Latin Grammy Performances 2014: Ricky Martin, Jesse & Joy Among Performers
The 15th Annual Latin Grammy awards is quickly approaching, and as such, more details have been released about the event.
Ricky Martin, Pablo Alboran, Camila, J Balvin, Jesse & Joy, La Arrolladora Banda El Limon De Rene Camacho and La Original Banda el Limon de Salvador Lizarraga are all set to perform at the awards.
Organizers are planning a big show for its 15th go around, or its quinceañera.
There will be a year-long celebration, said Gabriel Abaroa Jr., the CEO and president of the academy, notes Voxxi.
"We're thinking about beginning beginning the festivities on the day of the awards and continuing to celebrate them during the entire year up to the 16th anniversary," Abaroa said. "Just a while ago, [the gala] was a little girl whom we were carrying and whose diapers were were changing, and suddenly 15 years is before us."
This year the ceremony won't be held in its usual location, The Mandalay Hotel in Las vegas. Instead, it will take place at the MGM Grand Arena, which is a bigger venue. Eugenio Derbez will serve as the host.
"We are seeing what we will do to have the best Latin Grammy possible," Derbez said.
J Balvin, who will be performing and is nominated for the show, recently opened up about his nomination.
He said that he found out early, at around 6 a.m., and that he was just overcome with feeling.
"I've dreamt about this for many, many years -- I think since I decided to become an artist," he said. "It's one of my biggest dreams, and well, we'll have to see what happens. We're still working. That's what important, to work and keep moving."
He's already thinking of his next dream, such as singing to a sold-out crowd in Madison Square Garden in the next couple of years.
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