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10TH ANNUAL LATIN GRAMMY® NOMINATIONS REPRESENT A BROAD SPECTRUM OF WORLDWIDE ARTISTS, SPOTLIGHTING
RISING TALENT AS WELL AS ESTABLISHED PERFORMERS
CALLE 13 LEADS WITH FIVE NOMINATIONS
IVAN LINS & THE METROPOLE ORCHESTRA, JOSE LUGO, JORGE LUIS PILOTO, IVETE SANGALO, GILBERTO SANTA ROSA, CAETANO VELOSO, AND WISIN Y YANDEL GARNER THREE NODS EACH
RICARDO ARJONA, BABASONICOS, BEBE, CAFE TACVBA, ANDRES CEPEDA, DADDY YANKEE, DON OMAR, LUIS ENRIQUE, LUIS FONSI, SERGIO GEORGE, SAUL HERNANDEZ, LAURA PAUSINI, LUZ RIOS, MARCO ANTONIO SOLIS, MERCEDES SOSA, AND TITO “EL BAMBINO” AMONG THOSE WITH
TWO NOMINATIONS
VICENTE AMIGO, DAVID BISBAL, RUBEN BLADES, BETO CUEVAS, FRANCO DE VITA, CUCU DIAMANTES, SHAILA DURCAL, JOSE FELICIANO, VICENTE FERNANDEZ, 50 CENT, JAGUARES, KINKY, SEBASTIAN KRYS, NATALIA LAFOURCADE, ALEJANDRO LERNER, LOS AMIGOS INVISIBLES, GIAN MARCO, FITO PAEZ, OMARA PORTUONDO, REIK, ALEKS SYNTEK, NESTOR TORRES, BEBO VALDES, CHUCHO VALDES, CARLOS VIVES, AND BERNIE WILLIAMS ALSO AMONG THOSE NOMINATED
Milestone 10th Annual Latin GRAMMY® Awards Airs Nov. 5 on Univision Network
Live From Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas
LOS ANGELES (Sept. 17, 2009) — Nominations for the 10th Annual Latin GRAMMY® Awards were announced today at a press conference attended by national and international media at the Conga Room at L.A. LIVE in downtown Los Angeles. Artists reading nominations this morning included GRAMMY® and two-time Latin GRAMMY winner Beto Cuevas, Spanish pop singer Shaíla Dúrcal, salsa vocalist Luis Enrique, Latin pop singer Luis Fonsi, actor and GRAMMY and Latin GRAMMY winner Andy Garcia, Latin pop singer Luz Rios, actor/comedian Paul Rodriguez, Emmy® winner Jimmy Smits, and reggaeton artist Tito “El Bambino.” In a year that recognized an array of performers and creative professionals across numerous styles, the nominations celebrate and spotlight a unique mix of established and emerging artists. The milestone 10th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards, set for Nov. 5 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, will be broadcast live on the Univision Network from 8 – 11 p.m. ET/PT (7 p.m. Central). For a complete list of nominees, media credentialing instructions and more information, please visit www.latingrammy.com. For updates and breaking news, please visit The Latin Recording Academy®’s social networks on Twitter and Facebook: www.twitter.com/latingrammys, www.facebook.com/latingrammys.
Calle 13 leads the nominations with five. Ivan Lins & The Metropole Orchestra, José Lugo, Jorge Luis Piloto, Ivete Sangalo, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Caetano Veloso, and Wisin y Yandel garnered three nods
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each; Ricardo Arjona, Babasonicos, Bebe, Café Tacvba, Andrés Cepeda, Daddy Yankee, Don Omar, Luis Enrique, Luis Fonsi, Sergio George, Saúl Hernández (Jaguares), Laura Pausini, Luz Rios, Marco Antonio Solis, Mercedes Sosa, and Tito “El Bambino” are among those who received two nominations. And a wide array of established music makers and rising new talent — including Vicente Amigo, David Bisbal, Ruben Blades, Beto Cuevas, Franco De Vita, Cucu Diamantes, Shaíla Dúrcal, José Feliciano, Vicente Fernández, 50 Cent, Jaguares, Kinky, Sebastian Krys, Natalia Lafourcade, Alejandro Lerner, Los Amigos Invisibles, Gian Marco, Fito Paez, Omara Portuondo, Reik, Aleks Syntek, Nestor Torres, Bebo Valdés, Chucho Valdés, Carlos Vives, and Bernie Williams — also earned nominations.
“Latin music is very much alive and well and in this, our milestone 10th year, the Latin GRAMMY nominations continue to reflect and represent a considerably diverse, eclectic and comprehensive worldwide Latin music community that includes established music makers as well as emerging talent,” said Gabriel Abaroa, President of The Latin Recording Academy. “With so many music professionals participating in the awards process, it’s gratifying to see so many creators, performers, producers, albums, and songs getting due recognition from peers. On Nov. 5 in Las Vegas, we look forward to spotlighting this year’s nominees and celebrating a decade of recognizing the best and brightest in Latin music.”
This year’s Album Of The Year category features a diverse array of worldwide artists and musical genres: Puerto Rico’s Calle 13 for Los De Atrás Vienen Conmigo; Colombia’s Andrés Cepeda for Día Tras Día; Nicaragua’s Luis Enrique for Ciclos; Brazil’s Ivan Lins & The Metropole Orchestra for Regência: Vince Mendoza; and Argentina’s Mercedes Sosa for Cantora 1.
The race for Best Urban Music Album is tighter than ever with some of the biggest names in the genre: Calle 13’s Los De Atrás Vienen Conmigo; Daddy Yankee’s Talento De Barrio; Don Omar’s Idon; Tito “El Bambino”’s El Patrón; and Wisin y Yandel’s La Revolucion.
Calle 13’s five nominations include: Album Of The Year and Best Urban Music Album for Los De Atrás Vienen Conmigo, Record Of The Year and Best Alternative Song for “No Hay Nadie Como Tú” (with Café Tacvba), and Best Short Form Music Video for “La Perla” (with Ruben Blades).
Earning three nods each are: Ivan Lins & The Metropole Orchestra for Album Of The Year and Best MPB (Musica Popular Brasileira) Album for Regência: Vince Mendoza, and Record Of The Year for “Arlequim Desconhecido”; musician/producer José Lugo for Record Of The Year (”Si No Vas A Cocinar,” featuring Gilberto Santa Rosa), Best Salsa Album (Guasábara), and Producer Of The Year; songwriter Jorge Luis Piloto with two nominations in the Song Of The Year category (Luis Enrique’s “Yo No Sé Mañana” with Jorge Villamizar, and Andrés Cepeda’s “Día Tras Día” with Yoel Henriquez), and one in Best Tropical Song (”Yo No Sé Mañana” with Jorge Villamizar); Ivete Sangalo for Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop Album and Best Long Form Music Video for Pode Entrar, and Best Brazilian Song (”Agora Eu Já Sei,” with Gigi); Gilberto Santa Rosa for Best Salsa Album (Contraste En Salsa), Best Traditional Tropical Album (Una Navidad Con Gilberto), and Record Of The Year (”Si No Vas A Cocinar,” with José Lugo Orchestra); Caetano Veloso for Best Singer-Songwriter Album (Zii e Zie), Best Brazilian Song (”A Cor Amarela”), and Best Long Form Music Video (E A Música De Tom Jobim); and Wisin y Yandel for Best Urban Album (La Revolucion) and two nominations in Best Urban Song (”Abusadora,” with Marcos Masis “Tainy” and “Mujeres In The Club,” with 50 Cent, Ernesto F. Padilla “Nesty La Mente Maestra”).
The 10th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards will feature 49 categories and will be supported on radio via Univision Radio (the official Spanish-language radio network of the Latin GRAMMY Awards), and highlighted on the Internet by latingrammy.univision.com (the official Spanish-language Web site for the 10th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards), featuring video interviews and behind-the-scenes footage from today’s nominations announcement. Visit Univision.com online or on a mobile device for the latest Latin GRAMMY scoop and photos.
A limited amount of tickets to the 10th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards are available to the public and may be purchased at the Mandalay Bay Events Center Box Office (877.632.7400; www.mandalaybay.com) or through Ticketmaster (www.ticketmaster.com).
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The Latin Recording Academy is an International, membership-based organization comprised of Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking recording artists, musicians, songwriters, producers and other creative and technical recording professionals. The organization is dedicated to improving the quality of life and cultural condition for Latin music and its makers. In addition to producing the Latin GRAMMY Awards to honor excellence in the recorded arts and sciences, The Latin Recording Academy provides educational and outreach programs for the Latin music community. For more information about The Latin Recording Academy, please visit www.latingrammy.com. For breaking news and exclusive content, join the organization’s social networks as a Twitter follower at www.twitter.com/latingrammys, and a Facebook fan at www.facebook.com/latingrammys.
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NOMINACIONES A LA 10A. ENTREGA ANUAL DEL LATIN GRAMMY® REPRESENTAN UNA GRAN VARIEDAD DE ARTISTAS ALREDEDOR DEL MUNDO Y RECONOCEN EL TALENTO DE MUSICOS JOVENES ASI COMO DE ARTISTAS ESTABLECIDOS
CALLE 13, LIDER CON CINCO NOMINACIONES
IVAN LINS & THE METROPOLE ORCHESTRA, JOSE LUGO, JORGE LUIS PILOTO, IVETE SANGALO, GILBERTO SANTA ROSA,
CAETANO VELOSO Y WISIN Y YANDEL COSECHAN
TRES NOMINACIONES CADA UNO
RICARDO ARJONA, BABASONICOS, BEBE, CAFE TACVBA, ANDRES CEPEDA, DADDY YANKEE, DON OMAR, LUIS ENRIQUE, LUIS FONSI, SERGIO GEORGE, SAUL HERNANDEZ, LAURA PAUSINI, LUZ RIOS,
MARCO ANTONIO SOLIS, MERCEDES SOSA Y TITO “EL BAMBINO”
SON ALGUNOS DE LOS ARTISTAS CON DOS NOMINACIONES
VICENTE AMIGO, DAVID BISBAL, RUBEN BLADES, BETO CUEVAS, FRANCO DE VITA, CUCU DIAMANTES, SHAILA DURCAL, JOSE FELICIANO, VICENTE FERNANDEZ, 50 CENT, JAGUARES, KINKY, SEBASTIAN KRYS, NATALIA LAFOURCADE, ALEJANDRO LERNER, LOS AMIGOS INVISIBLES, GIAN MARCO, FITO PAEZ, OMARA PORTUONDO, REIK, ALEKS SYNTEK, NESTOR TORRES, BEBO VALDES, CHUCHO VALDES, CARLOS VIVES, Y BERNIE WILLIAMS
SE ENCUENTRAN ENTRE LOS NOMINADOS
La 10a. Entrega Anual Del Latin GRAMMY Será Transmitida el 5 de Noviembre Por La Cadena Univisión en Vivo Desde el Mandalay Bay Events Center de Las Vegas
LOS ANGELES (17 de septiembre 2009) — Las nominaciones de la 10a. Entrega Anual del Latin GRAMMY® fueron anunciadas hoy durante una conferencia de prensa presenciada por los medios de comunicación nacionales e internacionales en el Conga Room en L.A. LIVE en Los Angeles. Entre los artistas que leyeron las nominaciones esta mañana se encontraban el ganador de un GRAMMY® y dos Latin GRAMMYs Beto Cuevas, la interprete española Shaila Dúrcal, el intérprete de salsa Luis Enrique, el interprete de pop Luis Fonsi, el actor y ganador de un GRAMMY y Latin GRAMMY Andy Garcia, la interprete Luz Ríos, el comediante/actor Paul Rodríguez, el ganador del premio Emmy® Jimmy Smits, y el intérprete de música urbana Tito “El Bambino“. En un año que reconoce a una gran variedad de artistas y profesionales creativos dentro de un sinnúmero de estilos, las nominaciones
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celebran a artistas jóvenes y establecidos. El aniversario de la 10a. Entrega Anual del Latin GRAMMY se llevará a cabo el 5 de noviembre en el Mandalay Bay Events Center de Las Vegas, y será transmitida en vivo por la cadena Univisión entre las 8 – 11 p.m. ET/PT (7 p.m. Central). Para la lista completa de las nominaciones, credenciales y para más información por favor visite www.latingrammy.com. Para acceder noticias de último momento y contenido exclusivo, únete a las redes sociales de la organización y síguenos en Twitter en www.twitter.com/latingrammys, o hazte un fanático en Facebook en www.facebook.com/latingrammys.
Calle 13 lleva el liderazgo con cinco nominaciones. Ivan Lins & The Metropole Orchestra, José Lugo, Jorge Luis Piloto, Ivete Sangalo, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Caetano Veloso, y Wisin y Yandel entre los artistas que cuentan con tres nominaciones cada uno; Ricardo Arjona, Babasónicos, Bebe, Café Tacvba, Andrés Cepeda, Daddy Yankee, Don Omar, Luis Enrique, Luis Fonsi, Sergio George, Saúl Hernández (Jaguares), Laura Pausini, Luz Ríos, Marco Antonio Solis, Mercedes Sosa, y Tito “El Bambino” se encuentran entre los nominados que reciben dos nominaciones cada uno. Y una mezcla de artistas establecidos y novedosos — incluyendo a Alexander Acha, Vicente Amigo, David Bisbal, Ruben Blades, Beto Cuevas, Franco De Vita, Cucu Diamantes, Shaila Dúrcal, José Feliciano, Vicente Fernández, 50 Cent, Jaguares, Kinky, Sebastian Krys, Natalia Lafourcade, Alejandro Lerner, Los Amigos Invisibles, Gian Marco, Fito Paez, Omara Portuondo, Reik, Aleks Syntek, Nestor Torres, Bebo Valdés, Chucho Valdés, Carlos Vives, y Bernie Williams — también fueron nominados.
“La música latina continúa su vibrante expansión y en este, nuestro décimo aniversario, las nominaciones al Latin GRAMMY continúan reflejando y representando una ecléctica y comprensiva música que incluye tanto a artistas ya establecidos, así como a nuevo talento “, dijo Gabriel Abaroa, Presidente de la Academia Latina de la Grabación. “Con tantos profesionales de la música participando del proceso de premiación, nos sentimos muy complacidos de ver que tantos creadores, intérpretes, productores, discos y canciones están recibiendo su merecido reconocimiento por parte de sus colegas. Es con mucho entusiasmo que esperamos el cinco de noviembre en Las Vegas, para poder destacar a los nominados de este año y celebrar una década de reconocimiento a lo mejor y más brillante de la música latina”.
Este año la categoría Album Del Año reconoce a artistas alrededor del mundo y diversos géneros, de Puerto Rico Calle 13 por Los De Atrás Vienen Conmigo; de Colombia Andrés Cepeda por Día Tras Día; de Nicaragua Luis Enrique por Ciclos; de Brazil Ivan Lins & The Metropole Orchestra por Regência: Vince Mendoza; y de Argentina Mercedes Sosa por Cantora 1.
La categoría para Mejor Album De Música Urbana es gran competencia con los artistas más destacados del género: Calle 13 por Los De Atrás Vienen Conmigo; Daddy Yankee por Talento De Barrio; Don Omar por Idon; Tito “El Bambino”‘ por El Patrón; y Wisin y Yandel por La Revolución.
La cinco nominaciones de Calle 13 abarcan las siguientes categorías: Album Del Año y Mejor Album De Música Urbana por Los De Atrás Vienen Conmigo, Grabación Del Año y Mejor Canción Alternativa por “No Hay Nadie Como Tú” (con Café Tacvba), y Mejor Video Musical Versión Corta por “La Perla” (con Ruben Blades).
Con tres nominaciones cada uno se encuentran: Ivan Lins & The Metropole Orchestra por Album Del Año y Mejor Album Música Popular Brasileña por Regência: Vince Mendoza, y Grabación Del Año por “Arlequim Desconhecido”; el productor y músico José Lugo por Grabación Del Año (”Si No Vas A Cocinar,” con Gilberto Santa Rosa), Mejor Album De Salsa (Guasábara), y Productor Del Año; cantautor Jorge Luis Piloto con dos nominaciones en la categoría de Canción Del Año (Luis Enrique por “Yo No Sé Mañana” con Jorge Villamizar, y Andrés Cepeda por “Día Tras Día” con Yoel Henriquez), y una nominación por Mejor Canción Tropical (”Yo No Sé Mañana” con Jorge Villamizar); Ivete Sangalo en Mejor Album Pop Contemporáneo Brasileño y Mejor Video Musical Versión Larga por Pode Entrar, y
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Mejor Canción Brasileña (”Agora Eu Já Sei,” con Gigi); Gilberto Santa Rosa por Mejor Album De Salsa (Contraste En Salsa), Mejor Album Tropical Tradicional (Una Navidad Con Gilberto), y Grabación Del Año (”Si No Vas A Cocinar,” con José Lugo Orchestra); Caetano Veloso por Mejor Album Cantautor (Zii e Zie), Mejor Canción Brasileña (”A Cor Amarela”), y Mejor Video Musical Versión Larga (E A Música De Tom Jobim); y Wisin y Yandel por Mejor Album De Música Urbana (La Revolución) y dos nominaciones en Mejor Canción Urbana (”Abusadora,” con Marcos Masis “Tainy” y “Mujeres In The Club”, con 50 Cent, Ernesto F. Padilla “Nesty La Mente Maestra”).
La 10a. Entrega Anual del Latin GRAMMY incluirá 49 categorías y contará con el apoyo radial de Univisión Radio (la cadena de radio en español oficial del Latin GRAMMY), y la presencia en el Internet de Univisión Online (el socio cibernético oficial del Latin GRAMMY) en latingrammy.univision.com (el sitio Web oficial en español de la 10a. Entrega Anual del Latin GRAMMY) con entrevistas en video e imágenes detrás de cámaras de la presentación de los nominados el día de hoy. Visite Univision.com por su computadora o teléfono móvil para ver fotos y enterarse de las últimas noticias sobre los Latin GRAMMY.
Boletos para la 10a. Entrega Anual del Latin GRAMMY están disponibles al público y se pueden comprar en la taquilla del Mandalay Bay Events Center (877.632.7400; www.mandalaybay.com) o por Ticketmaster (www.ticketmaster.com).
La Academia Latina de la Grabación es una organización internacional compuesta por artistas, músicos, compositores, productores, y otros profesionales técnicos y creativos de la grabación, de habla hispana y portuguesa. La organización se dedica a mejorar la calidad de vida y las condiciones culturales de la música latina y sus creadores. Además de producir la Entrega del Latin GRAMMY para premiar la excelencia en las artes y ciencias de la grabación, La Academia Latina de la Grabación brinda programas educativos y de asistencia para la comunidad musical latina. Para más información acerca de La Academia Latina de la Grabación, por favor visite el sitio en Internet www.latingrammy.com. Para acceder noticias de último momento y contenido exclusivo, únete a las redes sociales de la organización y síguenos en Twitter en www.twitter.com/latingrammys, o hazte un fanático en Facebook en www.facebook.com/latingrammys.
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CONTACTOS DE PRENSA:
Barb Dehgan o Lourdes López
The Latin Recording Academy
310.392.3777
barbd@grammy.com o lourdesl@grammy.com
Maureen O’Connor o John Reilly
Rogers & Cowan
310.854.8116 or 212.445.8440
moconnor@rogersandcowan.com o jreilly@rogersandcowan.com
Lara Migliassi o Elizabeth Sanjenís
Univision
305.640.3711 o 305.471.4086
lmigliassi@univision.net or esanjenis@univision.net
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- CIS Report Attempts to Erase 100 Years of Data on Immigrants and Crime
- Video: Senator Menendez Speaks on Behalf of Hispanic Farmers’ Discrimination Lawsuit + update
- November 18, 2009
- New Report: More Than 2 Million Hispanic Households With Children Face Hunger – Hispanic households with children experiencing very low food security up almost 50%
- On November 18 at 8:00 PM Eastern time/5:00 PM Pacific, all across the country people are hosting house parties with their families, friends, neighbors, churches, classmates and anyone else who supports comprehensive immigration reform for America.
- Video report of Latina forced to give birth while in chains in Maricopa County, AZ courtesy of Sheriff Joe Arpaio (en Español)
- California’s Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman told a group of supporters Tuesday that she is making an unprecedented effort to attract Latinos to the Republican party – in South El Monte
- Hundreds of defendants awaiting trial for violent crimes in Dallas County have been deported by federal immigration officials and then set free in their home countries. – The practice goes back to at least 1991 and includes the release of murder, kidnapping and child rape suspects.
- Environmentalists alarmed by Puerto Rico policies – Sweeping from lush mountain rain forests to pristine beaches, a corridor of land protected by Puerto Rico’s last governor hosts dozens of rare and endangered species and was championed by celebrities who helped fight off resort proposals. – Now new Gov. Luis Fortuno has revoked the reserve as part of a drive to bring jobs and investment for the U.S. territory’s struggling economy. And activists see a broader pattern of looser protection for the island’s environment.
- Deporting undocumented students affects the chances for legal return if Congress doesn’t address it in immigration reform bill


