The 10th 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 ...

took place on Thursday, November 5, 2009 at the

Mandalay Bay Events Center The Michelob Ultra Arena, formerly the Mandalay Bay Events Center, is a 12,000-seat multi-purpose indoor arena at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. It is owned and operated by MGM Resorts In ...

Las Vegas Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas ...

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. This was the second time the show took place in Las Vegas.

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 ...

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 achiev ...

on November 4, the day prior to the telecast. Calle 13 were the big winners, winning five awards including Album of the Year. 2009 marked the ten-year anniversary of the Latin Grammy Awards.

Awards

Winners are in bold text.

General

;Record of the Year Calle 13 featuring

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, ...

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No Hay Nadie Como Tú "No Hay Nadie Como Tú" ( en, There's No One Like You) is the first single by alternative-rap band Calle 13 (band), Calle 13 taken from their third studio album ''Los de Atrás Vienen Conmigo'', released on October 7, 2008 by Sony BMG. It features ...

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Luis Fonsi Luis Alfonso Rodríguez López-Cepero (born April 15, 1978), known by his stage name Luis Fonsi (), is a Puerto Rican singer. He is known for multiple songs, one of them being "Despacito" featuring rapper Daddy Yankee. Fonsi received his first ...

featuring

Aleks Syntek Raúl Alejandro Escajadillo Peña (born 29 September 1969), known by his stage name, Aleks Syntek, is a Mexican singer and songwriter. He has earned nine nominations for the Latin Grammy Awards, a Grammy nomination, five nominations for the MT ...

Noel Schajris Nahuel Schajris Rodríguez (born July 19, 1974 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine-Mexican singer, songwriter and pianist based in Mexico who experienced chart-topping success as part of the duo Sin Bandera until he and fellow singer and ...

and

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 ...

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Aquí Estoy Yo "Aquí Estoy Yo" (English: ''Here I Am'') is a song written by Luis Fonsi, Claudia Brant and Gen Rubin; it was produced by Luis Fonsi and Sebastián Krys for Fonsi's seventh studio album '' Palabras del Silencio'' (2008), and it is performed by ...

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Ivan Lins Ivan Guimarães Lins (born June 16, 1945) is a Latin Grammy-winning Brazilian musician. He has been an active performer and songwriter of Brazilian popular music (MPB) and jazz for over thirty years. His first hit, "Madalena", was recorded by ...

and the

Metropole Orchestra The Metropole Orkest (Metropole Orchestra) is a jazz and pop orchestra based in the Netherlands, and is the largest full-time ensemble of its kind in the world. A hybrid orchestra, it is a combination of jazz, big band and symphony orchestra. Com ...

— "Arlequim Desconhecido" * José Lugo Orchestra featuring

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 ...

— "Si No Vas a Cocinar" *

Laura Pausini Laura Pausini (; born 16 May 1974) is an Italian singer. She rose to fame in 1993, winning the newcomer artists' section of the 43rd Sanremo Music Festival with her debut single "La solitudine", which became an Italian standard and an internat ...

— " En Cambio No" ;Album of the Year Calle 13 — ''

Los de Atrás Vienen Conmigo ''Los de atrás vienen conmigo'' ( en, The Ones Behind Are Coming with Me) is the third studio album by Puerto Rican alternative hip hop band Calle 13 and was released on October 21, 2008 by Sony Music Latin. This album is a bit more colorful t ...

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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 ...

— '' Día Tras Día'' *

Luis Enrique Luis Enrique Martínez García (; born 8 May 1970), known as Luis Enrique, is a Spanish football manager and former player. A versatile player with good technique, he was capable of playing in several different positions, but usually played as ...

— '' Ciclos'' *

and the

— '' Regência: Vince Mendoza'' *

Mercedes Sosa Haydée Mercedes Sosa (; 9 July 1935
at BrainyHistory.com – 4 October 2009), sometimes known as ' ...

— '' Cantora 1'' ;Song of the Year

Claudia Brant Claudia Alejandra Menkarski (born July 21, 1966), known as Claudia Brant, is an Argentine composer, producer and singer

and Gen Reuben — "

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) *Yoel Henríquez and Jorge Luis Piloto — "Día Tras Día" (

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Bebe Bebe, Bèbè, Bebé, Bébé or BeBe may refer to: People and fictional characters * Bebe (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or nickname * Bebé, footballer Tiago Manuel Dias Correia (born 1990) * Bebé (f ...

and

Carlos Jean Carlos Jean Arriaga (born 15 February 1973) is a Spanish DJ and record producer born in the region of Galicia in Northwestern Spain. He is the co-founder of the group Najwajean, and has been a producer for some of the most important Spanish and ...

— "Me Fuí" (Bebe) * Alejandro Lerner — "Verte Sonreir" * Jorge Luis Piloto and

Jorge Villamizar Jorge Alberto Villamizar Iregui (born 14 October 1970) is a Colombian musician, singer and composer, leader of the band Bacilos, and one of the most representative Latin American singers. Villamizar came to prominence as the lead member of the ...

— " Yo No Sé Mañana" (

) ;Best New Artist

Alexander Acha Raúl Alexander Acha Alemán (born January 25, 1985) is a Mexican singer-songwriter. Life The son of Mexican pop singer Emmanuel, Alexander Acha is also a pianist and a Berklee College of Music alum and born to a american mother Madison Anne J ...

ChocQuibTown ChocQuibTown (sometimes written as Choc Quib Town) is a Colombian hip-hop group that fuses various musical genres. Although the band formed in Cali, the members are originally from the Colombian department of Chocó. The group consists of Carl ...

* Claudio Corsi *

India Martínez Jenifer Yésica Martínez Fernández (Córdoba, Spain, October 13, 1985), known professionally as India Martínez, is a Spanish flamenco and pop singer. Her artistic name was made out by the first manager she had at the age of 17, when she signe ...

* Luz Rios

Pop

;Best Female Pop Vocal Album

— '' Primavera Anticipada'' * Jimena Ángel — ''Día Azul'' *

Natalia Lafourcade María Natalia Lafourcade Silva (; born 26 February 1984) is a Mexican pop-rock and folk singer and songwriter who, since her debut in 2002, has been one of the most successful singers in Latin America. Lafourcade's voice has been categorized a ...

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Hu Hu Hu ''Hu Hu Hu'' is the third album by Mexican singer-songwriter Natalia Lafourcade, released in May 2009 after an almost four years hiatus from popular music. (She had released a classical EP, ''Las 4 Estaciones Del Amor'' in 2008.) Lafourcade decided ...

'' * Amaia Montero — '' Amaia Montero'' * Luz Rios — ''Aire'' ;Best Male Pop Vocal Album

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; ...

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No sé si es Baires o Madrid No (and variant writings) may refer to one of these articles: English language * Yes and no, ''Yes'' and ''no'' (responses) * A English determiners, determiner in noun phrases Alphanumeric symbols * No (kana), a letter/syllable in Japanese s ...

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— '' Día Tras Día'' *

Francisco Céspedes Francisco Fabián Céspedes Rodríguez, also known as Pancho Céspedes (born 28 February 1957) is a Grammy-nominated Latin American singer, musician, and songwriter born in Santa Clara, Cuba. Céspedes is currently a naturalized Mexican. He is m ...

— ''Te Acuerdas...'' *

Coti Roberto Fidel Ernesto Sorokin Esparza (born June 14, 1973, in Rosario, Santa Fe), who performs under the stage name Coti, is an Argentine singer-songwriter, best known for collaborations with other Spanish-language artists like Andrés Calamar ...

— '' Malditas Canciones'' *

Alex Ubago Alex is a given name. It can refer to a shortened version of Alexander, Alexandra, Alexis. People Multiple * Alex Brown (disambiguation), multiple people * Alex Gordon (disambiguation), multiple people * Alex Harris (disambiguation), multiple ...

— '' Calle Ilusión'' ;Best Pop Vocal Album by a Duo or Group

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 ...

— ''

Un Día Más ''Un Día Más'' (English: ''One More Day'') is the third studio album from Mexican Latin pop group Reik, released on 30 September 2008 through Sony BMG. The album features the singles "Inolvidable" and "Fui". The album won the 2009 Latin Gram ...

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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 ...

— '' Orquesta Reciclando'' *

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 ...

— ''

A las cinco en el Astoria ''A Las Cinco En El Astoria'' (Five O'Clock At The Astoria) is the fifth full-length album released by La Oreja de Van Gogh, their second album to receive a Grammy nomination, and the first with new lead vocalist Leire Martínez. It was release ...

'' *

La Quinta Estación LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figur ...

— '' Sin Frenos'' *

Presuntos Implicados Presuntos Implicados was a Spanish pop band, created in March 1983 in Yecla, Murcia. The band was originally composed of the siblings Sole Giménez and Juan Luis Giménez, and their friend Pablo Gómez. In the same year 1983, they won a radio ...

— '' Será''

Urban

;Best Urban Music Album Calle 13 — ''

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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 ...

— '' Talento de Barrio'' *

Don Omar William Omar Landrón Rivera (born February 10, 1978), better known by his stage name Don Omar, is a Puerto Rican reggaeton singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer and actor. On September 1, 2017, he announced that he would retire after a ...

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iDon ''iDon'' (also stylized as ''iDON'' and ''idon'') is the third studio album by Puerto Rican reggaeton performer Don Omar released worldwide on April 28, 2009, through Universal Music Group and Machete Music. The album was assumed to be named ''Ic ...

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Tito El Bambino Efraín David Fines Nevares (born October 5, 1981) known professionally as Tito "El Bambino" is a Puerto Rican singer and songwriter who rose to fame as part of the duo Héctor & Tito. In 2010, his song, " El Amor", written with Joan Ortiz Esp ...

— '' El Patrón'' *

Wisin & Yandel Wisin & Yandel is a Puerto Rican reggaeton duo consisting of Wisin and Yandel. They started their career in the late 1990s and have been together since, winning several awards including a Grammy Award in 2009. They became the first and the only ...

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La Revolución ''La Revolución'' (English: ''The Revolution'') is the sixth studio album, and ninth overall, album by Puerto Rican reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel. It was released on May 26, 2009 by Machete Music and WY Records.Tainy Marcos Efraín Masís Fernández (born August 9, 1989), known professionally as Tainy, is a Puerto Rican record producer and songwriter. Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, he entered the world of reggaeton with his work on '' Mas Flow 2 ...

and

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Abusadora "Abusadora" (English: Abusive Woman) is the second single by Puerto Rican reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel from their album '' La Revolución''. The music video has been airplay on Mun2 and MTV Tr3s. At the 10th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, the song ...

" (Wisin & Yandel) *

Marcelo D2 Marcelo Maldonado Peixoto (born November 5, 1967), also known as Marcelo D2, is a Brazilian rapper and singer. Biography A former vocalist of the band Planet Hemp, he started his solo career in 1998 with the album ''Eu Tiro É Onda.'' The al ...

and Nave — "Desabafo" (Marcelo D2) *

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Llamado de Emergencia "Llamado de Emergencia" ( en, "Emergency Call") is the second single by Puerto Rican reggaeton artist Daddy Yankee from the soundtrack to the motion picture '' Talento de Barrio'', released on September 23, 2008, by El Cartel Records. It is the ...

" *

50 Cent Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975), known professionally as 50 Cent, is an American rapper, actor, and businessman. Born in the South Jamaica neighborhood of Queens, Jackson began pursuing a musical career in 2000, when he produced ...

and

Nesty "La Mente Maestra" Nesty "La Mente Maestra" (born Ernesto F. Padilla on September 5, 1973) is a Puerto Rican reggaeton music producer. He was closely associated with reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel and reggaeton producer Víctor "El Nasi". Music career Nesty began ...

— " Mujeres In The Club" (Wisin & Yandel featuring 50 Cent) *

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Rock

;Best Rock Solo Vocal Album

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 ...

— '' Teatro'' *

Enrique Bunbury Enrique Ortiz de Landázuri Izarduy (born 11 August 1967), best known as Enrique Bunbury, is a Spanish singer and songwriter. He has been described as "by far the most international star of Spanish rock." He was propelled to fame as lead singer ...

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Hellville de Luxe ''Hellville de Luxe'' is the fifth studio album recorded by Spanish singer-songwriter Enrique Bunbury released on October 7, 2008 in three formats; Vinyl, CD and Digital audio. The album was produced by Phil Manzanera, remixed in the Music Lan s ...

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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 ...

— '' Miedo Escenico'' *

Miguel Ríos Miguel Ríos Campaña (born 7 June 1944) is a Spanish singer, composer, actor. He is one of the pioneers of rock and roll in Spain. Biography Ríos was born in La Cartuja, a neighborhood of Granada. The youngest of seven children, he went to wo ...

— ''Solo o en Compañía de Otros'' *

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 ...

— ''Un Mañana'' ;Best Rock Vocal Album by a Duo or Group Jaguares — '' 45'' *

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Una Hora A Tokyo ''Una Hora A Tokyo'' is the third album released by Argentinian rock band Airbag released on October 11, 2008. The album received a Latin Grammy Award nomination for Best Rock Vocal Album, Duo or Group. It was released by Warner Music Group in ...

'' * El Tri — ''Alex Lora de El Three a El Tri Rolas del Alma, Mi Mente y Mi Aferración'' *

Rata Blanca Rata Blanca ("White Rat" in English) is an Argentine heavy metal band, formed in 1986. History Beginnings The guitarist Walter Giardino replaced Osvaldo Civile in V8 for a little time, and left the band when his songs were rejected. His ...

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El Reino Olvidado El Reino Olvidado (The Forgotten Kingdom) is the ninth studio album by the Argentine band Rata Blanca. The album was edited and released on August 21 of 2008 by PopArt Music. Two weeks after the release date the album obtained the gold album cert ...

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Volován Volován is a pop-rock Mexican Avanzada Regia band from Monterrey, Nuevo León that was formed in 1998. Biography It is internationally well known for its collaborations with the American Andy Chase (Smashing Pumpkins), Eric Matthews (Cardinal) ...

— ''Hogar'' ;Best Rock Song

Saúl Hernández Saúl Alfonso Hernández Estrada (born January 15, 1964), is a Mexican musician, writer, poet, songwriter and the lead singer of Jaguares and Caifanes, two prominent Mexican rock en español bands. Biography Saúl Hernández was born in t ...

— "Entre Tus Jardines" ( Jaguares) *

Walter Giardino Héctor Walter Giardino (born 6 March 1960) is an Argentine guitarist and the leader of the heavy metal and hard rock band Rata Blanca. Career Early years and V8 (1981–1985) In 1981 Walter Giardino as a guitarist and vocalist founded Pun ...

— "El Reino Olvidado" (

) *

— "Hay Muy Poca Gente" * Jose Luis Belmonte, Diego Frenkel and Sebastián Schachte — "Qué Me Vas a Decir" (

La Portuaria La Portuaria is an Argentine rock band formed at the beginning of the 1990s. The band developed a fusion sound, constructing Latin rhythms upon a base strongly influenced by jazz and rhythm 'n' blues. The line-up included Christian Basso on bass ...

) *

— "Una Hora a Tokyo"

Alternative

;Best Alternative Music Album

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 ...

— ''

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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 ...

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Mucho + ''Mucho +'' (''Much more'') is a B-Sides album by Argentine rock group 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 wa ...

'' * Kinky — ''

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Novalima Novalima is a Peruvian band. Novalima's style blends Afro-Peruvian music with Electronica, Latin American music, Latin American beats, and other contemporary genres. Novalima is a Latin Grammy nominated band formed in 2001 by four childhood frie ...

— ''Coba Coba'' * Zoé — ''

Reptilectric ''Reptilectric'' is the fourth studio album by Mexican rock band Zoé (band), Zoé, released in October 2008 through EMI Music. It was produced by Phil Vinall, who had previously worked with Radiohead and Placebo (band), Placebo. The album debut ...

'' ;Best Alternative Song Calle 13 and

— "

" *

Hello Seahorse! Hello Seahorse! is a Mexican alternative rock band formed in 2005 in Mexico City. The band gained quick recognition as one of the leading acts in Mexican alternative and indie rock, placing their first commercial single "Bestia" on regular radio ai ...

— "Bestia" * Andrés Levin, Cucu Diamantes,

Beatriz Luengo Beatriz Luengo González (born 23 December 1982) is a Spanish people, Spanish singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, and entrepreneur based in Miami. She gained international recognition by portraying Lola Fernández in the Antena 3 (Spain), Antena ...

and

Yotuel Romero Yotuel Omar Manzanares Romero (born October 6, 1976), mononymously known as Yotuel, is a Cuban singer, actor, and current lead singer and co-writer of the 2003 Latin Grammy Award-winning Platinum album-selling rap group Orishas. Among other rec ...

— "Más Fuerte" (CuCu Diamantes) * Camila Moreno — "Millones" * Macaco — "Moving" * Alex Pérez and

Juan Son Juan Carlos Pereda (born January 24, 1984 in Guadalajara, Mexico) is a Mexican singer and composer of experimental music. He was the vocals of the alternative rock band Porter and collaborated with Simone Pace (Blonde Redhead) as the drummer f ...

— "Nada" (Juan Son)

Tropical

;Best Salsa Album

— '' Ciclos'' *

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 ...

— ''Tranquilamente... Tranquilo'' *

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 music, salsa and timba performer. Early life and family His father, Luis Delgad ...

— ''Así Soy'' * José Lugo Orchestra — ''Guasábara'' *

— ''Contraste en Salsa'' ;Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album Peter Manjarrés and Sergio Luis Rodríguez — ''El Caballero "Del Vallenato"'' *

Silvestre Dangond Silvestre Francisco Dangond Corrales (born May 12, 1980 in Urumita) is a Colombian singer. He attributes his talents to his father, the singer William José "El Palomo" Dangond Baquero, who during the mid-1970s recorded 10 singles with Andrés ...

and Juancho de la Espriella — ''El Original: La Revolución'' *

Diomedes Díaz Diomedes Díaz Maestre (26 May 1957 – 22 December 2013) was a Colombian vallenato singer, songwriter, and composer. His nickname, ''"El Cacique de la Junta"'' ("The Chieftain of La Junta"), was given to him by another vallenato singer, Rafael ...

— ''Celebremos Juntos'' * Kvrass — ''Ombe y Como No!!'' * Iván Villazón and José María "Chema" Ramos — ''El Vallenato Mayor'' ;Best Contemporary Tropical Album

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 ...

— ''Gracias'' * Coronel — ''Superstición'' *

Eddy Herrera Eduardo José Herrera de los Ríos (born 30 April 1964 in Santiago de los Caballeros), also known as Eddy Herrera, is a Dominican people (Dominican Republic), Dominican Merengue music, merengue singer and winner of more than seven Casandra Award ...

— ''Paso Firme'' *

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 ...

— ''Radio Rompecorazones'' * Sin Ánimo De Lucro — ''Todo Pasa Por Algo'' ;Best Traditional Tropical Album

— '' Una Navidad con Gilberto'' * Orquesta América — ''Siempre a Punto'' *

María Dolores Pradera María Dolores Fernández Pradera OAXS, MMT (29 August 1924 – 28 May 2018) was a Spanish melodic singer and actress, and one of the most famous voices in Spain and Latin America. She started her career as an actress and during the 1950s she ...

and Los Sabandeños — ''Te Canto Un Bolero'' *

Totó La Momposina Sonia Bazanta Vides (born 1 August 1940), better known as Totó la Momposina, is a Colombian singer of Afro-Colombian and Indigenous descent. She reached international attention with the release of her 1993 album ''La Candela Viva'' on Peter Gab ...

— ''La Bodega'' *

Orestes Vilató Orestes Vilató (born 12 May 1944 in Camagüey, Cuba) is a Cuban percussionist who has worked as a sideman with Ray Barretto, Johnny Pacheco, Cachao, and the Fania All-Stars. Vilató also worked with Carlos Santana, for whom he played timbale ...

— ''It's About Time'' ;Best Tropical Song Jorge Luis Piloto and

— " Yo No Sé Mañana" (

) *

— "A Donde Va El Amor?" * Joan M. Ortiz and

Tito "El Bambino" Efraín David Fines Nevares (born October 5, 1981) known professionally as Tito "El Bambino" is a Puerto Rican singer and songwriter who rose to fame as part of the duo Héctor & Tito. In 2010, his song, " El Amor", written with Joan Ortiz Esp ...

— " El Amor" (Tito "El Bambino") * Juan de Luque Díaz Granados and Juan Vicente Zambrano — "Esa Muchachita" (

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 ...

) * Alberto Gaitán and Ricardo Gaitán — "No Vale La Pena" (

)

Singer-Songwriter

;Best Singer-Songwriter 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 ...

— ''Zii e Zie'' *

Ricardo Arjona Edgar Ricardo Arjona Algadeoro (born 19 January 1964), known as Ricardo Arjona (), is a Guatemalan singer-songwriter. Arjona is one of the most successful and best-selling Latin American artists of all time, with more than 80 million records so ...

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5to Piso ''5to Piso'' (Quinto Piso, 5th Floor) is the eleventh studio album by Guatemalan singer-songwriter Ricardo Arjona, released on 18 November 2008. Produced by Arjona, Jorge Amaro, Dan Warner, Lee Levin, Fernando de Santiago and Puerto Rican singer- ...

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Franco De Vita Franco Atilio De Vita De Vito (born January 23, 1954, in Caracas, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan Latin Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter. His first album as a solo artist garnered three Spanish-language hits in Venezuela. He signed with the C ...

— ''Simplemente La Verdad'' * Rosana — ''A Las Buenas y A Las Malas'' *

Tom Zé Antônio José Santana Martins (born 11 October 1936), known professionally as Tom Zé (), is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and composer who was influential in the Tropicália movement of 1960s Brazil. After the peak of t ...

— ''Estudando A Bossa - Nordeste Plaza''

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 ...

— '' Primera Fila'' *

Shaila Dúrcal Shaila de los Ángeles Morales de las Heras (born August 28, 1979), better known as Shaila Dúrcal, is a Spanish singer and songwriter. Her parents are singers Rocío Dúrcal and Antonio Morales ("Junior"). Biography She was born in Madrid, ...

— ''Corazón Ranchero'' *

José Feliciano José Montserrate Feliciano García (born September 10, 1945) () is a Puerto Rican musician, singer and composer. He recorded many international hits, including his rendition of the Doors' "Light My Fire" and his self-penned Christmas song " ...

— ''Con México En El Corazón'' * Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles — ''Compañeras'' *

Diego Verdaguer Miguel Atilio Boccadoro Hernández (26 April 1951 – 27 January 2022), known professionally as Diego Verdaguer (, was an Argentine-born singer. Biography Verdaguer played the trumpet and the bandoneón. He was married to the singer Amanda Mig ...

— ''Mexicano Hasta las Pampas'' ;Best Banda Album

Alacranes Musical Alacranes Musical (English: "Musical Scorpions") are a Regional Mexican band that specialize in the Duranguense subgenre. They are from the Chicago, Illinois suburb of Aurora. Recordings The band has released several albums since its formati ...

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Tu Inspiración ''Tu Inspiración'' is the eleventh album by Alacranes Musical Alacranes Musical (English: "Musical Scorpions") are a Regional Mexican band that specialize in the Duranguense subgenre. They are from the Chicago, Illinois suburb of Aurora. ...

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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 tribut ...

— ''Vientos de Cambio'' * Dareyes de la Sierra — ''Una Copa Mas'' *

Valentín Elizalde Valentín Elizalde Valencia (; 1 February 1979 – 25 November 2006) was a Regional Mexican singer. Nicknamed "El Gallo de Oro" (The Golden Rooster), he was known for his off-key style and his biggest hits included: "Vete Ya," "Ebrio de Amor", " ...

— ''Solamente El Gallo de Oro'' * Germán Montero — ''Compréndeme'' ;Best Grupero Album Caballo Dorado — ''15x22'' * Pipe Bueno — ''Pipe Bueno'' *

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 Tejano music, Latin music band. History La Mafia was founded in 1980 in Houston, TX. ...

— ''Eternamente Románticos'' * Liberación — ''Cada Vez Mas Fuerte'' *

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 ...

— ''

No Molestar ''No Molestar'' ( Eng.: "Do Not Disturb") is the eighth studio album released by 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 ...

'' ;Best Tejano Album Jimmy González & El Grupo Mazz — ''The Legend Continues...La Continuation'' * Avizo — ''Recordando Josefa'' * Grupo Vida — ''Generations'' *

Joel Guzman Joel or Yoel is a name meaning "Yahweh Is God" and may refer to: * Joel (given name), origin of the name including a list of people with the first name. * Joel (surname), a surname * Joel (footballer, born 1904), Joel de Oliveira Monteiro, Brazili ...

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Sarah Fox Sarah Fox (born 19 September 1973) is an English operatic soprano who has performed at several of the world's leading opera houses, notably the Royal Opera House Covent Garden. Fox was born in Giggleswick, Settle, West Riding of Yorkshire. She ...

— ''Conjuntazzo'' * Jaime & Los Chamacos — ''Freedom Tour 2008'' *

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 Na ...

— ''All The Way Live!'' ;Best Norteño Album Grupo Pesado — ''Sólo Contigo'' * Cardenales de Nuevo León — ''Se Renta Un Corazón'' * Costumbre — ''Siempre'' * Los Huracanes del Norte — ''Mi Complemento'' * Los Invasores de Nuevo León — ''Amor Aventurero'' * Los Rieleros del Norte — ''Pese a Quien le Pese'' ;Best Regional Song

— "No Molestar" * Santa Benith and Ediregi — "Almas Gemelas" (El Trono de México) *

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 ...

— "Espero" (

Grupo Montéz de Durango Grupo Montez de Durango or Montez de Durango is a Regional Mexican band that specializes in the Duranguense genre. They are based out of Aurora, Illinois, and are well known in the United States, Mexico and Central America. History José Luis ...

) * Mario Quintero Lara — "Se Fue Mi Amor" (

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 ...

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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 ...

— "Voy A Conquistarte" (

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Instrumental

;Best Instrumental 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 ...

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Eddie Gómez Edgar Gómez (born October 4, 1944) is a Puerto Rican jazz double bassist, known for his work with the Bill Evans Trio from 1966 to 1977. Biography Gómez moved with his family from Puerto Rico at a young age to New York, where he was raised. ...

— ''Duets'' *

Jovino Santos Neto Jovino Santos Neto (born September 18, 1954) is a Seattle-based Brazilian-American jazz pianist, flutist, composer, arranger, educator and record producer. Career Jovino Santos Neto started playing piano at age 13 and by 16 was playing keyboard ...

and Weber Lago — ''Live At Caramoor'' * Mauro Senise — ''Lua Cheia Mauro Senise Toca Dolores Duran E Sueli Costa'' *

Omar Sosa Omar Sosa (born April 10, 1965) is a jazz pianist from Cuba. Biography A native of Camagüey, Cuba, Sosa studied percussion at the Escuela Nacional de Musica and Instituto Superior de Arte. In the 1980s he started the band Tributo, recording alb ...

— ''Across The Divide'' *

Bernie Williams Bernabé Williams Figueroa Jr. (born September 13, 1968) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball player and a musician. He played his entire 16-year career in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the New York Yankees from 1991 through 2006. ...

— ''Moving Forward''

Traditional

;Best Folk Album

Mercedes Sosa Haydée Mercedes Sosa (; 9 July 1935
at BrainyHistory.com – 4 October 2009), sometimes known as ' ...

— '' Cantora 1'' *

Eva Ayllón Eva María Angélica Ayllón Urbina (born February 7, 1956) better known by her stage name Eva Ayllón, is a female composer and singer, one of Peru's foremost Afro-Peruvian musicians, and one of the country's most enduring living legends. She he ...

— ''Kimba Fá'' *

Los Muñequitos de Matanzas Los Muñequitos de Matanzas is a Cuban rumba ensemble from the city of Matanzas. The group was established in 1952 as Conjunto Guaguancó Matancero and released their first LP in 1956 through Puchito. Since then, Los Muñequitos have continued to ...

— ''D' Palo Pa' Rumba'' * Walter Silva — ''Ya No Le Camino Mas'' * Soledad — ''Folklore'' ;Best Tango Album Leopoldo Federico — ''Mi Fueye Querido'' *

Cacho Castaña Humberto Vicente Castagna (June 11, 1942 – October 15, 2019), better known as Cacho Castaña, was an Argentine singer, songwriter, pianist and actor. Born in Buenos Aires, he initially worked as a shoe cobbler before becoming famous as a boler ...

— ''Yo Seré El Amor'' * Melingo — ''Maldito Tango'' * María Estela Monti — ''Solo Piazzolla'' *

Narcotango Carlos Libedinsky is an Argentine musician, composer and, producer. Born in 1961, he is most renowned for his neo-tango project, ''Narcotango''. Before tango, Libedinsky transited through different genres, such as rock, pop, blues, medieval, an ...

— ''En Vivo'' * Various Artists — ''TangoNuevo 2.1 De Jaime Wilensky'' ;Best Flamenco Album

Niña Pastori María Rosa García García (born 15 January 1978 in San Fernando, Cádiz), better known as Niña Pastori, is a Spanish flamenco singer ( cantaora). Biography María Rosa García was born in 1978 in the town of San Fernando in Cadiz. The youn ...

— ''Esperando Verte'' *

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 ...

— ''Paseo de Gracia'' *

Carmen Linares Carmen Pacheco Rodríguez (Born in 1951 in Linares, Jaén), better known by her stage name Carmen Linares, is one of the finest flamenco singers in Spain. She belongs to the best generation of flamenco artists with Paco de Lucía, Camarón ...

— ''Raíces y Alas'' *

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 ...

— ''Flamenco'' * Miguel Poveda — ''Coplas del Querer''

Jazz

;Best Latin Jazz 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 ...

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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 ...

— '' Juntos Para Siempre'' * Brazilian Trio — ''Forests'' *

Bobby Sanabria Bobby Sanabria (born June 2, 1957) is an American drummer, percussionist, composer, arranger, producer, educator, activist, radio show host of Puerto Rican descent who specializes in jazz and Latin jazz. Biography Sanabria was born in the South ...

conducting the Manhattan School Of Music Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra — ''Kenya Revisited Live!!!'' * Charlie Sepulveda and The Turnaround — ''Sepulveda Boulevard'' *

Nestor Torres Nestor may refer to: * Nestor (mythology), King of Pylos in Greek mythology Arts and entertainment * "Nestor" (''Ulysses'' episode) an episode in James Joyce's novel ''Ulysses'' * Nestor Studios, first-ever motion picture studio in Hollywood, ...

— ''Nouveau Latino''

Christian

;Best Christian Album (Spanish Language) Paulina Aguirre — ''Esperando Tu Voz'' *

Lucía Parker Lucía Parker Salomón (born January 29, 1983) is a Salvadoran singer-songwriter and Christian worship leader. She has been nominated for multiple Dove Awards, Latin Grammy Awards, and Arpa Awards. Biography Lucia Parker was born on January 2 ...

— ''Alabanza Y Adoración: Del Corazón'' * Promissa — ''Poquito A Poco'' * David Velásquez — ''Su Trayectoria'' * Alan Villatoro — ''Tuyo Soy'' ;Best Christian Album (Portuguese Language)

Oficina G3 Oficina G3 is a Christian metal band from São Paulo, Brazil. Lead vocalist and guitarist Juninho Afram formed the band along with drummer Walter Lopes and bassist Wagner García in 1987. Through their history they have changed their musical sty ...

— ''

Depois da Guerra ''Depois da Guerra'' (English: ''After the War'') is the tenth studio album by Oficina G3 Oficina G3 is a Christian metal band from São Paulo, Brazil. Lead vocalist and guitarist Juninho Afram formed the band along with drummer Walter Lopes a ...

'' * Regis Danese — ''Compromisso'' * Marina De Oliveira — ''Eu Não Vou Parar'' * Jozyanne — ''Eu Tenho A Promessa'' * André Valadão — ''Fé''

Brazilian

;Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop Album Roupa Nova — '' Em Londres'' *

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 ...

— ''La Plata'' *

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 ...

— ''Multishow ao Vivo'' *

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 ...

— '' Pode Entrar'' * Skank — ''Estandarte'' ;Best Brazilian Rock Album

NX Zero NX Zero was a Brazilian rock band formed in 2001 in São Paulo, the band consists Di Ferrero (vocals), Gee Rocha (guitar and backing vocals), Daniel Weksler (drums), Caco Grandino (bass) and Fi Ricardo (guitar). The band released their debut ...

— ''Agora''

Titãs Titãs () are a Brazilian rock band from São Paulo. Though they basically play pop/alternative rock, their music has touched a number of other styles throughout their 30-year career, such as new wave, punk rock, grunge, MPB and electronic mu ...

— '' Sacos Plásticos'' *

Cachorro Grande Cachorro Grande (Portuguese for "''Big Dog''") was a Brazilian rock band from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. In 2003, the music video for "Lunático" was nominated for Best New Artist at the 2003 MTV Video Music Brazil. In 2007 they won the ...

— ''Cinema'' *

Erasmo Carlos Erasmo Carlos (born Erasmo Esteves; 5 June 1941 – 22 November 2022) was a Brazilian singer and songwriter, most closely associated with his friend and longtime collaborator Roberto Carlos (no relation). Together, they created many chart hits ...

— ''Rock 'n' Roll'' *

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 Alce ...

— '' Zé Ramalho Canta Bob Dylan - Tá Tudo Mudando'' ;Best Samba/Pagode Album

Martinho da Vila Martinho da Vila (born February 12, 1938) is a Brazilian singer and composer who is considered to be one of the main representatives of samba and MPB. He is a prolific songwriter, with hundreds of recorded songs across over 40 solo albums. He ...

— ''O Pequeno Burguês!!'' *

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 ...

— ''MTV ao Vivo'' *

Exaltasamba Exaltasamba is a Brazilian pagode music group, formed in 1982 in São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo. The group began simply playing gigs in restaurants and bars. They later began writing their own songs, eventually releasing an album, "Eterno Aman ...

— ''Ao Vivo na Ilha da Magia'' * Harmonia do Samba — ''Romântico ao Vivo'' * Inimigos da Hp — ''Ao Vivo em Zoodstock'' *

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 ...

— ''Uma Prova de Amor'' ;Best MPB Album

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— '' Regência: Vince Mendoza'' *

Zeca Baleiro José Ribamar Coelho Santos (born 11 April 1966), better known by his stage name Zeca Baleiro (), is a Brazilian MPB artist. ALlmusic biography/ref> One of his most famous songs is "Salão de Beleza", which was featured on Putumayo World Music's ' ...

— ''O Coração do Homem_Bomba Volume 1'' *

Zélia Duncan Zélia Duncan (, 28 October 1964), born Zélia Cristina Gonçalves Moreira, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter. Biography Duncan was born in Niterói, in the state of Rio de Janeiro. She moved with her family to Brasília, where she lived for 16 ...

— ''Pelo Sabor do Gesto'' * Jorge Vercillo — ''Trem da Minha Vida – Ao Vivo'' *

Wanderléa Wanderléa Charlup Boere Salim (born June 5, 1946 in Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais) is a Brazilian singer and former co-host of the historic television show '' Jovem Guarda'' alongside Roberto Carlos and Erasmo Carlos. The show aired on TV ...

— ''Nova Estação'' ;Best Sertaneja Music Album Sérgio Reis — ''Coração Estradeiro'' *

João Bosco João Bosco de Freitas Mucci, known professionally as João Bosco () is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist. In the 1970s he established his reputation in ''música popular Brasileira'' (Portuguese: "Brazilian pop music") with lyricist ...

& Vinícius — ''Curtição'' *

Bruno & Marrone Bruno & Marrone are a Brazilian sertanejo duo from Goiânia, formed in 1988 by singers Bruno (vocals and guitar) and Marrone (vocals, guitar and accordion). Bruno (b. Vinicius Felix de Miranda, 1969) performed for a decade as a solo musician be ...

— ''De Volta aos Bares'' * Edson & Hudson — ''Despedida'' * César Menotti & Fabiano — ''Voz do Coração (Ao Vivo)'' * Victor & Leo — ''Borboletas'' ;Best Native Brazilian Roots Album Daniel — ''As Músicas do Filme O Menino da Porteira'' * Mazinho Quevedo — ''Alma Caipira'' * Os Serranos — ''40 Anos - Sempre Gaúchos!'' * Tchê Guri — ''A Festa'' * Tradição — ''Micareta 2 Sertaneja'' ;Best Tropical Brazilian Roots Album

Elba Ramalho Elba Ramalho (born August 17, 1951, in Conceição, Paraíba) is a Brazilian songwriter, performer, poet and actress. She is sometimes called "The Queen of Forró". In addition to her successful solo career, Elba has collaborated with a number ...

— ''Balaio de Amor'' *

Banda Calypso Banda Calypso was a Brazilian Brega (music), brega pop band, with influences of regional rhythms of the state of Pará. The band was formed in Belém, the state capital, in 1999 by singer/dancer Joelma (singer), Joelma da Silva Mendes and guitaris ...

— ''Amor Sem Fim'' * Caju & Castanha — ''Sorria Você Está Sendo Filmado'' * Netinho — ''Minha Praia'' * Orquestra Contemporânea de Olinda — ''Orquestra Contemporânea de Olinda'' ;Best Brazilian Song Lenine — "Martelo Bigorna" *

— "A Cor Amarela" * Gigi and

— "Agora Eu Já Sei" (Ivete Sangalo) *

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 ...

— "Ainda Não Passou" * Dadi,

Seu Jorge Jorge Mário da Silva, more commonly known by his stage name Seu Jorge (Seu, an abbreviation of "Senhor"; born June 8, 1970; ), is a Brazilian musical artist, songwriter, and actor. He is considered by many a renewer of Brazilian pop samba. Seu ...

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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 milli ...

— "Não é Proibido" (Marisa Monte)

Children's

;Best Latin Children Album Various Artists — ''

Pombo Musical ''Pombo Musical'' is a Children's music, children's album produced by Colombian recording artist Carlos Vives, as a musical tribute to the Colombian writer and poet Rafael Pombo. It was released on August 13, 2008, under Vives' label Gaira Música ...

'' *Jair Oliveira and Tania Khalill — ''Grandes Pequeninos'' * Rita Rosa — ''El Patio De Tu Casa'' *

and

Saulo Fernandes Saulo Jorge Fernandes Navarro de Oliveira (born September 9, 1977) is a Brazilian Axé singer. Before becoming the lead singer of ''Banda Eva'' (Eva Band) in March 2002, Saulo was the lead singer of the ''Banda Chica Fé'' (Chica Fé Band). In 20 ...

(Veveta and Saulinho) — ''A Casa Amarela'' * Vitor and Vitória — ''Vitor e Vitória''

Classical

;Best Classical Album Sonia Rubinsky — ''Villa-Lobos: Piano Music; Guia Pratico, Albums 10 and 11; Suite Infantil Nos. 1 and 2'' * Andrés Díaz — ''Bach: Cello Suites'' * Ricardo Kanji and Rosana Lanzelotte — ''Cavaleiro Neukomm Criador Da Música De Câmara No Brasil'' * Ricardo Morales and the

Pacifica Quartet The Pacifica Quartet is a professional string quartet based in Bloomington, Indiana. Its members are: Simin Ganatra, first violin; Austin Hartman, second violin; Mark Holloway, viola; and Brandon Vamos, cello. Formed in 1994 by Ganatra and Vamos wi ...

— ''Concierto De Aniversario'' ;Best Classical Contemporary Composition

Gabriela Lena Frank Gabriela Lena Frank (born Berkeley, California, United States, September 1972) is an American pianist and composer of contemporary classical music. Biography Gabriela Lena Frank's father is an American of Lithuanian Jewish heritage and her mothe ...

— "Inca Dances" (

Manuel Barrueco Manuel Barrueco (born December 16, 1952) is a Cuban classical guitarist. During three decades of concert performances he has performed and recorded across the United States and has been involved in many successful collaborations. In addition, he ...

and

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 ...

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Orlando Jacinto Garcia Orlando Jacinto Garcia (born 1954; surname sometimes spelled García) is a Cuban-American composer of contemporary classical music. Academic background Garcia received a DMA degree in composition from the University of Miami in 1985. He also studi ...

— "Cuatro Asimetrias para el Cuarteto de Guitarras de Asturias entre Quatret" (Orlando Jacinto Garcia) *

Clarice Assad Clarice Assad (born February 9, 1978) is a Brazilian-American composer, pianist, arranger, singer, and educator from Rio de Janeiro. She is influenced by popular Brazilian culture, Romanticism, world music, and jazz. She comes from a musical fami ...

— "Danças Nativas" (Aquarelle Guitar Quartet) *

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 ...

— "Variations On a Souvenir" (Roberto Sierra) * Alfonso Fuentes — "Voces del Barrio" (Kathleen Jones)

Recording Package

;Best Recording Package Alejandro Ros — '' Cantora 1'' (

Mercedes Sosa Haydée Mercedes Sosa (; 9 July 1935
at BrainyHistory.com – 4 October 2009), sometimes known as ' ...

) * Rubén Scaramuzzino — ''Andrés: Obras Incompletas'' (

Andrés Calamaro Andrés Calamaro (Andrés Calamaro Massel, August 22, 1961) is an Argentine musician, composer and Latin Grammy winner. He is considered one of the greatest and most influential rock artists in Spanish. He is also one of the most complete artist ...

) * 7Potencias.Net — ''Aocaná'' (

Ojos de Brujo Ojos de Brujo was a nine-piece band from Barcelona who described their style as "jipjop flamenkillo" ( hip hop with a little flamenco). The band sold over 100,000 copies of their self-produced ''Barí'' album and received several awards, among t ...

) * Juan Gatti — ''Bosegrafía'' (

Miguel Bosé Luis Miguel González Bosé (born 3 April 1956), usually known as Miguel Bosé, is a Spanish pop new wave singer and actor. Early life Bosé was born in San Fernando Hospital in Panama City, Panama, the son of Italian actress Lucia Bosè (19 ...

) * Jesús Sarabia — ''Dramas y Caballeros'' (

Luis Ramiro Luis Ramiro is a Spanish singer-songwriter. He was born in Madrid (23 April 1976) at San Cristóbal de los Ángeles. In 2004 he won the Certamen Jóvenes Creadores (Young Creators Award). That award allowed his participation in representing S ...

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Production

;Best Engineered Album Dani Espinet, Micky Forteza Rey, Jose Luis Molero, Jordi Solé and Tom Backer — '' Orquesta Reciclando'' (

) * Bori Alarcón, Alfonso Espadero and Javier García — ''Despertar'' (India Martínez) * Gabriel Pinheiro and Ricardo Dias — ''Dois Mundos'' (Scott Feiner & Pandeiro Jazz, produced by Scott Feiner and

David Feldman (musician) David Feldman (born 20 December 1977, in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian-Israeli Jazz and Bossa Nova pianist, arranger, producer, composer and sound-engineer. Early life David Feldman was born in a family of classical and early-music musicians. He ...

) * Denílson Campos, Rodrigo Delacroix, Jr Tostoi and Ricardo Garcia — ''Labiata'' ( Lenine) * Renato Alsher, Fernando Aponte, Julio Berta, Marcos Cunha, Zé Guilherme, Caco Law, Alex Moreira, LC Varella and Carlos Freitas — ''Telecoteco'' ( Paula Morelenbaum) ;Producer of the Year Cachorro López * Aureo Baqueiro *

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 ...

* J. Jiménez "Chaboli" * José Lugo

Music Video

;Best Short Form Music Video * Calle 13 featuring

Rubén Blades Rubén Blades Bellido de Luna (born July 16, 1948), known professionally as Rubén Blades (, but in Panama and within the family), is a Panamanian musician, singer, composer, actor, activist, and politician, performing musically most often in th ...

— " La Perla" *

— "Cómo Duele" *

— "Las Demás" *

— "Me Fui" * Zoé — "Reptilectric" ;Best Long Form Music Video

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 ...

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— ''E A Música De Tom Jobim'' *

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 ...

— ''

En Vivo Desde El Lunario ''En Vivo Desde El Lunario'' is a live album by Peruvian singer-songwriter Gian Marco released by Caracola Records in 2009. It was the first live album of his career. Release and reception The album was a recorded at the Lunario National Auditori ...

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— '' Teatro'' *

— '' Pode Entrar: Multishow Registro'' *

Tempo In musical terminology, tempo (Italian, 'time'; plural ''tempos'', or ''tempi'' from the Italian plural) is the speed or pace of a given piece. In classical music, tempo is typically indicated with an instruction at the start of a piece (often ...

— ''

Free Tempo ''Free Tempo'' is the third studio album by Puerto Rican rapper Tempo. It was released during his incarceration by Sony Music Latin on May 19, 2009. The album received a nomination for Best Long Form Music Video at the 10th Annual Latin Grammy Aw ...

Special Awards

;Lifetime Achievement Awards * Cándido Camero *

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 ...

* Charly García *

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 ...

Marco Antonio Muñiz Marco Antonio Muñiz (born 3 March 1933) is a Mexican singer from Jalisco, Mexico. Known all over Latin America, he also acted in the 1965 film '' Sinful'' ( Spanish: El Pecador). He belongs to the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. Early life and car ...

* Juan Romero ;Trustees Awards *

José Antonio Abreu José Antonio Abreu Anselmi (May 7, 1939 – March 24, 2018) was a Venezuelan orchestra conductor, pianist, economist, educator, activist, and politician best known for his association with El Sistema. He was honored with the 2009 Latin Grammy T ...

* Roberto Cantoral García

Performers

* Intro — "Latin Grammy 2009" 00:39 *

— " En Cambio No" 04:00 *

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 ...

— "Me Vas A Extrañar" *

— "

Nada Es Para Siempre "Nada Es Para Siempre" ( en, italic=yes, Nothing Is Forever) is a ballad written by Amaury Gutiérrez, produced by Sebastián Krys and performed by Puerto Rican-American singer-songwriter Luis Fonsi, It was released as the first single from sixt ...

No Me Doy Por Vencido "No Me Doy por Vencido" (English: ''I Don't Give Up'') is a Spanish language song performed by Puerto Rican-American singer-songwriter Luis Fonsi. It was released on June 9, 2008, for the promotional and charity compilation, '' AT&T Team USA Sou ...

" *

— "Inolvidable" *

and Mariachi Reyna De Los Angeles — "Tatuajes" 05:06 *

— "

Te Siento "Te Siento" (English: I Feel You) is a song performed by reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel. The song is taken from Wisin & Yandel's re-release studio album ''Evolution''. It was released as the third single on December 15, 2009. On November 5, 2009 a pa ...

" * Calle 13 featuring

— " La Perla" 04:19 *

and Luz Ríos — "Aire" * Los Tucanes De Tijuana — "Se Fue Mi Amor" *

— "Me Dueles" *

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 ...

and

Alicia Keys Alicia Augello Cook (born January 25, 1981), known professionally as Alicia Keys, is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. A classically trained pianist, Keys started composing songs when she was 12 and was signed at 15 years old by Col ...

— " Looking For Paradise" 06:00 *

featuring Espinoza Paz — "Espero" *

and

— "Yo Quisiera / Yo La Agarro Bajando / Detalle / Que Manera De Quererte" *

— "Medley" 34:16 *

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 ...

— "Cidade / Rapunzel / Mais Que Nada / País Tropical / Mamãe Eu Quero /

Aquarela do Brasil "Aquarela do Brasil" (, 'Watercolor of Brazil'), written by Ary Barroso in 1939 and known in the English-speaking world simply as "Brazil", is one of the most famous Brazilian songs. Background and composition Ary Barroso wrote "Aquarela do Bras ...

" 03:40

Presenters

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 ...

— presented Best Norteño Album *

Eva Longoria Eva Jacqueline Longoria Bastón ( Longoria; March 15, 1975) is an American actress, producer, and director. After a number of guest roles on several television series, she was recognized for her portrayal of Isabella Braña on the CBS daytime ...

and

— presented Record of the Year *

Milly Quezada Milagros Quezada Borbón (born May 21, 1955) is a Dominican singer specializing in Merengue. She is a four-time Latin Grammy Award winner and has been referred to as the "Queen of Merengue" because of her impact on the world of merengue music. ...

and

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 ...

— presented Best Salsa Album *

Enrique Iglesias Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler (; (born 8 May 1975) is a Spanish singer and songwriter. He started his recording career in the mid-1990s on the Mexican indie label Fonovisa and became the bestselling Spanish-language act of the decade. By the ...

— presented People of the Year * Charytín — introduced

and

Kany García Encarnita "Kany" García de Jesús (born September 25, 1982) is a Puerto Rican singer and songwriter. Born in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, García first appeared on television in 2004 as a contestant on ''Objetivo Fama''. She is widely considered the m ...

— presented Best New Artist * Cucu Diamantes and

— presented Best Regional Song *

and Pau Donés — presented Song of the Year *

and

Marlene Favela Marlene Favela (born Silvia Marlene Favela Meraz on August 5, 1977, in Santiago Papasquiaro, Durango, Mexico) is a Mexican actress and model. In Mexican television, as of 2013 she was best known as Esmeralda in the TV show ''Zorro, La Espada y l ...

— presented Best Female Pop Vocal Album *

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 '' ...

and

Stefanía Fernández Stefanía Fernández Krupij (born 4 September 1990) is a Venezuelan journalist, model and beauty queen who won the Miss Venezuela 2008 and Miss Universe 2009 titles. She earned a Guinness World Records by being the first Miss Universe winner w ...

— presented Best Urban Song *

— presented the tribute to

Mercedes Sosa Haydée Mercedes Sosa (; 9 July 1935
at BrainyHistory.com – 4 October 2009), sometimes known as ' ...

* Rosana,

and

— presented Best Pop Album by a Duo/Group with Vocals * Amaia Montero and

Aarón Díaz Aarón Díaz Spencer (born March 7, 1982) is a Mexican-American actor, singer, and model. Early life Aarón Díaz Spencer was born in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico to an Irish-American mother (surname Spencer) and a Mexican father (sur ...

— presented Best Contemporary Tropical Album *

Dulce María Dulce María Espinosa Saviñón (, born 6 December 1985), simply known as Dulce María, is a Mexican singer, songwriter, actress and author. Dulce María began her career at age 5, participating in more than 100 TV commercials. At 11 she was pa ...

and Germán Montero — presented Best Rock Solo Vocal Album *

Juan Luis Guerra Juan Luis Guerra Seijas (born June 7, 1957) is a Dominican musician, singer, composer, and record producer. He has sold 30 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling Latin music artists. Throughout his career, he has wo ...

— presented Album of the Year

Trivia

* The show marked the first time since 2000 where the same artist did not win both

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 ...

and Song of the Year. *

became the first Cuban artist who lives in

Cuba Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea ...

to receive an award on stage. She was awarded Best Contemporary Tropical Album for her album, ''Gracias''. * Juan Gabriel has the record for the longest performance on the main show, clocking at more than 34 minutes.

References

External links

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