Music awards presented Nov 2012
The 13th Annual Latin Grammy Awards was held on Thursday, November 15, 2012 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was the fifth time the awards was held at this venue and in Las Vegas. It also marks the last year in the Latin Recording Academy's contract where the Mandalay Bay Events Center hosted. It is unknown if the awards will continue to be held at this location beyond 2012.
Recordings must have been released between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012 in order to be eligible for the 13th Latin Grammy Awards. Nominations were announced on September 25, 2012. Juan Luis Guerra led the nominations field with six; Jesse &amp; Joy earned five nods; Ricardo Arjona, Edgar Barrera, Juanes, Carla Morrison, Arturo Sandoval, Ivete Sangalo, and Caetano Veloso each received four nominations. The telecast was aired on Univision at 8pm/7c. Caetano Veloso was honored as the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year on November 14, 2012.
Jesse &amp; Joy won four awards including Record of the Year and Song of the Year for "¡Corre!", Juanes took the Album of the Year for "MTV Unplugged" and 3BallMTY was named Best New Artist.
Changes to award categories.
On May 10, 2012 the Latin Recording Academy announced that The Academy's Trustees approved changes in the general and pop fields and expanded the Rock and Tropical fields, bringing the total number of categories from 46 to 47:
Awards.
The following is a list of nominees:
Bold indicates winner.
General.
Jesse &amp; Joy — "¡Corre!"
Juanes — "Juanes MTV Unplugged"
Jesse &amp; Joy and Tommy Torres — "¡Corre!" (Jesse &amp; Joy)
3Ball MTY
Pop.
Jesse &amp; Joy — "¿Con Quién Se Queda El Perro?"
David Bisbal — "Una Noche en el Teatro Real"
Urban.
Don Omar — ""
Don Omar — "Hasta Que Salga el Sol"
Rock.
Molotov — "Desde Rusia Con Amor"
El Cuarteto de Nos — "Porfiado"
Roberto Musso — "Cuando Sea Grande" (El Cuarteto de Nos)
Alternative.
Carla Morrison — "Déjenme Llorar"
Carla Morrison — "Déjenme Llorar"
Tropical.
Luis Enrique — "Soy y Seré"
Juan Piña — "Le Canta A San Jacinto"
Milly Quezada — "Aquí Estoy Yo"
Eliades Ochoa — "Un Bolero Para Tí"
Fonseca — "Ilusión+"
Yoel Henríquez and Alex Puentes — "Toma Mi Vida" (Milly Quezada featuring Juan Luis Guerra)
Singer-Song Writer.
Gian Marco — "20 Años"
Regional Mexican.
Pepe Aguilar — "Mas de Un Camino"
La Arrolladora Banda El Limón — "Irreversible... 2012"
Joe Posada — "Algo Esta Pasando"
Los Tucanes de Tijuana — "365 Días"
Luis Carlos Monroy and Adrian Pieragostino — "El Mejor Perfume" (La Original Banda El Limón de Salvador Lizárraga)
Instrumental.
Chick Corea, Eddie Gómez and Paul Motian — "Further Explorations"
Traditional.
Lila Downs — "Pecados y Milagros"
Arturo Sandoval — "Tango Como Yo Te Siento"
Paco de Lucía — "En Vivo Conciertos España 2010"
Jazz.
Arturo Sandoval — "Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You)"
Christian.
Marcos Witt — "25 Concierto Conmemorativo"
Aline Barros — "Aline Barros &amp; Cia 3"
Brazilian.
Seu Jorge — "Músicas Para Churrascos Vol. 1"
Beto Lee — "Celebração &amp; Sacrificío"
Beth Carvalho — "Nosso Samba Tá na Rua"
Emilio Santiago — "So Danço Samba ao Vivo"
Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil and Ivete Sangalo — "Especial Ivete, Gil e Caetano"
Chitãozinho &amp; Xororó — "Chitãozinho &amp; Xororó - 40 Anos - Sinfônico" 
Dominguinhos — "Iluminado" 
Chico Buarque — "Querido Diário"
Children's.
María Teresa Chacín — "María Teresa Chacín Canta Cuentos"
Classical.
Cuarteto Latinoamericano — "Brasileiro: Works of Francisco Mignone"
Yalil Guerra — "Seducción" (Elizabeth Rebozo)
Recording Package.
Miguel Masa — "Cambié de Nombre" (Viniloversus)
Production.
Gregg Field, Don Murray and Paul Blakemore — "Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You)" (Arturo Sandoval)
Juan Luis Guerra
Music Video.
Jesse &amp; Joy — "Me Voy"
Juanes — "Juanes MTV Unplugged"
Performers.
"Latin Grammy 2012" — 00:52
References.
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