The Grammy Nominations For Best Reggae, Latin, African Music Are In

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News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Nov. 8, 2024: The 2025 Grammy nominations are in even though the ceremony won’t be until next February. Here are the best albums released minutes ago for Best Reggae Album, as well as Best Latin Pop, Best Latin Jazz , Best African Music Performance and Best Global Music performance. The 2025 Grammy Awards will be held on Feb 2, 2025 at the Crypto Arena in LA.

Jamaican dancehall star Shenseea, seen here onstage during day 2 of the Afro Nation Detroit 2024 Festival at Bedrock’s Douglass Site on August 18, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan, is among the 2025 Reggae Grammy nominees. (Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images)

Best Reggae Album
Collie Buddz – Take It Easy
Shenseea – Never Gets Late Here
Various Artists – Bob Marley: One Love – Music Inspired By the Film (Deluxe)
Vybz Kartel – Party With Me
The Wailers – Evolution

Best Latin Jazz Album
Donald Vega Featuring Lewis Nash, John Patitucci & Luisito Quintero- As I Travel
Eliane Elias – Time and Again
Hamilton de Holanda & Gonzalo Rubalcaba – Collab
Horacio ‘El Negro’ Hernandez, John Beasley & Jose Gola – El Trio: Live in Italy
Michel Camilo & Tomatito – Spain Forever Again

Best Latin Pop Album
Anitta – Funk Generation
Kali Uchis – Orquídeas
Kany García – García
Luis Fonsi – El Viaje
Shakira – Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran

Best Música Urbana Album
Bad Bunny – Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana
Feid – Ferxxocalipsis
J Balvin – Rayo
Residente – Las Letras Ya No Importan
Young Miko – Att.

Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
Cimafunk – Pa’ Tu Cuerpa
El David Aguilar – Compita del Destino
Mon Laferte – Autopoiética
Nathy Peluso – Grasa
Rawayana – ¿Quién Trae las Cornetas?

Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)
Carín León – Boca Chueca, Vol. 1
Chiquis – Diamantes
Jessi Uribe – De Lejitos
Peso Pluma – Éxodo

Best Tropical Latin Album
Juan Luis Guerra 4.40 – Radio Güira
Kiki Valera – Vacilón Santiaguero
Marc Anthony – Muevense
Sheila E. – Bailar
Tony Succar & Mimy Succar – Alma, Corazón y Salsa (Live at Gran Teatro Nacional)

Best Global Music Performance
Angélique Kidjo & Soweto Gospel Choir – Sunlight to My Soul
Arooj Aftab – Raat Ki Rani
Jacob Collier Featuring Anoushka Shankar & Varijashree Venugopal – A Rock Somewhere
Masa Takumi Featuring Ron Korb, Noshir Mody & Dale Edward Chung – Kashira
Rocky Dawuni – Rise
Sheila E. Featuring Gloria Estefan & Mimy Succar – Bemba Colorá

Best African Music Performance
Asake & Wizkid – MMS
Burna Boy – Higher
Chris Brown Featuring Davido & Lojay – Sensational
Tems – Love Me JeJe
Yemi Alade – Tomorrow

Best Global Music Album
Antonio Rey – Historias de un Flamenco
Ciro Hurtado – Paisajes
Matt B & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Alkebulan II
Rema – Heis
Tems – Born in the Wild

El Taiger’s Alleged Killer Extradited

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News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Nov. 8, 2024: The man accused of fatally shooting Cuban reggaeton star José Manuel Carbajal Zaldívar, known as El Taiger, was extradited to Miami-Dade County on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, following his arrest in New York.

Damian Valdez-Galloso, 49, was taken into custody in Brooklyn on Oct. 29th by federal marshals for failing to register as a sex offender, according to Miami Police Chief Manuel Morales. Valdez-Galloso is a convicted felon, previously found guilty of sexual battery on a minor in 2013.

FLASHBACK – El Taiger Tribute performing at iHeartRadio Fiesta Latina at Kaseya Center on October 26, 2024 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Romain Maurice/Getty Images)

Valdez-Galloso now faces charges of second-degree murder, tampering with evidence, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He is currently held at Turner Guilford Correctional Center with a $12,500 bond for tampering with evidence and failing to register as a sex offender, while bonds for additional charges are pending.

Zaldívar, 37, a popular reggaeton artist with over a million followers on Instagram and 385 million YouTube views, was discovered shot in a car in Miami on Oct. 3. Following a month-long investigation, Miami detectives identified Valdez-Galloso as the alleged shooter, Morales reported.

According to an arrest report, at approximately 5:30 a.m. on Oct. 3, Zaldívar was at a house in Hialeah when Valdez-Galloso opened the door and shot him in the head. Valdez-Galloso allegedly dragged Zaldívar into a 2023 Mercedes-Benz, cleaned up the scene, and changed clothes before driving him to Northwest Ninth Avenue and Northwest 17th Street. First responders arrived about 45 minutes later and transported Zaldívar to Jackson Memorial Hospital, where he passed away on Oct. 10.

The Miami-Dade Medical Examiner’s Office has ruled the death a homicide. Valdez-Galloso fled to New York, where he was apprehended and reportedly gave officials a statement regarding the incident. It remains unclear how he and Zaldívar were connected.