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Representing Colombia, Spain, Costa Rica, Brazil, the Dominican Republic, and Argentina, meet seven artists who have scored their first career Latin GRAMMY nomination
Tim McPhate
GRAMMYs
Oct 8, 2017 - 9:49 am

Like an unforgettable first kiss, a musician is likely to always remember their first award nomination. In the case of the 18th Latin GRAMMY Awards, there are a variety of first-time nominees who are no doubt ecstatic over the recognition they've received from their peers.

In the form of a playlist, here's a closer look at some of the songs that helped seven artists score their first nominations, spanning artists from Colombia, Argentina, Spain, and the Dominican Republic, among other countries. And of course, congratulations to this year's entire field of Latin GRAMMY nominees.

Kali Uchis

The Colombian-American singer/songwriter received her first nod for Record Of The Year for her smash collaboration with fellow Colombian Juanes, "El Ratico." "I'm just so proud and happy for him to want me on his song and to make a video with him," says Uchis, who described Juanes as a "f***ing legend." "It meant a lot to me and it meant a lot to my family." Should the song take the prize, it would mark Uchis' first Latin GRAMMY win and Juanes' third Latin GRAMMY Record Of The Year win.

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Melendi

Melendi's eighth studio album, 2016's Quítate Las Gafas, topped Spain's sales chart. But it's the single "Desde Que Estamos Juntos" that has earned the Spaniard his first Latin GRAMMY nomination for Song Of The Year. The Cuban-inflected track was co-written by Descemer Bueno, who also co-wrote Enrique Iglesias' Latin GRAMMY-winning "Bailando." "It's a Cuban rumba. Well, it's a rumba, but we added a Cuban tres so it sounds a little like a Cuban son," Melendi told Billboard. "I have a Cuban subconscious because my grandfather lived his entire life in Cuba, and even though he died when my dad was just one year old, I feel the connection."

Sebastián Yatra

Hailing from Colombia, Yatra is riding high with his Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album-nominated Extended Play Yatra. The six-song set runs the gamut from Latin ballads ("Traicionera") to up-tempo rockers and acoustic-laced pop ("Te Regalo"). In addition, the singer/songwriter is one of the 10 nominees in the running for Best New Artist. His 2017 output also includes viral singles such as "Devuélveme El Corazón," "No Vacancy," a teaming with OneRepublic, and "Robarte Un Beso," a collaboration with fellow Colombian Carlos Vives.

Vicente García

The Santo Domingo native is the former lead singer of the Dominican alternative rock band Calor Ubano. A solo artist for nearly a decade, he has earned four Latin GRAMMY nominations this year. His 2016 album, A La Mar, is up for Album Of The Year and Best Singer-Songwriter Album, and the track "Bachata En Kingston" earned a nod for Best Tropical song. He's also in the mix for Best New Artist. 

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Rael

Before going solo, the Brazilian rapper was previously a member of the São Paulo rap group Pentagon for more than 15 years. He's scored his first Latin GRAMMY nominations in two categories: Best Urban Music Album for his fifth LP, Coisas Do Meu Imaginário, and Best Urban Song for "A Chapa É Quente!" — a track with fellow Brazilian Emicida. Coisas Do ... features a variety of collaborations, including teamings with Daniel Yoruba, Black Alien and Chico César.

Maribel Guardia

A longtime popular Costa Rican actress/model, in 1978 Guardia was named Miss Costa Rica and she was a contestant for Miss Universe. With an intermittent recording career that spans more than 20 years, Guardia has scored her first Latin GRAMMY nomination for Best Banda Album for the five-song EP Besos Callejeros (Street Kisses). "Very happy with the [Latin] GRAMMY nomination," she wrote on Facebook. "To know that from our independent record label we are next to the big transnational. Blessed be God."

Patricia Malanca

The third time was the charm for Argentinian Malanca. Her third album, Bucles (Loops), netted her first Latin GRAMMY nod for Best Tango Album. Produced by Malanca, the LP includes her own songs, collaborations with contemporary poets and pieces of traditional tango such as "Alma De Loca" and "Yuyo Verde." The result is a modern mix of artful storytelling with a tango brushstroke. "Everything was bonding in a very loving way, it was coming out as a natural childbirth as without childbirth," Malanca told Telam.com. "Every song in itself is a story."

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Who will voters choose for Best New Artist at the 18th Latin GRAMMY Awards? Cast your vote
Tim McPhate
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Calle 13, Juanes, Jesse & Joy, Kany García, Gaby Moreno. What do they have in common?

They have each won the prestigious Latin GRAMMY for Best New Artist.

Spanning Colombian pop songstress Paula Arenas, Latin pop band Cnco, Dominican singer/songwriter Vicente García, Colombia's Martina La Peligrosa, and Latin pop duo Mau Y Ricky to Venezuelan reggae collective Rawayana, Mexican singer/songwriter Sofía Reyes, Spain's Rosalía, Cuban R&B/rap artist Danay Suarez, and Colombian singer/songwriter Sebastián Yatra, this year's field of 18th Latin GRAMMY Awards nominees is loaded with talent.

Who will take home the coveted prize? Cast your vote below.

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In just three weeks, on Nov. 19, the 21st Latin GRAMMY Awards will bring the best in Latin music to viewers around the globe for an evening filled with shimmering performances and speeches from the evening's winners. As the anticipation for the big night grows, we want to know: Which performer you are most excited to see? Please vote in our poll below to let us know.

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The performers announced so far by the Latin Recording Academy are current Latin GRAMMY nominees Anuel AA, Karol G, Bad Bunny,  Calibre 50, Julio Reyes Copello, Alex Cuba, Guaynaa, Víctor Manuelle, Ricardo Montaner, Debi Nova, Raquel Sofía, Sebastián Yatra, Christian Nodal, Pedro Capó, Alejandro Fernández, Kany García, Los Tigres del Norte, Fito Páez and Nathy Peluso. Latin GRAMMY- and GRAMMY-winning salsa king Marc Anthony will also perform.

Don't forget to tune in to all the excitement on Univision on Thurs., Nov. 19 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT (7:00 p.m. CT). The broadcast will also air on TNT (cable) at 7:00 p.m. (MEX) / 8:00 p.m. (COL) / 10:00 p.m. (ARG/CHI) and on Televisa on Channel 5.

Learn more about the 2020 Latin GRAMMY Awards via the Latin Recording Academy's official website.

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Latest round of Latin GRAMMY performer and presenter announcements adds more talent to an already impressive lineup
Renée Fabian
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Nov 13, 2017 - 9:42 am

As we march closer to the Biggest Night in Latin Music, the performer and presenter news just keeps coming.

On Nov. 13, the Latin Recording Academy announced that current Latin GRAMMY nominees Alejandro Fernández, Los Macorinos and Rubén Blades have been added to the 18th Latin GRAMMY Awards performance lineup. The lineup will also feature special appearances by Diplo, Bomba Estéreo, Carlos Rivera, and Víctor Manuelle, as well as a special segment featuring Best New Artist Nominees Mau Y Ricky, Danay Suárez, Vicente García, and Sofía Reyes.

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The Latin Academy also revealed some spectacular special performance collaborations, including Juanes with Logic and Alessia Cara; Carlos Vives and Sebastián Yatra; J Balvin with Bad Bunny; French Montana and Steve Aoki; Lila Downs and Banda El Recodo De Cruz Lizárraga; and Bronco with Ha*Ash.

The diverse lineup of performers are joined by presenters Anavitória, Camila Cabello, Sofía Carson, Erika Ender, Flo Rida, Leslie Grace,  Maribel Guardia, Juan Luis Guerra, Rudy Mancuso, Debi Nova, Marco De La O, Alexandre Pires, Lele Pons, Miguel Ángel Silvestre, Olga Tañón, and Wilmer Valderrama, as well as Best New Artist nominees Martina "La Peligrosa" and Rosalía.

These presenters and performers join the previously announced lineup, including Bronco, Cnco, Lila Downs, Luis Fonsi, Ha*Ash, Nicky Jam, Mon Laferte, Natalia Lafourcade, Maluma, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Residente, Alejandro Sanz, and Flor De Toloache.

The Biggest Night in Latin Music will be hosted by Jaime Camil and Roselyn Sánchez.

Don't miss any of the action, and watch the 18th Latin GRAMMY Awards broadcast live from Las Vegas on Univision on Nov. 16 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.

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Learn how the Foundation's signature Prodigy Scholarships are making a difference for students and the legacy of Latin music worldwide
Renée Fabian
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Nov 2, 2017 - 4:40 pm

Can you imagine this past summer without a song like "Despacito"?

Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee's smash crossover Latin hit has become ubiquitous with the pop culture zeitgeist. This contribution to the heritage of Latin music may not have been possible had Fonsi not had the opportunity to attend Florida State University School of Music on a full scholarship, during which time he recorded demo tapes in Miami. The singer/songwriter was signed to Universal Latin Music as a result.

For 22-year-old electric bassist and Dominican student Ernesto Núñez, the chance to attend Berklee College of Music in Boston is a dream come true. Thanks to a scholarship from the Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation and the aid of Latin GRAMMY winner Miguel Bosé, Núñez is on a forward path to help carry the torch for Latin music for a new generation.

"I feel blessed and honored to win this scholarship," said Núñez. "Blessed because I believe there is a God who has been with me throughout this process opening doors and putting everything in its place. Honored because I have achieved it through the rhythm that identifies my country, which makes me feel that I carry my flag where I am going."

Sólo me queda decirte una cosa Ernesto ... a vooolar!! @LatinGRAMMYFdn pic.twitter.com/37zBgD4KV5

— Miguel Bosé (@BoseOfficial) June 9, 2017

Providing Latin students the chance to pursue their musical passions at institutes of higher learning not only equips the next generation of musicians with enormous opportunity, it ensures Latin music will remain an indelible part of our culture. The Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation believes in this principle strongly, evidenced by the more than $2 million in scholarships it has distributed to Latin students from around the world, including the $200,000 Miguel Bosé Scholarship Núñez received this year.

The Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation was launched in 2014 by the Latin Recording Academy, 14 years after the inaugural Latin GRAMMY Awards ushered in renewed recognition for the music of Latin countries worldwide. The Foundation aims to further international consciousness and appreciation for the vibrant contributions of Latin music and its creators through scholarships, fellowships, grants, and educational programs.

The Miguel Bosé Scholarship is the third Prodigy Scholarship presented in partnership with top-tier artists to a budding Latin musician for attendance to Berklee College of Music. In 2015 saxophonist Itzel Salinas-Reyna received the Enrique Iglesias Scholarship to complete her four-year degree.

In 2016 GRAMMY and Latin GRAMMY winner Juan Luis Guerra, himself a Berklee graduate, paid forward his own impressive Latin music legacy by teaming with the Foundation for the Juan Luis Guerra Scholarship, which was awarded to Jesús Molina-Acosta, a Colombian pianist pursuing a music degree at Berklee.

Jesus Molina, ganador de la beca Juan Luis Guerra y Grammy Latino. ¡¡Maravilloso músico colombiano!! pic.twitter.com/u7uNyF2jl1

— Juan Luis Guerra (@JuanLuisGuerra) August 31, 2017

For Guerra, the Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation's goal of awarding scholarships to talented young artists is an investment in the future of Latin music.

"In addition to the financial support that the scholarship represents, it's about the opportunity to develop the talent of a Latino student to the fullest," Guerra told GRAMMY magazine. "That will enormously benefit our culture and our music."

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This is a sentiment shared by Manolo Díaz, Senior Vice President of the Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation.

"The level of education of new generations of Latin musicians is positively affecting the quality of concert performance, production and recording," he said. "High-quality education should contribute to the quality of the Latin music evolution that they will lead.

With the RIAA reporting year-over-year increases to the Latin music industry in the U.S. in 2016 and mid-2017, the first time the market has seen growth in a decade, it's clear there is a high demand for great Latin music in the U.S. and abroad.

"Latin music is born every day in 24 different countries of the world, including the USA," said Díaz.

For the Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation, their scholarship assistance is crucial to making sure this music gets directly to the ears of eager listeners while at the same time preserving the rich legacy of Latin music globally.

"There are musically prodigious children in these families with enormous artistic potential, but there might not be the financial means to develop that potential to its fullest [considering] Latin America's high level of poverty," said Latin Recording Academy President/CEO Gabriel Abaroa Jr. "Talent is wasted. We want to make it possible for students to say, 'I didn't just have this dream, I made it come true.'"

"The protection of our heritage is key," added Díaz. "The Foundation wants to stimulate the universal knowledge and appreciation of Latin music."

For artists such as Iglesias, Guerra and Bosé, this is a mission worth getting behind.

"I had the privilege of contributing to the creation of this scholarship," said Bosé. "The Ibero-American countries have a very rich musical culture and the amount of talent that is lost due to lack of resources is incalculable. We must support this beautiful cause."

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