Award presented at the Grammy Awards since 1984
The Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album is an award presented at the
Grammy Awards , a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards,
[1] to recording artists for releasing albums in the
Latin pop genre. Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the
National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position".
[2]
Throughout its history, this award has had minor name changes: "Best Latin Pop Performance " (1984—1991, 1995–2000), "Best Latin Pop or Urban Album " (1992—1994, 2021) and "Best Latin Pop Album " since 2022. In 2012 the award was not presented due to a major overhaul of Grammy categories. That year recordings in this category were shifted to the newly formed "
Best Latin Pop, Rock or Urban Album ".
[3] However, later that year, the Board of Trustees announced that it would be bringing back the category for the
55th Grammy Awards in 2013 with the following description: "for albums containing at least 51 percent playing time of new vocal or instrumental Latin pop recordings".
[4] In June 2020, the Recording Academy decided to move the Latin urban genre from the
Best Latin Rock, Alternative or Urban Album category to this category, as "the Latin urban genre, both aesthetically and musically, is much more closely related to the current state of Latin pop."
[5] However, from
2022 , Latin urban music has been honored with its own separate category:
Best Música Urbana Album .
From 1984 to 1991, the category allowed single tracks or albums, and as of 1992 only includes albums.
[4]
[6] Beginning in 1998, members of the
Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (LARAS) are eligible to vote in the Latin field of the Grammy Award categories.
[7] Puerto Rican singer
José Feliciano was the first awarded in the category for his album
Me Enamoré (1984). Feliciano and Spanish singer
Alejandro Sanz are the biggest winners with four accolades each. The most nominated performer is Mexican singer
Luis Miguel with twelve nominations that resulted in three wins, including his consecutive awards for
Aries (1994) and
Segundo Romance (1995). In 1998, Spanish artists
Enrique Iglesias and
Julio Iglesias , father and son, where nominated against each other for their albums
Vivir and
Tango , respectively, losing both to Miguel's
Romances .
[8] Guatemalan singer-songwriter
Ricardo Arjona and Mexican musician
Julieta Venegas tied in 2007 for their albums
Adentro and
Limón y Sal , respectively.
[9]
Panamanian artist
Rubén Blades has received the award three times, in 2000, 2015 and 2023, and also has been recognized in other fields, with winning albums for
Tropical Latin Album and
World Music Album .
[10]
Laura Pausini became the first Italian female artist to win a Grammy Award with the album
Escucha in 2006.
[11]
No Es lo Mismo by Sanz,
La Vida... Es un Ratico and
MTV Unplugged by Colombian artist
Juanes , and
Vida by Puerto Rican singer-songwriter
Draco Rosa won the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album and also received the
Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year .
[12]
[13]
[14]
[15]
Shakira became the first female performer to receive the honor twice, with her winning albums
MTV Unplugged (2001) and
El Dorado (2018).
[16] As of 2020, Mexican singer
José José is the most nominated performer without a win with six unsuccessful nominations.
Winners and nominees
Puerto Rican singer
José Feliciano , the most awarded performer with four wins.
Four-time winner, Spanish artist
Alejandro Sanz
Three-time winner, Mexican performer
Luis Miguel
First female performer to win twice, Colombian singer-songwriter
Shakira , winner in 2001 and 2018.
Three-time winner, Panamanian singer-songwriter
Rubén Blades
Two-time winner, Colombian artist
Juanes
Cuban-American singer
Jon Secada , winner in 1993 and 1996.
Two-time winner, Puerto Rican artist
Ricky Martin , winner in 1999 and 2016.
American artist
Vikki Carr , winner in 1992.
Spanish singer
Enrique Iglesias , winner in 1997
Guatemalan singer-songwriter
Ricardo Arjona , winner in 2007
Mexican duo
Jesse & Joy , winner in 2017
Argentine singer-songwriter
Claudia Brant , winner in 2019
Notes:
Also awarded:
A : Adam Blackburn, Eric Schilling, Marcelo Añez and
Sebastián Krys , engineers;
Tim Mitchell , producer.
B : Joe Reyes,
Michael Morales and Ronald Morales, engineers and producers.
C : Bob St. John, Eric Schilling, Gonzalo Vasquez, Gustavo Afont, Iker Gastraminsa, Jaime Lagueruela and
Jon Fausty , engineers/mixers; Gonzalo Vasquez and Luis Fernando Ochoa, producers.
D : Pepo Sherman and
Rafa Sardina , engineers;
Mick Guzauski , engineer/mixer; Lulo Pérez, producer.
E : Gustavo "Pichon" Dal Pont and
Sebastián Krys , engineers/mixers;
Estéfano , producer.
F : Jon Jacobs, engineer; Dado Parisini, producer.
G : Ben Wisch, engineer/mixer.
H : Cesar Sogbe,
Coti Sorokin , Demian Nava, Juan Blas Caballero, Matías Sorokin and Sebastián Schon, engineers/mixers;
Cachorro López , producer.
I : Carlos Alvarez, Lulo Perez, Pepo Sherman,
Rafa Sardina and
Thom Russo , engineers; Lulo Pérez, producer.
J :
Gustavo Santaolalla , producer.
K : Armando Avila, Juan Carlos Moguel and Pepe Ortega, engineers/mixers; Armando Avila, producer.
L :
Bob Clearmountain , engineer/mixer;
Tomás Torres , producer.
M : Gustavo Borner, engineer/mixer;
Juan Luis Guerra , producer.
N : Seth Horan Atkins,
Benny Faccone and Sadaharu Yagi, engineers/mixers.
O : Chris Sulit, engineer/mixer;
Carlos Franzetti , producer.
P : Julio Reyes Copello, producer; Reyes,
Javier Garza , Ricardo López Laliinde, and Carlos Fernando Lopez, engineers.
Q : Eduardo de la Paz Canel, engineer/mixer.
R : Carlos Hernández Carbonell and
Dave Clauss , engineers/mixers.
S :
Cheche Alara and Antonio "Moogie" Canazio, producers; Canazio, engineer/mixer.
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