Univision Announces Lo Nuestro Latin Music Awards Nominees
Posted by Elena del Valle on December 14, 2005
Miami, Florida -Univision Communications Inc. (NYSE:UVN)-The 18th Annual “Premio Lo Nuestro a la Musica Latina” (Lo Nuestro Latin Music Awards) nominees were announced live on the Univision Network morning show “Despierta América.” Award announcements will be made on Premio lo Nuestro which will be broadcast by the Univision Network on Thursday, February 23 from 8-11 pm ET/PT (7-10 pm Central/Mountain) live from Miami’s American Airlines Arena.
Dominican Bachata duo Monchy y Alexandra lead the competition with the most nominations at five in Tropical Genre categories such as “Album of the Year,” “Best Group or Duo,” “Song of the Year,” and “Artist of the Year.” Groups or artists with four nominations each include Colombian singer/songwriter Shakira, Mexican group Conjunto Primavera, Italian pop star Laura Pausini, Puerto Rican “Woman of Fire” Olga Tañón, Norteño group Intocable, Colombian rocker Juanes, Regional Mexican group K-Paz de la Sierra, reggaetón star Daddy Yankee and Puerto Rican pop star Luis Fonsi.
Additional multiple nominees include salsa music idols Marc Anthony (3) Gilberto Santa Rosa (2), and El Gran Combo (3), urban music stars Wisin y Yandel (3), Andy Andy (3), and Don Omar (2), regional Mexican artists Marco Antonio Solís (3), Beto y Sus Canarios (3), Luis Miguel (3) and Pepe Aguilar (2). Other nominated are Mexican “Golden Girl” Paulina Rubio, Colombian recording artist Carlos Vives, Mexico’s Vicente Fernández and Los Tigres del Norte.
The awards include finalists in 32 categories divided into five popular Latin music genres: Pop, Tropical, Regional Mexican, Rock and Urban. “Premio Lo Nuestro” awards are bestowed annually to the top talent in the Latin music industry along with the Video of the Year. Music nominations are determined from charts compiled by the recording industry trade magazine Radio & Records® for the time period of October 1, 2004, to September 30, 2005.
Latin music fans can go to http://www.univision.com to cast their votes online for the “Premio Lo Nuestro” winners. By logging onto Univision.com (Uniclave: Premio) between now and January 18, 2006, they can vote for their favorite artists in all categories. Univision.com will also have a dedicated section on the website with exclusive coverage that includes artist profiles, streaming video and music clips of the nominees.
“Premio Lo Nuestro” is a top rated annual special for Hispanics in the United States. It was viewed by more than nine million Hispanics in 2005, beating, according to promoters, all English or Spanish language award programs. Following is a complete list of 2006 “Premio Lo Nuestro” nominees by genre and category:
Pop
Album of the Year
1) Escucha, Laura Pausini (Warner)
2) Fijación Oral, Shakira (Sony BMG)
3) Fuego, Kumbia Kings (EMI Televisa)
4) Paso a Paso, Luis Fonsi (Universal)
5) Todo el Año, Obie Bermúdez (EMI Televisa)
Best Male Artist
1) Alejandro Fernández
2) Luis Fonsi
3) Obie Bermúdez
4) Reyli
Best Female Artist
1) Jimena
2) Julieta Venegas
3) Laura Pausini
4) Paulina Rubio
Best Group or Duo
1) Aleks Syntek y Ana Torroja
2) Kumbia Kings
3) La 5ª Estación
4) Shakira y Alejandro Sanz
Song of the Year
1) La Camisa Negra, Juanes (Universal)
2) La Tortura, Shakira y Alejandro Sanz (Sony BMG)
3) Nada es Para Siempre, Luis Fonsi (Universal)
4) Víveme, Laura Pausini (Warner)
5) Volverte a Ver, Juanes (Universal)
Best New Soloist or Group of the Year
1) Lena
2) Lu
3) RBD
4) Reik
Rock
Album of the Year
1) Andrea Echeverri, Andrea Echeverri (Nacional)
2) Con Todo Respeto, Molotov (Universal)
3) Consejo, La Secta All Star (Universal)
4) Consuelo en Domingo, Enjambre (Oso Records)
5) En el Cielo de Tu Boca, Circo (Universal)
Artist of the Year
1) Circo
2) Enjambre
3) Juanes
4) La Secta All Star
Song of theYear
1) A Eme O, Andrea Echeverri (Nacional)
2) Amateur, Molotov (Universal)
3) Biografía, Enjambre (Oso Records)
4) Nada Valgo Sin Tu Amor, Juanes (Universal)
5) Un Accidente, Circo (Universal)
Tropical
Album of the Year
1) Amanecer Contigo, Frankie Negrón (SGZ Entertainment)
2) Aquí Estamos y De Verdad, El Gran Combo (Sony BMG)
3) Hasta el Fin, Monchy y Alexandra (J&N)
4) Ironía, Andy Andy (Urban Box Office)
5) Una Nueva Mujer, Olga Tañón (Sony BMG)
Best Male Artist
1) Carlos Vives
2) Gilberto Santa Rosa
3) Juan Luis Guerra
4) Marc Anthony
Best Female Artist
1) Brenda K. Starr
2) Melina León
3) Milly Quezada
4) Olga Tañón
Best Group or Duo
1) Aventura
2) El Gran Combo
3) Monchy y Alexandra
4) N’Klabe
Song of the Year
1) Bandolero, Olga Tañón (Sony BMG)
2) Hasta el Fin, Monchy y Alexandra (J&N)
3) Perdidos, Monchy y Alexandra (J&N)
4) Que Ironía, Andy Andy (Urban Box Office)
5) Se Esfuma Tu Amor, Marc Anthony (Sony BMG)
Tropical Merengue Artist of the Year
1) Juan Luis Guerra
2) La Gran Banda
3) Los Toros Band
4) Olga Tañón
Tropical Salsa Artist of the Year
1) El Gran Combo
2) Gilberto Santa Rosa
3) Marc Anthony
4) Tito Nieves
Tropical Traditional Artist of the Year
1) Andy Andy
2) Aventura
3) Carlos Vives
4) Monchy y Alexandra
Best New Soloist or Group of the Year
1) Ciclón
2) Edgar Daniel
3) T4
4) Xtreme
Regional Mexican
Best Album
1) Diez, Intocable (EMI Televisa)
2) Directo al Corazón, Los Tigres del Norte (Fonovisa)
3) Hoy Como Ayer, Conjunto Primavera (Fonovisa)
4) Pensando en Ti, K-Paz de la Sierra (Univision Records)
5) Razón de Sobra, Marco Antonio Solís (Fonovisa)
Best Male Artist
1) Luis Miguel
2) Marco Antonio Solís
3) Pepe Aguilar
4) Sergio Vega
Best Female Artist
1) Ana Bárbara
2) Diana Reyes
3) Isabela
4) Mariana
Best Group or Duo
1) Beto y sus Canarios
2) Conjunto Primavera
3) Intocable
4) K-Paz de la Sierra
Song of the Year
1) Aire, Intocable (EMI Televisa)
2) Eres Divina, Patrulla 81 (Disa)
3) Está Llorando Mi Corazón, Beto y sus Canarios (Disa)
4) Hoy Como Ayer, Conjunto Primavera (Fonovisa)
5) Volveré, K-Paz de la Sierra (Univision Records)
Band/Artist of the Year
1) Banda el Recodo
2) Beto y sus Canarios
3) K-Paz de la Sierra
4) Patrulla 81
Grupero Artist of the Year
1) Bronco – El Gigante de América
2) Grupo Innovación
3) Los Temerarios
4) Marco Antonio Solís
Norteño Artist of the Year
1) Conjunto Primavera
2) Intocable
3) Los Huracanes del Norte
4) Los Tigres del Norte
Ranchero Artist of the Year
1) Ezequiel Peña
2) Luis Miguel
3) Pepe Aguilar
4) Vicente Fernández
Best New Soloist or Group of the Year
1) Los Elegidos
2) Beto Terrazas
3) La Autoridad de la Sierra
4) Zaino
Urban
Album of the Year
1) Chosen Few El Documental, Chosen Few (Urban Box Office)
2) Desahogo, Vico C (EMI Televisa)
3) Flow La Diskoteka, DJ Nelson (Universal)
4) Los K-Becillas, Master Joe & OG Black (Ole Music)
5) Luny Tunes & Baby Ranks: Más Flow 2, Luny Tunes & Baby Ranks (Machete Records)
Artist of the Year
1) Daddy Yankee
2) Don Omar
3) Master Joe & OG Black
4) Wisin y Yandel
Song of the Year
1) Lo Que Pasó Pasó, Daddy Yankee (El Cartel)
2) Mayor Que Yo, Baby Ranks, Daddy Yankee, Héctor “El Father,” Tonny Tun Tun & Wisin y Yandel (Machete Records)
3) Mírame, Daddy Yankee (Machete Records)
4) Rakata, Wisin y Yandel (Machete Records)
5) Reggaetón Latino, Don Omar (Urban Box Office)
Video of the Year
Artist, Video
1) Laura Pausini, “Víveme”
2) Luis Fonsi, “Nada Es Para Siempre”
3) Luis Miguel, “Que Seas Feliz”
4) Shakira, “No”
5) Vico C, “Desahogo”
6) Anasol, “Nace”
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