Miami, FL–(HISPANIC PR WIRE)–December 12, 2005-Univision Communications Inc. (NYSE:UVN)-The 18th Annual “Premio Lo Nuestro a la Musica Latina” (Lo Nuestro Latin Music Awards) nominees were announced today during a press conference televised live on the Univision Network morning show “Despierta América.” As in years past, the hottest names in Latin music make up the list of nominees for the longest running and most popular Latin music award program in the U.S. “Premio lo Nuestro” will be broadcast by the Univision Network on Thursday, February 23 from 8-11 pm ET/PT (7-10 pm Central/Mountain) live from Miami’s American Airlines Arena.

Dominican Bachata duo Monchy y Alexandra lead the competition with the most nominations at five in Tropical Genre categories such as “Album of the Year,” “Best Group or Duo,” “Song of the Year,” and “Artist of the Year.” Groups or artists with four nominations each include Colombian singer/songwriter Shakira, Mexican super-group Conjunto Primavera, Italian pop star Laura Pausini, Puerto Rican “Woman of Fire” Olga Tañón, Norteño group Intocable, Colombian rocker Juanes, Regional Mexican group K-Paz de la Sierra, Reggaetón star Daddy Yankee and Puerto Rican pop sensation Luis Fonsi.

Additional multiple nominees include Salsa music idols Marc Anthony (3) Gilberto Santa Rosa (2), and the legendary group El Gran Combo (3), Urban music stars Wisin y Yandel (3), Andy Andy (3), and Don Omar (2), Regional Mexican artists Marco Antonio Solís (3), Beto y Sus Canarios (3), Luis Miguel (3) and Pepe Aguilar (2).

Among other nominated superstars are Mexican “Golden Girl” Paulina Rubio, Colombian recording artist Carlos Vives, Mexico’s legendary Vicente Fernández and perennial favorites Los Tigres del Norte.

With finalists in 32 categories divided into the 5 most popular Latin Music genres of Pop, Tropical, Regional Mexican, Rock and Urban, along with the Video of the Year, “Premio Lo Nuestro” awards are bestowed annually to the very best talent in the Latin music industry. Music nominations were determined from charts compiled by the prominent recording industry trade magazine Radio & Records® for the time period of October 1, 2004, to September 30, 2005.

Starting today, Latin music fans can go to http://www.univision.com to cast their votes online and determine all of “Premio Lo Nuestro’s” winners. By logging onto Univision.com (Uniclave: Premio) between now and January 18, 2006, they can vote for their favorite artists in all categories. Univision.com will also have a dedicated section on the website with exclusive coverage that includes artist profiles, streaming video and music clips of the nominees.

“Premio Lo Nuestro” is the highest-rated annual special among Hispanics in the United States. It was viewed by more than nine million Hispanics in 2005, beating all other English or Spanish language awards programs. Year to year, it consistently beats the Academy Awards, Latin Billboard Music Awards, Emmy Awards, VMA Awards and the Golden Globes among all major demographics.

Following is a complete list of 2006 “Premio Lo Nuestro” nominees by genre and category:

GÉNERO POP (POP GENRE)

Álbum del Año (Album of the Year)

1) Escucha, Laura Pausini (Warner)

2) Fijación Oral, Shakira (Sony BMG)

3) Fuego, Kumbia Kings (EMI Televisa)

4) Paso a Paso, Luis Fonsi (Universal)

5) Todo el Año, Obie Bermúdez (EMI Televisa)

Artista Masculino (Best Male Artist)

1) Alejandro Fernández

2) Luis Fonsi

3) Obie Bermúdez

4) Reyli

Artista Femenina (Best Female Artist)

1) Jimena

2) Julieta Venegas

3) Laura Pausini

4) Paulina Rubio

Grupo o Dúo del Año (Best Group or Duo)

1) Aleks Syntek y Ana Torroja

2) Kumbia Kings

3) La 5ª Estación

4) Shakira y Alejandro Sanz

Canción del Año (Song of the Year)

1) La Camisa Negra, Juanes (Universal)

2) La Tortura, Shakira y Alejandro Sanz (Sony BMG)

3) Nada es Para Siempre, Luis Fonsi (Universal)

4) Víveme, Laura Pausini (Warner)

5) Volverte a Ver, Juanes (Universal)

Solísta o Grupo Revelación del Año (Best New Soloist or Group of the Year)

1) Lena

2) Lu

3) RBD

4) Reik

GÉNERO ROCK (ROCK GENRE)

Álbum del Año (Album of the Year)

1) Andrea Echeverri, Andrea Echeverri (Nacional)

2) Con Todo Respeto, Molotov (Universal)

3) Consejo, La Secta All Star (Universal)

4) Consuelo en Domingo, Enjambre (Oso Records)

5) En el Cielo de Tu Boca, Circo (Universal)

Artista del Año (Artist of the Year)

1) Circo

2) Enjambre

3) Juanes

4) La Secta All Star

Canción del Año (Song of theYear)

1) A Eme O, Andrea Echeverri (Nacional)

2) Amateur, Molotov (Universal)

3) Biografía, Enjambre (Oso Records)

4) Nada Valgo Sin Tu Amor, Juanes (Universal)

5) Un Accidente, Circo (Universal)

GÉNERO TROPICAL (TROPICAL GENRE)

Álbum del Año (Album of the Year)

1) Amanecer Contigo, Frankie Negrón (SGZ Entertainment)

2) Aquí Estamos y De Verdad, El Gran Combo (Sony BMG)

3) Hasta el Fin, Monchy y Alexandra (J&N)

4) Ironía, Andy Andy (Urban Box Office)

5) Una Nueva Mujer, Olga Tañón (Sony BMG)

Artista Masculino (Best Male Artist)

1) Carlos Vives

2) Gilberto Santa Rosa

3) Juan Luis Guerra

4) Marc Anthony

Artista Femenina (Best Female Artist)

1) Brenda K. Starr

2) Melina León

3) Milly Quezada

4) Olga Tañón

Grupo o Dúo del Año (Best Group or Duo)

1) Aventura

2) El Gran Combo

3) Monchy y Alexandra

4) N’Klabe

Canción del Año (Song of the Year)

1) Bandolero, Olga Tañón (Sony BMG)

2) Hasta el Fin, Monchy y Alexandra (J&N)

3) Perdidos, Monchy y Alexandra (J&N)

4) Que Ironía, Andy Andy (Urban Box Office)

5) Se Esfuma Tu Amor, Marc Anthony (Sony BMG)

Tropical Merengue Artista del Año (Tropical Merengue Artist of the Year)

1) Juan Luis Guerra

2) La Gran Banda

3) Los Toros Band

4) Olga Tañón

Tropical Salsa Artista del Año (Tropical Salsa Artist of the Year)

1) El Gran Combo

2) Gilberto Santa Rosa

3) Marc Anthony

4) Tito Nieves

Tropical Tradicional Artista del Año (Tropical Traditional Artist of the Year)

1) Andy Andy

2) Aventura

3) Carlos Vives

4) Monchy y Alexandra

Solísta o Grupo Revelación del Año (Best New Soloist or Group of the Year)

1) Ciclón

2) Edgar Daniel

3) T4

4) Xtreme

GÉNERO REGIONAL MEXICANO (REGIONAL MEXICAN GENRE)

Álbum del Año (Best Album)

1) Diez, Intocable (EMI Televisa)

2) Directo al Corazón, Los Tigres del Norte (Fonovisa)

3) Hoy Como Ayer, Conjunto Primavera (Fonovisa)

4) Pensando en Ti, K-Paz de la Sierra (Univision Records)

5) Razón de Sobra, Marco Antonio Solís (Fonovisa)

Artista Masculino (Best Male Artist)

1) Luis Miguel

2) Marco Antonio Solís

3) Pepe Aguilar

4) Sergio Vega

Artista Femenina (Best Female Artist)

1) Ana Bárbara

2) Diana Reyes

3) Isabela

4) Mariana

Grupo o Dúo del Año (Best Group or Duo)

1) Beto y sus Canarios

2) Conjunto Primavera

3) Intocable

4) K-Paz de la Sierra

Canción del Año (Song of the Year)

1) Aire, Intocable (EMI Televisa)

2) Eres Divina, Patrulla 81 (Disa)

3) Está Llorando Mi Corazón, Beto y sus Canarios (Disa)

4) Hoy Como Ayer, Conjunto Primavera (Fonovisa)

5) Volveré, K-Paz de la Sierra (Univision Records)

Banda del Año (Banda Artist of the Year)

1) Banda el Recodo

2) Beto y sus Canarios

3) K-Paz de la Sierra

4) Patrulla 81

Artista Grupero del Año (Grupero Artist of the Year)

1) Bronco – El Gigante de América

2) Grupo Innovación

3) Los Temerarios

4) Marco Antonio Solís

Artista Norteño del Año (Norteño Artist of the Year)

1) Conjunto Primavera

2) Intocable

3) Los Huracanes del Norte

4) Los Tigres del Norte

Artista Ranchero del Año (Ranchero Artist of the Year)

1) Ezequiel Peña

2) Luis Miguel

3) Pepe Aguilar

4) Vicente Fernández

Solísta o Grupo Revelación del Año (Best New Soloist or Group of the Year)

1) Los Elegidos

2) Beto Terrazas

3) La Autoridad de la Sierra

4) Zaino

GÉNERO URBANO (URBAN GENRE)

Álbum del Año (Album of the Year)

1) Chosen Few El Documental, Chosen Few (Urban Box Office)

2) Desahogo, Vico C (EMI Televisa)

3) Flow La Diskoteka, DJ Nelson (Universal)

4) Los K-Becillas, Master Joe & OG Black (Ole Music)

5) Luny Tunes & Baby Ranks: Más Flow 2, Luny Tunes & Baby Ranks (Machete Records)

Artista del Año (Artist of the Year)

1) Daddy Yankee

2) Don Omar

3) Master Joe & OG Black

4) Wisin y Yandel

Canción del Año (Song of the Year)

1) Lo Que Pasó Pasó, Daddy Yankee (El Cartel)

2) Mayor Que Yo, Baby Ranks, Daddy Yankee, Héctor “El Father,” Tonny Tun Tun & Wisin y Yandel (Machete Records)

3) Mírame, Daddy Yankee (Machete Records)

4) Rakata, Wisin y Yandel (Machete Records)

5) Reggaetón Latino, Don Omar (Urban Box Office)

VIDEO DEL AÑO (VIDEO OF THE YEAR)

Artista, Video (Artist, Video)

1) Laura Pausini, “Víveme”

2) Luis Fonsi, “Nada Es Para Siempre”

3) Luis Miguel, “Que Seas Feliz”

4) Shakira, “No”

5) Vico C, “Desahogo”

6) Anasol, “Nace”

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