Calle 13 Singer 'Residente' Says Blow From Hurled Phone an Accident

René "Residente" Pérez, one-half of the Puerto Rican duo Calle 13, confirmed Friday that he was hit in the face by a cell phone during a concert in the Bolivian city of Santa Cruz, but denied media accounts of an attack.

"A person threw me his cell phone to autograph it," Residente said on Twitter, adding that "the damn cell phone hit me in the face because I didn't manage to catch it. The poor guy was dragged out of the stadium."

"For the future, if you want me to sign something, wait until I'm looking and expecting it before throwing it," the singer advised fans. "Security could misinterpret it."

Pérez and musical partner Eduardo "Visitante" Cabra performed Thursday night before some 8,000 people at the Sonilum events center in Santa Cruz, Bolivia's largest city.

Extra security measures will be taken for Calle 13's concert on Saturday in La Paz, La Oreja promoters said.

The multiple-Grammy winners canceled Friday's scheduled press conference in La Paz because Residente was feeling a little under the weather and decided to spend an additional day in Santa Cruz, La Oreja said. 

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Calle 13 big Latin Grammy winners

Hip-hop duo Calle 13 have won album of the year at the Latin Grammy Awards in Las Vegas, earning the top prize after a record-breaking night that saw the Puerto Rican brothers receive the 19th award of their career.

Earlier in the night, the socially-charged rap group made history and won its 18th award - song of the year for Latinoamerica. That broke the record for most awards previously held by 17-time-winner Juanes.

"Today, the music triumphed," frontman Rene Perez Joglar said in Spanish.

Calle 13 were up for 10 awards in all and took home all but one because they were nominated twice for album of the year for their work on Shakira's Sale el Sol.

The Caribbean group's anti-establishment album Entren Los Que Quieran lent a political overtone to the annual awards show, with its lyrics that slam the White House and the Vatican while celebrating the joys of being poor.

One of the most controversial songs, Calma Pueblo, won best alternative song, with its lyrics that call the Vatican the largest mafia in the world.

The group also won producer of the year, best short-form music video and best tropical song for its ode to behaving badly, Vamo' A Portarnos Mal.

Calle 13 opened the show with an emotional rendition of its Hispanic anthem Latinoamerica before going on to win the prize for best urban music album, best urban song, song of the year and record of the year for Latinoamerica.

In many ways, they hogged the spotlight from the other nominees. Even Shakira, the Latin Recording Academy's person of the year, came home with only one award for best female pop vocal album after Calle 13 swept the show.


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Calle 13 Scores 10 Latin Grammy Nominations

Calle 13 scored a record 10 Latin Grammy nominations this Wednesday, including Record and Album of the year. Other top nominees were Franco de Vita with five, Marco Antonio Solís with four and Shakira with three.

The 12th annual Latin Grammy Awards will be airing live from Sin City on November 10, 2011. The event will be held at the Las Vegas Mandalay Bay Events Center and will be broadcasted on Univision, from 8pm to 11 pm, for the rest of the world to watch.

The Latin Grammys recognize the best of the best in Latin music and have been watched by not just Spanish speakers, but viewers form all over the world.

Nominees for this year's awards were announced at a press conference today from the Avalon in Hollywood, California. A live broadcast could be found on the official Latin Grammy website.

Calle 13 announced the nominees for Best Pop Album in both the female and male categories. Nominees for Mejor Album Vocal Pop Femenino include:
Manuscrito, Claudia Brant
Seducción, Myriam Hernandez
Guerra Fria, Malu
Acordes de mi Diario, Merche
Sale el Sol, Shakira

Nominees for Mejor Album Vocal Pop Masculino include:
Pablo Alboran, Pablo Alboran
Bien Acompañado, Reyli Barba
Viva el Principe, Chris Castro
En Primera Fila, Franco de Vita
En Total Plentitud, Marco Antonio Solis

Mejor Canción Alternativa nominees included:
"Calma Pueblo" - Calle 13
"Salgamos De Aquí" - Pascual Reyes
"Somos" - Doctor Krápula
"Te Robaste Mi Corazón" - DJ Blass & Fidel
"Tengo Tu Love" - Sie7e

Los Tucanes de Tijuana announced the nominees for Canción del Año, which included:
"A Donde Vamos a Parár" - Marco Antonio Solis
"Latinoamérica" - Calle 13
"Lo Mejor de Mi Vida Eres Tú" - Ricky Martin
"Que El Soneto Nos Tome Por Sorpresa" - Jorge Drexler
"Solamente Tú" - Pablo Alboran

Merche announced the nominees for Grabación del Año as well as Best Rock Song.
Nominees for Grabación del Año include:
Latinoamérica, Calle 13
Tan Solo Tú, Franco de Vita
Gritar, Luis Fonsi
Golpes en el Corazón, Los Tigres del Norte
Lo Mejor de Mi Vida Eres Tú, Ricky Martin

Nominees for Mejor Canción de Rock are:
"Ácido" - Marcelo Corvalan
"Chau" - Emiliano Brancciari
"Labios Rotos" - Zoé
"Poder" - Gustavo Napoli
"Radio Capital" - La Vida Bohéme

Desmond Child announced the nominees for Mejor Álbum de Música Alternativa:
Corazon Bombea/ Vivo by Doctor Krapula
Forever Together, Fidel
Mientras Tu Dormias, Carla Morrison
Soundtrack, Mr. Pauer
Música De Fondo: MTV Unplugged, Zoé

Desmond Child continued with the nominees for Mejor Álbum de Música Norteña:
Intocable 2011, Intocable
Soy Mexicano, Los Huracanes del Norte
Pura Calidad, Reyes de Arranque
Los Tigres del Norte and Friends MTV Unplugged, Tigres del Norte
El Árbol, Los Tucanes de Tijuana
Desde La Cantina Vol.II, Grupo Pesado

Pepe Agular listed the nominees for Best Urban Album and Best Urban Song. Nominees for Mejor Álbum de Música Urbana were:
Entren Los Que Quieran, Calle 13
Don Omar Presents Meet the Orphans, Don Omar
Armando, Pitbull
Drama Queen, Ivy Queen
Los Vaqueros: EL Regreso, Wisin y Yandel

Nominees for Mejor Canción Urbana were:
"Baile De Los Pobres" - Rafa Arcaute & Calle 13
"Bon Bon" - Pitbull
"Danza Kuduro" - Don Omar & Lucenzo
"Estoy Enamorado" - Wisin & Yandel
"Ven Conmigo" - Daddy Yankee & Prince Royce

Sounds like a great line-up. It's going to be un tremendo show! The rest of the nominees in other categories can be found at the Latin Grammy Website, where you can see all of the other Nominados.

Before the nominees were announced, Latin Grammy President Gabriel Abaroa and Univision's Giselle Blondet revealed this year's artwork, created by New York-born urban realist Miguel Paredes. Artists were available for interviews and photographs following the announcement.

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