10th Annual Latin Grammy(R) Awards Will Heat Up Las Vegas on Nov. 5

10th Annual Latin Grammy(R) Awards Will Heat Up Las Vegas on Nov. 5

Latin Music's Hottest Night to Air Live on the Univision Network from the Mandalay Bay Events Center

MIAMI, April 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The Latin Recording Academy(R), Univision Network, Mandalay Bay, and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority today announced that the 10th Annual Latin GRAMMY(R) Awards will take center stage at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. This marks the second time Las Vegas will host the international showcase of Latin music. The Latin GRAMMY Awards previously has been held in Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, and New York. This year's milestone celebration will once again recognize and celebrate musical excellence while featuring performances from the hottest names in Latin music. Nominations for the 10th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards will be announced Thursday, Sept. 17.

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"Celebrating the first decade of the Latin GRAMMY Awards is an extremely exciting moment for The Latin Recording Academy," said Gabriel Abaroa, President of The Latin Recording Academy. "We have spent the last nine years forging partnerships, building a strong membership base and giving music fans truly amazing Latin GRAMMY moments. Following the success we have recently achieved, in this milestone year we are thrilled to bring back the telecast to Las Vegas' thriving music community, as well as work with our friends at Univision on another memorable Latin GRAMMY show."

"We are thrilled to be returning to Las Vegas for this milestone celebration of Latin music and to be bringing one of Univision's mega-events to one of the most thriving and rapidly growing Hispanic communities in the country," said Alina Falcon, Univision executive vice president and operating manager. "The 10th anniversary show promises to be one of the most memorable nights of Latin music and a wonderful showcase of Las Vegas style entertainment that we are sure our viewers will enjoy."

"Mandalay Bay is excited to host the 10th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards in November," said Bill Hornbuckle, president and chief operating officer for Mandalay Bay. "We anticipate another successful event and we look forward to continuing our fabulous relationship with both The Latin Recording Academy and the Univision Network. The opportunity to present the Latin GRAMMYs from Las Vegas allows us to maintain our strong international presence on property as well as showcase Mandalay Bay to our guests and the fans worldwide."

"Las Vegas is a global city and consistently attracts the brightest stars and the biggest names in entertainment," said Cathy Tull, senior vice president of marketing for the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. "From concerts to shopping to sporting events, Las Vegas is enjoyed by millions of Hispanic visitors each year. We are doubly honored to host the Latin GRAMMY Awards and welcome music fans from around the world."

The 10th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards will air live on the Univision Television Network on Nov. 5, at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central. Additionally, the telecast will be seen globally in more than 110 countries.

The Latin Recording Academy is an international, membership-based organization comprised of Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking recording artists, musicians, songwriters, producers and other creative and technical recording professionals. The organization is dedicated to improving the quality of life and cultural condition for Latin music and its makers. In addition to producing the Latin GRAMMY Awards to honor excellence in the recorded arts and sciences, The Latin Recording Academy provides educational and outreach programs for the Latin music community. For more information about The Latin Recording Academy, please visit www.grammy.com.

Univision Communications Inc. is the premier Spanish-language media company in the United States. Its operations include Univision Network, the most-watched Spanish-language broadcast television network in the United States reaching 97 percent of U.S. Hispanic households; TeleFutura Network, a general-interest Spanish-language broadcast television network, which was launched in 2002 and now reaches 85 percent of U.S. Hispanic households; Galavision, the country's leading Spanish-language cable network; Univision Television Group, which owns and operates 64 television stations in major U.S. Hispanic markets and Puerto Rico; Univision Radio, the leading Spanish-language radio group, which owns and/or operates 70 radio stations in 16 of the Top 25 U.S. Hispanic markets and five stations in Puerto Rico; and Univision Interactive Media, which includes http://www.univision.com/, the premier Spanish-language Internet destination in the United States, and Univision Movil, the industry's most comprehensive Spanish-language suite of mobile offerings. Univision Communications also has a 50 percent interest in TuTv, a joint venture formed to broadcast Televisa's pay television channels in the United States. Univision Communications has television network operations in Miami and television and radio stations and sales offices in major cities throughout the United States. For more information, please visit www.univision.net.

Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, an AAA Four Diamond Award-winning destination resort, is set on 60 lush acres and offers 3,635 newly remodeled rooms and suites, including 424 accommodations managed by Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts. Mandalay Bay Beach, an 11-acre tropical pool environment, features real California sand, a wave pool and the only climate-controlled, poolside gaming in the city. The property also features the 12,000-seat Mandalay Bay Events Center, award-winning restaurants, Shark Reef Aquarium and the 1.5-million-square-foot Mandalay Bay Convention Center -- the largest convention center on the Las Vegas Strip. Mandalay Bay's brands include THEhotel, an all-suite hotel which features 1,117 luxurious one-bedroom suites, the Bathhouse Spa, and Mandalay Place, a collection of unique boutiques and restaurants. Mandalay Bay is a wholly owned subsidiary of MGM MIRAGE(TM). For more information and reservations, please visit www.mandalaybay.com, or call toll free at 877.632.7000.

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is charged with marketing Southern Nevada as a tourism and convention destination worldwide, and also with operating the Las Vegas Convention Center and Cashman Center. With approximately 140,000 hotel rooms in Las Vegas alone and more than 9.8 million square feet of meeting and exhibit space citywide, the LVCVA mission centers on attracting ever - increasing numbers of leisure and business visitors to the area. For more information, go to www.lvcva.com or www.visitlasvegas.com.

   Media Contacts:   Barb Dehgan/The Latin Recording Academy/310.392.3777   Lourdes Lopez/The Latin Recording Academy/310.392.3777   Lara Migliassi/Univision/305.640.3711   Elizabeth Sanjenis/Univision/305.471.4086   Stephanie Heller /MGM Mirage/702.650.7510   Aurrice Duke/R&R Partners/702.318.4255    EDITOR'S NOTES:  

Nominees for the 10th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards will be announced on Sept. 17, 2009. Please visit the Press Room of GRAMMY.com (www.grammy.com), The Recording Academy(R)'s and The Latin Recording Academy's official Web site, for media credentialing instructions. They will be posted shortly.

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Source: The Latin Recording Academy

CONTACT: Barb Dehgan, or Lourdes Lopez, both of The Latin Recording
Academy, +1-310-392-3777; or Lara Migliassi, +1-305-640-3711, or Elizabeth
Sanjenis, +1-305-471-4086, both of Univision; or Stephanie Heller of MGM
Mirage, +1-702-650-7510; or Aurrice Duke of R&R Partners, +1-702-318-4255

Web Site: http://www.grammy.com/
http://www.univision.com/
http://www.mandalaybay.com/
http://www.lvcva.com/

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