MIAMI BEACH, FL -- Universal Music Publishing Group is proud to announce the company has a publishing interest related to 51 nominations in 31 categories for the 17th Annual LATIN GRAMMY Awards.
UMPG songwriter Claudia Brant leads the company’s nominees with participation in five nominated albums, including Record Of The Year for “Iguales.” Producer Julio Reyes Copello has participation in four nominations, including two for Album Of The Year. The late Juan Gabriel received three nominations, including Album of the Year and Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for “Los Dúo.” Colombia’s Andrés Cepeda earned two nominations, Album of the Year and Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for “Mil Ciudades.”
UMPG Spain artists Alejandro Sanz, Pedro Guerra, Pablo López, and Morat also received nominations, with producer Kim Fanlo getting a nod for Producer Of The Year for Pablo Lopez’ “El Mundo y Los Amantes Inocentes.”
Other UMPG nominees include J Balvin, Leonel García (Sin Bandera), Paula Fernandes, La Santa Cecilia, Jorge Luis Piloto, Master Chris and Ceú.
The awards will be held at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 17th, 2016.
UMPG HAS A PUBLISHING INTEREST IN:
* 7 of the 10 nominees for Album of the Year
* 4 of the 5 nominees for Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album
* 5 of the 5 nominees for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
* 3 of the 5 nominees for Best Sertaneja Music Album
Universal Music Publishing Group Nominations*
for the 17th Annual LATIN GRAMMY Awards
*UMPG has a publishing interest relative to the following nominations.
These include signings from around the world.
Category 1
Record Of The Year
- Cuestión De Esperar
Pepe Aguilar
[Equinoccio Records]
(UMPG publishing interest via Enrique Guzmán Yáñez)
- Iguales
Diego Torres
Track from: Buena Vida
[Sony Music Latin]
(UMPG publishing interest via Claudia Brant)
Category 2
Album Of The Year
- Tour Terral Tres Noches En Las Ventas
Pablo Alborán
[Warner Music Spain]
(UMPG publishing interest via Jose Fernández Torres p/k/a Tomatito)
- Cinema (Edición En Español)
Andrea Bocelli
[Sugar Music/Universal Music Latino]
(UMPG publishing interest via Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice, Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim, Klaus Badelt, Lisa Germaine Gerrard, and Hans Zimmer)
- Mil Ciudades
Andrés Cepeda
[Sony Music Colombia]
(UMPG publishing interest via Andrés Cepeda)
- Conexión
Fonseca
[Sony Music Latin]
(UMPG publishing interest via Claudia Brant, Yoel Henríquez, and Julio Reyes Copello)
- Los Dúo2
Juan Gabriel
[Fonovisa/Universal Music Group]
(UMPG publishing interest via Juan Gabriel)
- Un Besito Más
Jesse & Joy
[Warner Music México]
(UMPG publishing interest via Alejandro Sanz and Martin Terefe)
- Buena Vida
Diego Torres
[Sony Music Latin]
(UMPG publishing interest via Claudia Brant and Julio Reyes Copello)
Category 3
Song Of The Year
- En Ésta No
Sin Bandera, songwriters (Sin Bandera)
[Sony Music Entertainment México]
(UMPG publishing interest via Leonel García)
Category 4
Best New Artist
- Morat
(UMPG publishing interest via Morat)
Category 5
Best Contemporary Pop Vocal
- El Mundo y Los Amantes Inocentes
Pablo López
[Universal Music Spain]
(UMPG publishing interest via Pablo López and Claudia Brant)
Category 6
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
- Mil Ciudades
Andrés Cepeda
[Sony Music Colombia]
(UMPG publishing interest via Andrés Cepeda)
- Los Dúo2
Juan Gabriel
[Fonovisa/Universal Music Group]
(UMPG publishing interest via Juan Gabriel)
Category 7
Best Urban Fusion/Performance
- Pra Todas Elas
Tubarão Featuring Maneirinho & Anitta
Track from: Faz A Festa Funk
[Warner Music Brazil]
(UMPG publishing interest via Anitta and Umberto Da Silva Tavares)
Category 8
Best Urban Music Album
- Energía
J Balvin
[Capitol Latin/Universal Music Latin Entertainment]
(UMPG publishing interest via J Balvin)
Category 11
Best Pop/Rock Album
- Buenaventura
La Santa Cecilia
[Universal Music Latino/Universal Latin Entertainment]
(UMPG publishing interest via La Santa Cecilia and Claudia Brant)
Category 15
Best Salsa Album
- Intensamente India Con Canciones De Juan Gabriel
India
[Top Stop Music]
(UMPG publishing interest via Juan Gabriel)
- Mi Ritmo Es Bueno
Bobby Valentín
[Bronco Records Inc.]
(UMPG publishing interest via Willy Chirino)
Category 17
Best Contemporary Tropical Album
- Guaco Histórico2
Guaco
[Producciones Guaqueros]
(UMPG publishing interest via Jorge Luis Chacín and Guianko Gómez)
- Toda La Vida
Daniel Santacruz
[Penluis Music]
(UMPG publishing interest via Lucio Dalla, Manuel Alejandro, Juan Luis Guerra, Ana Magdalena, Mauro Malavasi and K.C. Porter)
Category 18
Best Traditional Tropical Album
- Cuba Y Puerto Rico Son...
(Varios Artistas)
Luis Amed Irizarry, producer
[Popular, Inc.]
(UMPG publishing interest via Pablo Milanés and Armando Napoleón Martínez)
Category 19
Best Tropical Fusion Album
- Pregoneros De La Calle
Cosa Nuestra
[Am Producciones]
(UMPG publishing interest via Edith Cabrera and Rudy Pérez)
- Visualízate
Gente De Zona
[Sony Music Latin/Magnus Media]
(UMPG publishing interest via Chino & Nacho)
Category 20
Best Tropical Song
- Esta Noche Hay Fiesta
Jorge Luis Piloto, songwriter (Maia)
[Sony Music Entertainment Colombia]
(UMPG publishing interest via Jorge Luis Piloto)
Category 21
Best Singer-Songwriter Album
- Arde Estocolmo
Pedro Guerra
[Legacy Recordings/Sony Music Spain]
(UMPG publishing interest via Pedro Guerra)
Category 23
Best Banda Album
- Raíces
Banda El Recodo De Cruz Lizárraga
[Fonovisa Records/Universal Music Latin Entertainment]
(UMPG publishing interest via Germán Lizárraga and Melecio Díaz Chaidez)
Category 24
Best Tejano Album
- La Historia De La Música Tejana
The Legends
[M Music & Entertainment Group/Freddie Records]
(UMPG publishing interest via Sunny Ozuna)
Category 25
Best Norteño Album
- Desde El Azteca
Los Tigres Del Norte
[Fonovisa Records/Universal Music Group]
(UMPG publishing interest via Ruben Villarreal Marichalar)
- Tributo A Los Alegres De Terán
Pesado
[Disa/Universal Music Group]
(UMPG publishing interest via Nestor Pineda Maldonado, María de Jesús Nuñez Cruz, Pedro Espino Becerra, Manuel J. Valdez, and Eugenio Abrego García)
Category 26
Best Regional Song
- Ataúd
Erika Ender, Manu Moreno & Mónica Vélez, songwriters (Los Tigres Del Norte)
[Fonovisa Records/Universal Music Group]
(UMPG publishing interest via Manu Moreno)
Category 27
Best Instrumental Album
- Argentum
Carlos Franzetti
[Sunnyside Communications]
(UMPG publishing interest via Juan Carlos Cobian & Enrique Domingo Cadicamo)
Category 29
Best Tango Album
- Sax To Tango
Julio Botti, Pablo Ziegler & Saul Zaks Conducting The Unversity Of Southern Denmark Symphony Orchestra
[Zoho]
(UMPG publishing interest via Raphael Canaro , Enrique Maroni, Pascual Contursi and Gerardo Rodriguez)
- Carlos Gardel Original Leonardo Pastore [Leonardo Pastore]
(UMPG Publishing interest via Jose María Aguilar)
Category 30
Best Flamenco Album
- Ámame Como Soy
Niña Pastori
[Sony Music Entertainment Spain]
(UMPG publishing interest via Pablo Milanés, Alejandro Sanz, Jose Carlos Figueiredo, Antonio Carlos Marques Pinto and Juan Luis Guerra)
- Magnética
María Toledo
[Warner Music Spain]
(UMPG publishing interest via Manuel Molina Jiménez)
Category 31
Best Latin Jazz Album
- Jobim Jazz (Ao Vivo)
Mario Adnet
[Biscoito Fino]
(UMPG publishing interest via Vinicius De Moraes)
- Tropical Infinito
Antonio Adolfo
[AAM Music]
(UMPG publishing interest via Oscar Hammerstein & Jerome Kern)
Category 33
Best Portuguese Language Christian Album
- Deus No Esconderijo Do Verso
Padre Fabio De Melo
[Sony Music]
(UMPG Publishing interest via Dudu Falcão)
Category 34
Best Portuguese Language Contemporary Pop Album
- Tropix
Céu
[Six Degrees Records/Urban Jungle/Som Livre/Slap]
(UMPG Publishing interest via Céu)
- Mundo
Mariza
[Warner Music Portugal]
(UMPG Publishing interest via Froilan Aguilar)
Category 36
Best Samba/Pagode Album
- Tem Mineira No Samba
Corina Magalhães
[Corina Magalhães/Tratore]
(UMPG Publishing interest via Aldir Blanc)
- Na Veia
Rogê & Arlindo Cruz
[Warner Music Brazil]
(UMPG Publishing interest via Arlindo Cruz, Seu Jorge, Pretinho da Serrinha and Leandro Fab)
Category 37
Best MPB (Musica Popular Brasileira) Album
- Todo Caminho É Sorte
Roberta Campos
[Deck]
(UMPG Publishing interest via Joran Ferreira Da Silva and Gilson Vieira Da Silva
- Delírio
Roberta Sá
[Som Livre]
(UMPG Publishing interest via Arnaldo Antunes, Martinho Da Vila and Alexandre De Pilares)
Category 38
Best Sertaneja Music Album
- Amanhecer
Paula Fernandes
[Universal Music]
(UMPG publishing interest via Paula Fernandes and Gustavo Fagundes)
- Baile Do Teló Michel Teló [Radar Records]
(UMPG publishing interest via Paula Mattos and Paulinho Levy)
- Sóis
João Victor
[Universal Music]
(UMPG publishing interest via Peter Allen, Chris Martin, Jon Buckland, Will Champion, Guy Berryman and Adrienne Anderson)
Category 39
Best Brazilian Roots Album
- Cordas, Gonzaga E Afins
Elba Ramalho
[Coqueiro Verde Records]
(UMPG publishing interest via Zedantas, Luis Gonzaga, Dominguinhos, Anastacia and João Silva)
Category 41
Best Latin Children’s Album
- Canciones De Cri Cri “El Grillo Cantor”
Omara Portuondo
[Bis Music]
(UMPG publishing interest via Francisco Gabilondo Soler “Cri Cri”)
Category 46
Producer of the Year
- KimFanlo
- El Mundo y Los Amantes Inocentes (Pablo López)(A)
(UMPG publishing interest via Kim Fanlo)
