The Latin Recording Academy has announced that Maluma, Milo J, Rosalía, Shakira and Sebastián Yatra will be among the performers at the 24th annual Latin Grammy Awards in Spain on 16 November. Andrea Bocelli and DJ Premier are also confirmed to perform.
Last year’s big winner, Jorge Drexler, is a newly announced presenter, along with Anitta, Pedro Capó, Majo Aguilar, Luis Figueroa, Fonseca, Tiago Iorc, Mon Laferte, Natalia Lafourcade, John Leguizamo, Nicki Nicole, Carlos Ponce, Carlos Vives and Yandel. Meanwhile, Mexican pop singer Danna Paola and Yatra have been confirmed as hosts, along with actresses Roselyn Sánchez and Paz Vega.
The Latin Grammys will be held outside the United States for the first time in the history of the Spanish-language awards show, a move the academy’s CEO says reflects the globalisation of Latin music.
Eslabon Armado and Peso Pluma were announced as performers last month and will give the first joint live performance of their Latin Grammy-nominated song ‘Ella Baila Sola’. The 24th annual ceremony will also feature performances by current nominees Pablo Alborán, Camilo, Manuel Carrasco, Iza, Juanes and Ozuna, as well as Best New Artist nominees Borja, Natascha Falcão, Gale, Paola Guanche, Joaquina and León Leiden.
Edgar Barrera – who is the most nominated person of the night (13 nominations) for his production and songwriting work on chart-topping songs by Shakira, Karol G, Grupo Frontera and others – is also scheduled to perform on the night.
Also on the bill: Maria Becerra, Bizarrap, Kany García, Carin León, Christian Nodal, Rauw Alejandro and Alejandro Sanz. Feid has five nominations, including best reggaeton performance, best rap/hip-hop song and best urban music album for his LP ‘Feliz Cumpleaños Ferxxo Te Pirateamos El Álbum’. Christian Nodal also has two nominations, best regional song with García for their collaboration ‘La Siguente’ and best ranchero/mariachi album for ‘Forajido EP2’.
Alejandro is nominated for Best Urban Music Album for Saturno, and Sanz is nominated for Record of the Year and Song of the Year. León is in the running for best norteño album for ‘Colmillo De Leche’.
Argentine urban pop singer Becerra has four nominations, including song of the year, best reggaeton performance and best urban song, while Bizarrap is nominated in six categories, including record of the year, song of the year and producer of the year.
The 24th Annual Latin Grammy Awards will be broadcast from the Conference and Exhibition Centre (FIBES) at 8 p.m. ET (7 p.m. CT) on Univision, UniMás and Galavisión in the United States and at 10:30 p.m. CET on Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE) in Spain.
