Daddy Yankee leads all with 10 Latin Billboard Award
nominations
 February
23, 2006 -- Reggaeton king from Puerto Rico, Daddy Yankee,
topped the list of finalists for the 2006 Billboard Latin Music Awards with
10 nominations, including artist of the year, hot Latin songs artist and
songwriter of the year, Billboard announced Thursday.
Mexico's pop group RBD earned nine nominations, while Colombian crossover artist
Shakira got eight. Fellow Colombian Juanes followed behind with five
nominations, tying Puerto Rican artist Olga Tanon.
The award show will take place in Miami Florida, April
27, and will broadcast live on Telemundo, but organizers have remained
tightlipped about the program's venue.
The awards show honors the most popular albums, songs and
performers in Latin music as determined by sales and radio airplay data
published on Billboard's weekly charts.
The event will feature an unusual category this year —
top Latin ringtone for cell phones.
That same day, there will be a special Reggaeton panel
with Daddy Yankee and other reggaeton stars called "Urban Warfare: East Meets
West Panel: (Wed, April 27 at 2 PM). Also expected on the panel are Ivy Queen,
Hector el Bambino, Crooked Stylo, Akwid and Pitbull.
During the one-hour session, the artists will talk
about the similarities and differences between the Latin urban music movements
generated from the East and West Coasts. They will also offer ways to best
utilize the growing resources that are at their disposal.
“Urban Warfare: East Meets West” takes place on April
27 at 2 PM. |
