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7.22.2004 Latin
Grammy Nods Spotlight BMI Artists Café Tacuba's
Emmanuel Del Real leads the list of BMI songwriter/artists
nominated for the 5th Annual Latin Grammy Awards with five
nods, it was announced recently at a press conference in Los
Angeles. The ceremony, set for Sept. 1 at LA's Shrine
Auditorium, will be broadcast live on CBS from 8-10pm ET/PT
and hosted by George Lopez.
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| Café Tacuba |
Robi Draco
Rosa |
Del Real, keyboardist/songwriter of rock en espańol band Café
Tacuba, earned five nominations including three as part of
Café Tacuba (Album of the Year and Best Alternative Album for
Cuatro Caminos, and Best Music Video for "Eres") and
two as a songwriter for "Eres," up for Song of the Year and
Best Rock Song.
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| Akwid |
Albita
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Cuban piano master Bebo Valdés earned four nominations
including Album of the Year and Best Traditional Tropical
Album for his collaborative effort, Lágrimas Negras,
while the album's title track earned a Record of the Year nod.
The octogenarian also received a nomination for Best Latin
Jazz Album for We Could Make Such Beautiful Music
Together.
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| Molotov |
Rafa
Sardina |
Songwriter/artist/producer Robi
Draco Rosa took home three mentions, while Mexican hip-hop
brothers Akwid, Cuban singwr/songwriter Albita and Latin
Grammy Award-winning producer/songwriter Gustavo
Santaolalla each earned two. Molotov bassist/vocalist
Miguel "Mickey" Huidobro also got two nominations for the
smash "Hit Me," one as a songwriter for Best Rock Song and
another with the band for Best Video.
Other BMI-affiliated Latin stars on the nominees list
included Conjunto Primavera, Kinky, Los
Tigres del Norte, Ricky Martin, Luis Miguel, Mauricio
& Palodeagua, Ozomatli,
Soraya and Tanghetto.
BMI's 2004 Latin Grammy Nominees
5
Nominations Emmanuel Del Real
4
Nominations Bebo Valdés
3
Nominations Robi Draco Rosa Café Tacuba
Rafa Sardina
2 Nominations
Akwid Albita Miguel Huidobro Gustavo
Santaolalla
Other Nominees Mario
Adnet Pepe Aguilar Alejandro Allen Andy Andy
Area 305 Ramón Ayala y Sus Bravos del Norte Banda
El Recodo de Cruz Lizárraga Jose Cantoral (SACM)
Conjunto Primavera Control Machete (SACM) DJ Kane
Huey Dunbar Emilio Estefan, Jr. Jimmy González y
Grupo Mazz Paulo Jobim Aníbal Kerpel Kinky
Sebastian Krys Mario Quintero Lara Limi-T 21
Little Joe & La Familia Los Tigres del Norte
Ricky Martin Freddie Martinez Roberto Martínez
Mauricio & Palodeagua Luis Miguel Molotov
Fernando Osorio Ozomatli Plastilina Mosh
Jovino Santos Neto Quinteto Lupillo Rivera Al
Schmitt Jose Serebrier Itaal Shur Joyce Silveira
Palhan De Jesus Soraya Superlitio Tanghetto La
Tropa F Andrew Weiss |