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Pop album of the year, Male
*"Tango
Tango is a partner dance and social dance that originated in the 1880s along the Río de la Plata, the natural border between Argentina and Uruguay. The tango was born in the impoverished port areas of these countries as the result of a combina ...
", Julio Iglesias
Julio José Iglesias de la Cueva (; born 23 September 1943) is a Spanish singer, songwriter and former professional footballer. Iglesias is recognized as the most commercially successful Spanish singer in the world and one of the top record ...
Pop album of the year, female
*"Pies Descalzos
''Pies Descalzos'' ( en, Bare Feet, italic=yes) is the third studio album and international debut by Colombian singer and songwriter Shakira, released on 6 October 1995, by Sony Music and Columbia Records. Its music incorporates Latin pop styl ...
", Shakira
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll ( , ; born 2 February 1977), professionally known by the mononym Shakira, is a Colombian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Barranquilla, she has been referred to as the " Queen of Latin Music" and is n ...
Pop album of the year, duo or group
*"Macarena Non Stop
''Macarena Non Stop'' is a compilation album by Latin dance group Los del Río. It was released in 1996, by BMG US Latin and Del Donna Entertainment.
Preceding the album was the Bayside Boys Remix and the original version, which reached number ...
", Los del Río
Los del Río (, "Those from the River"), also known as The Del Rios, are a Spanish Latin pop and dance duo which was formed in 1962 by Antonio Romero Monge (17 February 1948) and Rafael Ruiz Perdigones (10 November 1947). They are best known fo ...
Pop album of the year, new artist
*"Pies Descalzos
''Pies Descalzos'' ( en, Bare Feet, italic=yes) is the third studio album and international debut by Colombian singer and songwriter Shakira, released on 6 October 1995, by Sony Music and Columbia Records. Its music incorporates Latin pop styl ...
", Shakira
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll ( , ; born 2 February 1977), professionally known by the mononym Shakira, is a Colombian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Barranquilla, she has been referred to as the " Queen of Latin Music" and is n ...
Pop video of the year
*"Un Poco de Amor
"Un Poco de Amor" ( en, "A Little Bit of Love") is a song by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira, taken from her third studio album ''Pies Descalzos''. It was released on May 16, 1996, by Sony Music and Columbia Records as the fourth single fro ...
", Shakira
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll ( , ; born 2 February 1977), professionally known by the mononym Shakira, is a Colombian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Barranquilla, she has been referred to as the " Queen of Latin Music" and is n ...
Tropical/Salsa
Tropical/salsa song of the year
*"Ironía", Frankie Ruiz
José Antonio Torresola Ruiz better known as Frankie Ruiz (March 10, 1958 – August 9, 1998) was an American salsa singer and songwriter of Puerto Rican descent. He was a major figure in the ''salsa romántica'' subgenre that was popular in the ...
Tropical/salsa album of the year, male
*"Auténtico", Manny Manuel
Cruz Manuel Hernández Santiago (born December 1, 1972), known artistically as Manny Manuel, is a Puerto Rican musician and singer of merengue, bolero, and tropical music. He became famous first as a member of the group Los Sabrosos del Merengu ...
Tropical/salsa album of the year, female
*"Dicen Que...", Albita
Tropical/salsa album of the year, duo or group
*"La Makina...A Mil", La Makina
La Makina was a Puerto Rican merengue band formed in the 1990s. The group was organized by Fernando Colon (a former bassist for Los Sabrosos del Merengue) and Orlando Santana (who worked with Wilfrido Vargas and Toño Rosario). Several of the gr ...
Tropical/salsa album of the year, new artist
*"Dark Latin Groove
Dark Latin Groove (DLG) is a salsa band that mixes Salsa music, salsa, reggae and Hip hop music, hip-hop. The group was brought together in New York City, New York by producer Sergio George (who also signed them to his record company Sir George ...
", DLG
Tropical/salsa video of the year
*"Oye Como Va
"Oye Cómo Va" is a 1962 cha-cha-chá by Tito Puente, originally released on ''El Rey Bravo'' (Tico Records). The song achieved worldwide popularity in 1970, when it was recorded by American rock group Santana for their album ''Abraxas''. This ...
", Tito Puente Jr.
Regional Mexican
Regional Mexican song of the year
*"El Príncipe", Grupo Límite
LMT, Grupo Límite, or Límite, is a Mexican Norteño and Tejano band formed in Monterrey, Mexico in 1994. The group was led by singer Alicia Villarreal until she left to pursue a solo career.
History
The band debuted in 1995 with the record, '' ...
Regional Mexican album of the year, male
*"Pedro Fernández", Pedro Fernández
Regional Mexican album of the year, female
*"Siempre Selena
''Siempre Selena'' ( en, italic=yes, Always Selena) is the second posthumously released album by American singer Selena, released by EMI Latin on October 29, 1996. The album contained mostly unreleased recordings and remixes of previously rele ...
", Selena
Selena Quintanilla Pérez (; April 16, 1971 – March 31, 1995), known mononymously as Selena, was an American Tejano singer. Called the " Queen of Tejano music", her contributions to music and fashion made her one of the most celebrated Mex ...
Regional Mexican album of the year, duo or group
*"Unidos Para Siempre", Los Tigres del Norte
Los Tigres del Norte (English: ''The Tigers of the North'') are a norteño band from San Jose, California. Originally founded in Mocorito, Sinaloa, Mexico, with sales of 60 million albums, the band is one of the most recognized groups in the ...
Regional Mexican album of the year, new artist
*"Por Puro Amor", Grupo Límite
LMT, Grupo Límite, or Límite, is a Mexican Norteño and Tejano band formed in Monterrey, Mexico in 1994. The group was led by singer Alicia Villarreal until she left to pursue a solo career.
History
The band debuted in 1995 with the record, '' ...
Regional Mexican video of the year
*"Juan Sabor", La Tropa F La Tropa F is a Tejano music group from San Antonio, Texas
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Others awards
Hot latin tracks artist of the year
* Enrique Iglesias
Latin rap album of the year
*"In Da House", Proyecto Uno
Proyecto Uno (in English: Project One) is a Dominican-American hip hop/Merengue house group which helped popularize a style of music which blends Merengue music, merengue with techno, dancehall, reggae and hip-hop/rap music. The band was founde ...
Latin rock album of the year
*"Si El Norte Fuera El Sur
Si El Norte Fuera El Sur is the sixth studio album released on August 20, 1996 by Guatemalan singer-songwriter Ricardo Arjona.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Jason Birchmeier awarded the album 4.5 stars stating "All in all, it's Arjona's th ...
", Ricardo Arjona
Edgar Ricardo Arjona Algadeoro (born 19 January 1964), known as Ricardo Arjona (), is a Guatemalan singer-songwriter. Arjona is one of the most successful and best-selling Latin American artists of all time, with more than 80 million records so ...
Contemporary Latin jazz album of the year
*Jazzin', Tito Puente
Ernest Anthony Puente Jr. (April 20, 1923 – June 1, 2000), commonly known as Tito Puente, was an American musician, songwriter, bandleader, and record producer of Puerto Rican descent. He is best known for dance-oriented mambo and Latin jazz ...
& La India
Linda Viera Caballero (born March 9, 1969), better known as La India, is a Puerto Rican singer and songwriter of salsa, house music and Latin pop. La India has been nominated for both Grammy and Latin Grammy Awards, winning the Latin Grammy ...
With Count Basie Orchestra
The Count Basie Orchestra is a 16 to 18 piece big band, one of the most prominent jazz performing groups of the swing era, founded by Count Basie in 1935 and recording regularly from 1936. Despite a brief disbandment at the beginning of the 195 ...
Latin dance single of the year
*"Cuba", El Mariachi
Latin dance album of the year
*"Verano 96", Various Artists
Songwriter of the year
*Marco Antonio Solís
Marco Antonio Solís Sosa (born 29 December 1959) is a Mexican musician, singer, composer, and record producer.
Born and raised in Ario de Rosales, Michoacán, Solís began his musical career at the age of six, performing part of Los Hermanito ...
Publisher of the year
*Fonomusic
Publishing corporation of the year
*Fonomusic
Producer of the year
*Marco Antonio Solís
Marco Antonio Solís Sosa (born 29 December 1959) is a Mexican musician, singer, composer, and record producer.
Born and raised in Ario de Rosales, Michoacán, Solís began his musical career at the age of six, performing part of Los Hermanito ...
Spirit Of Hope
*Emmanuel
Immanuel ( he, עִמָּנוּאֵל, 'Īmmānū'ēl, meaning, "God is with us"; also romanized: , ; and or in Koine Greek of the New Testament) is a Hebrew name that appears in the Book of Isaiah (7:14) as a sign that God will protect the ...
Billboard Lifetime achievement award
*Herb Alpert
Herb Alpert (born March 31, 1935) is an American trumpeter who led the band Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass in the 1960s. During the same decade, he co-founded A&M Records with Jerry Moss. Alpert has recorded 28 albums that have landed on the ...
Billboard Latin Music Hall of Fame
*José José
José Rómulo Sosa Ortiz (17 February 1948 – 28 September 2019), known professionally as José José, was a Mexican singer and actor. Born into a family of musicians, José began his musical career in his early teens playing guitar and sin ...
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