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The United States Recording Academy Awards ceremony, again hosted by comedian Trevor Noah, will be held at the Crypto.com arena in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n
Puerto Rican Benito Antonio Mart\u00ednez Ocasio “Bad Bunny” who already has two gramophones to his credit, aspires for his hit “Un verano sin ti” to win the coveted Grammy for Album of the Year, a recognition never before granted to an album recorded entirely in Spanish.<\/p>\n
The album, with more than 4,000 million views on Spotify, has garnered records on records, as has its promotional tour, which filled stadiums in Latin America and the United States. But the competition for the reggaeton player is no less: titans like Adele, Kendrick Lamar and the great favorite, Beyonc\u00e9, are competing for the coveted prize.<\/p>\n
Bad Bunny’s win “would mean a lot to Spanish-speaking people and to our culture because it really says ‘look, music in Spanish is as respected as music in English, and there really are no barriers in music,” he told the AFP Colombian Sebastian Yatra.<\/p>\n
On the other hand, the Brazilian Anitta, who last year made the whole world shake their hips with her unstoppable “Envolver”, premieres her first Grammy nomination, in which she seeks to establish herself as a revelation artist.<\/p>\n
The last time a Brazilian was nominated for Best New Artist was almost 60 years ago, when Astrud Gilberto immortalized the classic “Garota de Ipanema.” But she lost to the Beatles a gramophone that Anitta now hopes to take home.<\/p>\n
The carioca, in contention among others with the Italians Maneskin and the singer son of Mexican immigrants Omar Apollo, can become the first Latin American to succeed in this category.<\/p>\n
Despite having more than 10 years of career, the nomination comes when Anitta makes her way into the international market, something that she has defined as a new beginning. “As a Brazilian and a Latina, a nomination like this means a lot to me, and it fills me with pride,” said the “Girl from Rio” in an interview with AFP.<\/p>\n
In the categories dedicated to Latin music, specialists favor the Spanish Rosal\u00eda with her “Motomami”, which shone at the Latin Grammys last year, to win the award for best Latin rock or alternative music album.<\/p>\n
Carlos Vives, Maluma, Jorge Drexler and Cristina Aguilera are also measured by the gramophones dedicated to Latin music, like Daddy Yankee, famous for globalizing reggaeton, but who has not won a Grammy in more than two decades of career.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n