SANTA MONICA, California (Top 40 Charts) - The Latin Recording Academy has teamed up with Warner
Music Latina to help promote some of the year's outstanding Latin artists and their music, which have been nominated for the 3rd Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards.
The 2002 Latin GRAMMY Nominees CD will hit stores on Tuesday, September 10. A portion of the net proceeds from the sale of the CD will benefit the Latin Recording Academy, which provides educational, cultural, and human services programs to the Latin music community. The Latin GRAMMY Awards will be broadcast on the CBS Television Network from 9 - 11 p.m. (ET/PT) on September 18.
The 2002 Latin GRAMMY Nominees CD consists of many of the year's most successful and popular recordings:
RECORD OF THE YEAR
Celia Cruz - "La Negra Tiene Tumbao"
La Ley - "Mentira"
Gian Marco - "Se Me Olvido"
Alejandro Sanz - "Y Solo Se Me Ocurre Amarte"
Carlos Vives - "D�jame Entrar"
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Miguel Bos� - Sereno (track: "Morenamia")
Celia Cruz - La Negra Tiene Tumbao (title track)
Ivan Lins - Jobiniando (track: "Vivo Sonhando/Triste")
Alejandro Sanz - MTV Unplugged (track: "Y Solo Se Me Ocurre Amarte")
Carlos Vives - D�jame Entrar (title track)
BEST SALSA ALBUM
Marc Anthony - Libre (track: "Celos")
Celia Cruz - La Negra Tiene Tumbao (title track)
El Gran Combo De Puerto Rico - Nuevo Milenio - El Mismo Sabor (track: "Me Libere")
Giro - Mi Nostalgia (title track)
Tito Rojas (Quierro Llegar A Casa) - "Te Lo Pido Senor" (Salsa Version)
BEST RANCHERO ALBUM
Ana B�rbara - Te Regalo La Lluvia (track: "Eso No Es De Hombres")
Aida Cuevas - Enhorabuena (track: "Siempre Te Amare")
Alejandro Fern�ndez - Origenes (track: "Tantita Pena")
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
Celia Cruz - "La Negra Tiene Tumbao"
Juanes - "A Dios Le Pido"
Paulina Rubio - "Yo No Soy Esa Mujer"
Shakira - "Suerte"
Carlos Vives - "D�jame Entrar"
The 3rd Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards will be telecast by the CBS Television Network. Carried on radio via the Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation and Westwood One worldwide and featured on the Internet at GRAMMY Official Website.
The 3rd Annual Latin GRAMMYs will present awards in 40 key categories covering many genres and sub-genres of Latin music.
