The Latin Recording Academy® Today Announced Nominations for the 16Th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards™ Via Latingrammy.Com, Facebook and Twitter
The Latin Recording Academy® Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc. www.latingrammy.com NEWS RELEASE LEONEL GARCIA AND NATALIA LAFOURCADE LEAD ™ 16TH ANNUAL LATIN GRAMMY AWARDS NOMINATIONS Latin GRAMMY Award Recipients Will Be Revealed on Nov. 19 when The Biggest Night in Latin Music® Airs Live on Univision from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas MIAMI (Sept. 23, 2015) — The Latin Recording Academy® today announced nominations for the 16th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards™ via LatinGRAMMY.com, Facebook and Twitter. Leonel García leads with six nominations, followed by Natalia Lafourcade with five. Additionally, Juan Luis Guerra and Alejandro Sanz; engineers Edgar Barrera, Demián Nava, and Alan Saucedo; and producer Cachorro López each receive four nominations. Pablo Alborán, Miguel Bosé, Café Quijano, Pedro Capó, Nicky Jam, Ricky Martin, and Vicentico are among those who each receive three noms. The 16th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards, set for Thursday, Nov. 19 at the MGM Grand Garden Area in Las Vegas, will be broadcast live on the Univision Network from 8–11 p.m. ET/PT (7 p.m. Central). "This year's crop of nominees truly personify and represent a considerably diverse, eclectic and comprehensive worldwide Latin music community, which is a testament to The Latin Recording Academy's voting process," said Gabriel Abaroa Jr., President/CEO of The Latin Recording Academy. "With so many music professionals participating in the awards process, it's gratifying to see so many creators, performers and producers getting due recognition from their peers. With this list of nominees the Latin GRAMMYs® are sure be one of the biggest Latin music celebrations yet." Following is a sampling of the nominations, featuring an array of musical styles, artists and creative professionals, as well as some of the most prominent names and brightest newcomers in Latin music.
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