15th Annual Latin Grammy Awards Nominations Released

11/20

The LATIN RECORDING ACADEMY has 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 and CARLOS 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. 20th at the MGM GRAND Garden Area in LAS VEGAS, will be broadcast live on the UNIVISION NETWORK from 8–11p (ET/PT).

"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 LATIN RECORDING ACADEMY Pres./CEO GABRIEL ABAROA JR. "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."

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