Mercedes Escobar was nominated for the Boston Music Awards 2024, being selected to compete for the Best Latin Music Artist of the Year award. This achievement is in addition to a year full of successes for the Guatemalan singer, who is currently working on her next album, a production by Gaby Moreno, which is scheduled to be released in 2025.
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Mercedes Escobar was nominated for the Boston Music Awards 2024
Guatemalan singer-songwriter Mercedes Escobar was nominated for the Boston Music Awards in the category of Best Latin Music Artist of the Year. What a pride. This year the artist had her first headliner concert at the Passim Club in Massachusetts and because of her exceptional talent she could be one of the award-winning artists of 2024.
The Boston Music Awards, created in 1987, are one of the oldest regional awards in the United States and celebrates local musicians in various genres. Mercedes Escobar’s nomination for this important award reflects a significant recognition of his talent from the music industry. The nominees are selected by a Nominations Committee composed of about 400 experts, including journalists, promoters, agents, DJs, producers and advertisers, who evaluate the most outstanding artists of the year.
All the nominees for Best Latin Music Artist of the Year
In this category of Best Latin Music Artist of the Year at the Boston Music Awards, 10 artists were nominated:
- Key and Blues
- Edwin Pabon
- Fabiola Méndez
- Lia Nicole
- Manolo Mairena
- Mercedes Escobar
- SBM
- Skip2Dip
- Sun and Singing
- Yelena Rodriguez
The award ceremony will take place on December 11 at Big Night Live. We wish the Guatemalan all the best of all we have.
A rising artist who has collaborated with Gaby Moreno and Francisco Paez
Mercedes Escobar is a Guatemalan singer-songwriter known for her versatile voice and her representation of the Latin American genre, which merges the blues and country guitar with the lyrical intensity of Latin American magical realism. In May 2024 she graduated from the prestigious Berklee College of Music, one of the best contemporary music institutions in the world, and was selected to sing at the graduation concert tribute to the renowned salsa salsa Gilberto Santa Rosa, an event attended by the same Salsa Knight attended in person.
Soon after, she officially debuted as headliner at the legendary Club Passim, where she sold out tickets. She was also invited by Gaby Moreno to her concert in Washington, D.C., where she conquered the audience with her talent. At AmericanFest, a prestigious music conference in Nashville, he again had the opportunity to sing alongside Gaby Moreno, consolidating an artistic collaboration that promises to continue growing.
Among his collaborations with other artists is the theme Solo Hay Una Tierra, which he made with the vocalist of Malacates Trébol Shop, Francisco Páez for the environmental campaign of the organization World Wildlife Fund .WWF. In Guatemala, Escobar delighted the audience at the Blues Fest 2024, which took place at the IGA Theatre, where he performed songs from his next album.
New album produced by Grammy winner Gaby Moreno
The Guatemalan singer is working on her next album, a bilingual proposal in English and Spanish. This production, by Gaby Moreno, is scheduled for release in 2025 and will feature the participation of renowned musicians such as Joe Bonamassa, Luis Conte and Moreno himself, along with other artists who are among Escobar’s favorites.
This article was translated after appearing in guatemala.com