In the Movistar Arena the award ceremony will take place Gardel Awards 2022. The annual award will be hosted by the animator Jay Mammon and the journalist Eleonora Perez Caressiand will be broadcast exclusively on the Star+ platform.
Organized since 1999 by the Argentine Chamber of Producers of Phonograms and Videograms (CAPIF)the award recognizes the work of musicians of all genres and they are evaluated by a jury made up of their peers.
The event, which started on Tuesday, August 23, at 8:30 p.m.you will have a list of artists of various styles that will include Tiny, airbag, rushing, The Konga, Nahuel Pennisi, Alexander Lerner, Gustavo Santaolalla, Abel Pintos, Juliet Lasso Y Cazzu, among others. This will mark a reunion with attendance, since the stage performance was suspended for two years due to the pandemic.
This year, the presence of urban rhythms was very marked in the nominations: wow Y Thunder, in addition to the nods to the genre of Nathy Peluso Y Tini Stoessel, and they are the most favored names in nominations.
In this aspect, urban music overflowed its own categories, positioning itself in a place of relevance in the music industry. Even this year, with the possibility of an artist taking the Golden Gardel: he would become the first artist of the urban genre to obtain it. An unprecedented fact.
A night that we anticipate here with a dozen essential albums to understand the context of the new regeneration of Argentinian music.
Dark Ecstasy – WOS
Wos released his most recent album, dark ecstasy, become one of the best albums of 2021/2022. Leading the nominations in eight categories, including “Best Alternative Rock Album.” Although it seems a rarity, considering that Valentine Olive It is considered one of the pillars of current Argentine rap, the repertoire of the album has an approach towards rock. The album’s signature songthat they get better” can allow the former Time bomb and protagonist of the film Las Vegas, win several trophies.
Dance Crip – Thunder
With seven nominations, Trueno is positioned, following Wos, with the album Dance Crip. The success of the homonymous song with airs of eighties hip hop, invites you to dance with origins in the gangsta rap of the West Coast of the USA. With allusion to the Californian gang of cripthe official video is a tour of the neighborhood of Mouthwhere the musician rides a bicycle and meets important people in his life.
God raises them – Andrés Calamaro
The rock icon and multiple winner of the Gardel Awards on other occasions it did not lose validity. “God raises them he visited some of his biggest hits, such as “Flaca”, “Bohemio” and “Estadio Azteca”. On this occasion, Calamaro is accompanied by Latin musicians such as Julio Iglesias, Alexander Saenz, Mon Laferte, Carlos Vives, Sebastian Yatra Y Julieta Venegasamong other duets, to present covers and songs of enormous significance for the artist.
Part Of Me – Nicki Nicole
The second album of the artist was positioned by two resounding successes in Spotify: “I placed” Y “Bad life“. Released by Sony Music Latin, the album features the participation of her current partner Trueno, Dread mar-I and Mon Laferte. This album by Nicole Cucco from Rosario, like the previous one, “Regards” has the collaboration in the production of the already famous Bizarre. The presentation of the album was also the reason for the international tour.
Servant – Palo Pandolfo
The posthumous album Pandolfo Stick It is a catalog of profound songs with lyrics about loneliness, sacrifice, guilt and lack of love, in which the musician always revealed his status as a musical poet. The former vocalist Don Cornelio and the Zonemanaged to bring with them emblematic guests of national rock, from Fito Paez a Motorized Santiagogoing by Hilda Lizarazu, and recreating a sound with folk reminiscences.
Animal – Maria Becerra
The first singer to surpass the 24 million monthly listeners on Spotify It positioned itself as an international reference in the Argentine urban sound. “Animal” includes a range of world-famous collaborations such as Becky G and Danny Oceanadded to the Argentines Tiago PZK Y Cazzu. The album is accompanied by the premiere of the single “wow wow” with the participation of Becky G, a female anthem that talks about how to overcome depression.
The Wild Years – Fito Páez
“‘The Wild Years’ is an album that I wrote almost entirely during the pandemic. In that strange and so delirious period of life for everyone around the world. I mean, it has the pulse and the breath of those moments” , declared the musician from Rosario at the launch of his album Recorded in the studios EastWest Y Igloo Studiosin the city of The Angelsstands out in the production the collaboration of Fabiana Cantilo for the song “close encounters”.
From the End of the World – Duki
I made the most eclectic album of the nominees Dukifocusing on a production that includes genres such as trap, punk rock, R&B Y dance-hall. The union of digital sounds with the production of Asan and analog sounds with the collaboration of Yesan, are the reflection of the work of Mauro Lombardo in a highly elaborated album. As the first single, it was released “I’m dying to party this weekend“, beside Ca7rieland as a second advance, “Star Boy“.
Souvenir – Miranda!
Miranda!’s transition from an indiepop band to a massive pop duo did not detract from its popularity. Produced by Sony Music Entertainment Argentina, ale sergi Y Juliana Gatta composed ten songs, some of them in collaboration with the legendary Puppy Lopez. “I like you so much” is positioned as the promotional single of the release.
Versions from home – Las Pelotas
The band made up of former Sumocomplete the list with his latest album. the balls offers an album that was made remotely during the strictest isolation period of the pandemic by Covid-19. Each musician contributed something from his home, making the work sound as handcrafted as possible. It includes eight songs of his repertoire in acoustic formatsung from an intimate and personal perspective.
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