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Camilo, Juan Luis Guerra lead Latin Grammys nominations

Camilo can celebrate his ā€œVida de Ricoā€ as the nominations leader of this yearā€™s Latin Grammys.

Born Camilo Echeverry Correa, the Colombian singer-songwriter is up for 10 awards including album of the year for ā€œMis Manosā€ and dual nods in the record of the year ("Vida de Rico," "AmeĢn") and song of the year ("Vida de Rico," ā€œDios AsiĢ Lo Quisoā€) categories. 

Camilo has five songs reach No. 1 on Billboardā€™s Latin Airplay chart and is among the most-followed Latin musicians on TikTok (with 23.5 million, heā€™s amassed more than Karol Gā€™s 22 million, J Balvinā€™s 19.3 million and Jennifer Lopezā€™s 14 million).   

Juan Luis Guerra has the second most nominations, with six, including album of the year for ā€œPriveĢā€ and record of the year for ā€œDios AsiĢ Lo Quiso.ā€ This is the most nominations Guerra has received in a single year and brings his career total to 40.

C. Tangana, NicolaĢs RamiĢrez and Julio Reyes CoĢpelo round out the leaderboard with five each. Bad Bunny, who took home a whopping 10 awards at this yearā€™s Billboard Latin Music Awards, has four nominations, including album of the year for ā€œEl UĢltimo Tour Del Mundo.ā€ 

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The best new artist category has nearly a dozen nominees including Giulia Be, MariĢa Becerra, Zoe Gotusso and Paloma Mami.

The Latin Recording Academy received a record-breaking 20,000-plus submissions for the 22nd Latin Grammys. There are 53 categories in the peer-selected awards. The eligibility period ran June 1, 2020 through May 31, 2021.

ā€œOur Academy strives to support the Latin music community through inclusive awards that spotlight the most current representation of excellence in the field," said academy CEO Manuel Abud in a statement. The nominees are "a gifted and diverse group of artists whose global music has broken down cultural barriers around the world," he continued.

Winners of the Latin Grammys will be presented on Nov. 18 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The main telecast will air live on Univision at 8 p.m. ET.

Latin Grammy nominations

Album of the year

ā€œVeĢrtigoā€ ā€” Pablo AlboraĢn

ā€œMis Amoresā€ ā€” Paula Arenas

ā€œEl UĢltimo Tour Del Mundoā€ ā€” Bad Bunny

ā€œSalswing!ā€ ā€” RubeĢn Blades y Roberto Delgado & Orquesta

ā€œMis Manosā€ ā€” Camilo

ā€œNana, Tom, ViniĢciusā€ ā€” Nana Caymmi

ā€œPriveĢā€ ā€” Juan Luis Guerra

ā€œOrigenā€ ā€” Juanes

ā€œUn Canto Por MeĢxico, Vol. IIā€ ā€” Natalia Lafourcade

ā€œEl MadrilenĢƒoā€ ā€” C. Tangana

Bad Bunny, right, and Gabriela Berlingeri arrive at the 2021 Billboard Latin Music Awards, where the Puerto Rican rapper won 10 awards. He's up for four Latin Grammy awards, including album of the year.

Song of the year

"A Tu Lado" ā€” Paula Arenas & MariĢa Elisa Ayerbe, songwriters (Paula Arenas)

"A Veces" ā€” Diamante EleĢctrico, songwriters (Diamante EleĢctrico)

"Agua" ā€” J Balvin, Alejandro Borrero, Kevyn Mauricio Cruz Moreno, Derek Drymon, Mark Harrison, Stephen Hillenburg, Jhay Cortez, Alejandro Ramirez, Ivanni RodriĢguez, Blaise Smith, Tainy & Juan Camilo Vargas, songwriters (Tainy & J Balvin)

"CancioĢn Bonita" ā€” Rafa Arcaute, Ricky Martin, Mauricio Rengifo, AndreĢs Torres & Carlos Vives, songwriters (Carlos Vives & Ricky Martin)

"Dios AsiĢ Lo Quiso" ā€” Camilo, David Julca, Jonathan Julca, Yasmil JesuĢs Marrufo & Ricardo Montaner, songwriters (Ricardo Montaner & Juan Luis Guerra)

"HawaĢi" ā€” EĢdgar Barrera, ReneĢ Cano, Kevyn Cruz, Johan Espinosa, Kevin JimeĢnez, Miky La Sensa, Bryan Lezcano, Maluma, AndreĢs Uribe & Juan Camilo Vargas, songwriters (Maluma)

"Mi Guitarra" ā€” Javier LimoĢn, songwriter (Javier LimoĢn, Juan Luis Guerra & Nella)

"Patria y Vida" ā€” Descemer Bueno, El Funky, Gente De Zona, Yadam GonzaĢlez, Beatriz Luengo, Maykel Osorbo & Yotuel, songwriters (Yotuel, Gente De Zona, Descemer Bueno, Maykel Osorbo, El Funky)

"Que Se Sepa Nuestro Amor" ā€” El David Aguilar & Mon Laferte, songwriters (Mon Laferte & Alejandro FernaĢndez)

"Si Hubieras Querido" ā€” Pablo AlboraĢn, NicolaĢs "Na'vi" De La Espriella, Diana Fuentes & Julio Reyes, songwriters (Pablo AlboraĢn)

"Todo De Ti" ā€” Rauw Alejandro, JoseĢ M. Collazo, Luis J. GonzaĢlez, Rafael E. PaboĢn Navedo & Eric PeĢrez Rovira, songwriters (Rauw Alejandro)

"Vida De Rico" ā€” EĢdgar Barrera & Camilo, songwriters (Camilo)

Camilo arrives at the Latin American Music Awards on April 15, 2021 in Sunrise, Florida. He leads this year's Latin Grammy nominations with 10 nods.

Best new artist

Giulia Be

MariĢa Becerra

Bizarrap

Boza

Zoe Gotusso

Humbe

Rita Indiana

Lasso

Paloma Mami

Marco Mares

Juliana VelaĢsquez

For the complete list of nominees visit Latingrammy.com.

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