Hispanic Juno category would help grown local Latin talent: advocates [Video]

As the Latin Grammys take place south of the border, an Edmonton artist is hoping to help bring similar recognition to Canada.

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Steven Santillana Henriquez, known as El Unico Geo, has started a petition to have a Hispanic category added to the Juno Awards. 

“In Canada, we do have a lot of artists that are not getting recognition in the billboards in the States, and there’s a lot of artists that go from here to there trying to get that recognition,” he said.

“I feel like the category – the Hispanic category – would really help.”

The Salvadoran-Canadian rapper said has spoken with Juno president Allan Reed, but was told a new category wasn’t possible at this time.

“There’s not enough Latino artists that are submitting their music into the Junos, so that’s why there isn’t a …