Country United States Official website latingrammy.com Category of Latin Grammy Award | First awarded 2007 Instituted 2007 | |
Awarded for quality alternative music songs Presented by Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences Winners & Nominees Vez PrimeraCarla Morrison - Cosmica Records, Vez Primera, Winner, Averno - el FantasmaLos Fabulosos Cadillacs - Vicentico - Sony Music Entertainment Argentina SA, Averno - el Fantasma, Nominee, Angeles y SerafinesSig Ragga - S-Music - Gustavo Cortes -, Angeles y Serafines, Nominee, DeusVitrola Sintética - Felipe Antunes - Otávio Carvalho, Deus, Nominee, Es Como el Día (feat Miranda Johansen)Kevin Johansen - Kevin Johansen + The Nada - Sony Music Entertainment Argentina SA, Es Como el Día (feat Miranda Johansen), Nominee, Hasta la RaízNatalia Lafourcade - RCA Records - Leonel García -, Hasta la Raíz, Winner, Otra eraJaviera Mena - Unión Del Sur, Otra era, Nominee, CaribbeanAstro - Nacional Records - Andrés Nusser, Caribbean, Nominee, Allí EstásFamasloop - Estudio Pararrayos, Allí Estás, Nominee, No lloraEl Cuarteto de Nos - Roberto Musso - Warner Music Argentina, No llora, Nominee, El AguanteCalle 13 - El Abismo, El Aguante, Winner, El AireSiddhartha - LOV/RECS - Jesús Báez Caballero, El Aire, Nominee, Vamos a morirE35 - Yayo González, Vamos a morir, Nominee, La lanzaAdrián Dárgelos - Sony Music México - Diego Rodriguez, La lanza, Nominee, ChaplinSony Music - Sig Ragga - Gustavo Cortes -, Chaplin, Nominee, Pena en mi corazónBajofondo - Masterworks, Pena en mi corazón, Winner, La flotaderaHello Seahorse! - EMI Music México, La flotadera, Nominee, PensandoSig Ragga - Popart Discos, Pensando, Nominee, BrillasLeón Larregui - EMI Music México, Brillas, Nominee, Monta el truenoIllya Kuryaki and the Valderramas - Sony Music Entertainment Argentina SA, Monta el trueno, Nominee, Déjenme LlorarCarla Morrison, Déjenme Llorar, Winner, NeguinhoCaetano Veloso, Neguinho, Nominee, Negro díaMala Rodríguez - Kinky - John King, Negro día, Nominee, 1987Jorge Drexler - Juan Campodónico, 1987, Nominee, Mi guapoBebe, Mi guapo, Nominee | ||
The Latin Grammy Award for Best Alternative Song 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 reserved to the songwriters of a new song containing at least 51% of the lyrics in Spanish. Instrumental recordings or cover songs are not eligible.
The award has been presented to songwriters originating from France, Mexico, Colombia and Puerto Rico. It was first earned by French musician Manu Chao for the song "Me Llaman Calle" in 2007. The band members of Café Tacvba and Calle 13 are the only songwriters to have received this award more than once.