NOMINEES SERGIO DALMA, LILA DOWNS (WITH TOTO LA MOMPOSINA AND CELSO PINA), JESSE & JOY, VICTOR MANUELLE, GERARDO ORTIZ, PITBULL, MICHEL TELO, AND 3BALLMTY ARE THE FIRST PERFORMERS ANNOUNCED FOR THE XIII ANNUAL LATIN GRAMMY^® AWARDS 

CRISTIAN DE LA FUENTE AND LUCERO TO ONCE AGAIN CO-HOST THE BIGGEST NIGHT IN LATIN MUSIC

Current nominees Sergio Dalma, Lila Downs (with Totó La Momposina and Celso Piña), Jesse & Joy, Victor Manuelle, Gerardo Ortiz, Pitbull, Michel Teló, and 3BallMTY are the first performers announced for the XIII Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards^® (#LatinGrammy) telecast, it was announced today by The Latin Recording Academy^®. Actors Cristián De La Fuente and Lucero once again will co-host the Latin music industry's premier event. The biggest night in Latin music is set for Nov. 15 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas and will air live on the Univision Network (www.univision.com) from 8 – 11 p.m. ET/PT (7 p.m. Central).

Latin GRAMMY^®-winning duo Jesse & Joy have five nods: Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year for "¡Corre!"; Album Of The Year and Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album for ¿Con Quién Se Queda El Perro?; and Best Short Form Music Video for "Me Voy."

Sergio Dalma is nominated in the Best Pop Traditional Vocal Album category for Vía Dalma II.

Latin GRAMMY winner Lila Downs has a Best Folk Album nomination for Pecados Y Milagros.

Victor Manuelle garnered a Best Salsa Album nomination for Busco Un Pueblo.

Gerardo Ortiz drew a nomination for Best Norteño Album for Entre Dios Y El Diablo.

Pitbull (Armando Pérez) is up for Best Urban Song with "Crazy People."

Michel Teló has a nod for Best Sertaneja Music Album for Na Balada.

3BallMTY earned a Best New Artist nomination.

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