finds distasteful. First, let me say that my categorization was not meant to be an indictment of Mr. Martin; it was a mere statement of what I consider to be the facts." Read more.

October 27, 2003 - Idaho Senator Larry Craig sang lead vocals for the Singing Senators - a group of four republican senators who performed gospel and country songs at GOP fundraisers and charity events before group member Sen. Jim Jeffords, (I) Vermont bolted the party. But according to the latest issue of Newsweek magazine, Craig's musical interests also include Ricky Martin. "I've got all your records!," a breathless Craig told Martin. A spokesman for Craig confirmed his boss ran into Martin in a Capital Hill hallway and like any fan, made the most of it. "Often times there's different movie stars and musicians around Capital Hill. It's not always that Larry gets to meet them but this was a chance where he got to meet someone he's a fan of," Communications Director Will Hart told KBCI. Read more.

October 27, 2003 - Extra got up close and personal with Ricky Martin at the MTV Video Music Awards Latin America 2003 in Miami on Thursday night. Martin couldn't wait to get back to his girlfriend, Rebecca De Alba. He says, "She’s back in Mexico. I’m going to see her tomorrow." He also broke big music news. He says, "I can’t wait. March next year I will be releasing an album. It will be an English album with a music tour." Read more.

October 18, 2003 - Deborah Panini-Hernandez, an associate anthropology professor teaching Latino studies at Tufts University, tells USA Today Latin crossover idols such as Enrique Iglesias and Jennifer Lopez can be unfairly judged. "There tends to be a blurring of distinctions between Latinos who have been here for a long time, who are bicultural and bilingual, and more recent immigrants," she says. "Bicultural Latinos may choose to embrace Latin music, but they’ve also grown up listening to hip-hop and R&B. Jennifer Lopez is someone like that, so to accuse her of being a cultural turncoat is unfair." Leila Cobo, Latin music editor at Billboard remarked, "The mainstream talks about Latin music as if it began and ended with Ricky Martin." Read more.

October 7, 2003 - Billboard reports Sheryl Crow, Kid Rock, Ricky Martin, OutKast, Ruben Studdard and Clay Aiken have been added to the performance lineup for the 31st annual American Music Awards. They will join previously confirmed performers Ashanti, Hilary Duff, Alan Jackson, Metallica and Britney Spears. The November 16th ceremony will take place at Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium and will be broadcast live on ABC.

October 5, 2003 - AAP reports Ricky Martin and his Mexican girlfriend Rebeca de Alba have no wedding plans, but de Alba says she wants to be a mother soon. "We have not made any decisions regarding a walk up the altar," de Alba said. "It's strange, I've never seen myself as a wife in the traditional sense," the television star added. "I've seen myself as a mother much more than as a wife." Read more.

October 5, 2003 - MusicVideoWire.com reports KromA created 100 dancing clones of Ricky Martin in providing computer animation and visual effects services for Jeramento, the pop superstar's new music video. Directed by Joseph Kahn, the video is the latest from Martin's new album 'Almas del Silencio'. In the video, a sultry young woman (model Jenna Dewan) engages in a seductive dance with scores of identical Ricky Martins on a dry lake bed. She wraps her arms around one Ricky, and then is joined by a second, third and a fourth. Ultimately, the whole field of characters, identically clad in tee shirts and jeans, engage in the sizzling dance. Read more.

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