SEPTEMBER 17, 2009
2009 Latin GRAMMY Nominations Announced
Calle 13 Leads Pack With 5 Nominations, 10th Annual Event Scheduled For November in Las Vegas
by Tom PryorNominations for the 10th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards were announced today at a press conference held at the Conga Room in downtown Los Angeles. The nominations-read by actors Jimmy Smits and Andy Garcia, comdeian Paul Rodriguez, Latin singers Luis Fonsi, Beto Cuevas, and Shaíla Dúrcal, among others-included five nominations for Calle 13.
The Puerto Rican reggaeton duo picked up nods for Album Of The Year and Best Urban Music Album for Los De Atrás Vienen Conmigo, Record Of The Year and Best Alternative Song for "No Hay Nadie Como Tú" (with Café Tacvba), and Best Short Form Music Video for "La Perla" (with Ruben Blades).
Calle 13's success highlights the intense competition in the Best Urban Music Album category, whose other contenders were all reggaeton heavyweights of 2009: Daddy Yankee's Talento De Barrio; Don Omar's Idon; Tito "El Bambino"'s El Patrón; and Wisin y Yandel's La Revolucion.
Trailing Calle 13, Ivan Lins & The Metropole Orchestra, José Lugo, Jorge Luis Piloto, Ivete Sangalo, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Caetano Veloso, and Wisin y Yandel all garnered three nods each; and Ricardo Arjona, Babasonicos, Bebe, Café Tacvba, Andrés Cepeda, Daddy Yankee, Don Omar, Luis Enrique, Luis Fonsi, Sergio George, Saúl Hernández (Jaguares), Laura Pausini, Luz Rios, Marco Antonio Solis, Mercedes Sosa, and Tito "El Bambino" are among those who received two nominations.
The winners will be announced at the 10th annual Latin GRAMMY Awards ceremony on November 5th, held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. For a complete list of nominees, please consult the official website of The Latin GRAMMY Awards.