LAS VEGAS, ready for the Latin Grammy awards gala, with Camilo, JL Guerra and C. Tangana at the helm

During the ‘premiere’ of the ceremony, 45 of the 53 awards of the night will be awarded. The party will be held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

Aconstellation of artists will parade at the Latin Grammy Awards, which this Thursday, November 18, return to Las Vegas for their first face-to-face ceremony in two years, with Camilo, Juan Luis Guerra and C. Tangana leading the nominations.

The ceremony, which in 2020 was held virtually from Miami due to the pandemic, is also marked by a recent exchange of words between the Colombian J Balvin and the Puerto Rican René Pérez about the prominence that reggaeton has achieved in the biggest awards party. to music in Spanish and Portuguese.

The Latin Recording Academy confirmed the participation of the Spanish C. Tangana, the Mexican Gloria Trevi, the Chilean Mon Laferte, the Cubans from Gente de Zona, Jon Secada, the Colombian Camilo and the Brazilian Nando Reis in Thursday’s gala.

Salsero Rubén Blades, who the night before the ceremony will be honored with the Person of the Year award, will also sing accompanied by about twenty musicians.

“The ceremony promises to be an exceptional celebration of musical excellence, which will go hand in hand with an inspiring narrative,” anticipated the organizers of the party to be held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

Camilo, with ten nominations, leads the list of awards. The 27-yearold Colombian competes with Rich life to the song of the year and the recording of the year, and with My hands for album of the year.

Dominican Juan Luis Guerra continues with six nominations, including record of the year and album of the year.

Tribute to Marília Mendonça

During the premiere 45 of the 53 awards of the night will be awarded from the ceremony. Meanwhile, the Latin Recording Academy announced a special prelude for the delivery of the seven Portuguese-speaking categories, in which great names of Brazilian music stand out, such as the samba players Paulinho da Viola and Martinho da Vila.