The winners of the Second Annual

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were announced during a press conference on Tuesday, October 30, 2001 at the

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in Los Angeles, California. The conference, which was broadcast live on the internet, was hosted by

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and Paul Rodriguez. Alejandro Sanz was the big winner winning four awards including Album of the Year. Juanes won three awards including Best New Artist.

Cancellation

Prior to the date of the event, the Latin Grammys were moved from Miami to Los Angeles due to protests by

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s for allowing musicians living in Cuba to perform. The awards were to have been presented at the

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CA with a

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national telecast on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. It was to be hosted by

and

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. The telecast was cancelled because of the

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that morning in

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, and

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. After many discussions about rescheduling the ceremony, The Latin Recording Academy determined it would be impossible to do so. Instead, the winners were announced at a press conference on October 30 at the

. The cancellation of the event cost the organizers an estimate of $2 million in losses.

Awards

General

;Record of the Year Alejandro Sanz — "El Alma Al Aire" *

— " Pero Me Acuerdo de Ti" * Aterciopelados — "El Álbum" *

Gilberto Gil Gilberto Passos Gil Moreira (; born 26 June 1942), is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and politician, known for both his musical innovation and political activism. From 2003 to 2008, he served as Brazil's Minister of Culture in the administration ...

— "Esperando Na Janela" * Juanes — " Fijate Bien" ;Album of the Year Alejandro Sanz — '' El Alma Al Aire'' *

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 ...

— '' Ciudad de las Ideas'' *

— '' As Canções de Eu Tu Eles'' * Juanes — ''

Fíjate Bien ''Fíjate Bien'' (Spanish for ''Pay Attention'') is the debut studio album recorded by Colombian singer-songwriter Juanes, It was released by Surco Records on October 17, 2000 (see 2000 in music). The album was produced by Gustavo Santaolalla, w ...

'' *

Paulina Rubio Paulina Susana Rubio Dosamantes (; born 17 June 1971) is a Mexican singer. Referred to as " The Golden Girl" and " Queen of Latin Pop", she first achieved recognition as a member of the successful pop group Timbiriche from 1982 through 1991. Af ...

— '' Paulina'' ;Song of the Year Alejandro Sanz — "El Alma Al Aire" * Alejandro Lerner — "Amarte Así" * Francisco Céspedes — "Dónde Está La Vida" * Juanes — " Fijate Bien" *

Estéfano Fabio Alonso Salgado, better known as Estéfano (born 19 August 1966 in Manizales, Colombia) is a Colombian musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. Along with Donato Poveda formed the duo Donato y Estefano, releasing three studio albums ...

— "

Y Yo Sigo Aquí "Y Yo Sigo Aquí" () is a song recorded by Mexican singer Paulina Rubio for her fifth studio album, ''Paulina'' (2000). It was released as the third single from ''Paulina'' on November 1, 2000. It was released in January 2001 in the United State ...

" (

) ;Best New Artist Juanes * Bacilos *

Bebel Gilberto Isabel Buarque de Hollanda Gilberto de Oliveira (born May 12, 1966), known as Bebel Gilberto, is an American-born Brazilian popular singer often associated with bossa nova. She is the daughter of João Gilberto and singer Miúcha. Her uncle i ...

* Sindicato Argentino del Hip Hop * Manuel Vargas

Pop

;Best Female Pop Vocal Album

— ''

Mi Reflejo ''Mi Reflejo'' (English: ''My Reflection'') is the second studio album and first Spanish-language album by American singer Christina Aguilera. It was released on September 12, 2000, as a joint effort between RCA Records and BMG U.S. Latin. After ...

'' *

Natalia Oreiro Natalia Marisa Oreiro Iglesias (; born 19 May 1977) is a Uruguayan actress, singer, songwriter, model, television presenter and fashion designer. Oreiro began her career in telenovelas. Since 2008 she has switched to work primarily in films. O ...

— ''

Tu Veneno ''Tu Veneno'' is the second studio album by Uruguayan singer and actress Natalia Oreiro. Background Natalia Oreiro pursued her music career with her second album, ''Tu Veneno'', and presentations in "Gala de la Hispanidad", "Gala de Murcia ...

'' * Laura Pausini — '' Entre tú y mil mares'' *

— '' Paulina'' *

Thalía Ariadna Thalía Sodi Miranda (; born 26 August 1971), known mononymously as Thalía, is a Mexican singer and actress. Referred to as the " Queen of Latin Pop", she is considered one of the most successful and influential Mexican artists. Havi ...

— ''

Arrasando ''Arrasando'' (English: ''Razing'') is the seventh studio album by Mexican singer Thalía, released on 25 April 2000, by EMI Latin. She collaborated with producers like Emilio Estefan, Roberto Blades and Lawrence Dermer. In many interviews dur ...

'' ;Best Male Pop Vocal Album Alejandro Sanz — '' El Alma Al Aire'' * Pedro Guerra — ''Ofrenda'' * Alejandro Lerner — ''Si Quieres Saber Quien Soy'' * Luis Miguel — '' Vivo'' * Antonio Vega — ''De Un Lugar Perdido'' ;Best Pop Album by a Duo/Group with Vocals

Armando Manzanero Armando Manzanero Canché (7 December 1935 – 28 December 2020) was a Mexican Mayan musician, singer, composer, actor and music producer, widely considered the premier Mexican romantic composer of the postwar era and one of the most successfu ...

— '' Duetos'' * Bacilos — '' Bacilos'' * Ella Baila Sola — ''Marta y Marilia'' * Ana Torroja and Miguel Bosé — ''Girados en Concierto'' *

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 ...

and

Irakere Irakere (faux-Yoruba for 'forest') is a Cuban band founded by pianist Chucho Valdés (son of Bebo Valdés) in 1973. They won the Grammy Award for Best Latin Recording in 1980 with their album ''Irakere''. Irakere was a seminal musical laborator ...

— ''Unforgettable Boleros'' ;Best Pop Instrumental Album

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— ''This Side of Paradise'' * Andrés Alén — ''Pianoforte'' *

Lara & Reyes Lara & Reyes is an instrumental group founded by Sergio Lara and Joe Reyes in 1989. It performed flamenco-influenced Latin guitar instrumental pieces. Their first album '' Two Guitars - One Passion'' released in 1992 under Talking Taco Records R ...

— ''World Jazz'' *

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conducting The Boston Pops Orchestra — ''The Latin Album'' * Marcus Viana — ''Terra''

Rap/Hip-Hop

;Best Rap/Hip-Hop Album Sindicato Argentino del Hip Hop — ''Un Paso a la Eternidad'' * DJ Kun — ''Crazy Atorrante'' * Faces do Subúrbio — ''Como É Triste de Olhar'' *

Planet Hemp Planet Hemp is a Brazilian rap rock musical group, known for starting the career of rappers Marcelo D2 and BNegão for its lyrics supporting the legality of cannabis. The band was founded in Rio de Janeiro in 1993, with original members Marcelo ...

— ''A Invasão do Sagaz Homem Fumaça'' *

7 Notas 7 Colores 7 Notas 7 Colores is a Spanish hip-hop group of the 90's hailing from Barcelona. Biography 7 Notas 7 Colores emerged in Barcelona in 1993, when there were few rap groups in Spain. Its members were from different towns and neighborhoods around the ...

— ''La Mami Internacional Presenta: 7 Notas 7 Colores''

Rock

;Best Rock Solo Vocal Album Juanes — ''

'' *

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 ...

— ''Rey Sol'' *

Rosendo Mercado Rosendo Mercado Ruiz (born 23 February 1954, Madrid, Spain) is a Spanish rock singer and songwriter. He was a member of bands Ñu and Leño, and is a prominent exponent of the so-called urban rock in Spain. Biography First steps His fami ...

— ''Canciones para Normales y Mero Dementes'' * Cecilia Toussaint — ''Cecilia Toussaint'' * Julieta Venegas — ''

Bueninvento ''Bueninvento'' ("Goodinvention") is an album released by Mexican singer-songwriter and instrumentalist Julieta Venegas in 2000 to critical acclaim. "Sería Feliz" (translated as "I'd be happy") was the single released for this album, accompanied ...

'' ;Best Rock Album by a Duo/Group with Vocals Aterciopelados — ''Gozo Poderoso'' *

Jarabe de Palo Jarabe de Palo ("Wooden Stick Syrup" or, by virtue of the Spanish expression "dar un jarabe de palo", i.e. a "hell of a beating") were a Spanish rock band founded in 1996, once led by singer, songwriter and guitarist Pau Donés, who, on 9 June ...

— '' De Vuelta y Vuelta'' *

Los Amigos Invisibles Los Amigos Invisibles (Spanish for "The Invisible Friends") is a Venezuelan band which plays a blend of disco, acid jazz and funk mixed with Latin rhythms. In addition to releasing eleven critically acclaimed albums, the band have been lauded ...

— ''

Arepa 3000 ''Arepa 3000'' is a studio album by acid jazz band Los Amigos Invisibles. It was released in 2000 on Luaka Bop Luaka Bop is a New York–based record label founded by musician David Byrne, former lead singer and guitarist for the art rock– ...

'' *

Los Rabanes Los Rabanes is a Latin Grammy winning ska rock fusion band from Chitré, Herrera, Panama. With a career spanning two decades and eight albums, they are considered pioneers in the region, and are the first band from Central America to win a Lat ...

— ''Rabanes'' * Super Ratones — ''Mancha Registrada'' ;Best Rock Song Juanes — " Fijate Bien" *

— "De Vuelta y Vuelta" * Aterciopelados — "El Álbum" *

— "El Diablo de tu Corazón" * Julieta Venegas — "Hoy No Quiero"

Tropical

;Best Salsa Album

Tito Puente Ernest Anthony Puente Jr. (April 20, 1923 – June 1, 2000), commonly known as Tito Puente, was an American musician, songwriter, bandleader, and record producer of Puerto Rican descent. He is best known for dance-oriented mambo and Latin jazz ...

and

Eddie Palmieri Eddie Palmieri (born December 15, 1936) is an American Grammy Award-winning pianist, bandleader, musician, and composer of Puerto Rican ancestry. He is the founder of the bands La Perfecta, La Perfecta II, and Harlem River Drive. Early life Pal ...

— ''Obra Maestra'' *

Issac Delgado Issac Delgado (born Isaac Felipe Delgado-Ramirez on April 11, 1962 in Marianao, Habana, Cuba) is one of the founders of the band NG La Banda and is a popular salsa and timba performer. Early life and family His father, Luis Delgado, was a tai ...

— ''La Fórmula/Malecón'' *

Oscar D'León Oscar Emilio León Somoza (born July 11, 1943), known as Oscar D'León, and affectionately called ''The Pharaoh of Salsa'', ''The Lion of Salsa'', and the ''World's Sonero'', is a Venezuelan musician best known for his work with salsa music. He ...

and Wladimir — ''Doble Play'' *

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 ...

— ''Propuesta'' *

Tito Rojas Julio César Rojas López, better known by his stage name Tito Rojas (June 14, 1955 – December 26, 2020) and also known as "El Gallo Salsero", was a Puerto Rican salsa singer and songwriter. Early years Tito Rojas was born and raised in the ...

— ''Rompiendo Noches'' *

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 ...

— ''

Intenso ''Intenso'' (''Intense'') is the thirteenth studio album recorded by Puerto Rican salsa singer Gilberto Santa Rosa released on March 6, 2001. The album became his third number-one set on the ''Billboard'' Tropical Albums chart. The album recei ...

'' ;Best Merengue Album Chichí Peralta — ''...De Vuelta al Barrio'' * Grupo Manía — ''Grupomania 2050'' * Eddy Herrera — ''Me Enamore'' *

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 ...

— ''En Vivo!'' * Toño Rosario — ''Yo Soy Toño'' ;Best Traditional Tropical Album Celia Cruz — ''Siempre Viviré'' *

Celina González Celina González Zamora (16 March 1929 – 4 February 2015) was a Cuban singer-songwriter, who specialized in "música campesina", traditional music of the Cuban countryside. She is best known for co-authoring ''A Santa Bárbara'' wi ...

and Reutilio — ''50 Años...Como Una Reina'' *

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— ''Canto'' * Plena Libre — ''Mas Libre'' *

Omara Portuondo Omara Portuondo Peláez (born 29 October 1930) is a Cuban singer and dancer. A founding member of the popular vocal group Cuarteto d'Aida, Portuondo has collaborated with many important Cuban musicians during her long career, including Julio Gu ...

— ''Buena Vista Social Club Presents Omara Portuondo'' ;Best Tropical Song

Kike Santander Flavio Enrique "Kike" Santander Lora is a Colombian-American composer, record producer, arranger and entrepreneur. He is considered to be one of the principal Latino composers of the day, having worked with artists such as David Bisbal, Cristia ...

— "Júrame (Merengue)" (

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 ...

) * Albita — "Azúca' Pa' Tu Amargura" *

— "La Fórmula" * Toño Rosario — "Yo Me Muero Por Ella" * Alejandro Jaén and William Paz — "Yo Si Me Enamoré" (

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 ...

)

Regional

;Best Ranchero Album Pedro Fernández — ''

Yo No Fuí ''Yo no fui'' is an album by Mexican singer Pedro Fernández. It was released on September 12, 2000. The album won the Latin Grammy Award for Best Ranchero Album in 2001. Track listing Personnel Adapted from AllMusic. * Guadalupe Alfaro – ...

'' * Myrza — ''Homenaje a Fernando Z. Maldonado'' *

Paquita la del Barrio Francisca Viveros Barradas, (born April 2, 1947) known professionally as Paquita la del Barrio ("Paquita From the Neighborhood") is a Mexican singer, songwriter, and actress. She is a Grammy nominated singer of rancheras and other Mexican genres. ...

— ''Piérdeme el Respeto'' * Mariachi Sol De México — ''Tequila con Limón con el Mariachi'' * Manuel Vargas — ''Por Amor'' ;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 popu ...

— ''Contigo Por Siempre'' * Banda Arkángel R-15 — ''Reina de Reinas'' * Banda Limonense — ''Por Una Mujer Bonita'' * Banda Machos — ''Mi Guitarra y Yo'' * Carmen Jara — ''Arráncame la Vida'' ;Best Grupero Album Grupo Limite — ''Por Encima De Todo'' * Caballo Dorado — ''No Dejes De Bailar'' * Guardianes Del Amor — ''Un Millón De Lágrimas'' *

La Mafia La Mafia is a five-time Grammy Award-winning musical group. It has its roots in the Northside neighborhood of Houston, Texas, and has charted a course as a Latin music band. History La Mafia was founded in 1980 in Houston, TX. Vocalist Osca ...

— ''Contigo'' * Mojado — ''Los Ángeles También Bailan'' ;Best Tejano Album Jimmy González & El Grupo Mazz — ''Quien Iba A Pensar'' * Emilio — ''El Rey Del Rodeo'' * David Lee Garza & Los Musicales — ''20/20'' *

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 ...

— ''Obsesión'' * A.B. Quintanilla & Los

Kumbia Kings The Kumbia Kings were a Mexican-American cumbia group from Corpus Christi, Texas, created by A.B. Quintanilla. Their music encompasses the styles of cumbia (hence their name), hip hop, and R&B. They produce songs in both Spanish and English. ...

— '' Shhh!'' ;Best Norteño Album

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 — ''Quémame Los Ojos/Amigos Del Alma'' * Grupo Atrapado — ''Atrapando Tú Corazón'' *

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 ...

— ''De Paisano A Paisano'' * Los Tucanes De Tijuana — ''Me Gusta Vivir De Noche'' * Polo Urías y Su Máquina Norteña — ''De Chihuahua Para Ti'' ;Best Regional Song Jose Vaca Flores — "Borracho Te Recuerdo" (

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 ...

) * Enrique Valencia — "De Paisano A Paisano" (

) * Francisco de Jesus Martínez — "Disculpe Usted" (Los Humildes) * Oscar Treviño — "Mi Obsesión" (

) * Toscano — "Piérdeme El Respeto" (

)

Traditional

;Best Folk Album El All-Stars de La Rumba Cubana — ''La Rumba Soy Yo'' * Jaime Uribe Espita, José Revelo and John Villegas — ''Seresta'' *

Hevia José Ángel Hevia Velasco, known professionally as Hevia (born October 11, 1967 in Villaviciosa, Asturias), is a Spanish bagpiper – specifically, an Asturian gaita player. He commonly performs with his sister, María José, on drums. I ...

— ''The Other Side'' * Carlos Núñez — ''Mayo Longo'' *

Lázaro Ros Lázaro Ros (May 11, 1925 – February 8, 2005) was an Afro-Cuban singer. His music borrowed much from Africa, as he performed music of the Lucumí culture, of the Yoruba people from modern-day Nigeria, and of the Arará culture of the Dahomeyan ...

— ''Yamayá'' ;Best Tango Album

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 ...

— ''Tango Fatal'' * Leopoldo Federico & Orquesta — ''De Antología'' *

Rodolfo Mederos Rodolfo Mederos (born March 25, 1940) is an Argentine bandoneonist, composer and arranger. He lived in Cuba and France; in Argentina, he founded the experimental group Generación Cero. Early life Mederos was born in the Constitución neig ...

and Nicolás Brizuela — ''Tangos'' * Nuevo Quinteto Real — ''Tangos'' * Salgan y de Lio — ''En Vivo en el Club del Vino'' ;Best Flamenco Album

— '' Ciudad de las Ideas'' * Montse Cortés — ''Alabanza'' *

Mayte Martín Mayte Martín (born in Barcelona, Spain, April 19, 1965) is a Flamenco cantaora (singer), bolero singer, and composer. She is widely recognized as one of the most important flamenco voices of her generation. She has also devoted part of her care ...

— ''Querencia'' *

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- ...

— ''Aire'' *

Estrella Morente Estrella Morente (Estrella de la Aurora Morente Carbonell) is a Spanish flamenco singer. She was born on 14 August 1980 in Las Gabias, Granada in southern Spain. She is the daughter of flamenco singer Enrique Morente and dancer Aurora Carbonel ...

— ''Mi Cante y un Poema'' * Navajita Plateá — Hablando en Plata

Jazz

;Best Latin Jazz Album Paquito D'Rivera Quintet — ''Live at the Blue Note'' *

Chico O'Farrill Arturo "Chico" O'Farrill (October 28, 1921 – June 27, 2001) was a Cuban composer, arranger, and conductor, best known for his work in the Latin idiom, specifically Afro-Cuban jazz or "Cubop", although he also composed traditional jazz pieces a ...

— ''Carambola'' *

Danilo Pérez Danilo Pérez (born December 29, 1965) is a Panamanian pianist, composer, educator, and a social activist. His music is a blend of Panamanian roots with elements of Latin American folk music, jazz, European impressionism, African, and other music ...

— ''Motherland'' * David Sánchez — ''Melaza'' *

— ''Solo: Live in New York'' * Various Artists — ''

Calle 54 ''Calle 54'' is a 2000 documentary film about Latin jazz by Spanish director Fernando Trueba. With only minimal introductory voiceovers, the film consists of studio performances by a wide array of Latin Jazz musicians. Artists featured include Chuc ...

Brazilian

;Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop Album

Marisa Monte Marisa de Azevedo Monte (Brazilian Portuguese: /maˈɾizɐ dʒi azeˈvedu ˈmõtʃi/) (born 1 July 1967) is a Brazilian singer, composer, instrumentalist, and producer of Brazilian popular music and samba. As of 2011, she had sold 10 million ...

— ''Memorias, Crônicas e Declarações de Amor'' * Zeca Baleiro — ''Líricas'' * Pedro Mariano — '' Voz no Ouvido'' *

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 pe ...

— ''

Beat Beleza ''Beat Beleza'' is the second album released by Brazilian singer 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 seve ...

'' *

Herbert Vianna Herbert Lemos de Sousa Vianna (born May 4, 1961) is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer mainly known for his work with rock band Os Paralamas do Sucesso. Biography Herbert was born in João Pessoa, Paraíba. His fa ...

— ''O Som do Sim'' ;Best Brazilian Rock Album

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 ...

— ''3001'' * Charlie Brown Jr. — ''

Nadando com os Tubarões ''Nadando com os Tubarões'' ( Portuguese for "''Swimming Alongside the Sharks''") is the third album by Brazilian alternative rock band Charlie Brown Jr., released in November 2000 through Virgin Records. It was the band's final album with origin ...

'' *

Cidade Negra Cidade Negra ( pt, Black City) is a Brazilian reggae band formed in 1986 in Rio de Janeiro. Their style is influenced by soul and rock music. Common themes of Cidade Negra songs include love and social issues. History The band reached success ...

— ''Enquanto o Mundo Gira'' * Pavilhão 9 — ''Reação'' * Sidereal — ''Na Paz'' ;Best Samba/Pagode Album

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 ...

— ''Agua da Minha Sede'' *

Beth Carvalho Elizabeth Santos Leal de Carvalho (May 5, 1946 – April 30, 2019), known professionally as Beth Carvalho, was a Brazilian samba singer, guitarist, cavaquinist and composer. Biography Carvalho was raised in a middle-class family in Rio de ...

— ''Pagode de Mesa 2 - Ao Vivo'' * Harmonia do Samba — ''O Rodo'' *

Jair Rodrigues Jair Rodrigues de Oliveira (February 6, 1939 – May 8, 2014) was a Brazilian musician and singer. He is the father of Luciana Mello and Jair Oliveira, who also followed in his footsteps and became musicians. Biography Born in Igarapava, Rodr ...

— ''500 Anos de Folia - Volume 2'' * Various Artists — ''Casa de Samba 4'' ;Best MPB Album

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 ...

— ''Noites do Norte'' *

— ''

Tanto Tempo ''Tanto Tempo'' (lit. "So Much Time") is an album by Brazilian bossa nova singer Bebel Gilberto. Tanto Tempo was produced by Serbian producer Suba and co-produced by Béco Dranoff for the Ziriguiboom imprint of Crammed Discs. Suba died from smo ...

'' * Guinga — ''Suíte Leopoldina'' *

Ney Matogrosso Ney de Souza Pereira (born 1 August 1941), known professionally as Ney Matogrosso (), is a Brazilian singer who is distinguished for his uncommon countertenor voice. He was ranked by ''Rolling Stone'' as the third greatest Latin American singer ...

— ''Batuque'' * Emílio Santiago — ''Bossa Nova'' ;Best Sertaneja Music Album Pena Branca — ''Semente Caipira'' * Bruno & Marrone — ''Acústico'' * Leonardo — ''Quero Colo'' *

Roberta Miranda Roberta Miranda, artistic name of Maria Albuquerque Miranda, from João Pessoa, Paraiba, Brazil is a Brazilian singer. She is the fourth best-selling female artist in Brazil behind Rita Lee (55 million), Xuxa (33 million) and Maria Be ...

— ''Histórias de Amor'' * Sérgio Reis — ''Sérgio Reis'' * Rionegro & Solimões — ''Bate o Pé ao Vivo'' ;Best Brazilian Roots/Regional Album

— '' As Canções de Eu Tu Eles'' *

Dominguinhos José Domingos de Morais (12 February 1941 – 23 July 2013), better known as Dominguinhos, was a Brazilian composer, accordionist and singer. His principal musical influences were the music of Luiz Gonzaga, Forró and in general the music of the ...

— ''Ao Vivo'' * Forróçacana — ''Vamo Que Vamo'' *

Zé Ramalho Zé Ramalho (born José Ramalho Neto on October 3, 1949 – Brejo do Cruz, Paraíba, Brazil) is a Brazilian composer and performer. Zé Ramalho has collaborated with various major Brazilian musicians, including Vanusa, Geraldo Azevedo and A ...

— ''Nação Nordestina'' *

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 ...

— ''Forró Lunar'' ;Best Brazilian Song Raimundinho do Accordion, Targino Gondim and Manuca — "Esperando na Janela" (

) *

— "A Lua Q Eu T Dei" (

) *

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 musical ...

and

— "Amor I Love You" (Marisa Monte) *

— "Sou Seu Sabiá" *

— "Zera a Reza"

Children's

;Best Latin Children's Album Miliki — ''Cómo Estan Ustedes?'' * Los Niños de Cuba — ''Así Cantan Los Niños de Cuba'' * Niños Adorando — ''Niños Adorando'' * El Morro — ''Puras Para Niños, Vol. 1'' * Colegio de Música de Medellín — ''Traralalala''

Classic

;Best Classical Album Carlos Alvarez,

Plácido Domingo José Plácido Domingo Embil (born 21 January 1941) is a Spanish opera singer, conductor, and arts administrator. He has recorded over a hundred complete operas and is well known for his versatility, regularly performing in Italian, French ...

Jane Henschel Jane Henschel (born 2 March 1952) is an American operatic mezzo soprano. Henschel, who was born in Wisconsin, studied at the University of Southern California, and then pursued further studies in Germany, where she has made her home. Her numero ...

and Ana Maria Martinez — ''Albeniz: Merlin'' *

and Ana Maria Martinez — ''Bacalov: Misa Tango'' * Benjamin Echenique — ''México Barroco/Puebla VIII - Maitines para Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe/Manuel Arenzana'' *

Eduardo Diazmuñoz Eduardo Diazmuñoz is a highly prolific Mexican-Spanish-American conductor, composer and arranger, performer and educator. He studied piano, cello, percussion, and conducting at the National Conservatory of Music (Mexico). In 1978, 1979 he became a ...

and Roberto Limon — ''Tango Mata Danzón Mata Tango'' * Alberto Cruzprieto, Mercedes Gomez, Roberto Kolb and Jaime Marquez — ''Toussaint: Gauguin''

Production

;Best Engineered Album Marcelo Anez,

Gustavo Celis Image:Gustavo Celis.jpg Gustavo Celis is an American music engineer, mixer and producer. He has worked with many prominent names in music including Shakira (he mixed her classic albums '' Fijación Oral Vol. 1 and Oral Fixation Vol. 2'', and si ...

, Gordon Chinn,

Charles Dye Charles Dye is a Grammy-nominated and Latin Grammy-winning record producer, engineer and mixer from Hollywood, Florida, USA. Grammy In 2001, Dye received a Latin Grammy for Best Engineered Album for Thalía's ''Arrasando''. Other production cr ...

Javier Garza Javier Garza is an American sound engineer and mixer from Florida. Garza has done production work on a large number of successful major-label albums since 1990, and has won two Grammy Awards and nine Latin Grammy Awards. Among the artists whose musi ...

, Mike Gouzauski,

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 ...

, Freddy Pinero, Jr., Eric Schilling, Joel Someilan, Ron Taylor, J. C. Ulloa and Robb Williams — ''

'' (

) * Luca Bignardi,

Steve Churchyard Steve Churchyard is an English record producer, recording engineer and mixer who began his career at Sir George Martin’s AIR Studios in London. He currently resides in the United States. He has been nominated for 15 Grammy awards. In 2008 he wo ...

, David Cole, Rupert Coulson,

Jon Jacobs Jon Jacobs (born 10 September 1966 in Derbyshire, England) is an English actor, entrepreneur, director, producer, writer, and creator of the avatar Neverdie from the virtual world '' Entropia Universe'' that Reuters described as "a legendary ...

, Luis Quiñe, Ben "Jammin" Robbins and

Ali Thomson Ali Thomson (born 1959 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish singer-songwriter. His brother is Dougie Thomson, of the Alan Bown Set and Supertramp. Ali began singing and playing piano in local bands and moved to London in the 1970s where he worked ...

— '' Entre tú y mil mares'' ( Laura Pausini) * Duda, Marcelo Loud, Sergio Ricardo and Luiz Paulo Serafim — ''Gil y Milton'' (

and

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 ...

) * Juan Ignacio Cuadrado and Fredy Marugan — ''Los Paraísos Desiertos'' (

Ismael Serrano Ismael Serrano (born 9 March 1974) is a singer-songwriter and guitarist from Spain, popular in Spain and Latin America, known for his often political lyrics and eclectic musical influences. During his creative career he has been influenced by ot ...

) *

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 Marcelo Sabóia — ''Noites do Norte'' (

) ;Producer of the Year K. C. Porter * Alfredo Cerruti and Laura Pausini * Rildo Hora *

Phil Ramone Philip Ramone (né Rabinowitz, January 5, 1934March 30, 2013) was a South African-born American recording engineer, record producer, violinist and composer, who in 1958 co-founded A & R Recording, Inc., a recording studio with business pa ...

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

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 ...

— " She Bangs" * Juanes — " Fijate Bien" * La Oreja de Van Gogh — "Paris" *

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 Baro ...

— "Aonde Quer Que Eu Va" *

— "El Diablo En Tu Corazón" * Alejandro Sanz — "Cuando Nadie Me Ve"

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