And it’s that time of year again! The Latin GRAMMY nominations have been announced and we are happy to see over 50 artists and labels distributed by The Orchard on the ballot. This year’s 20th Anniversary event will take place on November 14th in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. The award show will be broadcast on Univision starting at 8PM and will certainly pack performances from the most talented leaders in the Latin music sphere.
Casa Limon Music artist, NELLA, is in the running for Best New Artist. NELLA performed at The Orchard a few years ago and we are overjoyed but not surprised that the thoroughly crafted vocalist is a Latin Grammy Nominee. Her voice soars and hits every note with an ease that is absolutely breathtaking. Hailing from the Venezualian island of Margarita, you may recognize her voice from the screenplay Everybody Knows (Todos lo saben) starring Javier Bordem, however Nella’s first official full length album Voy was released this past year.
Congratulations to all those who have been honored with nominations. Find the full list here and those distributed by The Orchard featured below:
Best New Artist
JUAN INGARAMO (FYN S.A. (Pop Art) / Geiser Discos)
Best New Artist
Nella (Casa Limon America, LLC)
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Pavel Núñez – SENTIMIENTOS (Pavel Corredor Music Group)
Best Urban Fusion/Performance
Bad Bunny – ‘TENEMOS QUE HABLAR’ (Rimas Entertainment)
Best Urban Music Album
Bad Bunny – X 100PRE (Rimas Entertainment)
Best Urban Song
Ozuna – ‘BAILA BAILA BAILA’ (VP Records/Dimelo Vi Dist. By Sony Music Entertainment US Latin LLC)
Best Pop/Rock Album
Taburete – MADAME AYAHUASCA (Voltereta Records)
Best Rock Song
Rodrigo Crespo – ‘CONECTAR’ (Che Robot Records)
Best Alternative Music Album
Alex Anwandter – LATINOAMERICANA (Nacional Records)
Best Alternative Music Album
Marilina Bertoldi – PRENDER UN FUEGO (Pelo Music S.A.)
Best Salsa Album
Maite Hontelé – CUBA LINDA (Merlin Studios Producciones S.A.S)
Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album
Checo Acosta – CHECO ACOSTA 30 (EN VIVO) Codiscos
Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album
Juan Piña – PARA MIS MAESTROS CON RESPETO (Vibra Entertainment S.A.S)
Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album
Puerto Candelaria & Juancho Valencia – YO ME LLAMO CUMBIA (Merlín Producciones/Peermusic)
Best Traditional Tropical Album
Yelsy Heredia – LO NUESTRO (Bis Music)
Best Traditional Tropical Album
Aymée Nuviola – A JOURNEY THROUGH CUBAN MUSIC (Top Stop Music / SME US Latin)
Best Contemporary/Tropical Fusion Album
Iván Barrios – BARRIOS DE MI TIERRA (CANCIONES DE RUBÉN BLADES) (HB Music Corp.)
Best Contemporary/Tropical Fusion Album
Ilegales – TROPICALIA (Dotel Productions Inc)
Best Contemporary/Tropical Fusion Album
Milly Quezada – MILLY & COMPANY (Los Vecinos Enterprises, SRL)
Best Tropical Song
Jorge Luis Piloto, songwriter (Andrés Cepeda & Dayhan Díaz) – ‘VIVIR ES COMPLICADO’ (Sinfonic LLC / Cortesía De Sony Music Entertainment Colombia)
Best Banda Album
Edwin Luna y La Trakalosa De Monterrey – ME HICISTE UN BORRACHO (Remex Music)
Best Tejano Album
David Lee Rodriquez – ASÍ ME ENSEÑARON (Penfo Music, LLC / VMB Music Group)
Best Norteño Album
Bronco – POR MÁS (Promotodo Mexico / Seitrack)
Best Regional Song
Bronco – “ALGUIEN MEJOR QUE YO” (Promotodo Mexico / Seitrack)
Best Instrumental Album
Cuban Sax Quintet – SAXOFONES LIVE SESSIONS (Egrem)
Best Instrumental Album
Edu Ribeiro, Fábio Peron, Toninho Ferragutti – FOLIA DE TREIS (Blaxtream)
Best Folk Album
Luis Cobos Con The Royal Philarmonic Orchestra & El Mariachi Juvenil Tecalitlán – ¡VA POR MÉXICO! (Blanco y Negro Music, S.A)
Best Tango Album
Enrique Campos – ROTO (Acqua Records)
Best Tango Album
Quinteto Astor Piazzolla – REVOLUCIONARIO (East 54 Entertainment, Inc.)
Best Latin Jazz/Jazz Album
Claudia Acuña – TURNING PAGES (Delfin Records/SME US Latin)
Best Latin Jazz/Jazz Album
Branly, Ruiz & Haslip ELEMENTAL (Blue Canoe Records)
Best Latin Jazz/Jazz Album
Hugo Fattoruso & Tomohiro Yahiro – DOS ORIENTALES (Montevideo Music Group)
Best Latin Jazz/Jazz Album
André Marques – RIO – SÃO PAULO (Blaxtream)
Best Latin Jazz/Jazz Album
Chucho Valdés – JAZZ BATÁ 2 (Mack Avenue Music Group)
Best Portuguese Language Rock or Alternative Album
Pitty – MATRIZ (Deckdisc)
Best Samba/Pagode Album
Nego Álvaro – CANTA SERENO E MOA (Biscoito Fino)
Best Samba/Pagode Album
Mart’nália – MART’NÁLIA CANTA VINICIUS DE MORAES (Biscoito Fino)
Best Samba/Pagode Album
Monarco DE TODOS OS TEMPOS (Biscoito Fino)
Best MPB (Musica Popular Brasileira) Album
Nana Caymmi – CANTA TITO MADI (Biscoito Fino)
Best MPB (Musica Popular Brasileira) Album
Zélia Duncan – TUDO É UM (Biscoito Fino)
Best Sertaneja Music Album
Francis & Felipe – Francis & Felipe (Independente)
Best Sertaneja Music Album
Marilia Mendonça – EM TODOS OS CANTOS (Todos Os Cantos, Vol. 3 (ao Vivo)) (Som Livre)
Best Sertaneja Music Album
Luan Santana – LIVE MOVEL (Som Livre)
Best Sertaneja Music Album
Mano Walter – AO VIVO EM SÃO PAULO (Som Livre)
Best Portuguese Language Roots Album
Foli Griô Orquestra – AJO (Foli Griô Orquestra/Tratore)
Best Portuguese Language Roots Album
Elba Ramalho – O OURO DO PÓ DA ESTRADA (Deckdisc)
Best Portuguese Language Song
Mestrinho – ANSIOSOS PRA VIVER (Atração Fonográfica)
Best Portuguese Language Song
Claudia Brant – MIL E UMA (from Sincera) (Brantones Records Inc.)
Best Latin Children’s Album
The Lucky Band – BUENOS DIAZ (Rainy Day Dimes Music)
Best Arrangement
Otmaro Ruiz, Jimmy Branly & Jimmy Haslip – RED WALL (VA A CAER) (from Elemental) (Blue Canoe Records)
Recording Package
Quartabê – LIÇÃO #2: DORIVAL (Tratore)
Best Short Form Music Video
Todo Aparenta Normal – ‘VIVIR LOS COLORES’ (S-Music)