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Awarded for Outstanding achievements in the Latin music industry, primarily for works recorded in either Spanish or Portuguese First awarded September 13, 2000 (2000-09-13) Network CBS 2000-2004
Univision 2005-present Ceremony date November 17, 2016, 5:00 PM PST Presented by Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences Winners Marc Anthony, Marc Anthony, Person of the Year, Person of the Year, La BicicletaShakira - Carlos Vives - Sony Music Latin -, La Bicicleta, Record of the Year, Record of the Year, La BicicletaShakira - Carlos Vives - Sony Music Latin -, La Bicicleta, Song of the Year, Song of the Year, Los Dúo 2Juan Gabriel - Universal Music Group - Fonovisa Records -, Los Dúo 2, Album of the Year, Album of the Year, Manuel Medrano, Manuel Medrano, Best New Artist, Best New Artist, EncantadoraFarruko - Yandel - Sony Music Latin -, Encantadora, Best Urban Song, Best Urban Song, EnergíaJ Balvin - Universal Music Latin Entertainment - Capitol Latin, Energía, Best Urban Music Album, Best Urban Music Album, Deus Não Te RejeitaAnderson Freire - MK Music, Deus Não Te Rejeita, Best Portuguese Language Christian Album, Best Portuguese Language Christian Album, Vine a BuscarteSony Music - Fonseca - Omar Alfanno -, Vine a Buscarte, Best Tropical Song, Best Tropical Song, Guaco Historico 2Guaco - Producciones Guaqueros CA, Guaco Historico 2, Best Contemporary Tropical Album, Best Contemporary Tropical Album, Vez PrimeraCarla Morrison - Cosmica Records, Vez Primera, Best Alternative Song, Best Alternative Song, Intensamente Con Canciones de Juan GabrielLa India - Top Stop Music, Intensamente Con Canciones de Juan Gabriel, Best Salsa Album, Best Salsa Album, LHONIllya Kuryaki and the Valderramas - Sony Music Entertainment Argentina SA, LHON, Best Alternative Music Album, Best Alternative Music Album, Manuel MedranoManuel Medrano - Warner Music México, Manuel Medrano, Best Singer-Songwriter Album, Best Singer-Songwriter Album, Un Besito MásJesse & Joy - Warner Music México, Un Besito Más, Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album, Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album, Los Dúo 2Juan Gabriel - Universal Music Group - Fonovisa Records, Los Dúo 2, Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album, Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album, Homenaje (A la Música de Diomedes Díaz)Fonseca - Sony Music Latin, Homenaje (A la Música de Diomedes Díaz), Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album, Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album, La Salvación de Solo y JuanLos Fabulosos Cadillacs - Sony Music Entertainment Argentina SA, La Salvación de Solo y Juan, Best Rock Album, Best Rock Album, La Sonora Santanera en su 60 AniversarioSonora Santanera - Sony Music México, La Sonora Santanera en su 60 Aniversario, Best Traditional Tropical Album, Best Traditional Tropical Album, Rafael Arcaute, Rafael Arcaute, Producer of the Year, Producer of the Year, Roberto Carlos, Roberto Carlos, Person of the Year, Person of the Year, Hasta la RaízNatalia Lafourcade - Cachorro López - Sony Music México -, Hasta la Raíz, Record of the Year, Record of the Year, Hasta la RaízNatalia Lafourcade - Leonel García - Sony Music México, Hasta la Raíz, Song of the Year, Song of the Year, Todo Tiene Su HoraJuan Luis Guerra - Juan Luis Guerra y 440 - Universal Music Latin Entertainment -, Todo Tiene Su Hora, Album of the Year, Album of the Year, Monsieur Periné, Monsieur Periné, Best New Artist, Best New Artist, Ay VamosJ Balvin - Rene Cano - Universal Music Mexico -, Ay Vamos, Best Urban Song, Best Urban Song, El Que Sabe - SabeTego Calderón - Siente Music - Jiggiri Records - Inc -, El Que Sabe - Sabe, Best Urban Music Album, Best Urban Music Album, Da EternidadeFernanda Brum - MK Music, Da Eternidade, Best Portuguese Language Christian Album, Best Portuguese Language Christian Album, Tus besosJuan Luis Guerra - Juan Luis Guerra y 440 - Universal Music Latin Entertainment -, Tus besos, Best Tropical Song, Best Tropical Song, Todo Tiene Su HoraJuan Luis Guerra - Universal Music Latin Entertainment - Capitol Latin, Todo Tiene Su Hora, Best Contemporary Tropical Album, Best Contemporary Tropical Album, Hasta la RaízNatalia Lafourcade - RCA Records - Leonel García -, Hasta la Raíz, Best Alternative Song, Best Alternative Song, Son de Panamá (feat Roberto Delgado & Orquesta)Rubén Blades - Roberto Delgado & Orquesta - Ruben Blades Productions, Son de Panamá (feat Roberto Delgado & Orquesta), Best Salsa Album, Best Salsa Album, Hasta la raízNatalia Lafourcade - Sony Music - RCA Records, Hasta la raíz, Best Alternative Music Album, Best Alternative Music Album, HealerAlex Cuba - Caracol Records/Navarre, Healer, Best Singer-Songwriter Album, Best Singer-Songwriter Album, SiropeAlejandro Sanz - Universal Music Spain - SL, Sirope, Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album, Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album, Necesito un BoleroGilberto Santa Rosa - Sony Music México, Necesito un Bolero, Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album, Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album, SencillamenteJorge Celedón - Sony Music Entertainment Colombia - Gustavo Garcia, Sencillamente, Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album, Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album, BDiamante Eléctrico - Criteria Entertainment, B, Best Rock Album, Best Rock Album, Tributo a los Compadres No Quiero LlantoJosé Alberto "El Canario" - Septeto Santiaguero - Los Canarios - Inc, Tributo a los Compadres No Quiero Llanto, Best Traditional Tropical Album, Best Traditional Tropical Album, Sebastian KrysSirope - Amiga - De Lejos -, Sebastian Krys, Producer of the Year, Producer of the Year, Universos ParalelosJorge Drexler - Ana Tijoux - WM Spain -, Universos Paralelos, Record of the Year, Record of the Year, Bailando - English VersionEnrique Iglesias - Universal Music Group - Gente De Zona -, Bailando - English Version, Song of the Year, Song of the Year, Canción AndaluzaPaco de Lucía - Universal Music Spain - SL - Bori Alarcón, Canción Andaluza, Album of the Year, Album of the Year, Mariana Vega, Mariana Vega, Best New Artist, Best New Artist, Bailando - English VersionEnrique Iglesias - Universal Music Group - Gente De Zona -, Bailando - English Version, Best Urban Song, Best Urban Song, Multi_ViralCalle 13 - El Abismo, Multi_Viral, Best Urban Music Album, Best Urban Music Album, GraçaAline Barros - MK Music, Graça, Best Portuguese Language Christian Album, Best Portuguese Language Christian Album, Cuando Nos Volvamos a EncontrarCarlos Vives - Sony Music Latin - Andrés Castro, Cuando Nos Volvamos a Encontrar, Best Tropical Song, Best Tropical Song, Más Corazón ProfundoCarlos Vives - Sony Music Latin - Andrés Castro, Más Corazón Profundo, Best Contemporary Tropical Album, Best Contemporary Tropical Album, El AguanteCalle 13 - El Abismo, El Aguante, Best Alternative Song, Best Alternative Song, 30Marc Anthony - Sony Music Latin, 30, Best Salsa Album, Best Salsa Album, RomantisísmicoBabasónicos - Sony Music México, Romantisísmico, Best Alternative Music Album, Best Alternative Music Album, Bailar en la cuevaJorge Drexler - WM Spain, Bailar en la cueva, Best Singer-Songwriter Album, Best Singer-Songwriter Album, ElypseCamila - Columbia Records - Sony Music México, Elypse, Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album, Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album, SinfónicoFonseca - Proyecto Nash, Sinfónico, Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album, Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album, Celedón Sin Fronteras 1Sony Music - Jorge Celedón, Celedón Sin Fronteras 1, Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album, Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album, Agua MalditaMolotov - Universal Music Mexico, Agua Maldita, Best Rock Album, Best Rock Album, Grandes Exitos De Las Sonoras - Con La Más Grande - La Sonora SantaneraSony Music - Sonora Santanera, Grandes Exitos De Las Sonoras - Con La Más Grande - La Sonora Santanera, Best Traditional Tropical Album, Best Traditional Tropical Album, Sergio George30 - Te Viví (feat Maluma - Elvis Crespo & JDB) - Tú Me Haces Volar -, Sergio George, Producer of the Year, Producer of the Year, Gente De ZonaBailando - English Version, Gente De Zona, Best Urban Fusion/Performance, Best Urban Fusion/Performance, Vivir Mi VidaMarc Anthony - Carlos Álvarez - Sony Music Latin -, Vivir Mi Vida, Record of the Year, Record of the Year, Volví a NacerCarlos Vives - Sony Music Latin - Andrés Castro, Volví a Nacer, Song of the Year, Song of the Year, VidaDraco Rosa - Bob Ludwig - Sony Music Latin -, Vida, Album of the Year, Album of the Year, Gaby Moreno, Gaby Moreno, Best New Artist, Best New Artist, Ula ulaIllya Kuryaki and the Valderramas - Sony Music Entertainment Argentina SA, Ula ula, Best Urban Song, Best Urban Song, BrujaMala Rodríguez - Universal Music Spain - SL, Bruja, Best Urban Music Album, Best Urban Music Album, Profeta Da EsperançaKleber Lucas - MK Music, Profeta Da Esperança, Best Portuguese Language Christian Album, Best Portuguese Language Christian Album, Volví a NacerCarlos Vives - Sony Music Latin - Andrés Castro, Volví a Nacer, Best Tropical Song, Best Tropical Song, Asondeguerra TourJuan Luis Guerra - Universal Music Latin Entertainment - Capitol Latin, Asondeguerra Tour, Best Contemporary Tropical Album, Best Contemporary Tropical Album, Pena en mi corazónBajofondo - Masterworks, Pena en mi corazón, Best Alternative Song, Best Alternative Song, Sergio George Presents: Salsa GiantsSergio George - Top Stop Music, Sergio George Presents: Salsa Giants, Best Salsa Album, Best Salsa Album, Mujer divina - homenaje a Agustín LaraNatalia Lafourcade - Sony Music México, Mujer divina - homenaje a Agustín Lara, Best Alternative Music Album, Best Alternative Music Album, AbraçaçoCaetano Veloso, Abraçaço, Best Singer-Songwriter Album, Best Singer-Songwriter Album, La Música No Se TocaAlejandro Sanz - Universal Music Spain - SL, La Música No Se Toca, Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album, Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album, Lo mejor que hay en mi vidAndrés Cepeda - FM Entretenimiento, Lo mejor que hay en mi vid, Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album, Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album, DiferenteSony Music - Felipe Peláez - Manuel Julian, Diferente, Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album, Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album, SeráLa Vida Bohème - Discos Caracas - National Records, Será, Best Rock Album, Best Rock Album, Un Siglo De PasiónArturo Sandoval - E35, Un Siglo De Pasión, Best Traditional Tropical Album, Best Traditional Tropical Album, Sergio GeorgePara Celebrar (Live Version) - Sexy Attitude - Mi Linda Princesa -, Sergio George, Producer of the Year, Producer of the Year, PapayoEcha Pa'llá (Manos Pa'rriba), Papayo, Best Urban Fusion/Performance, Best Urban Fusion/Performance, Caetano Veloso, Caetano Veloso, Person of the Year, Person of the Year, ¡Corre!Jesse & Joy - Martin Terefe - Thomas Juth -, ¡Corre!, Record of the Year, Record of the Year, ¡Corre!Jesse & Joy - Tommy Torres, ¡Corre!, Song of the Year, Song of the Year, Juanes: MTV UnpluggedJuanes - Juan Luis Guerra - Gustavo Borner, Juanes: MTV Unplugged, Album of the Year, Album of the Year, 3BallMTY, 3BallMTY, Best New Artist, Best New Artist, Hasta Que Salga el SolDon Omar - Ramón Enrique Casillas Ríos, Hasta Que Salga el Sol, Best Urban Song, Best Urban Song, Don Omar Presents MTO²: New GenerationDon Omar, Don Omar Presents MTO²: New Generation, Best Urban Music Album, Best Urban Music Album, Aline Barros & Cia 3Aline Barros, Aline Barros & Cia 3, Best Portuguese Language Christian Album, Best Portuguese Language Christian Album, Toma Mi VidaYoel Henríquez - Alex Puentes, Toma Mi Vida, Best Tropical Song, Best Tropical Song, Aquí Estoy YoMilly Quezada, Aquí Estoy Yo, Best Contemporary Tropical Album, Best Contemporary Tropical Album, Déjenme LlorarCarla Morrison, Déjenme Llorar, Best Alternative Song, Best Alternative Song, Soy Y SeréLuis Enrique, Soy Y Seré, Best Salsa Album, Best Salsa Album, Déjenme LlorarCarla Morrison, Déjenme Llorar, Best Alternative Music Album, Best Alternative Music Album, 20 AñosGian Marco, 20 Años, Best Singer-Songwriter Album, Best Singer-Songwriter Album, ¿Con Quién Se Queda El Perro?Jesse & Joy, ¿Con Quién Se Queda El Perro?, Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album, Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album, The Song Remains Not the SameDavid Bisbal, The Song Remains Not the Same, Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album, Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album, Le Canta A San JacintoJuan Piña, Le Canta A San Jacinto, Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album, Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album, Desde Rusia Con AmorMolotov, Desde Rusia Con Amor, Best Rock Album, Best Rock Album, Un Bolero Para TiEliades Ochoa, Un Bolero Para Ti, Best Traditional Tropical Album, Best Traditional Tropical Album, Juan Luis GuerraJuanes: MTV Unplugged, Juan Luis Guerra, Producer of the Year, Producer of the Year | ||
A Latin Grammy Award is an award by The Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences to recognize outstanding achievement in the Latin music industry. The Latin Grammy honors works produced anywhere around the world that were recorded in either Spanish or Portuguese and is awarded in the United States. Submissions of products recorded in regional languages from Latin America and the Iberian Peninsula of Hispanophone or Lusophone countries such as Nahuatl, Catalán, Quechua may also be considered. Both the regular Grammy Award and the Latin Grammy Award have similar nominating and voting processes, in which the selections are decided by peers within the Latin music industry.
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The first annual Latin Grammys ceremony was held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on September 13, 2000. Broadcast by CBS, that first ceremony became the first primarily Spanish language primetime program carried on an English-language American television network. The most-recent ceremony, the 17th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, was held on November 17, 2016 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Since 2005, the awards are broadcast in the United States by the television network Univision. In 2013, 9.8 million people watched the Latin Grammy Awards on Univision, making the channel a top-three network for the night in the U.S.
History
The Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences was formed by the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences in 1997. It was founded by Michael Greene and Producers & Songwriters Rudy Pérez & Mauricio Abaroa. Rudy Pérez was the Grammy Florida chapter"s first President of the Board. The concept of a separate Grammy Awards for Latin music began in 1989. According to organizers, the Latin Grammy Awards was established as the Latin music universe was deemed too large to fit on the Grammy Awards. The Latin Grammy Awards mainly focuses on music from Latin America, Spain, Portugal, and the United States. In 2000, it was announced that the 1st Annual Latin Grammy Awards would take place at the Staples Center on September 13, 2000. On July 7, 2000, the nominations were announced in Miami, Florida, United States. The Latin Grammys were introduced with over 39 categories included limited to Spanish and Portuguese-speaking recordings. The first telecast took place at the Staples Center and was broadcast. The following year's show was canceled due to the September 11, 2001 attacks, which was the same day the show was to take place. In 2002, the academy elected its first independent Board of Trustees. In 2005, the broadcast was moved from CBS to Univision where the whole telecast was in Spanish.
Voting members live in various regions in the US and outside of the US including Latin America, Spain, and Portugal. To be eligible a recording must have at least 51% of its content recorded in Spanish or Portuguese and has been commercially released in North America, Central America, South America, the Caribbean, Spain, or Portugal. Products recorded in languages and dialects such as Catalan, Nahuatl, Quechua, Galician, Valencian, Mayan, may be accepted by majority vote of the committees of the Latin Recording Academy. For instrumental music, the Latin Recording Academy accepts recordings that have been composed or interpreted by an Iberian American musician. The eligibility period is July 1 to June 30 for a respective awards ceremony. Recordings are first entered and then reviewed to determine the awards they are eligible for. Following that, nominating ballots are mailed to voting members of the academy. The votes are tabulated and the five recordings in each category with the most votes become the nominees. Final voting ballots are sent out to voting members and the winners are determined. Winners are later announced at the Latin Grammy Awards. The current President & CEO of the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences is Gabriel Abaroa, who is related to Mauricio, one of the founders.
Altogether there are three events: the Life Achievement when renowned artists are honored for lifetime achievement; Person of the Year, when one artist is honored at a gala dinner, and Grammy itself, an award that brings together artists from all over Latin America and the Iberian Peninsula and that today is broadcast live to 80 countries, including Brazil, by channel Univision (TNT in Brazil).
Award categories
Alike from the Grammy Award there is a general field consisting of four genre-less award categories:
The rest of the fields are genre-specific. Special non-competitive awards are also given out for more long-lasting contributions to the Latin music industry.
The first telecast had 40 awards presented however the following year 38 awards were presented. The most recent telecast in 2010 had a total of 46 awards presented.
Leading winners
With 21 Latin Grammy Awards, Calle 13 have won the most Latin Grammy Awards. Juanes, with 19 Latin Grammy Awards, holds the record for most awards won by a solo artist. Shakira is the biggest winner among female artists with 10 awards.
Criticism
As with its Grammy Awards counterpart, the Latin Grammy Awards has also received criticism from various recording artists and music journalists.
Upon the announcement of the Latin Grammy Awards in 1999, several musical journalists raised concerns about the awards being used as a marketing tool by the mainstream media. Manny S. Gonzalez of the Vista En L.A felt that the award would just be used to advertise artists being promoted by Emilio Estefan. The lack of categories for non Spanish and Portuguese-speaking music has been criticized, namely by artists who consider their work to be "Latin" but are not eligible for a Latin Grammy including those from Haiti and Celtic musicians from the Basque region of Spain. The linguistic requirement has also been criticized by Tony Succar whose album, Unity: The Latin Tribute to Michael Jackson, was not eligible for a Latin Grammy Award despite the album being recorded in salsa. In response to the criticism, a spokesman for the Latin Recording Academy stated: "The Latin Recording Academy considers music based on the contents of the recording itself -- the technical elements that go into the art of music making -- not based on how a recording or an artist is marketed externally." In 2001, Cuban exiles living in Miami protested at the Latin Grammy Awards for allowing musicians living in Cuba to perform at the stage. This resulted in the Latin Grammys being moved to Los Angeles for the second annual awards (which would eventually be canceled due to the aforementioned September 11 attacks).
Venezuelan singer-songwriter Franco de Vita called the Latin Grammys "fake and a lie" and stated that if he were to win the award, he would not accept it. He later received a Latin Grammy for his album En Primera Fila. American musician Willie Colón observed the relationship between the Latin Grammys and major Latin record labels. Mexican singer-songwriter Aleks Syntek noted that Mexican artists in general were apathetic towards the awards.