SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Latin Recording Academy® today announced that Shakira, Juan Luis Guerra, RBD, and Alejandro Sanz will perform on the 7th Annual Latin GRAMMY® Awards telecast. The show will also feature a special reggaéton performance that will include Hector "El Father," Tonny Tun Tun, Ivy Queen, and Wisin & Yandel (previously announced). Additionally, Willie Colón, Fania All-Stars, India, Ismael Miranda, Andy Montañez, Tito Nieves, and Gilberto Santa Rosa will salute salsa music New York style in a special performance tribute. Actress Alejandra Barros, singer/actor Miguel Bosé, actress Alexa Damian, current Latin GRAMMY nominee Los Horóscopos de Durango, current Latin GRAMMY nominee for Best New Artist Lena, actress Adamari Lopez, current Latin GRAMMY nominee Pablo Montero, actress Ludwika Paleta, singer Milly Quezada, 2006 Latin Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Johnny Ventura, and Oscar®-nominated actress Catalina Sandino are confirmed presenters. The 7th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards will take place on Nov. 2 at Madison Square Garden in New York and will be broadcast on the Univision Network from 8 – 11 p.m. ET/PT (7 – 10 p.m. Central).
Two-time GRAMMY® winner and three-time Latin GRAMMY winner Shakira is currently nominated for Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year and Best Short Form Music Video for "La Tortura," and Album Of The Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Album for Fijación Oral Vol. 1. RBD are up for Best Pop Album By A Duo Or Group With Vocal (Nuestro Amor). GRAMMY winner and 13-time Latin GRAMMY winner Alejandro Sanz has a nod for Song Of The Year ("La Tortura").
Previously Announced
Formerly announced performers include current Latin GRAMMY nominees Conjunto Primavera, Luis Fonsi, Joan Sebastian, Thalía, and Wisin & Yandel, as well as two-time GRAMMY winner and four-time Latin GRAMMY winner Maná. Previously announced presenters include current three-time Latin GRAMMY nominee Fonseca, TV personality Galilea Montijo, 2006 Latin Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Paloma San Basilio, and actress Sofia Vergara.
Preceding the Awards show telecast, Univision will present exclusive "Noche de Estrellas" (Night of the Stars) coverage of the celebrity arrivals direct from the Latin GRAMMY Awards Green Carpet starting at 7 p.m. ET/PT (6 p.m. Central). Hosted by "Primer Impacto" co-anchor Bárbara Bermudo and popular Univision personality Giselle Blondet, "Noche de Estrellas" will feature live interviews and commentary on the stars and their fashions, and provide viewers an intimate and up close look at Latin music's most glamorous and gala event.
The 7th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards will feature 47 categories and will be supported on radio via Univision Radio (the official Spanish-language radio network of the Latin GRAMMY Awards), and highlighted on the Internet by Univision Online (the official Spanish-language Web site of the Latin GRAMMY Awards) at www.univision.com (Uniclave Latin GRAMMY). For more information and a complete list of nominees, please visit www.grammy.com. For the first time ever, tickets are available to the general public at the Madison Square Garden Box Office at www.thegarden.com, or through Ticketmaster (www.ticketmaster.com).
The Latin Recording Academy is an international, membership-based organization comprised of Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking recording artists, musicians, songwriters, producers and other creative and technical recording professionals. The organization is dedicated to improving the quality of life and cultural condition for Latin music and its makers. In addition to producing the Latin GRAMMY Awards to honor excellence in the recorded arts and sciences, The Latin Recording Academy provides educational and outreach programs for the Latin music community. For more information about The Latin Recording Academy, please visit www.grammy.com.
