15th Annual Latin Grammy Awards explained
The 15th Annual Latin Grammy Awards was held on November 20, 2014 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise. This was the first time that Latin Grammys has been held at this location. The main telecast was broadcast on Univision at 8:00PM EST.
The nominations were announced on September 24, 2014.[1] Puerto Rican musician Eduardo Cabra led the nominations with ten nominations each.[2] Joan Manuel Serrat was honored as the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year on November 19, the day prior to the Latin Grammy Awards.[3]
Awards
The following is a list of nominees and winners (in bold):
General
- Record of the YearJorge Drexler featuring Ana Tijoux — "Universos Paralelos"
- Album of the YearPaco de Lucía — Canción Andaluza
- Song of the YearDescemer Bueno, Gente de Zona and Enrique Iglesias — "Bailando"
- Best New ArtistMariana Vega
Pop
- Best Contemporary Pop Vocal AlbumCamila — Elypse
- Best Traditional Pop Vocal AlbumFonseca and the National Symphony Orchestra of Colombia — Sinfónico
Urban
- Best Urban PerformanceEnrique Iglesias featuring Descemer Bueno and Gente de Zona — "Bailando"
- Best Urban Music AlbumCalle 13 — Multi Viral
- Best Urban SongDescemer Bueno, Gente de Zona and Enrique Iglesias — "Bailando"
Rock
- Best Rock AlbumMolotov — Agua Maldita
- Enrique Bunbury — Palosanto
- Doctor Krápula — Ama-Zonas
- Don Tetto — Don Tetto
- Luz Verde — El Final Del Mundo Vol. II: Nada Es Imposible
- Best Pop/Rock AlbumJuanes — Loco de Amor
- Best Rock SongAndrés Calamaro — "Cuando No Estás"
Alternative
- Best Alternative Music AlbumBabasónicos — Romantisísmico
- Caloncho — Fruta
- Los Cafres — Los Cafres - 25 Años De Música!
- Siddhartha — El Vuelo Del Pez
- Sig Ragga — Aquelarre
- Best Alternative SongCalle 13 — "El Aguante"
- Gustavo Cortés and Sig Ragga — "Chaplin" (Sig Ragga)
- Jesús Báez Caballero and Siddhartha — "El Aire" (Siddhartha)
- Adrián Rodríguez and Diego Rodríguez — "La Lanza" (Babasónicos)
- Yayo González — "Vamos A Morir" (Paté de Fuá featuring Catalina García)
Tropical
- Best Salsa AlbumMarc Anthony — 3.0
- Maite Hontelé — Déjame Así
- Tito Nieves — Mis Mejores Recuerdos
- Aymee Nuviola — First Class To Havana
- Mario Ortiz All Star Band — 50 Aniversario
- Best Cumbia/Vallenato AlbumJorge Celedón and Various Artists — Celedón Sin Fronteras 1
- Dubán Bayona & Jimmy Zambrano — Métete en el Viaje
- Diomedes Díaz and Álvaro López — La Vida del Artista
- Alejandro Palacio — La Voz del Ídolo
- Juan Piña — Cantándole a Mi Valle
- Best Contemporary Tropical AlbumCarlos Vives — Más Corazón Profundo
- Julio César — Todo Empieza Soñando
- Jorge Luis Chacín — El Color De Mi Locura...
- Palo! — Palo! Live
- Prince Royce — Soy el Mismo
- Best Traditional Tropical AlbumLa Sonora Santanera — Grandes Exitos de Las Sonoras: Con La Más Grande, La Sonora Santanera
- Alquimia La Sonora Del XXI — Sentimiento Anacobero
- Eliades Ochoa and El Cuarteto Patria — El Eliades Que Soy
- Pijuan and Los Baby Boomer Boys — Solo Pa' Los Jóvenes... de Corazón
- Viento de Agua — Opus IV
- Best Tropical SongAndrés Castro and Carlos Vives — "Cuando Nos Volvamos a Encontrar" (Carlos Vives featuring Marc Anthony)
Singer-songwriter
- Best Singer-Songwriter AlbumJorge Drexler — Bailar en la Cueva
Regional Mexican
- Best Ranchero AlbumPepe Aguilar — Lástima Que Sean Ajenas
- Oscar Cruz — ¿Quien Dice Que No?
- Vicente Fernández — Mano a Mano Tangos a La Manera de Vicente Fernández
- Olivia Gorra — Bésame Mucho España
- Juan Montalvo — Mujeres Divinas
- Best Banda AlbumBanda El Recodo De Don Cruz Lizarraga — Haciendo Historia
- Cristina — Grandes Canciones
- La Arrolladora Banda El Limón — Gracias Por Creer
- La Original Banda El Limón De Salvador Lizárraga — Fin De Semana
- Luz María — Lágrimas y Lluvia
- Best Tejano AlbumJimmy González & Grupo Mazz — Forever Mazz
- Best Norteño AlbumConjunto Primavera — Amor Amor
- El Poder Del Norte — XX Años
- Los Rieleros del Norte — En Tus Manos
- Pesado — Por Ti
- Polo Urias y Su Máquina Norteña — Clásicas De Ayer Y Siempre
- Best Regional SongMarco Antonio Solís — "De Mil Amores"
- José Luis Roma — "Amor Amor" (Conjunto Primavera)
- Mario Alberto Zapata — "Cuando Estás De Buenas" (Pesado)
- Paulina Aguirre and Alberto "Beto" Jiménez Maeda — "Mirando Hacia Arriba" (Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea)
- Afid Ferrer — Tonto Corazón (Siggno)
Instrumental
- Best Instrumental AlbumArturo O'Farrill and the Chico O'Farrill Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra — Final Night at Birdland
Traditional
- Best Folk AlbumLila Downs, Niña Pastori and Soledad — Raíz
- Best Tango AlbumRubén Blades — Tangos
- Best Flamenco AlbumPaco de Lucía — Canción Andaluza
- Juan Carmona — Alchemya
- Enrique Morente — Morente
- Juan Pinilla and Fernando Valverde — Jugar Con Fuego
- Rosario La Tremendita — Fatum
Jazz
- Best Latin Jazz AlbumChick Corea — The Vigil
Paquito D'Rivera and Trio Corrente — Song For Maura
- Juan Garcia-Herreros — Normas
- Arturo O'Farril and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra — The Offense Of The Drum
- Luisito Quintero — 3rd Element
Christian
- Best Spanish Christian AlbumDanilo Montero — La Carta Perfecta - En Vivo
- Amor Mercy — Desde Arriba Todo Se Ve Differente
- Lenny Salcedo — Nuevo
- Nirlon Sánchez — Es El Tiempo De Dios
- Marcos Vidal — Sigo Esperándote
- Marcos Witt — Sigues Siendo Dios
- Coalo Zamorano — Confesiones De Un Corazón Agradecido
- Best Portuguese Christian AlbumAline Barros — Graça
- Anderson Freire — Anderson Freire E Amigos
- Jotta A — Geração De Jesus
- Soraya Moraes — Céu Na Terra
- Renascer Praise — Renascer Praise 18 - Canto De Sião
Brazilian
- Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop AlbumIvete Sangalo — Multishow Ao Vivo – Ivete Sangalo 20 Anos
- Best Brazilian Rock AlbumErasmo Carlos — Gigante Gentil
- Best Samba/Pagode AlbumMaria Rita — Coração a Batucar
- Best MPB AlbumMarisa Monte — Verdade, Uma Ilusão
- Best Sertaneja Music AlbumSérgio Reis — Questão De Tempo
- Chitãozinho & Xororó — Do Tamanho Do Nosso Amor - Ao Vivo
- Paula Fernandes — Multishow Ao Vivo – Um Ser Amor
- Rick & Renner — Bom De Dança Vol. 2
- Victor & Leo — Viva Por Mim
- Best Brazilian Roots AlbumFalamansa — Amigo Velho
- Cajú & Castanha — Meu Deus Que País É Esse!
- Toninho Ferragutti e Neymar Dias — Festa Na Roça
- Tavinho Moura — Minhas Canções Inacabadas
- Quinteto Violado — Quinteto Canta Gonzagão
- Alceu Valença — Amigo Da Arte
- Best Brazilian SongCaetano Veloso — "A Bossa Nova É Foda"
Children's
- Best Latin Children's AlbumMarta Gómez and Friends — Coloreando: Traditional Songs For Children In Spanish
Classical
- Best Classical AlbumPlácido Domingo — Verdi
- Facundo Ramírez — A Piazzolla A Ramírez
- Allison Brewster Franzetti — Alma - Piano Music Of Argentina
- José Serebrier — Dvorák: Symphony No. 2 - 3 Slavonic Dances
- Manuel Barrueco and the Symphony Orchestra of Tenerife — Medea
- National Symphony Orchestra of Costa Rica — Musica De Compositores Costarricenses Vol.1
- Berta Rojas — Salsa Roja
- Best Classical Contemporary CompositionClaudia Montero — "Concierto Para Violín y Orquesta de Cuerdas"
- Gustavo Casenave — "Bicho Feeling Home Piano Solo"
- Arlene Sierra — "Moler"
- Yalil Guerra — "String Quartet No.2"
- Gabriela Ortiz — "¡Únicamente La Verdad!, La Auténtica Historia de Camelia La Texana"
Recording Package
- Best Recording PackageWed 21 — Alejandro Ros (Juana Molina)
- Alfredo Enciso — Activistas (Nonpalidece)
- Rafael Rocha — Antes Que Tu Conte Outra (Apanhador Só)
- Giovanni Nésterez — Combi (Lucho Quequezana)
- Laura Varsky — Ocho(Marco Sanguinetti)
Production
- Best Engineered AlbumJuber Anbín, Johnnatan García, Rodner Padilla, Eduardo Pulgar, Vladimir Quintero Mora, Jean Sánchez, Alexander Vanlawren, Germán Landaeta, Darío Peñaloza and Germán Landaeta — De Repente (C4 Trío and Rafael "Pollo" Brito)
- Facundo Rodríguez — Miss Delirios (Sandra Márquez)
- Javier Limón, Salomé Limón, Marian G. Villota and Caco Refojo — Promesas De Tierra
- Roger Freret, Claudio Spiewak and Felipe Tichauer — Rio, Choro, Jazz... (Antonio Adolfo)
- Juan Switalski — 21st Century Lyrical Clarinet Concertos (Eleanor Weingartner)
- Producer of the YearSergio George
Music Video
- Best Short Form Music VideoLa Vida Bohème — "Flamingo"
- Best Long Form Music VideoCafé Tacuba — El Objeto Antes Llamado Disco, La Película
- Jesse & Joy — Soltando al Perro
- Santana — Corazón: Live From Mexico - Live It To Believe It
- Various Artists — Música En Tiempos
- Various Artists — Triana Pura y Pura
Special Merit Awards
The following is a list of special merit awards [5]
- Lifetime Achievement Awards
- Trustees Award
Performers
Presenters
Changes to award categories
Best Tropical Fusion Album was combined with Best Contemporary Tropical Album.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: 16a Entrega Anual del Latin GRAMMY. Latin GRAMMYs. 20 November 2015.
- Web site: Calle 13 Lead Latin Grammy Nominations. Cobo. Leila. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. September 24, 2014.
- Web site: Joan Manuel Serrat. Billboard. 20 November 2015.
- Web site: The Latin Grammys: Mexican Romance, Uruguayan Mellow And More . 13 November 2014 . NPR.org . 28 November 2014.
- Web site: Special Awards. Latin GRAMMYs. 20 November 2015.