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WOW, the Grammy nominations 2019 in the Latino/Latinx/Tropical and beyond categories are fantastic! Notwithstanding that urbano continues to get the short shrift from the Academy, those artists that were nominated are genre-breakers, trailblazers extraordinaire. From trad to rad, here are some of Beat Latino’s favorite candidates for the prizes. All winners in our musical book! Enjoy!
photo: Jesse Reyez by Philip Harris
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sola | Jessie Reyez | Being human in public. | FMLY | 2019 | 03:30 |
| Ahí ahí | Vicente García | Candela. | Sony Music Entertainment | 2019 | 03:31 |
| Pienso en tu mirá | Rosalía | El Mal Querer . | Sony Music Entertainment | 2018 | 03:31 |
| Fire | Black Pumas | Fire / Black Moon Rising. | ATO Records | 2019 | 04:06 |
| Mettavolution | Rodrigo y Gabriela | Mettavolution. | ATO Records | 2019 | 04:03 |
| Chan Chan | Aymee Nuviola | A Journey Through Cuban Music . | Top Stop Music | 2019 | 04:50 |
| Contra todo | iLe | Almadura. | Sony Music Latin | 2019 | 04:11 |
| The Wall | Che Apalache | Rearrange My Heart . | Free Dirt Records | 2019 | 02:27 |
| Añoranza | Luis Enrique y C4 Trio | Tiempo Al Tiempo . | Chazz Music | 2019 | 04:52 |
| Veinte años | Mariachi Los Camperos | De ayer para siempre. | Smithsonian Folkways Recordings | 2019 | 03:26 |
| Así es una mujer | Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea | 20 Aniversario . | East Side Records | 2019 | 03:31 |
| Nunca volverás | Intocable | Percepción. | UMLE – Fonovisa | 2019 | 04:12 |
| Parecen viernes | Marc Anthony | OPUS . | Sony Music Latin | 2019 | 04:40 |