Senior entertainment journalist Alicia Civita joins Cheddar New to discuss Latin Music's Premio Lo Nuestro.

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What to Expect at This Year's Premio Lo Nuestro

Welcome back to Between Bells everyone under the theme live The moment award show premiere loan Westra is honoring the best in latin music performances from C. N. C. O luis Fonsi and Angela Aguilar are among the few to take the stage at this year's 34th show taking place later this month on february 24th. Joining us now to discuss is Alicia's Evita sr entertainment journalist. Welcome to the show. You joined us a few months ago to talk about the Latin Grammy awards. We love having you back here, Alicia. So we discussed how huge that night was for this artist Camillo who led the nominations and we found out later and wins. He has 10 nominations at this year's premier Lone Westerner awards including artist of the Year Album of the year. Do you think he'll walk away with all 10 this time around? I really don't think so. I mean Camilla's still killing it but the reality is that I think the main stars in latin music are really trying very hard to break the stronghold that orangutan has over the airway the industry and are quite amazing. Uh music different fusions, knew even knew general. So I think Camillo is doing amazing. He's getting ready to launch his third record. But no he he has some tough competition this time. He so to that point he's one of many nominated for artist of the year. Who do you think will take home the biggest award of the night. Well he could do that very easily because his album Mis manos is really very good. But the reality is that he has 10 nominations but in his hills. R. J. Balvin and christian nodal, christian nodal is a mexican american artist. He um revolutionized the mariachi music making it more hip more more young. And and he represents a new wave of music made in Mexico. So he really could Getting there because his music is very fresh and and he's only 22. So that's also there. Yeah he already has uh three latin Grammys. He's been nominated to the american Grammys. So he's a he's a force to be reckoned. Yeah certainly a rising star we need to keep an eye on. So we know four new awards were added this year. How does this impact these new artists that we're seeing being nominated? Alicia? The real well I don't think it impacts them a lot. I think it's a way to honor the people that came before latin music to cover the world. Uh They haven't really announced most of the honorees. Just the first one is with the biggest recognition is paulina rubio. I think the american viewers know her thanks to her stint in Factor X. Um I don't remember the year but it was when she was uh Demi Lovato was there also in the judging table and she's been she's really a household name. She has been in the entertainment industry since she was five years old and she turned 50 last year. So it's one of these stars that have has had a very long career. And the recognition is very well deserved. Yes. I've been following her on her social media platforms for a very, very long time. We know 100 and 66 artists received nominations in 35 categories. Alicia including pop, urban, regional, mexican, tropical music genres. Any artists? You're surprised that didn't get nominated. Any snubs that you're aware of. Mm hmm. Not really because the there's knobs that I saw in the latin Grammys with carol G. She didn't she doesn't fall into these years. Um into the time that the Premier on West Row takes music for these 2020 22 awards. What I am is celebrating the emergence of uh of mexican music. And a lot of ballots. A lot of new artists. And I think that's fabulous. Uh there there are more recognition for singers of romantic music of different, more traditional generals like salsa, like bachata. So actually, I think the the the latin music industry is diversifying more than snubbing anybody who should be keeping an eye on going forward. Alicia. Yeah, it's gonna be amazing. And we're gonna have Sebastian who's who's maybe gonna be at the Oscars to with the song, which is the one that is being nominated for Encanto. And so maybe we see him there singing before. We don't know yet what he's gonna sing. Well, we hope you come back to discuss. It's always great talking to Alicia's Evita sr entertainment journalist, Premier Lona Westra live from FT. X Arena in Miami seven p.m. Eastern on thursday, february 24th.