Leonel Garcia & Natalia Lafourcade Lead Latin Grammys Nominations

  • 23 September 2015

Garcia, who was one half of Mexican pop duo Sin Bandera over a decade ago, has landed Song and Record of the Year nods among his haul, while Lafourcade, who was nominated for a Best New Artist Grammy in 2003, is among the Album of the Year favourites for Hasta La Raiz. She's also up for Song and Record of The Year for the album's title song, which she wrote with Garcia.

Juan Luis Guerra and Alejandro Sanz have each landed four nods, while Nicky Jam, Pablo Alboran, Cafe Quijano, Pedro Capo, Vicentico and Ricky Martin have three apiece.

The 16th annual Latin Grammy Awards will take place on 19 November (15) in Las Vegas.

The leading nominations are:

Record Of The Year:

Fiesta by Bomba Estereo

Encanto by Miguel Bose

Sera (Vida De Hombre) by Cafe Quijano

La Vida Entera by Camila featuring Marco Antonio Solís

Ella Es by Leonel García featuring Jorge Drexler

Tus Besos by Juan Luis Guerra 4.40

Hasta La Raíz by Natalia Lafourcade

Disparo Al Corazon by Ricky Martin

Un Zombie A La Intemperie by Alejandro Sanz

Ese Camino by Julieta Venegas

Album Of The Year:

MTV Unplugged by Pepe Aguilar

Son De Panama by Ruben Blades Con Roberto Delgado & Orquesta

Amo by Miguel Bose

Origenes: El Bolero Volumen 3 by Cafe Quijano

Todo Tiene Su Hora by Juan Luis Guerra 4.40

Creo En Mi by Natalia Jimenez

Hasta La Raíz by Natalia Lafourcade

Caja De Musica by Monsieur Perine

Sirope by Alejandro Sanz

Consentido by María Toledo

Song Of The Year:

Disparo Al Corazon - Pedro Capo, Yoel Henríquez, Ricky Martin & Rafael Esparza Ruiz

Ese Camino - Julieta Venegas

Hasta La Raiz - Leonel Garcia & Natalia Lafourcade

Hoy Es Domingo - Beatriz Luengo, Antonio Rayo Gibo, Yotuel Romero & Diego Torres

Por Fin - Pablo Alboran

Quedate Con Ella - Claudia Brant & Natalia Jimenez

Recuerdas - Leonel García

Un Zombie A La Intemperie - Alejandro Sanz

Vida De Mi Vida - Gian Marco

Vivo - Pedro Capo

Best New Artist:

Kaay

Ivan 'Melon' Lewis

Manu Manzo

Matisse

Monsieur Perine

Julieta Rada

Tulipa Ruiz

Raquel Sofía

Vazquez Sounds

Vitrola Sintetica

Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album:

Terral by Pablo Alboran

Amo by Miguel Bose

Aquila by Pedro Capo

A Quien Quiera Escuchar (Deluxe Edition) by Ricky Martin

Sirope by Alejandro Sanz

Best Urban Performance:

A Ti Te Encanta by Alexis & Fido

Una Cita (Remix) by Alkilados featuring J Alvarez, El Roockie and Nicky Jam

Ay Vamos by J Balvin

El Perdon by Nicky Jam & Enrique Iglesias

El Tiki by Maluma

Calentura by Yandel

Sígueme Y Te Sigo by Daddy Yankee

Best Alternative Music Album:

Amanecer by Bomba Estereo

Sombras De Oro by Centavrvs

Hasta La Raiz by Natalia Lafourcade

Y La Banda Sigue by Los Autenticos Decadentes

Moctezuma by Porter

Best Salsa Album:

Son De Panama by Ruben Blades Con Roberto Delgado & Orquesta

Jukebox Primera Edicion by Luis Enrique

Que Suenen Los Tambores by Víctor Manuelle

Son 45 by Ismael Miranda

Estaciones by Rey Ruiz

Best Ranchero Album:

Pa' Que Sientas Lo Que Siento by Aida Cuevas

Acaríciame El Corazon by Pedro Fernandez

Mariachi Flor De Toloache by Mariachi Flor De Toloache

Alegria Del Mariachi by Mariachi Los Arrieros Del Valle

Mexicano Hasta Las Pampas 2 by Diego Verdaguer

Best Folk Album:

La Muerte Del Rucio Moro by Reynaldo Armas

Balas Y Chocolate by Lila Downs

Ayahuasca Dreams by Ciro Hurtado

Hijos De La Tierra by Los Tekis

30 Anos + 5 Días by Teresa Parodi

Best Samba/Pagode Album:

Verde Amarelo Negro Anil by Nilze Carvalho

Heranca Popular by Arlindo Cruz

So Felicidade by Fundo De Quintal

Em Samba! Ao Vivo by Mart Nalia

Bossa Negra by Diogo Nogueira & Hamilton de Holanda

Ser Humano by Zeca Pagodinho

Sorriso Eu Gosto: Ao Vivo No Maracanazinho by Sorriso Maroto.