The 11th Annual Latin Grammy Awards were held on Thursday, November 11, 2010 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was the third time the annual event had taken place at this location. The eligibility period for recordings to be nominated was July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010. Nominations were announced on September 8, 2010. On September 14, 2010 it was announced that the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year honoree would be Plácido Domingo. The big winners of the night were Camila, Juan Luis Guerra and Gustavo Cerati with three awards.
Juan Luis Guerra's A Son de Guerra was awarded the Album of the Year, the second time he has received this award. "Mientes" by pop band Camila won the Record of the Year and Song of the Year. Alex Cuba and Nelly Furtado became the first Canadian musicians to receive a Latin Grammy Award. Cuba received a Latin Grammy Award for Best New Artist and Furtado the Best Female Pop Vocal Album.
Winners are in bold text.
Record of the Year
Camila — "Mientes"
Maria Bethânia — "Tua"
Concha Buika — "Se Me Hizo Fácil"
Jorge Drexler — "Una Canción Me Trajo Hasta Aquí"
Alejandro Sanz — "Desde Cuándo"
Album of the Year
Juan Luis Guerra 440 — A Son de Guerra
Bebe — Y.
Miguel Bosé — Cardio
Camila — Dejarte de Amar
Alejandro Sanz — Paraíso Express
Song of the Year
Mario Domm and Mónica Vélez — "Mientes" (Camila)
Descemer Bueno and Enrique Iglesias — "Cuando Me Enamoro" (Enrique Iglesias featuring Juan Luis Guerra)
Alejandro Sanz and Tomas Torres — "Desde Cuándo" (Alejandro Sanz)
Rubén Blades — "Las Calles"
Jorge Drexler — "Una Canción Me Trajo Hasta Aquí"
Best New Artist
Alex Cuba
Estrella
Maria Gadú
Jotdog
Koko
Best Female Pop Vocal Album
Nelly Furtado — Mi Plan
Bebe — Y.
Estrella — Black Flamenco
Kany García — Boleto De Entrada
Rosario — Cuéntame
Best Male Pop Vocal Album
Alejandro Sanz — Paraíso Express
Marc Anthony — Iconos
Alex Cuba — Alex Cuba
Joaquín Sabina — Vinagre y Rosas
Aleks Syntek — Métodos de Placer Instantáneo
Best Pop Album by a Duo/Group with Vocals
Camila — Dejarte de Amar
Estopa — X-Anniversarium
Jotdog — Jotdog
Los Claxons — Los Claxons
Taxi — Aquí y Ahora
Best Urban Music Album
Chino & Nacho — Mi Niña Bonita
Cartel de Santa — Sincopa
Daddy Yankee — Daddy Yankee Mundial
La Mala Rodríguez — Dirty Bailarina
Vico C — Babilla
Best Urban Song
La Mala Rodríguez — "No Pidas Perdón"
Daddy Yankee — "Descontrol"
MC Babo, Mauricio Garza and R. Rodríguez — "El Hornazo" (Cartel de Santa)
Daddy Yankee — "Grito Mundial"
Everton Bonner, Don Omar, Sly Dunbar, Eliel and Lloyd Willis — "Hasta Abajo" (Don Omar)
Vico C — "Sentimiento" (Vico C featuring Arcángel)
Best Rock Album
Gustavo Cerati — Fuerza natural
Bohemia Suburbana — Bohemia Suburbana
Andrés Calamaro — On the Rock
Chetes — Hipnosis
Viniloversus — Si No Nos Mata
Best Rock Song
Gustavo Cerati — "Deja Vu"
Chetes — "Arena"
Sebastián Franco, Jesús Herrera, Amauri Sepúlveda, Diego Suárez and Marcos Zavala — "Cárcel" (Bengala)
Bruno Albano Naughton, Luis G. Balcarce, Guido Colzani, Daniel Melero, Tomas Putruele, Diego "Uma" Rodriguez, Tuta Torres and Patricio Troncos — "Lo Comandas" (Banda de Turistas)
Andrés Calamaro — "Los Divinos"
Best Alternative Music Album
Ely Guerra — Hombre Invisible
Banda de Turistas — Magical Radiophonic Heart
Bengala — Oro
El Cuarteto de Nos — Bipolar
Perrozompopo — CPC (Canciones Populares Contestatarias)
Best Alternative Song
ChocQuibTown — "De Donde Vengo Yo"
Hello Seahorse! — "Criminal"
Ceci Bastida — "Cuando Vuelvas a Caer"
Roberto Musso — "El Hijo de Hernandez" (El Cuarteto de Nos)
Gustavo Cortes, Ricardo Cortes and Nicolas Gonzalez — "Resistencia Indigena" (Sig Rigga)
Best Salsa Album
Gilberto Santa Rosa — Irrepetible
Huey Dunbar — Huey Dunbar IV
Orquesta Guayacán — Bueno y Más
La India — Unica
Mario Ortiz All Star Band — Tributo 45 Aniversario
Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album
Diomedes Diaz and Alvaro Lopez — Listo Pa' la foto
El Bionomio de Oro de America — Vuelve y pica...El Pollo
Omar Geles and Alex Manga — Prueba Superada
Jorge Oñate — Te Dedico Mis Triunfos
Poncho Zuleta and Cocha Molina — El Nobel del Amor
Best Contemporary Tropical Album
Juan Luis Guerra 440 — A Son de Guerra
Lucrecia — Album de Cuba
Prince Royce — Prince Royce
Tecupae — Tiempo
Johnny Ventura — Volvio La Navidad
Best Traditional Tropical Album
Concha Buika — El Último Trago
Pedro Jesus — Tributo a Orlando Contreras "El Jefe del Despecho"
Septeto Habanero — 90 Años, Orgullos de Los Soneros
Sierra Maestra — Sonando Ya
Various Artists — 100 Sones Cubanos Producer Edesio Alejandro
Best Tropical Song
Juan Luis Guerra — "Bachata en Fukuoka"
Fonseca and Willie Colón — "Estar Lejos" (Fonseca)
Jorge L. Chacin and Fernando Osorio — "Sueño Contigo" (Tecupae featuring Cabas )
Huey Dunbar and Jorge Luis Piloto — "Te Amaré" (Huey Dunbar)
Tito El Bambino — "Te Pido Perdón"
Best Singer-Songwriter Album
Rubén Blades — Cantares del Subdesarrollo
Santiago Cruz — Cruce de Caminos
Jorge Drexler — Amar la Trama
Maria Gadú — Maria Gadú
Pavel Núñez — El Tiempo del Viento
Silvio Rodríguez — Segunda Cita
Best Ranchero Album
Vicente Fernández — Necesito de Tí
Alejandro Fernández — Dos Mundos
Pedro Fernández — Amarte a la Antigua
Juan Gabriel — Juan Gabriel
Jenni Rivera — La Gran Señora
Best Banda Album
Banda el Recodo — Me Gusta Todo de Tí
La Original Banda El Limón de Salvador Lizarraga — Soy Tu Maestro
Banda Los Recoditos — ¡Ando Bien Pedo!
El Chapo de Sinaloa — Con La Fuerza del Corrido
K-Paz de la Sierra — Con Banda
Best Tejano Album
=Elida Reyna & Avante — Fantasia
Little Joe & La Familia — A Night Of Classics In El Chuco
Joe Posada — Point Of View
Ruben Ramos & The Mexican Revolution — Revolutionized
Sunny Sauceda y Todo Eso — Homenaje a Mi Padre
Best Norteño Album
Grupo Pesado — Desde La Cantina Vol. 1.
Duelo — Solamente Tú
Intocable — Classic
Los Tigres del Norte — La Granja
Los Tucanes de Tijuana — Retro-Corridos
Best Regional Mexican Song
Yoel Henriquez and Paco Lugo — "Amarte a La Antigua" (Pedro Fernández)
Freddie Martinez — "Atrapada En Un Amor" (Elida Reyna y Avante)
Pepe Aguilar — "Chaparrita" (Songwriter: Pepe Aguilar)
Joan Sebastian — "Estuve" (Alejandro Fernández)
Josué Contreras and Johnny Lee Rosas — "No Puedo Volver" (Intocable)
Best Instrumental Album
Arturo Sandoval — A Time for Love
Yamandu Costa and Hamilton de Holanda — Luz da Aurora
Arthur Maia — O Tempo e a Musica
Paulo Moura and Armandinho — Afrobossanova
Soto 75 — Latin American Chillout
Best Folk Album
Ilan Chester — Tesoros de la Música Venezolana
Checo Acosta — El Folclor de Mi Tierra
Eva Ayllón — Canta a Chabuca Granda
Petrona Martínez — Las Penas Alegres
Juan Fernando Velasco — Con Toda el Alma
Best Tango Album
Aida Cuevas — De Corazón a Corazón Mariachi Tango
Pablo Aslan — Tango Grill
Dyango — Puñaladas en el Alma
Leopoldo Federico y Hugo Rivas — Sentido Único
Narcotango — Limanueva
Vayo — Tango Universal
Best Flamenco Album
Tomatito — Sonata Suite
Juan Carmona — El Sentido del Aire
José Mercé — Ruido
Enrique Morente — Morente Flamenco en Directo
Niño Josele — Española
Best Latin Jazz Album
João Donato Trio — Sambolero
Issac Delgado — L-O-V-E
Mark Levine and The Latin Tinge — Off and On: The Music of Moacir Santos
Poncho Sanchez — Psychedelic Blues
Chucho Valdés — Cuban Dreams
Miguel Zenón — Esta Plena
Best Christian Album (Spanish Language)
Monica — Tienes Que Creer
Alex Campos — Te Puedo Sentir
Danilo Montero — Devoción
Rojo — Apasionado Por Tí
Jesus Adrian Romero — El Brillo de Mis Ojos
Álvaro Torres — Muy Personal
Best Christian Album (Portuguese Language)
Marina de Oliveira — Na Extremidade
Paulo César Baruk — Multiforme
Bruna Krla — Advogado Fiel
Kleber Lucas — Meu Alvo
Soraya Moraes — Grande É O Meu Deus
Rosa de Saron — Horizonte Distante
Pe. Zezinho, Scj — Ao País dos Meus Sonhos
Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop Album
Sérgio Mendes — Bom Tempo
CéU — Vagarosa
Sandra de Sá — AfricaNatividade - Cheiro de Brasil
Claudia Leitte — As Máscaras
Michael Sullivan — Ao Vivo: Na Linha do Tempo Vol. 1
Best Brazilian Rock Album
Charlie Brown Jr. — Camisa 10 Joga Bola Até na Chuva
Capital Inicial — Das Kapital
Andreas Kisser — Hubris I & II
Nasi — Vivo na Cena
NX Zero — Sete Chaves
Best Samba/Pagode Album
Diogo Nogueira — Tô Fazendo a Minha Parte
Alcione — Acesa
Martinho da Vila — Poeta da Cidade: Martinho Canta Noel
Grupo Revelação — Ao Vivo no Morro
Monobloco — Monobloco 10
Zeca Pagodinho — MTV Especial Zeca Pagodinho Uma Prova de Amor ao Vivo
Best MPB Album
Gilberto Gil — Banda Dois
João Bosco — Não Vou Pro Céu, Mas Já Não Vivo no Chão
Dori Caymmi — Inner World
Toninho Horta — Harmonia & Vozes
Joyce — Slow Music
Jorge Vercillo — D.N.A.
Best Sertaneja Music Album
Zezé Di Camargo & Luciano — Double Face
João Bosco and Vinicius — Coração Apaixonou - Ao Vivo
Chitãozinho & Xororó — Se For Pra Ser Feliz
Leonardo — Esse Alguém Sou Eu
César Menotti & Fabiano — Retrato: Ao Vivo no Estúdio
Luan Santana — Ao Vivo
Victor & Leo — Ao Vivo e em Cores em São Paulo
Best Native Brazilian Roots Album
Gilberto Gil — Fé na Festa
Frank Aguiar — Danquele Jeito
Banda Calypso — 10 Anos CD 2
Gaúcho da Fronteira — Gaúcho Doble Chapa
Eva — Lugar da Alegria
Best Brazilian Song
Adriana Calcanhotto — "Tua" (Maria Bethânia)
Jorge Vercillo — "Há de Ser"
Sérgio Santos — "Litoral e Interior"
Dori Caymmi and Paulo César Pinheiro — "Quebra-Mar" (Dori Caymmi)
Edu Lobo and Paulo César Pinheiro — "Tantas Marés" (Edu Lobo)
Best Latin Children's Album
Luis Pescetti — Luis Pescetti
Banda de Boca — MPB Pras Crianças
Rita Rosa — Insectos y Bicharracos
Various Artists — Brasileirinhos
Various Artists — Lo Mejor De Playhouse Disney
Best Classical Album
Leo Brouwer — Integral Cuartetos De Cuerda
Fernando Otero — Vital
Yalil Guerra — Old Havana. Chamber Music Vol. I
Miguel del Águila — Salón Buenos Aires
John Neschling and Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo — Tchaikovsky - Manfred
Southwest Chamber Music and Tambuco Percussion Ensemble — William Kraft: Encounters
Best Classical Contemporary Composition
Lalo Schifrin — "Pampas" (Antonio Lysy)
Miguel del Águila — "Clocks" (Miguel del Águila)
Sergio Assad — "Interchange-For Guitar Quartet and Orchestra" (Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, David Amado and The Delaware Symphony Orchestra)
Sergio Assad — "Maracaípe" (Beijing Guitar Duo)
Orlando Jacinto Garcia — "Silencios Imaginados" (Nodus Ensemble)
Tania Leon — "To and Fro (4 Moods)" (Nodus Ensemble)
Best Recording Package
Rock Instrument Bureau — Fuerza natural (Gustavo Cerati)
Luis Itanare — Casa 4 (Famasloop)
Boa Mistura — En El Fin del Mundo (Chambao)
Pico Covarrubias — Hombre Invisible (Ely Guerra)
Locktite — Work In Progress (Erizonte)
Best Engineered Album
Paul Acedo, Rafa Arcaute, Sebastian Krys, Lee Levin, Daniel Ovie, Sebastian Perkal, Tom Russo, Esteban Varela, Dan, Warner and Lurssen Inc. — Distinto (Diego Torres)
Gregg Field, Don Murray and Michael Bishop — A Time for Love (Arturo Sandoval)
José Amosa, Fran Ibáñez, Antonio Ruiz and Eduardo Ruiz — Ruido (José Mercé)
Moogie Canazio, Gabriel Pinheiro and Luiz Tornaghi — Tua (Maria Bethânia)
Jose Luis Crespo, Raul Quilez and Ian Cooper — Y. (Bebe)
Producer of the Year
Jorge Calandrelli and Gregg Field
Sergio George
Rafael Arcaute and Diego Torres
Noel Pastor
Julio Reyes Copello
Best Short Form Music Video
Julieta Venegas — "Bien o Mal"
Ádammo — "Algún Día"
El Cuarteto de Nos — "El Hijo de Hernandez"
Juan Luis Guerra 440 — "Bachata en Fukuoka"
Joaquín Sabina — "Viudita de Clicquot"
Best Long Form Music Video
Voz Veis — Una Noche Común y Sin Corriente
Jorge Drexler — La Trama Circular
León Gieco — Mundo Alas
Laura Pausini — Laura Live World Tour 09
Thalía — Primera Fila
Lifetime Achievement Awards
João Donato
Armando Manzanero
Las Hermanas Márquez
Joseíto Mateo
Jorge Oñate
Susana Rinaldi
Ryfns
Trustees Awards
Manuel Bonilla
Juan Carlos Calderón
Hebe Camargo
Intro
Juan Luis Guerra featuring Chris Botti — "La Guagua / Lola's Mambo"
Pedro Fernández — "Amarte a la Antigua / Celosa"
Enrique Iglesias featuring Wisin & Yandel — "No Me Digas Que No / I Like It"
Prince Royce and Ben E. King — "Stand by Me"
Jenni Rivera — "Por Que No le Calas / Ya lo Sé"
Marc Anthony featuring José Luis Perales — "Y Cómo Es El / Tu Amor Me Hace Bien"
Banda el Recodo — "Dime Que Me Quieres"
Nelly Furtado featuring La Mala Rodríguez — "Fuerte / Bajo Otra Luz"
Camila — "Bésame"
Rosario — "Cuéntame"
Alejandro Fernández — "Vamos a Darnos Tiempo / Júrame"
Ricky Martin and Natalia Jiménez — "Lo Mejor de Mi Vida Eres Tú"
Grupo Pesado — "Cielo Azul, Cielo Nublado"
Aleks Syntek — "Loca"
Aida Cuevas — "Volver"
ChocQuibTown — "Somos Pacíficos"
Chino & Nacho — "Niña Bonita / Lo Que No Sabes Tú"
Gilberto Santa Rosa and Johnny Ventura — "Hay Que Dejarse de Vaina"
Ximena Navarrete and Pepe Aguilar — presented Best Pop Vocal Album, Male
Itatí Cantoral and Tommy Torres — presented Best Urban Music Album
Jaime Camil and Claudia Leitte — presented Best Pop Vocal Album, Duo or Group
Alejandro Sanz — presented Best New Artist
Ricky Martin — presented People of the Year
Vico C and Kany García — presented Record of the Year
Gabriela Spanic and Jorge Drexler — presented Best Contemporary Tropical Album
Cristián de la Fuente and Charo — presented Best Regional Mexican Song
Maria Gadú, Tito El Bambino and Angélica Vale — presented Song of the Year
Kuno Becker, Alexa Vega and Camilla Belle — presented Best Pop Vocal Album, Female
La Mala Rodríguez and Alex Cuba — presented Best Ranchero Album
Juan Fernando Velasco, Santigo Cruz and Lourdes Stephen — presented Best Tropical Song
Paloma San Basilio — presented Album of the Year