BMI Congratulates its 2018 Latin GRAMMY Nominees

Posted in News on September 21, 2018

BMI affiliates made another strong showing in the nominations for the 2018 Latin GRAMMY Awards, which were announced Thursday. In keeping with their continued ascent, a multitude of BMI’s Latin songwriters received multiple nominations to collect coveted GRAMMY gold for their groundbreaking work this year. Among this impressive list of music creators, J Balvin earned a staggering eight nominations, most notably for Album of the Year, Best Urban Performance and Best Urban Music Album, along with three separate nominations for Best Urban Song and two separate nods for Record of the Year. Andres Torres earned four nominations, specifically for Song of the Year, Producer of the year and two separate nods for Best Tropical Song. Recent BMI Champion Award recipient Residente earned three nominations, namely for Album of the Year and two separate nods for Best Short Form Music Video. Other multiple-nominees include Bomba Estereo and Monsieur Perine, who both earned three nods each, and Claudia Prieto, Jonathan Bryan Thiel, Juan G. Rivera and Jean Rodriguez, who all earned two nominations.

The winners of the 19th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards will be announced on Thursday, November 15, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, and will be broadcast live on Univision from 8 - 11 p.m. ET.

Good luck to all. Here is the full list of BMI nominees.

RECORD OF THE YEAR
J Balvin “Mi Gente”
Edgar Barrera “Internacionales”
Simon Mejia “Internacionales”
Liliana Saumet “Internacionales”
Ricky Reed “Internacionales”
Jonathan Bryan Thiel “X”
J Balvin “X”
Catalina García Barahona (SAYCO) “Bailar Contigo”
Santiago Prieto Sarabia (SAYCO) “Bailar Contigo”
Gavin Lurssen “Danza De Gardenias”
Trevor Muzzy “No Vaya A Ser”
Marcas Sanchez “Para Siempre”

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
J Balvin Vibras
Juan G. Rivera Vibras
Marcos Masis Vibras
Josh Gudwin Vibras
Residente Soy Yo
Cheche Alara Musas (Un Homenaje Al Folclore Latinoamericano en manos de los Macorinos), Vol. 2
Catalina García Barahona (SAYCO) Encanto Tropical
Santiago Prieto Sarabi (SAYCO) Encanto Tropical
Luis Miguel ¡México Por Siempre!

SONG OF THE YEAR
Mon LaFerte “Antes De Ti”
Catalina García Barahona (SAYCO) “Bailar Contigo”
Santiago Prieto Sarabi (SAYCO) “Bailar Contigo”
Andres Torres “Robarte Un Beso”

NEW ARTIST
Claudia Prieto

BEST CONTEMPORARY POP VOCAL ALBUM
Beatriz Luengo Cuerpo Alma

BEST POP TRADITIONAL VOCAL ALBUM
Mojito Lite Sinfonic Solo Los Buenos Momentos
Carla Morison Amor Supremo Desnudo

BEST URBAN PERFORMANCE
J Balvin Featuring Williy Williams and Beyonce “Mi Gente”
Bomba Estereo “Internacionales”

BEST URBAN MUSIC ALBUM
J Balvin Vibras
ChoQuibTown Sin Miedo
Coastcity COASTCITY
Ozuna Odisea

BEST URBAN SONG
J Balvin “Downtown”
Justin Quiles “Downtown”
Alejandro Ramirez “Downtown”
Luis Jorge Romero “Dura”
Juan G. Rivera “Dura”
J Balvin “Sensualidad”
Prince Royce “Sensualidad”
Juan M. Frias “Sensualidad”
Luian Malave “Sensualidad”
J Balvin “X”
Jonathan Bryan Thiel “X”

BEST SALSA ALBUM
Alexander Abreu y Havana D´ Primera (SGAE) Cantor Del Pueblo

CONTEMPORARY TROPICAL ALBUM
Elvis Crespo Diomedizao
Milton Salcedo Presenta: Swing 80

BEST TRADITIONAL ALBUM
José Alberto El Canario A Mí  Qué  -Tributo A Lose Clásicos Cubanos

BEST TROPICAL FUSION ALBUM
Aymee Nuviola Como Anillo Al Dedo

BEST TROPICAL SONG
Andres Torres “Cásate Conmigo”
Jean Rodriguez “Me Enamoro Más De Ti”
Juan Luis Guerra “Queiro Tiempo”
Andres Torres “Simples Corazones”

SINGER/SONGWRITER SOLO OR DUO ALBUM
Claudia Prieto Compositores
Raquel Sofia 2:00:00 AM

BEST RANCHERO SOLO OR DUO ALBUM
Mariachi Sol De México De José Hernández Leyendas De Mi Pueblo
Luis Miguel ¡México Por Siempre!

BEST BANDA ALBUM
Los Recoditos Los Gustos Que Me Doy
Banda Los Sebastianes En Vida
Luis Coronel Ahora Soy Yo

BEST TEJANO ALBUM
Jimmy Gonzalez y Grupo Mazz Porque Todavía Te Queiro
Roger Velásquez & The Latin Legendz Tex Mex Funk

BEST NORTEÑO ALBUM
Conjunto Primavera Con Toda La Fuerza
Pesado Los Ángeles Existen

BEST REGIONAL MEXCIAN SONG
Israel Dasis “Arránquense Muchachos”
Salvador Hurtado “El Sueño Americano”

BEST INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
Airão Moreira Aluê

BEST FOLK ALBUM
Afrodisíaco - Viene De Panamá (Sin Raíz No Hay País)

BEST TANGO ALBUM
Pedro Giraudo Vigort Tanguero

BEST LATIN JAZZ ALBUM
Nestor Torres Jazz Flute Traditions

BEST CHRISTIAN ALBUM (SPANISH LANGUAGE)
Marcela Gándara Cerca Estas

BEST CLASSICAL ALBUM
José Serebrier José Serebrier Conducts Granados
Allison Brewster Franzetti & Carlos Franzetti Buenos Aires Noir

BEST ARRANGEMENT
Rigoberto Alfaro (SACM) “No Me Platiques Más” (Instrumental)
Milton Salcedo “Se Le Ve”

BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM
Rafa Sardina 50 Años Tocando Para Ti
Justin Moshkevich Feliz
Nick Baxter Feliz

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Andres Torres

BEST SHORT FORM MUSIC VIDEO
Bomba Estereo “Duele”
Juanes “Pa Dentro”
Residente & Dillon Francis Featuring Ile “Sexo”
Residente “Guerra”

BEST LONG FORM MUSIC VIDEO
La Santa Cecilia – Amar Y Vivir Documentary

SPECIAL AWARDS

LIFETIME ACHIEVMENT AWARD
Dyango (SGAE)
Chucho Valdés (SGAE)
Wilfrido Vargas

PERSON OF THE YEAR
Sergio Vallin of Maná

SOURCENews TAGS Christian Classical Jazz Latin R&B / Hip-Hop Reggaeton Regional Mexican Las Vegas Los Angeles Miami Puerto Rico Latin Grammy Awards Edgar Barrera La Santa Cecilia CoastCity Conjunto Primavera Luis Coronel Elvis Crespo Juan Luis Guerra Juanes La Santa Cecilia Mon Laferte Beatriz Luengo Marcos Masis Luis Miguel Ozuna Prince Royce Justin Quiles Residente Jean Rodriguez Santa Cecilia Rafa Sardina Raquel Sofia Andres Torres