11th Annual Latin GRAMMY® Awards to Air Live on Univision Nov. 11, 2010

MIAMI, July 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The 11th Annual Latin GRAMMY® Awards will heat up Las Vegas and Mandalay Bay Events Center on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010, as today's hottest Latin artists take center stage. This marks the third time Las Vegas will host the international showcase of Latin music. Additionally, The Latin Recording Academy®, Univision, Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority announced a new multiyear partnership, making this year the first in a three-year agreement. Univision and Mandalay Bay Events Center will be the home of the Latin GRAMMYs for 2010, 2011 and 2012. Nominations for the 11th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards will be announced Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010.

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"This is a very exciting time for The Latin Recording Academy and the Latin GRAMMY Awards as we continue to evolve our organization and our Awards presentation," said Gabriel Abaroa, President/CEO of The Latin Recording Academy. "For the past 10 years the Latin GRAMMYs have recognized musical excellence while spotlighting the very best in Latin music from around the world, and we are honored and thrilled to continue that legacy as we move into a second decade. And, we are extremely proud that the Latin GRAMMYs' home for the next three years will be Univision, Las Vegas and Mandalay Bay Events Center. We thank our partners for their tremendous work and for their continued support."

"We are extremely excited about bringing the Latin GRAMMYs to the vibrant city of Las Vegas once again," said Luis Fernandez, president of entertainment, Univision Network. "The shows we've done from Mandalay Bay Events Center have been truly extraordinary, breaking audience records each time, and we look forward to once again partnering with The Latin Recording Academy to create a most memorable night for our viewers and to celebrate all the artistry this city and Latin music have to offer."

"Mandalay Bay is thrilled to have reached a long-term agreement with our partners at The Latin Recording Academy," said Richard Sturm, president of sports & entertainment, MGM Resorts International. "We've had the opportunity to host two successful Latin GRAMMY Awards shows in 2007 and 2009, and we look forward to building an even stronger relationship with our international guests, The Latin Recording Academy and the Univision Network in the future."

"We are honored to be home to the Latin GRAMMYs for the next three years and look forward to welcoming music fans from around the world to this event," said Cathy Tull, senior vice president of marketing, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. "As a world-class destination, Las Vegas consistently attracts the brightest stars and biggest names in entertainment."

The 11th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards will air live on the Univision Television Network on Nov. 11 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central. Additionally, the telecast will be seen globally in approximately 100 countries.

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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.latingrammy.com. For breaking news and exclusive content, join the organization's social networks as a Twitter follower at www.twitter.com/latingrammys, and a Facebook fan at www.facebook.com/latingrammys.

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 95 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 United States. Hispanic households; Galavision, the country's leading Spanish-language cable network; Univision Studios, which produces and co-produces telenovelas, reality shows, dramatic series and other programming formats for all of the company's platforms; Univision Television Group, which owns and operates 63 television stations in major United States Hispanic markets and Puerto Rico; Univision Radio, the leading Spanish-language radio group, which owns and/or operates 68 radio stations in 16 of the top 25 U.S. Hispanic markets and five stations in Puerto Rico; and Univision Interactive Media, which includes 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 Events Center is a multi-purpose arena home to championship boxing, premier concerts and special events. With seating for as many as 12,000, the Events Center offers excellent sight lines and state-of-the-art lighting and sound. Prominent events have included concerts such as Alicia Keys, Black Eyed Peas, Brad Paisley, Kiss, Andrea Bocelli, Josh Groban, Rascal Flatts, Toby Keith, James Taylor, Christina Aguilera, John Mayer, Kenny Chesney, Alejandro Fernandez. World championship boxing events have featured Oscar De La Hoya vs. Felix Trinidad, Roy Jones Jr. vs. Antonio Tarver, and Fernando Vargas vs. Shane Mosley. Mandalay Bay Events Center also is home to multiple Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) events throughout the year, and the annual Tiger Jam event hosted by Tiger Woods. For more information, please visit www.mandalaybay.com, or call toll-free at 877.632.7000.

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 148,000 hotel rooms in Las Vegas alone and more than 10 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.visitlasvegas.com.

SOURCE The Latin Recording Academy