11th Annual Latin Grammy Awards

11th Latin Grammy Awards
DateNovember 11, 2010
VenueMandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
Hosted byLucero and Eugenio Derbez
Highlights
Person of the YearPlácido Domingo
Television/radio coverage
NetworkUnivision
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The 11th Annual Latin Grammy Awards were held on Thursday, November 11, 2010, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was the third time the annual event had taken place at this location. The eligibility period for recordings to be nominated was July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010. Nominations were announced on September 8, 2010.[1] On September 14, 2010, it was announced that the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year honoree would be Plácido Domingo.[2] The big winners of the night were Camila, Juan Luis Guerra and Gustavo Cerati with three awards.[3]

Juan Luis Guerra's A Son de Guerra was awarded the Album of the Year, the second time he has received this award. "Mientes" by pop band Camila won the Record of the Year and Song of the Year. Alex Cuba and Nelly Furtado became the first Canadian musicians to receive a Latin Grammy Award. Cuba received a Latin Grammy Award for Best New Artist and Furtado the Best Female Pop Vocal Album.[4]

  1. ^ 11th Latin GRAMMY Awards Nominees Announced Grammy.com
  2. ^ Plácido Domingo to be Honored as the 2010 Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year latingrammy.com
  3. ^ "Camila, Juan Luis Guerra Win Big at 2010 Latin Grammy Awards". Billboard. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  4. ^ Frenette, Brad (2010-11-12). "Canadians Nelly Furtado and Alex Cuba win at Latin Grammys". National Post. Archived from the original on 2012-06-30. Retrieved 2010-11-12.