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Billboard announced Thursday that Daddy Yankee, one of the biggest reggaeton stars, is on top of the list of finalists for 2006 Billboard Latin Awards with 10 nominations for Hot Latin Songs Artist, Songwriter of the Year, Artist of the Year etc. Daddy Yankee’s album Barrio fino en directo, released on December 2005, is also nominate for Reggaeton Album of the Year. On the second place stands the young Mexican group RBD with nine nominations. Their albums released in 2005 on EMI/Televisa are finalists in the duo or group category of the Latin pop albums field.

The awards ceremony takes place on April 27th at the Ritz-Carlton South Beach in Miami and will be telecast live on Spanish-language network Telemundo.

Honestly, I accidentally listened RBD and I wasn’t expecting to so many nominations for them. I cannot say the same thing for Daddy Yankee or for any Latin celebrities such as: Shakira who also got eight nominations or reggaeton stars Wisin & Yandel who have seven Billboard Latin nominations.

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