Country United States Official website latingrammy.com Category of Latin Grammy Award | First awarded 2000 Instituted 2000 | |
Awarded for quality vocal or instrumental recorded albums Currently held by Los Dúo 2 by Juan Gabriel (2016) Presented by Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences People also search for Latin Grammy Award for Song of the Year Winners & Nominees Los Dúo 2Juan Gabriel - Universal Music Group - Fonovisa Records -, Los Dúo 2, Winner, Algo SucedeJulieta Venegas - Sony Music - Cachorro López -, Algo Sucede, Nominee, Mil Ciudades, Mil Ciudades, Nominee, CinemaAndrea Bocelli - David Foster - Tony Renis -, Cinema, Nominee, Vidas Pra ContarDjavan - Sony Music - Marcelo Sabóia -, Vidas Pra Contar, Nominee, Tour TerralPablo Alborán - WM Spain - Adrian Schinoff -, Tour Terral, Nominee, Dónde EstánJose Lugo - Guasábara Combo - Ronnie Torres -, Dónde Están, Nominee, Un Besito MásJesse & Joy - Juan Luis Guerra - Tommy Torres -, Un Besito Más, Nominee, Buena VidaDiego Torres - Sony Music Latin - Julio Reyes Copello -, Buena Vida, Nominee, ConexiónFonseca - Sony Music Latin - Tom Coyne -, Conexión, Nominee, Todo Tiene Su HoraJuan Luis Guerra - Juan Luis Guerra y 440 - Universal Music Latin Entertainment -, Todo Tiene Su Hora, Winner, Hasta la RaízNatalia Lafourcade - Sony Music - RCA Records -, Hasta la Raíz, Nominee, Orígenes: El Bolero Vol 3Café Quijano - WM Spain - Manuel Quijano -, Orígenes: El Bolero Vol 3, Nominee, conSentidoMaría Toledo - WM Spain - Caco Refojo, conSentido, Nominee, SiropeAlejandro Sanz - Universal Music Spain - SL - Tom Coyne -, Sirope, Nominee, Pepe Aguilar MTV UnpluggedPepe Aguilar - Sony Music Latin - Emmanuel del Real -, Pepe Aguilar MTV Unplugged, Nominee, Caja De MúsicaMonsieur Periné - Eduardo Cabra - Fab Dupont -, Caja De Música, Nominee, Son de Panamá (feat Roberto Delgado & Orquesta)Rubén Blades - Roberto Delgado & Orquesta - Pablo Governatori -, Son de Panamá (feat Roberto Delgado & Orquesta), Nominee, Creo en MiNatalia Jiménez - Sony Music Latin - Tom Coyne -, Creo en Mi, Nominee, AmoMiguel Bosé - WM Spain - Hector Castillo -, Amo, Nominee, Canción AndaluzaPaco de Lucía - Universal Music Spain - SL - Bori Alarcón, Canción Andaluza, Winner, Más Corazón Profundo, Más Corazón Profundo, Nominee, TangosRubén Blades - Sunnyside Records - Carlos Franzetti -, Tangos, Nominee, RaízLila Downs - Niña Pastori - Soledad Pastorutti -, Raíz, Nominee, SomosJarabe De Palo - Gerard Ripoll - Yves Roussel -, Somos, Nominee, Multi_ViralCalle 13 - Michael Brauer - Rich Costey -, Multi_Viral, Nominee, SinfónicoFonseca - Eduardo Bergallo - Proyecto Nash -, Sinfónico, Nominee, 30Marc Anthony - Carlos Álvarez - Sony Music Latin -, 30, Nominee, ElypseCamila - Columbia Records - Mario Domm -, Elypse, Nominee, Bailar en la cuevaJorge Drexler - WM Spain - Eduardo Cabra -, Bailar en la cueva, Nominee, VidaDraco Rosa - Bob Ludwig - Sony Music Latin -, Vida, Winner, La Música No Se TocaAlejandro Sanz - Juan Pablo Vega - Javier Limón -, La Música No Se Toca, Nominee, Papitwo (Deluxe), Papitwo (Deluxe), Nominee, Corazón ProfundoCarlos Vives - Dudu Borges - Sony Music Latin -, Corazón Profundo, Nominee, Natalie Cole en EspañolJuan Luis Guerra - Natalie Cole - David Foster -, Natalie Cole en Español, Nominee, EsculturaGuaco - Gustavo Aguado - Juan Carlos Salas -, Escultura, Nominee, VersionesGian Marco - Arturo Sandoval - Doug Sax -, Versiones, Nominee, Lo mejor que hay en mi vidAndrés Cepeda - José Gaviria - Lee Levin -, Lo mejor que hay en mi vid, Nominee, PresenteGustavo Santaolalla - Bajofondo - Joe Chiccarelli -, Presente, Nominee, TantoPablo Alborán - Manuel Illán - Bori Alarcón -, Tanto, Nominee, Juanes: MTV UnpluggedJuanes - Juan Luis Guerra - Gustavo Borner, Juanes: MTV Unplugged, Winner, ¿Con Quién Se Queda El Perro?Jesse & Joy - Martin Terefe - Thomas Juth -, ¿Con Quién Se Queda El Perro?, Nominee, PeligroReik - Cachorro López - Kiko Cibrián -, Peligro, Nominee, CrunchyChico Buarque - Vinicius França - Luiz Claudio Ramos -, Crunchy, Nominee, IndependienteRicardo Arjona - Tommy Torres - Tom Coyne -, Independiente, Nominee, Tutu RevisitedBebe - Renaud Letang - Mandy Parnell -, Tutu Revisited, Nominee, Eso Es Lo Que HayChocQuibTown - Tom Coyne - Andrés Saavedra -, Eso Es Lo Que Hay, Nominee, Dear Diz (Every Day I Think Of You)Arturo Sandoval - Gregg Field - Paul Blake -, Dear Diz (Every Day I Think Of You), Nominee, Especial Ivete - Gil E CaetanoIvete Sangalo - Gilberto Gil - Caetano Veloso -, Especial Ivete - Gil E Caetano, Nominee, Déjenme LlorarCarla Morrison - Tom Coyne - Juan Manuel Torreblanca -, Déjenme Llorar, Nominee | ||
The Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally. The award is given to the performers, producers, audio engineers and mastering engineers for vocal or instrumental albums with 51% of new recorded songs. Albums of previously released recordings, such as reissues, compilations of old recordings and greatest hits albums packages are not eligible. Due to the increasing musical changes in the industry, from 2012 the category includes 10 nominees, according to a restructuration made by the academy for the four general categories: Song of the Year, Record of the Year, Best New Artist and Album of the Year.
Juan Luis Guerra has won the most awards in the category with four wins (one as a producer). Alejandro Sanz and Juanes have won three times each. They are followed by Calle 13 with two winning albums. Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira became the first female recipient in 2006. Most nominated albums were recorded in Spanish language, though Gilberto Gil, Ivan Lins, Maria Rita, Tribalistas and Caetano Veloso have been nominated for albums recorded in Portuguese language, with Lins winning the award in 2005 for Cantando Histórias.
Some of the awarded albums have also earned the Grammy Award, such as No Es Lo Mismo and Paraíso Express, recorded by Sanz, La Vida... Es un Ratico by Juanes and Vida by Draco Rosa, for Best Latin Pop Album; La Llave de Mi Corazón by Guerra, for Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album; Fijación Oral Vol. 1 by Shakira, for Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album; and Los de Atrás Vienen Conmigo by Calle 13 for Best Latin Urban Album.
Miguel Bosé is the most nominated performer without a win, with five unsuccessful nominations. Rafael Arcaute, Eduardo Cabra, Gustavo Santaolalla and René Pérez are the most awarded producers, with two wins each, Ronnie Torres has received the most awards as engineer/mixer, with three wins, while Adam Ayan is the most awarded mastering engineer with three victories as well. In 2016, the award was given to the album Los Dúo 2 by Juan Gabriel.