UPDATE (11/17): Pitbull has been added to the performance lineup for the 2020 Latin Grammy Awards, and plans to take the stage with a band of frontline workers to honor their efforts throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. The group features Major Frank Fernandez on drums, physician’s assistant Debi Kuiper-Tomas on bass, …
Read More »Paulo Londra is the Artist to Watch at This Year's Latin Grammys
Paulo Londra was just 13 when he first saw Eminem in the 2002 film 8 Mile. That same year, he began freestyling in the plazas of Córdoba, Argentina. Now, at the age of 21, Londra is nominated for Best New Artist at the 20th Annual Latin Grammys. “I came from …
Read More »No Flamenco at the 2019 Latin Grammys, Says Academy President
Bad news for flamenco fans: as of 2019, the Latin Grammy category for Best Flamenco Album has been discontinued. According to Latin Recording Academy President and CEO Gabriel Abaroa, it wasn’t the ongoing discourse surrounding Spanish artists that sparked the Academy’s decision. “The Latin Recording Academy follows a strict Awards …
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