The winners of the Second Annual Latin Grammy Awards

Latin Grammy Awards

A Latin Grammy Award is an accolade by the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry. Unlike the regular Grammy Award which primarily honors music produced in the United States, the Latin Grammy honors works produced anywhere around the...

 were announced during a press conference on October 30, 2001 at the Conga Room

Conga Room

The Conga Room is a Los Angeles, California, nightclub that focuses on salsa and Latin music.-History:Early on, it broadened its musical repertoire beyond salsa to spotlight popular artists in other genres: rock en Español , world beat The Conga Room is a Los Angeles, California, nightclub that...

 in Los Angeles, California. The conference, which was broadcast live on the internet, was hosted by Jimmy Smits

Jimmy Smits

Jimmy Smits is an American actor. Smits is perhaps best known for his roles as attorney Victor Sifuentes on the 1980s legal drama L.A. Law, as NYPD Detective Bobby Simone on the 1990s police drama NYPD Blue, and as Congressman Matt Santos on The West Wing...

 and Paul Rodriguez

Paul Rodríguez

Paul Rodriguez is a Mexican-American stand-up comedian and actor.-Personal life:Rodriguez was born in Culiacán, Sinaloa, México to Mexican agriculture ranchers.. His family migrated to East Los Angeles, where he enlisted in the military; he was stationed in Iceland and Duluth, Minnesota...

. Alejandro Sanz

Alejandro Sanz

Alejandro Sanz , is a Spanish singer-songwriter and musician. For his work, Sanz has won a total of fifteen Latin Grammy Awards and three Grammy Awards. He has won the Latin Grammy for Album of the Year three times, more than any other artist...

 was the big winner winning four awards including Album of the Year. Juanes

Juanes

Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez , better known as Juanes is a Colombian musician who was a member of heavy metal band Ekhymosis and is now a solo artist. In 2000, his solo debut album Fíjate Bien won three Latin Grammy Awards.Juanes has sold more than 13 million albums...

 won three awards including Best New Artist and Christina Aguilera

Christina Aguilera

Christina María Aguilera is an American recording artist and actress. Aguilera first appeared on national television in 1990 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The Mickey Mouse Club from 1993–1994...

 became the first American born artist to win a Latin Grammy, winning Best Female Pop Vocal Album.

Cancellation

The awards were to have been presented at the Shrine Auditorium

Shrine Auditorium

The Shrine Auditorium is a landmark large-event venue, in Los Angeles, California, USA. It is also the headquarters of the Al Malaikah Temple, a division of the Shriners.-History:...

 in Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...

, CA

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

 with a CBS

CBS

CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...

 national telecast on September 11, 2001. It was to be hosted by Jimmy Smits

Jimmy Smits

Jimmy Smits is an American actor. Smits is perhaps best known for his roles as attorney Victor Sifuentes on the 1980s legal drama L.A. Law, as NYPD Detective Bobby Simone on the 1990s police drama NYPD Blue, and as Congressman Matt Santos on The West Wing...

 and Christina Aguilera

Christina Aguilera

Christina María Aguilera is an American recording artist and actress. Aguilera first appeared on national television in 1990 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The Mickey Mouse Club from 1993–1994...

. The telecast was cancelled because of the terrorist attacks

September 11, 2001 attacks

The September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks (also referred to as September 11, September 11th or 9/119/11 is pronounced "nine eleven". The slash is not part of the pronunciation...

 that morning in New York City

New York City

New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...

, Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....

, and Shanksville, Pennsylvania

Shanksville, Pennsylvania

Shanksville is a borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States, with a population of 245, as of the 2000 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area and is approximately 60 miles southeast from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...

. After many discussions about rescheduling the ceremony, The Latin Recording Academy determined it would be impossible to do so. Instead, the winners were announced at a press conference on October 30 at the Conga Room

Conga Room

The Conga Room is a Los Angeles, California, nightclub that focuses on salsa and Latin music.-History:Early on, it broadened its musical repertoire beyond salsa to spotlight popular artists in other genres: rock en Español , world beat The Conga Room is a Los Angeles, California, nightclub that...

.

General

Record of the Year
Alejandro Sanz

Alejandro Sanz

Alejandro Sanz , is a Spanish singer-songwriter and musician. For his work, Sanz has won a total of fifteen Latin Grammy Awards and three Grammy Awards. He has won the Latin Grammy for Album of the Year three times, more than any other artist...

 — "El Alma Al Aire"

• Christina Aguilera
  Christina Aguilera
  Christina María Aguilera is an American recording artist and actress. Aguilera first appeared on national television in 1990 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The Mickey Mouse Club from 1993–1994...
  
   — "Pero Me Acuerdo de Ti
  Pero Me Acuerdo De Tí
  "Pero Me Acuerdo De Ti" is a remake of Lourdes Robles 1991 version. The single from Christina Aguilera's debut Spanish album, Mi reflejo, written and produced by Rudy Pérez. Released in 2000, the single did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100. The single is most known for being Aguilera's first...
  
  "
• Aterciopelados
  Aterciopelados
  Aterciopelados , also referred to as los Aterciopelados on some albums and other promotional materials, are a rock band from Colombia. Led by Andrea Echeverri and Héctor Buitrago, they have been one of the first rock bands from Colombia to gain international notice and is among the country's top...
  
   — "El Álbum"
• Gilberto Gil
  Gilberto Gil
  Gilberto Passos Gil Moreira , better known as Gilberto Gil or , is a Brazilian singer, guitarist, and songwriter, known for both his musical innovation and political commitment...
  
   — "Esperando Na Janela"
• Juanes
  Juanes
  Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez , better known as Juanes is a Colombian musician who was a member of heavy metal band Ekhymosis and is now a solo artist. In 2000, his solo debut album Fíjate Bien won three Latin Grammy Awards.Juanes has sold more than 13 million albums...
  
   — "Fijate Bien
  Fíjate Bien (song)
  "Fíjate Bien" is a song written and performed by Colombian singer-songwriter Juanes. The song is the title track and first radio single off of his debut solo studio album, Fíjate Bien....
  
  "

Album of the Year
Alejandro Sanz

Alejandro Sanz

Alejandro Sanz , is a Spanish singer-songwriter and musician. For his work, Sanz has won a total of fifteen Latin Grammy Awards and three Grammy Awards. He has won the Latin Grammy for Album of the Year three times, more than any other artist...

 — El Alma Al Aire

El Alma Al Aire

El Alma al Aire is the fifth studio album recorded by Spanish singer-songwriter Alejandro Sanz in which he gives us interpretations that come from the soul, melodies in which it seems that the voice breaks. It is one of his more suggestive and emotive works...

• Vicente Amigo
  Vicente Amigo
  Vicente Amigo Girol is a Spanish flamenco composer and virtuoso guitarist, born in Guadalcanal, near Seville. He has played as backing guitarist on recordings by flamenco singers El Pele, Camarón de la Isla, Vicente Soto, Luis de Córdoba and the rociero band Salmarina, and he has acted as a...
  
   — Ciudad de las Ideas
  Ciudad de las Ideas
  The nomination was shared with Boris Alarcón, Antonio Algarrada, Oscar Clavel and Nigel Walker ....
  
  
• Gilberto Gil
  Gilberto Gil
  Gilberto Passos Gil Moreira , better known as Gilberto Gil or , is a Brazilian singer, guitarist, and songwriter, known for both his musical innovation and political commitment...
  
   — As Canções de Eu Tu Eles
  As Canções de Eu Tu Eles
  The nomination was shared with Vitor Farias, Marcelo Machado and Nas Nuvens .- Certification :...
  
  
• Juanes
  Juanes
  Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez , better known as Juanes is a Colombian musician who was a member of heavy metal band Ekhymosis and is now a solo artist. In 2000, his solo debut album Fíjate Bien won three Latin Grammy Awards.Juanes has sold more than 13 million albums...
  
   — Fíjate Bien
  Fíjate Bien
  Fíjate Bien is the debut album by the Colombian Latin music singer-songwriter Juanes, released on October 17, 2000. The album was produced by Gustavo Santaolalla, who is known for his contributions to Latin rock tracks. All the songs on the album were written by Juanes himself...
  
  
• Paulina Rubio
  Paulina Rubio
  Paulina Susana Rubio Rue is a Mexican singer and actress. Rubio achieved international stardom with her fifth studio album, Paulina...
  
   — Paulina
  Paulina (album)
  Paulina is Mexican singer Paulina Rubio's fifth solo studio album, and her first to be released with Universal Latino.The album was nominated at the second Latin Grammy Awards for "Album of The Year", "Best Pop Female Vocal Album" and "Best Song" for "Y Yo Sigo Aquí"...
  
  

Song of the Year
Alejandro Sanz

Alejandro Sanz

Alejandro Sanz , is a Spanish singer-songwriter and musician. For his work, Sanz has won a total of fifteen Latin Grammy Awards and three Grammy Awards. He has won the Latin Grammy for Album of the Year three times, more than any other artist...

 — "El Alma Al Aire" (Alejandro Sanz)

• Alejandro Lerner
  Alejandro Lerner
  Alejandro Federico Lerner is an Argentine musician and singer-songwriter. He has written and sang countless songs including several hits, and his fame and recognition spread all over South America....
  
   — "Amarte Así" (Alejandro Lerner)
• Francisco Céspedes — "Dónde Está La Vida" (Francisco Céspedes)
• Juanes
  Juanes
  Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez , better known as Juanes is a Colombian musician who was a member of heavy metal band Ekhymosis and is now a solo artist. In 2000, his solo debut album Fíjate Bien won three Latin Grammy Awards.Juanes has sold more than 13 million albums...
  
   — "Fijate Bien
  Fíjate Bien (song)
  "Fíjate Bien" is a song written and performed by Colombian singer-songwriter Juanes. The song is the title track and first radio single off of his debut solo studio album, Fíjate Bien....
  
  " (Juanes)
• Estéfano
  Estéfano
  Fabio Alonso Salgado, better known as Estéfano, born in Cali, Colombia is a musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. Along with Donato Poveda formed the duo Donato & Estéfano, releasing three studio albums through 1995-1999...
  
   — "Y Yo Sigo Aquí
  Y Yo Sigo Aquí
  "Y Yo Sigo Aquí" is a song written by Estéfano for Rubio's fifth album Paulina . It was produced by Estéfano as the album's third single single in Latin America and Europe . An English version of the song was released as the third single for Rubio's sixth album Border Girl titled "I'll Be Right...
  
  " (Paulina Rubio
  Paulina Rubio
  Paulina Susana Rubio Rue is a Mexican singer and actress. Rubio achieved international stardom with her fifth studio album, Paulina...
  
  )

Best New Artist
Juanes

Juanes

Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez , better known as Juanes is a Colombian musician who was a member of heavy metal band Ekhymosis and is now a solo artist. In 2000, his solo debut album Fíjate Bien won three Latin Grammy Awards.Juanes has sold more than 13 million albums...

• Bacilos
  Bacilos
  Bacilos was a Colombian group based in Miami, Florida, USA. Their album Caraluna won the 2003 Grammy Award for Best Pop Latin Album and its 2004 release Sin Vergüenza has again been nominated for Best Latin Pop Album in the Grammy Awards of 2005...
  
  
• Bebel Gilberto
  Bebel Gilberto
  Bebel Gilberto is a Brazilian popular singer often associated with bossa nova. She is the daughter of João Gilberto and singer Miúcha. Her uncle is singer/composer Chico Buarque...
  
  
• Sindicato Argentino del Hip Hop
  Sindicato Argentino del Hip Hop
  Sindicato Argentino del Hip Hop is a hip hop group formed in Argentina. They currently consist of three members: Smoler, DJ Fabry and Huexo , and two producers, but they have had different numbers of members over time . Their style mainly consists of hip hop and funk...
  
  
• Manuel Vargas
  Manuel Vargas (singer)
  Manuel Vargas is a singer-songwriter, former member of the Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán and current lead performer of the Mariachi Sangre Mexicana. Vargas received two nominations at the 2nd Latin Grammy Awards for Best New Artist and Best Ranchero Album for his studio album Por Amor.-References:...
  
  

Pop

Best Female Pop Vocal Album
Christina Aguilera

Christina Aguilera

Christina María Aguilera is an American recording artist and actress. Aguilera first appeared on national television in 1990 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The Mickey Mouse Club from 1993–1994...

 — Mi Reflejo

Mi Reflejo

Mi Reflejo is the first Spanish-language studio album by American pop singer Christina Aguilera. It was released on September 12, 2000. Most of the album was produced by Rudy Pérez and includes Spanish versions of five songs from her debut album Christina Aguilera, as well as six new songs...

• Natalia Oreiro
  Natalia Oreiro
  Natalia Marisa Oreiro Iglesias is a Latin Grammy-nominated Uruguayan singer, actress and fashion designer of Galician ancestry, who developed most of her career in Argentina. Oreiro began her career in soap operas. Since 2008 she has switched to work primarily in films...
  
   — Tu Veneno
  Tu Veneno
  Tu Veneno is the second album by Uruguayan singer and actress Natalia Oreiro. It is also the first Spanish language album since 1998.- Background :...
  
  
• Laura Pausini
  Laura Pausini
  Laura Pausini, is a Grammy Award-winning Italian soul singer-songwriter. She debuted in 1993, winning the newcomer artists' section of the 43rd Sanremo Music Festival with the song "La solitudine", which became an Italian standard and an international hit, reaching the top spot on the Italian...
  
   — Entre tú y mil mares
• Paulina Rubio
  Paulina Rubio
  Paulina Susana Rubio Rue is a Mexican singer and actress. Rubio achieved international stardom with her fifth studio album, Paulina...
  
   — Paulina
  Paulina (album)
  Paulina is Mexican singer Paulina Rubio's fifth solo studio album, and her first to be released with Universal Latino.The album was nominated at the second Latin Grammy Awards for "Album of The Year", "Best Pop Female Vocal Album" and "Best Song" for "Y Yo Sigo Aquí"...
  
  
• Thalía
  Thalía
  Ariadna Thalía Sodi Miranda , known simply by the mononym Thalía , is a Mexican singer and actress. She has sold over 40 million albums worldwide...
  
   — Arrasando
  Arrasando
  Arrasando is the sixth studio album by Mexican latin pop singer Thalía. In many interviews during the album launch, Thalía said that this album was different than her previous ones, because it shows her turn to the Dance/Techno element, describing it as a rhythm-fusion between many types of music...
  
  

Best Male Pop Vocal Album
Alejandro Sanz

Alejandro Sanz

Alejandro Sanz , is a Spanish singer-songwriter and musician. For his work, Sanz has won a total of fifteen Latin Grammy Awards and three Grammy Awards. He has won the Latin Grammy for Album of the Year three times, more than any other artist...

 — El Alma Al Aire

El Alma Al Aire

El Alma al Aire is the fifth studio album recorded by Spanish singer-songwriter Alejandro Sanz in which he gives us interpretations that come from the soul, melodies in which it seems that the voice breaks. It is one of his more suggestive and emotive works...

• Pedro Guerra
  Pedro Guerra
  Pedro Manuel Guerra Mansito is a Spanish singer-songwriter.- Biography :Guerra is the son of Pedro Guerra Cabrera the first President of the Canarian parliament....
  
   — Ofrenda
• Alejandro Lerner
  Alejandro Lerner
  Alejandro Federico Lerner is an Argentine musician and singer-songwriter. He has written and sang countless songs including several hits, and his fame and recognition spread all over South America....
  
   — Si Quieres Saber Quien Soy
• Luis Miguel
  Luis Miguel
  Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri is a Mexican singer. He is widely known only by the name Luis Miguel and is often referred to as "El Sol de México"...
  
   — Vivo
  Vivo (Luis Miguel album)
  - Chart performance :-Sales and certifications:- Personnel :*Producer: Luis Miguel*Executive producer: Alejandro Asensi*Recording: Rafa Sardina*Recording assistant: Carlos Castro, Tom Kline*Digital recording: Marco Gamboa...
  
  
• Antonio Vega
  Antonio Vega (singer)
  Antonio Vega Tallés was a Spanish pop singer-songwriter. He was born in Madrid and died in the same city, succumbing to pneumonia. He was 51 years old. In 1978 he formed the band Nacha Pop out of another band, Uhu-Helicopter. In 1980, Nacha Pop released their debut album...
  
   — De Un Lugar Perdido

Best Pop Album by a Duo/Group with Vocals
Armando Manzanero

Armando Manzanero

Armando Manzanero Canché is a Mexican musician and composer of Maya descent, widely considered the premier Mexican romantic composer of the postwar era and one of the most successful composers of Latin America....

 — Duetos

Duetos (Armando Manzanero album)

Duetos is a studio album by Mexican recording artist Armando Manzanero. It was released by WEA in March 20, 2001. The album features duets by Manzanero and several perfomers, including Olga Tañón, Alejandro Sanz, Edith Márquez, Ricardo Montaner, Lucero, Francisco Céspedes, Presuntos Implicados,...

• Bacilos
  Bacilos
  Bacilos was a Colombian group based in Miami, Florida, USA. Their album Caraluna won the 2003 Grammy Award for Best Pop Latin Album and its 2004 release Sin Vergüenza has again been nominated for Best Latin Pop Album in the Grammy Awards of 2005...
  
   — Bacilos
  Bacilos (album)
  Bacilos is the first studio album recorded by Bacilos released on May 23, 2000. The album received a Latin Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Album by a Duo or Group with Vocals.-Tracklisting:This information adapted from Allmusic....
  
  
• Ella Baila Sola
  Ella baila sola
  Ella baila sola was a Spanish musical duet formed by Marta Botía Alonso and Marilia Andrés Casares...
  
   — Marta y Marilia
• Ana Torroja
  Ana Torroja
  Ana Torroja is a Grammy Award-nominated Spaniard singer. She is the lead singer of the pop trio Mecano, considered one of the most popular pop bands from Spain during the 1980s and 1990s. Mecano split in 1998 and she embarked on a solo career.-Biography:Ana Torroja met José María Cano while...
  
   and Miguel Bosé
  Miguel Bosé
  Miguel Dominguín Bosé is a Latin Grammy-winning Spanish/Italian musician and actor.-Early life:Bosé was born in San Fernando Hospital in Panama City, Panama, the son of the famous Italian actress Lucia Bosé and the legendary bullfighter Luis Miguel Dominguín. He is also a cousin of Carmen...
  
   — Girados en Concierto
• Chucho Valdés
  Chucho Valdés
  Chucho Valdés is a Cuban pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger. In 1972 he founded the group Irakere, one of Cuba's best-known Latin jazz bands. Together with pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Valdés is revered as one of Cuba's greatest jazz pianists...
  
   and Irakere
  Irakere
  Irakere is a Cuban band founded by Armando de Sequeira Romeu Music Director and composer, and by pianist Chucho Valdés in 1973...
  
   — Unforgettable Boleros

Best Pop Instrumental Album
Nestor Torres

Nestor Torres

Nestor Torres is a jazz flautist who was born in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico in 1957. He took flute lessons at age 12 and began formal studies at the Escuela Libre de Música, eventually attending Puerto Rico’s Inter-American University. At 18, he moved to New York with his family...

 — This Side of Paradise

• Andrés Alén — Pianoforte
• Lara & Reyes
  Lara & Reyes
  Sergio Lara and Joe Reyes formed the instrumental band Lara & Reyes. The duo, founded by Lara in 1994, performed jazz-influenced Latin guitar instrumental pieces from 1994 until 2000...
  
   — World Jazz
• Keith Lockhart
  Keith Lockhart
  For the baseball player, see Keith Lockhart Keith Lockhart , to Newton Frederick and Marilyn Jean Woodyard Lockhart, is an American orchestral conductor....
  
   conducing The Boston Pops Orchestra — The Latin Album
• Marcus Viana — Terra

Rap/Hip-Hop

Best Rap/Hip-Hop Album
Sindicato Argentino del Hip Hop

Sindicato Argentino del Hip Hop

Sindicato Argentino del Hip Hop is a hip hop group formed in Argentina. They currently consist of three members: Smoler, DJ Fabry and Huexo , and two producers, but they have had different numbers of members over time . Their style mainly consists of hip hop and funk...

 — Un Paso a la Eternidad

• DJ Kun — Crazy Atorrante
• Faces do Subúrbio — Como É Triste de Olhar
• Planet Hemp
  Planet Hemp
  Planet Hemp was a Brazilian rock/hip hop musical group, known for starting the career of rapper Marcelo D2 and for its lyrics supporting the legality of cannabis...
  
   — A Invasão do Sagaz Homem Fumaça
• 7 Notas 7 Colores
  7 Notas 7 Colores
  7 Notas 7 Colores was a Spanish hip-hop group of the 90's hailing from Barcelona.-Biography:7 Notas 7 Colores emerged in Barcelona in 1993, when there were few rap groups in Spain...
  
   — La Mami Internacional Presenta: 7 Notas 7 Colores

Rock

Best Rock Solo Vocal Album
Juanes

Juanes

Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez , better known as Juanes is a Colombian musician who was a member of heavy metal band Ekhymosis and is now a solo artist. In 2000, his solo debut album Fíjate Bien won three Latin Grammy Awards.Juanes has sold more than 13 million albums...

 — Fíjate Bien

Fíjate Bien

Fíjate Bien is the debut album by the Colombian Latin music singer-songwriter Juanes, released on October 17, 2000. The album was produced by Gustavo Santaolalla, who is known for his contributions to Latin rock tracks. All the songs on the album were written by Juanes himself...

• Fito Páez
  Fito Páez
  Rodolfo "Fito" Páez Ávalos is an Argentine popular rock and roll pianist, lyricist, Spanish language singer and film director.-Early career:...
  
   — Rey Sol
• Rosendo Mercado
  Rosendo Mercado
  Rosendo Mercado Ruiz is a Spanish rock singer and songwriter. He was part of the groups Ñu and Leño, and is a prominent exponent of the so-called urban rock in Spain.- First steps :...
  
   — Canciones para Normales y Mero Dementes
• Cecilia Toussaint — Cecilia Toussaint
• Julieta Venegas
  Julieta Venegas
  Julieta Venegas Percevault , known professionally as Julieta Venegas, is a Mexican singer, songwriter, instrumentalist and producer, who sings pop-rock in Spanish. She speaks English, Portuguese, and Spanish fluently. She has a twin sister, Yvonne, who is a photographer...
  
   — Bueninvento
  Bueninvento
  Bueninvento is an album released by Mexican singer-songwriter and instrumentalist Julieta Venegas in 2000. It received good reviews, "Sería Feliz" was the single released for this album, accompanied by a video that got rotation on music TV channels...
  
  

Best Rock Album by a Duo/Group with Vocals
Aterciopelados

Aterciopelados

Aterciopelados , also referred to as los Aterciopelados on some albums and other promotional materials, are a rock band from Colombia. Led by Andrea Echeverri and Héctor Buitrago, they have been one of the first rock bands from Colombia to gain international notice and is among the country's top...

 — Gozo Poderoso

• Jarabe de Palo
  Jarabe de Palo
  Jarabe de Palo is a Latin rock group from Spain led by Pau Donés , singer, songwriter, and guitarist.- History :Pau Donés, born in Montanuy Huesca, Aragon and raised in Barcelona, worked for various groups before being able to take on his current project, Jarabe de Palo. He began at age 15 with his...
  
   — De Vuelta y Vuelta
  De Vuelta y Vuelta (album)
  De Vuelta y Vuelta is the third album by Spanish Rock group Jarabe De Palo, released in 2001-Track listing:# De Vuelta y Vuelta # Tiempo # En lo Puro no hay Futuro # Dos Días en la Vida # La Luz de tu Corazón...
  
  
• Los Amigos Invisibles
  Los Amigos Invisibles
  Los Amigos Invisibles is a multiple-Grammy nominated and Latin Grammy winning Venezuelan band that plays a blend of disco, acid jazz and funk mixed with Latin rhythms...
  
   — Arepa 3000
  Arepa 3000
  Arepa 3000: A Venezuelan Journey Into Space is an album released by Venezuelan band Los Amigos Invisibles on September 12, 2000.-Track listing:# "Intro"# "Arepa 3000"# "La Vecina"# "Qué Rico"# "Cuchi Cuchi"# "Si Estuvieras Aquí"...
  
  
• Los Rabanes
  Los Rabanes
  Los Rabanes is a Latin Grammy winner Rock band from Chitré, Herrera, Republic of Panama. Originated in the year 1992 after the end of the bands "Rum & Coke" and "El Decimo Piso". They formed the band with the idea to play in small pubs and bars at weekends. Soon the group won international...
  
   — Rabanes
• Super Ratones — Mancha Registrada

Best Rock Song
Juanes

Juanes

Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez , better known as Juanes is a Colombian musician who was a member of heavy metal band Ekhymosis and is now a solo artist. In 2000, his solo debut album Fíjate Bien won three Latin Grammy Awards.Juanes has sold more than 13 million albums...

 — "Fijate Bien

Fíjate Bien (song)

"Fíjate Bien" is a song written and performed by Colombian singer-songwriter Juanes. The song is the title track and first radio single off of his debut solo studio album, Fíjate Bien....

" (Juanes)

• Jarabe de Palo
  Jarabe de Palo
  Jarabe de Palo is a Latin rock group from Spain led by Pau Donés , singer, songwriter, and guitarist.- History :Pau Donés, born in Montanuy Huesca, Aragon and raised in Barcelona, worked for various groups before being able to take on his current project, Jarabe de Palo. He began at age 15 with his...
  
   — "De Vuelta y Vuelta" (Jarabe de Palo)
• Aterciopelados
  Aterciopelados
  Aterciopelados , also referred to as los Aterciopelados on some albums and other promotional materials, are a rock band from Colombia. Led by Andrea Echeverri and Héctor Buitrago, they have been one of the first rock bands from Colombia to gain international notice and is among the country's top...
  
   — "El Álbum" (Aterciopelados)
• Fito Páez
  Fito Páez
  Rodolfo "Fito" Páez Ávalos is an Argentine popular rock and roll pianist, lyricist, Spanish language singer and film director.-Early career:...
  
   — "El Diablo de tu Corazón" (Fito Páez)
• Julieta Venegas
  Julieta Venegas
  Julieta Venegas Percevault , known professionally as Julieta Venegas, is a Mexican singer, songwriter, instrumentalist and producer, who sings pop-rock in Spanish. She speaks English, Portuguese, and Spanish fluently. She has a twin sister, Yvonne, who is a photographer...
  
   — "Hoy No Quiero" (Julieta Venegas)

Tropical

Best Salsa Album
Tito Puente

Tito Puente

Tito Puente, , born Ernesto Antonio Puente, was a Latin jazz and Salsa musician. The son of native Puerto Ricans Ernest and Ercilia Puente, of Spanish Harlem in New York City, Puente is often credited as "El Rey de los Timbales" and "The King of Latin Music"...

 and Eddie Palmieri

Eddie Palmieri

Eddie Palmieri , is a Grammy Award winning Puerto Rican pianist, bandleader and musician, best known for combining jazz piano and instrumental solos with Latin rhythms.-Early years:...

 — Obra Maestra

• Issac Delgado
  Issac Delgado
  This article is about the musician; for the New Orleans philanthropist with a similar name, see Isaac DelgadoIssac Delgado is one of the founders of the band NG La Banda and is a popular salsa and timba performer.-Early life and family:His father, Luis Delgado, was a tailor and his mother,...
  
   — La Fórmula/Malecón
• Oscar D'León
  Oscar D'León
  Oscar Emilio León Somoza, better known as Oscar D'León is a Venezuelan musician who became internationally famous for his salsa music. In Spanish, he is known as El Sonero del Mundo . His most famous song is perhaps "Llorarás," which he recorded in 1975 with his group La Dimensión Latina...
  
   and Wladimir — Doble Play
• Grupo Niche
  Grupo Niche
  Grupo Niche is a salsa group founded in 1978 in Bogotá, Colombia. Currently based in Cali, Colombia, it enjoys great popularity throughout Latin America. It was founded by Jairo Varela and Alexis Lozano. Jairo Varela has stayed with the group becoming producer, director, songwriter, vocalist and...
  
   — Propuesta
• Tito Rojas
  Tito Rojas
  Julio César Rojas better known"El Gallo Salsero" Tito Rojas is a salsa singer and bandleader.-Early years:...
  
   — Rompiendo Noches
• Gilberto Santa Rosa
  Gilberto Santa Rosa
  Gilberto Santa Rosa, also known as "El Caballero de la Salsa" , is a Puerto Rican bandleader and singer of salsa and bolero.-Early years:...
  
   — Intenso

Best Merengue Album
Chichí Peralta

Chichi Peralta

Chichi Peralta is a Singer, musician, arranger and producer, from the Dominican Republic.-Biography:Chichi Peralta was born on July 9, 1966 in Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic. His musical career began at the age of four, when he built his first drum...

 — ...De Vuelta al Barrio

• Grupo Manía
  Grupo Manía
  Grupo Manía is a popular merengue group from Puerto Rico that released its debut album in 1993. The group was formed by brothers Héctor, Edwin and Oscar Serrano together with Alfred Cotto in the early 90s...
  
   — Grupomania 2050
• Eddy Herrera
  Eddy Herrera
  Eddy Jose Herrera de los Rios, also known as Eddy Herrera, is a merengue singer and winner of more than seven Casandra Awards. Born on 30 April 1964 in the Dominican Republic, in the city of Santiago de Los Caballeros.-History :...
  
   — Me Enamore
• Manny Manuel
  Manny Manuel
  Cruz Manuel Hernández Santiago , known artistically as Manny Manuel, is a Puerto Rican singer of merengue, boleros, and tropical music. He became famous first as a member of the group Los Sabrosos del Merengue, before launching a successful solo career in 1994.-Early life:Manny Manuel was born in...
  
   — En Vivo!
• Toño Rosario
  Toño Rosario
  Máximo Antonio del Rosario , commonly known as Toño Rosario, is a Grammy-award nominee Merengue musician born in the Dominican Republic.-Biography:Tono Rosario is a singer-songwriter, arranger and producer...
  
   — Yo Soy Toño

Best Traditional Tropical Album
Celia Cruz

Celia Cruz

Celia Cruz was a Cuban-American salsa singer, and was one of the most successful Salsa performers of the 20th century, having earned twenty-three gold albums...

 — Siempre Viviré

• Celina González
  Celina González
  Celina González Zamora is a Cuban singer and songwriter of musica campesina, the traditional music of the Cuban countryside. She is best known for co-authoring A Santa Bárbara with her partner Reutilio Domínguez. Her recording of it was a hit, as was Celia Cruz's version...
  
   and Reutilio — 50 Años...Como Una Reina
• Los Super Seven
  Los Super Seven
  Los Super Seven is a predominantly Latin American supergroup which debuted in 1998. The group won a Grammy Award for Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album in 1999 for its self-titled album. The group's musical style has changed with each incarnation, blending sounds from Tejano, mariachi, Cuban,...
  
   — Canto
• Plena Libre — Mas Libre
• Omara Portuondo
  Omara Portuondo
  Omara Portuondo Peláez is a Cuban singer and dancer whose career has spanned over half a century. She was one of the original members of the Cuarteto d'Aida, and has performed with Ignacio Piñeiro, Orquesta Anacaona, Orquesta Aragón, Nat King Cole, Adalberto Álvarez, Los Van Van, the Buena Vista...
  
   — Buena Vista Social Club Presents Omara Portuondo

Best Tropical Song
Kike Santander

Kike Santander

Dr. Flavio Enrique Santander Lora, commonly known as Kike Santander, is a Colombian composer, record producer, arranger and entrepreneur. He is considered to be one of the principal Latino composers of the day, having worked with artists such as David Bisbal, Christian Castro, Thalía, Chayanne,...

 — "Júrame (Merengue)" (Gisselle

Gisselle

Gisselle Ortíz Cáceres, known simply as Gisselle is a Puerto Rican Merengue singer.-Musical career:...

)

• Albita
  Albita Rodríguez
  Albita Rodríguez , known in her music career simply as Albita, is a Grammy-winning Cuban-American singer, producer and composer.Albita was born in Havana, Cuba...
  
   — "Azúca' Pa' Tu Amargura" (Albita)
• Issac Delgado
  Issac Delgado
  This article is about the musician; for the New Orleans philanthropist with a similar name, see Isaac DelgadoIssac Delgado is one of the founders of the band NG La Banda and is a popular salsa and timba performer.-Early life and family:His father, Luis Delgado, was a tailor and his mother,...
  
   — "La Fórmula" (Issac Delgado)
• Toño Rosario
  Toño Rosario
  Máximo Antonio del Rosario , commonly known as Toño Rosario, is a Grammy-award nominee Merengue musician born in the Dominican Republic.-Biography:Tono Rosario is a singer-songwriter, arranger and producer...
  
   — "Yo Me Muero Por Ella" (Toño Rosario)
• Alejandro Jaén and William Paz — "Yo Si Me Enamoré" (Huey Dunbar
  Huey Dunbar
  Huey Dunbar, , is the former singer of Dark Latin Groove. Born to a Puerto Rican mother and a Jamaican father, he was exposed to music since his earliest years due to his parents' musical careers...
  
  )

Regional

Best Ranchero Album
Pedro Fernández

Pedro Fernández

José Martín Cuevas Cobos , known professionally as Pedro Fernández, is a Mexican recording artist and actor.-Discography:*1979: La De La Mochila Azul*1989: Vicio*1990: Por Un Amigo Más*1991: Muñecos De Papel...

 — Yo No Fuí

Yo No Fuí

Yo No Fuí is an album by Mexican latin pop singer Pedro Fernández. It was released in 2000.-Track listing:# "Muro"# "Caprichosa"# "Yo No Fuí"# "Para Bien O Para Mal"# "Besame Morenita"# "Rosa Para Ti"# "Laberinto de Pasion"# "Sin Tu Amor"# "Hoy"...

• Myrza — Homenaje a Fernando Z. Maldonado
• Paquita la del Barrio
  Paquita la del Barrio
  Paquita la del Barrio is the stage name of Francisca Viveros Barradas , a Mexican singer of rancheras and other Mexican styles. She was born in Alto Lucero, Veracruz and started her career in Mexico City in 1970. Her songs usually take a stance against Mexico's sexist male culture. This has made...
  
   — Piérdeme el Respeto
• Mariachi Sol De México — Tequila con Limón con el Mariachi
• Manuel Vargas
  Manuel Vargas (singer)
  Manuel Vargas is a singer-songwriter, former member of the Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán and current lead performer of the Mariachi Sangre Mexicana. Vargas received two nominations at the 2nd Latin Grammy Awards for Best New Artist and Best Ranchero Album for his studio album Por Amor.-References:...
  
   — Por Amor

Best Banda Album
Banda el Recodo

Banda el Recodo

Banda Sinaloense el Recodo de Don Cruz Lizárraga, often referred to as Banda el Recodo is a Mexican Banda sinaloense group. Since its founding in 1938, it has been under the direction of the Lizárraga family...

 — Contigo Por Siempre

• Banda Arkángel R-15 — Reina de Reinas
• Banda Limonense — Por Una Mujer Bonita
• Banda Machos
  Banda Machos
  Banda Machos is a Mexican band originally from Villa Corona, in the state of Jalisco. The band sings a combination of Banda music, Quebradita, and Ranchera...
  
   — Mi Guitarra y Yo
• Carmen Jara — Arráncame la Vida

Best Grupero Album
Grupo Limite

Grupo Límite

Grupo Límite, or Límite, was a Mexican ranchera band formed in Monterrey, Mexico in 1995. The group was led by singer Alicia Villarreal until she left to pursue a solo career.-History:...

 — Por Encima De Todo

• Caballo Dorado — No Dejes De Bailar
• Guardianes Del Amor — Un Millón De Lágrimas
• La Mafia
  La Mafia
  La Mafia is a four-time Grammy Award-winning musical group. It has its roots in the Northside neighborhood of Houston, Texas and has charted a course as a Latin music band.- History :...
  
   — Contigo
• Mojado — Los Ángeles También Bailan

Best Tejano Album
Jimmy González & El Grupo Mazz

Mazz

Mazz is a Grammy Award–winning Tejano band originating from south Texas. They were formed in Brownsville, TX, by singer/guitarists Jimmy González and Joe López, and emerged as one of the most innovative bands in their genre after adding synthesizer to combine traditional Mexican music and popular...

 — Quien Iba A Pensar

• Emilio — El Rey Del Rodeo
• David Lee Garza & Los Musicales — 20/20
• Los Palominos
  Los Palominos
  Los Palominos are a tejano group from Uvalde, Texas.Los Palominos were formed in 1986 by four brothers under the name Los Tremendos Pequeños. Their repertory includes polka, rancheras, boleros, ballads, and cumbias. They signed with Sony Discos in 1994 after meeting with Armando Lichtenberger and...
  
   — Obsesión
• A.B. Quintanilla
  A.B. Quintanilla
  Abraham Isaac Quintanilla III better known as A.B. Quintanilla III or simply A.B. Quintanilla, is an American songwriter, record producer and musician. He is the older brother of "The Queen of Tejano music" Selena...
  
   & Los Kumbia Kings
  Kumbia Kings
  Kumbia Kings was a Latin Grammy-winning Mexican cumbia group from Corpus Christi, Texas created by A.B. Quintanilla. Their music encompasses the styles of cumbia , hip hop and R&B. They produce songs in both Spanish and English. The band's producers from the beginning have been A.B. Quintanilla III...
  
   — Shhh!
  Shhh!
  -Credits:This information from Allmusic.Personnel*A.B. Quintanilla III: Arranger, vocals, producer, executive producer, mixing*Cruz Martínez: Arranger, programming, producer, engineer, mixing...
  
  

Best Norteño Album
Ramón Ayala

Ramón Ayala

Ramón Ayala is a Mexican-American musician, composer, and songwriter of norteño and conjunto music. Known as the "King of the Accordion," Ayala has recorded over 105 albums for which he has received four Grammy Awards. Additionally, Ayala has been featured in thirteen movies...

 y Sus Bravos Del Norte — Quémame Los Ojos/Amigos Del Alma

• Grupo Atrapado — Atrapando Tú Corazón
• Los Tigres del Norte
  Los Tigres del Norte
  Los Tigres del Norte is a norteño-band ensemble based out of San Jose, California, hailing from Rosa Morada, Sinaloa, Mexico.- History :...
  
   — De Paisano A Paisano
• Los Tucanes De Tijuana — Me Gusta Vivir De Noche
• Polo Urías
  Polo Urías
  Polo Urías is a norteño singer and played bajo sexto from Ojinaga, Chihuahua Mexico. Polo Urías was formerly the lead singer of Los Rieleros del Norte, but in the 1990s, he went on to form his own band, Polo Urías y su Maquina Norteña...
  
   y Su Máquina Norteña — De Chihuahua Para Ti

Best Regional Song
Jose Vaca Flores — "Borracho Te Recuerdo" (Vicente Fernández

Vicente Fernández

Vicente Fernández Gómez is a Mexican singer, producer and actor. Known as Chente or El rey de la canción ranchera throughout the Latin world, Vicente Fernández, who started his career singing for tips on the street, has become a cultural icon, recording more than 50 albums and contributing to...

)

• Enrique Valencia — "De Paisano A Paisano" (Los Tigres del Norte
  Los Tigres del Norte
  Los Tigres del Norte is a norteño-band ensemble based out of San Jose, California, hailing from Rosa Morada, Sinaloa, Mexico.- History :...
  
  )
• Francisco de Jesus Martínez — "Disculpe Usted" (Los Humildes)
• Oscar Treviño — "Mi Obsesión" (Los Palominos
  Los Palominos
  Los Palominos are a tejano group from Uvalde, Texas.Los Palominos were formed in 1986 by four brothers under the name Los Tremendos Pequeños. Their repertory includes polka, rancheras, boleros, ballads, and cumbias. They signed with Sony Discos in 1994 after meeting with Armando Lichtenberger and...
  
  )
• Toscano — "Piérdeme El Respeto" (Paquita la del Barrio
  Paquita la del Barrio
  Paquita la del Barrio is the stage name of Francisca Viveros Barradas , a Mexican singer of rancheras and other Mexican styles. She was born in Alto Lucero, Veracruz and started her career in Mexico City in 1970. Her songs usually take a stance against Mexico's sexist male culture. This has made...
  
  )

Traditional

Best Folk Album
El All-Stars de La Rumba Cubana — La Rumba Soy Yo

• Jaime Uribe Espita, José Revelo and John Villegas — Seresta
• Hevia
  Hevia
  José Ángel Hevia Velasco, known professionally as Hevia , is a Spaniard bagpiper – specifically, an Asturian gaita player. He commonly performs with his sister, Maria José, on drums...
  
   — The Other Side
• Carlos Núñez
  Carlos Núñez
  Carlos Núñez is a Galician musician who plays the gaita, the traditional Galician bagpipe.-Life and career:Nuñez was born in 1971 in Vigo, Galicia, Spain. He began playing the bagpipes when he was eight years old. In his early teens, he was invited to play with the Festival Orchestra of the...
  
   — Mayo Longo
• Lázaro Ros
  Lázaro Ros
  Lázaro Ros was an Afro-Cuban singer. His music borrowed much from Africa, as he performed music of the Lucumí culture, of the Yoruba people from modern-day Nigeria, and of the Arará culture of the Dahomeyan people from modern-day Benin...
  
   — Yamayá

Best Tango Album
Carlos Franzetti

Carlos Franzetti

Carlos Alberto Franzetti is a Latin Grammy Award-winning composer and arranger from Buenos Aires, Argentina.Franzetti started studying music at Buenos Aires' National Conservatory at the age of 6 and later began taking private piano lessons. He began studying music composition after moving to...

 — Tango Fatal

• Leopoldo Federico & Orquesta — De Antología
• Rodolfo Mederos
  Rodolfo Mederos
  Rodolfo Mederos is an Argentine bandoneonist, composer and arranger. He lived in Cuba and France; in Argentina, he founded the cult group Generación Cero.- Beginnings :...
  
   and Nicolás Brizuela — Tangos
• Nuevo Quinteto Real — Tangos
• Salgan y de Lio — En Vivo en el Club del Vino

Best Flamenco Album
Vicente Amigo

Vicente Amigo

Vicente Amigo Girol is a Spanish flamenco composer and virtuoso guitarist, born in Guadalcanal, near Seville. He has played as backing guitarist on recordings by flamenco singers El Pele, Camarón de la Isla, Vicente Soto, Luis de Córdoba and the rociero band Salmarina, and he has acted as a...

 — Ciudad de las Ideas

Ciudad de las Ideas

The nomination was shared with Boris Alarcón, Antonio Algarrada, Oscar Clavel and Nigel Walker ....

• Montse Cortés — Alabanza
• Mayte Martín
  Mayte Martín
  Mayte Martín . Flamenco cantaora , bolero singer, and composer. She is widely recognized as one of the most important flamenco voices of her generation...
  
   — Querencia
• José Mercé
  José Mercé
  José Mercé is a flamenco cantaor .He is the great-grandson of nineteenth-century seguiriya maestro Francisco Valencia, who received the nickname Paco la Luz....
  
   — Aire
• Estrella Morente
  Estrella Morente
  Estrella Morente is a Spanish flamenco singer. She was born on August 14, 1980 in Las Gabias, Granada Province in southern Spain...
  
   — Mi Cante y un Poema
• Navajita Plateá — Hablando en Plata

Jazz

Best Latin Jazz Album
Paquito D'Rivera

Paquito D'Rivera

Paquito D'Rivera is a Cuban alto saxophonist, clarinetist and soprano saxophonist. The winner of multiple Grammys and other awards, D'Rivera has lived in the United States since the early 1980s. He has worked in a variety of contexts, but is perhaps best known for playing Latin...

 Quintet — Live At The Blue Note

• Chico O'Farrill
  Chico O'Farrill
  Arturo "Chico" O'Farrill was a composer-arranger best known for his work in the Latin idiom, although he also composed straight-ahead jazz pieces and even symphonic works....
  
   — Carambola
• Danilo Pérez
  Danilo Pérez
  Danilo Pérez is a Panamanian pianist and composer.-Early life:Danilo Pérez was born in Panama in 1965. He is considered one of the finest contemporary pianists and jazz composers of our era....
  
   — Motherland
• David Sánchez
  David Sánchez (musician)
  David Sanchez is a well known, 2005 Grammy winning jazz tenor saxophonist from Guaynabo, Puerto Rico born in September 1968.-Early life:Sanchez took up the conga when he was eight and started playing tenor saxophone at age 12. The earliest influences were Afro-Caribbean and danza but also European...
  
   — Melaza
• Chucho Valdés
  Chucho Valdés
  Chucho Valdés is a Cuban pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger. In 1972 he founded the group Irakere, one of Cuba's best-known Latin jazz bands. Together with pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Valdés is revered as one of Cuba's greatest jazz pianists...
  
   — Solo: Live In New York
• Various Artists — Calle 54
  Calle 54
  Calle 54 is a 2000 documentary film about Latin jazz by Spanish director Fernando Trueba. With only minimal introductory voiceovers, the film consists of studio performances by a wide array of Latin Jazz musicians. Artists featured include Chucho Valdés, Bebo Valdés, Cachao, Eliane Elias, Gato...
  
  

Brazilian

Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop Album
Marisa Monte

Marisa Monte

Marisa de Azevedo Monte is a Brazilian popular singer. As of 2011, she has sold 10 million albums worldwide.- Biography :...

 — Memorias, Crônicas E Declarações De Amor

• Zeca Baleiro
  Zeca Baleiro
  Zeca Baleiro is a Brazilian MPB artist. One of his most famous songs is "Salão de Beleza", which was featured on Putumayo World Music's Reggae Around the World compilation. Along with being a solo artist, he has also worked with guitarist Pedro Joia....
  
   — Líricas
• Pedro Mariano — Voz no Ouvido
  Voz no Ouvido
  #Voz no Ouvido is an album by Pedro Mariano. Released in 2000 the album blends ballads with up tempo funk. Voz no Ouvido includes songs by Jair Oliveira, João Bosco and Aldir Blanc, Vinícius de Moraes and Tim Maia...
  
  
• Ivete Sangalo
  Ivete Sangalo
  Ivete Maria Dias de Sangalo is a Latin Grammy Award-winning Brazilian Axé and MPB singer, songwriter, and occasional actress and television show host...
  
   — Beat Beleza
• Herbert Vianna
  Herbert Vianna
  Herbert Lemos de Sousa Vianna is a Brazilian singer, songwriter and guitarist mainly known for his work with rock band Os Paralamas do Sucesso.- Biography :...
  
   — O Som Do Sim

Best Brazilian Rock Album
Rita Lee

Rita Lee

Rita Lee Jones Carvalho , simply known as Rita Lee, is a Brazilian rock singer and composer. Lee continues to be a popular figure in Brazilian entertainment, where she is also known for being an animal rights activist and a vegetarian...

 — 3001

• Charlie Brown Jr.
  Charlie Brown Jr.
  Charlie Brown Jr. is a Brazilian rock band, from the city of Santos, São Paulo. Their biggest influences are The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Suicidal Tendencies and Rage Against the Machine.-Current formation:* Chorão - Vocals...
  
   — Nadando Com Os Tubarões
• Cidade Negra
  Cidade Negra
  Cidade Negra is a Brazilian reggae band formed in 1986 in Rio de Janeiro. Their style is influenced by soul and rock music. Common themes of Cidade Negra songs include love and social issues.- History :...
  
   — Enquanto O Mundo Gira
• Pavilhão 9 — Reação
• Sideral — Na Paz

Best Samba/Pagode Album
Zeca Pagodinho

Zeca Pagodinho

Zeca Pagodinho is a Brazilian singer/songwriter working in the genres of samba and pagode.-Biography:...

 — Agua Da Minha Sede

• Beth Carvalho
  Beth Carvalho
  Elizabeth Santos Leal de Carvalho is a Brazilian samba singer, guitarist, cavaquinist and composer.-Biography:...
  
   — Pagode De Mesa 2 - Ao Vivo
• Harmonia do Samba — O Rodo
• Jair Rodrigues
  Jair Rodrigues
  Jair Rodrigues de Oliveira is a Brazilian musician and singer, a pioneer of the funk in the country. He is the father of Luciana Mello and Jair Oliveira, who also followed in his footsteps and became musicians....
  
   — 500 Anos De Folia - Volume 2
• Various Artists — Casa de Samba 4

Best MPB Album
Caetano Veloso

Caetano Veloso

Caetano Emanuel Viana Teles Veloso , better known as Caetano Veloso, is a Brazilian composer, singer, guitarist, writer, and political activist. Veloso first became known for his participation in the Brazilian musical movement Tropicalismo which encompassed theatre, poetry and music in the 1960s,...

 — Noites Do Norte

• Bebel Gilberto
  Bebel Gilberto
  Bebel Gilberto is a Brazilian popular singer often associated with bossa nova. She is the daughter of João Gilberto and singer Miúcha. Her uncle is singer/composer Chico Buarque...
  
   — Tanto Tempo
  Tanto Tempo
  -Track listing:# "Samba da Benção" - 4:47# "August Day Song" - 4:37# "Tanto Tempo" - 3:01# "Sem Contenção" - 3:10# "Mais Feliz" - 4:17# "Alguém" - 4:04# "So Nice " - 3:32# "Lonely" - 2:24# "Bananeira" - 3:26# "Samba e Amor" - 3:28...
  
  
• Guinga
  Guinga
  Guinga is a Brazilian guitarist and composer born in Madureira, a working-class suburb of Rio de Janeiro...
  
   — Suíte Leopoldina
• Ney Matogrosso
  Ney Matogrosso
  Ney de Sousa Pereira, known as Ney Matogrosso is a Brazilian singer who is distinguished for his uncommon sopranino voice.-Biography:...
  
   — Batuque
• Emílio Santiago — Bossa Nova

Best Sertaneja Music Album
Pena Branca — Semente Caipira

• Bruno & Marrone — Acústico
• Leonardo — Quero Colo
• Roberta Miranda
  Roberta Miranda
  Roberta Miranda, artistic name of Maria Albuquerque Miranda, from João Pessoa, Paraiba, Brazil is a Brazilian singer. She is the third best-selling female artist in Brazil behind Xuxa and Maria Bethania , with 14.2 million discs sold so far. She got her start in the music industry singing in the...
  
   — Histórias De Amor
• Sérgio Reis
  Sérgio Reis
  Sérgio Reis is a Brazilian sertanejo singer and actor. He has sold approximately 16 million copies of his more than 40 album releases....
  
   — Sérgio Reis
• Rionegro & Solimões — Bate O Pé Ao Vivo

Best Brazilian Roots/Regional Album
Gilberto Gil

Gilberto Gil

Gilberto Passos Gil Moreira , better known as Gilberto Gil or , is a Brazilian singer, guitarist, and songwriter, known for both his musical innovation and political commitment...

 — As Canções de Eu Tu Eles

As Canções de Eu Tu Eles

The nomination was shared with Vitor Farias, Marcelo Machado and Nas Nuvens .- Certification :...

• Dominguinhos
  Dominguinhos
  Dominguinhos is a Brazilian composer and singer.He has performed with musicians such as Luiz Gonzaga, Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Gal Costa , Zé Ramalho, Toquinho, and Maria Bethânia. Some of his hits were recorded by Bethânia, Gil, Chico Buarque, Elba Ramalho, and Fagner...
  
   — Ao Vivo
• Forróçacana — Vamo Que Vamo
• Zé Ramalho
  Zé Ramalho
  Zé Ramalho is a Brazilian composer and performer. Zé Ramalho has collaborated with various major Brazilian musicians, including Vanusa, Geraldo Azevedo and Alceu Valença to name a few...
  
   — Nação Nordestina
• Alceu Valença
  Alceu Valença
  Alceu Valença is a Brazilian composer, writer, performer, actor, and poet.Alceu Valenca was born in countryside Pernambuco, Northeast Brazil...
  
   — Forró Lunar

Best Brazilian Song
Raimundinho do Accordion, Targino Gondim and Manuca — "Esperando Na Janela" (Gilberto Gil

Gilberto Gil

Gilberto Passos Gil Moreira , better known as Gilberto Gil or , is a Brazilian singer, guitarist, and songwriter, known for both his musical innovation and political commitment...

)

• Herbert Vianna
  Herbert Vianna
  Herbert Lemos de Sousa Vianna is a Brazilian singer, songwriter and guitarist mainly known for his work with rock band Os Paralamas do Sucesso.- Biography :...
  
   — "A Lua Q Eu T Dei" (Ivete Sangalo
  Ivete Sangalo
  Ivete Maria Dias de Sangalo is a Latin Grammy Award-winning Brazilian Axé and MPB singer, songwriter, and occasional actress and television show host...
  
  )
• Carlinhos Brown
  Carlinhos Brown
  Carlinhos Brown is a Brazilian musician from Salvador, Bahia. He was born in Candeal Pequeno, a small neighbourhood in the Brotas area of Salvador de Bahia...
  
   and Marisa Monte
  Marisa Monte
  Marisa de Azevedo Monte is a Brazilian popular singer. As of 2011, she has sold 10 million albums worldwide.- Biography :...
  
   — "Amor I Love You" (Marisa Monte)
• Caetano Veloso
  Caetano Veloso
  Caetano Emanuel Viana Teles Veloso , better known as Caetano Veloso, is a Brazilian composer, singer, guitarist, writer, and political activist. Veloso first became known for his participation in the Brazilian musical movement Tropicalismo which encompassed theatre, poetry and music in the 1960s,...
  
   — "Sou Seu Sabiá" (Caetano Veloso)
• Caetano Veloso
  Caetano Veloso
  Caetano Emanuel Viana Teles Veloso , better known as Caetano Veloso, is a Brazilian composer, singer, guitarist, writer, and political activist. Veloso first became known for his participation in the Brazilian musical movement Tropicalismo which encompassed theatre, poetry and music in the 1960s,...
  
   — "Zera A Reza" (Caetano Veloso)

Children's

Best Latin Children's Album
Miliki — Cómo Estan Ustedes?

• Los Niños De Cuba — Así Cantan Los Niños De Cuba
• Niños Adorando — Niños Adorando
• El Morro — Puras Para Niños, Vol. 1
• Colegio de Música de Medellín — Traralalala

Classic

Best Classical Album
Carlos Alvarez

Carlos Álvarez (baritone)

Carlos Álvarez is a Spanish baritone who has had a major international opera career since the early 1990s. His recording of the title role in Isaac Albéniz's Merlin with Plácido Domingo as King Arthur won a Latin Grammy Award in 2001, and his recording of the role of Ford in Giuseppe Verdi's...

, Placido Domingo

Plácido Domingo

Plácido Domingo KBE , born José Plácido Domingo Embil, is a Spanish tenor and conductor known for his versatile and strong voice, possessing a ringing and dramatic tone throughout its range...

, Jane Henschel

Jane Henschel

Jane Henschel is an American operatic soprano. Henschel, who was born in Wisconsin, studied at the University of Southern California, and then pursued further studies in Germany, where she has made her home...

 and Ana Maria Martinez

Ana María Martínez

Ana María Martínez is a Grammy award–winning operatic soprano from Puerto Rico. "The most beautiful voice of Latin America", [Martínez] "requires ranking among the top lyric sopranos of the day...[with] immaculate musicality underpinning every utterance." -Early life:Ana María Martínez was born...

 — Albeniz: Merlin

• Placido Domingo
  Plácido Domingo
  Plácido Domingo KBE , born José Plácido Domingo Embil, is a Spanish tenor and conductor known for his versatile and strong voice, possessing a ringing and dramatic tone throughout its range...
  
   and Ana Maria Martinez
  Ana María Martínez
  Ana María Martínez is a Grammy award–winning operatic soprano from Puerto Rico. "The most beautiful voice of Latin America", [Martínez] "requires ranking among the top lyric sopranos of the day...[with] immaculate musicality underpinning every utterance." -Early life:Ana María Martínez was born...
  
   — Bacalov: Misa Tango
• Benjamin Echenique — México Barroco/Puebla VIII - Maitines para Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe/Manuel Arenzana
• Eduardo Diazmuñoz
  Eduardo Diazmuñoz
  Eduardo Diazmuñoz is a Mexican conductor, composer and arranger.He studied piano, cello, percussion, and conducting at the National Conservatory of Music . In 1978, 1979 he became associate conductor of the newly founded Mexico City Philarmonic. He assisted in preparation for concertos of Leonard...
  
   and Roberto Limon — Tango Mata Danzón Mata Tango
• Alberto Cruzprieto, Mercedes Gomez, Roberto Kolb
  Roberto Kolb Neuhaus
  Roberto Kolb Neuhaus is a Mexican musicologist and oboist of Austrian origin. He is widely known for his researches of Mexican composer Silvestre Revueltas. He has written many books and essays about the composer published in Mexico, United States, Vienna, and Berlin. He has been invited to...
  
   and Jaime Marquez — Toussaint: Gauguin

Production

Best Engineered Album
Thalía

Thalía

Ariadna Thalía Sodi Miranda , known simply by the mononym Thalía , is a Mexican singer and actress. She has sold over 40 million albums worldwide...

 — Arrasando

Arrasando

Arrasando is the sixth studio album by Mexican latin pop singer Thalía. In many interviews during the album launch, Thalía said that this album was different than her previous ones, because it shows her turn to the Dance/Techno element, describing it as a rhythm-fusion between many types of music...

(Engineers: Marcelo Anez, Gustavo Celis

Gustavo Celis

Gustavo Celis is an award-winning music engineer, mixer and producer. He has worked with many prominent names in music including Shakira Gustavo Celis is an award-winning music engineer, mixer and producer. He has worked with many prominent names in music including Shakira Gustavo Celis is an...

, Gordon Chinn, Charles Dye, Javier Garza

Javier Garza

Javier Garza is an American sound engineer and mixer from Florida. Garza has done production work on a large number of successful major-label albums since 1990, and has won two Grammy Awards and four Latin Grammy Awards...

, Mike Gouzauski, Sebastian Krys, Freddy Pinero, Jr., Eric Schilling, Joel Someilan, Ron Taylor, J. C. Ulloa and Robb Williams)

• Laura Pausini
  Laura Pausini
  Laura Pausini, is a Grammy Award-winning Italian soul singer-songwriter. She debuted in 1993, winning the newcomer artists' section of the 43rd Sanremo Music Festival with the song "La solitudine", which became an Italian standard and an international hit, reaching the top spot on the Italian...
  
   — Entre tú y mil mares (Engineers: Luca Bignardi, Steve Churchyard
  Steve Churchyard
  Steve Churchyard is a British born record producer, engineer and mixer who began his career at Sir George Martin’s AIR Studios in London. He currently resides in the United States. He has been nominated for 4 Grammy awards. In 2008 he won a Latin Grammy for Juanes’ album “La Vida.....
  
  , David Cole
  David Cole
  David Cole may refer to:* David Cole , music producer* David D. Cole, American law professor* David R. Cole, senior lecturer at the University of Technology, Sydney* David Cole * David N. Cole, American music producer...
  
  , Rupert Coulson, Jon Jacobs, Luis Quiñe, Ben "Jammin" Robbins and Ali Thomson
  Ali Thomson
  Ali Thomson is a Scottish singer-songwriter. His brother was Doug Thomson, of the Alan Brown Sect and Supertramp. Ali began singing and playing piano in local bands and moved to London in the 1970s where he worked for Mountain Records as an office helphand. Ali signed to A&M Records in the UK and...
  
  )
• Gilberto Gil
  Gilberto Gil
  Gilberto Passos Gil Moreira , better known as Gilberto Gil or , is a Brazilian singer, guitarist, and songwriter, known for both his musical innovation and political commitment...
  
   and Milton Nascimento
  Milton Nascimento
  -Biography:Nascimento's mother was the maid Maria Nascimento. As a baby, Milton Nascimento was adopted by his mother's former employers: the couple Josino Brito Campos, a banker employee, mathematics teacher and electronic technician; and Lília Silva Campos, a music teacher and choir singer...
  
   — Gil y Milton (Engineers: Duda, Marcelo Loud, Sergio Ricardo
  Sergio Ricardo
  Sergio Ricardo Messios Nerves is a former BrazilianFootballer. Sergio transferred to Turkish club Fenerbahçe in 1998-99 season start and then loaned to Sakaryaspor in January transfer window. 1999-00 season start he loaned again to Al-Ittihad in Saudi Arabia. He won the Arab Cup Winners' Cup with...
  
   and Luiz Paulo Serafim)
• Ismael Serrano
  Ismael Serrano
  Ismael Serrano is a Singer/songwriter and guitarist from Spain, popular in Spain and Latin America, known for his insightful and often political lyrics and eclectic musical influences.-Early life:...
  
   — Los Paraísos Desiertos (Engineers: Juan Ignacio Cuadrado and Fredy Marugan)
• Caetano Veloso
  Caetano Veloso
  Caetano Emanuel Viana Teles Veloso , better known as Caetano Veloso, is a Brazilian composer, singer, guitarist, writer, and political activist. Veloso first became known for his participation in the Brazilian musical movement Tropicalismo which encompassed theatre, poetry and music in the 1960s,...
  
   — Noites Do Norte (Engineers: Moogie Canazio and Marcelo Sabóia)

Producer of the Year
K. C. Porter

K. C. Porter

KC Porter is an American record producer, songwriter, musician and singer. For nearly three decades in the entertainment industry, Porter has earned numerous Grammy nominations and 3 Grammys and Latin Grammys...

• Alfredo Cerruti and Laura Pausini
  Laura Pausini
  Laura Pausini, is a Grammy Award-winning Italian soul singer-songwriter. She debuted in 1993, winning the newcomer artists' section of the 43rd Sanremo Music Festival with the song "La solitudine", which became an Italian standard and an international hit, reaching the top spot on the Italian...
  
  
• Rildo Hora
• Phil Ramone
  Phil Ramone
  Phil Ramone is a South-African violinist, composer, recording engineer, and record producer.-Biography:As a young child in South Africa, Ramone was a musical prodigy, beginning to play the violin at age three and performing for Queen Elizabeth II at age ten...
  
  
• Gustavo Santaolalla
  Gustavo Santaolalla
  Gustavo Alfredo Santaolalla is an Argentine musician, film composer and producer. He has won two Academy Awards for Best Original Score in two consecutive years, for Brokeback Mountain in 2005 and Babel in 2006.-Life and career:...
  
  

Music Video

Best Music Video
Ricky Martin

Ricky Martin

Enrique "Ricky" Martín Morales , better known as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican and Spanish pop singer and actor who achieved prominence, first as a member of the Latin boy band Menudo, then as a solo artist since 1991.During his career he has sold more than 60 million album copies worldwide...

 — "She Bangs

She Bangs

"She Bangs" is a song performed by Ricky Martin, from his 2000 album Sound Loaded. An up-tempo, salsa-influenced song with double entendres about the singer's infatuation with a woman, Martin's recording earned him continued crossover success around the world.The song was co-written by Desmond...

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• Juanes
  Juanes
  Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez , better known as Juanes is a Colombian musician who was a member of heavy metal band Ekhymosis and is now a solo artist. In 2000, his solo debut album Fíjate Bien won three Latin Grammy Awards.Juanes has sold more than 13 million albums...
  
   — "Fijate Bien
  Fíjate Bien (song)
  "Fíjate Bien" is a song written and performed by Colombian singer-songwriter Juanes. The song is the title track and first radio single off of his debut solo studio album, Fíjate Bien....
  
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• La Oreja de Van Gogh
  La Oreja de Van Gogh
  La Oreja de Van Gogh is a Latin Grammy-winning and Grammy-nominated Spanish pop band from Donostia-San Sebastian. The name of the band refers to the famous post-impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh who cut off the lobe of his own ear...
  
   — "Paris"
• Os Paralamas do Sucesso — "Aonde Quer Que Eu Va"
• Fito Páez
  Fito Páez
  Rodolfo "Fito" Páez Ávalos is an Argentine popular rock and roll pianist, lyricist, Spanish language singer and film director.-Early career:...
  
   — "El Diablo En Tu Corazón"
• Alejandro Sanz
  Alejandro Sanz
  Alejandro Sanz , is a Spanish singer-songwriter and musician. For his work, Sanz has won a total of fifteen Latin Grammy Awards and three Grammy Awards. He has won the Latin Grammy for Album of the Year three times, more than any other artist...
  
  — "Cuando Nadie Me Ve"