This November the Latin Grammys will celebrate their 25th anniversary. After holding the Awards gala in Spain last year, the Latin Grammys returns to the U.S. to celebrate in Miami on November 14.
On September 17, the Latin Recording Academy announced the nominees for this year’s awards. isNew this year is a new Electronic Music Field with the Best Latin Electronic Music Performance and the new Best Contemporary Mexican Music Album. There are a total of 58 categories in the Latin Grammy Awards this year.
In order to be eligible for the Latin Grammys, a song’s lyrics must be at least 60 percent in Spanish, Portuguese, or the native regional dialect.
The Grammys and Latin Grammys are industry voted awards with Academy members casting the votes.
Latin Recording Academy President Manuel Abud spoke on the Academy and awards saying, “as we approach the 25th edition of the Latin Grammys, our awards process is more robust than ever, with our membership evaluating over 23,000 entries this year. The Latin Grammys have grown in an amazing way to become a fundamental platform for music and culture. We are proud to share this year’s nominees, an international and diverse group of today’s Latin music. Ahead of the 2024 Latin Grammys, the Latin Recording Academy will host the official Latin Grammy Week 2024, which includes multiple events throughout Miami-Dade County. Official events include the 2024 Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year gala, which this year honors 18-time Latin Grammy winner and two-time Grammy winner Carlos Vives; the Best New Artist Showcase featuring the nominees for the 2024 Latin Grammys and the 2024 Special Awards Presentation.
Producer Edgar Barrera leads the list of nominees with nine. Bad Bunny, Karol G, and Keityn also garnered multiple award nominations.
The 2024 Latin Grammy Award nominees are:
Record of the Year:
“Mil Veces” by Anitta
“Monaco” by Bad Bunny”
“Una Vida Pasada” by Camilo & Carin Leon
“Catalina” by Cimafunk & Monsieur Periné
“Derrumbe” by Jorge Drexler
“Con Dinero y Sin Dinero” by Fonseca & Grupo Niche
“Mi Ex Tenia Razon” by Karol G
“Mambo 23” by Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
“Tenochtitlan” by Mon Laferte
“Igual Que Un Angel” by Kali Uchis & Peso Pluma
Album of the Year:
“Bolero” by Angela Aguilar
“Cuatro” by Camilo
“Xande Canta Caetano” by Xande De Pilares
“Mañana Será Bonito (Bichota Season) by Karol G
“Garcia” by Kany Garcia
“Radio Guira” by Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
“Autopoietica” by Mon Laferte
“Boca Chueca, Vol. 1” by Carin Leon
“Las Letras Ya No important” by Residente
“Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran” by Shakira
Song of the Year (a songwriters award):
“A Fuego Lento” written by – Daymé Arocena & Vicente Garcia
“A La Mitad” (Banda Sonora Original De La Serie “Zorro”): written by Julio Reyes Copello & Mariana Vega
“Aún Me Sigo Encontrando” written by Rubén Blades, Gian Marco, and Julio Reyes Copello
“Caracas En El 2000” written by Marvin Hawkins Rodriguez, Jerry Di, La Pichu, Danny Ocean, and Elena Rose
“Derrumbe” written by Jorge Drexler
“(Entre Parentesis)” written by Edgar Barrera, Kevyn Mauricio Cruz, Manuel Lorente Freire, Lenin Yorney Palacios, and Shakira
“Mi Ex Tenia Razon” written by Edgar Barrera, Andres Jael Correa Rios, Kevyn Mauricio Cruz Moreno, Karol G, and MAG
“Segun Quien” written by Edgar Barrera, Kevyn Mauricio Cruz, Luís Miguel Gómez Castaño, Maluma, Lenin Yorney Palacios, and Juan Camilo Vargas
“Te Lo Agradezco” written by Rafa Arcaute, Kany García, Carín León, and Richi López
“313” written by Leo Genovese, Residente, and Silvia Perez Cruz
Best New Artist:
AgrisKevin AguilarDarumasNicolle HorbathLatin MafiaCacá MagalhãesOs GarotinIñigo QuinteroSofi SaarEla Taubert
Best Pop Vocal Album:
“Tofu” by Caloncho
“El Viaje” by Luis Fonsi
“Hotel Caracas” by Mau y Ricky
“Orquideas” by Kali Uchis
“Escrita” by Nicole Zignago
Best Traditional Pop vocal Album:
“Obras Maestras” by Diego El cigala
“Garcia” by Kany Garcia
“Mar Adentro” by Juliana
“Aun Me Sigo Encontrando” by Gian Marco
“Almas Paralelas” by Laura Pausini
Best Pop Song (a songwriters award):
“A La Mitad” (Banda Sonora Original De La Serie “Zorro”): written by Julio Reyes Copello & Mariana Vega
“A Las 3” written by Paty Cantú, Ángela Dávalos, Leon Leiden, and Saibu
“Ahora” written by David Bisbal, Pablo Preciado, and Carlos Rivera
“Amor” written by José Andrés Benitez, Christian Bermudez, Richard Bermudez, Rodney Kumbirayi Hwingwiri, Juan Diego Linares, Luis Alejandro Márquez, Anibal Morin Diaz, Danny Ocean, and Rafael Salcedo
“Dime Quien” written by Lagos
“Feriado” written by Rawayana
“Igual Que un Angel” written by Carter Lang, Manuel Lorente Freire, Kali Uchis, and Dylan Wiggins
Best Latin Electronic Music Performance:
“La Ceniza” by Ale Acosta and Valeria Castro
“Drum Machine” by Alok and Pickle
“Pedju Kunumigwe” by Alok and Guarani Nhandewa
“Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53 (Tiesto Remix)” by Dizarrap and Shakira
“BAMBOLE” by Vikina and Deorro
Best Urban Fusion or Performance:
“Nadie Sabe” by Bad Bunny
“Corazon Vacio” by Maria Becerra
“Young Miko: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 58” by Bizarrap and Young Miko
“S91” by Karol G
“Tranky Funky” by Trueno
Best Reggaeton Performance:
“Perro Negro” by Bad Bunny with Fied
“Un Preview” by Bad Bunny
“Triple S” by J Balvin Jowell and Randy, and De La Ghetto
“Byak” by Alvaro Diaz and Rauw Alejandro
“Qlona” by Karol G and Peso Pluma
“Labios Mordidos” by Kali Uchis and Karol G
Best Urban Music Album:
“Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va A Paser Manana” by Bad Bunny
“Sol Maria” by Eladio Carrion
“Sayonara” by Alvaro Diaz”
“Ferxxocalipsis” by Feid
“Manana Sera Bonita (Bichota Season) by Karol G
“El Ultimo Baile” by Trueno
Best Rap or Hip Hop Song (a songwriters award):
“Aprender A Amar” written by Pablo Drexler, Alberto Escámez López, and Nathy Peluso
“Bendecido” written by Eladio Carrion
“BlamB lam” written by Al2 El Aldeano and Vico C
“La Sabia Escuela” written by Akapellah, Leonardo Daniel Díaz, Jose Gonzalez Ollarves, Marlon Luis Morales Santana, Luis Jacinto Muñoz Hernandez, and Pedro Elias Querales
“Telefono Nuevo” written by Bad Bunny and Luar La L
”Thunder y Lightning” written by Bad Bunny and Eladio Carrion
Best Urban Song (a songwriters award):
“Bonita” written by Daddy Yankee
“Columbia” written by Quevedo
“El Cielo” written by Feid, Nicolás Jaña Galleguillos, Gabriel Mora Quintero, Andres David Restrepo Echavarria, Sky Rompiendo, and Myke Towers
“La Falda” written by Julio Emmanuel Batista Santos, Carlos Alberto Butter Aguila, Orlando J. Cepeda Matos, Ralph Jemar Milln Calderon, Jose Reyes, Myke Towers, and Siggy Vazquez Rodriguez
“Luna” written by Feid
“Qlona” written by Karol G, Daniel Esteban Gutiérrez, Juan Sebastian Navarro Gonzalez, Ovy On The Drums, and Peso Pluma
Best Rock Album:
“El Dorado (En Vivo)” by Aterciopelados
“Diaspora Live Vol. 1” by La Vida Boheme
“Herencia Lebon” by David Lebon
“Aliciaa En El Metalverso” by Mägo De Oz
“Mi Mejor Enemigo” by Viniloversus
Best Rock Song (a songwriters award):
“Algo Bueno Tenia Que Tener (Bogota)” written by Álvarez, Juan David Galeano, and Andrés Kenguan
“Animal Temporal” written by Viniloversus
“Camaleonica” written by Ali Stone
“No Me Preguntes” (Live) written by Jesus Quintero and Draco Rosa
“Que Mas Quieres” written by Anton Curtis Delost, Shaun Lopez, Kathryn Ostenberg, Monica Velez, and The Warning
Best Pop or Rock Album:
“Cuando Ella Me Beso Probe A Dios” by Bruses
“Jay De La Cueva” by Jay De La Cueva
“Reflejos De Lo Eterno” by Draco Rosa
Best Pop or Rock Song (a songwriters award):
“Acapulco” written by Emmanuel Horvilleur, Siddhartha, and Rul Velázquez
“Afila” written by Ali Stone
“Blanco y Negro” written by Christian Mauricio Aloisio Zavala, Lagos, and Elena Rose
“5 Horas Menos” written by Conociendo Rusia & Natalia Lafourcade
“Diciembre” written by Los Mesoneros
Best Alternative Music Album:
“Por Cesarea” by Dillon
“Hiper” by Hello Seahorse!
“Nica” by Nicole Horts
“Autopoietica” by Mon Laferte
“Pandora” by Ali Stone
“DESCARTABLE” by WOS
Best Alternative Song (a songwriters award):
“Cabecear” written by J Noa, Jeffrey Peñalva “Trooko”, and Skai
“Dejalo Ir” written by Francisco Rojas & Francisca Valenzuela
“El Dia Que Perdi Mi Juventud” written by Devonté Hynes and Nathy Peluso
“Insomnia” written by Goyo, Illmind, Omar Isaiah Lupuku, Don Mills, Carlos Santander, and Telly
“Lloro” written by Nicole Horts, Camilo Velez, and Maria Vertiz
Best Salsa Album:
“Yo Deluxe” by Christian Alicea
“Meuvense” by Marc Anthony
“Siembra: 45° Aniversario (En Vivo en el Coliseo de Puerto Rico, 14 de Mayo 2022” by Ruben Blades and Roberto Delgado and Orquesta
“Joyas Que Bailan” by Ronald Borjas
“Coexistencia” by Luis Figueroa
Best Cumbia or Vallenato Album:
“Ta Malo” by Silvestre Dangong
“De La Uno A La 1000 (Primera Temporada)” by Omar Geles
“Se Agradece” by Los Angeles Azules
“Vallenatos Pa Enamorar” by Osmar Perez and Geno Gamez
“La Sociedad De La Cumbia (Big Band Live)” by Puerto Candelaria
Best Merengue or Bachata Album:
“Radio Guira” by Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
“Agradecido Live!” by Eddy Herrera
“Superheroe Merengue” by Magic Juan
“Lo Tengo Todo” by Oscarito
“Llamada Perdida” by Prince Royce
Best Traditional Tropical Album:
“Rodando Por El Mundo” by Jose Alberto “El Canario”
“Tengo Algo Que Decirte” by Luis Fernando Borjas
“Voces De Mi Familia” by Alex Cuba
“Los Mismos Negros” by Yelsy Heredia
“A Mis Ancestros” by Yeisy Rojas
Best Contemporary Tropical Album:
“Epilogo: La Clave Del Tiempo” by Jeremy Bosch
“cuatro” by Camilo
“Tropicalia” by Fonseca
“Monte Adentro” by Gusi
“La Fiesta” by Ilegales
Best Tropical Song (a songwriters award):
“Baila Y Goza” written by Renesito Avich and Rafael “Pollo” Brito
“Con Dinero Y Sin Dinero” written by Jorge Luis Chacín, Fonseca, and Miguel Yadam González Cárdenas
“Hasta Que Aguante El Cuerpo” written by Jorge Luis Piloto
“Llorar Bonito” written by Luis FIeroa and Yoel Henriquez
“Mambo 23” written by Juan Luis Guerra
Best Singer-Songwriter Album:
“Compita Del Destino” by El David Aguilar
“Scratch De Versos” by El Rique
“Pausa” by Leonel Garcia
“De Magia Imperfecta” by Nicolle Horbath
“El Abrazo” by Rozalen
Best Singer-Songwriter Song (a songwriters award):
“Antes Que O Mundo Acabe” written by Tiago Iorc
“Derrumbe” written by Jorge Drexler
“Entonces” written by Rozalen
“Garcia” written by Kany Garcia
“Luz De Cabeza” written by El David Aguilar
Best Ranchero or Mariachi Album:
“Mariachi y Tequila” (Deluxe) by Majo Aguilar
“Que Llueva Tequila” by Pepe Aguilar
“Te Llevo En La Sangre by Alejandro Fernandez
“Romances Eternos” by Mariachi Sol de México de José Hernández
Best Banda Album:
“Presente” by Julion Alvarez y Su Norteño Banda
“Yo Te Extranare” by Luis Angel “El Flaco”
“Diamantes” by Chiqui
Best Tejano Album:
“Imperfecto” by El Plan
“SIempre Gabriella” by Gabriella
“Ganas” (Deluxe) by Vilax
Best Norteño Album:
“El Comienzo” by Grupo Frontera
“Modus Operandi” by Intocable
“LNDT” by Los Nietos De Teran
“Te Amare” by Pesado
“Terca” by Sofi Saar
Best Contemporary Mexican Music Album:
“Nata Montana” by Natanael Cano
“Evoluxion” by DannyLux
“Jugando A Que No Pasa Nada” by Grupo Frontera
“Boca Chueca, Vol. 1” by Carin Leon
“Trastornado” by Michelle Maciel
“Genesis” by Peso Pluma
Best Regional Song (a songwriters award):
“Aqui Mando Yo” written by Hector Guerrero
“Cancion Para Olvidarte” written by Mango, Nabález, Chris Zadley, and Nicole Zignago
“El Amor De Su Vida” written by Edgar Barrera and Kevyn Mauricio
“Por El contrario” written by Edgar Barrera, Kevyn Mauricio Cruz, and Elena Rose
“Tienes Que Ser Tu” written by Salvador Aponte and Yoel Henríquez
Best Instrumental Album:
“Impronta” by Omar Acosta
“Claude Bolling Goes Latin – Suite for Flute and Latin Music Ensemble” by Carlomagno Araya, Jose Valentino and The Latin Music Ensemble
“Capriccio Latino” by Alexis Cardenas
“Encontro Das Aguas” by Yamandu costa and Armandinho Macedo
“Tembla” by Hamilton De Holanda and C4 Trio
Best Folk Album:
“Canto Y Rio” by Martina Camargo
“C4 Suena A Navidad” by C4 Trio
“Raiz Nunca Me Fui” by Lila Downs, Niña Pastori, and Soledad
“Paisajes” by Ciro Hurtado
“Bulleerengue Y Tonada” by Tonada
Best Tango Album:
“El Cantor De Tangos” by Guillermo Fernandez with Cristian Zarate
“Tangos Cruzados” by Franco Luciani and Fabrizio Mocata
“Apiazolado” by Diego Schilli Quinteto
“Ya Esta En El Aire” by Ullmann Cuarteto
Best Flamenco Album:
“Andenes Del Tiempo” by Vicente Amigo
“Rumberas” by Las Migas
“Historias De Un Flamenco” by Antonio Rey
Best Latin Jazz or Jazz Album:
“Collab” by Hamilton De Holanda and Gonzalo Rubalcaba
“Searching for a Memory (Busco Tu Recuerdo)” by Sammy Figueroa with Gonzalo Rubalcaba and Aymée Nuviola
“My Heart Speaks” by Ivan Lins
“Pra Voce Ilza” by Hermeto Pascoal and Grupo
“El Arte Del Bolero, Vol 2” by Miguel Zenón and Luis Perdomo
Best Spanish Language Christian Album:
“Necesito De Ti” by Jesus Israel
“No Yo, Sino Cristo” by Majo y Dan
“Maverick” by Redimi2
“Kintsugi” by Un Corazon
“Tu Iglesia” by Marcos Witt
Best Portuguese Language Christian Album:
“Ele E Jesus – Ao Vivo” by Bruna Karla
“Deixa Vir – Vol II (Ao Vivo)” by Thalles Roberto
“In Concert (Ao Vivo)” by Rosa de Saron
“Vida (Ao Vivo)” by Eli Soares
“Temporal” by Vocal Livre
Best Portuguese Language Contemporary Pop Album:
“Afrodhit” by Iza
“Super” by Jão
“Amarissima” by Melly
“Os Garotin De Sao Goncalo” by Os Garotin
“Escandalo Intimo” by Luisa Sonza
Best Portuguese Language Rock or Alternative Album:
“Erasmo Esteves” by Erasmo Carlos
“No Rastro de Catarina” by Catia de Franca
“Me Chama de Gato Que Eu Sou Sua” by Ana Frango Eletrico
“Ontem Eu Tinha Certeza (Hoje Eu Tenho Mais)” by Jovem Dionisio
“Lagum Ao Vivo” by Lagum
Best Portuguese Language Urban Performance:
“Jorge Pra Lua” by Anitta with Dennis and Pedro Sampaio
“Cachimbo da Paz 2” by Gabriel O Pensador, Lulu Santos, an Xama
“Da Braba” by Gloria Groove with Lumilla and Mc Gw
“Carta Aberta” by Mc Cabelinho
“Fe mas Maluca” by Mc Carol and Iza
“La Noche” by Yago Oproprio with Patricio Sid
Best Samba or Pagode Album:
“Alcione 50 Anos (Ao Vivo) by Alcione
“Xande Canta Caetano” by Xande De Pilares
“Iboru” by Marcelo D2
“Tardezinha Pela vida Inteira (Ao Vivo” by Thiaguinho
“Suburbio (Ao Vivo) by Tiee
Best MPB (Musica Popular Brasileira) or MAPB (Música Afro Portuguesa Brasileira) Album:
“D Ao Vivo Maceio” by Djavan
“Se o Meu Peito Fosse o Mundo” by Jota.Pe
“Portas (Ao Vivo)” by Marisa Monte
“Outros Cantos” by Milton Nascimento, Chitaozinho, and Xororo
“No Tempo da Intolerancia” by Elza Soares
Best Sertaneja Music Album:
“Boiadeira Internacional (Ao Vivo) by Ana Castela
“Paraiso Particular (Ao Vivo) by Gusttavo Lima
“Cintilante (Ao Vivo) by Simone Mendes
“Raiz Goiania (Ao Vivo)” by Lauana Prado
“Luan city 2.0 (Ao Vivo) by Luan Santana
Best Portuguese Language Roots Album:
“Mariana e Mestrinho” by Mariana Aydar and Mestrinho
“Aguidavi do Jeje” by Aguidavi and Luizinho Do Jêje
“De Norte a Sul” by João Gomes
“Night Clube Forro Latino (Volume 1)” by Marcelo Jeneci
“Farois do Sertao” by Gabriel Sater
Best Portuguese Language Song (a songwriters award):
“Alinhamento Milenar” written by Jão, Pedro Tófani, and Zebu
“Ata-me” written by Junio Barreto
“Chico” written by Bruno Caliman, Carolzinha, Douglas Moda, Jenni Mosello, and Luísa Sonza
“Esperanca” written by Criolo, Dino D’Santiago, Amaro Freitas, and Nave
“Ouro Marrom” written by Jota.Pe
Best Latin Children’s Album:
“Navidad de Norte a Sur: Cantoalegre Big Band (En Vivo)” by Cantoalegre and Orquesta La Pascasia
“Cantemos Juntos” by Claraluna
“¡A Cantar!” by Danilo and Chapis
“Dun Dun Dara” by Payasitas Nifu Nifa
“Todos Podemos Cantar 2024” by Todos Podemos Cantar
Best Classical Album:
“Aire, Aire…No Puedo Respirar” by Nueva Filarmonía, Ricardo Jaramillo, conductor
“Credo for Orchestra, Choir and Five Soloists” by the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra Of Venezuela and Simón Bolívar National Choir with Christian Vásquez as conductor
“Fandango” by the Los Angeles Philharmonic with Gustavo Dudamel as conductor
“Fantasies of Buenos Aires” by the Lincoln Trio
“The Latin Rites” by the Adda Simfonica Alicante with Josep Vicent as conductor
Best Classical Contemporary Composition:
“Caribbean Berceuse” composed by Paquito D’Rivera
“Concerto for Electric Bass and Orchestra – Live at Adrienne Arsht Center Miami” composed by Rodner Padilla
“Fandango” composed by Arturo Marquez
“La Minerva – Ill. Himno A La Mujer” composed by Juan Pablo Contreras
“Meditation No. 1” composed by Julien Labro
“Sueno Austral” composed by Daniel Frieberg
Best Arrangement:
“Sueno Austral” arranged by Daniel Freiberg
“Night in Tunisia” arranged by Hilario Duran
“Fuego De Noche, Nieve De Dia” arranged by Christian Nodal
“Linha de Passe” arranged by Nailor Proveta
“Rapsodia Aerea” arranged by Andres Soto
Best Recording Package:
“En Vivo – 100 Anos de Azucar” by Celia Cruz
“Figurantes” by Vetusta Morla
“Karma” by Diana Burco
“Realismo Magico” by Carlos Sadness
“Tekoa” by Jair Oliveira
Songwriter of the Year:
Edgar BarreraYoel HenríquezManuel Lorente FreireHoracio PalenciaPablo Preciado
Best Engineered Album:
“Analu” by Analu Sampaio
“Era Uma Vez” by Mobi Colombo
“Os Garotin De Sao Goncalo” by Os Garotin
“Quem E Ela?” by Mariana Nolasco
“Se O Meu Peito Fosse o Mundo” by Jota.Pe
Producer of the Year:
Edgar BarreraEduardo CabraNico CottonJuan Luis Guerra and Janina RosadoJulio Reyes Copello
Best Short Form Music Video:
“Ale Ale” by March Anthony
“Baticano” by Bad Bunny
“Oliveira Dos Cen Anos” by C. Tangana
“Salvanos” by Leonel Garcia
“Glock” by Mau Y Ricky
“313” by Residente with Penelope Curz and Silvia Perez Cruz
Best Long Form Music Video:
“Beautiful Humans Vol. 1 Documental” by Alemor
“Meu Karma” by Jovem Mk
“Hotel Caracas” by Mau Y Ricky
“Grasa (Album Long Form)” by Nathy Peluso
“Nacimos Llorando” by Rubio