| Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year | |
| Awarded For: | quality vocal or instrumental recorded albums |
| Presenter: | The Latin Recording Academy |
| Country: | United States |
| Year: | 2000 |
| Holder: | Mañana Será Bonito by Karol G (2023) |
| Website: | latingrammy.com |
The Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year 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.[1] The award is given to the performers, producers, audio engineers and mastering engineers for vocal or instrumental albums with 51 percent of new recorded songs. Albums of previously released recordings, such as reissues, compilations of old recordings and greatest hits albums packages are not eligible.[2] Due to the increasing musical changes in the industry, from 2012 the category includes 10 nominees, according to a restructuration made by the academy for the four general categories: Song of the Year, Record of the Year, Best New Artist and Album of the Year.[3] Beginning in 2018, songwriters are eligible for the accolade if 33% of the playing time are composed by them.[4]
Juan Luis Guerra has won the most awards in the category with four wins (one as a producer). Alejandro Sanz and Juanes have won three times each. They are followed by Calle 13, Luis Miguel and Rosalía with two winning albums. In 2022, Spanish singer-songwriter Rosalía became the first female artist to win the award twice. Meanwhile, Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira was the first female recipient, winning the award in 2006. Most nominated albums were recorded in Spanish language, though Djavan, Chico Buarque, Gilberto Gil, Ivan Lins, Maria Rita, Ivete Sangalo, Tribalistas and Caetano Veloso have been nominated for albums recorded in Portuguese language, with Lins winning the award in 2005 for Cantando Histórias.[5]
Some of the awarded albums have also earned the Grammy Award, such as No Es lo Mismo and Paraíso Express, recorded by Sanz, La Vida... Es Un Ratico and MTV Unplugged Deluxe Edition by Juanes and Vida by Draco Rosa, for Best Latin Pop Album; La Llave de Mi Corazón by Guerra, for Best Tropical Latin Album; Salsa Big Band by Rubén Blades with Roberto Delgado & Orquesta for Best Tropical Latin Album; Fijación Oral, Vol. 1 by Shakira, for Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album; ¡México Por Siempre! by Luis Miguel, for Best Música Mexicana Album (including Tejano); Los de Atrás Vienen Conmigo by Calle 13 for Best Latin Urban Album; El mal querer and MOTOMAMI by Rosalía for Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album; and Mañana Será Bonito by Karol G for Best Musica Urbana Album.[6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
Miguel Bosé is the most nominated performer without a win, with five unsuccessful nominations. Rafael Arcaute, Eduardo Cabra, Gustavo Santaolalla and Residente are the most awarded producers, with two wins each, Ronnie Torres has received the most awards as engineer/mixer, with three wins and Adam Ayan is the most awarded mastering engineer with three victories as well.
| Year | Winner(s) | Work | Nominees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 [13] | Luis Miguel, producer; Al Schmitt and Rafa Sardina engineers/mixers | ||
| 2001 [14] | Emanuele Ruffinengo, producer; Joel Numa, Maurizio Biancani, Renato Cantele & Roberto Maccagno, engineers/mixers | ||
| 2002 [15] | Humberto Gatica & Kenny O'Brien, producers; Chris Brooke, Eric Schilling & Humberto Gatica, engineers/mixers | ||
| 2003 [16] | Juanes Gustavo Santaolalla & Juanes, producers Aníbal Kerpel, Joe Chiccarelli and Thom Russo, engineers/mixers | ||
| 2004 [17] | Alejandro Sanz & Lulo Pérez, producers Mick Guzauski, Pepo Sherman and Rafa Sardina, engineers/mixers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer | ||
| 2005 [18] | Moogie Canazio, producer Moogie Canazio, engineer/mixer Luiz Tornaghi & Moogie Canazio, mastering engineers | ||
| 2006 [19] | Shakira Gustavo Cerati, Luis F. Ochoa, Lester Méndez & Shakira, producers Dave Way, Gustavo Celis, Kevin Killen, Mauricio Guerrero, Rob Jacobs & Serban Ghenea, engineers/mixers Vlado Meller, mastering engineer | ||
| 2007 [20] | Juan Luis Guerra, producer Allan Leschhorn, Luis Mansilla & Ronnie Torres, engineers/mixers Adam Ayan, mastering engineer | ||
| 2008 [21] | Juanes Gustavo Santaolalla, producer Steve Churchyard, Jorge da Silva, Aníbal Kerpel and Thom Russo, engineers/mixers Tom Baker, mastering engineer | ||
| 2009 [22] | Calle 13 Rafael Arcaute, Eduardo Cabra, Ivan Gutiérrez, Edgardo Matta and René Pérez, producers Rafa Arcaute, Rodrigo Barria, Cesar Dellano, Ivan Gutierrez, Guillermo Mandrafina, Carlos Velazquez, Ramón Martínez and Omar Vivoni, engineers/mixers James Cruz, mastering engineer | ||
| 2010 [23] | Juan Luis Guerra, producer David Channing, Rafael Lazzaro, Allan Leschhorn, Luis Mansilla, Janina Rosado, Allen Sides & Ronnie Torres, engineers/mixers Adam Ayan, mastering engineer | ||
| 2011 [24] | Calle 13 Edgar Abraham & Rafael Arcaute, producers Felipe Álvarez, Arcaute, John Blais, Eduardo Cabra, David Cárdenas, Ivan Gutierrez, Lee Levin, José Martínez, Ramón Martinez, Edgardo Matta, Daniel Ovie, Carlos Velazquez, G. Castañón, R. Vásquez, Charles Wakeman and Dan Warner, engineers/mixers James Cruz, mastering engineer | ||
| 2012 [25] | Juanes Juan Luis Guerra, producer Gustavo Borner, engineer/mixer Gustavo Borner, mastering engineer | MTV Unplugged | |
| 2013 [26] | George Noriega & Draco Rosa, producers Dave Clauss, Héctor Espinosa, Benny Faccone, Seth Atkins Horan, Nelson "Gazu" Jaime, Allan Leschhorn, Fernando Quintana, Fabián Serrano & Sadaharu Yagi, album recording engineers Benny Faccone, mixer Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer | Vida | |
| 2014 [27] | Paco de Lucía, producer Paco de Lucía, album recording engineer Bori Alarcón, mixer Bori Alarcón, mastering engineer | Canción Andaluza | |
| 2015 [28] | 4.40 Juan Luis Guerra & Janina Rosado, producers Edgar Barrera, Rafael Lazzaro & Allan Leschhorn, album recording engineers Ronnie Torres, album mixers Adam Ayan, album mastering engineer | Todo Tiene Su Hora | |
| 2016 [29] | Juan Gabriel Gustavo Farías, album producer Pete Fuchs, Dan Moore & Erwin Ríos, album recording engineers Diego Farías, Gustavo Farías, Peter Fuchs, Dan Moore, Dave Rideau and Jean Smitt, album mixers | Los Dúo 2 | |
| 2017 [30] | with Roberto Delgado & Orquesta Roberto Delgado, producer Pablo Governatori & Roberto Delgado, album recording engineers Ignacio Molino, Pablo Governatori & Roberto Delgado, album mixers Daniel Ovie, mastering engineer | Salsa Big Band | |
| 2018 [31] | Luis Miguel & David Reitzas, album producers David Reitzas & Jess Sutcliffe, album recording engineers David Reitzas, album mixer José Alfredo Jiménez, songwriter Eric Boulanger & David Reitzas, album mastering engineers | ¡México Por Siempre! | |
| 2019 [32] | Rosalía El Guincho and Rosalía, album producers El Guincho, album recording engineer Jaycen Joshua, album mixer Antón Álvarez Alfaro, El Guincho and Rosalía, songwriters Chris Athens, album mastering engineer | El Mal Querer | |
| 2020 [33] | Natalia Lafourcade Kiko Campos, album producer José Luis Fernández & Rubén López Arista, album recording engineers Rubén López Arista, album mixer Natalia Lafourcade, songwriter Michael Fuller, album mastering engineer | Un Canto por México, Vol. 1 | |
| 2021 [34] | Rubén Blades and Roberto Delgado & Orquesta Roberto Delgado, album producer Oscar Marín, album recording engineer Delgado and Oscar Marín, album mixers Blades, songwriter Daniel Ovie, album mastering engineer | SALSWING! | |
| 2022 [35] [36] | Rosalía James Blake, Frank Dukes, El Guincho, Noah Goldstein, Dylan Patrice, Sie7e, Jean Rodriguez, Sky Rompiendo, Rosalía, Tainy, Michael Uzowuru, The Weeknd & Pharrell Williams, album producers Shin Kamiyama, Michael Larson, Sean Matsukawa, Tyler Murphy & David Rodríguez, album recording engineers Manny Marroquin, album mixer Rauw Alejandro, William Bevan, Daniel Gomez Carrero, LaShawn Daniels, Frank Dukes, El Guincho, Kamaal Fareed, Adam Feeney, Larry Gold, Noah Goldstein, Kaan Güneşberk, Teo Halm, Cory Henry, Chad Hugo, Fred Jerkins III, Rodney Jerkins, Tokischa Altagracia Peralta Juárez, James Blake Litherland, James W. Manning, Marco Masis, Juan Luis Morera, Urbani Mota Cedeño, William Ray Norwood Jr., Juan Ivan Orengo, Carlops Querol, Justin Rafael Quiles, David Rodríguez, Rosalía, Jacob Sherman, Alejandro Ramirez Suárez, So Y Tiet, Pilar Vila Tobella, Michael Uzowuru, José Miguel Vizcaya Sánchez, The Weeknd, Dylan Wiggins & Pharrell Williams, songwriters Chris Gehringer, album mastering engineer) | Motomami (Digital Album) | |
| 2023 [37] [38] | Karol G Ovy on the Drums, album producer Rob Kinelski, album mixer Kevyn Mauricio Cruz Moreno, Karol G & Ovy On The Drums, songwriters Dave Kutch, album mastering engineer | Mañana Será Bonito | |
Each year is linked to the article about the Latin Grammy Awards held that year.Showing the name of the performer, the nominated album and in parentheses the record producer(s), engineers/mixer(s) and mastering engineer(s) name(s).