NEWS RELEASE GERMAN PEREZ NAMED OFFICIAL ARTIST FOR THE XIII ANNUAL LATIN GRAMMY AWARDS® The Latin Recording Academy® and the New York-based Artist Unveiled Artwork at Today's Nominations Announcement in Los Angeles LOS ANGELES (Sept. 25, 2012) —German Pérez has been named the official artist of the XIII Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards® (www.latingrammy.com), it was announced today by The Latin Recording Academy®. Pérez's artwork will be proudly used as the official image for the world's premier Latin music event and will grace the cover of the XIII Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards invitation, show tickets, poster, program book, and other important applications. The commissioned artwork was unveiled today in Los Angeles at a press conference, announcing this year's Latin GRAMMY® nominations. The XIII Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards will be held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas on Thursday, Nov. 15, and will be broadcast live on the Univision Network at 8 p.m. ET/7 Central. For more information, please visit www.latingrammy.com. The Latin Recording Academy is an international, membership-based organization comprised of Spanish-and Portuguese-speaking recording artists, musicians, songwriters, producers and other creative and technical recording professionals. The organization is dedicated to improving the quality of life and cultural condition for Latin music and its makers. In addition to producing the Latin GRAMMY Awards to honor excellence in the recorded arts and sciences, The Latin Recording Academy provides educational and outreach programs for the Latin music community. For more information about The Latin Recording Academy, please visit www.latingrammy.com. News from The Recording Academy.