The event is presented by the Community of Madrid; Air Europa is the event’s official airline and Úbico, its official travel agency
MIAMI (OCTOBER 18, 2022) — The Latin Recording Academy® announced today that it will hold an acoustic concert in Madrid on October 26 to celebrate all Nominees for the 23rd Annual Latin GRAMMY® Awards.
The private concert will feature Becky G, nominated in five categories this year (Recording Of The Year, Album Of The Year, Song Of The Year, Best Urban/Fusion Performance, Best Urban Song), along with special guest Daviles de Novelda, with whom she will perform their new single, “Amantes.” In addition, Best New Artist nominee Pol Granch will also take The Latin Academy’s stage for the first time.
The event — to be held in the iconic Las Ventas bull ring — includes performances of songs chosen by the artists, as well as unpublished collaborations, duets and narrations, with the dramatic backdrop of the historic venue and production by BCA Music.
“With our Latin GRAMMY Acoustic Sessions, we seek to open spaces for the new generation of music creators in an organic and inclusive way. We are very excited to be able to celebrate in Madrid on our road to the 23rd Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards,” said Manuel Abud, CEO of The Latin Recording Academy.
The Latin Recording Academy is proud of this special presentation in Spain, made possible by the Community of Madrid, which seeks to attract tourism by consolidating the region’s status as a highlight on the cultural and musical panorama. The event’s official airline, Air Europa, helps bring the Spanish-speaking worlds together with one of the European continent’s most modern and sustainable fleets. With the support from the Official Travel Agency, Úbico Corporate Mobility, the Academy is offering exclusive and highly personalized travel, lodging and transfers for artists and selected guests.
The Latin GRAMMY® Acoustic Sessions offer intimate musical experiences where artists present their own songs through a personal narrative. In addition to showcasing established performers, they aim to promote the new generation of up-and-coming talent, with a special focus on diversity and equality within each genre.
Last July, the Latin Recording Academy kicked off the 2022 Latin GRAMMY® Acoustic Sessions with an online concert from Mexico City featuring Latin GRAMMY nominee El Fantasma accompanied by Latin GRAMMY winners Los Dos Carnales and Latin GRAMMY winner and GRAMMY® nominee Lupita Infante. In addition, the Latin Academy recorded a second online concert in Sao Paulo with Latin GRAMMY nominees Giulia Be, Luísa Sonza and Paula Lima[SC1] alongside Manu Gavassi and Agnes Nunes, which included classic songs from legendary singer/songwriter Rita Lee, who will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award this November during Latin GRAMMY Week in Las Vegas.
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MEDIA CONTACTS:
Tomas Palacios Iveliesse Malavé
Latin Recording Academy in Spain PR Latin Recording Academy
tomas@artistpublicist.com ive@grammy.com
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ABOUT THE LATIN RECORDING ACADEMY:
The Latin Recording Academy® is an international nonprofit dedicated to nurturing, celebrating, honoring and elevating Latin music and its creators. Established as the global authority on Latin music, the membership-based organization composed of music professionals, produces the annual Latin GRAMMY Awards®, The Biggest Night in Latin Music®, which honors excellence in the recording arts and sciences, in addition to providing educational and outreach programs for the music community through its Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation®. For more information, please visit LatinGRAMMY.com.
ABOUT AIR EUROPA:
Air Europa, the event’s official airline, is a member of the SkyTeam alliance, made up of 19 airlines that, for 19 years, have been working together as a large global network serving more than 630 million passengers a year.
Air Europa's fleet is one of the most modern on the continent. It is composed of 47 aircraft whose average age does not exceed 4 years. The company is a leader in environmental conservation processes. In 2018, the German environmental organization Atmosfair rated Air Europa as the most efficient European network airline.
ABOUT ÚBICO:
Úbico, a new paradigm in corporate travel, is the first CMC (corporate mobility company) agency, tailored to client needs, that embodies the concept of “corporate hyperconnection.” It has three divisions: Meeting & Events, Life Sciences and Sports. It is part of the Travel Division of Iberostar, W2M Group, which also includes several travel agents (Icárion, Newblue, Club Marco Polo), a network of travel agencies (Azul Marino), an airline (World2Fly), a hotel chain (O7 Hotels) and a variety of service industries (receptive tourism, bed bank, villa rental…)
Multiplatinum, award-winning singer, songwriter, actress, and activist Becky G was born for the spotlight, and her multifaceted career is shaping up to be nothing short of iconic. The 25-year-old global superstar’s achievements include three number-one hits on the Billboard Latin Airplay Charts (“Mayores, “Sin Pijama,” and “MAMIII”), a starring role in “Power Rangers,” guest-starring in Fox TV’s Emmy-winning “Empire” series, her very own beauty brand Treslúce and Facebook Watch show “Face to Face with Becky G.” She has toured alongside Katy Perry, Demi Lovato, J Balvin, Fifth Harmony, and Jason Derulo and has recorded collabs with Daddy Yankee, Maluma, Anitta, Natti Natasha, ZAYN, Bad Bunny, Ozuna, Prince Royce, Pitbull, and CNCO, among others. Becky has won the American Music Award for Favorite Latin Female Artist two years in a row (2020 and 2021) and the E! People’s Choice Award for The Latin Artist of 2020. She was awarded the Latin AMA for Favorite Female Artist two years in a row (2018 and 2019) and received the Latin AMA for Favorite Urban Song (for “Mayores”) in 2018. She was also presented the YouTube Diamond Play Button for surpassing 10 million followers on the platform (she now has over 18M). Her debut album Mala Santa was released in October 2019 and has been certified 8X Platinum in the United States, Platinum in Spain, and Gold in Mexico. As the granddaughter of Mexican immigrants, born and raised in Inglewood, California, Becky is no stranger to hardships and is passionate about her community. She uses her massive platform to speak out against inequality and raise awareness on social issues, including Black Lives Matter and DREAMers and has made it a point to give back to her community along the way. Becky garnered the Agent of Change award at the 2020 Premios Juventud (Latin Youth Choice Awards) for her activism and using her platform to inspire positive change. In 2019, she accepted the Extraordinary Evolution Award at the 2019 Latin American Music Awards for her success as a young performer who has reached the pinnacle of success in a short period of time. She has also been honored by the Latin Recording Academy as one of the Leading Ladies in Entertainment (2018) and by her home city of Inglewood, California for her contributions to the Hispanic community; she has been recognized as one of Rolling Stone’s “18 Teens Shaking Up Pop Culture” and one of Billboard’s “21 Under 21.” The multitalented star has hosted a number of prestigious award shows throughout the years, including the 2019 European Music Awards (MTV) and the Latin GRAMMY Ellas TV special. In 2020, she hosted and produced her “En La Sala” podcast with Amazon Music – live from her living room during the lockdown. With every episode, Becky donated $10K to a charity of her choice and spoke to high-profile guests from Vice President-elect Kamala Harris about politics to reggaetón star J Balvin about mental health. Becky is also currently one of the judges on MTV’s new show “Becoming A Popstar” alongside Joe Jonas and Sean Bankhead (read more about the show here). After having released successful makeup collections for the Colourpop brand, Becky G recently launched her very own beauty brand, Treslúce. Treslúce Beauty creates, celebrates, and supports Latinx heritage and culture with high-performance, conscious, vegan-friendly formulations that deliver high-impact artistry. Treslúce is inspired by Becky’s Mexican heritage and seeks to celebrate all Latinx cultures.
ABOUT POL GRANCH:
That intangible something that distinguishes the great from the merely good? Paul Granch has it in spades. Coupled with a stunning ability to fascinate himself and fascinate others, he has gone in record time from promising youngster to up-and-coming talent and from there to the undeniable star that he is today. His 23rd Annual Latin GRAMMY nomination for Best New Artist confirms it: Granch is here to stay.
His experiences as a Latin Recording Academy nominee are testament of Granch’s talent as an international revelation, as he has already confirmed on the other side of the Atlantic. The Madrid resident has a gift, a gift that is manifested in a style at once varied and deeply personal, completely recognizable. That of a genuinely unique artist.
The essence of those achievements is distilled in the diary that makes up Amor escupido, his second album. What’s new about Granch is a merry-go-round of passion and a coded autobiography of desire; a catalog of emotions, unease and doubts that establish him as a fascinating talent.
It’s an album full of drama and disquiet, with a title that refers to the arrows of passion that are his songs: arrows tossed by a young man ridden by doubt who discovers falling in and out of love in all its fullness. “It’s a kind of first-person story of someone looking for what he feels,” the singer and songwriter notes.
When you add to all that baggage the passion he invests in his music, the greatest of his devotions, although not the only one (his actor side is well known), the result is measured in landmarks like those achieved over the last few years or that Latin GRAMMY nomination for Best New Artist.
With Amor escupido, Granch has earned the right to believe that all your wishes may come true.
ABOUT DAVILES DE NOVELDA:
Daviles de Novelda is the first Spanish artist to hit No. 1 in YouTube videos and songs simultaneously, making history on the platform thanks to his multiplatinum solo hit “Flamenco y Bachata,” which has amassed more than 114 million streams worldwide, making it the most-viewed video in 2021. He has become one of the most prominent exponents of urban new wave and as the force behind “Flamencotón” – one of the hottest genres in Spain – alongside the prominent presence of big names such as Omar Montes, with whom he has penned high-impact hits, including “Risueña.” And that is not his only high-level collaboration, from C. Tangana and his invitation to participate in “La Culpa” to “Amantes,” which he and U.S. artist Becky G released together last September, and “La Musquita,” which Daviles signed as the summer single alongside famous Colombian duo Cali & El Dandee.
Born in Novelda, a small town in the province of Alicante, and after a decade of teaching himself music, he had his first YouTube hit at 16 with “Yo Soy De Los Fernández” (2016), a freestyle that started climbing the charts without warning. That was when his career took off with hits such as “La Calles de Oro” (44 million) and with his participation in the remake of the Los Chuches’ mythical “Como Ronea” (31 million). His success continues with a long list of hits, including “Dime” (22 million). With each release, he shows an innate versatility as he combines his flamenco purity with rhythms like reggaetón or rap without sacrificing a mainstream vision.
Winner of the Odeón Prize for best urban song, his next releases provide even more proof that there are no limits in his musical universe.
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