9th Annual Latin Grammy Awards


The 9th Annual Latin Grammy Awards took place on Thursday, November 13, 2008, at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas and were aired on Univision. The Brazilian Field awards were presented on the same day at the Ibirapuera Auditorium in São Paulo. The Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year was Gloria Estefan. Juanes was the night's big winner, winning 5 awards including Album of the Year. He now has 17 Latin Grammy awards which is more than any other recording artist. The show was watched by an average of 5.8 millions.

Awards

Winners are in bold text.

General

;Record of the Year
Juanes — "Me Enamora"
;Album of the Year
JuanesLa Vida... Es un Ratico
;Song of the Year
Juanes — "Me Enamora"
;Best New Artist
Kany García

Pop

;Best Female Pop Vocal Album
Kany GarcíaCualquier Día
;Best Male Pop Vocal Album
JuanesLa Vida... Es un Ratico
;Best Pop Album by a Duo/Group with Vocals
BelanovaFantasía Pop

Urban

;Best Urban Music Album
Wisin & YandelLos Extraterrestres
;Best Urban Song
Flex — "Te Quiero"

Rock

;Best Rock Solo Vocal Album
Andrés CalamaroLa Lengua Popular
;Best Rock Album by a Duo/Group with Vocals
MolotovEternamiente
;Best Rock Song
Café Tacuba — "Esta Vez"

Alternative

;Best Alternative Music Album
Julieta VenegasMTV Unplugged
;Best Alternative Song
Café Tacuba — "Volver a Comenzar"

Tropical

;Best Salsa Album
Marc AnthonyEl Cantante
;Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album
Peter Manjarrés, and Sergio Luis — Sólo Clásicos
  • Chicas de Canela — Chicas de Canela
  • El Combo de las Estrellas — Somos La Esencia
  • Gusi & Beto — La Mandarina
  • Emilianito Zuleta and Toba Zuleta — Palabra de Honor
;Best Contemporary Tropical Album
José FelicianoSeñor Bachata
;Best Traditional Tropical Album
Gloria Estefan90 Millas
;Best Tropical Song

Singer-Songwriter

;Best Singer-Songwriter Album
Fito PáezRodolfo

Regional Mexican

;Best Ranchero Album
Vicente FernándezPara Siempre
;Best Banda Album
Los Horóscopos de DurangoAyer, Hoy y Siempre
;Best Tejano Album
Emilio NavairaDe Nuevo
;Best Norteño Album
Siggno — Six Pack
;Best Regional Mexican Song
Joan Sebastian — "Estos Celos"
  • Freddie Martínez, Jr. — "Búscame En El Cielo"
  • Charlie Corona and Jesse Turner — "Decirte Te Quiero"
  • Adolfo Angel — "Si Tú Te Vas"

Instrumental

;Best Instrumental Album
Orquesta Filarmónica de Bogotá — Orquesta Filarmómoca de Bogotá - 40 Años

Traditional

;Best Folk Album
Cholo Valderrama — Caballo!
;Best Tango Album
Various ArtistsBuenos Aires, Días y Noches de Tango
  • Esteban Morgado Cuarteto — Milongueros
  • Luis SalinasTango
  • Javier Vinasco and Edith Ruiz — Astos Piazzolla/Heitor Villa-Lobos
  • Pablo Ziegler, Quique Sinesi and Walter Castro — Buenos Aires Report
;Best Flamenco Album
Juan Habichuela — Una Guitarra En Granada
  • Diego Amador — Río de los Canasteros
  • Camarón de la IslaReencuentro
  • Esperanza Fernández — Recuerdos
  • Lole — ''Metáfora''

Jazz

;Best Latin Jazz Album
Caribbean Jazz Project featuring Dave SamuelsAfro Bop Alliance
  • Hamilton de Holanda Quinteto — Brasilianos 2
  • Pau Brasil — Nonada
  • David SánchezCultural Survival
  • Charlie Sepúlveda & The Turnaround — ''Charlie Sepulveda & The Turnaround''

Christian

;Best Christian Album
Soraya MoraesTengo Sed de Tí
;Best Christian Album
Soraya MoraesSom Da Chuva
  • Aline BarrosAline Barros & CIA 2
  • Fernanda Brum — Cura-Me
  • Toque No Altar — E Impossivel Mas Deus Pode
  • Andre Valadao — Sobrenatural
  • Italo Villar — ''Deus Sonha Com Vocé''

Brazilian

;Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop Album
Vanessa da MataSim
;Best Brazilian Rock Album
CPM 22Cidade Cinza
;Best Samba/Pagode Album
Paulinho da ViolaAcústico MTV
Maria RitaSamba Meu
;Best MPB Album
Seu JorgeAmérica Brasil o Disco
;Best Romantic Music Album
César Menotti & Fabiano — .com Você
;Best Contemporary Brazilian Roots Album
Elba RamalhoQual o Assunto Que Mais Lhe Interessa?
  • Harmonia do Samba — Esse Som Vai Te Levar - Ao Vivo
  • Trio Curupira — Pés no Brasil, Cabeça no Mundo
  • Trio Virgulino — 26 Anos de Estrada
  • Victor & LeoAo Vivo em Uberlândia
;Best Brazilian Roots/Regional Album
Chitãozinho & XororóGrandes Clássicos Sertanejos Acústico I
  • Pedro Bento and Zé da Estrada — 50 Anos de Mariachis & Grandes Sucessos Sertanejos
  • Banda Calypso — Acústico
  • Cezar & Paulinho — Companheiro é Companheiro
  • Siba e A Fuloresta — Toda Vez Que Eu Dou Um Passo o Mundo Sai Dolugar
;Best Brazilian Song
Marco Moraes and Soraya Moraes — "Som da Chuva"
  • Vanessa da Mata and Sérgio Mendes — "Acode"
  • Dudu Falcão — "Coisas Que Eu Sei"
  • Djavan — "Delírio dos Mortais"
  • Jota Maranhão and Jorge Vercillo — "Ela Une Todas as Coisas"

Children's

;Best Latin Children Album
MiguelitoEl Heredero
  • Claraluna — Un Lugar Llamado Colombia
  • Raquel Durães — Hora de Dormir
  • Niños Adorando — Niños Adorando 3
  • RemiAlegrate
  • Strings For Kids — ''Acordes para Hormiguitas y Menudas Criaturas''

Classical

;Best Classical Album
Plácido DomingoPasión Española
;Best Classical Contemporary Composition
Carlos José Castro — "Concierto del Sol"
Sérgio — "Tahhiyya Li Ossoulina"

Recording Package

;Best Recording Package
Leicia Gotlibowski, Daniel Kotliar, Karina Levy and Mercedes Sencio — Buenos Aires, Días y Noches de Tango
  • Santiago Velazco-Land — Cara B
  • Jorge du Peixe and Valentina Trajano — Fome de Tudo
  • Gaspar Guerra — Gózalo
  • Fritz Torres — ''Tijuana Sound Machine''

Production

;Best Engineered Album
Moogie Canazio and Luiz Tornaghi — Dentro Do Mar Tem Rio - Ao Vivo
;Producer of the Year
Sergio George

Music video

;Best Short Form Music Video
Juanes — "Me Enamora"
;Best Long Form Music Video
Julieta VenegasMTV Unplugged

Special Awards

;Lifetime Achievement Awards
;Trustees Awards

Performers

Live from Brazil:

Presenters

Trivia