Latin Music Awards in Miami – The Best of the Best
The best of the best in Latin music were honored at the Latin Music Awards in Miami. From reggaeton to salsa, these are the artists that took home the top prizes.
Latin Music Awards in Miami
The Latin Music Awards in Miami is an annual event that celebrates the best of Latin music. This year’s event will be held on April 25th at the American Airlines Arena. The event will feature performances by some of the biggest names in Latin music, as well as a variety of other activities.
The Latin Grammy Awards
The Latin Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences to recognize outstanding achievement in the Latin music industry. The awards are given in various categories, including Pop, Rock, Tropical, Salsa, and Reggaeton. In addition to the standard categories, there are also special awards given for lifetime achievement and musical excellence.
The Latin Grammy Awards were first held in 2000, and they have been held in Miami ever since. This year’s ceremony will take place on November 21st at the American Airlines Arena.
This year’s nominees include some of the biggest names in Latin music, such as Shakira, Ricky Martin, Gloria Estefan, and Marc Anthony. The complete list of nominees can be found on the Latin Grammy Awards website.
If you’re a fan of Latin music, or if you’re just looking for an excuse to party in Miami, make sure to check out the Latin Grammy Awards!
The Latin Billboard Awards
The Latin Billboard Awards honors the best-performing songs on Billboard’s Latin music charts. The awards were first presented in 1994. It was founded by then-publisher of Billboard magazine, Thanks to the growing popularity of Latin music, the award ceremony has become one of the most prestigious events in the Latin music industry. The award show is now broadcast live on television and attracts a large audience both in the United States and Latin America.
The Best of the Best
The Latin Music Awards in Miami are an annual event that celebrates the best and brightest in Latin music. This year’s event was held at the American Airlines Arena on April 28, and it did not disappoint. The show was packed with amazing performances, stunning fashion, and some of the biggest names in Latin music.
Best Latin Pop Album
The Latin Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album is an award presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and promotes awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally. The award is given to recordings in theSpanish pop music genre.
Beginning with the 5th Latin Grammy Awards (2004), the academy announced that the award would be split into two separate categories: Best Male Pop Vocal Album and Best Female Pop Vocal Album. This change in format was undone for the 6th Latin Grammy Awards (2005), returning to a single category.
Records in this category may be entered by anyone across the world as long as they are recorded in Spanish and released within the eligibility period. Works may include traditional pop, soft rock, disco, ska, punk rock, synthpop, techno, electronica or any other style or genre of popular music as long as it is specifically geared towards a Latin American audience.
Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album
Rock, Urban or Alternative album nominees included Aterciopelados’ “Revenge,” Control Machete’s “Comprendes Mendes?,” Fito Paez’s “Hotel California,” Gustavo Cerati’s “Bocanada” and Plastilina Mosh’s “Enemigo.”
Although Revenge didn’t take home the award, the Colombian rockers did perform their first single off the album, “Bosnia,” as well as a cover of Bob Dylan’s “The Times They Are A-Changin’,” which earned them a standing ovation.
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (including Tejano)
The Best Regional Mexican Music Album is awarded to the performer(s) and recording producer(s) of an album containing at least 51% of new recordings in the Regional Mexican music genre including Tejano.
This award was first presented in 2000 as the Best Mexican-American/Tejano Album. The name of the award was changed to Best Regional Mexican Album in 2006. For the 49th Annual Grammy Awards (2007), the Academy returned to using the name Best Mexican-American/Tejano Album. For the 50th Annual Grammy Awards (2008), this category was split into two separate categories: Best Regional Mexican Album and Best Tejano Album. This category combines both these subcategories for the 52nd Grammy Awards (2010). In 2012, the Academy returned to using only one category for this award and dropped the Tejano portion of its title.
The following albums were nominated for this award:
Un Beso by Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizárraga
En Vivo Desde el Coloso Reclusorio Norte by Banda Carnaval
Hasta Que Te Conocí by José José
Ayer y Hoy by Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea
No Te Olvides by Jenni Rivera
Best Tropical Latin Album
The Latin Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Album is an award presented at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and promotes a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally. The award honors the best album in the field of tropical music. It is given to solo artists, duos, or groups for vocal or instrumental albums containing at least 51% of new recordings in the tropical music genre including, but not limited to, Afro-Cuban, Brazilian samba or choro music as well as other regional genres such as Northeastern Brazil’s forró music. The recordings may be in any language.
The Winners
The Latin Music Awards in Miami were created to celebrate the best of the best in Latin music. This year’s winners were no exception, with a wide range of artists and genres represented. From reggaeton to salsa, there was something for everyone at the awards. Let’s take a look at the winners.
Best Latin Pop Album
The best Latin pop album category includes recordings in Spanish, Portuguese or any other language spoken in Latin America. The Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards.
This year’s nominees for Best Latin Pop Album are:
-“Lo Que En Ti Veo” by Jesse & Joy
-“Un Besito Más” by Juanes
– “Soy Yo” by Bomba Estéreo
– “C ANCIONES de una NOCHE de VERANO” by Sin Bandera
Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album
The Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album award went to ‘El’ by Zoé. The Mexican band’s fifth studio album was released in June 2016 and peaked at number one on the US Latin Albums chart.
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (including Tejano)
The regional Mexican music genre has been having a moment lately. It’s easier than ever to find good regional Mexican music, whether you’re looking for traditional ballads (corridos), cumbias, rancheras, or something in between.
And the Latin Grammy Awards recognize this fact. The award for Best Regional Mexican Music Album (including Tejano) is one of the most highly contested awards every year. This year was no exception, with some amazing albums being nominated.
So who won? The award went to Luis Miguel for his album ¡México Por Siempre! This is Miguel’s sixth Latin Grammy Award, and it’s well-deserved. ¡México Por Siempre! is a beautiful album that showcasing Miguel’s vocal talents and his love for Mexican music.
If you’re a fan of regional Mexican music, or if you’re just looking to expand your musical horizons, be sure to check out ¡México Por Siempre! You won’t be disappointed.
Best Tropical Latin Album
The best of the best in Latin music gathered in Miami for the Latin Grammy Awards. The night was full of surprises, but there were also some clear winners. Here are some of the top albums and artists from the evening.
Best Tropical Latin Album:
The winners for this category were Orquesta El Macabeo for their album Salsa Big Band and Monsieur Periné for their album Caja de Música.
