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Latin Grammy Nominees Announced

13:54 H | Topics: Music

This morning at a press conference in Los Angeles, the nominees for the 9th Annual Latin GRAMMY® Awards were announced.
The award show is scheduled to take place on Nov.13 at the Toyota Center in Houston, and will be broadcast live on the Univision Network from 8 – 11 p.m. ET/PT (7 p.m. Central). (VivirLatino hasn't made a decision if we will go this year as being locked in a basement with Univision peeps physically jumping in front of you so you can't take pics/video doesn't seem worth the expense).

Café Tacvba leads the nominations with six; Juanes and Gustavo Santaolalla garnered five nods each; Andrés Calamaro, Kany García and Julieta Venegas each received four nominations; 2008 Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year Gloria Estefan, Victor Manuelle, Soraya Moraes, Ximena Sariñana, and Joan Sebastian are among those who earned three nods apiece. And a contingent of long-established artists and emerging music makers — including Pepe Aguilar, Maria Bethânia, Andrea Bocelli, Tego Calderón, Daddy Yankee, Plácido Domingo, Jose Feliciano, Vicente Fernández, Flex, Gilberto Gil, Alejandra Guzmán, Los Tigres Del Norte, Gian Marco, Manu Chao, Sergio Mendes, Molotov, Ednita Nazario, Laura Pausini, Maria Rita, Olga Tañón, Tito El Bambino, Caetano Veloso, and Wisin y Yandel — each earned nominations.

This year's Album Of The Year category features established superstars as well as rising new talent: Spain's Buika for Niña De Fuego; Mexico's Café Tacvba for Sino and Vicente Fernández for Para Siempre; Puerto Rico's Kany García for Cualquier Día; and Colombia's Juanes for La Vida…Es Un Ratico. A similar diversity can be seen in the Best MPB (Musica Popular Brasileira) Album category: Maria Bethânia for Dentro Do Mar Tem Rio — Ao Vivo; Chico Buarque for Chico Buarque Carioca — Ao Vivo; Seu Jorge for América Brasil O Disco; Omara Portuondo e Maria Bethânia for Omara Portuondo e Maria Bethânia; Roberta Sá for Que Belo Estranho Dia Pra Se Ter Alegria; and Caetano Veloso for Multishow Ao Vivo Cê. Café Tacvba's six nominations include: Album Of The Year and Best Alternative Album for Sino, Record Of The Year and Best Alternative Song for "Volver A Comenzar," and Song Of The Year and Best Rock Song for "Esta Vez." Earning five nods each are: Juanes for Album Of The Year and Best Male Pop Vocal Album for La Vida…Es Un Ratico, and Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year and Best Short Form Music Video for "Me Enamora;" and musician/songwriter/producer Gustavo Santaolalla with two nominations in Record Of The Year (as producer on Café Tacvba's "Volver A Comenzar" and Juanes' "Me Enamora"), two nominations in Album Of The Year (as producer on Café Tacvba's Sino and Juanes' La Vida...Es Un Ratico), and a nomination in Best Short Form Music Video (Bajofondo's "Pa' Bailar," as a member of the group). Andrés Calamaro, Kany García and Julieta Venegas earned four nominations apiece: Calamaro for Best Rock Solo Vocal Album (La Lengua Popular), two nods in Best Rock Song ("Carnaval De Brasil" and "Mi Gin Tonic"), and Best Alternative Song ("5 Minutos Más [Minibar]"); García for Album Of The Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Album (Cualquier Día), Song Of The Year ("Hoy Ya Me Voy"), and Best New Artist; and Venegas for Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year ("El Presente"), and Best Alternative Album and Best Long Form Music Video (MTV Unplugged). Five artists garnered three nods each: 2008 Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year Gloria Estefan for Traditional Tropical Album and Best Long Form Music Video (90 Millas) and Best Tropical Song ("Píntame De Colores," with Emilio Estefan Jr., Alberto Gaitan & Ricardo Gaitan); Victor Manuelle for Best Salsa Album (Soy), Best Traditional Tropical Album (Una Navidad A Mi Estilo), and Best Tropical Song ("Llegó El Amor"); Soraya Moraes for Best Christian Album (Spanish Language) (Tengo Sed De Ti), Best Christian Album (Portuguese Language) (Som Da Chuva), and Best Brazilian Song ("Som Da Chuva," with Marco Moraes); Ximena Sariñana for Best New Artist, Best Alternative Song ("Normal"), and Producer Of The Year; and Joan Sebastian for Album Of The Year (producer on Vicente Fernandez's Para Siempre), Best Banda Album (No Es De Madera), and Best Regional Mexican Song "Estos Celos").

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