The 5th Annual
Latin Grammy Awards
The Latin Grammy Awards are an award by The Latin Recording Academy to recognize outstanding achievement in the Latin music industry. The Latin Grammy honors works recorded in Spanish or Portuguese from anywhere around the world that has been r ...
were held on Wednesday, September 1, 2004, at the
Shrine Auditorium
The Shrine Auditorium is a landmark large-event venue in Los Angeles, California. It is also the headquarters of the Al Malaikah Temple, a division of the Shriners. It was designated a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument (No. 139) in 1975, and ...
in Los Angeles.
This was the last telecast of the awards nationally in the United States in English with a
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS, the abbreviation of its former legal name Columbia Broadcasting System, is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the CBS Entertainmen ...
contract. Effective in 2005, the awards were announced in Spanish with an exclusive Spanish-language telecast.
Alejandro Sanz
Alejandro Sánchez Pizarro, better known as Alejandro Sanz (; born 18 December 1968), is a Spanish musician, singer and composer. Sanz has won 22 Latin Grammy Awards and four Grammy Awards. He has received the Latin Grammy for Latin Grammy Awar ...
was the big winner winning four awards including Album of the Year.
Awards
Winners are in bold text.
General
;Record of the Year
Alejandro Sanz
Alejandro Sánchez Pizarro, better known as Alejandro Sanz (; born 18 December 1968), is a Spanish musician, singer and composer. Sanz has won 22 Latin Grammy Awards and four Grammy Awards. He has received the Latin Grammy for Latin Grammy Awar ...
— "No Es Lo Mismo"
*Maria Rita
Maria Rita (; born 9 September 1977, São Paulo) is a Brazilian singer. Born Maria Rita Camargo Mariano, she is the daughter of famed pianist/arranger César Camargo Mariano and the late Brazilian singing legend Elis Regina and sister to Ped ...
— "A Festa"
*Robi Draco Rosa
Draco Cornelius Rosa Suárez (; born Robert Edward Rosa Suárez, June 27, 1969), also known as Draco Rosa, Robi Draco Rosa or simply Robi or Draco, is a Puerto Rican singer, musician, songwriter and entrepreneur.
Rosa originally garnered fame ...
— "Más y Más
"Más y Más" (English language, English: "More and More") is a single by Draco Rosa from his 2004 album ''Como Me Acuerdo''. It was nominated as Latin Grammy Award for Record of the Year, Record of the Year and Latin Grammy Award for Song of the ...
"
* Skank — "Dois Rios"
*Bebo Valdés
Dionisio Ramón Emilio Valdés Amaro (October 9, 1918 – March 22, 2013), better known as Bebo Valdés, was a Cuban pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger. He was a central figure in the golden age of Cuban music, especially due to his big b ...
and Diego El Cigala — "Lágrimas Negras"
*Julieta Venegas
Julieta Venegas Percevault (; born November 24, 1970) is an American-born Mexican singer, songwriter, instrumentalist and producer who sings pop-rock-indie in Spanish. She went on to join several bands including Mexican ska band Tijuana No!. Ven ...
— "Andar Conmigo
"Andar Conmigo" (English: ''Go out with me'', Literally: ''Walk with me'') is the first single from the Mexican singer Julieta Venegas third studio album Sí.
The song was nominated for Latin Grammy Award for Song of the Year.
Song information
...
"
;Album of the Year
Alejandro Sanz
Alejandro Sánchez Pizarro, better known as Alejandro Sanz (; born 18 December 1968), is a Spanish musician, singer and composer. Sanz has won 22 Latin Grammy Awards and four Grammy Awards. He has received the Latin Grammy for Latin Grammy Awar ...
— '' No Es Lo Mismo''
*Café Tacuba
Café Tacvba (Pronounced ''kaˈfe taˈkuβa'') is a band from Ciudad Satélite, Mexico. The group gained popularity in the early 1990s. They were founded in 1989, before they had the current lineup of Rubén Isaac Albarrán Ortega (lead vocals, ...
— '' Cuatro Caminos''
* Kevin Johansen — ''Sur O No Sur''
*Maria Rita
Maria Rita (; born 9 September 1977, São Paulo) is a Brazilian singer. Born Maria Rita Camargo Mariano, she is the daughter of famed pianist/arranger César Camargo Mariano and the late Brazilian singing legend Elis Regina and sister to Ped ...
— ''Maria Rita''
*Bebo Valdés
Dionisio Ramón Emilio Valdés Amaro (October 9, 1918 – March 22, 2013), better known as Bebo Valdés, was a Cuban pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger. He was a central figure in the golden age of Cuban music, especially due to his big b ...
and Diego El Cigala — ''Lágrimas Negras''
;Song of the Year
Alejandro Sanz
Alejandro Sánchez Pizarro, better known as Alejandro Sanz (; born 18 December 1968), is a Spanish musician, singer and composer. Sanz has won 22 Latin Grammy Awards and four Grammy Awards. He has received the Latin Grammy for Latin Grammy Awar ...
— "No Es Lo Mismo"
*Coti Sorokin
Roberto Fidel Ernesto Sorokin Esparza (born June 14, 1973, in Rosario, Santa Fe), who performs under the stage name Coti, is an Argentina, Argentine singer-songwriter, best known for collaborations with other Spanish language, Spanish-language ar ...
and Julieta Venegas
Julieta Venegas Percevault (; born November 24, 1970) is an American-born Mexican singer, songwriter, instrumentalist and producer who sings pop-rock-indie in Spanish. She went on to join several bands including Mexican ska band Tijuana No!. Ven ...
— "Andar Conmigo
"Andar Conmigo" (English: ''Go out with me'', Literally: ''Walk with me'') is the first single from the Mexican singer Julieta Venegas third studio album Sí.
The song was nominated for Latin Grammy Award for Song of the Year.
Song information
...
" (Julieta Venegas)
*Emmanuel del Real — "Eres
Eres (English: "You Are") may refer to:
* "Eres" (Alejandro Fernández song), 2008
* "Eres" (Café Tacuba song), 2003
* "Eres", a song by Anahí from her album ''Inesperado'', 2016
* "Eres", a song by José María Napoleón, 1975, later covered ...
" (Café Tacuba
Café Tacvba (Pronounced ''kaˈfe taˈkuβa'') is a band from Ciudad Satélite, Mexico. The group gained popularity in the early 1990s. They were founded in 1989, before they had the current lineup of Rubén Isaac Albarrán Ortega (lead vocals, ...
)
* Kevin Johansen — "La Procesión"
*Luis Gómez Escolar, Robi Draco Rosa
Draco Cornelius Rosa Suárez (; born Robert Edward Rosa Suárez, June 27, 1969), also known as Draco Rosa, Robi Draco Rosa or simply Robi or Draco, is a Puerto Rican singer, musician, songwriter and entrepreneur.
Rosa originally garnered fame ...
and Itaal Shur
Itaal Shur is an American composer, producer and musician. He has written songs for a number of musicians, including Maxwell, Jewel and Enrique Iglesias, and has produced records for various artists, including Kronos Quartet, The Scumfrog and ...
— "Más y Más
"Más y Más" (English language, English: "More and More") is a single by Draco Rosa from his 2004 album ''Como Me Acuerdo''. It was nominated as Latin Grammy Award for Record of the Year, Record of the Year and Latin Grammy Award for Song of the ...
" (Robi Draco Rosa)
;Best New Artist
Maria Rita
Maria Rita (; born 9 September 1977, São Paulo) is a Brazilian singer. Born Maria Rita Camargo Mariano, she is the daughter of famed pianist/arranger César Camargo Mariano and the late Brazilian singing legend Elis Regina and sister to Ped ...
*Akwid
Akwid is a Mexican-American hip hop group combining hip hop-style vocals with regional Mexican music. An earlier incarnation of the group was known as Juvenile Style . Rappers Francisco "AK" Gómez and Sergio "Wikid" Gómez, who make up Akwid, ...
*Obie Bermúdez
Obie Bermúdez (born January 10, 1981) is a Puerto Rican Latin pop, salsa singer and composer.
Early years
Bermúdez was born in Aibonito, Puerto Rico into a family who loved music. His father and grandfather were both musicians. He received ...
*Mauricio & Palodeagua
Mauricio & Palo de Agua is a Colombian tropical music band fronted by singer Mauricio Rodríguez. Starting in 2003, they have released three albums.40 Principales They have had numerous hits in Colombian radio as well as some moderate internation ...
*Superlitio
Superlitio is a Latin rock band from Cali, Colombia formed in 1997. Its members are Pedro Rovetto (bass), Pipe Bravo (Lead Voice, keyboards and guitar), Alejandro Lozano (guitar), Armando Gonzalez (drums) and Dino Leandro (Machines and Ukulele).
...
Pop
;Best Female Pop Vocal Album
Rosario
Rosario () is the largest city in the central provinces of Argentina, Argentine province of Santa Fe Province, Santa Fe. The city is located northwest of Buenos Aires, on the west bank of the Paraná River. Rosario is the third-most populous ci ...
— '' De Mil Colores''
*Rocío Dúrcal
María de los Ángeles de las Heras Ortiz (4 October 1944 – 25 March 2006), better known professionally as Rocío Dúrcal (), was a Spanish singer and actress. Widely successful in Mexico, she earned the sobriquet of ''Reina de las Rancheras'' ...
— ''Caramelito''
*Ednita Nazario
Edna María Nazario Figueroa (born April 11, 1955) is a Puerto Rican musician, singer, and composer who has achieved stardom both at home and abroad. She has been in the music business from a young age and has released twenty-three (23) studio ...
— '' Por Ti''
*Paulina Rubio
Paulina Susana Rubio Dosamantes (; born 17 June 1971) is a Mexican singer. Referred to as "Honorific nicknames in popular music, The Golden Girl" and "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Latin Pop", she first achieved recognition as ...
— ''Pau-Latina
''Pau-Latina'' is the seventh studio album by Mexican singer Paulina Rubio, released on February 10, 2004, by Universal Music Latino. Musically, Rubio wanted to make a "futuristic folk", thus incorporating eclectic latin music in its sound with i ...
''
*Jaci Velasquez
Jacquelyn "Jaci" Davette Velasquez (Spanish ''Jaci Velásquez'', born October 15, 1979) is an American actress and contemporary Christian and Latin pop singer and songwriter, performing in both English and Spanish.
Velasquez has sold almost ...
— ''Milagro Milagro means "miracle" in Spanish.
Milagro may refer to:
Places:
*Milagro, Ecuador, a city
* Milagro Canton, Ecuador, of which the city is the canton seat
* Milagro River, Ecuador
*Milagro, Navarre, Spain, a town and municipality
* El Milagro, Q ...
''
;Best Male Pop Vocal Album
Alejandro Sanz
Alejandro Sánchez Pizarro, better known as Alejandro Sanz (; born 18 December 1968), is a Spanish musician, singer and composer. Sanz has won 22 Latin Grammy Awards and four Grammy Awards. He has received the Latin Grammy for Latin Grammy Awar ...
— '' No Es Lo Mismo''
*Obie Bermúdez
Obie Bermúdez (born January 10, 1981) is a Puerto Rican Latin pop, salsa singer and composer.
Early years
Bermúdez was born in Aibonito, Puerto Rico into a family who loved music. His father and grandfather were both musicians. He received ...
— ''Confesiones''
*David Bisbal
David Bisbal Ferre (born 5 June 1979) is a Spanish singer, songwriter, and actor. He gained his initial fame as a runner-up on the interactive reality television show ''Operación Triunfo''.
He has since released five studio albums, all of whi ...
— '' Bulería''
*Ricky Martin
Enrique Martín Morales (born December 24, 1971), known professionally as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican singer, songwriter, and actor. He is known for his musical versatility, with his Ricky Martin albums discography, discography spanning ...
— ''Almas del Silencio
''Almas del Silencio'' (English: ''Souls from the Silence'') is the seventh studio album and fifth Spanish language album recorded by Puerto Rican performer Ricky Martin. This is the first Spanish album release since 1998's '' Vuelve''. It was ...
''
*Luis Miguel
Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri (born 19 April 1970) is a Puerto Rican-born Mexican singer, often referred to as ''El Sol de México'' (The Sun of Mexico), which is the nickname his mother gave him as a child—"mi sol". Luis Miguel has sung in mu ...
— '' 33''
;Best Pop Album by a Duo/Group with Vocals
Sin Bandera
Sin Bandera is a romantic ballads duo consisting of Mexican singer-songwriter Leonel Garcia and Argentine singer-songwriter Noel Schajris. They formed in Mexico in 2000. They became one of the most popular artists after their debut album ''Sin ...
— ''De Viaje
''De Viaje'' ("''Traveling''") is the second studio album from Sin Bandera. It was released on October 21, 2003. The album earned the band their second Latin Grammy Award for Best Pop Album by a Duo or Group with Vocals on September 1, 2004.
Tra ...
''
*Area 305 — ''Hay Que Cambiar''
*Estopa
Estopa is a Spanish rock/rumba duo from Cornellà de Llobregat, Spain. Their songs "El Run Run" and "Cuando Amanece" reached number one on Billboard's chart in Spain, and "Con La Mano Levanta" reached number four. The band consists of brothers ...
— ''¿La calle es tuya?''
*La Oreja de Van Gogh
La Oreja de Van Gogh (; English: "Vincent van Gogh, Van Gogh's Ear") is a Spanish Pop music, pop band from San Sebastián, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain. The band's lyrics and compositions are written primarily by Xabi San Martín, and addition ...
— ''Lo que te conté mientras te hacías la dormida
Lo may refer to any of the following:
Arts and entertainment
* ''Lo!'', the third published nonfiction work of the author Charles Fort
* L.O., a fictional character in the Playhouse Disney show Happy Monster Band
* ''Lo'' (film), a 2009 indep ...
''
*Los Tri-O — ''Canciones del Alma de Marco Antonio Solís''
Urban
;Best Urban Music Album
Vico C
Luis Armando Lozada Cruz (born September 8, 1971), known by his stage name Vico C, is an American rapper and record producer. Regarded as the founding father of reggaeton, Vico C has played an influential role in the development of Latin American ...
— '' En Honor A La Verdad''
*Akwid
Akwid is a Mexican-American hip hop group combining hip hop-style vocals with regional Mexican music. An earlier incarnation of the group was known as Juvenile Style . Rappers Francisco "AK" Gómez and Sergio "Wikid" Gómez, who make up Akwid, ...
— ''Proyecto Akwid
Proyecto Akwid is the debut album of Mexican rap group Akwid, featuring Jenni Rivera & Adán Sánchez, Adán "Chalino" Sánchez. ''Proyecto Akwid'' was nominated for a Lo Nuestro Award for Urban Album of the Year.
Track listing
# Un Plan (Intro) ...
''
*Control Machete
Control Machete is a Mexican hip hop group from Monterrey, Nuevo León. Its members are Fermín IV (listed as Fermin IV Caballero Elizondo in credits), Patricio "Pato Machete" Chapa Elizalde, and Toy Kenobi (Antonio "Toy" Hernández).
Histo ...
— ''Uno, Dos: Bandera''
*DJ Kane
Jason Cano (born in Houston, Texas), better known as DJ Kane, is an American
singer who was the lead vocalist for the Latin Grammy award winning A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia Kings from 1999 to 2003 and A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia All Starz f ...
— ''DJ Kane
Jason Cano (born in Houston, Texas), better known as DJ Kane, is an American
singer who was the lead vocalist for the Latin Grammy award winning A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia Kings from 1999 to 2003 and A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia All Starz f ...
''
*Juan Gotti
Juan Ramos, better known by his stage name Juan Gotti, is an American rapper of Mexican descent, and member of Dope House Records. He raps in both Spanish and English.
Biography
Ramos was raised in Houston, Texas. He later moved to San Antonio. ...
— ''No Sett Trippin''
Rock
;Best Rock Solo Vocal Album
Julieta Venegas
Julieta Venegas Percevault (; born November 24, 1970) is an American-born Mexican singer, songwriter, instrumentalist and producer who sings pop-rock-indie in Spanish. She went on to join several bands including Mexican ska band Tijuana No!. Ven ...
— '' Sí''
*Charly García
Charly García (born Carlos Alberto García, October 23, 1951) is an Argentine singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. He formed and headlined two of the most popular bands in Argentina's rock history: Sui Generis in the 1970s and Se ...
— ''Rock & Roll Yo''
*Alejandra Guzmán
Gabriela Alejandra Guzmán Pinal (born February 9, 1968), known professionally as Alejandra Guzmán, and nicknamed "La Reina de Corazones" (The Queen of Hearts) is a Mexican musician, singer, composer, and actress. With more than 30 million album ...
— ''Lipstick
Lipstick is a cosmetic product used to apply coloration and texture to lips, often made of wax and oil. Different pigments are used to produce color, and minerals such as silica may be used to provide texture. The use of lipstick dates back to ...
''
*Fito Páez
Rodolfo Páez Ávalos, popularly known as Fito Páez (; born 13 March 1963), is an Argentine popular rock and roll pianist, lyricist, singer-songwriter and film director.
Biography
Early career
Paez was born in Rosario, Santa Fe Province; ...
— ''Naturaleza Sangre''
*Luis Alberto Spinetta
Luis Alberto Spinetta (23 January 1950 – 8 February 2012), nicknamed "El Flaco" (Spanish for "skinny"), was an Argentine singer, guitarist, composer and poet. One of the most influential Rock music, rock musicians of Argentina, he is regarded ...
— ''Para Los Árboles''
;Best Rock Album by a Duo/Group with Vocals
La Ley — '' Libertad''
*Bersuit Vergarabat
Bersuit Vergarabat is an Argentine rock band that formed formally in 1987.
History
The previous name of the band (from 1987 to May 1989) was ''Henry y la Palangana''. By the end of 1989, the band had changed name several times, adopting nonse ...
— ''La Argentinidad al Palo
''La Argentinidad al Palo'': ''Se Es, Lo Que Se Es'' is the seventh album by the Argentine Rock band Bersuit Vergarabat
Bersuit Vergarabat is an Argentine rock band that formed formally in 1987.
History
The previous name of the band (from 1 ...
''
*Café Quijano
Café Quijano is a Spanish pop rock band formed by three brothers, Manuel, Óscar, and Raúl Quijano, all of whom are singers. The brothers are originally from León (Spain), León, along with their father, who ran a musical pub called "La Lola ...
— ''¡Qué grande es esto del amor!''
*Divididos
Divididos ("Divided") is an Argentine rock band.[El Polaco Goyeneche fue el prim ...](_blank)
— ''Vivo Acá''
* El Tri — '' Alex Lora: 35 Años y lo Que le Falta Todavía''
;Best Alternative Music Album
Café Tacuba
Café Tacvba (Pronounced ''kaˈfe taˈkuβa'') is a band from Ciudad Satélite, Mexico. The group gained popularity in the early 1990s. They were founded in 1989, before they had the current lineup of Rubén Isaac Albarrán Ortega (lead vocals, ...
— '' Cuatro Caminos''
*Babasónicos
Babasónicos is an Argentine rock band, formed in the early 1990s along with others such as Peligrosos Gorriones and Los Brujos. After emerging in the wave of Argentine New Rock bands of the late 1980s and early 1990s, Babasonicos became one of ...
— '' Infame''
* Kinky — ''Atlas
An atlas is a collection of maps; it is typically a bundle of maps of Earth or of a region of Earth.
Atlases have traditionally been bound into book form, but today many atlases are in multimedia formats. In addition to presenting geographic ...
''
*Ozomatli
Ozomatli is an American rock band, formed in 1995 in Los Angeles. They are known both for their vocal activist viewpoints and incorporating a wide array of musical styles – including salsa, jazz, funk, reggae, hip hop, and others. The group ...
— ''Coming Up''
*Plastilina Mosh
Plastilina Mosh are a Mexican electronic and alternative rock band formed in 1997. They are part of the musical movement known as Avanzada Regia. Jonás González is the lead singer and guitar player. Alejandro Rosso is more involved with the cre ...
— ''Hola Chicuelos
''Hola Chicuelos'' is the third album by Plastilina Mosh, a band from Monterrey, Mexico. It was released in 2003 via EMI.
The album was nominated for a Latin Grammy, in the "Best Alternative Music Album" category.
Critical reception
''OC Weekl ...
''
;Best Rock Song
Emmanuel del Real — "Eres
Eres (English: "You Are") may refer to:
* "Eres" (Alejandro Fernández song), 2008
* "Eres" (Café Tacuba song), 2003
* "Eres", a song by Anahí from her album ''Inesperado'', 2016
* "Eres", a song by José María Napoleón, 1975, later covered ...
" (Café Tacuba
Café Tacvba (Pronounced ''kaˈfe taˈkuβa'') is a band from Ciudad Satélite, Mexico. The group gained popularity in the early 1990s. They were founded in 1989, before they had the current lineup of Rubén Isaac Albarrán Ortega (lead vocals, ...
)
*Ismael "Tito" Fuentes — "Here We Kum" ( Molotov)
*Miguel "Mickey" Huidobro — "Hit Me" ( Molotov)
*Desmond Child
John Charles Barrett (born October 28, 1953), known professionally as Desmond Child, is an American songwriter and producer. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2008.
His hits as a songwriter include Kiss's "I Was Made for Lovi ...
, Alejandra Guzmán
Gabriela Alejandra Guzmán Pinal (born February 9, 1968), known professionally as Alejandra Guzmán, and nicknamed "La Reina de Corazones" (The Queen of Hearts) is a Mexican musician, singer, composer, and actress. With more than 30 million album ...
and Jodi Marr — "Lipstick
Lipstick is a cosmetic product used to apply coloration and texture to lips, often made of wax and oil. Different pigments are used to produce color, and minerals such as silica may be used to provide texture. The use of lipstick dates back to ...
" (Alejandra Guzmán)
*Beto Cuevas
Luis Alberto Cuevas Olmedo (born September 12, 1967), better known as Beto Cuevas (), is a Chilean-Canadian singer, song writer, plastic artist, painter, and actor. He is the lead singer for the Chilean band La Ley. In 2008 he launched his solo ...
— "Mi Ley" ( La Ley)
Tropical
;Best Salsa Album
Celia Cruz
Úrsula Hilaria Celia de la Caridad Cruz Alfonso (21 October 1925 – 16 July 2003), known as Celia Cruz, was a naturalized Cuban-American singer and one of the most popular Latin artists of the 20th century. Cruz rose to fame in Cuba during t ...
— ''Regalo del Alma
''Regalo del Alma'' ( English: ''A Gift from the Soul'') is the final studio album recorded by Cuban salsa recording artist Celia Cruz, released posthumously on 29 July 2003 by Sony Music Latin, following Cruz's death from brain cancer on July ...
''
*Los Van Van
Los Van Van is one of the leading musical groups of post-revolutionary Cuba. It was founded in 1969 by bassist Juan Formell, who directed the band until his death in 2014. Formell and former band members Changuito and Pupy are some of the most im ...
— ''Van Van Live at Miami Arena''
*Víctor Manuelle
Víctor Manuel Ruiz Velázquez (born September 27, 1968), known professionally as Víctor Manuelle, is an American salsa musician, known to his fans as ''El Sonero de la Juventud'' ("The Singer Of Youths"). He is identified primarily with '' ...
— '' Travesía''
*Tito Nieves
Humberto "Tito" Nieves (born June 4, 1959; also known "El Pavarotti de la Salsa") is a Puerto Rican musician who became one of the leading salsa singers of the 1980s and the early 1990s.
Born in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico, and raised in the Unite ...
— ''Tito Nieves canta con el Conjunto Clásico: 25 Aniversario Recuerdos''
*Jerry Rivera
Jerry Rivera (born Gerardo Rivera Rodríguez on July 31, 1973) is a Puerto Rican salsa singer and songwriter.
Early years
Rivera was born in Humacao, a town located on the eastern coast of Puerto Rico. He moved with his family to Levittown in ...
— ''Canto a Mi Ídolo… Frankie Ruiz''
;Best Merengue Album
Johnny Ventura
Juan de Dios Ventura Soriano (8 March 1940 – 28 July 2021), better known as Johnny Ventura nicknamed , was a Dominican singer and band leader of merengue and salsa. The merengue legend was a legislator of the Lower House between 1982 and 198 ...
— ''Sin Desperdicio''
*Alex Bueno
Alex Bueno (born 6 September 1963) is a singer and guitarist from the Dominican Republic, specializing in Merengue music, merengue and Bachata (music), bachata music. He joined Gerardo Vera’s All-Stars in 1979 and formed Orquesta Liberación i ...
— '' 20 Años Después''
*Gisselle
Gisselle Ortiz Cáceres, known simply as Gisselle (born March 28, 1969 in New York City, U.S.) is an American Merengue singer of Puerto Rican descent.
Biography
Musical career
Gisselle was born in New York City to Puerto Rican parents. She ...
— ''Contra la Marea''
*Grupo Manía
Grupo Manía (sometimes spelled Grupomanía or GrupoManía) is a popular merengue group from Puerto Rico.
History
Grupo Manía released its debut album in 1993. The group was formed by brothers Héctor and Oscar Serrano together with Edwin Ser ...
— ''Hombres de Honor''
*Limi-T 21
Limi-T 21 (sometimes spelled as Limi-T XXI) is a popular merengue music, merengue group from Puerto Rico. The group was formed in 1990.
The group consists of three members: Angel Ramiro Matos, Javier Bermúdez, and Elvin F. Torres Serrant. They re ...
— ''Como Nunca… Como Siempre''
;Best Contemporary Tropical Album
Albita — ''Albita Llegó''
*Andy Andy
Andy Villalona better known as Andy Andy (born Angel Villalona in Azua de Compostela) is a Dominican musician from the famed Villalona family. He first started as a merenguero. He struggled with this type of music and the multinational record ...
— ''Necesito Un Amor''
*Huey Dunbar
Huey Dunbar (born Eustace Dunbar IV; May 15, 1974) is the former singer of Dark Latin Groove. Born in New York City, New York to a Puerto Rican mother and a Jamaican father, he was exposed to music since his earliest years due to his parents' musi ...
— ''Music For My Peoples''
*Frank Reyes
Frank Reyes born June 4, 1969, he is one of the best known bachata artists, famous throughout Latin America. He was born in the town of Tenares in the Dominican Republic. Reyes discovered his musical talent when he was a young boy. He and his b ...
— ''Cuando Se Quiere Se Puede''
*Mickey Taveras — ''Sigo Siendo Romántico''
;Best Traditional Tropical Album
Bebo Valdés
Dionisio Ramón Emilio Valdés Amaro (October 9, 1918 – March 22, 2013), better known as Bebo Valdés, was a Cuban pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger. He was a central figure in the golden age of Cuban music, especially due to his big b ...
and Diego El Cigala — ''Lágrimas Negras''
* Las Hermanas Márquez — ''Paquito D’Rivera Presents las Hermanas Márquez''
*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 ...
— ''Serenata''
*Danny Rivera
Danny Rivera (born 27 February 1945) is a singer and songwriter born in San Juan whose career spans nearly 50 years. He is well known in Puerto Rico for his political activism. In 2008, Rivera acquired Dominican Republic citizenship.
After 12 y ...
and "El Topo" Antonio Cabán Vale — ''Amigos del Alma''
*Tropicana All Stars — ''Tropicana All Stars Recuerda A Benny Moré''
;Best Tropical Song
Sergio George
Sergio George (born May 23, 1961) is an American pianist, arranger, and record producer, known for working with many famous performers of salsa music, although he has worked in other genres of the music industry as well. He has worked with som ...
and Fernando Osorio
Fernando Osorio is a singer-songwriter, born in Bogotá, Colombia, and raised in Caracas, Venezuela.
Early life
At age seven, Osorio played the cuatro, violin, flute and viola in Emil Friedman school.
Career
In 1982, while being a member of the c ...
— " Ríe y Llora" (Celia Cruz
Úrsula Hilaria Celia de la Caridad Cruz Alfonso (21 October 1925 – 16 July 2003), known as Celia Cruz, was a naturalized Cuban-American singer and one of the most popular Latin artists of the 20th century. Cruz rose to fame in Cuba during t ...
)
* Albita — "Albita Llegó"
*Raúl del Sol and Jorge Luis Piloto — "Creo en el Amor" (Rey Ruiz
Rey Ruiz (Reinerio Ruiz born June 21, 1966 in La Lisa, Havana, Cuba) is a salsa singer from Cuba. Ruiz reached international fame across Latin America, Europe and among Hispanic music fans in the United States.
Biography
Rey Ruiz demonstrated a l ...
)
*Gian Marco
Gian Marco Javier Zignago Alcóver (born 17 August 1970) is a Peruvian musician and actor. He has won the Latin Grammy Award for the Best Singer-Songwriter Album three times. First in 2005 for his album ''Resucitar'', in 2011 for his album ''Dí ...
— "Hoy
Hoy ( sco, Hoy; from Norse , meaning "high island") is an island in Orkney, Scotland, measuring – the second largest in the archipelago, after Mainland. A natural causeway, ''the Ayre'', links the island to the smaller South Walls; the two ...
" (Gloria Estefan
Gloria Estefan (; born Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García; born 1 September 1957) is a Cuban-American singer, actress, and businesswoman. Estefan is a seven-time Grammy Award winner, a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, and has been ...
)
*Emilio Estefan, Jr.
Emilio Estefan Gómez (born March 4, 1953) is a Cuban-born American musician and producer. Estefan has won 19 Grammy Awards. He first came to prominence as a member of the Miami Sound Machine. He is the husband of singer Gloria Estefan, father ...
and Víctor Manuelle
Víctor Manuel Ruiz Velázquez (born September 27, 1968), known professionally as Víctor Manuelle, is an American salsa musician, known to his fans as ''El Sonero de la Juventud'' ("The Singer Of Youths"). He is identified primarily with '' ...
— "Tengo Ganas (Salsa)" (Víctor Manuelle)
Singer-Songwriter
;Best Singer-Songwriter Album
Soraya
Soraya ( fa, ثریا) is a feminine Persian name. It is derived from the Arabic name for the Pleiades star cluster, ''Thurayya'' ( ar, ثريّة). The name is also popular in Europe due to its association with Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiari, th ...
— ''Soraya
Soraya ( fa, ثریا) is a feminine Persian name. It is derived from the Arabic name for the Pleiades star cluster, ''Thurayya'' ( ar, ثريّة). The name is also popular in Europe due to its association with Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiari, th ...
''
*Juan Gabriel
Alberto Aguilera Valadez (; January 7, 1950 – August 28, 2016), known professionally as Juan Gabriel (), was a Mexican singer, songwriter and actor. Colloquially nicknamed as Juanga () and El Divo de Juárez, Juan Gabriel was known for his f ...
— '' Inocente de Ti''
*León Gieco
Raúl Alberto Antonio Gieco, pseudonym, better known as León Gieco (born on November 20, 1951 in Cañada Rosquín, Argentina) is an Argentine folk rock performer, Music composer, composer and interpreter. He is known for mixing popular Folklore, ...
— ''El Vivo de León''
*Alejandro Lerner
Alejandro Federico Lerner (born June 8, 1957) is an Argentine musician and singer-songwriter. He has written and sung countless songs including several hits, and his fame and recognition spread all over South America.
Through his career, Lerner ...
— ''Buen Viaje''
*Joan Sebastian
José Manuel Figueroa Figueroa (April 8, 1951 – July 13, 2015), known professionally as Joan Sebastian (), was a Mexican singer-songwriter. He composed more than 1,000 songs, including compositions for artists such as Bronco, Vicente Fernánd ...
— ''Que Amarren A Cúpido''
*Joan Manuel Serrat
Joan Manuel Serrat i Teresa (; born 27 December 1943) is a Spanish musician, singer and composer. He is considered one of the most important figures of modern, popular music in both the Spanish and Catalan languages.
Serrat's lyrical style h ...
— ''Serrat Sinfónico''
Regional Mexican
;Best Ranchero Album
Vicente Fernández
Vicente Fernández Gómez (17 February 1940 – 12 December 2021) was a Mexican singer, songwriter, actor, and film producer. Nicknamed "Chente" (short for Vicente), "El Charro de Huentitán" (The Charro from Huentitán), "El Ídolo de México ...
and Alejandro Fernández
Alejandro Fernández Abarca (; born 24 April 1971) is a Mexican singer.
Nicknamed as El Potrillo by the media and his fans, he has sold over 20 million records worldwide, making him one of the most successful Hispanic music artists. He is the ...
— '' En Vivo: Juntos Por Ultima Vez''
*Pepe Aguilar
José Antonio Aguilar Jiménez (born August 7, 1968), better known as Pepe Aguilar, is an American singer. - Accessed on June 17, 2011.
From a young age, Aguilar accompanied his parents, Mexican singer-actors Antonio Aguilar and Flor Silvestr ...
— ''Con Orgullo Por Herencia''
*Vicente Fernández
Vicente Fernández Gómez (17 February 1940 – 12 December 2021) was a Mexican singer, songwriter, actor, and film producer. Nicknamed "Chente" (short for Vicente), "El Charro de Huentitán" (The Charro from Huentitán), "El Ídolo de México ...
— ''Se Me Hizo Tarde la Vida''
*Pablo Montero
Pablo Montero (born Óscar Daniel Hernández Rodríguez August 23, 1974) is a Mexican singer and actor. Montero's primary profession is singing, but he also acts regularly in telenovelas produced by Televisa productions in supporting roles. Mont ...
— ''Gracias… Homenaje A Javier Solis''
*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 ...
— ''Tu Amor o Tu Desprecio
''Tu Amor o Tu Desprecio'' (English: ''Your Love or Your Disdain'') is the fifth studio album recorded by Mexican singer-songwriter Marco Antonio Solís. It was released by Fonovisa Records on May 13, 2003 (see 2003 in music). The album became hi ...
''
;Best Banda Album
Banda El Recodo
Banda Sinaloense El Recodo de Cruz Lizárraga, often referred to simply as Banda El Recodo, is a Mexican banda formed in Mazatlán, Sinaloa in 1938; it has been under the direction of the Lizárraga family. Banda El Recodo has recorded with po ...
— ''Por Ti''
*Cuisillos de Arturo Macias
Banda Cuisillos de Arturo Macías, or simply Banda Cuisillos, are a Mexican banda group from the city of Cuisillos, Jalisco. They are well known for wearing Native American costumes in their stage performances and album photographs as a tribute t ...
— ''Corazón''
*El Coyote y su Banda Tierra Santa — ''El Rancho Grande''
*Los Horóscopos de Durango Los Horóscopos de Durango were a Regional Mexican band. In their first years, they were a grupero band, but they eventually changed to the duranguense style when the genre was becoming mainstream. They eventually switched to banda. In their last ...
— ''Puras de Rompe y Rasga''
*Lupillo Rivera
Guadalupe Rivera Saavedra, better known by the stage name Lupillo Rivera, is an American singer and songwriter. In 2010, Rivera was awarded a Grammy Award for his album, '' Tu Esclavo y Amo''. His older sister was the late singer and actress J ...
— ''Live! en Concierto — Universal Amphitheatre''
;Best Grupero Album
Alicia Villarreal
Martha Alicia Villarreal Esparza (born August 31, 1971), known simply and professionally as Alicia Villarreal, is a Mexican singer-songwriter.
Villarreal participated in different bands in Monterrey, before becoming the lead singer for Grupo L ...
— ''Cuando el Corazón Se Cruza''
*Ana Bárbara
Altagracia Ugalde Mota (born January 10, 1971), better known as Ana Bárbara, is a Mexican singer, actress, television personality and model. She has become a prominent figure within Latin entertainment since her professional debut in 1994 and is ...
— ''Te Atraparé… Bandido''
* Bronco el Gigante de América — '' Siempre Arriba''
* Ninel Conde — ''Ninel Conde''
*Mariana
Mariana may refer to:
Literature
* ''Mariana'' (Dickens novel), a 1940 novel by Monica Dickens
* ''Mariana'' (poem), a poem by Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson
* ''Mariana'' (Vaz novel), a 1997 novel by Katherine Vaz
Music
*"Mariana", a so ...
— '' Seré Una Niña Buena''
;Best Tejano Album
Jimmy González & El Grupo Mazz — ''Live en el Valle''
*La Tropa F La Tropa F is a Tejano music group from San Antonio, Texas
("Cradle of Freedom")
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— ''Un Nuevo Capítulo''
*Little Joe & La Familia — ''Celebration Of Life - Volume Two Live''
*Bobby Pulido
Jose Roberto Pulido Jr. (born April 25, 1971), known professionally as Bobby Pulido, is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actor. He is credited for introducing Tejano music to a youthful crowd and became a teen idol and one of the mo ...
— ''Móntame''
*Sólido — ''Vuelve''
;Best Norteño Album
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 g ...
— '' Pacto de Sangre''
*Ramón Ayala
Ramón Covarrubias Garza (born December 8, 1945), known by his stage name Ramón Ayala, is a Mexican singer, composer and songwriter of Norteño music.
Discography
Studio albums (Ramón Ayala Y Sus Bravos Del Norte)
* ''La Pura Maña'' (1971 ...
y Sus Bravos del Norte — ''Titere en Tus Manos/El Invicto''
*Conjunto Primavera
Conjunto Primavera is a Mexican Norteño-Sax band from Ojinaga, Chihuahua. In the 1990s and 2000s they were one of the most popular acts in Regional Mexican music.
History
Conjunto Primavera was formed on the first day of spring in 1978 by the ...
— ''Decide Tú''
*Los Palominos Los Palominos are a Tejano group from Uvalde, Texas.
History
Los Palominos were formed in 1986 by four brothers under the name Los Tremendos Pequeños. Their repertoire includes polka, ''rancheras'', ''boleros'', ballads, and ''cumbias''. They si ...
— ''Canciones de la Rockola''
*Michael Salgado
Michael Salgado (born ''Miguel Salgado'' in april 5 1971 in Stanton, Texas, United States) is a Norteño/Tejano music singer/accordionist.
Biography
He was born in Texas, although his family roots are in Barrancos, Chihuahua, Mexico.
Michael ...
— ''Entre Copas''
;Best Regional Mexican Song
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 ...
— "Tu Amor o Tu Desprecio
''Tu Amor o Tu Desprecio'' (English: ''Your Love or Your Disdain'') is the fifth studio album recorded by Mexican singer-songwriter Marco Antonio Solís. It was released by Fonovisa Records on May 13, 2003 (see 2003 in music). The album became hi ...
"
*Roberto Martínez
Roberto Martínez Montoliu (born 13 July 1973) is a Spanish football coach and former professional player, currently as head coach of the Portugal national team.
Martínez played as a defensive midfielder and began his career at Real Zaragoza ...
— "¿A Donde Estabas?" (Intocable
Intocable ("Untouchable" in English) is an American band from Zapata, Texas that plays Regional Mexican music; specializing in Norteño and Tejano music. It was started by friends Ricardo Javier Muñoz and René Orlando Martínez in the earl ...
)
*Mario Quintero Lara — "Imperio" (Los Tucanes de Tijuana
Los Tucanes De Tijuana (English: ''The Toucans of Tijuana'') are a Mexican Norteño (music), norteño band led by Mario Quintero Lara. The band was founded in Tijuana, Tijuana, Baja California in 1987. They, along with Los Tigres del Norte, were ...
)
*José Cantoral — "José Pérez León" (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 g ...
)
*Freddie Martinez — "Titere en Tus Manos" (Ramón Ayala
Ramón Covarrubias Garza (born December 8, 1945), known by his stage name Ramón Ayala, is a Mexican singer, composer and songwriter of Norteño music.
Discography
Studio albums (Ramón Ayala Y Sus Bravos Del Norte)
* ''La Pura Maña'' (1971 ...
y Sus Bravos del Norte)
Instrumental
;Best Instrumental Album
Yo-Yo Ma
Yo-Yo Ma (''Chinese'': 馬友友 ''Ma Yo Yo''; born October 7, 1955) is an American cellist. Born in Paris to Chinese parents and educated in New York City, he was a child prodigy, performing from the age of four and a half. He graduated from ...
— ''Obrigado Brazil Live In Concert''
* Armandinho — ''Retocando O Choro''
*Paulo Moura
Paulo Moura (15 July 1932 – 12 July 2010) was a Brazilian clarinetist and saxophonist.
Born in São José do Rio Preto, where his father was the maestro of a marching band and encouraged his son to train as a tailor, Paulo instead studied in t ...
— ''Estação Leopoldina''
*Ricardo Silveira — ''Noite Clara''
*Tanghetto
Tanghetto is an Argentinian neotango and electronic tango music project created and led by musician and producer Max Masri. Winner of the Gardel Award and four times nominated to the Latin Grammy Awards. It's based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. ...
— ''Emigrante (Electrotango)''
Traditional
;Best Folk Album
Kepa Junkera
Kepa Junkera Urraza (born 1965 in Bilbao, Euskadi, Spain) is a Basque musician and composer. A master of the trikitixa, the diatonic accordion, he has recorded more than 10 albums. Allmusic/ref> Junkera won the Latin Grammy Award for Best Folk Al ...
— ''K''
*Manuel Alejandro
Manuel Álvarez-Beigbeder Pérez (born 21 February 1932), better known as Manuel Alejandro, is a Spanish composer of Latin love songs, which are better known as ''ballads''. He has written, composed, and arranged songs for the likes of Luis Migu ...
— ''Manuel Alejandro y Punto: Homenaje Al Grupo Haciendo Punto en Otro Son''
*Ecos de Borinquen — ''Jíbaro Hasta el Hueso: Mountain Music of Puerto Rico''
*Horacio Guarany
Eraclio Catalin Rodríguez Cereijo, better known as Horacio Guarany (May 15, 1925 – January 13, 2017), was one of the main Argentine folklore
Folklore is shared by a particular group of people; it encompasses the traditions common to that ...
— ''Cantor de Cantores''
*Perú Negro
Perú Negro is an Afro-Peruvian musical ensemble founded in 1969 to celebrate and preserve Peru's black culture and ''música criolla''. Ronaldo Campos de la Colina founded the Lima-based group with 12 family members. The group has been appointed ...
— ''Jolgorio''
*Radio Tarifa Radio Tarifa was a Spanish World music ensemble, combining Flamenco, Arab-Andalusian music, Arabic music, Moorish music and other musical influences of the Mediterranean, the Middle Ages and the Caribbean. The name of the ensemble comes from an ...
— ''Fiebre''
;Best Tango Album
Gerardo Gandini — ''Postangos en Vivo en Rosario''
*Pablo Mainetti — ''Tres Rincones''
*María Estela Monti — ''Ciudadana''
*Orquesta El Arranque
Orquesta El Arranque is an Argentine tango orchestra formed in Buenos Aires in 1996.
History
Founded by double bassist Ignacio Varchausky and bandoneonist Camilo Ferrero and starting off as a quintet, El Arranque developed a repertoire that was ...
— ''En Vivo en el Auditorio de la Rete Due de Suiza''
*María Volonté and Horacio Larumbe — ''Fuimos''
;Best Flamenco Album
Paco de Lucía
Francisco Sánchez Gómez (21 December 194725 February 2014), known as Paco de Lucía (;), was a Spanish virtuoso flamenco guitarist, composer, and record producer. A leading proponent of the new flamenco style, he was one of the first flame ...
— ''Cositas Buenas''
*Raimundo Amador — ''Isla Menor''
*El Pele and Vicente Amigo
Vicente Amigo Girol (born 25 March 1967) is a Spanish flamenco composer and guitarist, born in Guadalcanal near Seville. He has played as an accompanying guitarist on recordings by flamenco singers Camarón de la Isla, and Luis de Córdoba, an ...
— ''Canto''
*Lebrijano
Juan Peña Fernández (8 August 1941 – 13 July 2016), also known as Juan Peña "El Lebrijano" or simply El Lebrijano, was a Spanish Gitano (''Roma'') flamenco musician. As a flamenco-fusion musician he studied the musical relation and fusion of ...
— ''Yo Me Llamo Juan''
*Enrique Morente
Enrique Morente Cotelo (25 December 1942 – 13 December 2010), known as Enrique Morente, was a flamenco singer (in Spanish, cantaor) and a celebrated figure within the world of contemporary flamenco. After his orthodox beginnings, he plunged in ...
— ''El Pequeño Reloj''
Jazz
;Best Latin Jazz Album
Chucho Valdés
Jesús Valdés Rodríguez, better known as Chucho Valdés (born October 9, 1941), is a Cuban pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger whose career spans over 50 years. An original member of the Orquesta Cubana de Música Moderna, in 1973 he fo ...
— ''New Conceptions''
*Jerry Gonzalez
Jerry may refer to:
Animals
* Jerry (Grand National winner), racehorse, winner of the 1840 Grand National
* Jerry (St Leger winner), racehorse, winner of 1824 St Leger Stakes
Arts, entertainment, and media
* ''Jerry'' (film), a 2006 Indian fil ...
y Los Piratas del Flamenco — ''Jerry Gonzalez
Jerry may refer to:
Animals
* Jerry (Grand National winner), racehorse, winner of the 1840 Grand National
* Jerry (St Leger winner), racehorse, winner of 1824 St Leger Stakes
Arts, entertainment, and media
* ''Jerry'' (film), a 2006 Indian fil ...
y los Piratas del Flamenco''
*Santos Neto Quinteto — ''Canto Do Rio Jovino''
*Diego Urcola — ''Soundances''
*Bebo Valdés
Dionisio Ramón Emilio Valdés Amaro (October 9, 1918 – March 22, 2013), better known as Bebo Valdés, was a Cuban pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger. He was a central figure in the golden age of Cuban music, especially due to his big b ...
and Federico Britos — ''We Could Make Such Beautiful Music Together''
Christian
;Best Christian Album (Spanish language)
Marcos Witt — ''Recordando Otra Vez
''Recordando Otra Vez'' is the twenty-sixth album released by Christian singer Marcos Witt. The album was recorded live from Los Angeles, California and was winner of the Latin Grammy in the Category of Best Christian album. As of October 5, 200 ...
''
*Carlos Guzman — ''En las Alas de Una Paloma''
*Samuel Hernández
Samuel Hernández is a Puerto Rican Christian music singer. He also has had songs crossover and become mainstream secular hits. His 2003 album ''Jesús siempre llega a tiempo'' was one of the first big-selling Puerto Rican Christian albums. He per ...
— ''Jesús Siempre Llega A Tiempo''
*Rojo
Rojo means "red" in Spanish. Rojo may also refer to:
*Rojo (surname)
Music
* Rojo (band), a Mexican Christian rock band
** ''Rojo'' (Rojo album), 2001
* ''Rojo'' (Red Garland album), 1961
* "Rojo", a song by J Balvin from ''Colores'', 2020
* "R ...
— ''24/7
In commerce and industry, 24/7 or 24-7 service (usually pronounced "twenty-four seven") is service that is available at any time and usually, every day. An alternate orthography for the numerical part includes 24×7 (usually pronounced "twenty ...
''
*Coalo Zamorano — ''Cosas Poderosas''
;Best Christian Album (Portuguese Language)
Aline Barros
Aline Barros Kistenmacker dos Santos (born October 7, 1976), better known as Aline Barros is a singer, songwriter, presenter and manager in Brazil. Some of her albums have been certified multiple Diamond by the Associação Brasileira dos Produto ...
— ''Fruto de Amor''
*Teus Igreja Batista and Nova Jerusalém — ''Discípulos''
*Fernanda Lara
Fernanda is a Portuguese language, Portuguese, Spanish language, Spanish and Italian language, Italian feminine equivalent of Fernando, a male given name of Germanic peoples, Germanic origin, with an original meaning of "adventurous, bold journey" ...
y Giordani Vidal — ''Livre Para Amar''
* Padre Marcelo Rossi — ''Maria Mãe Do Filho de Deus (Trilha Sonora Original do Filme)''
*Gospel Thales — ''Acústico''
Brazilian
;Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop Album
Carlinhos Brown
Antônio Carlos Santos de Freitas, known professionally as Carlinhos Brown (Brazilian Portuguese: /kaʁˈlĩɲus bɾaw̃, -iɲuʃ/, 23 November 1962), is a Brazilian singer, percussionist, and record producer from Salvador, Bahia. His musica ...
— ''Carlinhos Brown Es Carlito Marrón''
*Roberto Carlos
Roberto Carlos da Silva Rocha (born 10 April 1973), commonly known as Roberto Carlos, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who now works as a football ambassador. He started his career in Brazil as a forward but spent most of his care ...
— ''Pra Sempre''
*Jota Quest
Jota Quest is a Brazilian pop rock band. The band was founded in 1993 in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais as ''J. Quest'', but due to trademark issues with Hanna-Barbera, they renamed themselves ''Jota Quest'' (''jota'' being the Portuguese name ...
— ''MTV Ao Vivo''
*Rita Lee
Rita Lee Jones (; born 31 December 1947) is a Brazilian rock singer, composer and writer. She is a former member of the Brazilian band Os Mutantes and is a popular figure in Brazilian entertainment, where she is also known for being an animal ...
— ''Balacobaco''
*Daniela Mercury
Daniela Mercury (born Daniela Mercuri de Almeida on July 28, 1965) is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, dancer, producer, actress and television host. In her solo career, Mercury has sold over 20 million records worldwide and had 24 Top 10 single ...
— '' Carnaval Eletrônico''
*O Rappa
O Rappa was a Brazilian reggae/rock band from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Combining many styles such as rock, reggae, funk, hip hop and samba, Many of O Rappa's songs contain sharp protests against the social problems in Brazil and the members of th ...
— ''O Silêncio Q Precede o Esporro''
*Ivete Sangalo
Ivete Maria Dias de Sangalo (; born 27 May 1972) is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, TV host, and occasional actress. She was on six albums with Banda Eva, and seven more solo albums. Sangalo is noted for her powerful voice, charisma and live per ...
— ''Clube Carnavalesco Inocentes em Progresso''
;Best Brazilian Rock Album
Skank — ''Cosmotron''
*Roberto Frejat
Roberto Frejat (born May 21, 1962) is a musician, composer, singer and co-founder of the band Barão Vermelho.
Frejat, who was born in Rio de Janeiro, is considered one of the most important people in the Brazilian Rock scene. He co-founded the ...
— ''Sobre Nós 2 e O Resto do Mundo''
*Los Hermanos
Los Hermanos is a rock band from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The group was formed in 1997 by Marcelo Camelo (vocals/guitar), Rodrigo Amarante (guitar/vocals), Rodrigo Barba (drums), and Bruno Medina (keyboards/keyboard bass). Currently they are on ...
— ''Ventura''
*Os Paralamas do Sucesso
Os Paralamas do Sucesso (also known simply as Paralamas) is a Brazilian rock band, formed in Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, in the late 1970s. Its members since 1982 are Herbert Vianna (guitar and lead vocals), Bi Ribeiro (bass), and João Barone ...
— '' Uns Dias Ao Vivo''
*Pitty
Priscilla Novaes Leone (born October 7, 1977, in Salvador, Bahia), better known as Pitty, is a Brazilian Rock music, rock singer.
She had played in two bands, Shes and Inkoma, before starting her solo career in 2003. She has sold over 2 million ...
— ''Admirável Chip Novo''
;Best Samba/Pagode Album
Nana, Dori and Danilo — ''Para Caymmi. de Nana, Dori e Danilo''
*Jorge Aragão
Jorge Aragão (, (b. March 1, 1949 in Rio de Janeiro), birth name Jorge Aragão da Cruz) is a Brazilian musician, singer/songwriter, working in the genres of samba and pagode. He is a multi-instrumentalist, and plays the guitar, ''surdo'', ''cava ...
— ''Da Noite Pro Dia''
*Monarco — ''Uma Historia do Samba''
*Zeca Pagodinho
Jessé Gomes da Silva Filho, known professionally as Zeca Pagodinho (, born February 4, 1959), is a Brazilian singer-songwriter working in the genres of samba and pagode.
Biography
Born in the neighborhood of Irajá, Rio de Janeiro, Zeca Pagodin ...
— ''Acústico MTV''
*Velha Guarda Do Salgueiro — ''Velha Guarda do Salgueiro''
;Best MPB Album
Maria Rita
Maria Rita (; born 9 September 1977, São Paulo) is a Brazilian singer. Born Maria Rita Camargo Mariano, she is the daughter of famed pianist/arranger César Camargo Mariano and the late Brazilian singing legend Elis Regina and sister to Ped ...
— ''Maria Rita''
*Maria Bethânia
Maria Bethânia Viana Teles Veloso (; born 18 June 1946) is a Brazilian singer and songwriter. Born in Santo Amaro, Bahia, she started her career in Rio de Janeiro in 1964 with the show "Opinião" ("Opinion"). Due to its popularity, with performa ...
— ''Brasileirinho''
*Gal Costa
Gal Maria da Graça Costa Penna Burgos (born Maria da Graça Costa Penna Burgos; 26 September 1945 – 9 November 2022), known professionally as Gal Costa (), was a Brazilian singer of popular music. She was one of the main figures of the tro ...
— ''Todas as Coisas e Eu''
*Guinga
Guinga (''Carlos Althier de Souza Lemos Escobar''; born June 10, 1950) is a Brazilian guitarist and composer born in Madureira, a working-class suburb of Rio de Janeiro. As a child, he was nicknamed "Gringo", because of his pale skin, and the art ...
— ''Noturno Copacabana''
*Cesar Camargo Mariano Cesar, César or Cèsar may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
* ''César'' (film), a 1936 film directed by Marcel Pagnol
* ''César'' (play), a play by Marcel Pagnolt
* César Award, a French film award
Places
* Cesar, Portugal
* C ...
and Pedro Mariano
Pedro Mariano, born Pedro Camargo Mariano, (born São Paulo April 18, 1975) is a Brazilian musician. He is the son of Brazilian singer Elis Regina and pianist Cesar Camargo Mariano, and the brother of Maria Rita
Maria Rita (; born 9 Septe ...
— ''Piano y Voz''
;Best Romantic Music Album
Zezé di Camargo & Luciano
Zezé Di Camargo & Luciano () are a famous Brazilian sertanejo/country duo. The two brothers were born in Pirenópolis, Goiás. Zezé is the artistic name for Mirosmar José de Camargo and Luciano the artistic name for Welson David de Camargo.
I ...
— ''Zezé di Camargo y Luciano''
*Ataíde & Alexandre — ''Momento Especial''
*Bruno & Marrone — ''Inevitável''
*Juliano Cezar — ''O Cowboy Vagabundo-Vida de Peão''
*Leonardo — ''Brincadeira Tem Hora''
*Marciano — ''Ao Vivo-Meu Ofício é Cantar''
;Best Brazilian Roots/Regional Album
Banda de Pífanos de Caruaru — ''No Século XXI, no Pátio do Forró''
*Ara Ketu — ''Obrigado a Você''
*Cascabulho
Cascabulho is a village in the northern part of the island of Maio, Cape Verde, Maio in Cape Verde. In 2010 its population was 204. It is located 15 km northeast of the island capital Porto Inglês. Further north is the nature reserve Terras Salga ...
— ''É Caco de Vidro Puro''
*Maria Dapaz — ''Luiz Gonzaga na Voz de Maria Dapaz-Vida de Viajante''
*Liu & Léu — ''Jeitão de Caboclo''
*Sérgio Reis
Sergio Bavini, known as Sérgio Reis (born June 23, 1940), is a Brazilian '' sertanejo'' singer, actor and politician. He has sold approximately 16 million copies of his more than 40 album releases.
Reis was born in São Paulo, and began work ...
and Filhos — ''Violas e Violeiros''
;Best Brazilian Song
Milton Nascimento
Milton Nascimento (; born October 26, 1942), also known as Bituca, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.
He has toured across the world.
Nascimento has won five Grammy Awards, including Best World Music Album for his alb ...
— "A Festa" (Maria Rita
Maria Rita (; born 9 September 1977, São Paulo) is a Brazilian singer. Born Maria Rita Camargo Mariano, she is the daughter of famed pianist/arranger César Camargo Mariano and the late Brazilian singing legend Elis Regina and sister to Ped ...
)
*Joyce — "A Banda" ( Joyce and Banda Maluca)
*Roberto de Carvalho, Arnaldo Jabor and Rita Lee
Rita Lee Jones (; born 31 December 1947) is a Brazilian rock singer, composer and writer. She is a former member of the Brazilian band Os Mutantes and is a popular figure in Brazilian entertainment, where she is also known for being an animal ...
— "Amor e Sexo" (Rita Lee)
*Lô Borges
Lô Borges (Born Salomão Borges Filho on January 10, 1952) is a Brazilian songwriter, singer, and guitarist. He was one of the founders of Clube da Esquina, a group of musicians that originated in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. He co-author ...
, Nando Reis
Nando Reis (, born José Fernando Gomes dos Reis; January 12, 1963) is a Brazilian musician and producer, best known as the former bassist and one of the lead singers of Brazilian rock band Titãs and for his successful solo career, with his own ...
and Samuel Rosa
Samuel Rosa de Alvarenga (born July 15, 1966) is lead singer, primary composer and guitarist of Brazilian rock band Skank (band), Skank. He has a psychology degree from Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais.
Samuel writes the music for most of t ...
— "Dois Rios" ( Skank)
*Roberto Carlos
Roberto Carlos da Silva Rocha (born 10 April 1973), commonly known as Roberto Carlos, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who now works as a football ambassador. He started his career in Brazil as a forward but spent most of his care ...
— "Pra Sempre"
*Lucas, Fernando Mendes and José Wilson — "Você Não Me Ensinou a Te Esquecer" (Caetano Veloso
Caetano Emanuel Viana Teles Veloso (; born 7 August 1942) is a Brazilian composer, singer, guitarist, writer, and political activist. Veloso first became known for his participation in the Brazilian musical movement Tropicalismo, which encomp ...
)
Children's
;Best Latin Children's Album
Niños Adorando — ''Niños Adorando 2''
* Alegrijes y Rebujos — ''Disco''
*Tatiana
Tatiana (or Tatianna, also romanized as Tatyana, Tatjana, Tatijana, etc.) is a female name of Sabine-Roman origin that became widespread in Eastern Europe.
Variations
* be, Тацця́на, Tatsiana
* bg, Татяна, Tatyana
* germa ...
— ''El Regalo''
*Various Artists — ''Canciones Con Acción Para Niños''
*Xuxa
Maria da Graça Xuxa Meneghel ( ; ; born Maria da Graça Meneghel, 27 March 1963) is a Brazilian television host, film actress, singer, model, and businesswoman. Known as "Queen of Little Ones", Xuxa built the largest Latin American children's e ...
— ''Só Para Baixinhos 4''
Classical
;Best Classical Album
Various Artists — ''Jobim Sinfônico''
Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona I Nacional de Catalunya — ''Carmen Symphony''
* Uakti — ''Clássicos''
*Various Artists — ''Eugenio Toussaint Música de Cámara''
*Trío Argentino — ''Schubert - Fauré''
*Joao Carlos Assis Brasil — ''Villa-Lobos Bachianas Brasileiras Nº 4 e Cirandas João''
Production
;Best Engineered Album
Rafa Sardina
Rafael Sardina, known professionally as Rafa Sardina, is a basque recording engineer, mixing engineer and record producer known for his work with Alejandro Sanz, Luis Miguel, Calle 13, D'Angelo, The Clare Fischer Big Band and Lady Gaga.
Sard ...
— '' No Es Lo Mismo'' (Alejandro Sanz
Alejandro Sánchez Pizarro, better known as Alejandro Sanz (; born 18 December 1968), is a Spanish musician, singer and composer. Sanz has won 22 Latin Grammy Awards and four Grammy Awards. He has received the Latin Grammy for Latin Grammy Awar ...
)
*Moogie Canazio
Antonio "Moogie" Canazio is a Brazilian recording engineer, mixing engineer and record producer known for his work with Antônio Carlos Jobim, Caetano Veloso, Ivan Lins, João Gilberto, Ray Charles, Sarah Vaughan and Luis Miguel.
He has won two G ...
and Gabriel Pinheiro — ''Brasileirinho'' (Maria Bethânia
Maria Bethânia Viana Teles Veloso (; born 18 June 1946) is a Brazilian singer and songwriter. Born in Santo Amaro, Bahia, she started her career in Rio de Janeiro in 1964 with the show "Opinião" ("Opinion"). Due to its popularity, with performa ...
)
*Pepe Loeches — ''Lágrimas Negras'' (Bebo Valdés
Dionisio Ramón Emilio Valdés Amaro (October 9, 1918 – March 22, 2013), better known as Bebo Valdés, was a Cuban pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger. He was a central figure in the golden age of Cuban music, especially due to his big b ...
and Diego El Cigala)
*Álvaro Alencar and Tom Capone
Tom Capone (January 1, 1966 – September 2, 2004), born Luiz Antonio Ferreira Gonçalves, was a Brazilian music producer and guitar player. Born in Rio Negro/PR, Brazil, he died in Los Angeles hours after leaving the 2004 Latin Grammy Awards sho ...
— ''Maria Rita'' (Maria Rita
Maria Rita (; born 9 September 1977, São Paulo) is a Brazilian singer. Born Maria Rita Camargo Mariano, she is the daughter of famed pianist/arranger César Camargo Mariano and the late Brazilian singing legend Elis Regina and sister to Ped ...
)
* Eric Schilling, Al Schmit and Armin Steiner — ''Trumpet Evolution'' (Arturo Sandoval
Arturo Sandoval is a Cuban-American jazz trumpeter, pianist, and composer. While living in his native Cuba, Sandoval was influenced by jazz musicians Charlie Parker, Clifford Brown, and Dizzy Gillespie. In 1977 he met Gillespie, who became his ...
)
;Producer of the Year
Javier Limón
Javier Limón (born 1973) is a record producer, singer and songwriter born and raised in Madrid, Spain. Limón has worked with several artists, mainly from Spain, since he incorporates elements of flamenco rhythm to his work. Besides his work as ...
*Claudia Brant, Chuy Flores, Jeeve and Gen Rubin
*Tom Capone
Tom Capone (January 1, 1966 – September 2, 2004), born Luiz Antonio Ferreira Gonçalves, was a Brazilian music producer and guitar player. Born in Rio Negro/PR, Brazil, he died in Los Angeles hours after leaving the 2004 Latin Grammy Awards sho ...
*Sebastian Krys
Sebastian Krys (born November 11, 1970) is an Argentine-born American audio engineer, record producer and radio personality. A six-time Grammy and 13-time Latin Grammy winner, Krys has worked with many Spanish language pop and rock artists such as ...
*Gustavo Santaolalla
Gustavo Alfredo Santaolalla (born 19 August 1951) is an Argentine musician, composer, and record producer. He is known for composing his film scores with his collaborator and acclaimed director Alejandro González Iñárritu, which composed the ...
Music Video
;Best Music Video
Robi Draco Rosa
Draco Cornelius Rosa Suárez (; born Robert Edward Rosa Suárez, June 27, 1969), also known as Draco Rosa, Robi Draco Rosa or simply Robi or Draco, is a Puerto Rican singer, musician, songwriter and entrepreneur.
Rosa originally garnered fame ...
— "Más y Más
"Más y Más" (English language, English: "More and More") is a single by Draco Rosa from his 2004 album ''Como Me Acuerdo''. It was nominated as Latin Grammy Award for Record of the Year, Record of the Year and Latin Grammy Award for Song of the ...
"
*Café Tacuba
Café Tacvba (Pronounced ''kaˈfe taˈkuβa'') is a band from Ciudad Satélite, Mexico. The group gained popularity in the early 1990s. They were founded in 1989, before they had the current lineup of Rubén Isaac Albarrán Ortega (lead vocals, ...
— "Eres
Eres (English: "You Are") may refer to:
* "Eres" (Alejandro Fernández song), 2008
* "Eres" (Café Tacuba song), 2003
* "Eres", a song by Anahí from her album ''Inesperado'', 2016
* "Eres", a song by José María Napoleón, 1975, later covered ...
"
* Kevin Johansen — "La Procesión"
* Molotov — "Hit Me"
*Roselyn Sánchez
Roselyn Milagros Sánchez Rodríguez (born April 2, 1973) is a Puerto Rican singer-songwriter, dancer, model, actress, producer, and writer. On television, she is best known for her roles as Elena Delgado on the CBS police procedural ''Without ...
— "Amor Amor"
Special Awards
;Lifetime Achievement Awards
*Mercedes Sosa
Haydée Mercedes Sosa (; 9 July 1935
at BrainyHistory.com – 4 October 2009), sometimes known as ' ...
*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 ...
*Roberto Carlos
Roberto Carlos da Silva Rocha (born 10 April 1973), commonly known as Roberto Carlos, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who now works as a football ambassador. He started his career in Brazil as a forward but spent most of his care ...
*Willie Colón
William Anthony Colón Román (born April 28, 1950) is an American salsa musician and social activist. He began his career as a trombonist and also sings, writes, produces and acts. He is also involved in the politics of New York City. Colón ...
*Antonio Aguilar
José Pascual Antonio Aguilar Márquez Barraza (17 May 191919 June 2007) was a Mexican singer, actor, songwriter, equestrian, film producer, and screenwriter with a dominating career in music. He recorded over 150 albums, which sold 25 mill ...
;Trustees Award
*Manuel Esperón
Manuel Esperón González (August 3, 1911 – February 13, 2011) was a Mexican songwriter and composer.
References
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The Latin Grammy Awards are an award by The Latin Recording Academy to recognize outstanding achievement in the Latin music industry. The Latin Grammy honors works recorded in Spanish or Portuguese from anywhere around the world that has been r ...
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