Latin Grammys still struggle to award urban music, 20 years after going mainstream

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Urban and reggaeton artists were not nominated this year for any of the 3 main Latin Grammy categories, even though they dominate the Latin music industry in terms of consumer demand and revenue.

Kany Garcia performs during The Emerging Latina Music Recognition Program on Oct. 29, 2019 in Miami.landed nominations in this year's Latin Grammys for Song Of The Year and Best Singer-Songwriter Album. Regardless of the questions surrounding nominations and categories, García brought it back to music's essence — the artistic process.

"Sometimes we're at the top and sometimes we're at the bottom, that’s the kind of profession we chose as musicians," García told NBC News in Spanish."There's always going to be a song or an album that you thought was 'it' but it didn't work out. That’s why it's important to create music from my heart."

"But beyond just making music to entertain others," she added,"there's a need for music to show our realities because it affects big masses of people. And that legacy for me, is extremely important."

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