Its been a whirlwind of emotions ever since, but its been beautiful.

Im really looking forward to this.

He adds, Right now, were getting creative and conceptual.

Ricky Martin

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Were going to do some amazing things!

Its going to be my first time hosting something ever.

Were going to have a lot of fun.

Celia Cruz, Ricky Martin, and Gloria Estefan

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Yeah, Im nervous…sure, why not?

Everyone Im working with has done this before.

November is going to be a great month.

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Lets see what happens.

Its all about the music, its about not only bringing genres together but even generations together.

The father of three admits hes proud of where Latin music is today which is all over the world.

Thats what this evening is going to be about.

That is something that we have to learn from history, that the young generation learn about our history.

Theyre now following in the footsteps of what we did back then and theyre doing an amazing job.

For that, I have to give them a lot of credit.

People all over the world are really enjoying it and its beautiful for me to relive this experience again.

Martin addressed the Sin reggaeton NO hay Latin Grammy (without reggaeton, theres no Grammys) controversy.

I think that as artists, we need to work hard.

I think the Academy, theyve been here for awhile.

There are many, many, many incredible musicians who have never been nominated for one reason or another.

Lock yourself in the studio and bring something better next year.

He adds, And fight, fight for your art.