15TH ANNUAL LATIN GRAMMY AWARDS®NOMINATIONS
REFLECT A DIVERSE BLEND OF TALENTED ARTISTS AND MUSIC CREATORS FROM ACROSS THE LATIN MUSIC WORLD
Latin GRAMMY® Recipients To Be Revealed on Nov. 20 when The Biggest Night in Latin Music®
Airs Live on Univision from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas
REFLECT A DIVERSE BLEND OF TALENTED ARTISTS AND MUSIC CREATORS FROM ACROSS THE LATIN MUSIC WORLD
Latin GRAMMY® Recipients To Be Revealed on Nov. 20 when The Biggest Night in Latin Music®
Airs Live on Univision from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas
MIAMI (Sept. 24, 2014) — The Latin Recording Academy® today announced nominations for the 15th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards® digitally via LatinGRAMMY.com and Twitter. Eduardo Cabra of Calle 13 leads the field with 10 nominations; Calle 13 garners nine nods; Andrés Castro earns eight; Tom Coyne receives seven; Julio Reyes Copello andCarlos Vives each receive six nominations; and Descemer Bueno and Enrique Iglesias net five nominations each. Artists vying for Best New Artist are Aneeka, Linda Briceño,Caloncho, Julio César, Pablo López, Miranda, Periko & Jessi León, Daniela Spalla, Juan Pablo Vega, and Mariana Vega. The 15th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards®, set for Thursday, Nov. 20 at the MGM Grand Garden Area in Las Vegas, will be broadcast live on the Univision Network from 8– 11 p.m. ET/PT (7 p.m. Central). A limited number of tickets go on sale today and may be purchased through Ticketmaster (www.ticketmaster.com). For a complete list of nominees, media credentialing instructions and more information, please visit The Latin Recording Academy's website and its social networks on Twitter andFacebook.
"In this, our 15th anniversary year, we received more than 10,000 entries and the nominations continue to reflect a dynamic and vibrant worldwide Latin music community of artists, producers, engineers, songwriters and everyone involved in the recording process," said Gabriel Abaroa Jr., President/CEO of The Latin Recording Academy. "With the roster of multitalented nominees, it is reassuring that this peer-recognized award is truly focused on acknowledging the quality of material and excellence in recorded music and reflects the evolution of not only our awards process but the growth of the organization in recognizing the best and most current representation of music. And once again, we are excited to partner with Univision and the MGM Grand Garden Arena to present what is sure to be one of the most memorable telecasts in Latin GRAMMY® history."
Following is a sampling of nominations, featuring an array of musical styles, artists and creators (or professionals), as well as some of the most prominent names and brightest newcomers in Latin music:
GENERAL FIELD
Album Of The Year:
3.0 — Marc Anthony
Tangos — Rubén Blades
Multiviral — Calle 13
Elypse — Camila
Canción Andaluza — Paco de Lucía
Raíz — Lila Downs, Niña Pastori y Soledad
Bailar En La Cueva — Jorge Drexler
Fonseca Sinfónico — Fonseca
Somos — Jarabe De Palo
Más + Corazón Profundo — Carlos Vives
Record Of The Year:
