There are no big surprises in the Grammy Awards for Latinos and Latin American Music. Pop Divas Mariah Carey and Jennifer Lopez got their nominations. Christina Aguilera got one for her English album and one for her Spanish album. Gospel sensation Jaci Velasquez has been nominated for Crystal Clear. Marc Anthony and Ricky Martin both got a nomination each, in the category of Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.

Well, there was one surprise. When Oscar De La Hoya turned from boxer to musician, people weren't exactly expecting him to take the industry by storm. For his very first album, he received a nomination for Best Latin Pop Album.

The work of arranger and conductor, Vincent Mendoza, recieved four nominations two categories. Three for Best Instrumental Arrangement and one for Best Pop Instrumental Performance. João Gilberto, a master of bossa nova, finally releases another album and has received a nomination in the Best World Music Album category.

Here is the complete list of artists with Latin American music or musicians.

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only. What A Girl Wants Christina Aguilera Track from: Christina Aguilera [RCA Label Group] Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals For a collaborative performance by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only. Thank God I Found You Mariah Carey Featuring Joe & 98° Track from: Rainbow [Columbia Records]	Best Male Pop Vocal Performance For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only. You Sang To Me Marc Anthony Track from: Marc Anthony She Bangs Ricky Martin [Columbia Records] She Walks This Earth  (Soberana Rosa by Chico César, Ivan Lins & Vitor Martins) Sting Track from: A Love Affair - The Music Of Ivan Lins (Various Artists) [Telarc Records]
Best Pop Instrumental Performance For instrumental recordings, with or without vocal coloring, by an Orchestra, Group or Soloist. Singles or Tracks only. Overture (Selmasongs) Björk; Vincent Mendoza, conductor Track from: Selmasongs [Elektra Entertainment Group] Best Dance Recording For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental. Singles or tracks only. Be With You Enrique Iglesias Track from: Enrique [Interscope Records] Let's Get Loud Jennifer Lopez Track from: On The 6 [Work]	Best Latin Jazz Album For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental. Libertango Gary Burton [Concord Jazz] Motherland Danílo Perez [Verve Records] Afro-Cuban Dream...Live & In Clave!!! Bobby Sanabria Big Band [Arabesque Recordings] Melaza David Sánchez [Columbia Records] Live At The Village Vanguard Chucho Valdés [Blue Note Records]
Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album For a solo, duo or group vocal performance. Crystal Clear Jaci Velasquez [Word Records] Best Latin Pop Album For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental. Mi Reflejo Christina Aguilera [RCA Records] Oscar De La Hoya Oscar De La Hoya [EMI Latin] Vivo Luis Miguel [WEA Latina] El Alma Al Aire Alejandro Sanz [WEA Latina] Shakira - MTV Unplugged Shakira [Sony Discos]	Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental. La Extraordinaria Paradoja Del Sonido Quijano Café Quijano [WEA Latina] No Podemos Volar El Tri [WEA-Rock] Uno La Ley [WEA Intl.] Arepa 3000 Los Amigos Invisibles [Luaka Bop] Abre Fito Paez [WEA Latina]
Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental. Rhythms For A New Millennium Alex Acuña Y Su Acuarela De Tambores [Tonga Productions] Cuba Linda Cachao [EMI Latin] Alma Caribeña Gloria Estefan [Epic Records] Tribute To The Cuarteto Patria Eliades Ochoa [Higher Octave Music] Buena Vista Social Club Presents: Omara Portuondo Omara Portuondo [Nonesuch Records]	Best Salsa Album For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental. Celia Cruz And Friends: A Night Of Salsa Celia Cruz [RMM Records & Video Corp] Evolución Luis Enrique [WEA Latina Records] Masterpiece/Obra Maestra Tito Puente & Eddie Palmieri [RMM Records & Video Corp] Son By Four Son By Four [Sony Discos] Hablando Del Amor Tony Vega [RMM Records]
Best Merengue Album For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental. El Padrino Fulanito [Cutting Records] Voy A Enamorarte Gisselle [BMG U.S. Latin] Masters Of The Stage Grupo Manía [Sony Discos] Live Ilegales [BMG U.S. Latin] Olga Viva, Viva Olga Olga Tañón [WEA Latina]	Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental. Por Una Mujer Bonita Pepe Aguilar [Discos Musart/Balboa Records] Quémame Los Ojos Ramón Ayala Y Sus Bravos Del Norte [Freddie Records] Lobo Herido Vicente Fernández [Sony Discos] Atrapando Tu Corazon Grupo Atrapado [Freddie Records] Décimo Aniversario Los Terribles Del Norte [Freddie Records]
Best Tejano Album For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental. Quien Iva A Pensar Jimmy Gonzalez Y El Grupo Mazz [Freddie Records] Siempre Cuenta Conmigo Leonardo Gonzales Y Los Magnificos [Freddie Records] En Vivo...Puro Party Live II Jaime Y Los Chamacos [Freddie Records] ¿Qué Es Música Tejana? The Legends [Freddie Records] Hasta La Cima Del Cielo Solido [Freddie Records]	Best World Music Album For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental. João Voz E Violão João Gilberto [Verve Records] Best Instrumental Arrangement Award to the Arranger. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only. Spain For Sextet & Orchestra Chick Corea, arranger (Chick Corea) Track from: Corea. Concerto [Sony Classical]
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying A Vocalist(s) Award to the Arranger. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only. Both Sides Now Vince Mendoza, arranger (Joni Mitchell) Track from: Both Sides Now [Reprise] A Case Of You Vince Mendoza, arranger (Joni Mitchell) Track from: Both Sides Now [Reprise] Dream Jorge Calandrelli, arranger (Ettore Stratta & His Orchestra) Track from: As Time Goes By (Great Love Songs Of The Century) [Teldec] I've Seen It All Björk, Vince Mendoza & Guy Sigsworth, arrangers (Björk Featuring Thom Yorke) Track from: Selmasongs [Elektra Entertainment Group]	Best Classical Crossover Album Award to the Artist(s) and/or to the Conductor. Corea.Concerto ('Spain' For Sextet & Orch.; Piano Con. No. 1) Chick Corea, piano/conductor (Various Artists; Steven Mercurio; London Phil. Orch. ) [Sony Classical] Best Small Ensemble Performance (with or without Conductor) Award to the Ensemble (and to the Conductor.) Diáspora Sefardí (Por que llorax blanca niña; Las Estrellas de los cielos) Montserrat Figueras, canto; Hesperion XXI; Jordi Savall, conductor [Alia Vox] South American Getaway (Works Of Villa-Lobos, Piazzolla, Salgan, Etc.) Juliane Banse, soprano; The 12 Cellists of the Berlin Phil. [EMI Classics]