Latin Grammy 2012: Juan Luis Guerra And "Album Of The Year" Nominees
The nominees for the 2012 Latin Grammy awards are in, and Dominican singer Juan Luis Guerra tops the list with six nods.
Guerra scored two of the 10 "Best Song" nominations for his "Azul Sabina" and "En El Cielo No Hay Hospital." The Dominican singer’s unique blend of merengue, bolero, bachata and rock has already earned him 12 Latin Grammys.
The list of nominees released Tuesday by the Latin Recording Academy includes both established musical titans such as Cuban jazz trumpeter Arturo Sandoval, and relative newcomers, including Afro-Colombian hip hop group Choc Quib Town.
Brazil's Caetano Veloso, who first came to prominence in the 1960s playing a samba-infused style of rock known as Tropicalia, is up for four awards. Caetano will also be honored as the "2012 Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year."
The Latin Grammys are scheduled for Nov. 15 in Las Vegas and will be televised by Univision.
Check out the full list of 2012 Latin Grammy nominees below.
GENERAL FIELD
Album Of The Year
Independiente — Ricardo Arjona
Un Pokito De Rocanrol — Bebe
Chico — Chico Buarque
Eso Es Lo Que Hay — ChocQuibTown
Con Quien Se Queda El Perro? — Jesse & Joy
MTV Unplugged — Juanes
Dejenme Llorar — Carla Morrison
Peligro — Reik
Dear Diz (Everyday I Think Of You) — Arturo Sandoval
Especial Ivete, Gil e Caetano — Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil & Ivete Sangalo
Record Of The Year
"Fuiste Tu" — Ricardo Arjona con Gaby Moreno
"Calentura" — ChocQuibTown Featuring Tego Calderon & Zully Murillo
"Que Te Vaya Mal" — Kany Garcia
"En El Cielo No Hay Hospital" — Juan Luis Guerra
"Corre!" — Jesse & Joy
"Azul Sabina" — Juanes Featuring Joaquin Sabina
"Hasta Que Te Conoci" — Manaa
"Atras Da Porta" — Ivete Sangalo
"No Me Compares" — Alejandro Sanz
"Besame Mucho" — Zoe
Song Of The Year
"Azul Sabina" — Juan Luis Guerra, Juanes & Joaquin Sabina, songwriters
(Juanes Featuring Joaquin Sabina)
"Corre!" — Jesse & Joy & Tommy Torres, songwriters (Jesse & Joy)
"Creo En Ti" — Kiko Cibrian, Gilberto Marin, Julio Ramirez & Monica Velez, songwriters (Reik)
"Dejenme Llorar — Carla Morrison, songwriter (Carla Morrison)
"En El Cielo No Hay Hospital" — Juan Luis Guerra, songwriter (Juan Luis Guerra)
"Estoy Hecho De Pedacitos De Ti" — Jose Luis Latorre, Antonio Orozco & Xavi Perez, songwriters
(Antonio Orozco Featuring Alejandro Fernandez)
"Extranjero" — Maycon Ananias & Cassyano Correr, songwriters (Maria Gadu)
"Fuiste Tu" — Ricardo Arjona, songwriter (Ricardo Arjona con Gaby Moreno)
"Invisible" — Amaury Gutierrez & Gian Marco, songwriters (Gian Marco)
"No Me Compares" — Alejandro Sanz, songwriter (Alejandro Sanz)
Best New Artist
Gaby Amarantos
Deborah De Corral
Elain
Ulises Hadjis
Los Mesoneros
Juan Magan
Rosario Ortega
Piso 21
3BallMTY
Ana Victoria
POP FIELD
Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album
En Acustico — Pablo Alboran
Chambao — Chambao
Con Quien Se Queda El Perro? — Jesse & Joy
Bela y Sus Moskitas Muertas — Beatriz Luengo
Reconocer — Pamela Rodriguez
URBAN FIELD
Best Urban Music Album
Otro Nivel De Musica Reloaded — J. Alvarez
The Original Gallo Del Pais — Tego Calderon
The Most Powerful Rookie — Farruko
MT02 New Generation — Don Omar
La Bala — Ana Tijoux
ROCK FIELD
Best Pop/Rock Album
Porfiado — El Cuarteto De Nos
Turista Del Amor — Jotdog
Diciembre — Leiva
Camino A Encontrarte — Los Claxons
La Cuenta Atras — Vega
ALTERNATIVE FIELD
Best Alternative Music Album
Mundo Anfibio — Lisandro Aristimuno
Eso Es Lo Que Hay — ChocQuibTown
Cosas Perdidas — Ulises Hadjis
Sueno De La Maquina — Kinky
Dejenme Llorar — Carla Morrison
TROPICAL FIELD
Best Salsa Album
Eba Say Aja — Ruben Blades & Cheo Feliciano
Soy y Sere — Luis Enrique
Watch Out! Ten Cuidado! — Mambo Legends Orchestra
Busco En Pueblo — Victor Manuelle
Mi Ultima Grabacion — Tito Nieves
Best Tropical Fusion Album
Afronauta — Caseroloops
Ilusion+ — Fonseca
Una y Otra Vez — Sergent Garcia
The King Of Dance — Juan Magan
Phase II — Prince Royce
REGIONAL MEXICAN FIELD
Best Ranchero Album
Mas De Un Camino — Pepe Aguilar
Asi — Shaila Durcal
No Que No... — Pedro Fernandez
Aqui En El Rancho — Miguel y Miguel
Trio Ellas — Trio Ellas
Best Regional Mexican Song
"Ay Mi Mexico" — Ismael Gallegos & Alberto "Beto" Jimenez Maeda, songwriters
(Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea)
"Como Me Acuerdo De Ti" — Charlie Corona & Jesse Turner, songwriters (Siggno)
"El Dia Que Me Fui" — Luis Carlos Monroy & Adrian Pieragostino, songwriters (Shaila Durcal)
"El Mejor Perfume" — Luis Carlos Monroy & Adrian Pieragostino, songwriters
(La Original Banda El Limon De Salvador Lizarraga)
"Vivo Contenta" — Manuel Eduardo Toscano, songwriter (Paquita La Del Barrio)
BRAZILIAN FIELD
Best MPB (Musica Popular Brasileira) Album
Oasis De Bethania — Maria Bethania
Joao Bosco 40 Anos Depois — Joao Bosco
Amoragio — Ivan Lins
O Que Voce Quer Saber De Verdade — Marisa Monte
Raiz — Leila Pinheiro
Elo — Maria Rita
Especial Ivete, Gil e Caetano — Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil & Ivete Sangalo
Best Brazilian Song (Portuguese Language)
"A Doida" — Pretinho Da Serrinha, Leandro Fab & Seu Jorge, songwriters (Seu Jorge)
"Ai Se Eu Te Pego" — Antonio Dyggs & Sharon Axe Moi, songwriters (Michel Telo)
"Ainda Bem" — Arnaldo Antunes & Marisa Monte, songwriters (Marisa Monte)
"Amor E Pra Quem Ama" — Lenine & Ivan Santos, songwriters (Lenine)
"Querido Diario" — Chico Buarque, songwriter (Chico Buarque)
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Moogie Canazio, Gregg Field & Arturo Sandoval, Sergio George, Juan Luis Guerra, and Martin Terefe.