2018 Latin Grammy Winners
2018 Latin Grammy Winners
Billboard.com reports on the winners from the 2018 Latin Grammys Awards including J Blavin, Karol G and Luis Miguel. –
of“There is no landslide winner at the 2018 Latin Grammy Awards, going down Thursday night (Nov. 15) from the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas. Instead, wins have been distributed across genres and styles with Jorge Drexler and Luis Miguel among the standouts.
The 19th annual awards aired live on Univision. For more, visit the Latin Grammys website.
Here are the winners:
RECORD OF THE YEAR
“Telefonía,” Jorge Drexler
BEST URBAN SONG
“Dura,” Daddy Yankee
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
¡MÉXICO Por Siempre!, Luis Miguel
SONG OF THE YEAR
“Telefonía,” Jorge Drexler, songwriter (Jorge Drexler) .
BEST NEW ARTIST
Karol G
BEST CONTEMPORARY POP VOCAL ALBUM
F.A.M.E. – Maluma
BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM
Hazte Sentir, Laura Pausini
BEST URBAN FUSION/PERFORMANCE
“Malamente,” Rosalía
BEST URBAN MUSIC ALBUM
Vibras, J Balvin
Label: Universal Music Latino
BEST SALSA ALBUM
25/7, Víctor Manuelle
Label: Sony Music Latin
BEST NORTEÑO ALBUM
Guerra De Poder, Calibre 50
Los Ángeles Existen, Pesado
BEST CHRISTIAN ALBUM (PORTUGUESE)
Som Da Minha Vida, Fernanda Brum
BEST PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE CONTEMPORARY POP ALBUM
Noturno – Anaadi
BEST PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE ROCK OR ALTERNATIVE ALBUM
Lenine Em Trânsito, Lenine
BEST SAMBA/PAGODE ALBUM
Amor E Música, Maria Rita
BEST MPB (MUSICA POPULAR BRASILEIRA) ALBUM
Caravanas, Chico Buarque
BEST SERTANEJA MUSIC ALBUM
Elas Em Evidências, Chitãozinho & Xororó
BEST PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE SONG
“As Caravanas,” Chico Buarque, songwriter (Chico Buarque)
BEST INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
Identidad, Miguel Siso
BEST FOLK ALBUM
Musas (Un Homenaje Al Folclore Latinoamericano En Manos De Los Macorinos), Vol. 2, Natalia Lafourcade
BEST TANGO ALBUM
Vigor Tanguero, Pedro Giraudo
BEST FLAMENCO ALBUM
Al Este Del Cante, Arcángel
BEST LATIN JAZZ/JAZZ ALBUM
Natureza Universal, Hermeto Pascoal & Big Band
BEST PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE ROOTS ALBUM
+AR, Almir Sater & Renato Teixeira
BEST CHRISTIAN ALBUM (SPANISH LANGUAGE)
Setenta Veces Siete, Alfareros
BEST LATIN CHILDREN’S ALBUM
Imaginare, Claraluna
BEST CLASSICAL ALBUM
Mágica y Misteriosa, Claudia Montero; José Manuel Domenech & Claudia Montero, album producers
BEST CLASSICAL CONTEMPORARY COMPOSITION
“Luces y Sombras. Concierto Para Guitarra y Orquesta De Cuerdas,” Claudia Montero
BEST ARRANGEMENT
“Se Le Ve,” Milton Salcedo, arranger (Milton Salcedo feat. Amaury Gutiérrez, Carlos Oliva y Michel Puche)
BEST RECORDING PACKAGE
“Diferentes Tipos De Luz,” Carlos Sadness, art director (Carlos Sadness)
BEST CUMBIA/VALLENATO ALBUM
Esto Es Vida, Silvestre Dangond
BEST CONTEMPORARY TROPICAL ALBUM
Vives, Carlos Vives
BEST TRADITIONAL TROPICAL ALBUM
A Mí Qué – Tributo A Los Clásicos Cubanos, José Alberto El Canario & El Septeto Santiaguero
BEST TROPICAL FUSION ALBUM
Como Anillo Al Dedo, Aymee Nuviola
BEST TROPICAL SONG
“Quiero Tiempo,” Juan Carlos Luces & Víctor Manuelle, songwriters (Víctor Manuelle feat. Juan Luis Guerra)
BEST SINGER-SONGWRITER ALBUM
Salvavidas De Hielo, Jorge Drexler
BEST RANCHERO/MARIACHI ALBUM
¡MÉXICO Por Siempre!, Luis Miguel
BEST BANDA ALBUM
Los Gustos Que Me Doy, Banda Los Recoditos
BEST TEJANO ALBUM
Tex Mex Funkl, Roger Velásquez & The Latin Legendz
BEST REGIONAL MEXICAN SONG
“Probablemente,” Christian Nodal, songwriter (Christian Nodal)
BEST ROCK ALBUM
Expectativas, Enrique Bunbury
BEST POP/ROCK ALBUM
Geometría del Rayo, Manolo García
BEST ROCK SONG
“Tu Vida Mi Vida,” Fito Páez, songwriter (Fito Páez)
BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM
Claroscura, Aterciopelados
BEST ALTERNATIVE SONG
“Malamente,” Antón Alvarez Alfaro, Pablo Diaz-Reixa & Rosalía, songwriters (Rosalía)
BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM
50 Años Tocando Para Ti, Rafa Sardina, engineer; Rafa Sardina, mixer; Eric Boulanger, mastering engineer
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Linda Briceño
BEST SHORT FORM MUSIC VIDEO
“Pa Dentro,” Juanes
BEST LONG FORM MUSIC VIDEO
“En Letra De Otro” (Documentary), Pedro Capó Diego Álvarez, video director; Vicente Solís, video producer”