Grammy Nominations 2015: A Look at Latino Nominees
The nominations for the 58th annual Grammy Awards were recently announced, with many of today's popular artists making it into the top categories. However, Latinos were relegated to the niche awards.
While the top categories will undoubtedly be the ones making headlines, lets take a look at the areas where Latinos thrived.
After failing to make the Oscar nominations last year, Antonio Sanchez was nominated for his score on "Birdman." He will compete for the Best Score Soundtrack against Oscar nominees Alexandre Desplat for "The Imitation Game," Johann Johannsson for "The Theory of Everything," Hans Zimmer for "Interstellar" and Justin Hurwitz for "Whiplash."
Classical music saw many Latinos emerge, including Fernando Guimarães. He was nominated as part of the cast of Monteverdi's "Il Ritorno D'Ulisse In Patria," which is nominated for the Best Opera Recording.
Rolando Villazón will also compete in the same category, nominated as part of the cast of Mozart's "Die Entführung Aus Dem Serail."
Finally, Isabel Leonard will also compete for Best Opera Recording as part of the cast of Ravel's "L'Enfant Et Les Sortilèges."
Costa Rican conductor Giancarlo Guerrero is up for two Grammys: Best Classical Compendium and Best Contemporary Classical Composition
In the Best Urban Contemporary album category, Miguel was nominated for his album "Wildheart" and will compete against The Weekend, Lianne la Havas and Kehlani.
Among the artists nominated for Best Latin Jazz album were Eliane Elias for "Made In Brazil," The Rodriguez Brothers for "Impromptu," Gonzalo Rubalcaba for "Suite Caminos" and the Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet for "Intercambio."
Miguel Zenón rounded out the nominees, shortlisted for his album "Identities Are Changeable."
The Best Latin Pop Album shortlisted Ricky Martin, Alex Cuba, Pablo Alborán, Alejandro Sanz and Julieta Venegas.
The Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative category included a number of Latin Grammy winners shortlisted. Natalia Lafourcade is nominated for her work on "Hasta la Raiz," alongside Monsieur Periné for "Caja de Musica," Pitbul for "Dale" and La Cuneta Son Machin for "Mondongo." Bomba Estereo, who performed with Will Smith at the Latin Grammys, rounded out the nominees for their work on "Amanecer."
Finally, nominations for Best Regional Mexican Music album included Banda El Recodo de Don Cruz Lizarraga, La Maquinaria Norteña, Los Cojolites, Los Tigres Del Norte and Mariachi Los Camperos De Nati Cano.
Among the nominees for Best Tropical Latin Album were José Alberto "El Canario" with Septeto Santiaguero, Rubén Blades With Roberto Delgado and Orchestra, Guaco, Juan Luis Guerra and Victor Manuelle.
The Grammy Awards will be broadcast live on CBS on Feb. 15.