It's almost that time of the year again! The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States will recognize the outstanding achievement in the music industry. That's right! The Grammy's are around the corner and to celebrate, the nominations were announced yesterday, Friday, Dec. 6, with select categories getting a primetime rollout during the "Grammy Nominations Concert Live!!" special on CBS. Jay Z is leading the nominations with nine in total, including best rap album. Kendrick Lamar, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Justin Timberlake and Pharell Williams got seven nods each, while Drake and engineer Bob Ludwig followed with five.
Some of our favorite Latinos also scored Grammy nominations themselves. Gloria Estefan was recognized for her newest album "The Standards" with a nomination in the "Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album" category. She will be competing next to Tony Bennett, Michael Bublé, Cee Lo Green and Dionne Warwick. Gloria's album of standard classics had always been a dream for her. "This genre really is the first music that I ever listened to in my life and is something that I've sung forever," said Estefan to Ocean Drive magazine earlier this year.
Miguel Jontel Pimentel, also known only as Miguel, is another Latino who scored not one, but two nominations for the 56th Annual Grammy Awards. He's nominated in the "Best R&B Performance" category for his song "How Many Drinks," featuring Kendrick Lamar, and for the "Best Rap/Sung Collaboration" with "Power Trip," where he collaborated with J.Cole. He will be competing against Tamar Braxton, Anthony Hamilton, Jay Z, Wiz Khalifa and more. Miguel, who is often compared to Babyface and Prince, has described his sound as "Nostalgic in a sense that it's familiar ... It's shocking, edgy, energizing."
Not a stranger to being nominated, and winning, several Grammy Awards, Paquito D'Rivera also made the list this year twice. This Cuban alto saxophonist, clarinetist and soprano saxophonist was nominated this year for the "Best Improvised Jazz Solo" category with his "Song For Maura." He will be fighting against Terence Blanchard, Fred Hersch, Donny McCasling and Wayne Shorter for the Grammy. His other nomination comes in the "Best Latin Jazz Album" category. Of course, more Latin stars were nominated here. Including Buika for "La Noche Más Larga," Roberto Fonseca for "Yo," Omar Sosa for "Eggun," and although not Latino in blood, his work has been towards the promotion of Latin music, Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet, nominated for their album "Latin Jazz-Jazz Latin."
In the Latin categories, we have "Faith, Hope Y Amor" by Frankie J, "Viajero Frecuente" by Ricardo Arjona, "Vida" by Draco Rosa, "Syntek" by Aleks Syntek and "12 Historias," by Tommy Torres, all nominated for "Best Latin Pop Album." "El Objeto Antes Llamado Disco," by Café Tacvba, "Ojo Por Ojo" by El Tri, "Chances" by Illya Kuryaki And The Valderramas, "Treinta Días" by La Santa Cecilia and "Repeat After Me" by Los Amigos Invisibles were all nominated for the "Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album."
In the "Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)" the nominations are the following: "El Free" by Banda Los Recoditos, "En Peligro De Extinción" by Intocable, "A Mi Manera" by Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea, "Romeo Y Su Nieta" by Paquita La Del Barrio, and "13 Celebrando El 13" by Joan Sebastian. And last, but not least in the Latin categories, "3.0" by Marc Anthony, "Como Te Voy A Olvidar" by Los Angeles Azules, "Pacific Mambo Orchestra" by Pacific Mambo Orchestra, "Sergio George Presents Salsa Giants" by Various Artists, and "Corazón Profundo" by Carlos Vives are all nominated for "Best Tropical Latin Album."
Another notable Hispanic nominees were Gipsy Kings, who scored a nod for their album "Savor Flamenco" in the "Best World Music Album" category. The Grammys will be handed out in Los Angeles on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014. Most of them will be announced in a pre-telecast ceremony, but the top awards will be presented in a music-filled three hour broadcast on the CBS network. Click here for the complete list of Grammy nominees.
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