Aitana Leads Pack of Premios Odeón Nominees with Five Nods

Aitana is celebrating a handful of honors…

The 2021 Premios Odeón nominations have been revealed for the second annual awards show, with the 21-year-old Spanish singer leading the pack of nominees with five nods.

Aitana

Aitana, who rose to acclaim as the runner-up on the Spanish reality television talent competition Operación Triunfo, is nominated for Odeón Pop Artist, as well as Best Pop Song for two of her singles: +,” alongside Cali y El Dandee, and “Si Tú La Quieres,” with David Bisbal, who has earned four nominations this year.

Pablo Alboran has received four nods.

The 31-year-old Spanish singer’s nominations include Odeón Pop Artist, Best Pop Album for Vertigo, and Best Pop Song for his Ava Max collaboration “Tabú.

Other multiple nominees include C. Tangana, Chema Rivas, Rosalia, Vanessa Martin, Nathy Peluso and Omar Montes.

The Spanish-based awards show, which was officially announced at the end of 2019 by the Asociación De Gestión De Derechos Intelectuales (AGEDI) and kicked off in 2020, not only celebrates the diverse music scene in Spain but also Latin and international acts.

The winners are chosen by the fans, according to the official statement, “through their active participation of consuming music, both on digital platforms and with the purchase of physical formats during the previous year.”

Due to the global coronavirus pandemic, the 2021 Premios Odeón will be held virtually on March 10. For more information, click here.

Heres the full nominees list:

ODEÓN POP ARTIST
AITANA
DANI MARTÍN
DAVID BISBAL
PABLO ALBORÁN
ROSALÍA
VANESA MARTÍN

ODEÓN NEW POP ARTIST
BELÉN AGUILERA
CEPEDA
DANI FERNÁNDEZ
MIKI NÚÑEZ
NATALIA LACUNZA
NIL MOLINER

BEST POP ALBUM
ANTONIO OROZCO – AVIÓNICA
DANI MARTÍN – LO QUE ME DÉ LA GANA
DAVID BISBAL – EN TUS PLANES
PABLO ALBORÁN – VÉRTIGO
ROZALÉN – EL ÁRBOL Y EL BOSQUE
VANESA MARTÍN – SIETE VECES SÍ

BEST POP SONG
AITANA / CALI Y EL DANDEE – +
ANA MENA / ROCCO HUNT – A UN PASO DE LA LUNA
BERET – SI POR MI FUERA
DAVID BISBAL / AITANA – SI TÚ LA QUIERES
JARABE DE PALO – ESO QUE TÚ ME DAS
PABLO ALBORÁN / AVA MAX – TABÚ

ODEÓN URBAN ARTIST
C. TANGANA
CHEMA RIVAS
DON PATRICIO
KIDD KEO
LOLA ÍNDIGO
NYNO VARGAS

ODEÓN NEW URBAN ARTIST
BAD GYAL
LÉRICA
MORAD
NATHY PELUSO
OMAR MONTES
RVFV

BEST URBAN ALBUM
DELLAFUENTE – DESCANSO EN PODER
KASE.O – DENTRO DEL CÍRCULO
KIDD KEO – BACK TO ROCKPORT
LOS CHIKOS DEL MAÍZ – COMANCHERÍA
MORAD – MDLR
NATHY PELUSO – CALAMBRE

BEST URBAN SONG
C. TANGANA – TÚ ME DEJASTE DE QUERER
CHEMA RIVAS – MIL TEQUILAS
LÉRICA / BELINDA – FLAMENKITO
LOLA ÍNDIGO / RAUW ALEJANDRO / LALO EBRATT – 4 BESOS
OMAR MONTES / BAD GYAL – ALOCAO
RVFV / OMAR MONTES / DAVILES DE NOVELDA – PRENDIO (REMIX)

ODEÓN ROCK ARTIST
BUNBURY
LEIVA
LOQUILLO
ROSENDO
RULO Y LA CONTRABANDA
SIDECARS

ODEÓN NEW ROCK ARTIST
ARDE BOGOTÁ
DESVARIADOS
LOS ZIGARROS
MARLON
MIKEL IZAL
PLAYA CUBERRIS

BEST ROCK ALBUM
BUNBURY – POSIBLE
LA POLLA RECORDS – LEVÁNTATE Y MUERE
LEIVA – MADRID NUCLEAR
MANOLO GARCÍA – ACÚSTICO, ACÚSTICO, ACÚSTICO
MIKEL IZAL – DESDE DENTRO
SIDECARS – RUIDO DE FONDO

ODEÓN FLAMENCO ARTIST
DIANA NAVARRO
ESTRELLA MORENTE
MARÍA JIMÉNEZ
MIGUEL POVEDA
PACO CANDELA
RAIMUNDO AMADOR

ODEÓN NEW FLAMENCO ARTIST
CALIFATO ¾
DANI DE MORÓN
DEMARCO FLAMENCO
ISRAEL FERNANDEZ
MARÍA JOSÉ LLERGO
SARAYMA

BEST FLAMENCO ALBUM
DIANA NAVARRO – INESPERADO
ISRAEL FERNANDEZ & DIEGO DEL MORAO – AMOR
MARÍA JIMENEZ – LA VIDA A MI MANERA
MARÍA JOSÉ LLERGO – SANACIÓN
MIGUEL CAMPELLO – 5
PACO CANDELA – SENTIMIENTOS AL AIRE

ODEÓN ALTERNATIVE ARTIST
CARLOS SADNESS
FUEL FANDANGO
IZARO
SEN SENRA
TXARANGO
VETUSTA MORLA

ODEÓN NEW ALTERNATIVE ARTIST
ALIZZZ
DELAPORTE
GINEBRAS
LA LA LOVE YOU
RODRIGO CUEVAS
STAY HOMAS

BEST ALTERNATIVE ALBUM
CARLOS SADNESS – TROPICAL JESUS
FUEL FANDANGO – ORIGEN
IZARO – LIMONES EN INVIERNO
STAY HOMAS – DESCONFINATION
TXARANGO – DE VENT I ALES
VETUSTA MORLA – MSDL, CANCIONES DENTRO DE CANCIONES

ODEÓN LATIN ARTIST
ANUEL AA
BAD BUNNY
J BALVIN
KAROL G
OZUNA
SECH

ODEÓN INTERNATIONAL ARTIST
AC/DC
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
BTS
DUA LIPA
HARRY STYLES
THE WEEKND

BEST MUSIC VIDEO
AITANA / CALI Y EL DANDEE – +
ANA MENA / ROCCO HUNT – A UN PASO DE LA LUNA
C. TANGANA – TÚ ME DEJASTE DE QUERER
DAVID BISBAL / AITANA – SI TÚ LA QUIERES
PABLO ALBORÁN – SI HUBIERAS QUERIDO
ROSALÍA / TRAVIS SCOTT – TKN

Natalia LaFourcade Among the Top Winners at This Year’s Latin Grammys

Natalia LaFourcade has her hands full…

The 36-year-old Mexican singer-songwriter proved to be one of the night’s big winners at the Latin Grammys awards show, taking home three prizes, including one of the top awards.

Natalia Lafourcade

LaFourcade, a Grammy and Latin Grammy darling, was nevertheless a surprise winner in the Album of the Year category with her Un Canto Por México, Vol. 1, a collection of songs dedicated to Mexico and arranged in traditional style.

LaFourcade also won best regional song for “Mi Religión” and best alternative song for “En Cantos,” alongside Ile and co-written with Ismael Cancel.

LaFourcade now raises her total of Latin Grammy wins to 14 after winning in every category she was nominated this year.

But she wasn’t the only top winner of the night…

Rosalía also took home three awards.

The 27-year-old Spanish singer won those awards due to two collaborations. “Yo x Ti Tu x Mi,” with Puerto Rican star Ozuna, won best urban fusion performance and best urban song, leading also to two Latin Grammy wins for Ozuna and one for Rosalía’s collaborator, El Guincho. And “TKN,” her collaboration with Travis Scott, won best short form video (directed by Nicolás Méndez, aka CANADA). She’s now an 8-time Latin Grammy winner.

Carlos Vives also claimed three awards.

The 59-year-old Colombian singer-songwriter’s “Canción para Rubén,” alongside Ruben Blades, won best tropical song while his album Cumbiana won best contemporary/tropical fusion album and the documentary El Mundo Perdido de Cumbiana won best long form video.

J Balvin, the top nominee of the evening, won the very competitive best urban album category for Colores, while Bad Bunny’s provocative “Yo Perreo Sola” won best reggaeton performance. The new category was one of the nods the Latin Recording Academy made this year toward appeasing a contingent of urban artists who felt neglected by the Latin Grammys.

The coveted record of the year award went to Alejandro Sanz’s “Contigo,” while song of the year went to Residente for his biographical beauty “René.”

In a surprise win, Mike Bahía took home the best new artist award, beating out some heavy competition, including Anuel AA, Nicky Nicole, Rauw Alejandro and Nathy Peluso.

“No, I didn’t expect this award,” he said backstage. “I’ve had beautiful career moments where awards, let’s say, haven’t really been with me. I didn’t think this would be the exception. But things happen for a reason, and I want to thank my colleagues for validating my work.”

Here’s the full winners list:

GENERAL FIELD:

Record Of The Year: “Contigo” — Alejandro Sanz
Album Of The Year: Un Canto Por México, Vol. 1 — Natalia Lafourcade
Song Of The Year: “René” — Residente, songwriter (Residente)
Best New Artist:
Mike Bahía
Best Pop Vocal Album
: Pausa — Ricky Martin
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: Compadres – Andrés Cepeda & Fonseca
Best Pop Song: “TuTu” – Camilo, Jon Leone & Richi López, songwriters (Camilo & Pedro Capó)
Best Urban Fusion/Performance: “Yo x Ti Tu x Mi” – Rosalía & Ozuna
Best Reggaeton Performance: “Yo Perreo Sola” — Bad Bunny
Best Urban Music Album:
Colores – J Balvin
Best Rap/Hip Hop Song:
“Antes Que El Mundo Se Acabe” – Residente, songwriter (Residente)
Best Urban Song: “Yo x Ti, Tu x Mi” – Pablo Diaz-Reixa “El Guincho”, Ozuna & Rosalía, songwriters (Rosalía & Ozuna)
Best Rock Album: “Dónde Jugarán Lxs Niñxs? – Molotov
Best Rock Song: “Biutiful” – Mon Laferte, songwriter (Mon Laferte)
Best Pop/Rock Album:
La Conquista del Espacio – Fito Paez
Best Pop/Rock Song: “La Canción de las Bestias” – Fito Páez, songwriter (Fito Páez)
Best Alternative Music Album: Sobrevolando – Cultura Profética
Best Alternative Song: “En Cantos” – Ismael Cancel, Ile & Natalia Lafourcade, songwriters (Ile & Natalia Lafourcade)
Best Salsa Album: 40 – Grupo Niche
Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album: Sigo Cantando Al Amor (Deluxe) – Jorge Celedón & Sergio Luis Rodríguez
Best Merengue/Bachata Album: Ahora – Eddy Herrera &
Larimar – Daniel Santacruz (Tie)
Best Traditional Tropical Album: Ícono – Orquesta Aragón
Best Contemporary/Tropical Fusion Album: Cumbiana — Carlos Vives
Best Tropical Song: “Canción Para Rubén” – Rubén Blades & Carlos Vives, songwriters (Carlos Vives & Rubén Blades)
Best Singer-Songwriter Album:
Mesa Para Dos – Kany García
Best Ranchero/Mariachi Album: Hecho en México — Alejandro Fernández Best Banda Album: Playlist – Chiquis
Best Tejano Album: Live In México – La Mafia
Best Norteño Album
: Los Tigres del Norte At Folsom Prison – Los Tigres del Norte
Best Regional Song: “Mi Religión” – Natalia Lafourcade, songwriter (Natalia Lafourcade)
Best Instrumental Album: Terra – Daniel Minimalia
Best Folk Album: A Capella – Susana Baca
Best Tango Album: Fuelle y Cuerda – Gustavo Casenave
Best Flamenco Album: Flamenco Son Fronteras – Antonio Rey
Best Latin Jazz/Jazz Album:
Puertos: Music from International Waters – Emilio Solla Tango Jazz Orchestra
Best Christian Album (Spanish Language): Soldados – Alex Campos
Best Portuguese Language Christian Album: Reino – Aline Barros
Best Portuguese Language Contemporary Pop Album: Apká! – Céu —
Best Portuguese Language Rock or Alternative Album: Amarelo – Emicida Best Samba/Pagode Album: Samba Jazz De Raiz, Claudio Jorge 70 – Cláudio Jorge
Best MPB (Musica Popular Brasileira) Album: Belo Horizonte – Toninho Horta & Orquestra Fantasma
Best Sertaneja Music Album: Origens [Ao Vivo Em Sete Lagoas, Brazil / 2019] – Paula Fernandes
Best Portuguese Language Roots Album: Veia Nordestina – Mariana Aydar — Best Portuguese Language Song: “Abricó-De-Macaco” — Francisco Bosco & João Bosco, songwriters (João Bosco)
Best Latin Children’s Album: Canta y Juega – Tina Kids
Best Classical Album: Eternal Gratitude – Paulina Leisring & Domingo Pagliuca; Samuel Pilafian, album producer
Best Classical Contemporary Composition
: “Sacre” – Carlos Fernando López & José Valentino, composers (Carlos Fernando López)
Best Arrangement: “La Flor de la Canela” – Lorenzo Ferrero, arranger (Afro-Peruvian Jazz Orchestra)
Best Recording Package: Soy Puro Teatro – Homenaje a La Lupe – Pedro Fajardo, art director (Mariaca Semprún)
Best Engineered Album: 3:33 – Daniel Bitrán Arizpe, Daniel Dávila, Justin Moshkevich, George Noriega, Erick Roman, Paul Rubinstein & JC Vertti, engineers; Miles Comaskey, Najeeb Jones & Tony Maserati, mixers; Dale Becker, mastering engineer (Debi Nova)
Producer of the Year: Andrés Torres, Mauricio Rengifo
Best Short Form Music Video: “TKN” – Rosalía & Travis Scott / Nicolás Méndez aka CANADA, video director; Oscar Romagosa & Laura Serra Estorch, video producers
Best Long Form Music Video:
El Mundo Perdido de Cumbiana – Carlos Vives / Carlos Felipe Montoya, video director; Isabel Cristina Vásquez, video producer

Anitta to Perform at This Year’s Latin Grammys

Anitta is heading to the Latin Grammys

The 27-year-old Brazilian singer has been added to the list of performers set to take the stage at this year’s Latin Grammys, according to the Latin Recording Academy.

Anitta

Anitta appears on the final star-studded list of performers that includes Rauw Alejandro, J Balvin, Camilo, Lupita Infante, Juanes, Mariachi Sol De México De José Hernández, Ricky Martin, Natalia, Jimenez, José Luis Perales, Prince Royce, and Carla Morrison.

Those artists join previously-announced performers Anuel AA, Marc Anthony, Bad Bunny, Calibre 50, Pedro Capó, Julio Reyes Copello, Alex Cuba, Alejandro Fernández, Karol G, Kany García, Guaynaa, Los Tigres del Norte, Víctor Manuelle, Ricardo Montaner, Christian Nodal, Debi Nova, Fito Páez, Nathy Peluso, Raquel Sofía and Sebastián Yatra.

The 21st annual ceremony, led by 13-time nominee J Balvin, will also celebrate several Latin music icons, with special tributes including Julio Iglesias, Pedro Infante, Juan Luis Guerra, Roberto Carlos, and Héctor Lavoe.

Returning with a “music makes us human” theme that highlights musical excellence and the power of music in times of despair, the event will also showcase diverse stories of hope, community, sense of purpose, and celebration.

Hosted by Carlos Rivera, the 2020 Latin Grammys will air at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on Thursday, November 19, via Univision.

The star-studded event will be preceded by the one-hour pre-show Noche de Estrellas, held virtually in Miami, where the majority of the categories will be awarded.

Nathy Peluso Releases Genre-Bending Sophomore Album “Calambre”

Nathy Peluso is flexing her musical muscle…

Days after being nominated for two Latin Grammys, including best new artist, the 25-year-old Argentine singer-songwriter has released her sophomore studio album Calambre.

Nathy Peluso

Featuring 12 tracks, including the Latin Grammy nominated-“Buenos Aires,” Calambre was produced by Rafa Arcaute, Illmind, Fede Vindver, among other world-class producers.

It’s box full of surprises, all showcasing Peluso’s vocal and rhythmic versatility.

Primarily known for her hip-hop-meets-neo-soul vibe, the rising Argentine artist experiments with perreo fusions as heard in “Amor Salvaje,” old-school 90’s rap as heard in “Sugga,” infectious salsa beats as heard in “Puro Veneno,” and a heartfelt hip-hop-tango blend as heard in the closing track “Agarrate.”

The bilingual Calambre, is described as “seductive, fierce, and unapologetic” by Billboard.