Marc Anthony will perform at the 3rd Annual Latin Grammy Awards, co-hosted this year by Latin Grammy-winning artist Gloria Estefan and actor Jimmy Smits. Anthony is nominated in the Best Salsa Album category.

Also confirmed to perform is Colombian artist and Grammy-winner Carlos Vives, who garnered the most nominations -- six, including Album of the Year. Two-time Grammy-winner Celia Cruz came in second with four nominations.

The event will take place at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood on September 18th. Backstreet Boy Nick Carter is among the list of celebrity presenters that also includes Jon Secada and Daisy Fuentes.

A seventeen-track compilation CD featuring Latin Grammy nominees Anthony, Vives, Cruz, Paulino Rubio, Shakira and more will be released on September 10th.

CAROLINE KAAM
(August 28, 2002)