That Shakira woman leads the field in the nominations for this year's Latin Grammys, which take place in New York on 2 Nov. She is up for five awards, including Best Record, Best Song and Best Short Music Video, all for 'La Tortura', and Best Album and Best Female Pop Vocal Album for 'Fijacion Oral Vol 1'.
Elsewhere, Ricardo Arjona, Gustavo Cerati and Julieta Venegas were nominated for four awards each. Guatemalan singer Arjona is nominated for Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year, Best Short-Form Music Video and Best Pop Vocal Album. Cerati, from Argentina, is up for Best Rock Song, Album Of The Year and Best Rock Solo Vocal, and also Album Of The Year as producer of Shakira's aforementioned long player. And finally Mexico-born Venegas is up for Record Of The Year, Best Short-Form Music Video, Album Of The Year and Best Alternative Album.
Commenting on the shortlists, Latin Recording Academy president Gabriel Abero told Reuters: "Practically all the nominations today reflect a brush-stroke of every aspect of Latin music and Shakira is one of those".