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PEOPLE & ARTS Friday 27 September 2019
Reggaeton acts call out Latin Grammys for lack of noms

By MESFIN FEKADU R&B stars rarely win in the
Associated Press top four categories, which
NEW YORK (AP) — Popular includes best new artist.
Latin performers such as J When Childish Gambino’s
Balvin, Daddy Yankee and “This Is America” won song
Maluma are lashing out at and record of the year at
the Latin Grammys for dis- this year’s Grammys, it be-
missing musicians from the came the first rap track to
reggaeton and Latin trap do so in the show’s 60-year
world in the top catego- history. Only two rap-based
ries at its upcoming awards albums have won album of
show. the year — Lauryn Hill’s “The
The Latin Grammys an- Miseducation of Lauryn Hill”
nounced the nominees for and Outkast’s “Speaker-
its 2019 show Tuesday and This combination of file photos shows from left to right, Maluma, J Balvin and Daddy Yankee. boxxx/The Love Below” —
the major categories — al- Associated Press while only four hip-hop acts
bum of the year, song of social media. “The mem- Latin Grammys but qualifies for best contemporary have won best new artist,
the year and record of the bers, through their votes, in 2020. Songs and albums pop vocal album and will including Hill, Arrested De-
year — didn’t include per- select what they believe released between June headline Madison Square velopment, Chance the
formers like Balvin, Daddy merits a nomination. The 1, 2018 and May 31, 2019 Garden next week, also re- Rapper and Macklemore &
Yankee, Bad Bunny, Nicky Academy has never in- were eligible, and the 20th ceived zero nominations. Ryan Lewis.
Jam, Maluma or Ozuna, fluenced their decisions, annual show will air live on He had huge success with At the upcoming Latin
though the stars have dom- have always honored, and Nov. 14. his fourth album “11:11,” re- Grammys, veteran singer-
inated on streaming ser- respected their elections, Nicky Jam and last year’s leased in May. He wrote on songwriter Alejandro Sanz is
vices, sold out arenas like even if there are people winner for best new artist, Instagram that he was dis- the top nominee with eight.
Madison Square Garden, who do not agree with Karol G, earned zero nomi- appointed with the acad- Breakthrough performer
racked in millions of You- the results,” the statement nations while other stars like emy, adding that he’s con- Rosalía, who won two Latin
Tube views and topped the continued. “Nevertheless, Bad Bunny, Daddy Yankee fused and doesn’t know Grammys last year, is sec-
charts with multiple songs. we hear the frustration and and Ozuna were restricted what to think. ond with five nominations.
The omissions were espe- discontent. We invite the to categories such as best “The only thing that stays Both acts are nominated
cially surprising since the leaders of the urban com- urban music album, best clear is that the biggest for album of the year,
Latin Grammys have 10 munity to get involved with urban song and best urban prize is to see your con- along with Luis Fonsi, Rubén
nominees in its top catego- the Academy, to get in- fusion/performance. certs bursting and a public Blades, Sebastián Yatra,
ries. volved with the process, “Despite being nominated, that loves you, and identi- Paula Arenas, Andrés Cal-
Balvin, who was the most and to get involved with I don’t agree with the way fies with you. I love you my amaro, Fonseca, Ximena
nominated act at the 2018 discussions that improve they treated the genre and people, but I can’t hide this Sariñana and Tony Succar.
Latin Grammys with eight, the Academy.” a lot of my colleagues,” feeling that hurts me deep Pop singers Camila Cabello
posted a photo of the Balvin did receive two Daddy Yankee wrote on In- inside. Congratulations to and Alessia Cara also re-
Grammy logo with a large nominations — his collabo- stagram. “Remember one all of the nominees from ceived nominations thanks
red “X’’ across it on Insta- rations with Rosalía (“Con very important thing, your my heart, it gives me a lot to collaborations. Cabello
gram on Tuesday. Words Altura”) and De La Ghetto platform was not the one of happiness to see a lot is up for record of the year,
on the image read in Span- (“Caliente”) makes him a that created this move- of ‘parceros’ (Colombian song of the year and best
ish: “Without reggaeton, double nominee for best ur- ment. This goes beyond a slang for friends) there,” pop song for “Mi Persona
there’s no Latin Grammys.” ban song — though he was prize. This is culture, cred- he wrote. The drama at Favorita” with Sanz, while
“For the culture and move- shut out of record and song ibility, relevance and RE- the Latin Grammys mirrors Cara and Juanes’ “Que-
ment,” Balvin wrote in his of the year. His new album SPECT.” hip-hop’s longstanding is- rer Mejor” is nominated
caption. Others performers with Bad Bunny, “Oasis,” Maluma, who won his first sue at the Grammys, where for song and record of the
shared the image across was not eligible for the 2019 Latin Grammy last year rap and contemporary year.q

Jann Wenner to retire as Rock and Roll Hall of Fame chairman

Associated Press event that is broadcast by sight to build the hall of
NEW YORK (AP) — Jann HBO. fame into a major cultural
Wenner will retire next year The 73-year-old Wenner will institution.
as chairman of the Rock be replaced by rock hall “A long time ago, when
and Roll Hall of Fame Foun- board member John Sykes, no one was thinking about
dation in New York. the co-founder MTV and our music and its posterity,
Wenner announced VH1. Jann saw that we needed
Wednesday that he will Wenner will remain on the a place to celebrate pop-
step down on Jan. 1. board of directors. ular music and recognize
The co-founder and pub- Wenner produced the the people who had made
lisher of Rolling Stone mag- hall’s 25th anniversary con- the music grow. It was a vi-
azine is one of the found- cert at Madison Square sionary idea and he stuck
ing members of the Rock Garden in 2009. The con- with it,” Mick Jagger said in
and Roll Hall of Fame and cert was headlined by U2, a statement.
is credited with recruiting Bruce Springsteen, Mick “He built a beautiful and
the late architect I.M. Pei This combination photo shows Jann Wenner, co-founder of Jagger, Stevie Wonder and credible home for our histo-
to create its Cleveland mu- the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation and publisher of Sting. ry and deserves our appre-
seum. “Rolling Stone”, and President of Entertainment Enterprises for Springsteen and Jagger ciation and respect for this
The annual induction cer- iHeartMedia John Sykes. praised Wenner in a state- tremendous accomplish-
emony is a major concert Associated Press ment for having the fore- ment,” Springsteen said.q