After Ozuna took viewers underwater during his performance of “Del Mar” at the 2021 Latin Grammy Awards, the “Caramelo” singer quickly transformed into a smooth-singing bachatero alongside genre veteran Antony Santos, both stars giving a sensual performance of “Señor Juez.”
As dancers engaged in complex bachata choreography, the two crooners delivered a passionate rendition of the guilt-ridden single.
Earlier in his performance, Ozuna wore an iridescent jacket as he weaved between dancers performing a short portion of the Doja Cat and Sia assisted track. Ozuna is up for two Latin Grammys, including best reggaeton performance for “Caramelo” and best urban music album for Enoc.
Hosted by Ana Brenda Contreras, Carlos Rivera and Roselyn Sánchez, the 22nd annual Latin Grammys Awards includes a star-studded lineup of both performers and presenters such as C. Tangana, Maná, Los Dos Carnales, Ozuna, Gloria Trevi, and Myke Towers, among others, taking the stage.
With the theme “rediscovering life through music,” the three-hour show will “invite audiences to rediscover what’s important in life using music as a storyline,” according to a statement from the Latin Recording Academy.
Colombian singer-songwriter Camilo leads the 2021 Latin Grammys nominees with 10 nods, including nominations in the album, record, and song of the year categories. He’s followed by tropical music icon Juan Luis Guerra with six, Spanish rapper Tangana with five nominations, and multiple artists, including Bad Bunny, with four.
Steve Perry’s first holiday album, The Season, jingles onto Billboard’s charts, as the set debuts at No. 6 on Top Album Sales with 11,000 copies sold in the U.S. in the week ending Nov. 11, according to MRC Data. It’s Perry’s second top 10 in the 30-year history of the chart, following his 2018 studio album Traces, which debuted and peaked at No. 4.
The Season also arrives at No. 4 on Top Holiday Albums, No. 16 on Independent Albums and No. 21 on Vinyl Albums.
Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart ranks the top-selling albums of the week based only on traditional album sales. The chart’s history dates back to May 25, 1991, the first week Billboard began tabulating charts with electronically monitored piece count information from SoundScan, now MRC Data. Pure album sales were the sole measurement utilized by the Billboard 200 albums chart through the list dated Dec. 6, 2014, after which that chart switched to a methodology that blends album sales with track equivalent album units and streaming equivalent album units. For all chart news, follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both Twitter and Instagram.
Leading the latest Top Album Sales chart is ABBA’s first studio album in nearly 40 years, Voyage, which sails in at No. 1 with 78,000 copies sold. That marks the largest sales week of 2021 for an album by a group.
Radiohead’s Kid A Mnesia starts at No. 2 on Top Album Sales with 21,000 copies sold. The set operates as a reissue of Radiohead’s 2000 album Kid A and its 2001 album Amnesiac. The former debuted at No. 1 on Top Album Sales in 2000, while the latter debuted and peaked at No. 2 the following year. The new Kid A Mnesia package also boasts additional previously unreleased tracks.
Ed Sheeran’s = falls from No. 1 to No. 3 in its second week on Top Album Sales, with 17,000 sold (down 76%) while NCT 127’s former leader Sticker: The 3rd Album jumps 14-4 (16,000; up 150%) after it garnered a deluxe reissue with additional tracks.
Summer Walker’s Still Over It enters at No. 5 with 12,000 sold, while Snail Mail’s second studio album Valentine bows at No. 7 with 10,000 sold. The latter marks the best sales week and first top 10 for Snail Mail. Valentine also starts in the top 10 on Top Rock Albums, Top Alternative Albums, Independent Albums, Vinyl Albums and Tastemaker Albums. The latter ranks the week’s top-selling albums at independent and small chain record stores.
Rapper Key Glock sees his latest release Yellow Tape 2 debut with 9,000 sold at No. 8, while Sena Kana’s Show Me starts at No. 9 with just under 9,000 sold.
Closing out the top 10 is Vince Guaraldi Trio’s evergreen holiday hit A Charlie Brown Christmas TV soundtrack, as it flurries up the list 24-10 with 8,000 sold (up 82%). It also bounds 4-1 on the Soundtracks chart, 11-4 on Vinyl Albums and 159-63 on the Billboard 200.
Billboard caught up with Paloma Mami before the 2021 Latin GRAMMY Awards to discuss her best new artist nomination, the biggest lesson she learned creating her album and what she loves most about her fans.
Las Vegas holds a special place in the hearts of Nick, Kevin and Joe Jonas. It’s not only where Joe married Sophie Turner, but it’s also where the Jonas Brothers almost had a residency in April 2020 — had shows not been shut down amid the pandemic. Now, Las Vegas will be where the brothers will open the second branch of their family restaurant, Nellie’s Southern Kitchen, at MGM Grand, in the early months of 2022.
“We have incredible memories performing at MGM Grand Garden Arena, so to have Nellie’s next to it is surreal,” says Joe Jonas. “Las Vegas has always had a special place in our hearts, and now our connection to the city and its community will be stronger than ever.”
The original Nellie’s has been open in Belmont, North Carolina, since 2016 and was started by dad Kevin Jonas Sr. and mom Denise. Nellie’s namesake is the family matriarch, Kevin Sr.’s grandmother, who died in 2011. The restaurant is best known for its Southern hospitality, good cooking and, naturally, music.
While it has been said that the family that sings together stays together, what about the family that sells biscuits begging to be lathered in pimento cheese? “Our dad’s passion for family, food and music shines through at Nellie’s,” says Kevin Jonas. “It’s a beautiful tribute to our great-grandmother’s legacy, and we know Las Vegas will love it as much as we do.”
He adds, “Most of my family grew up or lived throughout their lives in Mill Villages. My grandmother started working when she was a young teenager, as well as my grandfather. She would come home and without effort make the most amazing Southern comfort food.”
Nellie’s will occupy the 11,000-square-foot restaurant space, formerly home to Hecho, which sits in The District, at the inside entrance to MGM Grand’s Grand Arena.
When talking about the design, Kevin Sr. describes the arrival moment as giving a relaxed feel and a front porch vibe where all are welcome. All of the furniture, lighting and decor will be designed and manufactured by Oly Studio. The design takes cues from North Carolina’s grassy meadows, weathered barns and white shiplap cottages.
Since the Jonas name is attached, visitors can be sure to expect music. “We’re enlarging and enhancing the stage, music and multimedia. You can celebrate your 25th anniversary or you can walk in directly from the pool. It really does bring comfort to everyone. There’s a lounge area that we’re going to have surrounding the stage,” says Kevin Sr.
Nellie’s is known for true Carolina cooking such as pimento cheese fries, a Hawg Hill pecan smoked pulled pork sandwich, fried squash, biscuits and, of course, chicken and “dumplins.”
“My grandmother, no matter where I traveled in the world, no matter where we were as a family, when I came home, there would be a big pot of chicken dumplings. Somebody asked me the other day — you don’t actually pronounce the G it’s chicken and ‘dumplins.’ It was her staple item. When I think of the smell, when I think of the taste of the chicken and dumplings that her mother taught her to make and her mother’s mother taught her, it brings me home,” Kevin Sr. says.
“We have North Carolina vinegar based barbecue that I love,” he continues. “My grandmother’s banana pudding. Our pecan crusted fried green tomatoes, which is our take on fried green tomatoes, [is] unbelievable. Yes, some of the items are high calorie, but they’re warm for the heart and they’re warm for the soul.”
On the new menu, expect Las Vegas exclusives and an expanded cocktail selection.
Kevin Sr. says: “Our desire from the moment you enter is that you can leave the world behind you, be comforted, be encouraged, be treated like you’re special and leave with that. We want to bring an even higher level of it here. My grandfather said to me, when I left for school, ‘live like you’re at the bottom, even if you’re at the top.’ That was a family model for us. It doesn’t matter what success you may or may not have reached. What’s important is how you treat people. What’s important are the memories you share.”
This article was originally published by The Hollywood Reporter.
C. Tangana, who has already won three awards at the 2021 Latin Grammys, was joined by a wave of poetic artists for his performance at the awards show on Thursday night (Nov. 18).
The Spanish singer-songwriter took his flamenco finesse to the stage joined by crooners Antonio Carmona, La Hungara, Alizzz, Israel Fernandez, Nathy Peluso, Jorge Drexler, Omar Apollo, Natalia Lafourcade and Diego del Morao.
On the stage was a dining table, where Tangana was surrounded by his colleagues engaging in flamenco palmas and incredible harmonizing vocals for a powerful and elegant version of “Ingorbenable.”
Earlier in the day, C. Tangana nabbed three awards, two of which were in collaboration with Drexler, “Nominao” (best alternative song) and “Hong Kong” (best pop/rock song). Peluso also nabbed her first-ever Grammy for best alternative music album with Calambre.
Hosted by Ana Brenda Contreras, Carlos Rivera and Roselyn Sánchez, this year’s Latin Grammys includes a star-studded lineup of both performers and presenters such as C. Tangana, Maná, Los Dos Carnales, Ozuna, Gloria Trevi, and Myke Towers, among others, taking the stage.
With the theme “rediscovering life through music,” the 22nd annual Latin Grammy Awards “invites audiences to rediscover what’s important in life using music as a storyline,” according to a statement from the Latin Recording Academy.
Colombian singer-songwriter Camilo leads the 2021 Latin Grammys nominees with 10 nods, including nominations in the album, record, and song of the year categories. He’s followed by tropical music icon Juan Luis Guerra with six, Spanish rapper Tangana with five nominations, and multiple artists, including Bad Bunny, with four.