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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 ...
were held on November 17, 2016 at the
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in Paradise, Nevada. The nominations were announced on September 21, 2016.
Julio Reyes Copello Julio Reyes Copello (born April 26, 1969) is a Colombian producer, songwriter and record engineer. Throughout his career he has worked with various artists such as Jennifer López, Marc Anthony, Thalía, Chayanne, Kany García, Alejandro Sanz, ...
, Djavan, Fonseca,
Jesse & Joy Jesse & Joy () is a Mexican pop duo formed in 2005 by brother and sister Jesse (born December 31, 1982, as Jesse Eduardo Huerta Uecke) and Joy (born June 20, 1986, as Tirzah Joy Huerta Uecke), in Mexico City. The duo have released five studio ...
, and Ricardo López Lalinde leads with four nominations each. American singer Marc Anthony was honored as the
Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year The Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year is an award presented annually by the Latin Recording Academy, the same organization that distributes the Latin Grammy Awards, to commend musicians of Ibero-American heritage for their "artistic ach ...
on November 16, the day prior to the Latin Grammy Awards.


Performers


Awards

The following is the list of nominees. Winners are listed first and in bold.


General

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Record of the Year The Grammy Award for Record of the Year is presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without reg ...
Carlos Vives and
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 ...
— "
La Bicicleta "La Bicicleta" ( en, "The Bicycle") is a song by Colombian singers Carlos Vives and Shakira from Vives' fifteenth studio album ''Vives'' (2017) and is also included as an album track on Shakira's eleventh studio album ''El Dorado'' (2017). The ...
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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 ...
— "Cuestión de Esperar" * Pablo Alborán — " Se Puede Amar" *
Andrea Bocelli Andrea Bocelli (; born 22 September 1958) is an Italian tenor and multi-instrumentalist. He was born visually impaired, with congenital glaucoma, and at the age of 12, Bocelli became completely blind, following a brain hemorrhage resulting fr ...
— "Me Faltarás" * Buika — "Si Volveré" * Djavan — "Vidas Pra Contar" * Enrique Iglesias featuring
Wisin Juan Luis Morera Luna (; born December 19, 1978), best known as his stage name Wisin (), is a Puerto Rican reggaeton rapper, singer and record producer, best known as a member of the reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel. Wisin is noted for his unique and ...
— "
Duele el Corazón "Duele el Corazón" (English: "The Heart Hurts") is a song by Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias featuring vocals from Puerto Rican rapper Wisin. It was released on 18 April 2016 under his new record company Sony Music Latin. The song was produce ...
" *
Jesse & Joy Jesse & Joy () is a Mexican pop duo formed in 2005 by brother and sister Jesse (born December 31, 1982, as Jesse Eduardo Huerta Uecke) and Joy (born June 20, 1986, as Tirzah Joy Huerta Uecke), in Mexico City. The duo have released five studio ...
— "Ecos de Amor" * Laura Pausini — "Lado Derecho del Corazón" * Diego Torres — "Iguales" ; Album of the Year
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 ...
— '' Los Dúo 2'' * Pablo Alborán — '' Tour Terral: Tres Noches en Las Ventas'' *
Andrea Bocelli Andrea Bocelli (; born 22 September 1958) is an Italian tenor and multi-instrumentalist. He was born visually impaired, with congenital glaucoma, and at the age of 12, Bocelli became completely blind, following a brain hemorrhage resulting fr ...
— '' Cinema (Edición en Español)'' *
Andrés Cepeda Andrés Cepeda Cediel (born July 7, 1973) is a popular Colombian singer-songwriter. He was born in Bogotá, the youngest of five children. He displayed an inclination towards music from an early age, studying piano since the age of 5. He compose ...
— ''Mil Ciudades'' * Djavan — ''Vidas Pra Contar'' * Fonseca — '' Conexión'' *
Jesse & Joy Jesse & Joy () is a Mexican pop duo formed in 2005 by brother and sister Jesse (born December 31, 1982, as Jesse Eduardo Huerta Uecke) and Joy (born June 20, 1986, as Tirzah Joy Huerta Uecke), in Mexico City. The duo have released five studio ...
— '' Un Besito Más'' * José Lugo & Guasábara Combo — ''¿Donde Están?'' * Diego Torres — ''Buena Vida'' * Julieta Venegas — '' Algo Sucede'' ; Song of the Year Andrés Castro,
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 ...
and Carlos Vives — "
La Bicicleta "La Bicicleta" ( en, "The Bicycle") is a song by Colombian singers Carlos Vives and Shakira from Vives' fifteenth studio album ''Vives'' (2017) and is also included as an album track on Shakira's eleventh studio album ''El Dorado'' (2017). The ...
" (Carlos Vives and Shakira) * Patty Brayden, Ned Claflin and John Finbury — "A Chama Verde" (John Finbury featuring Marcella Camargo) * Flavio Cianciarulo — "La Tormenta" (
Los Fabulosos Cadillacs Los Fabulosos Cadillacs is an Argentine ska band from Buenos Aires. Background and style Formed in 1985, they released their first album, ''Bares y Fondas'' (Bars and Boardinghouses), in 1986 and have since released fourteen more albums. They ...
) * Fonseca — "Céu" * Enrique Iglesias, Patrick A. Ingunza, Silverlo Lozada, Servando Moriche Primera Mussett, Hasibur Rahman, Francisco Saldana and
Wisin Juan Luis Morera Luna (; born December 19, 1978), best known as his stage name Wisin (), is a Puerto Rican reggaeton rapper, singer and record producer, best known as a member of the reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel. Wisin is noted for his unique and ...
— "
Duele el Corazón "Duele el Corazón" (English: "The Heart Hurts") is a song by Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias featuring vocals from Puerto Rican rapper Wisin. It was released on 18 April 2016 under his new record company Sony Music Latin. The song was produce ...
" (Enrique Iglesias featuring Wisin) *
Manuel Medrano Manuel Alejandro Medrano López (October 29, 1987, Cartagena, Colombia), known as Manuel Medrano, is a Colombian pop singer and a winner of two Latin Grammy Awards. Start His singing and songwriting are a way of saying thanks for supporting ...
— "Bajo el Agua" *
Paulinho Moska Paulo Corrêa de Araujo, also known as Moska or Paulinho Moska (born 27 August 1967, in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian singer, composer and actor. He started to play the classical guitar when he was 13 years old, with friends. He graduated in ...
and
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; hi ...
— "Hermanos" *
Jesse & Joy Jesse & Joy () is a Mexican pop duo formed in 2005 by brother and sister Jesse (born December 31, 1982, as Jesse Eduardo Huerta Uecke) and Joy (born June 20, 1986, as Tirzah Joy Huerta Uecke), in Mexico City. The duo have released five studio ...
, Danelle Leverett, Jason Reeves and Rune Westberg — "Ecos de Amor" (Jesse & Joy) * Kevin Johansen — "Es Como El Día" *
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 ...
— "En Ésta No" ;
Best New Artist The Grammy Award for Best New Artist has been awarded since 1959. Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were handed out, for records released in the previous year. The award was not presented in 1967. The official guidelines are as ...
Manuel Medrano Manuel Alejandro Medrano López (October 29, 1987, Cartagena, Colombia), known as Manuel Medrano, is a Colombian pop singer and a winner of two Latin Grammy Awards. Start His singing and songwriting are a way of saying thanks for supporting ...
* Sophia Abrahão * Álex Anwandter * The Chamanas * Esteman * Joss Favela * ILE *
Mon Laferte Norma Monserrat Bustamante Laferte (born 2 May 1983) is a Chilean musician, singer, composer and painter. She is known for her musical versatility, having composed songs in a wide variety of genres such as pop, rock, bolero, cumbia and salsa. In ...
* Morat * Ian Ramil


Pop

; Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album
Jesse & Joy Jesse & Joy () is a Mexican pop duo formed in 2005 by brother and sister Jesse (born December 31, 1982, as Jesse Eduardo Huerta Uecke) and Joy (born June 20, 1986, as Tirzah Joy Huerta Uecke), in Mexico City. The duo have released five studio ...
— '' Un Besito Más'' * Pablo Alborán — '' Tour Terral'' * Pablo López — ''El Mundo y los Amantes Inocentes'' * Luciano Pereyra — ''#TuMano'' *
Reik Reik is a Mexican pop rock band from Mexicali, Baja California, formed in 2003 by Jesús Alberto Navarro Rosas (lead vocals), Julio Ramírez Eguía (guitar, background vocals), and Gilberto Marín Espinoza (guitar). The group's first five album ...
— '' Des/Amor'' ; Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
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 ...
— '' Los Dúo, Vol. 2'' * Adrián — ''Lleno de Vida'' *
Andrea Bocelli Andrea Bocelli (; born 22 September 1958) is an Italian tenor and multi-instrumentalist. He was born visually impaired, with congenital glaucoma, and at the age of 12, Bocelli became completely blind, following a brain hemorrhage resulting fr ...
— ''
Cinema Cinema may refer to: Film * Cinematography, the art of motion-picture photography * Film or movie, a series of still images that create the illusion of a moving image ** Film industry, the technological and commercial institutions of filmmaking ...
'' *
Andrés Cepeda Andrés Cepeda Cediel (born July 7, 1973) is a popular Colombian singer-songwriter. He was born in Bogotá, the youngest of five children. He displayed an inclination towards music from an early age, studying piano since the age of 5. He compose ...
— ''Mil Ciudades'' * Diego Torres — ''Buena Vida''


Urban

; Best Urban Fusion/Performance
Yandel Llandel Veguilla Malavé (born; January 14, 1977), known professionally as Yandel, is a Puerto Rican singer and songwriter and the half member of the reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel. He released his first solo album, '' Quien Contra Mí'', in 2003. ...
— " Encantadora" * Alexis & Fido — "Una En Un Millón" * El Dusty featuring Happy Colors — "Cumbia Anthem" * Jacob Forever — "Hasta Que Se Seque El Malecon" * Tubarao featuring Maneirinho and
Anitta Anitta may refer to: * Anitta (king), Hittite king *Anitta (singer) Larissa de Macedo Machado (born March 30, 1993), known professionally as Anitta, is a Brazilian singer, songwriter and television host. She is regarded as one of biggest Brazi ...
— "Pra Todas Elas" ; Best Urban Music Album
J Balvin José Álvaro Osorio Balvín (born 7 May 1985), known professionally as J Balvin, is a Colombian singer and songwriter. He has been referred to as the " Prince of Reggaeton" (from Spanish: "Príncipe del Reggaetón"), and is one of the best-sell ...
— '' Energia'' * El B — ''Luz'' * Emicida — '' Sobre Crianças, Quadris, Pesadelos e Lições de Casa...'' *
Farruko Carlos Efrén Reyes Rosado (born May 2, 1991), better known by his stage name Farruko, is a retired Puerto Rican singer and rapper. He rose to fame collaborating with Daddy Yankee, J Balvin, Don Omar, and J Álvarez. He came to prominence in 2 ...
— '' Visionary'' * Arianna Puello — ''Despierta'' ; Best Urban Song Egbert Rosa Cintrón,
Farruko Carlos Efrén Reyes Rosado (born May 2, 1991), better known by his stage name Farruko, is a retired Puerto Rican singer and rapper. He rose to fame collaborating with Daddy Yankee, J Balvin, Don Omar, and J Álvarez. He came to prominence in 2 ...
, Eduardo A. Vargas Berrios and
Yandel Llandel Veguilla Malavé (born; January 14, 1977), known professionally as Yandel, is a Puerto Rican singer and songwriter and the half member of the reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel. He released his first solo album, '' Quien Contra Mí'', in 2003. ...
— " Encantadora" (
Yandel Llandel Veguilla Malavé (born; January 14, 1977), known professionally as Yandel, is a Puerto Rican singer and songwriter and the half member of the reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel. He released his first solo album, '' Quien Contra Mí'', in 2003. ...
) * Miguel Correa,
Cosculluela José Fernando Cosculluela Suárez (born October 15, 1980), known professionally as Cosculluela, is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer and songwriter. In 2018, he was caught up in a controversy after fellow Puerto Rican rapper Anuel AA released a diss ...
,
Daddy Yankee Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez (born February 3, 1976), known professionally as Daddy Yankee, is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer, composer, and actor. Known as the " King of Reggaetón" by music critics and fans alike, he is the artist who coined ...
, José Gómez, Roberto Martínez Lebrón, Jorge Oquendo and Orlando Javier Valle Vega — "A Donde Voy" (
Cosculluela José Fernando Cosculluela Suárez (born October 15, 1980), known professionally as Cosculluela, is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer and songwriter. In 2018, he was caught up in a controversy after fellow Puerto Rican rapper Anuel AA released a diss ...
featuring
Daddy Yankee Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez (born February 3, 1976), known professionally as Daddy Yankee, is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer, composer, and actor. Known as the " King of Reggaetón" by music critics and fans alike, he is the artist who coined ...
) *
De La Ghetto Rafael Castillo Torres, known professionally as De La Ghetto, is an American rapper, singer and songwriter, originally part of the duo Arcángel & De La Ghetto. His name is a reference to a 1990 episode of ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air''. Ear ...
— "Acércate" * Juan Alonzo V. Angulo, Francisco Espinoza, David Rolas, Sito Rocks and Rafael Vargas — "12 Rosas" (David Rolas featuring Fulanito and Sito Rocks) * Arianna Puello — "Hardcore y Feroz"


Rock

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Best Rock Album The Grammy Award for Best Rock Album is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality albums in the rock music genre. Honors in sev ...
Los Fabulosos Cadillacs Los Fabulosos Cadillacs is an Argentine ska band from Buenos Aires. Background and style Formed in 1985, they released their first album, ''Bares y Fondas'' (Bars and Boardinghouses), in 1986 and have since released fourteen more albums. They ...
— ''La Salvación de Solo Y Juan'' * Andrea Álvarez — ''Y Lo Dejamos Venir'' * Marilina Bertoldi — ''Sexo Con Modelos'' *
Massacre A massacre is the killing of a large number of people or animals, especially those who are not involved in any fighting or have no way of defending themselves. A massacre is generally considered to be morally unacceptable, especially when per ...
— ''Biblia Ovni'' * Spinetta — ''Los Amigo'' ; Best Pop/Rock Album Julieta Venegas — ''Algo Sucede'' *
Caramelos de Cianuro Caramelos de Cianuro ''(Cyanide Candies)'' is an alternative rock band from Venezuela formed in 1991. They recorded their first songs, "Nadando a Través De la Galaxia" (Swimming Across the Galaxy) and "Tu Mamá Te Va a Pegar" (Your mom is going ...
— ''8'' *
Jotdog Jotdog (stylized as JotDog) is a Mexican pop band formed in Mexico City in 2009. The group consists of María Barracuda, born Maricela Morales Rodríguez (vocals and lyrics), and Jorge "La Chiquis" Amaro (guitar, bass, keyboards, drums and voca ...
— ''Universos Paralelos'' * La Santa Cecilia — ''Buenaventura'' * Meteoros — ''Meteoros'' ;
Best Rock Song The Grammy Award for Best Rock Song is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality songs in the rock music genre. Honors in several ...
Flavio Cianciarulo — "La Tormenta" (
Los Fabulosos Cadillacs Los Fabulosos Cadillacs is an Argentine ska band from Buenos Aires. Background and style Formed in 1985, they released their first album, ''Bares y Fondas'' (Bars and Boardinghouses), in 1986 and have since released fourteen more albums. They ...
) * Asier Cazalis — "Abismo" (
Caramelos de Cianuro Caramelos de Cianuro ''(Cyanide Candies)'' is an alternative rock band from Venezuela formed in 1991. They recorded their first songs, "Nadando a Través De la Galaxia" (Swimming Across the Galaxy) and "Tu Mamá Te Va a Pegar" (Your mom is going ...
) *
Gustavo Cordera Gustavo Edgardo Cordera (born September 15, 1961 in Avellaneda, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine rock musician, best known as the ex frontman of the band Bersuit Vergarabat. Biography Cordera's musical career began in 1988, when he was studyin ...
— "Fantasma Soy" * Luisina Bertoldi, Brenda Martín and Gabriel Pedernera — "Nada Salvaje" (
Eruca Sativa Arugula (American English) or rocket (Commonwealth English) (''Eruca vesicaria''; syns. ''Eruca sativa'' Mill., ''E. vesicaria'' subsp. ''sativa'' (Miller) Thell., ''Brassica eruca'' L.) is an edible annual plant in the family Brassicaceae used ...
) *
Massacre A massacre is the killing of a large number of people or animals, especially those who are not involved in any fighting or have no way of defending themselves. A massacre is generally considered to be morally unacceptable, especially when per ...
— "Niña Dios"


Alternative

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Best Alternative Music Album The Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album is an award presented to recording artists for quality albums in the alternative genre at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. H ...
Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas (IKV) is a musical duo formed in 1991 consisting of Dante Spinetta and Emmanuel Horvilleur, from Buenos Aires, Argentina. The duo split in 2001 to follow solo careers, but later performed together several times, ...
— '' L.H.O.N.'' * Bebe — '' Cambio de Piel'' * Esteman — ''Caótica Belleza'' *
Mon Laferte Norma Monserrat Bustamante Laferte (born 2 May 1983) is a Chilean musician, singer, composer and painter. She is known for her musical versatility, having composed songs in a wide variety of genres such as pop, rock, bolero, cumbia and salsa. In ...
— '' Mon Laferte - Vol. 1'' *
Carla Morrison Carla Patricia Morrison Flores (born 19 July 1986), known professionally as Carla Morrison, is a Mexican indie-pop guitarist and singer. She has released three studio albums and has received various awards and nominations including two Grammy Aw ...
— '' Amor Supremo'' ; Best Alternative Song
Carla Morrison Carla Patricia Morrison Flores (born 19 July 1986), known professionally as Carla Morrison, is a Mexican indie-pop guitarist and singer. She has released three studio albums and has received various awards and nominations including two Grammy Aw ...
— "Vez Primera" * Gustavo Cortés, Ricardo Cortés and Nicolas González — "Ángeles y Serafines" ( Sig Ragga) *
Vicentico Gabriel Julio Fernández Capello (born July 24, 1964 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a musician and composer better known by his stage name Vicentico. Co-founder and vocalist of the band Los Fabulosos Cadillacs along with Flavio Cianciarulo. He wa ...
— "Averno, El Fantasma" (
Los Fabulosos Cadillacs Los Fabulosos Cadillacs is an Argentine ska band from Buenos Aires. Background and style Formed in 1985, they released their first album, ''Bares y Fondas'' (Bars and Boardinghouses), in 1986 and have since released fourteen more albums. They ...
) * Felipe Antunes and Otávio Carvalho — "Deus" (Vitrola Sintética) * Kevin Johansen — "Es Como El Día"


Tropical

; Best Salsa Album
India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
— ''Intensamente India Con Canciones de Juan Gabriel'' *
Grupo Niche Grupo Niche is a salsa group founded in 1978 in Bogotá, Colombia. In 1982, the group settled in the city of Cali, Colombia, enjoying great popularity throughout Latin America. It was founded by Jairo Varela and Alexis Lozano. Varela remain ...
— '' 35 Aniversario'' *José Lugo and Guasábara Combo — ''¿Dónde Están?'' *
Bobby Valentín Roberto "Bobby" Valentín (born June 9, 1941), is a musician and salsa bandleader. He is known as "El Rey del Bajo" (King of the Bass). Early years Valentín was born in Orocovis, Puerto Rico. He was taught by his father to play the guitar at ...
– ''Mi Ritmo es Bueno'' *
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 ...
– ''Tronco Viejo'' ; Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album Fonseca — ''Homenaje (A La Música de Diomedes Díaz)'' *El Gran Martín Elías & Rolando Ochoa— ''Imparables'' *Kuisitambó — ''Desde El Fondo'' *Felipe Peláez and Manuel Julían — ''Vestirte De Amor'' *Various Artists — ''Mujeres Por Colombia - Vallenato Volúmen 2'' ; Best Contemporary Tropical Album
Guaco Guaco, huaco, vejuco and bejuco are terms applied to various vine-like Central American, South American, and West Indian climbing plants, reputed to have curative powers. Several species in the genus ''Mikania'' are among those referred to as gua ...
— ''Guaco Histórico 2'' * Héctor Acosta — ''Merengue y Sentimiento'' * David Calzado and Charanga Habanera — ''Vivito y Coleando'' *Toño Restrepo — ''En La Sala con El Joe'' *
Daniel Santacruz Daniel Santacruz (born November 23, 1976) is an American-born Dominican musician, singer, and record producer. Born in New Jersey and raised in the Dominican Republic to a Cuban father and a Dominican mother, Santacruz is a Latin Grammy Award w ...
— ''Toda La Vida'' *
Charlie Zaa Carlos Alberto Sánchez (born in Girardot, Colombia, 1974),"Charlie Zaa", ''Contemporary Musicians'' (2005). Gale. Retrieved from Galenet Biography Resource Center on Oct. 10, 2008. better known in the entertainment world as Charlie Zaa, is a Co ...
— '' Mi Mejor Regalo'' ; Best Traditional Tropical Album Sonora Santanera — ''La Sonora Santanera En Su 60 Aniversario'' *Rafael Pollo Brito — ''Pa' Tío Simón'' *Jesús "Chino" Miranda — ''El Malquerido: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' *Septeto Nacional Ignacio Piñeiro — ''El Más Grande y Universal'' *Various Artists — ''Cuba y Puerto Rico Son...'' ; Best Tropical Fusion Album Gente de Zona — ''Visualízate'' *Cali Flow Latino — ''Full Hd'' *Cosa Nuestra — ''Pregoneros de La Calle'' *Explosión Negra — ''Levántate'' *Treo — ''Genera'' ; Best Tropical Song Omar Alfanno, Fonseca, and Yadam González Cárdenas – "Vine A Buscarte" (Fonseca) *Jorge Luis Piloto – "Esta Noche Hay Fiesta" ( Maía) *Antonio Ávila – "La Bala" (
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 ...
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Gilberto Santa Rosa Gilberto Santa Rosa Cortés, nicknamed "El Caballero de la Salsa" (The Gentleman of Salsa) (born August 21, 1962), is a Puerto Rican bandleader and singer of salsa and bolero. He is a six time Grammy Award winner and has sold over three million ...
) *
Prince Royce Geoffrey Royce Rojas (born May 11, 1989), known professionally as Prince Royce, is an American singer. At an early age, Royce took an interest in music, and in his teenage years began experimenting with music and writing poetry. By age nineteen ...
and
Daniel Santacruz Daniel Santacruz (born November 23, 1976) is an American-born Dominican musician, singer, and record producer. Born in New Jersey and raised in the Dominican Republic to a Cuban father and a Dominican mother, Santacruz is a Latin Grammy Award w ...
– "La Carretera" (Prince Royce) *Orlando Rodríguez Di Pietro – "No Me Daba Cuenta" (Gabriel C)


Singer-Songwriter

; Best Singer-Songwriter Album
Manuel Medrano Manuel Alejandro Medrano López (October 29, 1987, Cartagena, Colombia), known as Manuel Medrano, is a Colombian pop singer and a winner of two Latin Grammy Awards. Start His singing and songwriting are a way of saying thanks for supporting ...
— ''Manuel Medrano'' * Francisco Céspedes — ''Todavía'' * Djavan — ''Vidas Pra Contar'' * Pedro Guerra — ''Arde Estocolmo'' * Kevin Johansen + The Nada — ''Mis Américas, Vol. 1/2'' * Alejandro Lerner — ''Auténtico''


Regional Mexican

; Best Banda Album Banda El Recodo De Cruz Lizárraga — ''Raíces'' *
Julión Álvarez Julio César Álvarez Montelongo (born April 11, 1983), better known as Julión Álvarez (), is a Mexican singer. Álvarez has been nominated for a Grammy Award and two Latin Grammy Awards. Early life and career Julión Álvarez was born an ...
— '' Mis Ídolos, Hoy Mis Amigos!!!'' *
Banda Los Recoditos Banda Los Recoditos is a Mexican Banda formed in Mazatlán, Sinaloa. It was founded in 1989 by friends and family members of Banda el Recodo by Cruz Lizárraga. Alfonso Lizárraga and Pancho Barraza, the first vocalists, were two of the more t ...
— ''Me Está Gustando'' * Banda Troyana — ''Tengo Ganas de Ser Fiel'' * La Séptima Banda — ''A Todos Volumen'' ; Best Tejano Album Michael Salgado — ''Por Cielo y Tierra'' * Ram Herrera — ''Mucho Mas Que Amor'' * The Legends — ''La Historia de La Musica Tejana'' * Marian y Mariel — ''Vulnerable a Ti'' *
Jay Perez Jay Perez (born September 23, 1963) is an American Tejano musician, who is known for his mixing of rhythm and blues with traditional Tejano music. Career Jay was born in San Antonio on September 21, 1963. He was raised by his mother, Janie N ...
— ''Un Amigo Tendrás'' ; 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 ...
— '' Desde El Azteca'' * Joss Favela — ''Hecho a Mano'' *
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 ear ...
— ''Highway'' * Los Ramones De Nuevo León — ''Tierra Mojada'' * Pesado — ''Tributo a Los Alegres De Terán'' ; Best Regional Mexican Song Erika Ender, Manu Morendo, and Mónica Vèlez — "Ataúd" (
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 ...
) * Javier Manriquez — "Amor de Los Pobres" (La Original Banda El Limón De Salvador Lizáarraga) * Salvador Aponte, Dany Pérez, and César Valdivia — "Me Está Gustando" (
Banda Los Recoditos Banda Los Recoditos is a Mexican Banda formed in Mazatlán, Sinaloa. It was founded in 1989 by friends and family members of Banda el Recodo by Cruz Lizárraga. Alfonso Lizárraga and Pancho Barraza, the first vocalists, were two of the more t ...
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Espinoza Paz Isidro Chávez Espinoza (born 29 October 1981 in Angostura, Sinaloa, Mexico), better known as Espinoza Paz, is a Latin Grammy nominated Mexican musician and composer of Regional Mexican music, specializing in the styles of Banda, Norteño and ...
— "Te Dirán" (La Addictiva Banda San José de Mesillas) *
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 ...
— "Volví Pa'l Pueblo"


Instrumental

; Best Instrumental Album Hamilton de Holanda — ''Samba de Chico'' *Víctor Biglione — ''Mercosul'' *
João Donato João Donato de Oliveira Neto is a Brazilian jazz and bossa nova pianist from Brazil. He first worked with Altamiro Carrilho and went on to perform with Antonio Carlos Jobim and Astrud Gilberto. Career A professional at the age of 15, Donato play ...
— ''Donato Elétrico'' *
Carlos Franzetti Carlos Alberto Franzetti (born June 3, 1948) is a composer and arranger from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Early life Franzetti was born on June 3, 1948 in Buenos Aires, Argentina to Carlos Osvaldo Franzetti and Beatriz Julia Elena DeGiacomo de Fran ...
— ''Argentum'' * Bruno Miranda — ''Mosaico''


Traditional

;
Best Folk Album The Grammy Award for Best Folk Album is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for releasing albums in the folk genre. Honors in several ...
Palo Cruza'O — ''En Armonías Colombianas'' *Grupo Mapeyé — ''En Las Islas Canarias'' *Los Huayra — ''Gira'' * Nahuel Pennisi — ''Primavera'' *Marco Rodrigues — ''Fados do Fado'' ; Best Tango Album Nicolás Ledesma y Su Orquesta — ''Cuando Llora la Milonga'' *Ariel Ardit and Filarmónica de Medellín — ''Gardel Sinfónico'' *Julio Botti, Pablo Ziegler and Saul Zaks conducting the University of Southern Denmark Symphony Orchestra — ''Sax to Tango'' *Omar Mollo — ''... Tangamente'' *Leonardo Pastore — ''Carlos Gardel Original'' ; Best Flamenco Album Niña Pastori — ''Ámame Como Soy'' *
Remedios Amaya María Dolores Amaya Vega (born 1962 in Seville), better known by her stage name Remedios Amaya (), is a Spanish flamenco singer. She represented Spain at the 1983 Eurovision Song Contest. Remedios Amaya has been popular with international audi ...
— ''Rompiendo El Silencio'' *
José Mercé José Mercé (born José Soto Soto in 1955 in Jerez de la Frontera) is a Spanish flamenco singer. As a 12-year-old he performed at flamenco festivals. Later he moved to Madrid where he recorded his first album in 1968. Family He is the great- ...
— ''Doy La Cara'' *Antonio Reyes and Diego Del Morao — ''Directo En El Círculo Flamenco de Madrid'' *María Toledo — ''Magnética''


Jazz

; Best Latin Jazz Album Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra — ''Cuba: The Conversation Continues'' *Mario Adnet — ''Jobim Jazz (Ao Vivo)'' *Antonio Adolfo — ''Tropical Infinito'' *Raul Agraz — ''Between Brothers'' *Carrera Quinta — ''Big Band''


Christian

; Best Christian Album (Spanish Language) Marcos Vidal — ''25 Años'' * Christine D'Clario — ''Eterno (Live)'' *Generasion — ''Ciudad de Luz'' *Alex Sampedro — ''Alex Sampedro'' *Emir Sensini — ''Deseo tu Gloria'' ; Best Christian Album (Portuguese Language) Anderson Freire — ''Deus Não Te Rejeita'' *Paulo César Baruk — ''Graça Quase Acústico'' *Ceremonya — ''A Vida Num Segundo'' *Padre Fabio de Melo — ''Deus No Esconderijo Do Verso'' *Adelso Freire — ''Reaprender''


Portuguese Language

; Best Portuguese Language Contemporary Pop Album Céu — '' Tropix'' *
Tiago Iorc Tiago Iorczeski (born November 28, 1985) is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and record producer. As a child, he lived in England and in the United States. Despite having no musical background in his family, Tiago started playing the acoustic guita ...
— '' Troco Likes'' * Larissa Luz — ''Território Conquistado'' *
Mariza Marisa dos Reis Nunes ComIH (born 16 December 1973), known professionally as Mariza (), is a Portuguese fado singer. Mariza was born in Lourenço Marques, Portuguese Mozambique, to a Portuguese father, José Brandão Nunes, and a Mozambican ...
— ''Mundo'' * Thiago Ramil — ''Leve Embora'' ; Best Portuguese Language Rock Album Ian Ramil — ''Derivacivilização'' Scalene — ''Éter'' * Boogarins — ''Manual'' *
Jay Vaquer Jay Vaquer (born 6 February 1975) is a Brazilian singer and songwriter. Biography Vaquer was born in Rio de Janeiro, son of Jay Anthony Vaquer, an American guitarist, brother-in-law and former-partner of Raul Seixas, and a Brazilian singer Jan ...
— ''Canções de Exílio'' * Versalle — ''Distante em Algum Lugar'' ; Best Samba/Pagode Album Martinho da Vila — ''De Bem Com a Vida'' * Eduardo Gudin — ''Notícias Dum Brasil 4'' * Corina Magalhães — ''Tem Mineira no Samba'' * Rogê e
Arlindo Cruz Arlindo Cruz (born September 14, 1958, birth name Arlindo Domingos da Cruz Filho) is a Brazilian musician and songwriter, working in the genre of samba and pagode. Arlindo took part in the most important formation of Grupo Fundo de Quintal, and i ...
— ''Na Veia'' * Various Artists — ''Sambas Para Mangueira'' ; Best MPB Album
Elza Soares Elza da Conceição Soares ( née Gomes; 23 June 1930 – 20 January 2022), known professionally as Elza Soares (), was a Brazilian samba singer. In 1999, she was named Singer of the Millennium along with Tina Turner by BBC Radio. Elza was ...
— ''A Mulher do Fim do Mundo'' * Dani Black — ''Dilúvio'' * Roberta Campos — ''Todo Caminho é Sorte'' *
Celso Fonseca Celso Fonseca (born November 15, 1956) is a Brazilian composer, producer, guitarist and singer. He is noted as part of the Música popular brasileira since the 1980s, initially as accompanist and composer, then producer, and since the mid–1990s a ...
— ''Like Nice'' *
Roberta Sá Roberta Varela de Sá (born December 19, 1980) is a Brazilian singer. Sá was born in Natal and is of Portuguese descent.Veloso, Maria João.MORA & AVIS – WITH ARMS WIDE OPEN" '' Up''. TAP Portugal, June 1, 2011. Retrieved on February 15, 2012. ...
— ''Delírio'' ; Best Brazilian Roots Album Almir Sater e Renato Teixeira — ''AR'' * Lucy Alves e Clã Brasil — ''No Forró do Seu Rosil'' * Heraldo do Monte — ''Heraldo do Monte'' * Elba Ramalho — ''Cordas, Gonzaga e Afins'' *
Alceu Valença Alceu Valença (born July 1, 1946) is a Brazilian singer, musician and songwriter. Alceu Valenca was born in countryside Pernambuco, Northeast Brazil. He is considered the most successful artist in achieving an aesthetic balance between traditi ...
— ''A Luneta e o Tempo'' (soundtrack) ; Best Portuguese Language Song Djavan — "Vidas Pra Contar" *
Tiago Iorc Tiago Iorczeski (born November 28, 1985) is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and record producer. As a child, he lived in England and in the United States. Despite having no musical background in his family, Tiago started playing the acoustic guita ...
— "Amei Te Ver" * Almir Sater, Paulo Simões and Renato Teixeira — "D de Destino" (Almir Sater and Renato Teixeira) * Dani Black — "Maior" (Dani Black and Milton Nascimento) * Douglas Germano — "Maria da Vila Matilde" (
Elza Soares Elza da Conceição Soares ( née Gomes; 23 June 1930 – 20 January 2022), known professionally as Elza Soares (), was a Brazilian samba singer. In 1999, she was named Singer of the Millennium along with Tina Turner by BBC Radio. Elza was ...
)


Children's

; Best Latin Children's Album 123 Andrés — ''Arriba Abajo'' *ClaraLuna — ''1,2,3 Llega Navidad'' *Marta Gómez — ''Canciones de Sol'' * Omara Portuondo — ''Canciones de Cri Cri “El Grillo Cantor”'' *Various Artists — ''Canciones y Palabras, Vol. 1'' *
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 ...
— ''Abc Do Xspb''


Classical

; Best Classical Album
Cuarteto Latinoamericano Cuarteto Latinoamericano is one of the world's most renowned string quartets and, for forty years, the leading proponent of Latin American music for the genre. Founded in Mexico in 1982, the Cuarteto has toured extensively throughout Europe, Nort ...
and Jaramar — ''El Hilo Invisible (Cantos Sefaradíes)'' *
Jordi Savall Jordi Savall i Bernadet (; born 1 August 1941) is a Spanish conductor, composer and viol player. He has been one of the major figures in the field of Western early music since the 1970s, largely responsible for popularizing the viol family of ...
— ''Biber: Baroque Splendor'' *Edith Peña — ''Danzas En Todos Los Tiempos'' *A Corte Musical — ''Durón: Lagrimas, Amor. . .'' *
José Serebrier José Serebrier (born 3 December 1938) is a Uruguayan conductor and composer. He is one of the most recorded conductors of his generation. Early life Serebrier was born in Montevideo to Russian and Polish parents of Jewish extraction. He fi ...
— ''José Serebrier Conducts Samuel Adler'' ; Best Classical Contemporary Composition Claudia Montero — "Cuarteto Para Buenos Aires" *
Roberto Sierra Roberto Sierra (born 9 October 1953) is a Puerto Rican composer of contemporary classical music. Life Sierra was born in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. He studied composition in Europe, notably with György Ligeti in Hamburg (1979–1982), Germany. Af ...
— "Beyond The Silence Of Sorrow" ( Maximiano Valdés conducting the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra) *
Fernando Otero Fernando Otero (born 1 May 1972) is a Grammy-award-winning Argentine pianist, vocalist, and composer. His first contact with music was receiving vocal lessons from his mother Elsa Marval, an internationally acclaimed singer and actress. He start ...
— "Jardín del Adiós" (Nick Danielson, violinist; Fernando Otero, pianist) *Gustavo Casenave — "Mi Familia" (Gustavo Casenave featuring Nick Danielson and Pedro Giraudo) *
Leo Brouwer Juan Leovigildo Brouwer Mezquida (born March 1, 1939) is a Cuban composer, conductor, and classical guitarist. He is a Member of Honour of the International Music Council. Family He is the grandson of Cuban composer Ernestina Lecuona y Casado. ...
— "Sonata de Los Viajeros" (Brasil Guitar Duo)


Recording Package

; Best Recording Package Sergio Mora — ''El Poeta Halley'' ( Love of Lesbian) *Lisa Akerman Stefaneli — ''Atlas'' (Baleia) *Goster — ''Impredecible'' ( Bareto) *Marcus Mota — ''Relevante'' (Mario Diníz) *Goster — ''Umbral''(Melnik)


Production

; Best Engineered Album Be Hussey, Gustavo Lenza, Diogo Poças, Rodrigo Sanches, Mike Cresswell and Felipe Tchauer — '' Tropix'' ( Céu) *Rodrigo Campello, Márcio Gama, Aurélio Kauffmann, Jon Luz, Fernando Nunes and Carlos Freitas — ''Delírio'' (
Roberta Sá Roberta Varela de Sá (born December 19, 1980) is a Brazilian singer. Sá was born in Natal and is of Portuguese descent.Veloso, Maria João.MORA & AVIS – WITH ARMS WIDE OPEN" '' Up''. TAP Portugal, June 1, 2011. Retrieved on February 15, 2012. ...
) *
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 ...
and Ron McMaster — ''Like Nice'' (
Celso Fonseca Celso Fonseca (born November 15, 1956) is a Brazilian composer, producer, guitarist and singer. He is noted as part of the Música popular brasileira since the 1980s, initially as accompanist and composer, then producer, and since the mid–1990s a ...
) *Salomé Limón and Caco Refojo — ''Magnética'' (María Toledo) * Daniel Musy and André Dias — ''Samba de Chico'' ( Hamilton de Holanda) ; Producer of the Year
Rafa Arcaute Rafael Arcaute, known as Rafa Arcaute, is an Argentine songwriter, record producer and recording engineer. He has worked with several Latin American artists including Luis Alberto Spinetta, Illya Kuryaki & The Valderramas, Calle 13, Aterciope ...
* Eduardo Cabra *
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 ...
* Kim Fanlo * Rafa Sardina


Music video

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Best Short Form Music Video The Grammy Award for Best Music Video is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to performers, directors, and producers of quality short form music videos. Hon ...
Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas (IKV) is a musical duo formed in 1991 consisting of Dante Spinetta and Emmanuel Horvilleur, from Buenos Aires, Argentina. The duo split in 2001 to follow solo careers, but later performed together several times, ...
– "Gallo Negro" * Álex Anwandter – "Siempre Es Viernes En Mi Corazón" * Gustavo Casas y Los Que Buscan – "Verte Ya" * Delafé – "Lo Más Bonito del Mundo" *
El Guincho Pablo Díaz-Reixa (born November 17, 1983), professionally known as el Guincho, is a Spanish musician, singer, and record producer. Díaz-Reixa rose to prominence with his 2008 album, '' Alegranza''. His musical style relies heavily on the use ...
featuring
Mala Rodríguez María Rodríguez Garrido, known as Mala Rodríguez, is a Spanish Latin hip hop artist based in Barcelona. She appeared as a judge on Spain's '' La Voz'' prior to releasing her first album in seven years, ''Mala'', in May 2020. Rodríguez re ...
– "Comix" ; Best Long Form Music Video Alejandro Sanz – ''Sirope Vivo'' *
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 o ...
– ''Desde Adentro - Impuesto De Fe (En Vivo)'' * Bebe – ''10 Años Con Bebe'' * Dvicio – ''Justo Ahora y Siempre'' * Eugenia León,
Tania Libertad Tania Libertad de Souza Zúñiga (born October 24, 1952) known professionally as Tania Libertad, is a Peruvian-Mexican singer in the World Music genre. Libertad was named an Ambassador for Peace by UNESCO, Comendadora by the Peruvian government, a ...
and
Guadalupe Pineda Guadalupe Pineda (born February 23, 1955) is a Mexican singer considered one of Mexico's grassroots musical icons. She is a recipient of the Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and a multi-Latin Grammy nominee, she has released more than 30 a ...
– ''Primera Fila''


Special Merit Awards

The following is a list of special merit awards ;Lifetime Achievement Awards *
Eugenia León Eugenia León (born June 7, 1956) is a Mexican singer. In 1985, she won first place at the prestigious OTI Festival in Seville, Spain with the theme "El Fandango Aquí" by . A winner of the Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, she has had a c ...
*
Ricardo Montaner Héctor Eduardo Reglero Montaner (born September 8, 1957), better known as Ricardo Montaner (), is an Argentine-born Venezuelan singer and songwriter. Since starting his career in the late 1970s, he has released more than 24 albums, and many su ...
*
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 ...
*
Piero Piero is an Italian given name. Notable people with the name include: * Piero Angela (1928–2022), Italian television host *Piero Barucci (born 1933), Italian academic and politician * Piero del Pollaiuolo (c. 1443–1496), Italian painter * Piero ...
;Trustees Award *
Carlos Mejía Godoy Carlos Mejía Godoy (born June 27, 1943) is a Nicaraguan musician (accordion), composer and singer. He was born in Somoto, Madriz. Son of Carlos Mejía Fajardo and María Elsa Godoy, his brother Luis Enrique Mejía Godoy, three years younger tha ...
*
Nelson Motta Nelson Cândido Motta Filho (born 29 October 1944, São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian journalist, ghostwriter, songwriter, writer, and record producer. He was part of the bossa nova movement, collaborating with Edu Lobo, Dori Caymmi, Lulu Santos ...
* Rafael Solano Sánchez


Changes to award categories

* Due to the low number of entries, the Best Ranchero/Mariachi Album category was not awarded that year. * The Brazilian field was renamed to Portuguese Language field


References


External links


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