Nominees unveiled for 4th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards
With six nods, producer and songwriter Sergio George tops the field of nominees for the 4th Annual Latin GRAMMY® Awards, which will be handed out at a Sept. 3 ceremony at Miami's American Airlines Arena.
Close behind with five nominations each are singer/songwriter Juanes (who is up for Record of the Year and Song of the Year for "Es Por Ti") and producer Gustavo Santaolalla , who is nominated twice in the Record of the Year category.
Up-and-coming singer/songwriter Natalia Lafourcade and engineer Anibal Kerpel earned four nominations each.
Among the acts with three nominations are Miami-based rock band Bacilos, Mexican rap-metal group Molotov and Brazilian pop trio Tribalistas.
The awards ceremony will air live on the CBS-TV network.
A list of nominees in select categories follows; a complete list is available at the Latin GRAMMY Awards website.
GENERAL FIELD
Record of the Year
"Mi Primer Millón," Bacilos
"Es Por Ti," Juanes
"Hasta Que Vuelvas," Luis Miguel
"Frijolero," Molotov
"Já Sei Namorar," Tribalistas
Album of the Year
"Caraluna," Bacilos
"Mundo," Rubén Blades
"Un Día Normal," Juanes
"Estrella Guía," Alexandre Pires
"Tribalistas," Tribalistas
Song of the Year
"Caraluna," Jorge Villamizar, songwriter (Bacilos)
"En el 2000," Natalia Lafourcade, songwriter (Natalia Lafourcade)
"Es Por Ti," Juanes, songwriter (Juanes)
"Mi Primer Millón," Sergio George & Jorge Villamizar, songwriters (Bacilos)
"Tal Vez," Franco de Vita, songwriter (Ricky Martin)
Best New Artist
David Bisbal
Tiziano Ferro
Natalia Lafourcade
Fernanda Porto
Alex Ubago
POP
Best Female Pop Vocal Album
"En Alma, Cuerpo y Corazón," Gisselle
"Acustico," Ednita Nazario
"Sobrevivir," Olga Tañon
"Thalia," Thalia
"Fragil," Ana Torroja
Best Male Pop Vocal Album
"Santo Pecado," Ricardo Arjona
"Corazón Latino," David Bisbal
"Quizás," Enrique Iglesias
"Estrella Guía," Alexandre Pires
"Versos en la Boca," Serrat
Best Pop Album by a Duo or Group with Vocal
"Caraluna," Bacilos
"Marca Registrada," Ilegales
"Dame la Mano," Ketama
"Las Hijas del Tomate," Las Ketchup
"4," A.B. Quintanilla III Presents Kumbia Kings
Best Pop Instrumental Album
"Bajofondo Tango Club," Bajofondo Tango Club
"Gardel Tango," Di Blasio
"Historia Sinfonica del Pop Español," Orquesta Sinfonica De Barcelona
"¡Fuacata! Live," Spam Allstars
"Mi Alma Latina," Nestor Torres
RAP/HIP-HOP
Best Rap/Hip-Hop Album
"The Phenomenon," Big Boy
"El Abayarde," Tego Calderón
"Elevado," Dante
"El General de Fiesta," El General
"Emigrante," Orishas
"Emboscada," Vico C
ROCK
Best Rock Solo Vocal Album
"Siempre es Hoy," Gustavo Cerati
"Influencia," Charly Garcia
"Un Día Normal," Juanes
"Natalia Lafourcade," Natalia Lafourcade
"Obras en Vivo," Spinetta
Best Rock Album by a Duo or Group with Vocal
"El Primer Instinto," Jaguares
"Bonito," Jarabe de Palo
"Revolución De Amor," Maná
"Dance And Dense Denso," Molotov
"Money Pa' Que," Rabanes
Best Rock Song
"Amate y Salvate," La Ley, songwriters (La Ley)
"En el 2000," Natalia Lafourcade, songwriter (Natalia Lafourcade)
"Frijolero," Paco Ayala, Randy Ebright & Miguel Huidobro, songwriters (Molotov)
"Mala Gente," Juanes, songwriter (Juanes)
"Te Aviso, Te Anuncio (Tango)," Shakira, songwriter (Shakira)
TROPICAL
Best Salsa Album
"Infinito," Oscar D'León
"40 Aniversario En Vivo," El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico
"Latin Song Bird: Mi Alma y Corazón," India
"Le Preguntaba a la Luna," Víctor Manuelle
"Viceversa," Gilberto Santa Rosa
Best Merengue Album
"Urbano," Elvis Crespo
"Latino," Grupo Manía
"Swing a Domicilio," Los Hermanos Rosario
"Sigo Siendo el Hombre Merengue," Kinito Méndez
"Pienso Así...," Milly Quezada
Best Contemporary Tropical Album
"Mundo," Rubén Blades
"Live in the USA," Charanga Habanera
"Mambo Sinuendo," Ry Cooder & Manuel Galbán
"En El Malecón de La Habana," Juan Formell y Los Van Van
"Confesiones...," Monchy y Alexandra
Best Traditional Tropical Album
"Buenos Hermanos," Ibrahim Ferrer
"50 Years of Mambo," The Mambo All Stars Orchestra
"Guitarra Mía," Polo Montañez
"Estoy Como Nunca," Eliades Ochoa
"Mi Ritmo," Plena Libre
Best Tropical Song
"Bandida," Elvis Crespo, songwriter (Elvis Crespo)
"La Salsa Vive," Sergio George & Jorge Luis Piloto, songwriters (Tito Nieves)
"Mi Primer Millón," Sergio George & Jorge Villamizar, songwriters (Bacilos)
"Por Más Que Intento," Kike Santander, songwriter (Gilberto Santa Rosa)
"Sedúceme," R. Contreras, J. Greco, India & S. Marte, songwriters (India)
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