( ENSPIRE Entertainment ) Bad Bunny Leads With 10 Nominations, Including Album of The Year for Un Verano Sin Ti, Which Spent 11 Weeks on The Billboard Charts
ENSPIRE Contributor: Alexandra Rivera
The Academy announced the nominations Tuesday, Sept. 20 for the 23rd annual event taking place on Nov. 17. Some of Bad Bunny’s nominations are Record of The Year, Best Urban Fusion/Performance, Best Reggaeton Performance, Best Urban Music Album, and Best Rap/Hip Hop Song.
Mexican songwriter and producer Edgar Barrero has nine nominations including Song of the Year and Best Pop Song for “Índigo”, co-written by Camillo who earned six nominations. Rauw Alejandro and Rosalía have eight nominations. This makes Rosalía the leading female nominee.
This year’s event will reflect the musical diversity in the Latin industry. Reggaeton and urban music have dominated the charts for the last couple of years and have the highest representation across the categories however, pop, salsa, and alternative genres can be seen in the main categories as well.
Following is a list of the nominees for the top categories. For a full list visit The Complete List Here
Record Of The Year
“Pa Mis Muchachas” – Christina Aguilera, Becky G, Nicki Nicole Featuring Nathy Peluso
“Castillos De Arena” – Pablo Alborán
“Envolver” – Anitta
“Pa’lla Voy” – Marc Anthony
“Ojitos Lindos” – Bad Bunny & Bomba Estéreo
“Pegao” – Camilo
“Tocarte” – Jorge Drexler & C. Tangana
“Provenza” – Karol G
“Vale La Pena” – Juan Luis Guerra
“La Fama” – Rosalía Featuring The Weeknd
“Te Felicito” – Shakira & Rauw Alejandro
“Baloncito Viejo” – Carlos Vives & Camilo
Album Of The Year
Aguilera – Christina Aguilera
Pa’lla Voy – Marc Anthony
Un Verano Sin Ti – Bad Bunny
Deja – Bomba Estéreo
Tinta Y Tiempo – Jorge Drexler
Ya No Somos Los Mismos – Elsa y Elmar
Viajante – Fonseca
Motomami (Digital Album) – Rosalía
Sanz – Alejandro Sanz
Dharma – Sebastián Yatra
Song Of The Year
“A Veces Bien Y A Veces Mal” – Pedro Capo, Ignacio Cibrián, Ricky Martín, Pablo Preciado, Julio Ramírez, Mauricio Rengifo & Andrés Torres, songwriters (Ricky Martin Featuring Reik)
“Agua” – Rauw Alejandro, Emmanuel Anene, David Alberto Macias, Nile Rodgers, Juan Salinas, Oscar Salinas & Daddy Yankee, songwriters (Daddy Yankee, Rauw Alejandro & Nile Rodgers)
“Algo Es Mejor” – Mon Laferte, songwriter (Mon Laferte)
“Baloncito Viejo” – Camilo, Jorge Luis Chacín, Andrés Leal, Martín Velilla & Carlos Vives, songwriters (Carlos Vives & Camilo)
“Besos En La Frente” – Fonseca & Julio Reyes Copello, songwriters (Fonseca)
“Encontrarme” – Carla Morrison, Juan Alejandro Jiménez Pérez & Mario Demian Jiménez Pérez, songwriters (Carla Morrison)
“Hentai” – Larry Gold, Noah Goldstein, Chad Hugo, David Rodríguez, Rosalía, Jacob Sherman, Michael Uzowuru, Pilar Vila Tobella, Dylan Wiggins & Pharrell Williams, songwriters (Rosalía)
“Índigo” – Édgar Barrera & Camilo, songwriters (Camilo & Evaluna Montaner)
“Pa Mis Muchachas” – Christina Aguilera, Jorge Luis Chacín, Kat Dahlia, Becky G, Yoel Henríquez, Yasmil Marrufo, Nicki Nicole & Nathy Peluso, songwriters (Christina Aguilera, Nicki Nicole, Becky G Featuring Nathy Peluso)
“Provenza” – Kevyn Mauricio Cruz Moreno, Carolina Giraldo Navarro & Ovy On The Drums, songwriters (Karol G)
“Tacones Rojos” – Juan Jo, Manuel Lara, Manuel Lorente, Pablo & Sebastián Yatra, songwriters (Sebastián Yatra)
“Tocarte” – Jorge Drexler, Pablo Drexler, Víctor Martínez & C. Tangana, songwriters (Jorge Drexler & C. Tangana)
Best New Artist
Angela Álvarez
Sofía Campos
Cande y Paulo
Clarissa
Silvana Estrada
Pol Granch
Nabález
Tiare
Vale
Yahritza y Su Esencia
Nicole Zignago
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