Latin Grammy Award for Best MPB Album
Awarded forVocal or instrumental Musica Popular Brasileira albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded material. For Solo artists, duos or groups.
CountryUnited States
Presented byThe Latin Recording Academy
First awarded2000
Currently held byJoão Donato for Serotonina (2023)
Websitelatingrammy.com

The Latin Grammy Award for Best MPB Album 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. According to the category description guide for the 13th Latin Grammy Awards, the award is for vocal or instrumental Musica Popular Brasileira albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded material, and is awarded to solo artists, duos or groups.

The albums, Livro by Caetano Veloso (2000), Maria Rita by Maria Rita (2004), Regência: Vince Mendoza by Ivan Lins and The Metropole Orchestra (2009) and Especial Ivete, Gil E Caetano by Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil and Ivete Sangalo (2012) were nominated for Album of the Year, but didn't win.

The album Livro by Caetano Veloso won this award in 2000 and the Grammy Award for Best World Music Album in the same year.

Cantando Histórias by Ivan Lins became the first Brazilian album and only Portuguese language album to win this award and Album of the Year in 2005. The same year, Eletracústico by Gilberto Gil lost this award to Ivan Lins' album, but won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music Album in 2006. With her win in 2022, Liniker became the first trans artist to win a Latin Grammy Award.

Winners and nominees

Caetano Veloso was the first winner of this award in 2000 for Livro. He is the artist with most wins with three wins as well as the most nominated with eight nominations.
Chico Buarque won in 2002 alongside Edu Lobo for Cambaio and in 2018 for Caravanas.
Edu Lobo won for Cambaio with Chico Buarque in 2002 and for Dos Navegantes alongside Romero Lubambo and Mauro Senise in 2017.
Three-time winner Maria Rita. She was the first female recipient of the award.
Three-time winner Ivan Lins.
Elza Soares won in 2016 for A Mulher do Fim do Mundo.
Liniker won in 2022 for Indigo Borboleta Anil becoming the first trans artist to win a Latin Grammy Award.
Year Performing artist(s) Work Nominees Ref.
2000 Caetano Veloso Livro
2001 Caetano Veloso Noites Do Norte
2002 Chico Buarque and Edu Lobo Cambaio
2003 Caetano Veloso and Jorge Mautner Eu não peço desculpa
2004 Maria Rita Maria Rita
2005 Ivan Lins Cantando Histórias
2006 Maria Rita Segundo
2007 Leny Andrade and Cesar Camargo Mariano Ao Vivo
2008 Seu Jorge América Brasil o Disco
2009 Ivan Lins and The Metropole Orchestra Regência: Vince Mendoza
2010 Gilberto Gil Banda Dois
2011 Djavan Ária
2012 Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil and Ivete Sangalo Especial Ivete, Gil E Caetano
2013 Maria Rita Redescobrir - Ao Vivo
  • Gilberto Gil – Concerto De Cordas & Máquinas De Ritmo
  • Edu Lobo – Edu Lobo & Metropole Orkest
  • Various Artists; Thiago Marques Luiz (producer) – Herivelto Martins - 100 Anos
  • Jorge Vercillo – Luar De Sol - Ao Vivo No Ceará
2014 Marisa Monte Verdade, Uma Ilusão
2015 Ivan Lins América, Brasil
2016 Elza Soares A Mulher do Fim do Mundo
2017 Edu Lobo, Romero Lubambo & Mauro Senise Dos Navegantes
2018 Chico Buarque Caravanas
[1]
2019 Gilberto Gil Ok Ok Ok
[2]
2020 Toninho Horta & Orquestra Fantasma Belo Horizonte
[3]
2021 Zeca Baleiro Canções D'Além Mar
  • Delia Fischer – Hoje
  • Thiago Holanda – Tempo de Viver
  • Luedji Luna – Bom Mesmo é Estar Debaixo D'Água
  • Zé Manoel – Do Meu Coração Nu
 [4]
2022 Liniker Indigo Borboleta Anil
[5]
2023 João Donato Serotonina
[6]

References

  1. ^ "19th Latin Grammy Awards Nominations" (PDF). latingrammy.com. 21 September 2018.
  2. ^ Ryan, Patrick. "Latin Grammys: Camila Cabello, Alejandro Sanz, Rosalía, Luis Fonsi score 2019 nominations". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
  3. ^ Huston, Marysabel. "Latin Grammy: J Balvin lidera la lista de nominaciones con 13, le sigue Bad Bunny con 9". CNN (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-05-22.
  4. ^ "22nd Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards® FINAL NOMINATIONS" (PDF). Latin Recording Academy. September 28, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  5. ^ Cobo, Leila (2022-11-17). "Latin Grammys 2022: Jorge Drexler & Bad Bunny Lead Early Winners (Updating)". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
  6. ^ Ratner-Arias, Sigal (19 September 2023). "Edgar Barrera Tops 2023 Latin Grammys Nominees: Complete List". Billboard. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

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