18th Annual Latin Grammy Awards


The 18th Annual Latin Grammy Awards was held on November 16, 2017, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. It was broadcast on Univision at 8PM ET\PT. This marked the tenth year Las Vegas hosts the Latin Grammy Awards and also marked the telecasts return to the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

Performers

Postponement of Nominations Announcement

Nominations were to be announced on September 20, 2017. However, due to the earthquake in Mexico which occurred a previous day, as well as other natural disasters that affected Spanish-speaking communities, the Latin Recording Academy did not announce the nominations until Tuesday, September 26.
This marked the second time when the Latin Recording Academy had to delay or cancel one of their signature events. In 2001, the Latin Recording Academy was forced to cancel the 2nd Annual Latin Grammy Awards due to the September 11 attacks. Instead, the winners of those awards were announced at a press conference the following month. The 18th Annual Latin Grammy Awards were still held on time, on November 16, 2017, despite the delay of the announcement of the nominations.

Nominees and winners

The following is the list of nominees.

General

;Record of the Year
Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee — "Despacito"
;Album of the Year
Rubén Blades with Roberto Delgado & OrquestaSalsa Big Band
;Song of the Year
Daddy Yankee, Erika Ender and Luis Fonsi — "Despacito"
;Best New Artist
Vicente García

Pop

;Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album
ShakiraEl Dorado
;Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Lila DownsSalón, Lágrimas y Deseo

Urban

;Best Urban Fusion/Performance
Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber — "Despacito"
;Best Urban Music Album
ResidenteResidente
;Best Urban Song
Rafael Arcaute, Igor Koshkendey and Residente — "Somos Anormales"

Rock

;Best Rock Album
Diamante EléctricoLa Gran Oscilación
  • Daniel Cadena — Mutante
  • De la Tierra — II
  • Eruca SativaBarro y Fauna
  • Utopians — Todos Nuestros Átomos
;Best Pop/Rock Album
JuanesMis Planes Son Amarte
;Best Rock Song
Diamante Eléctrico — "Déjala Rodar"
Andrés Calamaro — "La Noche"
  • Eruca Sativa — "Armas Gemelas"
  • Rafa Bonilla and Jorge Holguín "Pyngwi" — "Días Contados"
  • Emiliano Brancciari — "Para Cuando Me Muera"
  • Enrique Rangel — "Que No"

Alternative

;Best Alternative Music Album
Café TacvbaJei Beibi
;Best Alternative Song
Mon Laferte — "Amárrame"

Tropical

;Best Salsa Album
Rubén Blades and Roberto Delgado & OrquestaSalsa Big Band
  • Alberto Barros — Tributo a La Salsa Colombiana 7
  • Juan Pablo DíazFase Dos
  • Alain Pérez — ADN
  • Various Artists / Isidro Infante — Isidro Infante Presenta: Cuba y Puerto Rico, Un Abrazo Musical Salsero
;Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album
Jorge Celedón and Sergio Luis Rodríguez — Ni Un Paso Atrás
;Best Contemporary Tropical Album
Guaco — Bidimensional
;Best Traditional Tropical Album
Jon Secada featuring The Charlie Sepúlveda Big Band — To Beny Moré with Love
  • AlbitaAlbita
  • El Septeto Santiaguero — Raíz
  • La Colmenita — El Añejo Jardín
  • Babalú Quinteto — Cuba Sobre Cuerdas
;Best Tropical Fusion Album
Olga TañónOlga Tañón y Punto.
  • Colectro — Coletera
  • Gabriel — Contra Corriente
  • Adriana LucíaPorrock
  • Salsangroove — Salsangroove
;Best Tropical Song
Vicente García — "Bachata en Kingston"

Songwriter

;Best Songwriting Album
Vicente GarcíaA La Mar
  • Alex CubaLo Único Constante
  • Santiago Cruz — Trenes, Aviones y Viajes Interplanetarios
  • Erika EnderTatuajes
  • Debi Nova — ''Gran Ciudad''

Regional Mexican

;Best Ranchera/Mariachi Music Album
Flor de Toloache — Las Caras Lindas
  • Majida IssaPero No Llorando - Nocturna
  • Mariachi Herencia de México — Nuestra Herencia
  • Mariachi Imperial Azteca — Aún Estoy de Pie
  • Mariachi Oro de América — 36 Aniversario Mariachi Oro de América
;Best Banda Album
Banda El Recodo de Cruz LizárragaAyer y Hoy
;Best Norteño Music Album
Los PalominosPiénsalo
;Best Regional Mexican Song
Juan Treviño — "Siempre Es Así"
  • Espinoza Paz — "Compromiso Descartado"
  • Horacio Palencia — "Ganas de Volver"
  • Raúl Jiménez E. and Chucho Rincón — "Sentimiento Emborrachado"
  • Edgar Barrera, Martín Castro Ortega and Alfonso Lizárraga — "Vale la Pena"

Instrumental

;Best Instrumental Album
Michel Camilo and TomatitoSpain Forever
  • Cesar Camargo Mariano featuring Rudiger Liebermann, Walter Seyfarth and Benoit Fromanger — Joined
  • Gustavo Casenave — Conversations with Vladimir Stowe
  • Daniel Minimalia — Origen
  • Luis Salinas — ''El Tren''

Traditional

;Best Folk Album
Natalia LafourcadeMusas)
  • Yuvisney Aguilar and Afrocuban Jazz Quartet — Piango, Piango
  • Magín DíazEl Orisha de la Rosa
  • Quinteto Leopoldo Federico — Pa' Qué Más
  • Edward Ramírez and Rafa Pino — El Tuyero Ilustrado
;Best Tango Album
Fernando OteroSolo Buenos Aires
  • El Arranque — 20 Años - En Vivo En Café Vinilo
  • Patricia Malanca — Bucles
  • Rodolfo Mederos13
  • Tango Orchestra — Mixturas
;Best Flamenco Music Album
Vicente AmigoMemoria de Los Sentidos
  • Diego Guerrero — Vengo Caminando
  • Las Migas — Vente Conmigo
  • José Mijita — Se Llama Flamenco
  • La Macanita and Manuel Valencia — ''Directo en El Círculo Flamenco de Madrid''

Jazz

;Best Latin Jazz Album
Eliane EliasDance of Time
  • Antonio Adolfo — Hybrido / From Rio To Wayne Shorter
  • Oskar Cartaya — Bajo Mundo
  • Charlie Sepúlveda and The Turnaround — Mr. EP - A Tribute to Eddie Palmieri
  • Miguel Zenón — ''Típico''

Portuguese language

;Best Contemporary Pop Album
Tiago IorcTroco Likes Ao Vivo: Um Filme de Tiago Iorc
;Best Rock Album or Alternative Music
Nando ReisJardim-Pomar
  • The Baggios — Brutown
  • Blitz — Aventuras II
  • Curumim — Boca
  • Metá MetáMM3
;Best Samba/Pagode Album
Mart'nália+ Misturado
  • Luciana Mello — Na luz do samba
  • Diogo NogueiraAlma brasileira
  • Roberta SáDelírio no Circo
  • Various Artists — Samba Book: Jorge Aragão
;Best Brazilian Popular Music Album
Edu Lobo, Romero Lubambo, Mauro Senise — Dos Navegantes
  • Alexandre PiresDNA Musical
  • SilvaSilva Canta Marisa
  • António Zambujo — Até Pensei Que Fosse Minha
  • Zanna — Zanna
;Best Sertaneja Music Album
DanielDaniel
;Best Brazilian Roots Music Album
Bruna Viola — Ao Vivo - Melodias Do Sertão
  • Patrícia BastosBatom Bacaba
  • Pinduca — No Embalo Do
  • Trio Nordestino — Canta O Nordeste
  • Yangos — Chamamé
  • Various Artists — Ascensão
;Best Song in Portuguese Language
Ana Caetano and Tiago Iorc, songwriters — "Trevo " '''
  • Marisa Monte, Silva and Lucas Silva, songwriters — "Noturna "
  • Cauique, Diogo Leite and Rodrigo Leite, songwriters — "Pé na Areia"
  • Nando Reis, songwriter — "Só Posso Dizer"
  • Andrei Kozyreff, Juliana Strassacapa, Sebastián Piracés-Ugarte, Mateo Piracés-Ugarte and Rafael Gomes da Silva, songwriters — "Triste, Louca ou Má"

Classical

;Best Classical Album
Eddie Mora directing The Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Costa Rica — Música De Compositores Costarricenses Vol. 2
;Best Classical Contemporary Composition
Leo Brouwer — "Sonata del Decamerón Negro"

Christian

;Best Christian Album (Spanish Language)
Alex CamposMomentos
  • Barak — Generación Radical
  • Gabriela Cartulano — Tu Amor
  • Álvaro López and ResQBand — Sol Detente
  • Jaci VelasquezConfío
;Best Christian Album (Portuguese Language)
Aline BarrosAcenda A Sua Luz

Children's

;Best Children's Album
Various ArtistsMarc Anthony for Babies
  • Mariana Baraj — ¡Churo!
  • Cantajuego — ¡Viva Mi Planeta 2!
  • CepillínGracias
  • Luis PescettiQueridos
  • Sophia — ''Aprendendo Ritmos da América''

Recording Package field

;Best Recording PackageCarlos Dussán, Juliana Jaramillo, Juan Felipe Martínez and Claudio Roncoli — El Orisha de la Rosa
  • André Coelho and Mariana Hardy — Na Medida Do Impossível Ao Vivo No Inhotim
  • Lia Cunha — Pirombeira
  • Barão Di Sarno and Ciça Góes — Sol
  • Fabio Prata — ''Três no Samba''

Production

;Best Engineered Album
Josh Gudwin and Tom Coyne — Mis Planes Son Amarte
  • Guillermo Bonetto, Nahuel Giganti, My-TBeats and Pedro Pearson — Alas Canciones
  • Rodrigo de Castro Lopes, Pete Karam and Paul Blakemore — Dance of Time
  • Craig Parker Adams, Gabe Roth, Juan Pablo Berreondo and JJ Golden — Ilusión
  • Moogie Canazio, Carlos De Andrade and Ricardo Dias — Zanna
;Producer of the Year
Eduardo Cabra

Music video

;Best Short Form Music Video
Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee — "Despacito"
;Best Long Form Music Video
Natalia LafourcadeMusas, El Documental

Multiple Nominations and Awards

The following received multiple nominations:
The following received multiple awards: