Music awards presented Nov 2015
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]
Awards
The following is the list of nominees.[ 2]
General
Record of the Year
Natalia Lafourcade — "Hasta la Raíz "
Album of the Year
Juan Luis Guerra 4.40 — Todo Tiene Su Hora
Song of the Year
Leonel García and Natalia Lafourcade — "Hasta la Raíz " (Lafourcade)
Best New Artist
Monsieur Periné
Pop
Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album
Alejandro Sanz — Sirope
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Gilberto 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 Performance
Nicky Jam and Enrique Iglesias — "El Perdón "
Best Urban Music Album
Tego Calderón — El Que Sabe, Sabe
Best Urban Song
J Balvin , Rene Cano, Alejandro "Mosty" Patiño and Alejandro "Sky" Ramírez — "Ay Vamos " (J Balvin)
Rock
Best Rock Album
Diamante Eléctrico — B
Best Pop/Rock Album
Maná — Cama Incendiada
Best Rock Song
Cachorro López and Vicentico — "Esclavo de Tu Amor" (Vicentico)
Alternative
Best Alternative Music Album
Natalia Lafourcade — Hasta la Raíz
Best Alternative Song
Leonel García and Natalia Lafourcade — "Hasta la Raíz " (Lafourcade)
Tropical
Best Salsa Album
Rubén Blades with Roberto Delgado and Orquesta — Son de Panamá
Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album
Jorge 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 Album
Juan Luis Guerra 4.40 — Todo Tiene Su Hora
Best Traditional Tropical Album
José 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 Album
ChocQuibTown — El Mismo
Best Tropical Song
Juan Luis Guerra — "Tus Besos "
Singer-songwriter
Best Singer-Songwriter Album
Alex Cuba — Healer
Regional Mexican
Best Ranchero Album
Pedro 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 Album
Banda El Recodo de Don Cruz Lizarraga — Mi Vicio Mas Grande
Best Tejano Album
Sólido — 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 Album
Pesado — Abrázame
Best Regional Song
Mauricio Arriaga, Edgar Barrera and Eduardo Murguía — "Todo Tuyo" (Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizárraga )
Instrumental
Best Instrumental Album
Ed Calle and Mamblue — Dr. Ed Calle Presents Mamblue
Traditional
Best Folk Album
Lila 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 Album
Orquesta del Tango de Buenos Aires — Homenaje A Astor Piazzolla
Best Flamenco Album
Various Artists — Entre 20 Aguas: A La Música de Paco de Lucía
Jazz
Best Latin Jazz Album
Paquito 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 Album
Tulipa Ruiz — Dancê
Jamz — Insano
Seu Jorge — Músicas Para Churrasco Vol. 2
Onze:20 — Vida Loka
Jonas Sá — Blam! Blam!
Best Brazilian Rock Album
Suricato — Sol-Te
Best Samba/Pagode Album
Fundo de Quintal — Só Felicidade
Best MPB Album
Ivan Lins — América, Brasil
Best Sertaneja Music Album
Renato Teixeira and Sérgio Reis — Amizade Sincera II
Best Brazilian Song
Hamilton 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 Album
Mister G — Los Animales
Classical
Best Classical Album
Débora 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 Composition
Carlos Franzetti — "Capriccio" (Allison Brewster Franzetti)
Recording Package
Best Recording Package
Natalia 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 Album
Andrés 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 Year
Sebastian Krys
Music video
Best Short Form Music Video
Calle 13 featuring Silvio Rodríguez — "Ojos Color Sol"
Best Long Form Music Video
Juanes — 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.
References
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