Tejano Beat

Read my post on MySA.com for more winners in the Latin music categories…

The 52nd Annual GRAMMYS has gone live this weekend with streaming coverage of pre-GRAMMY events and live coverage at: http://www.grammy.com/live. Exclusive video of past GRAMMY moments and performances will also be streamed.

Tejano and Latin music fans can watch the pre-telecast awards ceremony on Sunday - where the award for Best Tejano Album will be presented – online at the live site beginning at 3 p.m. Central/San Antonio time and ending at 6 p.m.

Good luck to the Tejano nominees! Check out the article in Conexion that profiles all of the Best Tejano Album nominees:  “Grammy bound: A San Antonian a shoo-in for an award this year“

Best Tejano Album (Click on THIS LINK to see all Latin music categories)

Premios a la Música Latina 2010 is set for March 16, 2010, but if you want to have a say in who gets recognized at this year’s awards show, you must vote by Jan. 31, which is this Sunday! See a list of the nominees before you vote by clicking here.

Click here to vote for your favorite artists.

Important Dates for Premios a la Música Latina 2010:

• Jan. 31: Last Day to Vote for Your Favorite Nominee in 15 Categories
• Feb. 21: Fan Fair at Sunset Station (free admission)
• March 16: Premios a la Música Latina 2010, 7 p.m., Majestic Theatre
• March 27:  Univision broadcast of the show

Somebody asked about La Mafia’s 30-year-anniversary and the album that is coming out to commemorate that. I checked the La Mafia Web site and it looks like they’re working on a live album for 2010. They have re-recorded the song, “Oh, Girl,” for this album. Visit their Web site to hear the song and visit their MySpace, too. Armando usually keeps up their Twitter so you might want to join that, too. I will keep you posted though with the latest news when I find out.

Thanks for your question and for visiting the site!

An exciting merger was announced today in San Antonio that could mean a reinforced Tejano Music Awards and a stronger, united Tejano music presence.

And it happened just in time – and possibly because of – the 30th anniversary of the Tejano Music Awards Show.

“TEJANO MUSIC 2010″ will take place July 9-11, 2010, in San Antonio.

Read an excerpt from the press release and stay tuned for more.

From the press release: “TEJANO MUSIC 2010 will bring together the Tejano Music Awards and the Tejano Music National Convention in an unprecedented display of unity from two of the most influential events in the music genre. Olathe, Kansas-based LatinPointe will produce TEJANO MUSIC 2010 weekend.

“We are pleased to have the Tejano Music Awards join with the Tejano Music National Convention in celebrating our historic 30-year anniversary,” says Frank Salazar, TTMA Board Vice President, “Having the top producers from important events such as the Latino Inaugural Gala, ALMA Awards and Premios Deportes reinforces our belief that this year’s Tejano Music Awards will be spectacular.”
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It’s been a month and a half since my last post! But I’m back and so much is going on!

I’ll start with tomorrow’s event, which features one of my favorite female Tejano artists and musical artist in general: Stefani Montiel. She will be appearing in downtown San Antonio tomorrow night for a fashion show/contest where one lucky local designer will be selected as the winning design for Stefani’s GRAMMY Awards night dress.

The event details are: 7 p.m. – Proyecto Divina Runway Show – Rio Plaza (245 E. Commerce, 3rd Floor) – Tickets: $20 – Evening wear attire only – For info, contact: 210-507-5885.

LINKS FOR MORE INFO:

Designers are from the International Academy of Design and Technology.

Read more on holaciudad.com, which hosts the official Proyecto Divina site.

La Prensa has great articles about Stefani and the contest, too. You can download the issues at: English and Spanish.

See the table below to track the changes the category now known as “Best Tejano Album” has experienced throughout the years at the GRAMMY Awards.  What is now the Tejano music category has its roots in the “Best Mexican-American Performance” category, which began in 1983 at the 26th Annual GRAMMY Awards.

In 1995, the category became known as “Best Mexican-American/Tejano Music Performance” and then in 1998, the category became “Best Tejano Music Performance” and has stayed with “Tejano” in the title since then.

The nominees for the 52nd Annual GRAMMYs were announced and can be seen in the previous post.

The 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards will be held on “GRAMMY Sunday,” Jan. 31, 2010, at Staples Center in Los Angeles and once again will be broadcast live in high definition TV and 5.1 surround sound on CBS from 8–11:30 p.m. (ET/PT). For updates and breaking news, please visit The Recording Academy’s social networks on Twitter and Facebook.

SOURCE:  All information is from GRAMMY.com.  Click on the “Past Winners Search” where you can search for past winners by year, category, artist name or album title.

Grammy nominations were announced last night and San Antonio-based artists swept the nominations in the Best Tejano Album category:

Best Tejano Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Borders Y Bailes
  Los Texmaniacs
  [Smithsonian Folkways Recordings]
• Divina
  Stefani Montiel
  [Ro Records/World Records]
• All The Way Live
  Jay Perez
  [Tejas Records]
• Point Of View
  Joe Posada
  [Baby Dude Records]
• Radiación Musical
  Sunny Sauceda Y Todo Eso
  [Tejas Records]

And congratulations to another San Antonio artist, El Güero Y Su Banda Centenario, who was nominated in the Best Banda Album category for his release, Se Nos Murio El Amor.

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TejanoBeat’s camera was the only one inside the Municipal Auditorium Friday afternoon when Ricardo Castillon of La Diferenzia and Nydia Rojas met to rehearse before tomorrow’s concert where they will sing the duet they made famous more than 10 years ago: “Hay Unos Ojos.”

The chemistry between the two – personally and vocally – is obvious.  They joked around and sang a few bars of “Hay Unos Ojos” as if they’d never been apart.  They were both so gracious with their time and took a few minutes for an interview before they got to work preparing for Saturday’s concert.

Check out the video and stay tuned for a more in-depth interview with Ricardo about his latest CD, the impact of the top-selling “Hay Unos Ojos” and future plans that could include more mariachi recordings with Nydia!

And, most importantly, buy your tickets for tomorrow’s concert and get all the latest details by going online to mariachimusic.com!

A BIG THANK YOU TO CYNTHIA MUNOZ AND RUBEN CUBILLOS!