And the nominees are...

2011 LATIN GRAMMY NOMINATIONS

The Latin Recording Academy has released this years nominees to the Latin Grammy.  Kesta Happening DC must be doing something right, 7 of the nominees have recently visited the District as a Kesta sponsored event.

Here are some of the Kesta sponsored Grammy Nominees and their respective categories:

Jarabe De Palo:

Best Rock album vocal duo or group:
¿Y Ahora Qué Hacemos?
Jarabe de Palo [Tronco Records/National Records]

No Te Va A Gustar:

Best Rock album vocal duo or group:
Por Lo Menos Hoy
No Te Va Gustar [Elefante Blanco/Popart Discos]

Best Rock Song:
Chau
Emiliano Brancciari, songwriter (No Te Va Gustar) Track from: Por Lo Menos Hoy [Nacional Records]

 

Maná:

Best Rock album vocal duo or group:

Drama Y Luz

Maná [Warner Music México]


Best Sound Engineering:

Drama Y Luz

Benny Faccone & Thom Russo, engineers; Tom Baker, mastering engineer (Maná) [Warner Music México]


Best Music Video:

Lluvia Al Corazón

Maná. Hydra, video director; Eric Berkowitz, video producer [Humble]


Best Music Video (long format):

Drama Y Luz

Maná.
Rubén R. Bañuelos & Iván López Barba, video directors; Antonio
"Toiz" Rodríguez Íñiguez, video producer [Time Bender]

ZOE:

Best Alternative Album:

Música De Fondo: MTV Unplugged

Zoé [EMI Music Mexico]


Best Rock Song:

Labios Rotos

León Larregui & Zoé, songwriters (Zoé) Track from: Música De Fondo: MTV Unplugged [EMI Music México]


Best Music Video (long format):

Música de Fondo: MTV Unplugged

Zoé. Miguel Roldán, video director; José "Fidji" Viggiano, video producer [MTV Networks Latin América & EMI Music México]

Gian Marco:

Best Singer/Songwriter Album:

Días Nuevos

Gian Marco [E35 Music]

Calle 13:

Recording of the Year:
Latinoamérica
Calle
13. Rafa Arcaute & Calle 13, prod.; Felipe Alvarez, R. Arcaute,
Eduardo Cabra, David Cárdenas, Iván Gutiérrez, Ramón Martínez, Edgardo
Matta, Daniel Ovie & Carlos Velazquez, eng./mixers. Track from:
Entren Los Que Quieran [Sony Music Latin]

Song of the Year:
Latinoamérica
Rafa Arcaute & Calle 13, songwriters (Calle 13), Track from: Entren Los Que Quieran [Sony Music Latin]
 
Album of the Year:

Entren Los Que Quieran

Calle
13. E. Abraham, R. Arcaute, C. 13, prod. F. Álvarez, R. Arcaute, J.
Blais, E. Cabra, D. Cárdenas, I. Gutierrez, L. Levin, J. Martínez, R.
Martinez, E. Matta, D. Ovie, C. Velazquez, C. Wakeman, D. Warner,
eng/mix. J. Cruz, mtr eng. [Sony Music Latin]

Best Music Video:

Calma Pueblo

Calle
13. Alejandro Santiago Ciena, video director; Alejandro Santiago Ciena,
video producer [Sony Music / Crema Batida Films]

Best Album-Urban:
Entren Los Que Quieran
Calle 13 [Sony Music Latin]

Best Song-Urban:
Baile De Los Pobres
Rafa Arcaute & Calle 13, songwriters (Calle 13). Track from: Entren Los Que Quieran [Sony Music Latin]

Best Song-Tropical:
Vamó A Portarnos Mal
Calle 13, songwriters (Calle 13) Track from: Entren Los Que Quieran [Sony Music Latin]

Vicente Fernández:

Best Album-Ranchera:
El Hombre Que Más Te Amó
Vicente Fernández [Sony Music Latin]

On a side note, I am very proud to say that one of my favorite artists (and fellow Boricua) Sie7e has been nominated this year!  His nominations include:

Best New Artist


Best Alternative Song:
Tengo Tu Love
Sie7e (a.k.a David Rodríguez), songwriter (Sie7e) Track from: Mucha Cosa Buena [La Vida Buena]

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