12th Annual Latin Grammy Awards


The 12th Annual Latin Grammy Awards was held on Thursday, November 10, 2011, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas and was hosted by Lucero and Cristián de la Fuente. The eligibility period for recordings to be nominated is July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011. The show will be aired on Univision.
Puerto Rican band Calle 13 were the big winners of the night with nine awards including Album of the Year for Entren Los Que Quieran; and Record of the Year and Song of the Year for "Latinoamérica". The Best New Artist award went to Sie7e. Shakira was honored as the Person of the Year the night before the telecast and she also won the award for Best Female Pop Vocal Album for Sale El Sol.

Awards

Winners are in bold text.

General

Record of the Year
Calle 13 featuring Totó la Momposina, Susana Baca and Maria Rita – "Latinoamérica"
Album of the Year
Calle 13Entren Los Que Quieran
Song of the Year
Rafa Arcaute and Calle 13 – "Latinoamérica"
Best New Artist
Sie7e

Pop

Best Female Pop Vocal Album
ShakiraSale el Sol
Best Male Pop Vocal Album
Franco De Vita
En Primera Fila

Best Pop Album by a Duo/Group with Vocals
Alex, Jorge y LenaAlex, Jorge y Lena

Urban

Best Urban Music Album
Calle 13Entren Los Que Quieran
Best Urban Song
Rafa Arcaute and Calle 13 – "Baile de los Pobres"

Rock

Best Rock Album
ManáDrama y Luz
Best Rock Song
León Larregui and Zoé – "Labios Rotos"

Alternative

Best Alternative Music Album
ZoéMTV Unplugged/Música de Fondo
  • Doctor Krápula – Corazón Bombea/Vivo
  • Fidel NadalForever Together
  • Carla Morrison – Mientras Tu Dormias
  • Mr. Pauer – Soundtrack
Best Alternative Song
Rafa Arcaute and Calle 13 – "Calma Pueblo"
  • San Pascualito Reyes – "Salgamos de Aquí"
  • Doctor Krápula – "Somos"
  • DJ Blass and Fidel Nadal – "Te Robaste Mi Corazón"
  • Sie7e – "Tengo Tu Love"

Tropical

Best Salsa Album
Rubén Blades and Seis Del Solar – Todos Vuelven Live
Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album
Juan Carlos Coronel —
Tesoros

Best Contemporary Tropical Album
Tito El BambinoEl Patrón: Invencible
Best Traditional Tropical Album
Cachao López
The Last Mambo

  • AlbitaToda Una Vida
  • Adalberto ÁlvarezEl Son de Altura
  • Esencia – Con La Fuerza de un Tren
  • Septeto Santiaguero – Oye Mi Son Santiaguero
Best Tropical Song
Calle 13 – "Vamo' A Portarnos Mal"
  • Juan Magan – "Bailando Por Ahí"
  • Alex Bandana, Gloria Estrada & La Marisoul – "La Negra"
  • Rafi Monclova and Gilberto Santa Rosa – "Me Cambiaron Las Preguntas"
  • Yoel Henríquez – "Me Duele la Cabeza"

Singer-Songwriter

Best Singer-Songwriter Album
Amaury GutiérrezSesiones Intimas
Gian MarcoDías Nuevos

Regional Mexican

Best Ranchero Album
Vicente FernándezEl Hombre Que Mas Te Amó
Best Banda Album
La Arrolladora Banda El Limón
Todo Depende De Tí

Best Tejano Album
Little Joe & La Familia – Recuerdos
  • Chente BarreraEl Número Siete
  • Joe Posada – In The Pocket
  • Sunny Sauceda y Todo Eso – Camaleón
  • Tortilla Factory – Cookin
Best Norteño Album
Los Tigres del NorteMTV Unplugged: Los Tigres del Norte and Friends

Best Regional Song
Marco Antonio Solís – "Tú Me Vuelves Loco"'

Instrumental

Best Instrumental Album
Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke and Lenny WhiteForever
  • Al Di Meloa – Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody
  • Escalandrum – Piazzolla Plays Piazzolla
  • Luis Salinas – Sin Tiempo
  • Omar Sosa – ''Calma''

Traditional

Best Folk Album
Mercedes SosaDeja La Vida Volar – En Gira
  • Eva Ayllón & Perú Negro – 40 Años de Clasicos Afro Peruanos
  • Jorge Pardo – Música Tradicional Peruana Homenaje A Arturo Zambo Cavero Y Oscar Aviles
  • Soledad PastoruttiVivo En Arequito
  • Santoral – Más Que Enamorao
Best Tango Album
Diego El Cigala
Cigala & Tango

  • Leopoldo Federico and El Arranque – Raras Partituras 6
  • Orquesta del Tango de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires and Susana RinaldiEn Vivo – Homenaje A Cátulo Castillo & Anibal Troilo
  • Orquesta del Tango de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires – 30 Años
  • Susana Rinaldi and Leopoldo Federico – Vos y Yo
Best Flamenco Album
Niña Pastori – La Orilla de mi Pelo
  • Josemi Carmona – Las Pequeñas Cosas
  • Chano Domínguez – Piano Ibérico
  • Ojos de Brujo – 10 Años – Corriente Vital
  • Pastora Soler – ''15 Años''

Jazz

Best Latin Jazz Album
Paquito D'RiveraPanamericana Suite

Christian

Best Christian Album
Alex Campos – Lenguaje de Amor
Best Christian Album
Aline Barros
Extraordinário Amor De Deus

  • Ministério Adoração e Vida – Em Santidade
  • Rosa de Saron – Horizonte Vivo Distante
  • Various Artists – Uma História Em Canções
  • Pe. Zezinho, scj – ''Quando Deus Se Calou''

Brazilian

Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop Album
Jota QuestQuinze
Best Brazilian Rock Album
Caetano Veloso
Zii e Zie – Ao Vivo

Best Samba/Pagode Album
ExaltasambaExaltasamba 25 Anos – Ao Vivo
Best MPB Album
Djavan
Ária

Best Sertaneja Music Album
João Bosco & Vinícius – João Bosco & Vinícius
Best Native Brazilian Roots Album
Naná Vasconcelos
Sinfonia & Batuques

Best Brazilian Song
Nando Reis and Samuel Rosa – "De Repente"

Children's

Best Latin Children's Album
Pato Fu – Música de Brinquedo
  • Claraluna – Un Mundo de Navidad
  • Piero – Sinfonia Inconclusa En 'L'a Mar
  • Omara PortuondoReír y Cantar
  • Jessyca Sarango – Henry El Camioncito Verde
  • Topa & Muni – La Casa de Playhouse Disney
  • Various Artists – ''Cantando Aprendo A Hablar: Vamos A Jugar''

Classical

Best Classical Album
Brazilian Guitar QuartetBrazilian Guitar Quartet Plays Villa-Lobos
Best Classical Contemporary Composition
Paquito D'Rivera – "Panamericana Suite"

Recording Package

Best Recording Package
Javier MariscalChico & Rita
Alejandro RosSolo un Momento
  • Natalia Ayala, Carlos Dussan Gomez and Juliana Jaramillo – El Corazón y El Sombrero
  • Juan Gatti – El Paso Trascendental del Vodevil a la Astracanada
  • Allan Castañeda and Sandra Masías – ''Fiesta Inkaterra''

Production

Best Engineered Album
Benny Faccone, Thom Russo and Tom Baker – Drama y Luz
  • Rafo Arbulú, Carlos Castro, Humberto Gatica, Guillermo 'Memo' Gil, Allan Leschhorn, Cristian Robles, Andrés Saavedra, Rodolfo Vázquez and Bernie Grundman – Días Nuevos
  • Valter Costa, Beto Neves, Flávio Sena, Alê Siqueira, Flávio Souza, William Jr and Carlos Freitas – Diminuto
  • Ricky Campanelli and Juan Cristóbal Losada – Homenaje a Los Rumberos
  • Moogie Canazio, Brad Haenel and Ron Mc Master – Manuscrito
Producer of the Year
Rafael Arcaute and Calle 13

Music video

Best Short Form Music Video
Calle 13 – "Calma Pueblo"
Best Long Form Music Video
Franco De VitaEn Primera Fila

Special Awards

Lifetime Achievement Award
Trustees Award
Person of the Year

Performers

Presenters