Latin Grammy Awards facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Latin Grammy Award
A trophy for the Latin Grammy Award for Record of the Year from 2013
Presented by	The Latin Recording Academy
Country	United States
First awarded	September 13, 2000; 24 years ago (2000-09-13)
Television coverage
Network	CBS (2000–2004) Univision (2005–present)

Most recent Latin Grammy Award winners

← 2022-23 Best in 2023–24 2024–25 →

Award Album of the Year Record of the Year Winner Juan Luis Guerra 4.40 (Radio Güira) Juan Luis Guerra 4.40 ("Mambo 23")   Award Song of the Year Best New Artist Winner Jorge Drexler ("Derrumbe") Ela Taubert

Previous Album of the Year Mañana Será Bonito Album of the Year Radio Güira

The Latin Grammy Awards are special awards given to honor amazing achievements in the Latin music industry. They are presented by The Latin Recording Academy. These awards celebrate music recorded in Spanish or Portuguese.

The music can come from anywhere in the world, but it is mainly from Ibero-America. This area includes Latin America, Spain, Portugal, and the Latino communities in Canada and the United States.

The first Latin Grammy Awards ceremony was held in Los Angeles on September 13, 2000. It was the first primetime show in Spanish to be shown on a major American TV network. Since 2005, the show has been broadcast on Univision and is watched by millions of people.

How the Awards Began

The 2000 Latin Grammy Award for Best Flamenco Album

In 1997, the The Recording Academy (the same group that runs the regular Grammy Awards) created The Latin Recording Academy. They did this because Latin music is a huge and diverse world of its own. It was too big to fit into the main Grammy Awards show.

The idea for a separate awards show for Latin music started back in 1989. Key people like Michael Greene, Rudy Pérez, and Mauricio Abaroa helped make it happen.

The first awards show took place in 2000 with 39 categories for music in Spanish and Portuguese. The 2001 show was scheduled for September 11, but it was canceled due to the tragic events of that day. In 2005, the show moved to the Spanish-language channel Univision.

Who Can Be Nominated?

For a song or album to be considered for a Latin Grammy, it must have at least 60% of its lyrics in Spanish or Portuguese. The music must be officially released in places like North, Central, or South America, the Caribbean, Spain, or Portugal.

Music in other languages from Ibero-America, like Catalan, Guarani, or Quechua, can also be accepted. The members of the Latin Recording Academy vote to decide.

How are Winners Chosen?

The voting process for the Latin Grammys is similar to the regular Grammys.

1. First, artists and record companies submit music for consideration.
2. Next, experts review the submissions to make sure they are in the right categories.
3. Then, voting members of the Academy, who are also part of the Latin music industry, receive ballots to vote for nominees.
4. The top five vote-getters in each category become the official nominees.
5. Finally, members vote one more time to choose the winners, who are announced at the awards ceremony.

Main Award Categories

Just like the regular Grammy Awards, the Latin Grammys have four main awards that can be won by an artist from any genre of Latin music.

• Record of the Year: This award goes to the artist, producers, and engineers for one single song.
• Album of the Year: This is given to the artist and production team for an entire album.
• Song of the Year: This award goes to the songwriter or songwriters who wrote the lyrics and music for a song.
• Best New Artist: This honors a talented new artist who has made a big impact.

Besides these, there are many other awards for specific genres like pop, rock, salsa, and regional Mexican music.

Where the Ceremonies Happen

The Latin Grammy Awards have been held seven times at the Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas.

The Latin Grammy Awards have been held in Las Vegas more than any other city. The show has taken place there 14 times. Other host cities have included Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, and Houston.

In 2023, the awards ceremony was held outside of the United States for the very first time. The show took place in Seville, Spain, marking a special moment in the awards' history.

Top Winners

Some artists have won many Latin Grammy awards over the years.

• Residente holds the record for the most wins by an individual, with 29 awards.
• Juanes is close behind with 26 awards.
• Natalia Lafourcade is the female artist with the most wins, having earned 18 awards.
• The group Calle 13 holds the record for a band, with 22 awards.

Past Winners of Major Awards

Here is a list of the winners in the four main categories from each year.

See also

In Spanish: Premios Grammy Latinos para niños

• List of Grammy Award categories § Latin