Country United States Last awarded 2014 Category of Latin Grammy Award | First awarded 2000 Instituted 2000 | |
Awarded for quality tropical music songs Presented by Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences People also search for Latin Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Tropical Album Winners & Nominees Vine a BuscarteSony Music - Fonseca - Omar Alfanno -, Vine a Buscarte, Winner, Esta Noche hay FiestaMaía - Jorge Luis Piloto - Sony Music Entertainment Colombia, Esta Noche hay Fiesta, Nominee, No Me Daba CuentaGabriel C - Il Mondo Records - Orlando Rodríguez Di Pietro, No Me Daba Cuenta, Nominee, La CarreteraPrince Royce - Daniel Santacruz - Sony Music Latin, La Carretera, Nominee, La Bala (feat Gilberto Santa Rosa)Gilberto Santa Rosa - Johnny Ventura - Tony Ávila -, La Bala (feat Gilberto Santa Rosa), Nominee, Tus besosJuan Luis Guerra - Juan Luis Guerra y 440 - Universal Music Latin Entertainment -, Tus besos, Winner, Cómo Duele el SilencioLeslie Grace - Sony Music Latin - Edgar Barrera -, Cómo Duele el Silencio, Nominee, Agua BenditaVíctor Manuelle - Sony Music Latin - Kiyavi Corp -, Agua Bendita, Nominee, Tú Tienes Razón (feat Silvestre Dangond)Sony Music - Gusi - Peermusic, Tú Tienes Razón (feat Silvestre Dangond), Nominee, Ya ComenzóLuis Enrique - Alex Cuba - Fernando Osorio -, Ya Comenzó, Nominee, Cuando Nos Volvamos a EncontrarCarlos Vives - Sony Music Latin - Andrés Castro, Cuando Nos Volvamos a Encontrar, Winner, RegaloJorge Luis Chacín - Fernando Osorio - Luna Negra, Regalo, Nominee, LocoEnrique Iglesias - Romeo Santos - Universal Music Group -, Loco, Nominee, Te Doy Mi VozRonald Borjas - Johann Morales - RB, Te Doy Mi Voz, Nominee, Darte un BesoPrince Royce - Sony Music Latin - Guianko -, Darte un Beso, Nominee, Volví a NacerCarlos Vives - Sony Music Latin - Andrés Castro, Volví a Nacer, Winner, Para Celebrar (Live Version)Sergio George - Jorge Luis Piloto - Top Stop Music, Para Celebrar (Live Version), Nominee, Y Yo Dejándola (feat Pavel Nuñez)Víctor Víctor - Chele Music, Y Yo Dejándola (feat Pavel Nuñez), Nominee, Si Yo Fuera TúGilberto Santa Rosa - Sony Music Latin - Jorge Luis Piloto, Si Yo Fuera Tú, Nominee, No soy un hombre maloHéctor Acosta - Universal Music Latin Entertainment - Venemusic -, No soy un hombre malo, Nominee, Toma Mi VidaYoel Henríquez - Alex Puentes, Toma Mi Vida, Winner, El PoetaChino & Nacho, El Poeta, Nominee, Eres linda (balada)Tito Nieves, Eres linda (balada), Nominee, Desde que no estásFonseca, Desde que no estás, Nominee, Acércate (Feat Son de Tikizia)Tamela Hedström - Son De Tikizia, Acércate (Feat Son de Tikizia), Nominee | ||
The Latin Grammy Award for Best Tropical 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. Songs in Portuguese may be entered in the Brazilian field.
The award was first presented to Juan Luis Guerra for the song "El Niágara en Bicicleta" at the 1st Latin Grammy Awards held in 2000. He is also the most awarded performer in this category, winning on every occasion he's been nominated, a total of four times. His song "La Llave de mi Corazón" also won the award for Song of the Year in 2007, becoming the first tropical song to do so. Apart from Guerra other multiple winners include Sergio George and Jorge Villamizar, both with two wins.
Colombian songwriters have won this award a total of six times, more than any other nationality though it has also been presented to songwriters originating from the Dominican Republic four times, the United States three times and Puerto Rico once.