20th Latin Grammy Awards
DateNovember 14, 2019
VenueMGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada
Hosted byRicky Martin, Roselyn Sánchez and Paz Vega[1]
Lali (pre-telecast ceremony)[2]
Highlights
Most awardsRosalía, Alejandro Sanz and El Guincho (3 each)
Person of the YearJuanes
Television/radio coverage
NetworkUnivision
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The 20th Annual Latin Grammy Awards was held on Thursday, November 14, 2019, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada and was broadcast on Univision. The telecast marked the 20th anniversary of the Latin Grammy Awards and honored outstanding achievements in Latin music released from June 1, 2018, to May 31, 2019.[3][4]

Juanes was honored as the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year on the night prior to the telecast.[5] Thalía was honored with the President's Merit Award for her achievements and outstanding contribution in Latin music.[6]

Nominations were announced on September 24, 2019.[7] Spanish singer-songwriter Alejandro Sanz led nominations with eight.[8] Rosalía and Alejandro Sanz had the most wins with three awards each.[9]

Performers

Winners and Nominees

The following is the list of nominees.[10] Winners are highlighted in bold.

General

Record of the Year

Alejandro Sanz and Camila Cabello — "Mi Persona Favorita"

Alfonso Pérez, Julio Reyes Copello & Alejandro Sanz, record producers; Nicolás De La Espriella, Carlos Fernando López, Alfonso Pérez, Natalia Ramírez, Nicolás Ramírez & Julio Reyes Copello, recording engineers; Trevor Lyle Muzzy, mixer; Gene Grimaldi, mastering engineer

Album of the Year

Rosalía — El Mal Querer

El Guincho & Rosalía, album producers; El Guincho, album recording engineer; Jaycen Joshua, album mixer; Antón Álvarez Alfaro, El Guincho & Rosalía, songwriters; Chris Athens, album mastering engineer

Song of the Year

"Calma" — Pedro Capó, Gabriel Edgar González Pérez & George Noriega, songwriters (Pedro Capó)

Best New Artist

Nella

Pop

Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album

Rosalía — El Mal Querer

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Fonseca — Agustín

Best Pop Song

"Mi Persona Favorita" — Alejandro Sanz and Camila Cabello, songwriters (Alejandro Sanz and Camila Cabello)

Urban

Best Urban Fusion/Performance

Pedro Capó and Farruko — "Calma (Remix)"

Best Urban Music Album

Bad Bunny — X 100pre

Best Urban Song

"Con Altura" — J Balvin, Mariachi Budda, Frank Dukes, Teo Halm, El Guincho, Alejandro Ramirez and Rosalía, songwriters (Rosalía and J Balvin featuring El Guincho)

Rock

Best Rock Album

Draco Rosa — Monte Sagrado

Best Pop/Rock Album

Andrés Calamaro — Cargar la Suerte

Best Rock Song

"Verdades Afiladas" — Andrés Calamaro and German Wiedemer, songwriters (Andrés Calamaro)

Alternative

Best Alternative Music Album

Mon Laferte — Norma

Best Alternative Song

"Tócamela" — David Julca, Jonathan Julca, Los Amigos Invisibles, Silverio Lozada and Servando Primera, songwriters (Los Amigos Invisibles)

Tropical

Best Salsa Album

Tony Succar — Mas De Mi

Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album

Puerto Candelaria and Juancho Valencia — Yo Me Llamo Cumbia

Best Traditional Tropical Album

Andrés Cepeda — Andrés Cepeda Big Band (Live)

Best Contemporany Tropical/Tropical Fusion Album

Juan Luis Guerra 4.40 — Literal

Best Tropical Song

"Kitipun" — Juan Luis Guerra, songwriter (Juan Luis Guerra 4.40)

Songwriter

Best Singer-Songwriter Album

Kany García — Contra el Viento

Regional Mexican

Best Ranchero/Mariachi Album

Christian Nodal — Ahora

Best Banda Album

Banda Los Sebastianes — A Través Del Vaso

Best Tejano Album

Elida Reyna y Avante — Colores

Best Norteño Album

Intocable — Percepción

Best Regional Song

"No Te Contaron Mal" — Edgar Barrera, Gussy Lau and Christian Nodal, songwriters (Christian Nodal)

Instrumental

Best Instrumental Album

Gustavo Casenave — Balance

Traditional

Best Folk Album

Luis Enrique + C4 Trio — Tiempo Al Tiempo

Best Tango Album

Quinteto Astor Piazzolla — Revolucionario

Jazz

Best Latin Jazz Album

Chucho Valdés — Jazz Batá 2

Christian

Best Christian Album (Spanish Language)

Juan Delgado — Todo Pasa

Best Christian Album (Portuguese Language)

Delino Marçal — Guarda Meu Coração

Portuguese Language

Best Portuguese Language Contemporary Pop Album

Anavitória — O Tempo É Agora

Best Portuguese Language Rock or Alternative Album

BaianaSystem — O Futuro Não Demora

Best Samba/Pagode Album

Mart'nália — Mart'nália Canta Vinicius De Moraes

Best MPB Album

Gilberto Gil — Ok Ok Ok

Best Sertaneja Music Album

Marília Mendonça — Em Todos os Cantos

Best Portuguese Language Roots Album

Hermeto Pascoal — Hermeto Pascoal E Sua Visão Original Do Forró

Best Portuguese Language Song

"Desconstrução"

Tiago Iorc, songwriter (Tiago Iorc)

Children's

Best Latin Children’s Album

The Lucky Band — Buenos Diaz

Classical

Best Classical Album

Samuel Torres and La Nueva Filarmonía — Regreso

Arrangement

Best Arrangement

Sirena

Rodner Padilla, arranger (Luis Enrique + C4 Trio)

Recording Package

Best Recording Package

El Mal Querer

Man Mourentan and Tamara Pérez, art directors (Rosalía)

Production

Best Engineered Album

El Mal Querer

El Guincho and Brian Hernández, engineers; Jaycen Joshua, mixer; Chris Athens, mastering engineer (Rosalía)

Producer of the Year

Tony Succar

Music video

Best Short Form Music Video

Kany García and Residente — "Banana Papaya"

Residente, video director; Stephanie "Tuty" Correa, video producer

Best Long Form Music Video

Alejandro Sanz — Lo Que Fui Es Lo Que Soy

Mercedes Cantero, Oscar García Blesa, Gervasio Iglesias and Alexis Morante, video directors; Alvaro Agustin, Ghislain Barrois & Gervasio Iglesias, video producers

Special awards

Thalía - President's Merit Award

Controversy

The exclusion of urban entries in the Album, Record, and Song of the Year categories sparked controversy. Colombian singer, J. Balvin started the hashtag #SinReggaetónNoHayGrammyLatino’ (There is no Latin Grammy without Reggaeton) which was soon endorsed by other reggaeton artists such as Daddy Yankee, Becky G, Maite Perroni, Lali Esposito, Tini, Karol G, Natti Natasha, and Anuel AA.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Ricky Martin, Roselyn Sánchez, and Paz Vega to host the 20th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards®". Latin GRAMMYs. 2019.
  2. ^ Fernandez, Suzette (November 6, 2019). "Here's How Latin Grammys Will Reveal Early Winners". Billboard. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  3. ^ "Latin Grammys 2019 date set for Nov. 14". Los Angeles Times. April 9, 2019.
  4. ^ Exposito, Suzy (April 9, 2019). "Latin Grammys Announce 20th Anniversary Celebration".
  5. ^ "Juanes Named Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year". Variety. June 13, 2019.
  6. ^ "Thalia recibe premio de la presidencia". El Heraldo. November 19, 2019.
  7. ^ "Latin Grammys 2019 date set for Nov. 14". Los Angeles Times. April 9, 2019.
  8. ^ Exposito, Suzy (2019-09-24). "Spanish Artists Lead 20th Annual Latin Grammy Nominations". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  9. ^ Exposito, Suzy (2019-11-15). "Latin Grammys 2019: The Complete Winners List". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  10. ^ Ryan, Patrick. "Latin Grammys: Camila Cabello, Alejandro Sanz, Rosalía, Luis Fonsi score 2019 nominations". USA Today. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  11. ^ "Nicky Jam, J Balvin, Daddy Yankee, Karol G & More Call Out Latin Grammys for Lack of Urban Artists Nominated". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-09-25.

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