Grammys will celebrate Latin music with prime-time CBS musical special

Though often overlooked by the Recording Academy astatine its main awards show, Latin euphony volition get its infinitesimal of designation from the instauration aboriginal this month.

“A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music” volition beryllium a two-hour TV peculiar honoring the genre’s “lasting interaction and power successful the United States,” according to a CBS property release. The programme volition aerial Dec. 28 connected the Tiffany Network astatine 8 p.m. Pacific time.

Actor Wilmer Valderrama and singer-songwriter Roselyn Sánchez volition co-host the show, which volition diagnostic performances from the likes of Ángela Aguilar, Andrea Bocelli, Michael Bublé, Gloria Estefan, Luis Fonsi, Maren Morris, Laura Pausini, Prince Royce, Carín León, the Warning, Robin Thicke and Billy Idol.

The formed of the Tony-winning Broadway philharmonic “Buena Vista Social Club” — which is nominated for a Grammy for philharmonic theatre medium — volition besides grace the stage.

The programme volition diagnostic interviews with Latin euphony and Grammy icons, including Daddy Yankee, Emilio Estefan, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Rita Moreno and Carlos Santana.

Moreno nabbed her lone Grammy information and triumph astatine the 15th Grammy Awards for children’s euphony medium for her enactment connected “The Electric Company.” Her Grammy was the 2nd jewel successful her EGOT quest, which she completed successful 1977 with her Emmy for her quality connected “The Muppet Show.”

Santana’s 1999 album, “Supernatural,” tied the grounds for astir Grammy wins successful 1 nighttime with 8 astatine the 42nd Grammy Awards — matching the grounds acceptable by Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” successful 1984.

The programme is modeled successful the representation of erstwhile Grammy designation shows, known arsenic “salutes,” for artists similar the Beatles; the Beach Boys; Prince; the Bee Gees; Whitney Houston; Earth, Wind & Fire; Elton John; Paul Simon; Cyndi Lauper and Stevie Wonder.

“A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music” volition aerial a small implicit a period earlier the 68th Grammy Awards, which volition instrumentality spot Feb. 1 astatine downtown L.A.’s Crypto.com Arena.

Latin artists are featured prominently for the upcoming awards show, with Bad Bunny becoming the archetypal Spanish-language creator to gain nominations successful respective apical categories for his critically acclaimed medium “Debí Tirar Más Fotos,” including record, medium and opus of the year.

Kooky Argentine duo Ca7riel and Paco Amoroso received their archetypal ever Grammy information nether Latin stone oregon alternate medium for their nine-track EP, “Papota.” If they win, they volition beryllium the 2nd Argentine radical to triumph successful that category; Los Fabulosos Cadillacs won backmost successful 1998 erstwhile the class archetypal appeared.

Recording Academy darling Edgar Barrera nabbed his 3rd consecutive songwriter of the twelvemonth (nonclassical) information for his enactment with Karol G, Juanes, Shakira, Fuerza Regida, Grupo Frontera, Young Miko, Marco Antonio Solís, Manuel Turizo and Santana.

Indie set the Marías were nominated successful the caller creator class alongside planetary miss radical Katseye — which features Venezuelan Cuban American dancer/singer Daniela Avanzini.