Latin Grammy winners to be announced Oct. 30

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The ill - starred Latin Grammy Awards, which were scuttled when the Sept. 11 attacks occurred hours before the star - studded show was due to begin, will now take place in the form of a modest news conference next week, organizers said Wednesday.

The winners will be announced Tuesday at the Conga Room, a popular nightclub near Hollywood, the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences said in a statement.
Details of celebrities who will attend the 10 a.m. PST (1 p.m. EST event, will be announced later, a spokeswoman said.

The academy has not determined if there will be acceptance speeches or a ceremony. There will be no performances. Artists have not been notified if they are winners.

The Latin Grammys were originally set to take place in Miami, but were abruptly switched to Los Angeles when the academy feared an outbreak of violence from thousands of Cuban exiles annoyed by the presence of Cuban nominees.

In the end, the event was knocked out by the events of Sept. 11, when suicide hijackers flew planes into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a Pennsylvania field. Stunned organizers first postponed and then canceled the Latin Grammys, losing millions of dollars in the process.

The Latin Grammys were not the only awards show affected by the tragedy. Television's Prime - Time Emmy Awards were postponed twice, and are now due to take place Nov. 4, also in more modest form.

Colombian rocker Juanes leads the Latin Grammy nominees with seven nods for his brand of rock and Colombian vallenato. Spanish pop singer Alejandro Sanz has five nominations.