The 19th Annual

Latin Grammy Awards The Latin Grammy Awards (stylized as Latin GRAMMYs) are awards presented by the Latin Recording Academy to recognize outstanding achievement in the Latin music, Latin music industry. The Latin Grammy honors works recorded in Spanish language, S ...

was held on November 15, 2018 at the

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Performers

Winners and nominees

The following is the list of nominees.

General

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Record of the Year The Grammy Award for Record of the Year is presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without re ...

Jorge Drexler Jorge Abner Drexler Prada (born September 21, 1964) is a Uruguayan musician and actor. In 2004, Drexler won wide acclaim after becoming the first Uruguayan to win an Academy Award, which he won for composing the song " Al Otro Lado del Río" f ...

— "Telefonía" *

Pablo Alborán Pablo Moreno de Alborán Ferrándiz (born 31 May 1989), popularly known as Pablo Alborán, is a Spanish musician and singer-songwriter. Throughout his career, Alborán has released five studio albums. His records are distributed by Warner Music ...

— " No Vaya a Ser" * Anaadi — "É Fake (Homen Barato)" *

J Balvin José Álvaro Osorio Balvín (born 7 May 1985), known professionally as J Balvin, is a Colombian singer. He is one of the best-selling Latin artists, with 35 million records sold worldwide. Balvin was born in Medellín. At age 17, he moved to th ...

and

Willy William Willy Fauade William (born 27 June 1981) is a French DJ, record producer and singer famous for his club remixes and vocal collaborations with a number of dance music artists. He is most famous for his French hit " Ego" and his Latin hit " Mi Gent ...

— " Mi Gente" *

Bomba Estéreo Bomba Estéreo is a Colombian band founded in Bogotá in 2005 by Simón Mejía. Their music has been described as "electro tropical" or "psychedelic cumbia". History 2005–2008: Career beginning and ''Vol. 1'' The origins of the group go back t ...

— "Internacionales" *

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 ...

— "Para Siempre" *

Nicky Jam Nick Rivera Caminero (born March 17, 1981), known professionally as Nicky Jam, is an American singer. He is best known for hits such as " X", " Travesuras", " El Perdón", " Hasta el Amanecer", and " El Amante"; the latter three are from his 20 ...

and

— " X" *

Natalia Lafourcade María Natalia Lafourcade Silva (; born 26 February 1984) is a Mexican singer and songwriter who performs in genres such as pop rock, jazz, and folk music. Since her debut in 2002, she has been one of the most influential singers in Latin Americ ...

featuring Los Macorinos — "Danza de Gardenias" * Monsieur Periné — "Bailar Contigo" *

Rosalía Rosalia Vila Tobella (born 25 September 1992), known mononymously as Rosalía (, ), is a Spanish Pop music, pop and flamenco singer. She has been described as an "atypical pop star" due to her genre-bending musical styles. After being enthral ...

— "

Malamente "Malamente" is a song by Spanish singer Rosalía. It was released on 30 May 2018 by Columbia Records as the lead single from her second studio album, '' El mal querer'' (2018). Written by Rosalía and El Guincho and produced by Rosalía and co- ...

" ; Album of the Year

Luis Miguel Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri (; born 19 April 1970) is a Mexican singer and record producer. Born in Puerto Rico to an Italian mother and a Spanish father, he is often referred to as Honorific nicknames in popular music, ''El Sol de Mexico'' ...

— ''

¡México Por Siempre! ''¡México Por Siempre!'' ( Spanish for: 'Mexico Forever'; stylized as ''¡MÉXICO Por Siempre!'') is the 20th studio album by Mexican singer Luis Miguel. Released on 24 November 2017 via Warner Music Mexico, it is his second full-length mari ...

'' *

— '' Prometo'' *

— ''

Vibras ''Vibras'' (English: ''Vibes'') is the third studio album by Colombian reggaeton singer J Balvin released on 25 May 2018 through Universal Latin. The album was promoted with five singles, including the international hit, " Mi Gente", which was ...

'' *

Chico Buarque Francisco Buarque de Hollanda (born 19 June 1944), popularly known simply as Chico Buarque (), is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, composer, playwright, writer, and poet. He is best known for his music, which often includes social, econom ...

— '' Caravanas'' *

— '' Salvavidas de Hielo'' * El David Aguilar — ''Siguiente'' *

— '' Soy Yo'' *

— ''

Musas, Vol. 2 ''Musas: Un Homenaje al Folclore Latinoamericano en Manos de Los Macorinos, Vol 2'' (English: ''"Muses: An Homage to Latin American Folklore in the Hands of Los Macorinos, Volume 2"''), shortened to ''Musas, Vol. 2'' (''"Muses, Vol. 2"''), is the ...

'' * Monsieur Periné — ''Encanto Tropical'' * Rozalén — ''Cuando El Río Suena...'' ; Song of the Year

— "Telefonía" * Manú Jalil and

Mon Laferte Norma Monserrat Bustamante Laferte (born 2 May 1983) better known as Mon Laferte, is a Chilean and Mexican musician, singer, songwriter and painter. Her musical style is diverse, spanning across different genres such as pop, rock, bolero, cu ...

— "Antes De Ti" (Mon Laferte) * Monsieur Periné — "Bailar Contigo" * David Aguilar Dorantes and

— "Danza de Gardenias" (Natalia Lafourcade Featuring Los Macorinos) * El David Aguilar — "Embrujo" * Rozalén — "La Puerta Violeta" * Antón Alvarez Alfaro, Pablo Diaz-Reixa and

— "

" (Rosalía) *

— "Para Siempre" * Mauricio Rengifo, Andrés Torres,

Carlos Vives Carlos Alberto Vives Restrepo (born 7 August 1961) is a Colombians, Colombian singer, songwriter and actor. One of the List of best-selling Latin music artists, best-selling Latin music artists of all time, with over 20 million records world ...

and

Sebastian Yatra Sebastian may refer to: People and fictional characters * Sebastian (name), including a list of persons and fictional characters with the name * Saint Sebastian, a Christian saint martyred in the 3rd century * Sebastian of Portugal (1554–1578 ...

— " Robarte un Beso" (Carlos Vives and Sebastian Yatra) *

Fito Páez Rodolfo Páez, popularly known as Fito Páez (; born 13 March 1963), is an Argentine rock and roll musician and filmmaker. He was member of the "Trova Rosarina" and is known as "The Troubadour of Argentine Rock", and is considered an important ...

— "Tu Vida, Mi Vida" ;

Best New Artist The Grammy Award for Best New Artist has been awarded since the 2nd Annual Grammy Awards in 1960 (except in 1967) "for a new artist who releases, during the Eligibility Year, the first recording which establishes the public identity of that ar ...

Karol G Carolina Giraldo Navarro (born February 14, 1991), known professionally as Karol G, is a Colombian singer. Considered as one of the most influential reggaeton and Urban contemporary music, urban pop artists, she has received awards including a ...

* Ángela Aguilar * Anaadi * El David Aguilar * Alex Ferreira * Los Petitfellas * Nana Mendoza *

Christian Nodal Christian Jesús González Nodal (born January 11, 1999) is a Mexican singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Sonora, he is mainly known for popularizing "mariacheño", a fusion genre between mariachi and Norteño (music), norteño music. Nod ...

* Claudia Prieto * Benjamín Walker

Pop

; Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album

Maluma Juan Luis Londoño Arias (born 28 January 1994), known professionally as Maluma, is a Colombian singer. Born and raised in Medellín, he developed an interest in music at a young age, recording songs since age sixteen. Arias released his debu ...

— '' F.A.M.E.'' * Axel — ''Ser'' * Pablo López — ''Camino, Fuego y Libertad'' *

Beatriz Luengo Beatriz Luengo González (born 23 December 1982) is a Spanish musician, composer, actress, dancer, singer and entrepreneur based in Miami. She gained international recognition by portraying Lola Fernández in the Antena 3 series '' One Step For ...

— ''Cuerpo y Alma'' * Nana Mendoza — ''Miradas'' ; Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Laura Pausini Laura Pausini (; born 16 May 1974) is an Italian Pop music, pop singer. She rose to fame in 1993, winning the newcomer artists' section of the Sanremo Music Festival 1993, 43rd Sanremo Music Festival with the song "La solitudine", which becam ...

— '' Hazte Sentir'' *

— '' Prometo'' * Mojito Lite — ''Solo Los Buenos Momentos'' *

Carla Morrison Carla Patricia Morrison Flores (born July 19, 1986) is a Mexican indie-pop guitarist and singer. She has released three studio albums and has received various awards and nominations including two Grammy Award nominations and three Latin Grammy A ...

— '' Amor Supremo Desnudo'' * Nahuel Pennisi — ''Feliz''

Urban

; Best Urban Fusion/Performance

— "

" *

and

featuring

Beyoncé Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter ( ; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman. With a career spanning over three decades, she has established herself as one of the most Cultural impact of Beyoncé, ...

— " Mi Gente" *

— "Internacionales" *

Daddy Yankee Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez (; born February 3, 1976), known professionally as Daddy Yankee (), is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor who rose to worldwide prominence in 2004 with the song "Gasolina". Dubbed the "Honorific ...

featuring

Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra The Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra (PRSO) (''Orquesta Sinfónica de Puerto Rico'' in Spanish language, Spanish) a musical ensemble sponsored by the Government of Puerto Rico. It has 80 regular musicians from around the world performing a 52-we ...

— " Yo Contra Ti" *

Major Lazer Major Lazer is an American electronic dance music and DJ trio, which includes record producer Diplo, and DJs Walshy Fire and Ape Drums. They were founded in 2008 by Diplo and Switch, with Switch leaving after three years in 2011. He was the ...

featuring Anitta and

Pabllo Vittar Phabullo Rodrigues da Silva (born 1 November 1993), known professionally as Pabllo Vittar (), is a Brazilian drag queen and singer. Life and career 1993–2016: Early life Born in São Luís, Maranhão, São Luís, Phabullo is a fraternal twi ...

— " Sua Cara" ; Best Urban Music Album

— ''

'' *

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 Departments of Colombia, department of Chocó Depar ...

— ''Sin Miedo'' * Coastcity — ''Coastcity'' *

Ozuna Juan Carlos Ozuna Rosado (; born March 13, 1992), known simply by his surname Ozuna, is a Puerto Rican singer, born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico to a Dominican father and a Puerto Rican mother. Five of his studio albums have topped ...

— '' Odisea'' * Tote King — ''Lebron'' ; Best Urban Song

, Urbani Mota Cedeño, Juan G. Rivera Vazquez and Luis Jorge Romero — " Dura" (Daddy Yankee) * Anitta, J. Balvin,

Justin Quiles Justin Rafael Quiles Rivera (born March 29, 1990) is an American singer and songwriter. He specializes in reggaeton, although his repertoire also includes genres such as Latin pop and Latin trap. Quiles has been nominated for Premios Juventud. ...

and Alejandro Ramírez — "

Downtown ''Downtown'' is a term primarily used in American and Canadian English to refer to a city's sometimes commercial, cultural and often the historical, political, and geographic heart. It is often synonymous with its central business district ( ...

" (Anitta Featuring J Balvin) * Rene David Cano, Andy Clay,

Rayito Antonio Rayo (born July 16, 1982), best known as Rayito, is a Spanish musician of Gitano and Japanese heritage. His father, a flamenco guitarist, taught him to play the instrument at a young age, and at the age of four years he was already givin ...

and Omar Sabino — "Mi Cama" (Karol G) *

Bad Bunny Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio (; born March 10, 1994), better known by his stage name Bad Bunny, is a Puerto Rican rapper and singer. Known as the " King of Latin Trap", Bad Bunny is credited with helping Spanish-language rap music achieve m ...

, Juan M. Frías, Luian Malave,

Prince Royce Geoffrey Royce Rojas (born May 11, 1989), known professionally as Prince Royce, is an American singer. At an early age, Royce took an interest in music, and in his teenage years began experimenting with music and writing poetry. By age nineteen ...

, Edgar Semper and Xavier Semper — " Sensualidad" (Bad Bunny, Prince Royce and J Balvin) * J. Balvin,

and Juan Diego Medina Vélez — " X" (Nicky Jam and J Balvin)

Rock

; Best Rock Album

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 ...

— ''Expectativas'' * Richard Coleman — ''F-A-C-I-L'' *

Él Mató a un Policía Motorizado Él Mató a un Policía Motorizado, also known as EMAUPM or Él Mató, is an Argentine indie rock band from La Plata established in 2003. It is formed by Santiago "Motorizado" (bass and vocals), Willy "Doctora Muerte" (drums), Manuel "Pantro Puto" ...

— ''La Síntesis O'Konor'' * Los Pixel — ''Ahora Lo Sabes Todo'' * No Te Va Gustar — ''Suenan Las Alarmas'' ; Best Pop/Rock Album Manolo García — ''Geometría del Rayo'' * Bambi — ''El Encuentro'' * Comisario Pantera — ''Cosmovisiones'' * Ella Es Tan Cargosa — ''La Sangre Buena'' * Lucas & The Woods — ''Pensacola Radio'' ; Best Rock Song

— "Tu Vida Mi Vida" * Santiago Motorizado — "Ahora Imagino Cosas" (

) * Richard Coleman — "Días Futuros" *

— "La Actitud Correcta" * Leiva — "La Llamada"

Alternative

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Best Alternative Music Album The Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album is an award presented to recording artists for quality albums in the alternative genre at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. Ho ...

Aterciopelados Aterciopelados (), also known as Los Aterciopelados, is a rock band from Colombia, led by Andrea Echeverri and Héctor Buitrago. Their music fuses rock with a variety of Colombian and Latin American musical traditions. Aterciopelados have reco ...

— ''Claroscura'' * Dante Spinetta — ''Puñal'' * Telmary — ''Fuerza Arará'' * Vetusta Morla — ''Mismo Sitio, Distinto Lugar'' * Zoé — ''Aztlan'' ; Best Alternative Song Antón Alvarez Alfaro, Pablo Diaz-Reixa and

— "

" (Rosalía) * León Larregui — "Azúl" ( Zoé) * Guillermo Galván — "Consejo de Sabios" (Vetusta Morla) * Andrea Echeverri — "Dúo" (

) * Dante Spinetta — "Mi Vida"

Tropical

; Best Salsa Album

Víctor Manuelle Víctor Manuel Ruiz Velázquez (born September 27, 1968), known professionally as Víctor Manuelle, is a Puerto Rican salsa singer, known to his fans as ''El Sonero de la Juventud'' ("The Singer Of Youths"). He is identified primarily with ' ...

— ''25/7'' * Alexander Abreu and Havana D' Primera — ''Cantor del Pueblo'' * Charlie Aponte — ''Pa' Mi Gente'' * Chiquito Team Band — ''Los Creadores del Sonido'' * Pete Perignon — ''La Esquina del Bailador'' ; Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album Silvestre Dangond — ''Esto Es Vida'' * Alberto Barros — ''Tributo a la Cumbia Colombiana 4'' * Diana Burco — ''Diana Burco'' * Jean Carlos Centeno & Ronal Urbina — ''De Parranda'' * Juan Piña — ''La Elegancia de la Música'' ; Best Contemporary Tropical Album

— '' Vives'' *

Elvis Crespo Elvis Crespo Díaz (born July 30, 1971) is an American merengue singer. He has won multiple awards, including a Grammy and a Latin Grammy Award in merengue music. Early years Crespo was born in New York City and was named "Elvis" after Elvi ...

— ''Diomedizao'' * Milton Salcedo — ''Presenta: Swing 80'' * Daniel Santacruz — ''Momentos de Cine'' *

Romeo Santos Anthony "Romeo" Santos (born July 21, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer who is best known as the frontman and lead vocalist of the Bachata (music), bachata group Aventura (band), Aventura. In 2002, the song "Obsesión ...

— '' Golden'' ; Best Traditional Tropical Album José Alberto "El Canario" and El Septeto Santiaguero — ''A Mi Qué - Tributo a los Clásicos Cubanos'' *

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 ...

with Roberto Delgado & Orquesta — ''Medoro Madera'' *

Sonora Santanera Sonora Santanera is an orchestra playing tropical music from Mexico with over 60 years of history. Modeled after an earlier Cuban band called Sonora Matancera, the Sonora Santanera was founded in 1955 by Carlos Colorado in the state of Tabasco, ...

— ''La Fiesta Continúa'' *

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 G ...

— ''Omara Siempre'' * María Rivas — ''Motivos'' ; Best Tropical Fusion Album Aymée Nuviola — ''Como Anillo al Dedo'' * Manny Cruz — ''Sobrenatural'' * Diego Gutiérrez — ''Palante el Mambo!'' * Sheila King — ''Supernova'' * Safara — ''Cucucuprá, Cuprá'' ; Best Tropical Song

Juan Luis Guerra Juan Luis Guerra Seijas (born 7 June 1957) is a People of the Dominican Republic, Dominican musician, singer, composer, and record producer. Throughout his career, he has won numerous awards including 28 Latin Grammy Awards, three Grammy Awards, ...

, Juan Carlos Luces and

— "Quiero Tiempo" (Víctor Manuelle featuring Juan Luis Guerra) * Silvestre Dangond,

, Juan Medina, Mauricio Rengifo and Andrés Torres — "Casate Conmigo" (Silvestre Dangond featuring Nicky Jam) * Jorge Luis Piloto — "Enamórate Bailando" (Reynier Pérez y Su Septeto Acarey 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 mi ...

) * Jorge Luis Piloto,

Jean Rodríguez Jean Carlos Rodríguez López-Cepero (born December 10, 1980), also known as Jean, is a Puerto Rican singer, the younger brother of Luis Fonsi. Rodríguez has released a handful of solo albums and mixtapes, hitting number one on ''Billboard'' L ...

and

Tony Succar Antonio Guillermo "Tony" Succar (born 18 May 1986),Wall Street International Magazine, 11 July 2012 retrieved 1 June 2013. is a Peruvian- American percussionist, composer, arranger, bandleader, and producer. He is the son of singer Mimy Succa ...

— "Me Enamoro Más De Ti" (Tony Succar featuring

) * Fonseca, Mauricio Rengifo and Andrés Torres — "Simples Corazones" (Fonseca)

Songwriter

; Best Singer-Songwriter Album

— '' Salvavidas de Hielo'' * El David Aguilar — ''Siguiente'' *

— '' Soy Yo'' * Claudia Prieto — ''Compositores'' * Raquel Sofía — ''2:00 AM''

Regional Mexican

; Best Ranchero/Mariachi Album

— ''

'' * Ángela Aguilar — '' Primero Soy Mexicana'' * Tania Libertad — ''Jose Alfredo y Yo'' * Mariachi Sol De México De José Hernández - ''Leyendas de Mi Pueblo'' *

— '' Me Dejé Llevar'' ; Best Banda Album Banda Los Recoditos — ''Los Gustos Que Me Doy'' * Banda Los Sebastianes — ''En Vida'' * Luis Coronel — ''Ahora Soy Yo'' * Jerry Demara — ''Brindemos'' * El Fantasma y Su Equipo Armado — ''En El Camino'' ; Best Tejano Album Roger Velásquez & The Latin Legendz — ''Tex Mex Funk'' * Jimmy Gonzalez y Grupo Mazz — ''Porque Todavía Te Quiero'' * Grupo Alamo — ''Próximo Nivel'' * Proyecto Insomnio — ''Dolce Inferno: Dolce'' * Michael Salgado — ''Otras Historias'' ; Best Norteño Album Calibre 50 — ''Guerra de Poder'' Pesado — ''Los Ángeles Existen'' * Adrián Acosta — ''Irremplazable'' *

Conjunto Primavera Conjunto Primavera is a Mexican norteño-sax band from Ojinaga, Chihuahua. In the 1990s and 2000s they were one of the most popular acts in regional Mexican music. History Conjunto Primavera was formed on the first day of spring in 1978 by th ...

— ''Con Toda La Fuerza'' * Voz de Mando — ''El Que A Ti Te Gusta'' ; Best Regional Song

— " Probablemente" * Domingo Leiva Delgado — " Arránquense Muchachos" ( Pedro Fernández) * Gabriel Flores and Yoel Henríquez — "Ayúdame A Olvidarte" (La Explosiva Banda De Maza) * Edén Muñoz — "Corrido De Juanito" ( Calibre 50) * Salvador Hurtado — "El Sueño Americano" (La Energía Norteña)

Instrumental

; Best Instrumental Album Miguel Siso — ''Identidad'' * Yamandu Costa — ''Recanto'' * Hamilton De Holanda Trio — ''Hamilton De Holanda Trio - Jacob 10ZZ'' *

Airto Moreira Airto Guimorvan Moreira (born August 5, 1941) is a Brazilian jazz drummer, composer and percussionist. He is married to jazz singer Flora Purim, and their daughter Diana Moreira is also a singer. Coming to prominence in the late 1960s as a membe ...

— ''Aluê'' * Hermeto Pascoal & Grupo — ''No Mundo Dos Sons''

Traditional

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Best Folk Album The Grammy Award for Best Folk Album is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for releasing albums in the Folk music, folk genre. Honors ...

— ''

'' * Afrodisíaco — ''Viene De Panamá (Sin Raíz No Hay País)'' * Eva Ayllón — ''Clavo y Canela'' * Marta Gómez — ''La Alegría y El Canto'' * María Mulata — ''Idas y Vueltas'' * Yubá-Iré — ''¡Baila Conmigo!'' ; Best Tango Album Pedro Giraudo — ''Vigor Tanguero'' * Daniel Binelli and Nick Danielson — ''Nostalgias'' * Rodolfo Mederos Trio — ''Troilo Por Mederos, En Su Huella'' * Omar Mollo and Gran Orquesta Típica Otra — ''Tango Cosmopolita'' * Miguel Pereiro — ''Mística Ciudad'' ; Best Flamenco Album Arcángel — ''Al Este del Canto'' * Dani de Morón — ''21'' * Alba Molina — ''Caminando con Manuel'' * Rosario La Tremendita — ''Delirium Tremens'' * Samuel Serrano — ''Dos Caminos''

Jazz

; Best Latin Jazz Album Hermeto Pascoal and Big Band — ''Naturaleza Universal'' * Adrian Iaies Trio — ''La Casa de un Pianista de Jazz'' * Dafnis Prieto Big Band — ''Back to the Sunset'' * Néstor Torres — ''Jazz Flute Traditions'' * Bobby Valentin and The Latin Jazzists — ''Mind of a Master''

Christian

; Best Christian Album (Spanish Language) Alfareros — ''Setenta Veces Siete'' * Andy Alemany — ''Tú Primero'' * Daniel Calveti — ''Habla Sobre Mí'' * Marcela Gándara — ''Cerca Estás'' * Miel San Marcos — ''Pentecostés (En Vivo)'' ; Best Christian Album (Portuguese Language)

Fernanda Brum Fernanda Brum Costa da Cruz Pinheiro (born 19 December 1976) is a Brazilian Christian singer, songwriter, worship pastor and writer. Biography Born in Rio de Janeiro, she grew up in Irajá, a middle-class neighborhood in the north. Fernanda ...

— ''Som Da Minha Vida'' * Cassiane — ''Nivél Do Céu'' * Anderson Freire — ''Contagem Regressiva'' * Pr. Lucas — ''Pintor Do Mundo'' * Léa Mendonça — ''Adoração Na Guerra Ao Vivo''

Portuguese Language

; Best Portuguese Language Contemporary Pop Album Anaadi — ''Noturno'' *

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 ...

— ''Amor é Isso'' * Iza — ''Dona de Mim'' * Ana Vilela — ''Ana Vilela'' * Xenia — ''Xenia'' ; Best Portuguese Language Rock or Alternative Album Lenine — ''Lenine Em Trânsito'' * Tim Bernardes — ''Recomeçar'' * Kassin — ''Relax'' * Rubel — ''Casas'' * Jay Vaquer — ''Ecos Do Acaso e Casos De Caos'' ; Best Samba/Pagode Album

Maria Rita Maria Rita (; born 9 September 1977, São Paulo) is a Brazilian singer. Born Maria Rita Camargo Mariano, she is the daughter of famed pianist/arranger César Camargo Mariano and the late Brazilian singing legend Elis Regina and sister to P ...

— ''Amor E Música'' * Martinho da Vila — ''Alô Vila Isabeeeel!!!'' * Ferrugem — ''Prazer, Eu Sou Ferrugem'' * Diogo Nogueira — ''Munduê'' * Thiaguinho — ''Só Vem! Ao Vivo'' ; Best MPB Album

— '' Caravanas'' * João Bosco — ''Mano Que Zuera'' * Edu Lobo,

Dori Caymmi Dorival "Dori" Tostes Caymmi (born 26 August 1943) is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, guitarist, arranger, and producer. Biography Caymmi was born in Rio de Janeiro to parents who were musicians, his father Dorival Caymmi a composer and his ...

and Marcos Valle — ''Edu, Dori e Marcos'' * Vitor Ramil — ''Campos Neutrais'' * Elza Soares — ''Deus é Mulher'' ; Best Sertaneja Music Album Chitãozinho & Xororó — ''Elas Em Evidências'' * Solange Almeida — ''Sentimento de Mulher'' * As Galvão — ''70 Anos'' * Naiara Azevedo — ''Contraste'' * Zezé Di Camargo & Luciano — ''Dois Tempos, Parte 2'' * Fernando & Sorocaba — ''Sou Do Interior (Ao Vivo)'' * Michel Teló — ''Bem Sertanejo - O Show'' ; Best Portuguese Language Roots Album Almir Sater and

Renato Teixeira Renato Teixeira de Oliveira (born May 20, 1945) is a Brazilian singer-songwriter. He is a representative of sertanejo music and folk rock, linked to the '' caipira'' culture and dialect. Teixeira is the author of several hit songs including "Rom ...

— ''+A3'' * Anastácia — ''Dequele Jeito!'' *

Mariza Marisa dos Reis Nunes (born 16 December 1973), known professionally as Mariza (), is a Portuguese fado singer. Mariza was born in Lourenço Marques, Portuguese Mozambique, to a Portuguese father, José Brandão Nunes, and a Mozambican mothe ...

— ''Mariza'' * Sara Tavares — ''Fitxadu'' * Borghetti Yamandu — ''Borghetti Yamandu'' ; Best Portuguese Language Song

— "As Caravanas" * Pedro Baby, Pretinho Da Serrinha and Tribalistas — "Aliança" (

Tribalistas Tribalistas (Brazilian Portuguese: Help:IPA/Portuguese, /tɾibaˈlistɐs, -ˈliʃtɐʃ/) is a Brazilian people, Brazilian Supergroup (music), supergroup consisting of Arnaldo Antunes (ex-Titãs), Marisa Monte and Carlinhos Brown (Timbalada). Thei ...

) * Nanda Costa, Lan Lan and Sambê — "Aponte" (

Maria Bethânia Maria Bethânia Viana Teles Veloso (; born 18 June 1946) is a Brazilian singer and songwriter. Born in Santo Amaro, Bahia, she started her career in Rio de Janeiro in 1964 with the show "Opinião" ("Opinion"), she is "The Queen of Brazilian Musi ...

) * Erasmo Carlos, Dadi and Marisa Monte — "Convite Para Nascer De Novo" (

) * Lucas Cirillo and Xenia — "Pra Que Me Chamas?" (Xenia)

Children's

; Best Latin Children’s Album Claraluna — ''Imaginare'' * Ana & Gio — ''Ana & Gio'' * Mundo Bita — ''Bita e a Natureza'' * Luis Pescetti y Amigos — ''Magia Todo el Día'' * Colectivo Animal — ''Un Bosque Encantado 2''

Classical

; Best Classical Album Claudia Montero — ''Mágica y Misteriosa'' * Allison Brewster Franzetti and Carlos Franzetti — ''Buenos Aires Noir'' * José Menor — ''Enrique Granados: Goyescas'' * José Serebrier — ''José Serebrier Conducts Granados'' * Brasil Guitar Duo and David Amado — ''Leo Brouwer: The Book Of Signs, Paulo Bellinati: Concerto Caboclo'' ; Best Classical Contemporary Composition Claudia Montero — "Luces y Sombras. Concierto Para Guitarra y Orquesta De Cuerdas"Full winners list
/ref> * Roberto Sierra — "Montuno En Forma De Chacona" (Silvia Márquez) * Eddie Mora — "Ofrenda" (Eddie Mora directing The Orquesta Sinfónica De Heredia) * Jorge Mejia — "Prelude In F Major For Piano & Orchestra" (Jorge Mejia and The Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra) *

Yalil Guerra Yalil Guerra Soto (born April 27, 1973, Havana, Cuba) is a Cuban born composer with Spanish citizenship (from 1999) and United States citizenship (from 2007), classical guitarist, producer, arranger, professor, multi-instrumentalist, and conductor ...

— "String Quartet Nº.3 (In Memoriam Ludvvig Van Beethoven)" (La Catrina String Quartet)

Arrangement

;Best Arrangement Milton Salcedo — "Se Le Ve" (Milton Salcedo featuring Amaury Gutiérrez, Carlos Oliva y Michel Puche) * Luiz Cláudio Ramos — "Massarandupió" (

) * Rigoberto Alfaro — "No Me Platiques Más (Instrumental)" (Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea) * Lisandro Baum — "Batango" (Quinteto Bataraz) * Vagner Cunha — "Campos Neutrais" (Vitor Ramil)

Recording Package

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Best Recording Package The Grammy Award for Best Recording Package is one of a series of Grammy Awards The Grammy Awards, stylized as GRAMMY, and often referred to as The Grammys, are awards presented by The Recording Academy of the United States to recognize out ...

Carlos Sadness — ''Diferentes Tipos De Luz'' * Miguel Vásquez "Masa" — ''La Gira'' (Sibilino) * Daniel Eizirik — ''Meio Que Tudo É Um'' ( Apanhador Só) * Rubén Chumillas — ''Mismo Sitio, Distinto Lugar'' (Vetusta Morla) * Christian Montenegro and Laura Varsky — ''9'' (Marco Sanguinetti)

Production

; Best Engineered Album Rafa Sardina and Eric Boulanger — ''50 Años Tocando Para Ti'' (Orquesta Filarmónica De Bogotá) * Gustavo Borner, Justin Moshkevich and Nick Baxter — ''Feliz'' ( Nahuel Pennisi) * Leo Bracht and Felipe Tichauer — ''Noturno'' (Anaadi) * Thiago Baggio and Rodrigo Sanches — ''Rei Ninguém'' (Arthur Nogueira) * Carles Campi Campón, Ernesto García, Pablo Martín Jones and Matías Cella — ''Salvavidas De Hielo'' (

) ; Producer of the Year Linda Briceño * Rafael Arcaute *

Visitante Eduardo José Cabra Martínez (; born September 10, 1979, in Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico), better known by his stage name "Visitante Calle 13", "Visitante", or more recently, "Cabra", is a Puerto Rican producer, musician, composer, and multi- ...

*Andrés Torres and Mauricio Rengifo *

Julio Reyes Copello Julio Reyes Copello (born April 26, 1969) is a Colombian producer, composer, songwriter and record engineer. Throughout his career he has worked with various artists such as Jennifer López, Marc Anthony, Thalía, Chayanne, Kany García, Ale ...

Music video

; Best Short Form Music Video

Juanes Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez (born 9 August 1972), known professionally as Juanes, is a Colombian musician who was a member of the Rock music, rock band Ekhymosis and is now a solo artist. Since releasing his solo debut album ''Fíjate B ...

— "Pa Dentro" *

— "Duele" *

Residente René Pérez Joglar (; born February 23, 1978), known professionally as Residente (often stylized as Resīdɛntə), is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer, songwriter and filmmaker. He is best known as one of the founders of the alternative rap ban ...

and

Dillon Francis Dillon Hart Francis (born October 5, 1987), also known as DJ Hanzel, is an American electronic music producer and DJ. He played a key role in popularizing moombahton and later developed its heavier variants, moombahcore and EDM trap. Earl ...

Featuring

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— "Sexo" *

— "Guerra" *

— "

" ;

Best Long Form Music Video The Grammy Award for Best Music Film is an annual accolade for performers, directors, and producers of quality videos or musical programs. It is presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony established in 1958 when it was called the Gramophone Aw ...

Pedro Capó — ''En Letra De Otro - Documentary'' *

La Santa Cecilia La Santa Cecilia is an American band based in Los Angeles, California that plays a blend of cumbia, bossa nova, and boleros, among other styles. The group is named after Santa Cecilia, who is the patron saint of musicians. The band seeks to ...

— ''Amar y Vivir Documentary'' *

Los Pericos Los Pericos is an Argentine band formed in 1987. The band has enjoyed international success, especially throughout South America. In 2006, the band received some notable exposure for North American audiences when featured on an episode of Anthon ...

— ''3.000 Vivos'' * Various Artists — ''Un Mundo Raro: Las Canciones De José Alfredo Jiménez'' * Zoé — ''Panoramas''

Multiple Nominations and Awards

The following received multiple nominations: ''Eight'' *

''Five'' *

* El David Aguilar ''Four'' *

*Mauricio Rengifo *Andrés Torres ''Three'' *

* Monsieur Periné *

*Anaadi *

* Zoé ''Two'' *Rozalén *

* Ángela Aguilar *Nana Mendoza *Claudia Prieto *

*Richard Coleman *

* Dante Spinetta *Vetusta Morla * Silvestre Dangond *

*Jorge Luis Piloto * Calibre 50 *Xenia *

References

External links

Official Site
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