The 9th Annual Latin Grammy Awards took place on Thursday, November 13, 2008 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas and were aired on Univision. The Brazilian Field awards were presented on the same day at the Ibirapuera Auditorium in São Paulo. The Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year was Gloria Estefan. Juanes was the night's big winner, winning 5 awards including Album of the Year. He now has 17 Latin Grammy awards which is more than any other recording artist.
Winners are in bold text.
Record of the Year
Juanes — "Me Enamora"
Andrea Bocelli and Laura Pausini — "Vive Ya! (Vivere)"
Cabas — "Bonita"
Café Tacuba — "Volver a Comenzar"
Julieta Venegas — "El presente"
Album of the Year
Juanes — La Vida... Es un Ratico
Concha Buika — Niña de Fuego
Café Tacuba — Si No
Vicente Fernández — Para Siempre
Kany García — Cualquier Día
Song of the Year
Juanes — "Me Enamora"
Julieta Venegas — "El presente"
Café Tacuba — "Esta Vez"
Kany García — "Hoy Ya Me Voy"
Aureo Baqueiro and Gian Marco — "Todavía"
Best New Artist
Kany García
Mónica Giraldo
Diogo Nogueira
Roberta Sá
Ximena Sariñana
Best Female Pop Vocal Album
Kany García — Cualquier Día
Ana Gabriel — Arpegios de Amor: Requiem por Tres Almas
Alejandra Guzmán — Fuerza
Ednita Nazario — Real
Rosario — Parte de Mí
Best Male Pop Vocal Album
Juanes — La Vida... Es un Ratico
Ricardo Arjona — Quién Dijo Ayer
Jeremías — Un Día Más En El Gran Circo
Alejandro Lerner — Enojado
Gian Marco — Desde Adentro
Best Pop Album by a Duo/Group with Vocals
Belanova — Fantasía Pop
Hombres G — 10
Kudai — Nadha
Kumbia All Starz — Planeta Kumbia
RBD — Empezar Desde Cero
Best Urban Music Album
Wisin & Yandel — Los Extraterrestres
Alexis & Fido — Sobrenatural
Tego Calderón — El Abayarde Contraataca
Flex — Te Quiero: Romantic Style In Da World
Tito El Bambino — It's My Time
Best Urban Song
Flex — "Te Quiero"
Tingui and Daddy Yankee — "Al Son del Boom" (Miguelito featuring Daddy Yankee)
Tito El Bambino — "El Tra"
Tego Calderón — "Ni Fu Ni Fa"
Alexis, Fido and Toby Love — "Soy Igual Que Tú"
Best Rock Solo Vocal Album
Andrés Calamaro — La Lengua Popular
Chetes — Efecto Dominó
Alih Jey — Necia
Juanse — Energía Divina
Loquillo — Balmoral
Siddhartha — Why You?
Best Rock Album by a Duo/Group with Vocals
Molotov — Eternamiente
Bersuit — ?
Catupecu Machu — Laberintos Entre Artistas y Dialectos
Héroes del Silencio — Tour 2007
Panda — Sinfonía Soledad
Best Rock Song
Café Tacuba — "Esta Vez"
Javier Morales — "Ayer" (Black Guayaba)
Andrés Calamaro and Cachorro López — "Carnaval de Brasil" (Andrés Calamaro)
Andrés Calamaro — "Mi Gin Tonic"
Randy Ebright — "Yofo" (Molotov)
Best Alternative Music Album
Julieta Venegas — MTV Unplugged
Babasónicos — Mucho
Café Tacuba — Si No
Circo — Cursi
Manu Chao — La Radiolina
Best Alternative Song
Café Tacuba — "Volver a Comenzar"
José Luis Abreu, Marteen Andruet and Orlando Méndez — "Alguien" (Circo)
Andrés Calamaro — "5 Minutos Más (Minibar)"
Juan Campodónico and Fernando Santullo — "El Mareo" (Bajofondo featuring Gustavo Cerati)
Ximena Sariñana — "Normal"
María del Mar Rodríguez Carnero — "Papeles Mojados" (Chambao)
Best Salsa Album
Marc Anthony — El Cantante
Grupo Galé — Auténtico
Víctor Manuelle — Soy
Maelo Ruiz — Puro Corazón...
Gilberto Santa Rosa — Contraste
Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album
Peter Manjarrés, Emiliano Zuleta and Sergio Luis — Sólo Clásicos
Chicas de Canela — Chicas de Canela
El Combo de las Estrellas — Somos La Esencia
Gusi & Beto — La Mandarina
Emilianito Zuleta and Toba Zuleta — Palabra de Honor
Best Contemporary Tropical Album
José Feliciano — Señor Bachata
Joe Arroyo — El Súper Joe
Fonseca — Gratitud
Adriana Lucía — Porro Nuevo
Olga Tañón — Éxitos en Dos Tiempos
Best Traditional Tropical Album
Gloria Estefan — 90 Millas
Albita, Rey Ruiz and Donato Poveda — Cuba: Un Viaje Musical
Chucho Avellanet with Trío Los Andinos — Bohemio
Edwin Colón Zayas — El Cuarto Puertorriqueño... Reafirmación
Víctor Manuelle — Una Navidad A Mi Estilo
Best Tropical Song
Emilio Estefan, Jr., Gloria Estefan, Alberto Gaitán and Ricardo Gaitán — "Píntame De Colores" (Gloria Estefan)
Juan José Hernández — "Conteo Regresivo" (Gilberto Santa Rosa)
Víctor Manuelle — "Llegó El Amor" (Gilberto Santa Rosa)
Jorge Celedón — "Me Vio Llorar" (Jorge Celedón and Jimmy Zambrano)
Best Singer-Songwriter Album
Fito Páez — Rodolfo
Djavan — Matizes
Gilberto Gil — Banda Larga Cordel
Pablo Milanés — Regalo
Tommy Torres — Tarde O Temprano
Best Ranchero Album
Vicente Fernández — Para Siempre
Pepe Aguilar — 100% Mexicano
Pedro Fernández — Dime Mi Amor
Los Temerarios — Recuerdos del Alma
Jenni Rivera — La Diva en Vivo
Best Banda Album
Los Horóscopos de Durango — Ayer, Hoy y Siempre
Banda el Recodo — Qué Bonito... ¡Es Lo Bonito!
El Chapo — Mis Rancheras Consentidas
Los Creadorez del Pasito Duranguense de Alfredo Ramírez — Listos, Montados y Armados
Joan Sebastian — No Es De Madera
Best Tejano Album
Emilio Navaira — De Nuevo
Chente Barrera & Taconazo — Music Lessons
Jimmy González & El Grupo Mazz — Incomparable
Freddie Martínez — The Legend Returns
Elida Reyna — Domingo
Best Norteño Album
Siggno — Six Pack
Conjunto Primavera — Que Ganas de Volver
Los Palominos — Me Enamoré de un Angel
Los Tigres del Norte — Raíces
Pesado — Corridos: Defendiendo el Honor
Best Regional Mexican Song
Joan Sebastian — "Estos Celos" (Vicente Fernández)
Freddie Martínez, Jr. — "Búscame En El Cielo" (Jimmy González & El Grupo Mazz)
Charlie Corona and Jesse Turner — "Decirte Te Quiero" (Siggno)
Adolfo Angel — "Si Tú Te Vas" (Los Temerarios)
Best Instrumental Album
Orquesta Filarmónica de Bogotá — Orquesta Filarmómoca de Bogotá - 40 Años
Kenny G — Rhythm & Romance
Paulo Moura — Pra Cá E Para Lá
Gonzalo Rubalcaba — Avatar
Bebo Valdés and Javier Colina — Live at the Village Vanguard
Best Folk Album
Cholo Valderrama — Caballo!
Damaris — Mil Caminos
Mariza — Terra
Perú Negro — Zamba Malató
Walter Silva — 20 Éxitos
Best Tango Album
Various Artists — Buenos Aires, Días y Noches de Tango
Esteban Morgado Cuarteto — Milongueros
Luis Salinas — Tango
Javier Vinasco and Edith Ruiz — Astos Piazzolla/Heitor Villa-Lobos
Pablo Ziegler, Quique Sinesi and Walter Castro — Buenos Aires Report
Best Flamenco Album
Juan Habichuela — Una Guitarra En Granada
Diego Amador — Río de los Canasteros
Camarón de la Isla — Reencuentro
Esperanza Fernández — Recuerdos
Lole — Metáfora
Best Latin Jazz Album
Caribbean Jazz Project featuring Dave Samuels — Afro Bop Alliance
Hamilton de Holanda Quinteto — Brasilianos 2
Pau Brasil — Nonada
David Sánchez — Cultural Survival
Charlie Sepúlveda & The Turnaround — Charlie Sepulveda & The Turnaround
Best Christian Album (Spanish Language)
Soraya Moraes — Tengo Sed de Tí
Aline Barros — Refréscate!
Alex Campos — Cuidaré de Ti
Jesus Adrian Romero — Ayer Te Ví... Fue Más Claro Que La Luna
Marcos Witt — Sinfonía del Alma
Best Christian Album (Portuguese Language)
Soraya Moraes — Som Da Chuva
Aline Barros — Aline Barros & CIA 2
Fernanda Brum — Cura-Me
Toque No Altar — E Impossivel Mas Deus Pode
Andre Valadao — Sobrenatural
Italo Villar — Deus Sonha Com Vocé
Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop Album
Vanessa da Mata — Sim
Arnaldo Antunes — Ao Vivo no Estúdio
Danni Carlos — Música Nova
Ney Matogrosso — Inflassificáveis
Rosa Passos — Romance
Best Brazilian Rock Album
CPM 22 — Cidade Cinza
Charlie Brown Jr. — Ritmo, Ritual e Responsa
Detonautas Roque Clube — O Retorno de Saturno
Nação Zumbi — Fome de Tudo
Pitty — {Des}concerto ao Vivo - 06-07-07 Traje: (Rock Fino)
Best Samba/Pagode Album
Paulinho da Viola — Acústico MTV
Beth Carvalho — Canta o Samba da Bahia ao Vivo
Arlindo Cruz — Sambista Perfeito
Luiz Melodia — Estação Melodia
Maria Rita — Samba Meu
Best MPB Album
Seu Jorge — América Brasil o Disco
Maria Bethânia — Dentro do Mar Tem Rio - Ao Vivo
Chico Buarque — Chico Buarque Carioca - Ao Vivo
Omara Portuondo and Maria Bethânia — Omara Portuondo e Maria Bethânia
Roberta Sá — Que Belo Estranho Dia Pra Se Ter Alegria
Caetano Veloso — Multishow ao Vivo Cê
Best Romantic Music Album
César Menotti and Fabiano — .com Você
Bruno & Marrone — Acústico II - Volume 1
Daniel — Difícil Não Falar de Amor
Leonardo — Coração Bandido
Roberta Miranda — Senhora Raiz
Best Contemporary Brazilian Roots Album
Elba Ramalho — Qual o Assunto Que Mais Lhe Interessa?
Harmonia do Samba — Esse Som Vai Te Levar - Ao Vivo
Trio Curupira — Pés no Brasil, Cabeça no Mundo
Trio Virgulino — 26 Anos de Estrada
Victor & Leo — Ao Vivo em Uberlândia
Best Brazilian Roots/Regional Album
Chitãozinho & Xororó — Grandes Clássicos Sertanejos Acústico I
Pedro Bento and Zé da Estrada — 50 Anos de Mariachis & Grandes Sucessos Sertanejos
Renato Borghetti — Fandango!
Cezar & Paulinho — Companheiro é Companheiro
Siba e A Fuloresta — Toda Vez Que Eu Dou Um Passo o Mundo Sai Dolugar
Best Brazilian Song
Marco Moraes and Soraya Moraes — "Som da Chuva" (Soraya Moraes)
Vanessa da Mata and Sérgio Mendes — "Acode"
Dudu Falcão — "Coisas Que Eu Sei" (Danni Carlos)
Djavan — "Delírio dos Mortais"
Jota Maranhão and Jorge Vercillo — "Ela Une Todas as Coisas" (Jorge Vercillo)
Best Latin Children Album
Miguelito — El Heredero
Claraluna — Un Lugar Llamado Colombia
Raquel Durães — Hora de Dormir
Niños Adorando — Niños Adorando 3
Remi — Alegrate
Strings For Kids — Acordes para Hormiguitas y Menudas Criaturas
Best Classical Album
Plácido Domingo — Pasión Española
Gustavo Dudamel — Fiesta
Sérgio and Odair Assad — Jardim Abandonado
Sílvio Barbato and Turíbio Santos — Violão Sinfônico
Best Classical Contemporary Composition
Carlos José Castro — "Concierto del Sol" (Orquesta Filarmónica de Costa Rica)
Sérgio — "Tahhiyya Li Ossoulina" (Sérgio Assad and Odair Assad)
Jorge Liderman — "Barcelonazo" (Jorge Liderman)
Roberto Valera — "Non Divisi" (Camerata Romeu)
Aurelio De La Vega — "Variación del Recuerdo" (The North/South Chamber Orchestra)
Best Recording Package
Leicia Gotlibowski, Daniel Kotliar, Karina Levy, Andres Mayo and Mercedes Sencio — Buenos Aires, Días y Noches de Tango (Various Artists)
Santiago Velazco-Land — Cara B (Jorge Drexler)
Jorge du Peixe and Valentina Trajano — Fome de Tudo (Nação Zumbi)
Gaspar Guerra — Gózalo (Orquesta La 33)
Fritz Torres — Tijuana Sound Machine (Nortec Collective presents Bostich and Fussible)
Best Engineered Album
Moogie Canazio and Luiz Tornaghi — Dentro Do Mar Tem Rio - Ao Vivo (Maria Bethânia)
Humberto Gatica and Bernie Grundman — David Cavazos (David Cavazos)
Gabriel Peña, Héctor Iván Rosa, Bobby Valentín and José Lugo — Evolution (Bobby Valentín)
Ariel Alejandro Gato — Obra Inversa (Obra Inversa)
Chris Brooke, Steve Churchyard, Humberto Gatica, Rodolfo Vazquez and Stephen Marcussen — Rhythm & Romance (Kenny G)
Engineers:
Carlos "KK" Akamine, Al Schmitt and Doug Sax — Romance (Rosa Passos)
Producer of the Year
Sergio George
Alejandro Acosta, Bob Benozzo and Roberto Cantero
Tweety González and Ximena Sariñana
Javier Limón
Cachorro Lopez
Best Short Form Music Video
Juanes — "Me Enamora"
Babasónicos — "Pijamas"
Bajofondo — "Pa' Bailar"
Manu Chao — "Me Llaman Calle"
Molotov — "Yofo"
Best Long Form Music Video
Julieta Venegas — MTV Unplugged
Miguel Bosé — Papitour
Gloria Estefan — 90 Millas
Joan Manuel Serrat and Joaquín Sabina — Dos Pajaros de un Tiro
Various Artists — Buenos Aires, Días y Noches de Tango
Lifetime Achievement Awards
Angélica María
Vikki Carr
Cheo Feliciano
Astrud Gilberto
María Dolores Pradera
Estela Raval
Trustees Awards
Simón Díaz
Larry Harlow
Juanito Márquez
Gloria Estefan — "Mi Tierra / Oye Mi Canto"
Gloria Estefan, José Feliciano, Gian Marco and Carlos Santana — "No Lloren"
Kany García — "Esta Soledad"
Café Tacuba — "Esta Vez"
Heatt - National recording artist from Phoenix, Az
Gilberto Santa Rosa — "Amnesía"
Alejandra Guzmán — "Hasta el Final"
Olga Tañón featuring Jenni Rivera and Vikki Carr — "Presencie tu Amor / Cosas del Amor"
Julieta Venegas featuring Michael Salgado and David Lee Garza — "El presente"
Flex and Belinda — "Te Quiero"
Juanes featuring John Legend — "Me Enamora / Odio Por Amor / If You're Out There"
Banda el Recodo — "Te Presumo"
Jorge Celedón featuring Jimmy Zambrano and El Mariachi Vargas — "Que bonita es esta Vida"
Fonseca — "El Arroyito"
Jenni Rivera and Lupillo Rivera — "Sufriendo a Solas"
Michael Salgado, Emiliano Zuleta, Fernando Otero, Héctor del Curto and David Lee Garza — "Especial accordion tribute"
Los Tigres del Norte — "Somos mas Americanos"
Víctor Manuelle — "Mi Salsa"
Rosario, Juanes, Olga Tañón, Jeremías, Tommy Torres, Antonio Carmona and Belinda — "No Dudaria"
Live from Brazil:
Sandy and Paula Toller — "E o Mundo Não se Acabou"
Sepultura — "The Girl from Ipanema / We've Lost You"
Daniela Castro and César Évora — presented Best New Artist
Eduardo Santamarina and Montserrat Olivier — presented Best Pop Vocal Album, Female
Carlos Santana and Ednita Nazario — presented Record of the Year
Ximena Sariñana and Eugenio Siller — presented Best Urban Song
Cabas and Concha Buika — presented Best Norteño Album
Mayrín Villanueva and Grupo Pesado — presented Song of the Year
Alexis & Fido — presented Best Contemporary Tropical Album
Kenny G and Karyme Lozano — presented Best Tropical Song
Kudai — presented Best Rock Song
Tito El Bambino and Adriana Fonseca — presented Best Tejano Album
Vicky Terrazas and Marisol Terrazas — presented Best Pop Vocal Album, Male
Andy García — presented People of the Year
Juan Luis Guerra — presented Album of the Year
Gloria Estefan became the first female to receive the academy's Person of the Year award. In addition she was the first artist to receive this honor as well as the MusiCares Person of the Year honor which she received in 1994 prior to the Grammy Awards.