Billboard Latin Award Nominees Are In!

Cuban drum roll please…Billboard Latin nominations have been announced.

Yeni received a nod for her album “Como Ama Una Mujer”. About time Mrs. Marc Anthony got herself some sort of industry validation for that album.  Wisin y Yandel copped noms as well. As if they needed any more reasons to get full of themselves. The Miami Herald had listings in other categories:

Hot Latin Song of The Year: Mi corazoncito — Aventura; No te veo — Casa De Leones; Dimelo — Enrique Iglesias; Me enamora — Juanes [No more drama for Juanes and more awards!]

Latin Album Of The Year (New Category): Todo cambio — Camila; El cartel: The Big Boss — Daddy Yankee; Como ama una mujer – Jennifer Lopez; Wisin vs. Yandel: Los extraterrestres — Wisin & Yandel

Latin Pop Album of the Year, Male: Quién dijo ayer — Ricardo Arjona; Papito — Miguel Bose; Viento a favor — Alejandro Fernández; La vida . . . es un ratico — Juanes [ooh, Juanes again. Congrats compadre!]

Tropical Album Of The Year,

Duo Or Group: Kings Of Bachata: Sold Out At Madison Square

Garden — Aventura; La llave de mi corazón — Juan Luis Guerra Y 440; [Juan Luis Guerra again! Oh, well good for this papacito; Los 4 fantasticos — Karis; United We Swing – Spanish Harlem Orchestra

Could Camila supplant RBD in the music biz? All they have to do is get a girl or two to join.

Congrats to all.

Wisin Y Yandel Inflated Heads

Is success going to the head of reggaeton duo Wisin y Yandel, best known for their hit “Rakata”?

 “We’re beyond reggaetón,” Wisin told a NY Daily News reporter recently. “We are aiming at Europe and Russia first, and we know we have the potential to enter these markets hands-down.”

Continuing with his braggadacio rhapsody:

“There are lots of people who approach us and collaborate with us because they believe in our music: Franco De Vita, Juanes, Gloria Estefan. There’s a long list that proves that we are not only part of the urban movement, that what we do transcends the boundaries of reggaetón. We are Latin music superstars.”

 A little humility please amigos. In the fickle world of music, today’s hottest flavor could be declared stale the next.

Mi TRL Awards Glam

          

MTV’s first edition of Mi TRL Awards went down last night. in New York City’s Time Square.  The evening was Mc’ed by Carlos Santos and Karli Henriquez and peformers for the night included RBD (Pepsi Viewer’s Choice winners), Paulina Rubio (Female Artist of the Year winner), Zuleyka Rivera, Menudo, and Juanes (won for Male Artist of the year). Adrienne Bailon’s outfit was bangin’. Oh, and the other winners of the Gallo awards were: George Lopez (Best Actor), Wisin y Yandel (Best Performance). 

           

[pics: Brian Appio/MTV]