THE 2011 LATIN GRAMMYS ARE TONIGHT.

The Latin Grammy Awards will be held TONIGHT on November 10, 2011 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. A Latin Grammy Award is an accolade to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry.

This live feed is at the Latin Grammy Awards:

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Unlike the regular Grammy Award which primarily honors music produced in the United States, the Latin Grammy honors works produced anywhere around the world that were recorded in either Spanish or Portuguese.

However, both awards have similar nominating and voting processes, in which the selections are decided by peers within the music industry. The first annual Latin Grammys ceremony was held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on September 13, 2000. Broadcast by CBS, that first ceremony became the first primarily Spanishlanguage primetime program carried on an English-language American television network.

The Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences was formed by the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences in 1997. It was founded by Michael Greene and Mauricio Abaroa. In 2000, it was announced that the 1st Annual Latin Grammy Awards would take place at the Staples Center on September 13, 2000. On July 7, 2000, the nominations were announced in Miami. The first telecast took place at the Staples Center and was broadcast on CBS. The following year's show was canceled due to the September 11, 2001 attacks, which was the same day the show was to take place. In 2002, the academy elected its first independent Board of Trustees. In 2005, the broadcast was moved from CBS to Univision where the whole telecast was in Spanish. Voting members live in various regions in the US and outside of the US in regions such as Latin America.

GLORIA ESTEFAN NABS TOP LATIN GRAMMYS!

Latin pop diva Gloria Estefan, who was honored with the 2008 Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year award Wednesday night, also scooped up awards for best traditional tropical album for "90 millas" and best tropical song.

"The only thing left for me to do is to sing in a free Cuba," said Estefan, who is the first woman to receive the person of the year honors.

In pre-show awards, Mexican singer-songwriter Julieta Venegas picked up two Latin Grammys for best long form video and best alternative music album.

This year marked the Houston debut of the awards show, now in its ninth year. The Latin Grammys gives out awards in 49 categories from ranchera to rock en espanol.

The show's lineup of performers reflected the theme of musical diversity and fusion, starting with the opening duet and bursting to life in a rousing accordion jam featuring performers from Colombian vallenato, Argentine tango, Mexican norteno and Tejano genres, and showcasing Julieta Venegas' pop hit "El Presente."

LATINO SINGER THALIA HAS CONTRACTED LYME DISEASE!

Mexican singer THALIA has been diagnosed with Lyme disease after she was bitten by a tick. The 37-year-old star and her mother were both bitten in New York this summer (08). Both sought medical advice after feeling fatigued and noticing rashes on their skin. The disease can lead to nerve problems if not treated quickly enough. Thalia and her mother are both expected to make a full and speedy recovery, according to Telemundo.

You know she is married to Mariah's ex and Michael Jackson's foe, SonyBMG's Tommy Mottola. Check out her "Ten Pancienca" video below.

ESTEFAN INTRODUCES FANS TO HER TALENTED TEEN.

GLORIA ESTEFAN is giving her "timid" teenage daughter EMILY a taste of concert life by including the 13-year-old in her band as she tours Europe. The new Estefanita played the drums and the electric guitar at her mother's concert in Spain. Emily made a quiet entrance onstage in Marbella, Spain last week, playing drums and guitar on select tracks. But a crowd of almost 2,500 cheered for the youngster when her proud mum introduced her to fans as "la nueva Estefanita". The teenager is expected to be part of Estefan's upcoming shows in Spain, Holland, Italy, Ireland and England.

BELINDA'S HOME RAIDED BY THIEVES!!

Mexican singer BELINDA has become a victim of thieves, after her home was burgled at the weekend (02Aug08). The teenage star's house, in the Pedregal de San Angel neighbourhood near Mexico City, was broken into on Saturday night. Belinda, 18, was not at home at the time of the incident, her lawyer has confirmed. Police have launched an investigation into the burglary.

This shyt happened of course in Mexico. No offense, the girl is too rich in her own hometown where people are hungry, poor and fleeeing daily! She's the new Selena/Shakira.