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The 16th annual Latin Grammys takes place Thursday night in Las Vegas. One of the biggest potential winners is Leonel García.
"Here in the States we haven't heard much from him as a solo act, but he's a big nominee," says Leila Cobo, executive director of Latin Content for Billboard.
In just the Song of the Year category, for example, he's nominated twice: once for one of his own recordings "¿Recuerdas?" and another for "Hasta La Raíz" that he co-wrote with artist Natalia Lafourcade.
Lafourcade also stands to win big on Thursday night, says Cabo, because of the strength of her album.
"I think this is one of those albums that could really open her up to a big audience," she says.
Cabo is really pulling for Bomba Estéreo, however, and the band's song, "Fiesta."
"It's such a weird nomination and it's a cool song!" she says.