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Wednesday 30 september 2020
Reggaeton redemption: Balvin, Bunny top Latin Grammy nods

By MESFIN FEKADU or Latin rap and reggae-
AP Music Writer ton performers, the Latin
NEW YORK (AP) — At Grammys added new cat-
last year's Latin Grammy egories this year, including
Awards, popular reggae- best reggaeton perfor-
ton and Latin trap musi- mance and best rap/hip-
cians such as J Balvin, Bad hop song.
Bunny and Ozuna were Balvin's 13 nominations in-
dismissed in the show's top cludes several categories
categories. This year, they where he will compete
dominate. with himself: Outside of
Balvin scored a whopping album and record of the
13 nominations for the 2020 year, he's a double nomi-
Latin Grammys, including nee in the best urban mu-
two nominations for album sic album, best urban fu-
of the year and two for re- sion/performance and
cord of the year. The Latin From left-to-right, J Balvin performs at the Coca-Cola Flow Reggaetón festival in Mexico City best reggaeton perfor-
Academy announced on November 23, 2019, Ozuna performs at the Latin American Music Awards ceremony in Los mance categories. Ozuna
Tuesday that Bad Bunny Angeles on October 17, 2019, and Bad Bunny sings a medley at the Billboard Latin Music Awards and Bad Bunny will also
and Ozuna are behind ceremony in Las Vegas on April 25, 2019. Associated Press compete with themselves
Balvin with nine and eight in several categories.
nominations, respectively. include popular hip-hop- tracks are in contention. through this year as a first- Others who scored mul-
Balvin has a chance to win flavored Latin songs that It's a departure for Karol G, time nominee. He scored tiple nominations include
his first album of the year have dominated the Latin who didn't receive a single seven nominations, includ- Juanes, Martin, Alejandro
prize — a category with 10 music charts and earned nomination last year and ing a bid for best new artist. Sanz, Camilo, Carlos Vives,
contenders — thanks to his hundreds of millions plays was part of the group of "Over the last year, we con- Kany García and Residen-
fifth solo album "Colores" on streaming services, with uber-successful Latin trap tinued engaging in discus- te, the most decorated
and "Oasis," his collabora- some even reaching the and reggaeton artists who sions with our members to winner in the history of Lat-
tive project with Bad Bun- billion-mark on YouTube, were dissed in top catego- improve the awards pro- in Grammys. Rosalía, who
ny. Other nominees include including Karol G and Nicki ries like album, song and cess and actively encour- won album of the year
Bad Bunny's sophomore Minaj's global hit "Tusa" and record of the year. aged diverse Latin music last year and became the
release "YHLQMDLG" as "China" by Anuel AA, Dad- This year, the Colombian creators to join and par- first solo female perform-
well as albums from Ricky dy Yankee, Karol G, Ozuna performer who was named ticipate," Latin Academy er to win the top honor
Martin, Carlos Vives, Jesse and Balvin. Other nomi- best new artist in 2018 has President and CEO Gabriel since Shakira's triumph in
& Joy, Kany García, Na- nees include Balvin's "Rojo" four nominations, includ- Abaroa Jr. said in a state- 2006, earned four nomina-
talia Lafourcade, Camilo and Bad Bunny's "Vete." ing two shared with Minaj. ment, calling this year's tions this year. Apart from
and Fito Paez. For record "Tusa" is the sole Latin trap Karol G's fiance, Puerto Ri- nominees "a group that Minaj's two nominations,
of the year, which also has nominee in the song of the can rapper-singer Anuel reflects the constant evolu- other popular American
10 nominees, contenders year category, where 11 AA, marked a major break- tion of Latin music." To hon- artists who will compete
for awards include rapper
Barry Jenkins to direct ‘Lion King’ sequel Travis Scott (best short form
music video for "TKN" with
Rosalía); jazz master Chick
By JAKE COYLE made plans to direct a film Corea and his Spanish
AP Film Writer based on the life of chore- Heart Band (best Latin jazz/
NEW YORK (AP) — The Walt ographer Alvin Ailey for Dis- jazz album for "Antidote");
Disney Co. will make a se- ney's Searchlight Pictures. DJ-producer Diplo (best
quel to the 2019 live-action Disney didn't announce urban song for "Rave de
"The Lion King," with Barry any plot details or casting Favela" ); and rapper Tyga
Jenkins, the director of the on the new "Lion King" proj- (best reggaeton perfor-
Oscar-winning "Moonlight" ect, which was first report- mance for "Loco Contigo"
and the James Baldwin ed by Deadline Hollywood. with DJ Snake and Balvin).
adaptation "If Beale Street Jeff Nathanson, who wrote Justin Bieber's right-hand
Could Talk," set to direct. the 2019 movie, is returning songwriter, Jason Boyd
Disney announced plans to pen the follow-up. aka Poo Bear, earned an
Tuesday for a follow-up to Directed by Jon Favreau, album of the year nomina-
last year's poorly reviewed "The Lion King" featured a tion for his work on Jesse &
but highly popular photo- voice cast including Don- Joy's "Aire (Versión Día)."q
realistic remake. The new ald Glover, Chiwetel Ejio-
"Lion King" grossed more for, Beyoncé Knowles-Cart- Solution Sudoku
than $1.6 billion worldwide, Barry Jenkins arrives at the 77th annual Golden Globe Awards in er, Jon Oliver, Billy Eichner,
so a sequel was perhaps al- Beverly Hills, Calif., on Jan. 5, 2020. Associated Press Seth Rogen and James
ways likely. Less expected Earl Jones. Reviews weren't
was a "Lion King" sequel tale of friendship, love and "The Underground Rail- good (52% fresh on Rotten
with Jenkins directing. legacy while furthering my road," based on the Colson Tomatoes) but it was more
"Helping my sister raise two work chronicling the lives Whitehead novel. He won lucrative than any other
young boys during the '90s, I and souls of folk within the an Oscar for the script to "live-action" remake of a
grew up with these charac- African diaspora is a dream the best-picture-winning Disney classic.
ters," Jenkins said in a state- come true." "Moonlight" and was nomi- Unadjusted for inflation,
ment. "Having the opportu- Jenkins earlier this year nated for the screenplay to 2019's "Lion King" ranks as
nity to work with Disney on completed shooting on 2018's "If Beale Street Could the seventh highest gross-
expanding this magnificent the Amazon limited series Talk." He also last year ing film ever.q Puzzle on Page 13