16th Annual Latin Grammy Awards explained
The 16th Annual Latin Grammy Awards were held on November 19, 2015 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise. This is the second time that Latin Grammys will be held at this location, will be broadcast live on the Univision Network from 8–11 p.m. ET/PT (7 p.m. Central).
The nominations were announced on September 23, 2015. Leonel García leads with six nominations, followed by Natalia Lafourcade with five. Additionally, Juan Luis Guerra and Alejandro Sanz; engineers Edgar Barrera, Demián Nava, and Alan Saucedo; and producer Cachorro López each receive four nominations. Pablo Alborán, Miguel Bosé, Café Quijano, Pedro Capó, Nicky Jam, Ricky Martin, and Vicentico are among those who each receive three nominations. Brazilian singer Roberto Carlos will be honored as the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year on November 18, the day prior to the Latin Grammy Awards.[1]
Performers
Awards
The following is the list of nominees.[2]
General
- Record of the YearNatalia Lafourcade — "Hasta la Raíz"
- Album of the YearJuan Luis Guerra 4.40 — Todo Tiene Su Hora
- Song of the YearLeonel García and Natalia Lafourcade — "Hasta la Raíz" (Lafourcade)
- Best New ArtistMonsieur Periné
Pop
- Best Contemporary Pop Vocal AlbumAlejandro Sanz — Sirope
- Best Traditional Pop Vocal AlbumGilberto Santa Rosa — Necesito Un Bolero
- Astrid Asher — Astrid Asher
- Café Quijano — Orígenes: El Bolero Volumen 3
- Mojito Lite — Nada Es Demasiado
- Vicentico — Último Acto
Urban
- Best Urban PerformanceNicky Jam and Enrique Iglesias — "El Perdón"
- Best Urban Music AlbumTego Calderón — El Que Sabe, Sabe
- Best Urban SongJ Balvin, Rene Cano, Alejandro "Mosty" Patiño and Alejandro "Sky" Ramírez — "Ay Vamos" (J Balvin)
Rock
- Best Rock AlbumDiamante Eléctrico — B
- Best Pop/Rock AlbumManá — Cama Incendiada
- Best Rock SongCachorro López and Vicentico — "Esclavo de Tu Amor" (Vicentico)
- Charliepapa — "Astrómetra"
- Daniel Aceves and Jotdog — "Celebración" (Jotdog)
- Adolfo Cabrales and Carlos Raya — "Entre La Espada y La Pared" (Fito & Fitipaldis)
- Daniel Álvarez and Juan Galeano — "Todo Va A Arder" (Diamante Eléctrico)
Alternative
- Best Alternative Music AlbumNatalia Lafourcade — Hasta la Raíz
- Best Alternative SongLeonel García and Natalia Lafourcade — "Hasta la Raíz" (Lafourcade)
Tropical
- Best Salsa AlbumRubén Blades with Roberto Delgado and Orquesta — Son de Panamá
- Best Cumbia/Vallenato AlbumJorge Celedón and Gustavo García — Sencillamente
- Américo — Por Siempre
- Silvestre Dangond and Lucas Dangond — Sigo Invicto
- Gusi — Al Son de Mi Corazón
- Iván Villazón and Saúl Lallemand — El Camino de Mi Existencia
- Best Contemporary Tropical AlbumJuan Luis Guerra 4.40 — Todo Tiene Su Hora
- Best Traditional Tropical AlbumJosé Alberto "El Canario" and Septeto Santiaguero — Tributo A Los Compadres No Quiero Llanto
- Checo Acosta — #SiguedeModa
- Rafael "Pollo" Brito — Homenaje A Tito Rodríguez
- Alain Pérez — El Alma del Son – Tributo A Matamoros
- Sonlokos — Locos Por El Son
- Best Tropical Fusion AlbumChocQuibTown — El Mismo
- Best Tropical SongJuan Luis Guerra — "Tus Besos"
Singer-songwriter
- Best Singer-Songwriter AlbumAlex Cuba — Healer
Regional Mexican
- Best Ranchero AlbumPedro Fernández — Acaríciame El Corazón
- Aida Cuevas — Pa' Que Sientas Lo Que Siento
- Mariachi Flor de Toloache — Mariachi Flor de Toloache
- Mariachi Los Arrieros del Valle — Alegría del Mariachi
- Diego Verdaguer — Mexicano Hasta Las Pampas 2
- Best Banda AlbumBanda El Recodo de Don Cruz Lizarraga — Mi Vicio Mas Grande
- Best Tejano AlbumSólido — Sentimientos
- Alazzan — Tributo Al Amor y Dolor
- La Fiebre — Nueva Era
- Los Gallitos — Dueña de Mi Amor
- Ruben Ramos and the Mexican Revolution — El Ídolo de Tejas
- Elida Reyna and Avante — Al Fin Completa
- Best Norteño AlbumPesado — Abrázame
- Best Regional SongMauricio Arriaga, Edgar Barrera and Eduardo Murguía — "Todo Tuyo" (Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizárraga)
Instrumental
- Best Instrumental AlbumEd Calle and Mamblue — Dr. Ed Calle Presents Mamblue
Traditional
- Best Folk AlbumLila Downs — Balas y Chocolate
- Reynaldo Armas — La Muerte del Rucio Moro
- Ciro Hurtado — Ayahuasca Dreams
- Los Tekis — Hijos de La Tierra
- Teresa Parodi — 30 Años + 5 Días
- Best Tango AlbumOrquesta del Tango de Buenos Aires — Homenaje A Astor Piazzolla
- Best Flamenco AlbumVarious Artists — Entre 20 Aguas: A La Música de Paco de Lucía
Jazz
- Best Latin Jazz AlbumPaquito D'Rivera — Jazz Meets The Classics
- Eddie Fernández — Jazzeando
- Iván "Melón" Lewis — Ayer Y Hoy
- José Negroni — Negroni Piano +9
- José Valentino Ruiz and the Latin Jazz Ensemble featuring Giovanni Hidalgo — I Make You Want To Move
Christian
- Best Christian Album (Spanish Language)Alex Campos — Derroche de Amor
- Best Christian Album (Portuguese Language)Fernanda Brum — Da Eternidade
- Anderson Freire — Ao Vivo
- Jane Gomes — Posso Tudo Nele
- Bruna Karla — Como Águia
- Wilian Nascimento — Não Vou Desistir
Brazilian
- Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop AlbumTulipa Ruiz — Dancê
- Jamz — Insano
- Seu Jorge — Músicas Para Churrasco Vol. 2
- Onze:20 — Vida Loka
- Jonas Sá — Blam! Blam!
- Best Brazilian Rock AlbumSuricato — Sol-Te
- Best Samba/Pagode AlbumFundo de Quintal — Só Felicidade
- Best MPB AlbumIvan Lins — América, Brasil
- Best Sertaneja Music AlbumRenato Teixeira and Sérgio Reis — Amizade Sincera II
- Jorge & Mateus — Os Anjos Cantam
- Leonardo & Eduardo Costa — Cabaré
- Michel Teló — Bem Sertanejo
- Victor & Leo — Irmãos
- Best Brazilian SongHamilton de Holanda, Diogo Nogueira and Marcos Portinari — "Bossa Negra" (Diogo Nogueira and Hamilton de Holanda)
- Bruno Boncini — "Diz Pra Mim" (Malta)
- Mallu Magalhães — "Mais Ninguém" (Banda do Mar)
- Dudu Falcão and Lenine — "Simples Assim" (Lenine)
- Adriana Calcanhotto and Bebel Gilberto — "Tudo" (Bebel Gilberto)
Children's
- Best Latin Children’s AlbumMister G — Los Animales
Classical
- Best Classical AlbumDébora Halász, Franz Halász and Radamés Gnattali — Alma Brasileira
Gabriela Montero — Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 18 - Montero: Ex Patria, Op. 1 & Improvisations
- Best Classical Contemporary CompositionCarlos Franzetti — "Capriccio" (Allison Brewster Franzetti)
Recording Package
- Best Recording PackageNatalia Ayala, Carlos Dussan Gómez and Juliana Jaramillo — Este Instante (Marta Gómez)
- Julia Rocha — Blam! Blam! (Jonas Sá)
- Anna Amendola — Noel Rosa, Preto E Branco (Valéria Lobão)
- Pablo González and Francisca Valenzuela — Tajo Abierto (Francisca Valenzuela)
- Laura Varsky — Veinte Años El Grito Después (Catupecu Machu)
Production
- Best Engineered AlbumAndrés Borda, Eduardo del Águila, Demián Nava, Alan Ortiz Grande, Alan Saucedo, Sebastián Schunt, Cesar Sogbe and José Blanco — Hasta la Raíz (Natalia Lafourcade)
- Salome Limón and Caco Refojo — Astrid Asher (Astrid Asher)
- Daniel Musy, Daniel Musy and Andre Dias — Baile do Almeidinha (Hamilton de Holanda)
- Jonathan Allen, Rodrigo de Castro Lopes, Pete Karam and Paul Blakemore — Made in Brazil (Eliane Elias)
- Otávio Carvalho and Felipe Tichauer — Sintético (Vitrola Sintética)
- Producer of the YearSebastian Krys
Music video
- Best Short Form Music VideoCalle 13 featuring Silvio Rodríguez — "Ojos Color Sol"
- Best Long Form Music VideoJuanes — Loco de Amor: La Historia
Special Merit Awards
The following is a list of special merit awards [3]
- Lifetime Achievement Awards
- Trustees Award
Changes to award categories
Due to the low number of entries, the Best Brazilian Roots Album category was not awarded this year.
External links
Notes and References
- News: Roiz. Jessica Lucia. Latin Grammys 2015: Roberto Carlos Will Be 'Person Of The Year' At Awards Show. September 27, 2015. Latin Times. IBT Media. June 16, 2015.
- Web site: NOMINEES 16th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards. LatinGrammy. September 9, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20150928110345/http://www.latingrammy.com/en/nominees. September 28, 2015.
- Web site: Special Awards. Latin GRAMMYs. 20 November 2015.