Latin Grammy Award for Best MPB Album

Latin Grammy Award for Best MPB Album
Awarded for	Vocal or instrumental Musica Popular Brasileira albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded material. For Solo artists, duos or groups.
Country	United States
Presented by	The Latin Recording Academy
First awarded	2000
Currently held by	João Donato for Serotonina (2023)
Website	latingrammy.com

The Latin Grammy Award for Best MPB Album 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. According to the category description guide for the 13th Latin Grammy Awards, the award is for vocal or instrumental Musica Popular Brasileira albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded material, and is awarded to solo artists, duos or groups. From 2000 to 2023, the category was presented as Best MPB Album (Música Portuguesa-Brasileira), being renamed to its current name in 2024.

The albums, Livro by Caetano Veloso (2000), Maria Rita by Maria Rita (2004), Regência: Vince Mendoza by Ivan Lins and The Metropole Orchestra (2009) and Especial Ivete, Gil E Caetano by Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil and Ivete Sangalo (2012) were nominated for Album of the Year, but didn't win.

The album Livro by Caetano Veloso won this award in 2000 and the Grammy Award for Best World Music Album in the same year.

Cantando Histórias by Ivan Lins became the first Brazilian album and only Portuguese language album to win this award and Album of the Year in 2005. The same year, Eletracústico by Gilberto Gil lost this award to Ivan Lins' album, but won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music Album in 2006. With her win in 2022, Liniker became the first trans artist to win a Latin Grammy Award.

Recipients

Caetano Veloso was the first winner of this award in 2000 for Livro. He is the artist with most wins with three wins as well as the most nominated with eight nominations.

Chico Buarque won in 2002 alongside Edu Lobo for Cambaio and in 2018 for Caravanas.

Edu Lobo won for Cambaio with Chico Buarque in 2002 and for Dos Navegantes alongside Romero Lubambo and Mauro Senise in 2017.

Three-time winner Maria Rita. She was the first female recipient of the award.

Three-time winner Ivan Lins.

Elza Soares won in 2016 for A Mulher do Fim do Mundo.

Liniker won in 2022 for Indigo Borboleta Anil becoming the first trans artist to win a Latin Grammy Award.

Year	Performing artist(s)	Work	Nominees	Ref.
2000	Caetano Veloso	Livro	Maria Bethânia – A força que nunca seca Gilberto Gil – O sol de Oslo Joyce – Astronauta: Canções de Elis Lenine – Na Pressão
2001	Caetano Veloso	Noites Do Norte	Bebel Gilberto – Tanto Tempo Guinga – Suíte Leopoldina Ney Matogrosso – Batuque Emílio Santiago – Bossa Nova
2002	Chico Buarque and Edu Lobo	Cambaio	Dori Caymmi – Influencias Celso Fonseca and Ronaldo Bastos – Juventude/Slow Motion Bossa Nova Guinga – Cine Baronesa Ed Motta – Dwitza
2003	Caetano Veloso and Jorge Mautner	Eu não peço desculpa	Maria Bethânia – Maricotinha Ao Vivo João Bosco – Malabaristas Do Sinal Vermelho Dori Caymmi – Contemporâneos Gal Costa – Gal Bossa Tropical Elza Soares – Do Cóccix Até O Pescoço
2004	Maria Rita	Maria Rita	Maria Bethânia – Brasileirinho Gal Costa – Todas As Coisas e Eu Guinga – Noturno Copacabana Cesar Camargo Mariano and Pedro Mariano – Piano y Voz
2005	Ivan Lins	Cantando Histórias	Gilberto Gil – Eletracústico João Gilberto – João Gilberto in Tokyo Toninho Horta – Com o Pé No Forró Joyce – Banda Maluca
2006	Maria Rita	Segundo	João Bosco – Obrigado, Gente! Ana Carolina and Seu Jorge – Ana e Jorge Ao Vivo Gal Costa – Hoje Jane Duboc – Uma Voz... Uma Paixão Simone – Simone – Ao Vivo
2007	Leny Andrade and Cesar Camargo Mariano	Ao Vivo	Gal Costa – Ao Vivo Guinga – Casa De Villa Zé Ramalho – Parceria dos Viajantes Monica Salmaso – Noites De Gala, Samba Na Rua
2008	Seu Jorge	América Brasil o Disco	Maria Bethânia – Dentro Do Mar Tem Rio - Ao Vivo Chico Buarque – Chico Buarque Carioca - Ao Vivo Omara Portuondo and Maria Bethânia – Omara Portuondo e Maria Bethânia Roberta Sá – Que Belo Estranho Dia Pra Se Ter Alegria Caetano Veloso – Multishow Ao Vivo Cê
2009	Ivan Lins and The Metropole Orchestra	Regência: Vince Mendoza	Zeca Baleiro – O Coração Do Homem-Bomba, Vol. 1 Zélia Duncan – Pelo Sabor Do Gesto Jorge Vercillo – Trem Da Minha Vida-Ao Vivo Wanderléa – Nova Estação
2010	Gilberto Gil	Banda Dois	João Bosco – Não Vou Pro Céu, Mas Já Não Vivo no Chão Dori Caymmi – Inner World Toninho Horta – Toninho Horta - Harmonia & Vozes Joyce – Slow Music Jorge Vercillo – D.N.A.
2011	Djavan	Ária	Milton Nascimento – E A Gente Sonhando Mônica Salmaso – Alma Lírica Brasileira Caetano Veloso and Maria Gadú – Multishow Ao Vivo Caetano e Maria Gadú Yeahwon – Yeahwon
2012	Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil and Ivete Sangalo	Especial Ivete, Gil E Caetano	Maria Bethânia – Oásis de Bethânia João Bosco – João Bosco 40 Anos Depois Ivan Lins – Amorágio Marisa Monte – O Que Você Quer Saber de Verdade Leila Pinheiro – Raiz Maria Rita – Elo
2013	Maria Rita	Redescobrir - Ao Vivo	Gilberto Gil – Concerto De Cordas & Máquinas De Ritmo Edu Lobo – Edu Lobo & Metropole Orkest Various Artists; Thiago Marques Luiz (producer) – Herivelto Martins - 100 Anos Jorge Vercillo – Luar De Sol - Ao Vivo No Ceará
2014	Marisa Monte	Verdade, Uma Ilusão	Zeca Baleiro – Calma Aí, Coração - Ao Vivo Jeneci – De Graça Ivan Lins & InventaRio – InventaRio Encontra Ivan Lins Nana, Dori and Danilo – Caymmi
2015	Ivan Lins	América, Brasil	Maria Bethânia – Meus Quintais Various Artists; Mario Adnet and Dorival Caymmi (producers) – Centenário Caymmi Maria Gadú – Guelã Lenine – Carbono
2016	Elza Soares	A Mulher do Fim do Mundo	Dani Black – Dilúvio Roberta Campos – Todo Caminho é Sorte Celso Fonseca – Like Nice Roberta Sá – Delírio
2017	Edu Lobo, Romero Lubambo & Mauro Senise	Dos Navegantes	Alexandre Pires – DNA Musical Silva – Silva Canta Marisa António Zambujo – Até Pensei Que Fosse Minha Zanna – Zanna
2018	Chico Buarque	Caravanas	João Bosco – Mano Que Zuera Edu Lobo, Dori Caymmi & Marcos Valle – Edu, Dori e Marcos Vitor Ramil – Campos Neutrais Elza Soares – Deus é Mulher	[1]
2019	Gilberto Gil	Ok Ok Ok	Zeca Baleiro – O Amor no Caos, Vol. 1 Nana Caymmi – Canta Tito Madi Zélia Duncan – Tudo é Um Delia Fischer – Tempo Mínimo Jards Macalé – Besta Fera	[2]
2020	Toninho Horta & Orquestra Fantasma	Belo Horizonte	Zeca Baleiro – O Amor no Caos, Vol. 2 Ney Matogrosso – Bloco Na Rua (Deluxe) Elza Soares – Planeta Fome Caetano Veloso and Ivan Sacerdote – Caetano Veloso & Ivan Sacerdote	[3]
2021	Zeca Baleiro	Canções D'Além Mar	Delia Fischer – Hoje Thiago Holanda – Tempo de Viver Luedji Luna – Bom Mesmo é Estar Debaixo D'Água Zé Manoel – Do Meu Coração Nu	[4]
2022	Liniker	Indigo Borboleta Anil	Chico Chico – Pomares João Donato and Jards Macalé – Síntese do Lance Ney Matogrosso – Nu Com a Minha Música Marisa Monte – Portas Caetano Veloso – Meu Coco	[5]
2023	João Donato	Serotonina	Tim Bernardes – Mil Coisas Invisíveis Vanessa da Mata – Vem Doce Djavan – D Tiago Iorc – Daramô	[6]
2024	TBA	TBA	Djavan – D Ao Vivo Maceió Jota.Pê – Se o Meu Peito Fosse o Mundo Marisa Monte – Portas (Ao Vivo) Milton Nascimento & Chitãozinho & Xororó – Outros Cantos Elza Soares – No Tempo da Intolerância	[7]

References

1. "19th Latin Grammy Awards Nominations" (PDF). latingrammy.com. 21 September 2018.
2. Ryan, Patrick. "Latin Grammys: Camila Cabello, Alejandro Sanz, Rosalía, Luis Fonsi score 2019 nominations". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
3. Huston, Marysabel. "Latin Grammy: J Balvin lidera la lista de nominaciones con 13, le sigue Bad Bunny con 9". CNN (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-05-22.
4. "22nd Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards® FINAL NOMINATIONS" (PDF). Latin Recording Academy. September 28, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
5. Cobo, Leila (2022-11-17). "Latin Grammys 2022: Jorge Drexler & Bad Bunny Lead Early Winners (Updating)". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
6. Ratner-Arias, Sigal (19 September 2023). "Edgar Barrera Tops 2023 Latin Grammys Nominees: Complete List". Billboard. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
7. Frazier, Nina (September 17, 2024). "2024 Latin GRAMMYs: See The Full Nominations List". Grammy Awards (in Spanish). Retrieved September 17, 2024.

External links

• Official site of the Latin Grammy Awards