Latin Grammys 2016: UMPG Writers Take 51 Nominations
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 EsperarPepe Aguilar[Equinoccio Records](UMPG publishing interest via Enrique Guzmán Yáñez)
- IgualesDiego TorresTrack from: Buena Vida [Sony Music Latin](UMPG publishing interest via Claudia Brant)
Category 2 Album Of The Year
- Tour Terral Tres Noches En Las VentasPablo 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 CiudadesAndrés Cepeda[Sony Music Colombia](UMPG publishing interest via Andrés Cepeda)
- ConexiónFonseca[Sony Music Latin](UMPG publishing interest via Claudia Brant, Yoel Henríquez, and Julio Reyes Copello)
- Los Dúo2Juan Gabriel[Fonovisa/Universal Music Group](UMPG publishing interest via Juan Gabriel)
- Un Besito MásJesse & Joy[Warner Music México](UMPG publishing interest via Alejandro Sanz and Martin Terefe)
- Buena VidaDiego Torres[Sony Music Latin](UMPG publishing interest via Claudia Brant and Julio Reyes Copello)
Category 3 Song Of The Year
- En Ésta NoSin Bandera, songwriters (Sin Bandera)[Sony Music Entertainment México](UMPG publishing interest via Leonel García)
Category 4Best New Artist
- Morat(UMPG publishing interest via Morat)
Category 5Best Contemporary Pop Vocal
- El Mundo y Los Amantes InocentesPablo López[Universal Music Spain](UMPG publishing interest via Pablo López and Claudia Brant)
Category 6Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
- Mil CiudadesAndrés Cepeda[Sony Music Colombia](UMPG publishing interest via Andrés Cepeda)
- Los Dúo2Juan Gabriel[Fonovisa/Universal Music Group](UMPG publishing interest via Juan Gabriel)
Category 7Best Urban Fusion/Performance
- Pra Todas ElasTubarão Featuring Maneirinho & AnittaTrack from: Faz A Festa Funk [Warner Music Brazil](UMPG publishing interest via Anitta and Umberto Da Silva Tavares)
Category 8Best Urban Music Album
- EnergíaJ Balvin[Capitol Latin/Universal Music Latin Entertainment](UMPG publishing interest via J Balvin)
Category 11Best Pop/Rock Album
- BuenaventuraLa Santa Cecilia[Universal Music Latino/Universal Latin Entertainment](UMPG publishing interest via La Santa Cecilia and Claudia Brant)
Category 15Best Salsa Album
- Intensamente India Con Canciones De Juan GabrielIndia[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 17Best Contemporary Tropical Album
- Guaco Histórico2Guaco[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 18Best 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 19Best Tropical Fusion Album
- Pregoneros De La CalleCosa Nuestra[Am Producciones](UMPG publishing interest via Edith Cabrera and Rudy Pérez)
- VisualízateGente De Zona[Sony Music Latin/Magnus Media](UMPG publishing interest via Chino & Nacho)
Category 20Best Tropical Song
- Esta Noche Hay FiestaJorge Luis Piloto, songwriter (Maia)[Sony Music Entertainment Colombia](UMPG publishing interest via Jorge Luis Piloto)
Category 21Best Singer-Songwriter Album
- Arde EstocolmoPedro Guerra[Legacy Recordings/Sony Music Spain](UMPG publishing interest via Pedro Guerra)
Category 23Best Banda Album
- RaícesBanda El Recodo De Cruz Lizárraga[Fonovisa Records/Universal Music Latin Entertainment](UMPG publishing interest via Germán Lizárraga and Melecio Díaz Chaidez)
Category 24Best Tejano Album
- La Historia De La Música TejanaThe Legends[M Music & Entertainment Group/Freddie Records](UMPG publishing interest via Sunny Ozuna)
Category 25Best Norteño Album
- Desde El AztecaLos Tigres Del Norte[Fonovisa Records/Universal Music Group](UMPG publishing interest via Ruben Villarreal Marichalar)
- Tributo A Los Alegres De TeránPesado[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 26Best Regional Song
- AtaúdErika Ender, Manu Moreno & Mónica Vélez, songwriters (Los Tigres Del Norte)[Fonovisa Records/Universal Music Group](UMPG publishing interest via Manu Moreno)
Category 27Best Instrumental Album
- ArgentumCarlos Franzetti[Sunnyside Communications](UMPG publishing interest via Juan Carlos Cobian & Enrique Domingo Cadicamo)
Category 29Best Tango Album
- Sax To TangoJulio 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 30Best Flamenco Album
- Ámame Como SoyNiña Pastori[Sony Music Entertainment Spain](UMPG publishing interest via Pablo Milanés, Alejandro Sanz, Jose Carlos Figueiredo, Antonio Carlos Marques Pinto and Juan Luis Guerra)
- MagnéticaMaría Toledo[Warner Music Spain](UMPG publishing interest via Manuel Molina Jiménez)
Category 31Best 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 33Best Portuguese Language Christian Album
- Deus No Esconderijo Do VersoPadre Fabio De Melo[Sony Music](UMPG Publishing interest via Dudu Falcão)
Category 34Best Portuguese Language Contemporary Pop Album
- TropixCéu[Six Degrees Records/Urban Jungle/Som Livre/Slap](UMPG Publishing interest via Céu)
- MundoMariza[Warner Music Portugal](UMPG Publishing interest via Froilan Aguilar)
Category 36Best Samba/Pagode Album
- Tem Mineira No SambaCorina Magalhães[Corina Magalhães/Tratore](UMPG Publishing interest via Aldir Blanc)
- Na VeiaRogê & Arlindo Cruz[Warner Music Brazil](UMPG Publishing interest via Arlindo Cruz, Seu Jorge, Pretinho da Serrinha and Leandro Fab)
Category 37Best 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
- DelírioRoberta Sá[Som Livre](UMPG Publishing interest via Arnaldo Antunes, Martinho Da Vila and Alexandre De Pilares)
Category 38Best Sertaneja Music Album
- AmanhecerPaula 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)
- SóisJoão Victor[Universal Music](UMPG publishing interest via Peter Allen, Chris Martin, Jon Buckland, Will Champion, Guy Berryman and Adrienne Anderson)
Category 39Best Brazilian Roots Album
- Cordas, Gonzaga E AfinsElba Ramalho[Coqueiro Verde Records](UMPG publishing interest via Zedantas, Luis Gonzaga, Dominguinhos, Anastacia and João Silva)
Category 41Best 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)