11th Annual Latin Grammy Awards

11th Latin Grammy Awards
DateNovember 11, 2010
VenueMandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
Hosted byLucero and Eugenio Derbez
Highlights
Person of the YearPlácido Domingo
Television/radio coverage
NetworkUnivision
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The 11th Annual Latin Grammy Awards were held on Thursday, November 11, 2010, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was the third time the annual event had taken place at this location. The eligibility period for recordings to be nominated was July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010. Nominations were announced on September 8, 2010.[1] On September 14, 2010, it was announced that the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year honoree would be Plácido Domingo.[2] The big winners of the night were Camila, Juan Luis Guerra and Gustavo Cerati with three awards.[3]

Juan Luis Guerra's A Son de Guerra was awarded the Album of the Year, the second time he has received this award. "Mientes" by pop band Camila won the Record of the Year and Song of the Year. Alex Cuba and Nelly Furtado became the first Canadian musicians to receive a Latin Grammy Award. Cuba received a Latin Grammy Award for Best New Artist and Furtado the Best Female Pop Vocal Album.[4]

Awards

Winners are in bold text.

General

Record of the Year

Camila — "Mientes"

Album of the Year

Juan Luis Guerra 440 — A Son de Guerra

Song of the Year

Mario Domm and Mónica Vélez — "Mientes" (Camila)

Best New Artist

Alex Cuba

Pop

Best Female Pop Vocal Album

Nelly Furtado — Mi Plan

Best Male Pop Vocal Album

Alejandro Sanz — Paraíso Express

Best Pop Album by a Duo/Group with Vocals

Camila — Dejarte de Amar

Urban

Best Urban Music Album

Chino & Nacho — Mi Niña Bonita

Best Urban Song

La Mala Rodríguez — "No Pidas Perdón"

Rock

Best Rock Album

Gustavo Cerati — Fuerza natural

Best Rock Song

Gustavo Cerati — "Deja Vu"

  • Chetes — "Arena"
  • Sebastián Franco, Jesús Herrera, Amauri Sepúlveda, Diego Suárez and Marcos Zavala — "Cárcel" (Bengala)
  • Bruno Albano Naughton, Luis G. Balcarce, Guido Colzani, Daniel Melero, Tomas Putruele, Diego "Uma" Rodriguez, Tuta Torres and Patricio Troncos — "Lo Comandas" (Banda de Turistas)
  • Andrés Calamaro — "Los Divinos"

Alternative

Best Alternative Music Album
Best Alternative Song

ChocQuibTown — "De Donde Vengo Yo"

  • Hello Seahorse! — "Criminal"
  • Ceci Bastida — "Cuando Vuelvas a Caer"
  • Roberto Musso — "El Hijo de Hernandez" (El Cuarteto de Nos)
  • Gustavo Cortes, Ricardo Cortes and Nicolas Gonzalez — "Resistencia Indigena" (Sig Ragga)

Tropical

Best Salsa Album

Gilberto Santa Rosa — Irrepetible

  • Huey Dunbar — Huey Dunbar IV
  • Orquesta Guayacán — Bueno y Más
  • La India — Unica
  • Mario Ortiz All Star Band — Tributo 45 Aniversario
Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album

Diomedes Diaz and Alvaro Lopez — Listo Pa' la foto

  • El Binomio de Oro de America — Vuelve y pica...El Pollo
  • Omar Geles and Alex Manga — Prueba Superada
  • Jorge Oñate — Te Dedico Mis Triunfos
  • Poncho Zuleta and Cocha Molina — El Nobel del Amor
Best Contemporary Tropical Album

Juan Luis Guerra 440 — A Son de Guerra

Best Traditional Tropical Album

Concha Buika — El Último Trago

  • Pedro Jesus — Tributo a Orlando Contreras "El Jefe del Despecho"
  • Septeto Habanero — 90 Años, Orgullos de Los Soneros
  • Sierra Maestra — Sonando Ya
  • Various Artists — 100 Sones Cubanos Producer Edesio Alejandro
Best Tropical Song

Juan Luis Guerra — "Bachata en Fukuoka"

Singer-Songwriter

Best Singer-Songwriter Album

Rubén Blades — Cantares del Subdesarrollo

Regional Mexican

Best Ranchero Album

Vicente Fernández — Necesito de Tí

Best Banda Album

Banda el Recodo — Me Gusta Todo de Tí

Best Tejano Album

Elida Reyna & Avante — Fantasia

  • Little Joe & La Familia — A Night Of Classics In El Chuco
  • Joe Posada — Point Of View
  • Ruben Ramos & The Mexican Revolution — Revolutionized
  • Sunny Sauceda y Todo Eso — Homenaje a Mi Padre
Best Norteño Album

Grupo Pesado — Desde La Cantina Vol. 1.

Best Regional Mexican Song

Yoel Henriquez and Paco Lugo — "Amarte a La Antigua" (Pedro Fernández)

Instrumental

Best Instrumental Album

Arturo Sandoval — A Time for Love

Traditional

Best Folk Album

Ilan Chester — Tesoros de la Música Venezolana

  • Checo Acosta — El Folclor de Mi Tierra
  • Eva Ayllón — Canta a Chabuca Granda
  • Petrona Martínez — Las Penas Alegres
  • Juan Fernando Velasco — Con Toda el Alma
Best Tango Album

Aida Cuevas — De Corazón a Corazón Mariachi Tango

  • Pablo Aslan — Tango Grill
  • Dyango — Puñaladas en el Alma
  • Leopoldo Federico y Hugo Rivas — Sentido Único
  • Narcotango — Limanueva
  • Vayo — Tango Universal
Best Flamenco Album

Tomatito — Sonata Suite

Jazz

Best Latin Jazz Album

João Donato Trio — Sambolero

Christian

Best Christian Album (Spanish Language)

Monica — Tienes Que Creer

Best Christian Album (Portuguese Language)
  • Marina de Oliveira — Na Extremidade
  • Paulo César Baruk — Multiforme
  • Bruna Krla — Advogado Fiel
  • Kleber Lucas — Meu Alvo
  • Soraya Moraes — Grande É O Meu Deus
  • Rosa de Saron — Horizonte Distante
  • Pe. Zezinho, Scj — Ao País dos Meus Sonhos

Brazilian

Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop Album

Sérgio Mendes — Bom Tempo

Best Brazilian Rock Album

Charlie Brown Jr. — Camisa 10 Joga Bola Até na Chuva

Best Samba/Pagode Album

Diogo Nogueira — Tô Fazendo a Minha Parte

Best MPB Album

Gilberto Gil — Banda Dois

Best Sertaneja Music Album

Zezé Di Camargo & Luciano — Double Face

  • João Bosco and Vinicius — Coração Apaixonou - Ao Vivo
  • Chitãozinho & Xororó — Se For Pra Ser Feliz
  • Leonardo — Esse Alguém Sou Eu
  • César Menotti & Fabiano — Retrato: Ao Vivo no Estúdio
  • Luan Santana — Ao Vivo
  • Victor & Leo — Ao Vivo e em Cores em São Paulo
Best Native Brazilian Roots Album

Gilberto Gil — Fé na Festa

  • Frank Aguiar — Danquele Jeito
  • Banda Calypso — 10 Anos CD 2
  • Gaúcho da Fronteira — Gaúcho Doble Chapa
  • Eva — Lugar da Alegria
Best Brazilian Song

Adriana Calcanhotto — "Tua" (Maria Bethânia)

Children's

Best Latin Children's Album

Luis Pescetti — Luis Pescetti

  • Banda de Boca — MPB Pras Crianças
  • Rita Rosa — Insectos y Bicharracos
  • Various Artists — Brasileirinhos
  • Various Artists — Lo Mejor De Playhouse Disney

Classical

Best Classical Album

Leo Brouwer — Integral Cuartetos De Cuerda
Fernando Otero — Vital

Best Classical Contemporary Composition

Lalo Schifrin — "Pampas" (Antonio Lysy)

Recording Package

Best Recording Package

Rock Instrument Bureau — Fuerza natural (Gustavo Cerati)

Production

Best Engineered Album

Paul Acedo, Rafa Arcaute, Sebastian Krys, Lee Levin, Daniel Ovie, Sebastian Perkal, Tom Russo, Esteban Varela, Dan, Warner and Lurssen Inc. — Distinto (Diego Torres)

Producer of the Year

Jorge Calandrelli and Gregg Field
Sergio George

Music Video

Best Short Form Music Video

Julieta Venegas — "Bien o Mal"

Best Long Form Music Video

Voz Veis — Una Noche Común y Sin Corriente

Special Awards

Lifetime Achievement Awards
Trustees Awards

Performers

Presenters

References

  1. ^ 11th Latin GRAMMY Awards Nominees Announced Grammy.com
  2. ^ Plácido Domingo to be Honored as the 2010 Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year latingrammy.com
  3. ^ "Camila, Juan Luis Guerra Win Big at 2010 Latin Grammy Awards". Billboard. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  4. ^ Frenette, Brad (2010-11-12). "Canadians Nelly Furtado and Alex Cuba win at Latin Grammys". National Post. Archived from the original on 2012-06-30. Retrieved 2010-11-12.