Oct 7th
JOE LOVANO
NAGOYA, JAPAN
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Oct 7th
BAD PLUS, THE
SAO PAULO, BRAZIL
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Oct 7th
DOWN BY THE RIVERSIDE
CHAMPAIGN, IL
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Oct 7th
CHRISTIAN SCOTT
BERN, SWITZERLAND
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Oct 7th
KATHY MATTEA
DECATUR, GA
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7th Annual Latin Grammy Nominees Anounced

September 27th --

Marisa Monte, Gilberto Gil, Lenine, and Gal Costa all received Latin Grammy nominations:

Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop Album
Infinito Particular
Marisa Monte
[EMI Music Brazil]

Best Samba/Pagode Album
Universo Ao Meu Redor
Marisa Monte
[EMI Music Brazil]

Best MPB (Musica Popular Brasileira) Album
Hoje
Gal Costa
[Trama]

Best Brazilian Song (Portuguese Language)
Balé De Berlim
Gilberto Gil, songwriter (Gilberto Gil)
Track from: Varios Artistas: Play Brazil
[Warner Music Brasil]

O Bonde do Dom
Arnaldo Antunes, Carlinhos Brown & Marisa Monte, songwriters (Marisa Monte)
Track from: Universo Ao Meu Redor
[EMI Music Brazil]

Producer Of The Year
Cesar Camargo Mariano
Hoje (Gal Costa) (A)

Lenine, Maria Rita
Segundo (Maria Rita) (A)

For a complete list of nominees and categories:

http://www.grammy.com/