18th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards® Winners

The winners of the 18th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards^® were announced during a live broadcast from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The three-hour special aired on the Univision Network, and was hosted by Jaime Camil and Roselyn Sánchez.

The night’s big winners were Luis Fonsi, Ruben Blades, and Juanes. Fonsi took one of the night’s top honors, “Record of The Year” for his global hit “Despacito,” while Blades took the honor of “Album of The Year” for Salsa Big Band, Juanes took home the  “Best Pop/Rock Album” Latin GRAMMY for Mis Planes Son Amarte.

 

 

Additionally, The Latin Recording Academy’s President /CEO Gabriel Abaroa Jr. presented the President’s Merit Award to award-winning composer, lyricist, and performer Lin-Manuel Miranda for his outstanding and numerous contributions to the Latin community.

Other winners included Shakira, Residente, Banda El Recodo, Olga Tañon, Mon Laferte, Natalia Lafourcade, Marco Antonio Solis, Lila Downs, and more. Check out the list of winners and photos of the winners with their Latin GRAMMY, below.

Record Of The Year – Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee – “Despacito”

Album Of The Year – Rubén Blades Con Roberto Delgado & Orquesta – Salsa Big Band

Song Of The Year – Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee – “Despacito” (Daddy Yankee, Erika Ender & Luis Fonsi, Songwriters)

Best New Artist – Vicente García

 

 

Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album – Shakira – El Dorado

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album – Lila Downs – Salón, Lágrimas Y Deseo

Best Urban Fusion/Performance – Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee – “Despacito (ft. Justin Bieber)”

Best Urban Music Album – Residente – Residente

Best Urban Song – Residente – “Somos Anormales” (Rafael Arcaute, Igor Koshkendey & Residente, Songwriters)

 

 

Best Rock Album – Diamante Eléctrico – La Gran Oscilación

Best Pop/Rock Album – Juanes – Planes Son Amarte

Best Rock Song – TIE – Diamante Eléctrico – “Déjala Rodar” (Diamante Eléctrico, Songwriters) and

Andrés Calamaro – “La Noche” (Andrés Calamaro, Songwriter)

Best Alternative Music Album – Café Tacvba – Jei Beibi

 

 

Best Alternative Song – Mon Laferte – “Amárrame (ft. Juanes)” — (Mon Laferte, Songwriter)

Best Salsa Album – Rubén Blades Con Roberto Delgado & Orquesta – Salsa Big Band

Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album – Jorge Celedón Y Sergio Luis Rodríguez – Ni Un Paso Atrás

Best Contemporary Tropical Album – Guaco – Bidimensional

Best Traditional Tropical Album – Jon Secada feat. The Charlie Sepúlveda Big Band –  To Beny Moré With Love

Best Tropical Fusion Album – Olga Tañón – Olga Tañón Y Punto.

 

 

Best Tropical Song – Vicente García – “Bachata En Kingston” (Vicente García, Songwriter)

Best Singer-Songwriter Album – Vicente García – A La Mar

Best Ranchero/Mariachi Album – Flor De Toloache – Las Caras Lindas

Best Banda Album – Banda El Recodo De Cruz Lizárraga – Ayer Y Hoy

Best Tejano Album – Due to the low number of entries this category will not be awarded this year.

Best Norteño Album – Los Palominos – Piénsalo

 

 

Best Regional Song – Juan Treviño – “Siempre Es Así (ft. AJ Castillo)” (Juan Treviño, Songwriter)

Best Instrumental Album – Michel Camilo & Tomatito – Spain Forever

Best Folk Album – Natalia Lafourcade – Musas (Un Homenaje Al Folclore Latinoamericano En Manos De Los Macorinos, Vol. 1)

Best Tango Album – Fernando Otero – Solo Buenos Aires

Best Flamenco Album – Vicente Amigo – Memoria De Los Sentidos

Best Latin Jazz/Jazz Album – Eliane Elias – Dance Of Time

Best Christian Album (Spanish Language) – Alex Campos – Momentos

Best Portuguese Language Christian Album – Aline Barros – Acenda A Sua Luz

 

 

Best Portuguese Language Contemporary Pop Album – Tiago Iorc – Troco Likes Ao Vivo: Um Filme De Tiago Iorc

Best Portuguese Language Rock Or Alternative Album – Nando Reis – Jardim – Pomar

Best Samba/Pagode Album – Mart’nália – Misturado

Best MPB (Musica Popular Brasileira) Album – Edu Lobo, Romero Lubambo, Mauro Senise – Dos Navegantes

Best Sertaneja Music Album – Daniel — Daniel

Best Brazilian Roots Album – Bruna Viola – Ao Vivo – Melodias Do Sertão

Best Portuguese Language Song – Anavitória – “Trevo (Tu) (Tiago Iorc)” — Ana Caetano & Tiago Iorc, Songwriters

 

 

Best Latin Children’s Album – Varios Artistas – Marc Anthony For Babies

Best Classical Album – Música De Compositores Costarricenses Vol. 2 — Eddie Mora, Directing The Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional De Costa Rica; Winnie Camila Berg, Solista; Carlos Chaves, Album Producer

Best Classical Contemporary Composition – Mabel Millán – “Sonata Del Decamerón Negro” — Leo Brouwer, Composer

Best Recording Package – Magín Díaz – El Orisha De La Rosa — Carlos Dussán, Juliana Jaramillo, Juan Felipe Martínez & Claudio Roncoli, Art Directors

Best Engineered Album – Juanes – Mis Planes Son Amarte — Josh Gudwin, Mixer; Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer

Producer Of The Year – Eduardo Cabra

Best Short Form Music Video – Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee – “Despacito”

Best Long Form Music Video – Natalia Lafourcade – Musas, El Documental