With another Latin Grammys nominations announcement comes another potential armload of trophies for songwriter/producer extraordinaire Edgar Barrera. The Mexican-American hitmaker tops the list with nine nominations, including songwriter of the year, producer of the year and three different entries under song of the year.

Right behind Barrera with eight nods is Karol G, who collaborated with the writer/producer on the song of the year and record of the year nominee “Mi Ex Tenía Razón,” jabbing at her public breakup and new relationship. Last year, Karol G took home the album of the year award for Mañana Será Bonito; she’s nominated in that category again for her follow-up, Mañana Será Bonito (Bichota Season).

Also earning eight nominations is Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny, whose Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana, released last fall, was more or less a return to his trap roots. Though the Latin Recording Academy has continually awarded Benito in the reggaeton/hip-hop categories, he has never won in a general category. This year, the bulk of his nominations are once again concentrated in the urban categories, save for record of the year (“Monaco”) and best short form music video (“Baticano”).

The Latin Grammy nominations, which span 58 categories overall, were announced Tuesday morning by the Latino Recording Academy. After a controversial move to Spain last year, this year’s ceremony will take place in Miami on November 14.

Songwriter and frequent Barrera collaborator Kevyn Mauricio Cruz, known as “Keityn,” earned six nominations, showing the Latin Recording Academy’s love for behind-the-scenes players extends beyond Barrera. Behind Keityn, there are three contenders tied for five nominations each: engineer Adam Ayan, Dominican bachata and merengue legend Juan Luis Guerra and Colombian songwriter/producer Julio Reyes Copello.

Notably, Kali Uchis — who has spoken about facing resistance from her former label when it came to making Spanish-language music — secured four nods, including record of the year, best pop vocal album and best pop song, all off her second Spanish project, Orquídeas. Colombian reggaetonero Feid, Puerto Rican singer Kany García and regional Mexican artist Carín León all also received four nominations each.

Like their English-language counterpart, the Latin Grammys boast at least 10 nominees in each of the “Big Four” categories: record of the year, album of the year, song of the year and best new artist. Barrera, Karol G, Carín León and Argentine songwriter-producer Rafa Arcaute are all nominated in the first three categories. Other notable names up for awards in those categories include Shakira, Residente, Camilo and Jorge Drexler. The best new artist category includes Agris, Nicolle Horbath (who recently performed alongside Juanes at the Tiny Desk) and Sofi Saar.

The Latin Grammys will be introducing a new category this year, best contemporary Mexican music album, intended to shine a light on the names leading a new pop explosion within the traditional regional Mexican genre. Nominees for the inaugural award include Natanael Cano, DannyLux and Peso Pluma. Grupo Frontera straddles the old and new guard of the genre — the Texas group’s 2023 album El Comienzo is nominated for best Norteño album, while their 2024 record Jugando A Que No Pasa Nada is nominated for best contemporary Mexican music album. (To be eligible for nomination this year, recordings must have been released during the Latin Grammys’ eligibility period: June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2024.)

One day in the late 2020s, if the people at Brightline West deliver on their promised fast train between Southern California and Las Vegas, you’ll be able to order a drink while rolling toward the Strip.

And apparently you’ll be sipping that drink in a railcar that may remind you of a spacecraft interior.

Brightline West, the rail company that has begun building a fast train between Southern California and Las Vegas and aims to be done in time for the 2028 Olympics, has awarded a construction contract and released a rendering of lounge car designs for the route.

Brightline West spokesperson Antonio Castelan said the passenger cars would be pet-friendly, featuring charging ports at every seat, free Wi-Fi, storage for carry-ons and bikes and restrooms providing “an innovative hands-free experience.”

From the renderings, it seems the lounges will be sleek and spare, perhaps a minimalist design to match the desert blurring by outside.

“With bold fuchsia interiors and a luxurious vibe, it’s the perfect space to kick back, pop some champagne, and enjoy the ride from Vegas to California in style,” the company suggested in a recent post on X. (Responses included a brief debate over the definition of “bold fuchsia.”)

Production of the train cars is to begin in 2026 at a Siemens Mobility facility in Horseheads, N.Y.

Brightline West officials have said the trains, powered by electricity, will be capable of speeds up to 200 mph, traveling 218 miles from Las Vegas to a Rancho Cucamonga station in about two hours. Rancho Cucamonga, in San Bernardino County, is about 41 miles east of Los Angeles.

Brightline West, whose parent company currently operates trains connecting several cities in Florida, broke ground for the route to Las Vegas on April 22. Trains are to run in the middle of Interstate 15, delivering passengers in roughly half the time it would take to drive.

Brightline West’s effort is backed by $3 billion from the Biden administration with additional access to $3.5 billion in tax-exempt bonds. The rest of the cost, estimated at $12 billion in all, is to be raised to from private investors. Company officials have said the site in upstate New York will create about 300 jobs.

Between Las Vegas and Rancho Cucamonga, the system will have stations in Victor Valley and Hesperia, Calif. Plans call for the Rancho Cucamonga end of the route is to connect with existing public transit, including Metrolink, near Ontario International Airport.

Amtrak’s last passenger train service between Los Angeles and Las Vegas was scrapped in the 1990s amid budget cuts.