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Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Song

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Country
  
United States

Official website
  
latingrammy.com

Category of
  
Latin Grammy Award

First awarded
  
2007

Instituted
  
2007

Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Song

Awarded for
  
new songs that contain at least 51% of the lyrics in Spanish or Portuguese

Presented by
  
Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences

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Winners & Nominees
  
EncantadoraFarruko - Yandel - Sony Music Latin -, Encantadora, Winner, 12 Rosas (feat Fulanito & Sito Rocks)Fulanito - David Rolas - Sito Rocks -, 12 Rosas (feat Fulanito & Sito Rocks), Nominee, AcércateDe La Ghetto - Warner Music Latina, Acércate, Nominee, A Donde Voy (feat Daddy Yankee)Daddy Yankee - Cosculluela - Chencho -, A Donde Voy (feat Daddy Yankee), Nominee, Hardcore & FerozArianna Puello - La Familia Araya - Ghetto Blue Music, Hardcore & Feroz, Nominee, Ay VamosJ Balvin - Rene Cano - Universal Music Mexico -, Ay Vamos, Winner, Back It Up (Spanish Version)Jennifer Lopez - Pitbull - Prince Royce -, Back It Up (Spanish Version), Nominee, Dando BreakTego Calderón - Siente Music - Jiggiri Records - Inc -, Dando Break, Nominee, Sígueme y Te SigoDaddy Yankee - UMLE - Latino - Luis Ortiz -, Sígueme y Te Sigo, Nominee, A ti te encantaAlexis & Fido - Warner Music Latina - Wild Dogz -, A ti te encanta, Nominee, Bailando - English VersionEnrique Iglesias - Universal Music Group - Gente De Zona -, Bailando - English Version, Winner, AdentroCalle 13 - El Abismo, Adentro, Nominee, 6 AMJ Balvin - Farruko - Universal Music Mexico -, 6 AM, Nominee, Cuando los pies besan el pisoCalle 13 - El Abismo, Cuando los pies besan el piso, Nominee, VengoAna Tijoux - Nacional Records - Andrés Mujica Celis, Vengo, Nominee, Ula ulaIllya Kuryaki and the Valderramas - Sony Music Entertainment Argentina SA, Ula ula, Winner, Echa Pa'lla (Manos Pa'rriba)Pitbull - RCA Records - Mr 305 Inc -, Echa Pa'lla (Manos Pa'rriba), Nominee, Sacar la vozJorge Drexler - Ana Tijoux - Nacional Records -, Sacar la voz, Nominee, Quién mandaMala Rodríguez - Universal Music Spain - SL - Clément Dumoulin, Quién manda, Nominee, LimboDaddy Yankee - Eli Palacios - El Cartel Records -, Limbo, Nominee, Hasta Que Salga el SolDon Omar - Ramón Enrique Casillas Ríos, Hasta Que Salga el Sol, Winner, Crazy PeoplePitbull - Sak Noel - Sensato del Patio -, Crazy People, Nominee, LovumbaDaddy Yankee, Lovumba, Nominee, Dutty LoveDon Omar - Natti Natasha - Milton "Alcover" Restituyo, Dutty Love, Nominee, EnergiaAlexis & Fido - Egbert Enrique Rosa Citron, Energia, Nominee

The Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Song is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and promotes a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally. According to the category description guide for the 13th Latin Grammy Awards, the award is for new songs that contain at least 51% of the lyrics in Spanish or Portuguese. The accolade is awarded to the songwriter(s) of said song. Instrumental recordings and cover songs are not eligible for the category.

The award was first presented to Puerto Rican musicians Eduardo Cabra and René Pérez of the duo Calle 13 in 2007. The award has been presented three times to Puerto Rican songwriters and once to a Panamian, Spaniard and Argentine songwriter in 2008, 2010, and 2011 respectively. The only songwriter to receive this award in more than one occasion is René Pérez. In 2010, Spanish rapper La Mala Rodríguez became the first female artist to win in this field. Daddy Yankee holds the record of most nominations in general and most nominations without a win with eight. Also, he is the only artist who has been nominated every year since the category's inception (except in 2014). In 2014, "Bailando" by Enrique Iglesias featuring Descemer Bueno & Gente De Zona became the first urban song to win this award and Song of the Year.

References

Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Song Wikipedia