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An eyeball-catching performance on the Latin Grammy awards program not only lifts recordings sales but can transform careers, according to recording executives hoping their musicians pull a Ricky Martin. Executives at Sony Music and BMG said the Latin Grammys, a $4 million production to be broadcast on Tuesday in the United States and 120 other countries, is a venue that can overcome barriers of language, genre and country. Martin’s 1999 performance on the long-running U.S. Grammy awards program mightily boosted sales of his self-named album and other recordings and was widely seen as making the Puerto Rican native an international… Read more »

Grammy-winning artist Christina Aguilera and Emmy Award-winning actor Jimmy Smits will co-host the 2nd Annual Latin Grammy Awards telecast. Grammy-winning artist Marc Anthony will perform, and Destiny’s Child will perform with the previously announced Alejandro Sanz, it was announced today by Michael Greene, President/CEO of the Recording Academy and the Latin Recording Academy. The show will originate from the Forum in Los Angeles on September 11 and be broadcast on the CBS Television Network from 9-11 p.m. (EDT/PDT). Additional performers and presenters will be announced shortly. Named Best New Artist at the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards for her self-titled debut… Read more »

Grammy chief Michael Greene said in published remarks on Friday he feels “betrayed” by Miami’s civic leaders over the hostile political climate that prompted him to pull the Latin Grammy Awards show out of that city. In a Los Angeles Times interview, Greene said he also doubts the show will be moved any time soon back to Miami, home to such Latin stars as Ricky Martin, Julio Iglesias and Gloria Estefan and the Latin American headquarters for MTV, Sony Music and scores of other record labels. “There would have to be a seismic shift in the political leadership of the… Read more »

Hoteliers, restaurateurs and tourism promoters mourned the loss of the $40 million bonanza that the now-decamped Latin Grammy awards show was expected to bring to the Miami area. But what really has them crying in their Cristal Roederer is the blow to the city’s image. The Latin Grammy organizers said Monday that they were moving the glitzy Sept. 11 award show to Los Angeles because of worries that protests against artists from communist Cuba could threaten the safety of performers and spectators. “The perception of Miami in the international community is greatly damaged by this,” said Leslie Zigel, vice president… Read more »

Fear that Cuban-American protesters would threaten the safety of guests at the Latin Grammys next month prompted organizers to pull the event from Miami at the last minute and move it to Los Angeles. The move dealt a blow to Miami officials who had been lobbying hard to bring the Latin Grammys to the city this year. The show was expected to pump an estimated $35 million into the area economy. Michael Greene, president and chief executive of the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences and the Latin Recording Academy, made the announcement Monday after Miami officials agreed to… Read more »

Colombian rock artist Juanes was nominatedTuesday for six Latin Grammy awards, including record of the year, album of the year, song of the year and best new artist, the Latin Recording Academy announced. The 27-year-old artist “was stunned, those guys kept saying my name again and again.” Juanes began his music career with a band in Colombia 15 years ago. Even though he never considered giving up, the most trying part of his journey to success was having patience, he told reporters after the announcements. Another strong contender in the Sept. 11 awards in Miami will be Spanish artist Alejandro… Read more »

Two additional Grammy Awards in the rap field will be presented next year. National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences trustees have voted to expand the rap field by including a best rap/sung collaboration category and by giving a Grammy to the mastering engineer on the rap album of the year, Academy President Michael Greene said Tuesday. “The academy’s board of trustees continues to demonstrate its passionate commitment to education, human services and keeping the Grammy Awards’ process relevant and responsive to our dynamic music community,” Greene said. The rap field now grows to four categories: best rap solo performance,… Read more »

Pop veterans Steely Dan had a surprising run Wednesday night at the 43rd annual Grammy Awards, taking home three awards for “Two Against Nature” and the single “Cousin Dupree.” Steely Dan’s first album of new material in two decades earned album of the year trophy, besting Eminem’s “The Marshall Mathers LP” and albums by Paul Simon, Radiohead and Beck. Released by the Warner-distributed Giant, it also earned prizes for pop vocal album and for best engineered album. U2, whose “Beautiful Day” single was released at the very end of the eligibility period of Oct. 1999 to Sept. 30, 2000, walked… Read more »

Perennial award-winner Paul Simon and teen rapper Lil Bow Wow will perform at the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards, the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences announced Monday. Simon is nominated for album of the year for “You’re the One.” He has previously won album of the year three times and already owns 16 Grammys. Lil Bow Wow, a 13-year-old rapper from Columbus, Ohio, is best known for his hit single “Bounce with Me.” Performers scheduled to present awards on Wednesday include Melissa Etheridge, Bette Midler, Kid Rock, Shakira, Lee Ann Womack, Joe, Robbie Robertson, Stevie Wonder, Mya and Jimmy… Read more »

The Grammys have announced additional performers for the awards ceremony. Macy Gray, Sheryl Crow, Shelby Lynne, Moby, Jill Scott, the Blue Man Group and classical pianist Marc-AndrÈ Hamelin will also take the stage of Los Angeles’ Staples Center for the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards on February 21st. Following the example of Eminem and Elton, and Dolly Parton and Brad Paisley, Crow and Lynne will perform a duet. Crow received two Grammy nominations for duets from her Live From Central Park album. A duet with Sarah McLachlan on “The Difficult Kind” got her Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals, and “Strong Enough”… Read more »