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Chris Brown, Enrique Iglesias & More Join 15TH ANNUAL LATIN GRAMMY AWARDS Performance Line-Up

By: Nov. 13, 2014
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The latest performers for the 15th Annual Latin GRAMMY AwardsTM (#LatinGRAMMY) telecast were announced today and they include include: Chris Brown, Calle 13, ChocQuibTown, Descemer Bueno, Farruko, General Gadiel, Gente De Zona, Enrique Iglesias, Magic!, Espinoza Paz, and Río Roma. The Biggest Night in Latin Music® will take place Nov. 20 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and will air live on the Univision Network from 8 - 11 p.m. ET/PT (7 p.m. Central).

A very limited number of tickets are available for purchase through www.ticketmaster.com orwww.mgmgrand.com. For updates and breaking news, please visit LatinGRAMMY.com as well as The Latin Recording Academy's social networks on Twitter (@LatinGRAMMYs) andFacebook.

The milestone 15th anniversary telecast will be celebrated with 20 stellar performances, including these unique Latin GRAMMY® pairings: Pepe Aguilar with Miguel Bosé; Pablo Alborán with Jesse & Joy; Marc Anthony with chart-topping band Magic!, and in a separate performance Anthony will share the stage with Carlos Vives; Rubén Blades with Carlos Franzetti; Camila with Ricky Martin; Carlos Santana with Pitbull; La Arrolladora Banda El Limón De René Camacho with Espinoza Paz; La Original Banda El Limón De Salvador Lizárraga with Río Roma; Carlos Vives with ChocQuibTown; Wisin with Chris Brown and Pitbull; Yandel with General Gadiel and Farruko as well as a Best New Artist nominees medley with Aneeka, Pablo López and Mariana Vega. Set to celebrate this special occasion, from Europe, current nominees Enrique Iglesias, Descemer Bueno and Gente De Zona will unite two continents under the Latin music umbrella. Additionally, Ricky Martin will take the stage for a solo performance and current nominees J Balvin and Juanes as well as 2014 Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year Joan Manuel Serrat are set to perform at 15th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards.

Confirmed to present awards are current nominees Jorge Drexler and Prince Royce; as well as actor Daniel Arenas, actress Eiza Gonzalez, Latin GRAMMY winner Natalia Jiménez, singer/songwriter Joaquin Sabina, and actress Roselyn Sanchez.

Calle 13 garnered nine nominations: Record Of The Year for "Respira El Momento"; Album Of The Year and Best Urban Music Album for MultiViral; Song Of The Year for "Ojos Color De Sol" (Featuring Silvio Rodríguez); Best Urban Performance, Best Urban Song and Best Short Form Music Video for "Adentro"; Best Urban Song for "Cuando Los Pies Besan El Piso"; and Best Alternative Song for "El Aguante." Group member Eduardo Cabra is also up for Album Of The Year for Bailar En La Cueva (Jorge Drexler), and Producer Of The Year.

ChocQuibTown are up for Record Of The Year for "El Mar De Sus Ojos" With Carlos Vives.

Jorge Drexler has four nominations: Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year for "Universos Paralelos" (Featuring Ana Tijoux), and Album Of The Year and Best Singer-Songwriter Album for Bailar En La Cueva.

Farruko has two nominations: Best Urban Performance With J Balvin and Best Urban Song for "6AM."

Enrique Iglesias, Descemer Bueno and Gente De Zona are nominated for Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year, Best Urban Performance, and Best Urban Song for "Bailando." Iglesias and Descemer Bueno are also nominated for Best Tropical Song for "Loco" (Featuring Romeo Santos).

Prince Royce has four nods: Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year and Best Tropical Song for "Darte Un Beso"; and Best Contemporary Tropical Album for Soy El Mismo.

Wisin is up for Best Urban Performance for "Que Viva La Vida."

Yandel is up for Best Urban Music Album for De Líder A Leyenda.

Previously announced presenters are current nominees Lila Downs, Debi Nova, Niña Pastori, and Soledad Pastorutti as well as well as super model/designer Alessandra Ambrosio; and actors Kuno Becker, Angelique Boyer, Jaime Camil, Carlos Penña Vega, Maite Perroni, and Sebastian Rulli. Actors Eugenio Derbez and Jacqueline Bracamontes will host the Latin music industry's premier event.

The 15th Latin GRAMMY AWARDS will be supported on radio via Univision Radio (the official Spanish-language radio network of the Latin GRAMMY Awards), and highlighted atwww.latingrammy.com and www.univision.com/latingrammy, including video interviews and photos, an extensive archive of past shows, a live-blog, and dedicated forums for fans to share their excitement leading up to the live broadcast. Additionally, the telecast will be distributed internationally to more than 80 countries.

Once again, LatinGRAMMY.com will offer exclusive behind the scenes coverage of the 15th Annual Latin GRAMMY AWARDS on Latin GRAMMY en Vivo. The live stream will include interviews from various locations including the green-carpet arrivals, The Latin GRAMMY®Premiere, backstage, and the media center beginning at 2 p.m. PT/5 p.m. ET.

Preceding the Awards telecast, Univision will present exclusive "Noche De Estrellas" ("Night Of The Stars") coverage of the celebrity arrivals direct from the Latin GRAMMY AWARDS green carpet starting at
7 p.m. ET/PT (6 p.m. Central). Hosted by television personalities Giselle Blondet, Chiquinquira Delgado, Alejandra Espinoza, Raúl de Molina, Rodner Figueroa and Tony Dandadres - "Noche De Estrellas" will feature live interviews and commentary on the stars and their fashion, and will provide viewers an intimate and up-close look at Latin music's most glamorous gala event while connecting fans with their favorite celebrities via social media.

The Latin Recording Academy is an international, membership-based organization comprised of Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking recording artists, musicians, songwriters, producers and other creative and technical recording professionals. The organization is dedicated to improving the quality of life and cultural condition for Latin music and its makers. In addition to producing the Latin GRAMMY AWARDS to honor excellence in the recorded arts and sciences, The Latin Recording Academy provides educational and outreach programs for the Latin music community either directly or through its Latin GRAMMY Cultural FoundationTM. For more information about The Latin Recording Academy, please visit LatinGRAMMY.com. For breaking news and exclusive content, follow @LatinGRAMMYs on Twitter, like "Latin GRAMMYs" on Facebook , and join the Latin GRAMMYs' social communities on Foursquare, Google+, Instagram, Pinterest, Tumblr, andYouTube.



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