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recording artists in the United States and internationally. The award was given to performers for albums containing at least 51% of new recordings of the pop genre. The award category was given only the first year that the Latin Grammy Awards were presented, along with two more discontinued categories, Female Pop Vocal Performance and Male Pop Vocal Performance, which were created to recognize excellence for

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or album tracks. Starting from the 2nd Latin Grammy Awards those categories were merged, creating Best Female Pop Vocal Album and Best Male Pop Vocal Album. The nominees for the category, in the inaugural year, included '' Toma Ketama!'' by Spanish band

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, '' Amarte Es Un Placer'' by Mexican singer

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'' by Mexican band

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'' by Colombian singer-songwriter

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group gets nominated for something like this... so this is a huge opportunity to be seen by the Latin world." The award was given to Miguel, who also earned the Latin Grammy Awards for Album of the Year and Male Pop Vocal Performance for "Tu Mirada". About the award outcome, Leila Cobo of ''Billboard'' magazine, named ''Amarte Es Un Placer'' by Miguel "unremarkable", also mentioning that it was a surprise that the singer won three trophies that night, despite his refusal to attend the show and perform. As for the rest of the nominees, Shakira was awarded two Latin Grammys at the ceremony and eventually earned the

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for her ''MTV Unplugged''. Mexican band Maná received three awards that same year;

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and Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for "

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". Milanés did not receive any awards that night. However, in

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he won in two categories, Best Singer-Songwriter Album and Best Traditional Tropical Album. In 2020, the award for Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album was discontinued and the award for Best Pop Vocal Album was reinstated.

Winners and nominees

2000s

2020s

References

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Winners and nominees

2000s

2020s

See also

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