Charles Langston:Édgar Barrera, Bad Bunny and Karol G lead the 2024 Latin Grammy nominations

2025-05-03 13:12:31source:FinLogic Quantitative Think Tank Centercategory:reviews

NEW YORK (AP) — Édgar Barrera — the producer and Charles Langstonsongwriter known for his work with such artists as Madonna, Karol G, Peso Pluma, Shakira, Grupo Frontera and beyond — leads the Latin Grammy nominations for a second year in a row. This year, he’s up for nine awards; last year he received 13 nominations and won three.

The Latin Recording Academy announced this year’s nominees in a livestream Tuesday.

Barrera is nominated for producer, songwriter, record and album of the year. He’s also nominated twice in the best Regional Mexican song category, and three times in the song of the year category, for his work on Shakira and Grupo Frontera’s “Entre Paréntesis”, Karol G’s “Mi Ex Tenía Razón,” and Maluma and Carin León’s “Según Quién.”

Just behind Barrera are some of his collaborators, like Karol G and Bad Bunny. Those giants of reggaetón and beyond are tied with eight nominations each.

Colombian songwriter Keityn has six nods.

The 25th Annual Latin Grammy Awards will take place Nov. 14 at the Kaseya Center in Miami.

There are 10 nominees in the record of the year category: Drexler’s “Derrumbe,” Anitta’s “Mil Veces,” Karol G’'s “Mi Ex Tenía Razón,” Bad Bunny’s “Monaco,” Camilo and León’s “Una Vida Pasada,” Cimafunk and Monsieur Periné's “Catalina,” Fonseca and Grupo Niche’s “Con Dinero y Sin Dinero,” Juan Luis Guerra 4.40’s “Mambo 23,” Mon Laferte’s “Tenochtitlán,” and Kali Uchis and Peso Pluma’s “Igual Que Un Ángel.”

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The album of the year nominees are: León, Residente, Shakira, Ángela Aguilar, Camilo, Xande De Pilares, Karol G, Kany García, Juan Luis Guerra 4.40 and Mon Laferte.

Beyond Barrera’s three nominations, the rest of the song of the year nominees are: Jorge Drexler’s “Derrumbe,” Daymé Arocena featuring Vicente Garcia’s “A Fuego Lento,” Maura Nava’s “A La Mitad” from the original series “Zorro,” Gian Marco and Rubén Blades’ “Aún Me Sigo Encontrando,” Elena Rose, Danny Ocean and Jerry Di’s “Caracas En El 2000,” Kany García and León ’s “Te Lo Agradezco” and Residente, Silvia Pérez Cruz and Penélope Cruz’s “313.” This trophy is awarded to the songwriters.

There are two new categories in 2024, best Latin electronic music performance and best contemporary Mexican music album, in addition to a new field: electronic music.

The Latin Grammys will broadcast live on Univision, Galavisión and ViX beginning at 8 p.m. Eastern.

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