This Tuesday (20), the nominees for the 2022 Latin Grammy Awards were revealed, one of the most important musical awards in the world. Big names in music are highlighted, among them the Brazilian phenomena Anitta, Marília Mendonça (1995-2021), Jão, Criolo, Caetano Veloso and many others.
Puerto Rican Bad Bunny leads the nominations. With 10 nominations in different categories, the rapper became the first artist to receive three consecutive nominations for album of the year.
Christina Aguilera’s Spanish-language album also brought her to prominence at the Latin Grammy Awards. The singer is in three of the four main categories of the award. Rosalía was nominated seven times, including song and album of the year.
Anitta secured two nominations, in recording and best reggaeton performance of the year, both with the hit Envolver. The nomination of Marília Mendonça is together with Maiara & Maraisa, in the category best country music album by Patroas 35% (2021).
The winners will be announced on November 17 at a grand celebration to be held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. In all, there are 53 categories, and the Tangerine list the main ones below:
album of the year
- Aguilera – Christina Aguilera
- Pa’lla Voy – Marc Anthony
- Un Verano Sin Ti – Bad Bunny
- Deja – Stereo Bomb
- Tinta y Tiempo – Jorge Drexler
- Ya No Somos Los Mismos – Elsa and Elmar
- Traveler – Fonseca
- Motomami (Digital Album) – Rosalía
- Sanz – Alejandro Sanz
- Dharma – Sebastián Yatra
song of the year
- A Veces Bien a Veces Mal – Ricky Martin and Reik
- Agua – Daddy Yankee, Raw Alejandro and Nile Rodgers
- Something Es Mejor – Mon Laferte
- Baloncito Viejo – Carlos Vives and Camilo
- Kisses in La Frente – Fonseca
- Find Me – Carla Morrison
- Hentai – Rosalia
- Indigo – Camilo and Evaluna Montaner
- Pa Mis Muchachas – Christina Aguilera, Nicki Nicole, Becky G and Nathy Peluso
- Provenza – Karol G
- Tacones Rojos – Sebastián Yatra
- Tocarte – Jorge Drexler and C. Tangana
Record of the year
- Baloncito Viejo – Carlos Vives and Camilo
- Castillo de Arena – Pablo Alboran
- Involve – Anitta
- La Fama – Rosalia and The Weeknd
- Ojitos Lindos – Bad Bunny and Bomb Stereo
- Pa Mis Muchachas – Christina Aguilera, Nicki Nicole, Becky G and Nathy Peluso
- Pa’lla Voy – Marc Anthony
- Pegao – Camillo
- Provenza – Karol G
- I congratulate you – Shakira and Rauw Alejandro
- Tocarte – Jorge Drexler and C. Tangana
- La Pena Valley – Juan Luis Guerra
best new artist
- Angela Álvarez
- Cande and Paulo
- Clarissa
- nabález
- Nicole Zignago
- Pol Granch
- Silvana Estrada
- Sofia Campos
- tiara
- OK
- Yahritza and Su Esencia
Best interpretation of reggaeton
- Desperate – Rauw Alejandro and Chencho Corleone
- Involve – Anitta
- Lo Siento BB:/ – Tainy, Bad Bunny & Julieta Venegas
- Nicky Jam: BZRP Music Sessions Vol. 41 – Bizarrap and Nicky Jam
- Yonaguni – Bad Bunny
best pop vocal album
- Ya No Somos Los Mismos – Elsa and Elmar
- Love We Deserve – Kany Garcia
- Clichés – Jesse & Joy
- El Renaissance – Carla Morrison
- Dharma – Sebastian Yatra
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
- Aguilera – Christina Aguilera
- Traveler – Fonseca
- Philharmonic 20 years – Marta Gómez
- La Vida – Kurt
- Frequency – Sin Bandera
Best Rock Album or Alternative Music in Portuguese Language
- QVVJFA? – Baco Exu Do Blues
- The Future Belongs to… Jovem Guarda – Erasmo Carlos
- About Living – Criolo
- Memories (Where I Never Went From) – Lagum
- Delta Estacio Blues – Juçara Marçal
Best Contemporary Pop Album in Portuguese Language
- Yes Yes Yes – Bullet Desire
- For People to Wake Up – Gilsons
- Pirate – John
- First – Marina Sena
- Sweet 22 – Luisa Sonza
Best MPB album
- Orchards – Chico Chico
- Lance Synthesis – João Donato and Jards Macalé
- Indigo Butterfly Indigo – Liniker
- Naked with My Music – Ney Matogrosso
- Doors – Marisa Monte
- My Coco – Caetano Veloso
Best country music album
- Agropoc – Gabeu
- Chitãozinho & Xororó Legado – Chitãozinho & Xororó
- Expectation X Reality – Matheus & Kauan
- Natural – Lauana Prado
- Employers 35% – Marília Mendonça, Maiara & Maraisa
Best Portuguese-language roots music album
- Afrocanthus of Nations – Mateus Aleluia
- Belo Chico – Targino Gondim, Nilton Freittas and Roberto Malvezzi
- On the Road (Live) – Banda Pau e Corta and Quinteto Violado
- Oríki – Iara Rennó
- Remelexo Bom – Luiz Caldas
- Lady of the Leaves – Áurea Martins
- Senhora Estrada – Alceu Valença
Best song in Portuguese
- Baby 95 – Liniker, Mahmundi, Tássia Reis & Tulipa Ruiz
- Idiot – John
- Cut Me in the Mouth of Heaven Death Doesn’t Ask Forgiveness – Criolo
- My Coco – Caetano Veloso
- By Supuesto – Marina Sena
- Vento Sardo – Jorge Drexler and Marisa Monte
Best samba/pagode album
- Good Winds – Nego Álvaro
- Lilac Sky – Pericles
- Desengaiola – Alfredo Del-Penho and João Cavalcanti
- Homogeneous Mixture – Martinho da Vila
- Numanice #2 – Ludmilla
