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    The Emotional and Financial Business of Taylor Swift’s ‘All Too Well’

    Subscribe to Popcast!Apple Podcasts | Spotify | StitcherThe cornerstone of Taylor Swift’s new rerecording of her 2012 album “Red” is the extended 10-minute “All Too Well.” Its original version is one of Swift’s great heartbreak anthems; the new one doubles down on the grim details of a love gone sour. She performed the extended cut on “Saturday Night Live” the day after its release, in front of the short film she directed to accompany it.The creative success of this song offers an artistic bonus to what has essentially been a business decision: faithfully rerecording her old albums to devalue the master recordings of the original versions and own the new ones herself. Swift understands how to craft compelling public-facing narratives even while grappling with behind-the-scenes dramas.On this week’s Popcast, a conversation about Swift’s rerecorded albums, the unruly fervor of the new “All Too Well” and whether one can ever fully truly channel the past when saddled with the knowledge of the present.Guests:Joe Coscarelli, The New York Times’s pop music reporterCaryn Ganz, The New York Times’s pop music editorLindsay Zoladz, who writes about pop music for The New York Times and othersConnect With Popcast. Become a part of the Popcast community: Join the show’s Facebook group and Discord channel. We want to hear from you! Tune in, and tell us what you think at popcast@nytimes.com. Follow our host, Jon Caramanica, on Twitter: @joncaramanica. More

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    Park Avenue Armory Announces Futuristic New Season

    Highlights include the North American premieres of Michel van der Aa’s opera “Upload” and Robert Icke’s production of “Hamlet.”The Park Avenue Armory is taking a forward-looking approach in its 2022 season.“The current that runs through this season is technology and futuristic outlooks on the world,” Rebecca Robertson, the Armory’s president and executive producer, said in an interview on Tuesday.A highlight of the season, announced on Wednesday, is the North American premiere of the Dutch composer Michel van der Aa’s 80-minute opera “Upload,” about a man who uploads a digital version of his consciousness to achieve virtual immortality (March 22-30, 2022). In a review of the production at the Dutch National Opera, The New York Times’s Joshua Barone called the piece, which combines film, motion capture and live performance and stars the soprano Julia Bullock and the baritone Roderick Williams, “a sci-fi spin on a fundamentally human tale.”Next up, the British director Robert Icke presents a surveillance-focused staging of Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” which will make its North American premiere after sold-out runs at London’s Almeida Theater and the West End in 2017 (May 31-Aug. 13, 2022). Alex Lawther (“The Imitation Game”) will take on the titular role, which Andrew Scott played to critical acclaim in London.“Hamlet” will play in repertory with Icke’s adaptation of Aeschylus’ “Oresteia” (June 9-Aug. 13, 2022) — for which he won the Olivier Award for best director in 2016. Originally a trilogy of Greek tragedies, the three plays have been condensed into a single family drama that follows a succession of brutal family murders and runs just over three and a half hours. Lia Williams, who was nominated for an Olivier for best actress in the 2015 production, is set to return in the role of Klytemnestra.Other highlights of the new season include “Assembly,” an exhibition featuring the second generation of Rashaad Newsome’s artificial-intelligence-powered creation “Being,” whose voice acts as the installation’s soundscape (Feb. 16-March 6, 2022); “Rothko Chapel,” a new commission by the composer and MacArthur fellow Tyshawn Sorey, based on Morton Feldman’s composition for the dedication of the chapel in 1971 and directed by Peter Sellars (Sept. 27-Oct. 8, 2022); and “Euphoria,” an immersive film installation by the German video and film artist Julian Rosefeldt that is a commentary on money, greed and consumption (Nov. 30, 2022-Jan. 1, 2023).A full season lineup is available at armoryonpark.org. More

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    Philip Margo of the Tokens, Who Sang of a Snoozing Lion, Dies at 79

    His baritone contributed to the 1961 hit “The Lion Sleeps Tonight,” which became one of the most recognizable American pop songs ever.Philip Margo, a member of the close-harmony group the Tokens, which earned enduring pop-music fame with the No. 1 hit “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” in 1961, died on Saturday in a hospital in Los Angeles. He was 79.The cause was a stroke, his family said.Mr. Margo had a varied career, performing with the Tokens and its offshoots, producing records and writing for television. But nothing had a bigger impact than the recording he was part of when he was 19: “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” became one of the most recognizable songs in American music, instantly identifiable from Jay Siegel’s opening falsetto. Mr. Margo sang baritone.The song had its origins in South Africa, where Solomon Linda and the Original Evening Birds recorded a simple tune they called “Mbube” — Zulu for “the lion” — containing the now-familiar melody. In the early 1950s the American folk group the Weavers, whose members included Pete Seeger, began performing it but rendered the word of the title as “wim-o-weh.” The Kingston Trio and others picked up on that version.In 1961 the Tokens were looking for a follow-up to their first record, “Tonight I Fell in Love,” and Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore, producers at RCA Records, brought in the lyricist George Weiss, who added the English lyrics that begin “In the jungle, the mighty jungle.”Philip Margo and some of the others in the group didn’t have a lot of confidence in the resulting recording.“We were embarrassed by it and tried to convince Hugo and Luigi not to release it,” he said in an interview quoted in “The Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits” by Fred Bronson. “They said it would be a big record and it was going out.”They were right. It hit No. 1 on the Billboard chart in December 1961, remained there for three weeks and became a cultural touchstone. A whole new generation was introduced to it in 1994 when a version turned up in the Disney movie “The Lion King.”“Now that it’s current, we’re current,” Mr. Margo said at the time. “I am thrilled.”Philip Frederick Margo was born on April 1, 1942, in Brooklyn to Leon and Ruth (Becker) Margo. He grew up in the Brighton Beach section of Brooklyn. In 1959 he returned there from a summer job playing piano in the Catskills and, with his younger brother, began trying doo-wop harmonizing with Mr. Siegel and Hank Medress, seeing what they could do with songs like “A Teenager in Love,” a hit at the time for Dion and the Belmonts.“We sounded so good we started writing songs ourselves,” Mr. Margo told The Spokesman-Review of Spokane, Wash., in 1992. One song they came up with was “Tonight I Fell in Love,” which they recorded and brought to the small Warwick label, whose owner, Marty Kraft, said they needed a name.“We wanted to call ourselves Those Guys, but that was unheard-of in 1960,” Mr. Margo said in the Billboard book interview. “It had to be ‘The Somethings.’”So they took the name from an earlier group Mr. Medress had been in, becoming the Tokens.The Tokens released a number of other singles over the years, including “I Hear Trumpets Blow” (1966), and a string of albums. Collectively the group also produced records for others, including the Chiffons and the Happenings.Mr. Margo continued to perform with his brother, who died in 2017, and with Mr. Medress, who died in 2007. He settled in Beverly Hills and was a fan of the Los Angeles Dodgers. During the 1998 baseball season his version of the Tokens (Mr. Siegel has his own) performed the national anthem in every major league ballpark, and is said to have been the first pop group to have accomplished that feat.In the 1980s and 1990s Mr. Margo wrote and produced television movies and wrote episodes of shows including the sitcom “Benson.” He also managed the career of that show’s star, Robert Guillaume, for a time.Mr. Margo is survived by his wife, Abbie S. Margo, whom he married in 1966; two sons, Noah Margo and Joshua Ginsberg-Margo; a daughter, Neely S. Irwin; a sister, Maxine Margo Rubin; and eight grandchildren.The Margo brothers appeared on “CBS This Morning” in 1994, promoting a recently released album called “Oldies Are Now.” Paula Zahn, one of the show’s hosts, asked them about “The Lion Sleeps Tonight,” including a question — “How many ways can you butcher a-wim-o-weh?” — that they needed no prompting to answer.“Wingle-whop, wingle-whetta, wing-away,” said Phil.“Wing-o-wack,” said Mitch.“Wing-o-wack,” agreed Phil.To which Mitch added, “And then some that we can’t repeat.” More

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    Adele, Music’s Comet, Returns With ‘30.’ How Bright Will It Burn?

    The British powerhouse’s new album will arrive in a vastly changed music business. But she’s proven to be the exception to almost every rule throughout her 13-year career.The last time Adele released new music, six years ago, it became the type of hit many in the music industry thought was no longer possible. Her third album, “25,” sold nearly 3.4 million copies in a single week in the United States, smashing records at a time when CD sales were cratering and streaming had not yet proved itself to be the business’s savior.Her newest release, “30,” which arrives on Friday, is all but assured to be another blockbuster, though just how big is anybody’s guess.Adele’s label, Columbia, is keeping mum about commercial projections. But the buzz in the business is that the album’s “equivalent sales” figure — a new metric that reconciles old-fashioned album purchases with song-by-song clicks on streaming services — will easily exceed one million in its first week out, and could go far higher.No album has done so since Taylor Swift’s “Reputation,” four years ago. In fact, since “25” came out in late 2015, only four other titles (three by Swift, plus Drake’s “Views”) have had more than half a million full-album sales in a single week. Yet reports in music trade publications — neither confirmed nor denied by Sony Music, Columbia’s corporate parent — suggest that up to 500,000 copies of “30” on vinyl alone may be ready to go.A wave of extremely high-profile promotion means that Adele’s audience has been fully primed. On Sunday, CBS aired “Adele One Night Only,” a prime-time concert special, interspersed with interview segments by Oprah Winfrey, which drew 10.3 million viewers — just shy of the total for this year’s Academy Awards. A few weeks ago, Vogue published simultaneous cover stories in its American and British editions.“Her core fan base is incredibly wide-ranging,” said Hannah Karp, the editorial director of Billboard magazine. “They still buy albums, still listen to terrestrial radio. That makes it easier to cut through the noise of the ever-growing amount of new music on streaming services.”Adele, a 33-year-old North Londoner who has settled in an exclusive enclave in Los Angeles — where she is sometimes spotted courtside at basketball games with her boyfriend, the sports agent Rich Paul — is that rarest of music unicorns: One who not only lands headline-grabbing hits, but does so after years of inactivity, even near silence, contradicting every unwritten rule of pop-star career management, which these days involves a steady stream of songs and near-constant social media activity.“She defies gravity,” said Tom Poleman, the chief programming officer of iHeartMedia, the country’s largest radio chain. “No other artist can release a new album after five, six years and have this kind of success.”Part of the appeal of Adele’s music may lie in its consistency. “Easy on Me,” her latest single, is textbook Adele, with just piano, bass and a faint bass-drum heartbeat supporting her vocal fireworks. Like “Hello” before it — and “Someone Like You” before that — it is a classic torch ballad largely removed from the trends of contemporary pop production, yet it easily landed in heavy rotation on pop radio alongside upbeat, electronic hits like the Kid Laroi’s “Stay” and Dua Lipa’s “Levitating.”Adele previewed her new album on Sunday with “Adele One Night Only,” a prime-time concert special interspersed with interview segments by Oprah Winfrey,Getty Images“Easy on Me” has held at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart for the last four weeks.On her CBS special, Adele sang outside the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, surrounded by a celebrity audience that included Lizzo, Leonardo DiCaprio and Drake, with postcard-perfect sunset views of the Hollywood Hills. Yet the special seemed to make her relatable even as it rendered her a musical deity.“She’s as real, as down-to-earth, as we all believe she is,” Winfrey said, introducing the performance.In her interview segments, Adele wore a striking white pantsuit and spoke with disarming candor about her divorce, her late father’s alcoholism and her experience losing more than 100 pounds through a vigorous training regimen. At points, her lines could scarcely have been written better by a magazine editor, as when she said that this is the first time she has “loved myself and been open to loving and being loved by someone else.”Those paradoxical qualities — supreme glamour, salt-of-the-earth approachability — are key to Adele’s connection to her fans, even after years out of the spotlight.“People see her as an old friend,” Karp said. “The way she banters with an audience between songs, in a very conversational way — that only increases her appeal, especially in this world of Instagram, where people are so careful with the image they project.”Since “25,” Adele has become a streaming star. Like Swift, she was a notable holdout when the format was newer, keeping her full LP off streaming services for months to help maximize sales. Since then, Swift — whose protest was more rooted in her discomfort with some services’ free tiers — has released six studio albums, gradually honing her approach to both streaming and sales (hello, merch bundles and vinyl pre-orders).Adele, on the other hand, is diving headfirst into a vastly changed music business. Streaming now accounts for about 84 percent of recorded music’s domestic sales revenue, and while vinyl and deluxe CD packages can help push a new album to No. 1, online clicks are usually vital to its success in the long run.So far, Adele seems to have a strong position. “Easy on Me” has been streamed 134 million times in the United States since its release a month ago, according to MRC Data, Billboard’s tracking arm.After “25,” Adele’s songs drew 700 million to 800 million streams in the United States each year, even with no new material, according to MRC. Chartmetric, a company that tracks streaming and social media data, found that the playlisting of Adele’s songs, while growing for years, shot up dramatically as anticipation for “30” grew this year. “Easy on Me” is on almost 300,000 Spotify playlists, reaching nearly 360 million followers there, according to Chartmetric.That success spreads to nearly every part of the music industry — brick-and-mortar retailers, streaming services and radio stations.“She’s the Christmas present you look forward to,” said Poleman, of iHeartMedia, “except Christmas only comes every five to six years.” More

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    Maureen Cleave, Pop Journalist and Beatles Confidante, Dies at 87

    Ms. Cleave’s interview with John Lennon, in which he said the Beatles were “more popular than Jesus,” drew worldwide attention.Maureen Cleave, a British journalist who was one of the first music writers to introduce readers to the Beatles, and who recorded John Lennon’s famous observation that the band was “more popular than Jesus,” died on Nov. 6 at her home in Aldeburgh, England. She was 87.Her daughter Dora Nichols confirmed her death. She did not give a cause but said Ms. Cleave had Alzheimer’s disease.When Ms. Cleave began writing the column “Disc Date” for The London Evening Standard in 1961, serious writing about pop music was in its infancy. She helped raise its profile, in columns that featured conversations with luminaries including Bob Dylan, Joan Baez and the Rolling Stones. She became a marquee byline; in 1976, The Standard called her “the writer who gets people to talk about themselves in the way no other writer can match.”But she was best known for her regular reporting on the Beatles, with whom she had a warm relationship, and whom she described affectionately in the newspaper’s pages. Her piece headlined “The Year of the Beatles,” published in The Standard in 1963, was one of the first major newspaper articles about the band.“Their behavior ranges from the preposterous, farcical and impossible to the kindly, thoughtful and polite,” Ms. Cleave wrote. “You are outraged, diverted and charmed. You are never, ever bored.”Her biggest moment stemmed from an interview with Lennon published in March 1966, in which she delved into his thoughts on organized religion. “Christianity will go,” he said. “It will vanish and shrink. I needn’t argue about that; I know I’m right and will be proved right. We’re more popular than Jesus now. I don’t know which will go first — rock ’n’ roll or Christianity.”Readers, and the rest of the British press, paid little notice. But in July, a month before the Beatles began a tour of the United States, the American magazine Datebook reprinted the interview and provoked a frenzy.Lennon’s remark, which came to be widely known as a claim that the Beatles were “bigger than Jesus,” prompted demonstrations and drew the ire of many American Christians. Lennon was accused of blasphemy — as, by extension, was Ms. Cleave.A Baptist pastor in Cleveland threatened excommunication for members of his parish who attended a Beatles concert. The Ku Klux Klan protested Lennon’s remarks. The Vatican issued a statement condemning the comparison.Lennon apologized — albeit reluctantly — at a news conference during the American tour, under pressure from the band’s manager, Brian Epstein.Paul McCartney said in the multimedia release “The Beatles Anthology” that Ms. Cleave was one of the band’s go-to journalists. “Maureen was interesting and easy to talk to,” he said. Lennon, he added, “made the unfortunate mistake of talking very freely because Maureen was someone we knew very well, to whom we would just talk straight from the shoulder.”Lennon’s line made it into The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations.The 1966 American tour, fraught with protests and the lingering fear of violence, was the Beatles’ last.Maureen Diana Cleave was born on Oct. 20, 1934, in India, which was part of the British Empire at the time.Her father, Maj. John Cleave, was a British officer stationed in India. Her mother, Isabella Mary Fraser Browne, was a homemaker. She had two sisters.Ms. Cleave attended high school in her mother’s native Ireland after the family returned there.After graduating from St. Anne’s College at Oxford in 1957, Ms. Cleave found a job at The Evening Standard as a secretary.An avid fan of pop music, she pitched a column on the subject to the paper’s editors. That idea became “Disc Date.” She traveled to Liverpool in 1963 to see the Beatles in person.She married Francis Nichols, an Oxford classmate, in 1966, and they later moved to his ancestral home at Lawford Hall in Essex. He died in 2015. Her survivors include their daughters, Dora and Sadie Nichols; their son, Bertie Nichols; and three grandchildren.After the Beatles broke up in 1970, Ms. Cleave continued covering the music scene for The Evening Standard. In a series of articles in the 1970s under the rubric “Maureen Cleave’s Guide to the Young,” she explained the hippie movement to Standard readers and explored the Hells Angels, among other topics.Ms. Cleave was diagnosed with myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome, after collapsing on a London Underground platform in 1992. She documented her experience with the ailment in The Standard the next year. “The medical profession lagged behind in M.E. awareness,” she wrote; “because there is no test, ergo it doesn’t exist.”“Apart from having it, I knew little about it myself,” she added. She saw homeopathic doctors as well as traditional practitioners in an effort to manage her condition.Among the other topics she explored was women’s fitness. She also wrote profiles of painters, writers and philanthropists.But she also continued publishing reflections on her time with the Beatles. In 2005, she wrote a piece for The Daily Telegraph tied to what would have been John Lennon’s 65th birthday.“Charisma rarely survives the aging process,” she wrote, “but, killed in the prime of life, Lennon remains a very powerful absence.” More

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    Remembering the Velvet Underground Through the Mirror of Film

    Subscribe to Popcast!Apple Podcasts | Spotify | StitcherIn its day, the Velvet Underground verged on the inscrutable, a band that tempered pop curiosity with avant-garde abrasion. Managed for a time by Andy Warhol, it wasn’t particularly successful by commercial measures, but the group — which included Lou Reed, John Cale, Sterling Morrison and Moe Tucker — provided an early counternarrative to the peace and love centrist counterculture of the 1960s, and proved to be profoundly influential.The band is remembered in “The Velvet Underground,” a new documentary directed by Todd Haynes, who has made unconventional music films for the last two decades. This movie is a deep dive on the New York demimonde that birthed the band, and also a reflection on the cinema and art of the day.On this week’s Popcast, a conversation about how the Velvet Underground was experienced in its time, how the band’s musical aesthetic matches with the film’s visual aesthetic and the state of contemporary music documentaries.Guests:Jon Pareles, The New York Times’s chief pop music criticA.O. Scott, The New York Times’s co-chief film criticConnect With Popcast. Become a part of the Popcast community: Join the show’s Facebook group and Discord channel. We want to hear from you! Tune in, and tell us what you think at popcast@nytimes.com. Follow our host, Jon Caramanica, on Twitter: @joncaramanica. More

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    Grammy Latinos 2021: lista completa de nominados

    Aquí tienes a los contendientes para la vigésima segunda edición de los premios.La 22.ª entrega anual de los Grammy Latinos tendrá lugar el jueves en Las Vegas en el MGM Grand Garden Arena. La ceremonia, que homenajea a la música latina lanzada entre el 1 de junio de 2020 y el 31 de mayo de 2021, se transmitirá en vivo por Univision a partir de las 8 p.m., hora del este. (Muchos premios se entregarán a partir de las 4 p. m. en un evento separado que será transmitido por los canales de Facebook Live y YouTube de los Grammy Latinos).Roselyn Sánchez, Ana Brenda Contreras y Carlos Rivera están programados para conducir el espectáculo principal. Está previsto que actúen Gloria Estefan, Christina Aguilera, Bad Bunny, Ozuna, Rubén Blades y C. Tangana.El cantante colombiano Camilo lidera con diez nominaciones, incluidas las de disco del año, álbum del año y canción del año.Puedes ver la lista completa de nominados a continuación.Grabación del año“Si hubieras querido”, Pablo Alborán“Todo de ti”, Rauw Alejandro“Un amor eterno (Versión Balada)”, Marc Anthony“A tu lado”, Paula Arenas“Bohemio”, Andrés Calamaro y Julio Iglesias“Vida de rico”, Camilo“Suéltame, Bogotá”, Diamante Eléctrico“Amén”, Ricardo Montaner, Mau y Ricky, Camilo, Evaluna Montaner“Dios así lo quiso”, Ricardo Montaner y Juan Luis Guerra“Te olvidaste”, C. Tangana y Omar Apollo“Talvez”, Caetano Veloso y Tom VelosoÁlbum del añoVértigo, Pablo AlboránMis amores, Paula ArenasEl último tour del mundo, Bad BunnySalswing!, Rubén Blades y Roberto Delgado & OrquestaMis manos, CamiloNana, Tom, Vinicius, Nana CaymmiPrivé, Juan Luis GuerraOrigen, JuanesUn canto por México, Vol. II, Natalia LafourcadeEl madrileño, C. TanganaCanción del año“A tu lado”, Paula Arenas y Maria Elisa Ayerbe, compositoras (Paula Arenas)“A veces”, Diamante Eléctrico, compositores (Diamante Eléctrico)“Agua”, J Balvin, Alejandro Borrero, Jhay Cortez, Kevyn Mauricio Cruz Moreno, Derek Drymon, Mark Harrison, Stephen Hillenburg, Alejandro Ramirez, Ivanni Rodríguez, Blaise Smith, Tainy y Juan Camilo Vargas, compositores (Tainy y J Balvin)“Canción bonita”, Rafa Arcaute, Ricky Martin, Mauricio Rengifo, Andrés Torres & Carlos Vives, compositores (Carlos Vives y Ricky Martin)“Dios así lo quiso”, Camilo, David Julca, Jonathan Julca, Yasmil Jesús Marrufo y Ricardo Montaner, compositores (Ricardo Montaner y Juan Luis Guerra)“Hawái”, Édgar Barrera, René Cano, Kevyn Cruz, Johan Espinosa, Kevin Jiménez, Miky La Sensa, Bryan Lezcano, Maluma, Andrés Uribe y Juan Camilo Vargas, compositores (Maluma)“Mi guitarra”, Javier Limón, compositores (Javier Limón, Juan Luis Guerra y Nella)“Patria y vida”, Descemer Bueno, El Funky, Gente De Zona, Yadam González, Beatriz Luengo, Maykel Osorbo & Yotuel, compositores (Yotuel, Gente De Zona, Descemer Bueno, Maykel Osorbo, El Funky)“Que se sepa nuestro amor”, El David Aguilar y Mon Laferte, compositores (Mon Laferte y Alejandro Fernández)“Si hubieras querido”, Pablo Alborán, Nicolás “Na’vi” De La Espriella, Diana Fuentes y Julio Reyes Copello, compositores (Pablo Alborán)“Todo de ti”, Rauw Alejandro, José M. Collazo, Luis J. González, Rafael E. Pabón Navedo y Eric Pérez Rovira, compositores (Rauw Alejandro)“Vida de rico”, Édgar Barrera y Camilo, compositores (Camilo)Mejor nuevo artistaGiulia BeMaría BecerraBizarrapBozaZoe GotussoHumbeRita IndianaLassoPaloma MamiMarco MaresJuliana VelásquezMejor álbum vocal popDios los cría, Andrés CalamaroMis manos, CamiloMunay, Pedro CapóK.O., Danna PaolaDe México, ReikMejor álbum vocal pop tradicionalVértigo, Pablo AlboránMis amores, Paula ArenasPrivé, Juan Luis GuerraDoce margaritas, NellaAtlántico a pie, Diego TorresMejor canción pop“Adiós”, David Julca, Jonathan Julca, Pablo López y Sebastián Yatra, compositores (Sebastián Yatra)“Ahí”, Javier Limón, compositor (Nella)“Canción bonita”, Rafa Arcaute, Ricky Martin, Mauricio Rengifo, Andrés Torres y Carlos Vives, compositores (Carlos Vives y Ricky Martin)”La mujer”, Mon Laferte, compositora (Mon Laferte y Gloria Trevi)“Vida de rico”, Édgar Barrera y Camilo, compositores (Camilo)Mejor fusión/interpretación urbana“El amor es una moda”, Alcover, Juan Magan y Don Omar“Tattoo (Remix)”, Rauw Alejandro y Camilo“Nathy Peluso: BZRP music sessions, Vol.36”, Bizarrap y Nathy Peluso“Diplomatico”, Major Lazer con Guaynaa“Hawái (Remix)”, Maluma y The WeekndMejor interpretación reguetón“Tu veneno”, J. Balvin“La tóxica”, Farruko“Bichota”, Karol G“Caramelo”, Ozuna“La curiosidad”, Jay Wheeler, DJ Nelson y Myke TowersMejor álbum de música urbanaGoldo Funky, AkapellahEl último tour del mundo, Bad BunnyMonarca, Eladio CarriónEnoc, OzunaLyke Mike, Myke TowersMejor canción de rap/hip hop“Booker T”, Bad Bunny y Marco Daniel Borrero, compositores (Bad Bunny)“Condenados”, Akapellah y Pedro Querales, compositores (Akapellah)“La vendedora de placer”, Lito MC Cassidy, compositor (Lito MC Cassidy)“Sana Sana”, Rafa Arcaute, Gino Borri, Illmind, Ángel López, Nathy Peluso y Federico Vindver, compositores (Nathy Peluso)“Snow Tha Product: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol.39”, Bizarrap y Snow Tha Product, compositores (Bizarrap, Snow Tha Product)Mejor canción urbana“A fuego”, Farina, Joshua Javier Méndez, Sech, Jonathan Emmanuel Tobar y Jorge Valdés Vásquez, compositores (Farina)“Agua”, J Balvin, Alejandro Borrero, Jhay Cortez, Kevyn Mauricio Cruz Moreno, Derek Drymon, Mark Harrison, Stephen Hillenburg, Alejandro Ramírez, Ivanni Rodríguez, Blaise Smith, Tainy & Juan Camilo Vargas, compositores (Tainy y J Balvin)“Dákiti”, Bad Bunny, Jhay Cortez, Nydia Laner, Gabriel Mora, Egbert Rosa y Tainy, compositores (Bad Bunny y Jhay Cortez)“La curiosidad”, Myke Towers y Jay Wheeler, compositores (Jay Wheeler, DJ Nelson y Myke Towers)“Patria y vida”, Descemer Bueno, El Funky, Gente De Zona, Yadam González, Beatriz Luengo, Maykel Osorbo y Yotuel, compositores (Yotuel, Gente De Zona, Descemer Bueno, Maykel Osorbo, El Funky)Mejor álbum de rockCurso de levitación intensivo, BunburyControl, Caramelos de CianuroLos Mesoneros live desde Pangea, Los MesonerosLuz, No Te Va GustarEl pozo brillante, VicenticoMejor canción de rock“Ahora 1”, Vicentico, compositor (Vicentico)“Distintos”, Andrés Giménez y Andreas Kisser, compositores (De La Tierra)“El Sur”, Santi Balmes y Julián Saldarriaga, compositores (Love Of Lesbian con Bunbury)“Hice todo mal”, Anabella Cartolano, compositores (Las Ligas Menores)“Venganza”, Emiliano Brancciari y Nicki Nicole, compositores (No Te Va Gustar y Nicki Nicole)Mejor álbum pop/rockMira lo que me hiciste hacer, Diamante EléctricoMis grandes éxitos, Adan Jodorowsky & The French KissOrigen, JuanesV. E. H. N., Love of LesbianEl reflejo, Rayos LáserMejor canción pop/rock“A veces”, Diamante Eléctrico, compositores (Diamante Eléctrico)“Cosmos (Antisistema Solar)”, Santi Balmes y Julián Saldarriaga, compositores (Love of Lesbian)“El duelo”, Sergio Eduardo Acosta y León Larregui, compositores (Zoé)“Ganas”, Zoe Gotusso, Nicolás Landa y Diego Mema, compositores (Zoe Gotusso)“Hong Kong”, Alizzz, Andrés Calamaro, Jorge Drexler, Víctor Martínez y C. Tangana, compositores (C. Tangana y Andrés Calamaro)Mejor álbum de música alternativaKiCk I, ArcaTropiplop, AterciopeladosCabra, CabraUn segundo MTV Unplugged, Café TacvbaCalambre, Nathy PelusoMejor canción alternativa“Agarrate”, Rafa Arcaute, Pedro Campos y Nathy Peluso, compositores (Nathy Peluso)“Antidiva”, Andrea Echeverri, compositora (Aterciopelados)“Confía”, Gepe, compositor (Gepe y Vicentico)“Nominao”, Alizzz, Jorge Drexler y C. Tangana, compositores (C. Tangana y Jorge Drexler)“Te olvidaste”, Omar Apollo, Rafa Arcaute, C. Tangana & Federico Vindver, compositores (C. Tangana y Omar Apollo)Mejor álbum de salsaSalsa Plus!, Rubén Blades y Roberto Delgado & OrquestaEn cuarentena, El Gran Combo De Puerto RicoEl día es hoy, Willy GarcíaColegas, Gilberto Santa RosaEn Barranquilla me quedo, el disco homenaje a Joe Arroyo, Varios artitas, José Gaviria y Milton Salcedo, productoresMejor álbum de cumbia/vallenatoLas locuras mías, Silvestre DangondPa’ que se esmigajen los parlantes, Diego Daza y Carlos RuedaDe Buenos Aires para el mundo, Los Ángeles AzulesEsencia, Felipe PeláezNoche de serenata, Osmar Pérez y Geño GamezMejor álbum de merengue y/o bachataBachata queen, AlexandraLove dance merengue, Manny CruzEl papá de la bachata, su legado (Añoñado I, II, III, IV)”, Luis SeguraEs merengue. ¿Algún problema?”, Sergio VargasInsensatez, Fernando VillalonaMejor álbum tropical tradicionalGente con alma, José Aguirre Cali Big BandChabuco en La Habana, ChabucoCha cha chá: Homenaje a lo tradicional, Alain Pérez, Issac Delgado y la Orquesta AragónSolos, Jon Secada y Gonzalo RubalcabaAlma cubana, Leoni TorresMejor álbum tropical contemporáneoLegendarios, BillosRío abajo, Diana BurcoBrazil305, Gloria EstefanAcertijos, Pedrito MartínezLa música del carnaval – XX aniversario, Juventino Ojito y su Son MocanáMejor canción tropical“Bolero a la vida”, Santiago Larramendi y Gaby Moreno, compositores (Omara Portuondo con Gaby Moreno)“Dios así lo quiso”, Camilo, David Julca, Jonathan Julca, Yasmil Marrufo y Ricardo Montaner, compositores (Ricardo Montaner y Juan Luis Guerra)Mas feliz que ayer, Alfredo Nodarse, compositor (Chabuco)Pambiche de novia, Juan Luis Guerra, compositor (Juan Luis Guerra)Un sueño increíble (Homenaje a Jairo Varela), Jorge Luis Piloto, compositor (Dayhan Díaz y Charlie Cardona)Mejor álbum cantautorAlemorología, AleMorMendó, Alex CubaSeis, Mon LaferteMañana te escribo otra canción, Covi QuintanaEl árbol y el bosque, RozalénMejor álbum de música ranchera/mariachiCuando te enamores, El BebetoA mis 80’s, Vicente Fernández#Charramillennial – Lady, Nora GonzálezAyayay! (Súper Deluxe), Christian NodalSoy México, Pike RomeroMejor álbum de música bandaConcierto Mundial Digital Live, Banda El Recodo De Cruz LizárragaVivir la vida, Banda Los RecoditosSin miedo al éxito, Banda Los SebastianesLlegando al rancho, Joss FavelaNos divertimos logrando lo imposible, Grupo FirmeMejor álbum de música tejanaPa’ la pista y pa’l pisto, vol. 2, El PlanBack on track, Ram HerreraHistórico, La FiebreIncomparable, SolidoUn Beso es suficiente, VilaxMejor álbum de música norteñaVamos bien, Calibre 50De vieja escuela, Gera DemaraDiez, La Energía NorteñaAl estilo rancherón, Los Dos CarnalesRecordando a una leyenda, Los Plebes del Rancho de Ariel Camacho y Christian NodalVolando alto, PalomoMejor canción regional mexicana“Aquí abajo”, Edgar Barrera, René Humberto Lau Ibarra y Christian Nodal, compositores (Christian Nodal)“Cicatrices”, Pepe Portilla, compositor (Nora González con Lupita Infante)“40 y 21”, Erika Vidrio, compositora (Beto Zapata)“Que se sepa nuestro amor”, El David Aguilar y Mon Laferte, compositores (Mon Laferte y Alejandro Fernández)“Tuyo y mío”, Édgar Barrera, Camilo y Alfonso de Jesús Quezada Mancha, compositores (Camilo y Los Dos Carnales)Mejor álbum instrumentalEntretiempo y tiempo, Omar Acosta y Sergio MenemCristóvão Bastos e Rogério Caetano, Cristovão Bastos y Rogério CaetanoCanto da praya – Ao vivo, Hamilton De Holanda y MestrinhoLe Petit Garage (Live), Ara MalikianToquinho e Yamandu Costa – Bachianinha – (Live At Rio Montreux Jazz Festival), Toquinho y Yamandu CostaMejor álbum folclóricoAmor pasado, Leonel GarcíaJemas, Tato MarencoAncestras, Petrona MartinezRenacer, Nahuel PennisiVocal, Alejandro ZavalaMejor álbum de tangoTango of the Americas, Pan American Symphony Orchestra348, Federico Pereiro100 años, Quinteto RevolucionarioTanghetto Plays Piazzolla, TanghettoTinto Tango Plays Piazzolla, Tinto TangoMejor álbum de música flamencaAlma de pura raza, Paco CandelaUn nuevo universo, Pepe de LucíaAmor, Israel Fernández y Diego del MoraoHerencia, Rafael RiqueniEl rey, María ToledoMejor álbum de jazz latino/jazzBruma: Celebrating Milton Nascimento, Antonio AdolfoOntology, Roxana AmedFamily, Edmar CastanedaVoyager, Iván Melon LewisEl arte del bolero, Miguel Zenón y Luis PerdomoMejor álbum cristiano (en español)Hora dorada, AnagraceYa me vi, AroddyRedención, Aline BarrosVida encontré, Majo y DanMilagro de amar, William PerdomoMejor álbum cristiano (en portugués)Catarse: Lado B, Daniela AraújoSarah Farias (Ao vivo), Sarah FariasSeguir teu coração, Anderson FreireSentido, Leonardo GonçalvesElis Soares 10 anos, Eli SoaresMejor álbum de pop contemporáneo en lengua portuguesaCor, AnavitóriaA bolha, Vitor KleyDuda Beat y Nando Reis, Nando Reis y Duda BeatSerá que você vai acreditar?, Fernanda TakaiChegamos sozinhos em casa, vol.1, TuyoMejor álbum de rock o música alternativa en lengua portuguesaÁlbum rosa, A Cor Do SomEmidoinã, André AbujamraOxeaxeexu, BaianaSystemAssim tocam meus tambores, Marcelo D2Fôlego, ScaleneO bar me chama, Velhas VirgensMejor álbum de samba/pagodeRio: só vendo a vista, Martinho da VilaSempre se pode sonhar, Paulinho da ViolaNei Lopes, Projeto Coisa Fina e Guga Stroeter No Pagode Black Tie, Nei Lopes, Projeto Coisa Fina y Guga StroeterSamba de verão, Diogo NogueiraOnze (Músicas inéditas de Adoniran Barbosa), varios artistasMejor álbum de música popular brasileñaCanções d’além mar, Zeca BaleiroH.O.J.E, Delia FischerTempo de viver, Thiago HolandaBom mesmo é estar debaixo d’água, Luedji LunaDo meu coração nu, Zé ManoelMejor álbum de música sertanejaTempo de romance, Chitãozinho e XororóDaniel em casa, DanielPatroas, Marília Mendonça, Maiara y MaraísaConquistas, Os Barões da PisadinhaPra ouvir no fone, Michel TelóMejor álbum de música de raíces en lengua portuguesaSambadeiras, Luiz CaldasDo coração, Sara CorreiaOrin a língua dos anjos, Orquestra AfrosinfônicaEu e vocês, Elba RamalhoArraiá da veveta, Ivete SangaloMejor canción en lengua portuguesa“A cidade”, Francisco Ribeiro Eller y Lucas Veneu Videla, compositores (Chico Chico y João Mantuano)“Amores e flores”, Diogo Melim y Rodrigo Melim, compositores (Melim)“Espera a primavera”, Nando Reis, compositor (Nando Reis)“Lágrimas de alegria”, Tales De Polli y Deko, compositores (Maneva y Natiruts)“Lisboa”, Ana Caetano y Paulo Novaes, compositores (Anavitória y Lenine)“Mulheres não têm que chorar”, Tiê Castro, Emicida y Guga Fernandes, compositores (Ivete Sangalo y Emicida)Mejor álbum de música latina para niñosOtra vuelta al sol, Edith Derdyk, Daniel Escobar, Luis Fernando Franco, Jesús David Garcés, Fito Hernández, Paulo Tatit y José Julián Villa, productoresDanilo & Chapis, vol. 1, Danilo y ChapisCanciones de Cuna, Mi Casa Es Tu CasaNanas consentidoras, Victoria SurTu Rockcito filarmónico, Tu Rockcito y la Orquesta Filarmónica de MedellínMejor álbum de música clásicaBeethoven: révolution, symphonies 1 à 5, Jordi Savall y Le Concert des Nations; Jordi Savall, director de orquesta; Manuel Mohino, productorClaudio Santoro: a obra integral para violoncelo e piano, Ney Fialkow y Hugo Pilger; Maria de Fátima Nunes Pilger y Hugo Pilger, productoresLatin American Classics, Kristhyan Benitez; Jon Feidner, productorMusic From Cuba And Spain, Sierra: Sonata para guitarra, Manuel Barrueco; Asgerdur Sigurdardottir, productorTres historias concertantes, Héctor Infanzón; Konstantin Dobroykov, conductor; Héctor Infanzón, productorMejor obra/composición clásica contemporánea“Concierto para violín y orquesta-remembranzas”, Héctor Infanzón, compositor (Héctor Infanzón y William Harvey)“Cuatro”, Orlando Jacinto García, compositor (Orlando Jacinto García con Amernet String Quartet)“Desde la tierra que habito”, Eddie Mora, compositor (Ensamble Contemporáneo Universitario (ECU) y Banda de Conciertos de Cartago (BCC))“Falling Out Of Time”, Osvaldo Golijov, compositor (Osvaldo Golijov)“Music From Cuba And Spain, Sierra: sonata para guitarra”, Roberto Sierra, compositor (Manuel Barrueco)Mejor arreglo“Blue In Green (Sky And Sea)”, Kendall Moore, arreglista (Roxana Amed)“Tierra mestiza”, César Orozco, arreglista (America Viva Band)“Adiós Nonino”, Jorge Calandrelli, arreglista (Jorge Calandrelli)“Um beijo”, Vince Mendoza, arreglista (Melody Gardot)“Ojalá que llueva café (versión privé)”, Juan Luis Guerra, arreglista (Juan Luis Guerra)Mejor diseño de empaqueColegas, Ana Gonzalez, directora de arte (Gilberto Santa Rosa)Lo que me dé la gana, Boa Mistura, directores de arte (Dani Martín)Madrid nuclear, Emilio Lorente, director de arte (Leiva)Puta, Emilio Lorente, director de arte (Zahara)Tragas o escupes, Marc Donés, director de arte (Jarabe De Palo)Mejor ingeniería de grabación para un álbumBpm, Nelson Carvalho, ingeniero; Leo Aldrey y Rafael Giner, mezcladores; Tiago De Sousa, ingeniero de masterización (Salvador Sobral)Bruma: Celebrating Milton Nascimento, Roger Freret, ingeniero; Claudio Spiewak, mezcla; André Dias, ingeniero de masterización (Antonio Adolfo)El madrileño, Orlando Aispuro Meneses, Daniel Alanís, Alizzz, Rafa Arcaute, Josdán Luis Cohimbra Acosta, Miguel de la Vega, Máximo Espinosa Rosell, Alex Ferrer, Luis Garcié, Billy Garedella, Patrick Liotard, Ed Maverick, Beto Mendonça, Jaime Navarro, Alberto Pérez, Nathan Phillips, Harto Rodríguez, Jason Staniulis y Federico Vindver, ingenieros; Delbert Bowers, Alex Ferrer, Jaycen Joshua, Nineteen85, Lewis Pickett, Alex Psaroudakis y Raül Refree, mezcla; Chris Athens, ingeniero de masterización (C. Tangana)Iceberg, Mauro Araújo, Tó Brandileone, Kassin, Luciano Scalercio y Alê Siqueira, ingenieros; Kassin y Arthur Luna, mezcla; Carlos de Freitas, ingeniero de masterización (Priscila Tossan)Un canto por México, Vol. II, Pepe Aguilar, Rodrigo Cuevas, José Luis Fernández, Camilo Froideval, Edson R. Heredia, Manu Jalil, Rubén López Arista, Nacho Molino, David Montuy, Lucas Nunes, Alan Ortiz Grande y Alan Saucedo, ingenieros; Rubén López Arista, mezcla; Michael Fuller, ingeniero de masterización (Natalia Lafourcade)Productor del añoAlizzzEdgar BarreraMarcos SánchezBizarrapDan WarnerMejor video musical versión corta“Un amor eterno”, Marc Anthony“Reza forte”, BaianaSystem con BNegão“Mi huella”, Fuel Fandango con Maria Jose Llergo“Visceral”, Fran, Carlos Do Complexo y Bibi Caetano“De una vez”, Selena GomezMejor video musical versión larga“Un segundo MTV Unplugged”, Café Tacvba“Mulher”, Carolina Deslandes“Entre mar y palmeras”, Juan Luis Guerra“Origen (Documental)”, Juanes“Quien me tañe escucha mis voces (Documental)”, Gastón Lafourcade More

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    Latin Grammys 2021: Complete Nominees List

    Here are the nominees for the 22nd annual ceremony.The 22nd annual Latin Grammy Awards will take place Thursday in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. The ceremony, which honors Latin music released between June 1, 2020 and May 31, 2021, will air live on Univision beginning at 8 p.m. Eastern. (Many awards will be handed out starting at 4 p.m. at a separate event that will be webcast via the Latin Grammys’ Facebook Live and YouTube channel.)Roselyn Sánchez, Ana Brenda Contreras and Carlos Rivera are slated to host the main show. Gloria Estefan, Christina Aguilera, Bad Bunny, Ozuna, Rubén Blades and C. Tangana are scheduled to perform.The Colombian singer Camilo leads with 10 nominations including for record of the year, Aalbum of the year and song of the year.See the full list of nominees below.Record of the Year“Si Hubieras Querido,” Pablo Alborán“Todo De Ti,” Rauw Alejandro“Un Amor Eterno (Versión Balada),” Marc Anthony“A Tu Lado,” Paula Arenas“Bohemio,” Andrés Calamaro and Julio Iglesias“Vida De Rico,” Camilo“Suéltame, Bogotá,” Diamante Eléctrico“Amén,” Ricardo Montaner, Mau y Ricky, Camilo and Evaluna Montaner“Dios Así Lo Quiso,” Ricardo Montaner and Juan Luis Guerra“Te Olvidaste,” C. Tangana and Omar Apollo“Talvez,” Caetano Veloso and Tom VelosoAlbum of the Year“Vértigo,” Pablo Alborán“Mis Amores,” Paula Arenas“El Último Tour Del Mundo,” Bad Bunny“Salswing!,” Rubén Blades y Roberto Delgado & Orquesta“Mis Manos,” Camilo“Nana, Tom, Vinicius,” Nana Caymmi“Privé,” Juan Luis Guerra“Origen,” Juanes“Un Canto Por México, Vol. II,” Natalia Lafourcade“El Madrileño,” C. TanganaSong of the Year“A Tu Lado,” Paula Arenas and Maria Elisa Ayerbe, songwriters (Paula Arenas)“A Veces,” Diamante Eléctrico, songwriters (Diamante Eléctrico)“Agua,” J Balvin, Alejandro Borrero, Jhay Cortez, Kevyn Mauricio Cruz Moreno, Derek Drymon, Mark Harrison, Stephen Hillenburg, Alejandro Ramirez, Ivanni Rodríguez, Blaise Smith, Tainy and Juan Camilo Vargas, songwriters (Tainy and J Balvin)“Canción Bonita,” Rafa Arcaute, Ricky Martin, Mauricio Rengifo, Andrés Torres and Carlos Vives, songwriters (Carlos Vives and Ricky Martin)“Dios Así Lo Quiso,” Camilo, David Julca, Jonathan Julca, Yasmil Jesús Marrufo and Ricardo Montaner, songwriters (Ricardo Montaner and Juan Luis Guerra)“Hawái,” Édgar Barrera, René Cano, Kevyn Cruz, Johan Espinosa, Kevin Jiménez, Miky La Sensa, Bryan Lezcano, Maluma, Andrés Uribe and Juan Camilo Vargas, songwriters (Maluma)“Mi Guitarra,” Javier Limón, songwriter (Javier Limón, Juan Luis Guerra and Nella)“Patria y Vida,” Descemer Bueno, El Funky, Gente De Zona, Yadam González, Beatriz Luengo, Maykel Osorbo and Yotuel, songwriters (Yotuel, Gente De Zona, Descemer Bueno, Maykel Osorbo, El Funky)“Que Se Sepa Nuestro Amor,” El David Aguilar and Mon Laferte, songwriters (Mon Laferte and Alejandro Fernández)“Si Hubieras Querido,” Pablo Alborán, Nicolás “Na’vi” De La Espriella, Diana Fuentes and Julio Reyes Copello, songwriters (Pablo Alborán)“Todo De Ti,” Rauw Alejandro, José M. Collazo, Luis J. González, Rafael E. Pabón Navedo and Eric Pérez Rovira, songwriters (Rauw Alejandro)“Vida De Rico,” Édgar Barrera and Camilo, songwriters (Camilo)Best New ArtistGiulia BeMaría BecerraBizarrapBozaZoe GotussoHumbeRita IndianaLassoPaloma MamiMarco MaresJuliana VelásquezBest Pop Vocal Album“Dios Los Cría,” Andrés Calamaro“Mis Manos,” Camilo“Munay,” Pedro Capó“K.O.,” Danna Paola“De México,” ReikBest Traditional Pop Vocal Album“Vértigo,” Pablo Alborán“Mis Amores,” Paula Arenas“Privé,” Juan Luis Guerra“Doce Margaritas,” Nella“Atlántico A Pie,” Diego TorresBest Pop Song“Adiós,” David Julca, Jonathan Julca, Pablo López and Sebastián Yatra, songwriters (Sebastián Yatra)“Ahí,” Javier Limón, songwriter (Nella)“Canción Bonita,” Rafa Arcaute, Ricky Martin, Mauricio Rengifo, Andrés Torres and Carlos Vives, songwriters (Carlos Vives and Ricky Martin)“La Mujer,” Mon Laferte, songwriter (Mon Laferte and Gloria Trevi)“Vida De Rico,” Édgar Barrera and Camilo, songwriters (Camilo)Best Urban Fusion/Performance“El Amor Es Una Moda,” Alcover, Juan Magan and Don Omar“Tattoo (Remix),” Rauw Alejandro and Camilo“Nathy Peluso: BZRP Music Sessions, Vol.36.,” Bizarrap and Nathy Peluso“Diplomatico,” Major Lazer featuring Guaynaa“Hawái (Remix),” Maluma and The WeekndBest Reggaeton Performance“Tu Veneno,” J. Balvin“La Tóxica,” Farruko“Bichota,” Karol G“Caramelo,” Ozuna“La Curiosidad,” Jay Wheeler, DJ Nelson and Myke TowersBest Urban Music Album“Goldo Funky,” Akapellah“El Último Tour Del Mundo,” Bad Bunny“Monarca,” Eladio Carrion“Enoc,” Ozuna“Lyke Mike,” Myke TowersBest Rap/Hip Hop Song“Booker T,” Bad Bunny and Marco Daniel Borrero, songwriters (Bad Bunny)“Condenados,” Akapellah and Pedro Querales, songwriters (Akapellah)“La Vendedora De Placer,” Lito MC Cassidy, songwriter (Lito MC Cassidy)“Sana Sana,” Rafa Arcaute, Gino Borri, Illmind, Ángel López, Nathy Peluso and Federico Vindver, songwriters (Nathy Peluso)“Snow Tha Product: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol.39,” Bizarrap and Snow Tha Product, songwriters (Bizarrap, Snow Tha Product)Best Urban Song“A Fuego,” Farina, Joshua Javier Méndez, Sech, Jonathan Emmanuel Tobar and Jorge Valdés Vásquez, songwriters (Farina)“Agua,” J Balvin, Alejandro Borrero, Jhay Cortez, Kevyn Mauricio Cruz Moreno, Derek Drymon, Mark Harrison, Stephen Hillenburg, Alejandro Ramírez, Ivanni Rodríguez, Blaise Smith, Tainy and Juan Camilo Vargas, songwriters (Tainy and J Balvin)“Dákiti,” Bad Bunny, Jhay Cortez, Nydia Laner, Gabriel Mora, Egbert Rosa and Tainy, songwriters (Bad Bunny and Jhay Cortez)“La Curiosidad,” Myke Towers and Jay Wheeler, songwriters (Jay Wheeler, DJ Nelson and Myke Towers)“Patria Y Vida,” Descemer Bueno, El Funky, Gente De Zona, Yadam González, Beatriz Luengo, Maykel Osorbo and Yotuel, songwriters (Yotuel, Gente De Zona, Descemer Bueno, Maykel Osorbo and El Funky)Best Rock Album“Curso De Levitación Intensivo,” Bunbury“Control,” Caramelos De Cianuro“Los Mesoneros Live Desde Pangea,” Los Mesoneros“Luz,” No Te Va Gustar“El Pozo Brillante,” VicenticoBest Rock Song“Ahora 1,” Vicentico, songwriter (Vicentico)“Distintos,” Andrés Giménez and Andreas Kisser, songwriters (De La Tierra)“El Sur,” Santi Balmes and Julián Saldarriaga, songwriters (Love Of Lesbian featuring Bunbury)“Hice Todo Mal,” Anabella Cartolano, songwriter (Las Ligas Menores)“Venganza,” Emiliano Brancciari and Nicki Nicole, songwriters (No Te Va Gustar y Nicki Nicole)Best Pop/Rock Album“Mira Lo Que Me Hiciste Hacer,” Diamante Eléctrico“Mis Grandes Éxitos,” Adan Jodorowsky and The French Kiss“Origen,” Juanes“V. E. H. N.,” Love of Lesbian“El Reflejo,” Rayos LaserBest Pop/Rock Song“A Veces,” Diamante Eléctrico, songwriters (Diamante Eléctrico)“Cosmos (Antisistema Solar),” Santi Balmes and Julián Saldarriaga, songwriters (Love Of Lesbian)“El Duelo,” Sergio Eduardo Acosta and León Larregui, songwriters (Zoé)“Ganas,” Zoe Gotusso, Nicolás Landa and Diego Mema, songwriters (Zoe Gotusso)“Hong Kong,” Alizzz, Andrés Calamaro, Jorge Drexler, Víctor Martínez and C. Tangana, songwriters (C. Tangana and Andrés Calamaro)Best Alternative Music Album“KiCk i,” Arca“Tropiplop,” Aterciopelados“Cabra,” Cabra“Un Segundo MTV Unplugged,” Café Tacvba“Calambre,” Nathy PelusoBest Alternative Song“Agarrate,” Rafa Arcaute, Pedro Campos and Nathy Peluso, songwriters (Nathy Peluso)“Antidiva,” Andrea Echeverri, songwriter (Aterciopelados)“Confía,” Gepe, songwriter (Gepe and Vicentico)“Nominao,” Alizzz, Jorge Drexler and C. Tangana, songwriters (C. Tangana and Jorge Drexler)“Te Olvidaste,” Omar Apollo, Rafa Arcaute, C. Tangana and Federico Vindver, songwriters (C. Tangana and Omar Apollo)Best Salsa Album“Salsa Plus!,” Rubén Blades y Roberto Delgado and Orquesta“En Cuarentena,” El Gran Combo De Puerto Rico“El Día Es Hoy,” Willy García“Colegas,” Gilberto Santa Rosa“En Barranquilla Me Quedo, El Disco Homenaje A Joe Arroyo,” Various Artists, José Gaviria and Milton Salcedo, album producersBest Cumbia/Vallento Album“Las Locuras Mías,” Silvestre Dangond“Pa’ Que Se Esmigajen Los Parlantes,” Diego Daza and Carlos Rueda“De Buenos Aires Para El Mundo,” Los Ángeles Azules“Esencia,” Felipe Peláez“Noche De Serenata,” Osmar Pérez and Geño GamezBest Merengue/Bachata Album“Bachata Queen,” Alexandra“Love Dance Merengue,” Manny Cruz“El Papá De La Bachata, Su Legado (Añoñado I, II, III, IV),” Luis Segura“Es Merengue ¿Algún Problema?,” Sergio Vargas“Insensatez,” Fernando VillalonaBest Traditional Tropical Album“Gente Con Alma,” José Aguirre Cali Big Band“Chabuco En La Habana,” Chabuco“Cha Cha Chá: Homenaje A Lo Tradicional,” Alain Pérez, Issac Delgado y Orquesta Aragón“Solos,” Jon Secada and Gonzalo Rubalcaba“Alma Cubana,” Leoni TorresBest Contemporary Tropical Album“Legendarios,” Billos“Río Abajo,” Diana Burco“Brazil305,” Gloria Estefan“Acertijos,” Pedrito Martínez“La Música Del Carnaval – XX Aniversario,” Juventino Ojito y Su Son MocanáBest Tropical Song“Bolero A La Vida,” Santiago Larramendi and Gaby Moreno, songwriters (Omara Portuondo featuring Gaby Moreno)“Dios Así Lo Quiso,” Camilo, David Julca, Jonathan Julca, Yasmil Marrufo and Ricardo Montaner, songwriters (Ricardo Montaner and Juan Luis Guerra)“Mas Feliz Que Ayer,” Alfredo Nodarse, songwriter (Chabuco)“Pambiche De Novia,” Juan Luis Guerra, songwriter (Juan Luis Guerra)“Un Sueño Increíble (Homenaje A Jairo Varela),” Jorge Luis Piloto, songwriter (Dayhan Díaz and Charlie Cardona)Best Singer-Songwriter Album“Alemorología,” AleMor“Mendó,” Alex Cuba“Seis,” Mon Laferte“Mañana Te Escribo Otra Canción,” Covi Quintana“El Árbol y El Bosque,” RozalénBest Ranchero/Mariachi Album“Cuando Te Enamores,” El Bebeto“A Mis 80’s,” Vicente Fernández“#Charramillennial – Lady,” Nora González“Ayayay! (Súper Deluxe),” Christian Nodal“Soy México,” Pike RomeroBest Banda Album“Concierto Mundial Digital Live,” Banda El Recodo De Cruz Lizárraga“Vivir La Vida,” Banda Los Recoditos“Sin Miedo Al Éxito,” Banda Los Sebastianes“Llegando Al Rancho,” Joss Favela“Nos Divertimos Logrando Lo Imposible,” Grupo FirmeBest Tejano Album“Pa’ la Pista y Pa’l Pisto, Vol. 2,” El Plan“Back On Track,” Ram Herrera“Histórico,” La Fiebre“Incomparable,” Solido“Un Beso Es Suficiente,” VilaxBest Norteño Album“Vamos Bien,” Calibre 50“De Vieja Escuela,” Gera Demara“Diez,” La Energía Norteña“Al Estilo Rancherón,” Los Dos Carnales“Recordando A Una Leyenda,” Los Plebes Del Rancho De Ariel Camacho y Christian Nodal“Volando Alto,” PalomoBest Regional Song“Aquí Abajo,” Edgar Barrera, René Humberto Lau Ibarra and Christian Nodal, songwriters (Christian Nodal)“Cicatrices,” Pepe Portilla, songwriter (Nora González Con Lupita Infante)“40 y 21,” Erika Vidrio, songwriter (Beto Zapata)“Que Se Sepa Nuestro Amor,” El David Aguilar and Mon Laferte, songwriters (Mon Laferte & Alejandro Fernández)“Tuyo y Mío,” Édgar Barrera, Camilo and Alfonso De Jesús Quezada Mancha, songwriters (Camilo and Los Dos Carnales)Best Instrumental Album“Entretiempo y Tiempo,” Omar Acosta and Sergio Menem“Cristóvão Bastos e Rogério Caetano,” Cristovão Bastos and Rogério Caetano“Canto Da Praya – Ao Vivo,” Hamilton De Holanda and Mestrinho“Le Petit Garage (Live),” Ara Malikian“Toquinho e Yamandu Costa – Bachianinha – (Live at Rio Montreux Jazz Festival),” Toquinho and Yamandu CostaBest Folk Album“Amor Pasado,” Leonel García“Jemas,” Tato Marenco“Ancestras,” Petrona Martinez“Renacer,” Nahuel Pennisi“Vocal,” Alejandro ZavalaBest Tango Album“Tango Of The Americas,” Pan American Symphony Orchestra“348,” Federico Pereiro“100 Años,” Quinteto Revolucionario“Tanghetto Plays Piazzolla,” Tanghetto“Tinto Tango Plays Piazzolla,” Tinto TangoBest Flamenco Album“Alma De Pura Raza,” Paco Candela“Un Nuevo Universo,” Pepe De Lucía“Amor,” Israel Fernández and Diego Del Morao“Herencia,” Rafael Riqueni“El Rey,” María ToledoBest Latin Jazz/Jazz Album“Bruma: Celebrating Milton Nascimento,” Antonio Adolfo“Ontology,” Roxana Amed“Family,” Edmar Castaneda“Voyager,” Iván Melon Lewis“El Arte Del Bolero,” Miguel Zenón and Luis PerdomoBest Christian Album (Spanish Language)“Hora Dorada,” Anagrace“Ya Me Vi,” Aroddy“Redención,” Aline Barros“Vida Encontré,” Majo y Dan“Milagro De Amar,” William PerdomoBest Portuguese Language Christian Album“Catarse: Lado B,” Daniela Araújo“Sarah Farias (Ao Vivo),” Sarah Farias“Seguir Teu Coração,” Anderson Freire“Sentido,” Leonardo Gonçalves“Elis Soares 10 Anos,” Eli SoaresBest Portuguese Language Contemporary Pop Album“Cor,” Anavitória“A Bolha,” Vitor Kley“Duda Beat & Nando Reis,” Nando Reis and Duda Beat“Será Que Você Vai Acreditar?,” Fernanda Takai“Chegamos Sozinhos Em Casa Vol1,” TuyoBest Portuguese Language Rock or Alternative Album“Álbum Rosa,” A Cor Do Som“Emidoinã,” André Abujamra“Oxeaxeexu,” BaianaSystem“Assim Tocam Meus Tambores,” Marcelo D2“Fôlego,” Scalene“O Bar Me Chama,” Velhas VirgensBest Samba/Pagode Album“Rio: Só Vendo A Vista,” Martinho Da Vila“Sempre Se Pode Sonhar,” Paulinho Da Viola“Nei Lopes, Projeto Coisa Fina e Guga Stroeter No Pagode Black Tie,” Nei Lopes, Projeto Coisa Fina e Guga Stroeter“Samba De Verão,” Diogo Nogueira“Onze (Músicas Inéditas De Adoniran Barbosa),” Various ArtistsBest MPB (Musica Popular Brasileira) Album“Canções d’Além Mar,” Zeca Baleiro“H.O.J.E,” Delia Fischer“Tempo de Viver,” Thiago Holanda“Bom Mesmo é Estar Debaixo D´água,” Luedji Luna“Do Meu Coração Nu,” Zé ManoelBest Sertaneja Music Album“Tempo de Romance,” Chitãozinho e Xororó“Daniel em Casa,” Daniel“Patroas,” Marília Mendonça, Maiara & Maraísa“Conquistas,” Os Barões da Pisadinha“Pra Ouvir no Fone,” Michel TelóBest Portuguese Language Roots Album“Sambadeiras,” Luiz Caldas“Do Coração,” Sara Correia“Orin A Língua Dos Anjos,” Orquestra Afrosinfônica“Eu e Vocês,” Elba Ramalho“Arraiá Da Veveta,” Ivete SangaloBest Portuguese Language Song“A Cidade,” Francisco Ribeiro Eller and Lucas Veneu Videla, songwriters (Chico Chico e João Mantuano)“Amores e Flores,” Diogo Melim and Rodrigo Melim, songwriters (Melim)“Espera a Primavera,” Nando Reis, songwriter (Nando Reis)“Lágrimas De Alegria,” Tales De Polli and Deko, songwriters (Maneva and Natiruts)“Lisboa,” Ana Caetano & Paulo Novaes, songwriters (Anavitória e Lenine)“Mulheres Não Têm Que Chorar,” Tiê Castro, Emicida and Guga Fernandes, songwriters (Ivete Sangalo and Emicida)Best Latin Children’s Album“Otra Vuelta Al Sol,” Edith Derdyk, Daniel Escobar, Luis Fernando Franco, Jesús David Garcés, Fito Hernández, Paulo Tatit and José Julián Villa, album producers“Danilo & Chapis, Vol. 1,” Danilo & Chapis“Canciones De Cuna,” Mi Casa Es Tu Casa“Nanas Consentidoras,” Victoria Sur“Tu Rockcito Filarmónico,” Tu Rockcito y Orquesta Filarmónica De MedellínBest Classical Album“Beethoven: Révolution, Symphonies 1 à 5,” Jordi Savall and Le Concert des Nations; Jordi Savall, conductor; Manuel Mohino, album producer“Claudio Santoro: a Obra Integral para Violoncelo e Piano,” Ney Fialkow and Hugo Pilger; Maria de Fátima Nunes Pilger and Hugo Pilger, album producers“Latin American Classics,” Kristhyan Benitez; Jon Feidner, album producer“Music From Cuba And Spain, Sierra: Sonata Para Guitarra,” Manuel Barrueco; Asgerdur Sigurdardottir, album producer“Tres Historias Concertantes,” Héctor Infanzón; Konstantin Dobroykov, conductor; Héctor Infanzón, album producerBest Classical Contemporary Composition“Concierto Para Violín y Orquesta-Remembranzas,” Héctor Infanzón, composer (Héctor Infanzón and William Harvey)“Cuatro,” Orlando Jacinto García, composer (Orlando Jacinto García featuring Amernet String Quartet)“Desde La Tierra Que Habito,” Eddie Mora, composer (Ensamble Contemporáneo Universitario (ECU) and Banda de Conciertos de Cartago (BCC))“Falling Out Of Time,” Osvaldo Golijov, composer (Osvaldo Golijov)“Music From Cuba And Spain, Sierra: Sonata Para Guitarra,” Roberto Sierra, composer (Manuel Barrueco)Best Arrangement“Blue In Green (Sky And Sea),” Kendall Moore, arranger (Roxana Amed)“Tierra Mestiza,” César Orozco, arranger (America Viva Band)“Adiós Nonino,” Jorge Calandrelli, arranger (Jorge Calandrelli)“Um Beijo,” Vince Mendoza, arranger (Melody Gardot)“Ojalá Que Llueva Café (Versión Privé),” Juan Luis Guerra, arranger (Juan Luis Guerra)Best Recording Package“Colegas,” Ana Gonzalez, art director (Gilberto Santa Rosa)“Lo Que Me Dé La Gana,” Boa Mistura, art directors (Dani Martín)“Madrid Nuclear,” Emilio Lorente, art director (Leiva)“Puta,” Emilio Lorente, art director (Zahara)“Tragas O Escupes,” Marc Donés, art director (Jarabe De Palo)Best Engineered Album“Bpm,” Nelson Carvalho, engineer; Leo Aldrey and Rafael Giner, mixers; Tiago De Sousa, mastering engineer (Salvador Sobral)“Bruma: Celebrating Milton Nascimento,” Roger Freret, engineer; Claudio Spiewak, mixer; André Dias, mastering engineer (Antonio Adolfo)“El Madrileño,” Orlando Aispuro Meneses, Daniel Alanís, Alizzz, Rafa Arcaute, Josdán Luis Cohimbra Acosta, Miguel De La Vega, Máximo Espinosa Rosell, Alex Ferrer, Luis Garcié, Billy Garedella, Patrick Liotard, Ed Maverick, Beto Mendonça, Jaime Navarro, Alberto Pérez, Nathan Phillips, Harto Rodríguez, Jason Staniulis and Federico Vindver, engineers; Delbert Bowers, Alex Ferrer, Jaycen Joshua, Nineteen85, Lewis Pickett, Alex Psaroudakis and Raül Refree, mixers; Chris Athens, mastering engineer (C. Tangana)“Iceberg,” Mauro Araújo, Tó Brandileone, Kassin, Luciano Scalercio and Alê Siqueira, engineers; Kassin and Arthur Luna, mixers; Carlos de Freitas, mastering engineer (Priscila Tossan)“Un Canto Por México, Vol. II,” Pepe Aguilar, Rodrigo Cuevas, José Luis Fernández, Camilo Froideval, Edson R. Heredia, Manu Jalil, Rubén López Arista, Nacho Molino, David Montuy, Lucas Nunes, Alan Ortiz Grande and Alan Saucedo, engineers; Rubén López Arista, mixer; Michael Fuller, mastering engineer (Natalia Lafourcade)Producer of the YearAlizzzEdgar BarreraMarcos SánchezBizarrapDan WarnerBest Short Form Music Video“Un Amor Eterno,” Marc Anthony“Reza Forte,” BaianaSystem featuring BNegão“Mi Huella,” Fuel Fandango featuring Maria Jose Llergo“Visceral,” Fran, Carlos Do Complexo & Bibi Caetano“De Una Vez,” Selena GomezBest Long Form Music Video“Un Segundo MTV Unplugged,” Café Tacvba“Mulher,” Carolina Deslandes“Entre Mar Y Palmeras,” Juan Luis Guerra“Origen (Documental),” Juanes“Quien Me Tañe Escucha Mis Voces (Documental),” Gastón Lafourcade More