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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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