14th Annual Latin Grammy Awards


The 14th Annual Latin Grammy Awards was held on Thursday, November 21, 2013, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. This was the sixth time that Latin Grammys has been held at this location. The main telecast was broadcast on Univision at 8:00 PM EST.
The nominations were announced on September 25, 2013. Javier Garza, Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas and Carlos Vives led the nominations with five nods each. Miguel Bosé was honored as the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year on November 20, the day prior to the Latin Grammy Awards.
Carlos Vives was the biggest winner with three awards, including Song of the Year for "Volví a Nacer"; Marc Anthony won Record of the Year for "Vivir Mi Vida"; Draco Rosa won the award for Album of the Year for Vida; and Gaby Moreno was awarded Best New Artist. This marks the first time since the inaugural awards that the three categories were given to three different artists. Producer Sergio George won three awards, including Producer of the Year.

Awards

The following is a list of nominees:

General

Record of the Year
Marc Anthony — "Vivir Mi Vida"
Album of the Year
Draco RosaVida
Song of the Year
Andrés Castro and Carlos Vives — "Volví a Nacer"
Best New Artist
Gaby Moreno
  • A Band of Bitches
  • Leslie Cartaya
  • EliaCim
  • Clarice Falcão
  • Jesús Hidalgo
  • Maluma
  • Mojito Lite
  • Quattro
  • Milton Salcedo

Pop

Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album
Alejandro SanzLa Música No Se Toca
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Andrés Cepeda
Lo Mejor Que Hay En Mi Vida

Urban

Best Urban Performance
Pitbull featuring Papayo — "Echa Pa'lla (Manos Pa'rriba)"
Best Urban Music Album
Mala RodríguezBruja
Best Urban Song
Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas — "Ula Ula"

Rock

Best Rock Album
La Vida BohèmeSerá
Best Pop/Rock Album
Beto Cuevas
Transformación

Best Rock Song
Cachorro López and Vicentico — "Creo Que Me Enamoré"
  • Emiliano Brancciari — "A las Nueve"
  • Erik Canales — "16"
  • Henry D'Arthenay — "Hornos de Cal"
  • DLD — "Todo Cuenta"

Alternative

Best Alternative Music Album
Natalia LafourcadeMujer Divina – Homenaje a Agustín Lara
Best Alternative Song
Bajofondo — "Pena En Mi Corazón"

Tropical

Best Salsa Album
Various Artists — Sergio George Presents: Salsa Giants
Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album
Felipe Peláez and Manuel Julián —
Differente

Best Contemporary Tropical Album
Juan Luis GuerraAsondeguerra Tour
Best Traditional Tropical Album
Arturo Sandoval
Un Siglo De Pasión

  • Lucy Fabery and Humberto Ramírez — Sentimentales
  • Miriam Ramos with Barbarito Torres, Ernán Lopez-Nussa and Rolando Luna — La Canción Cubana
  • Septeto Nacional Ignacio Piñeiro — La Habana Tiene Su Son
  • Septeto Santiaguero — Vamos Pa' La Fiesta
Best Tropical Fusion Album
Carlos VivesCorazón Profundo
  • Casadiego — Obsesiónate
  • Grupo Treo — Pégate
  • Palmacoco — Boogaflow
  • Tecupae — Suerte
Best Tropical Song
Andrés Castro and Carlos Vives — "Volví a Nacer"
  • Yoel Henríquez and Amerika Jiménez — "No Soy Un Hombre Malo"
  • Sergio George and Jorge Luis Piloto — "Para Celebrar"
  • Jorge Luis Piloto — "Si Yo Fuera Tú"
  • Víctor Víctor — "Y Yo Dejándola"

Singer-songwriter

Best Singer-Songwriter Album
Caetano VelosoAbraçaço

Regional Mexican

Best Ranchero Album
Vicente FernándezHoy
Best Banda Album
Banda Los Recoditos
El Free

La Original Banda El Limón de Salvador Lizárraga — La Original y Sus Boleros de Amor
Best Tejano Album
David Lee Garza
Just Friends

  • Shaggy García y Grupo Recuerdo — Solo Tencha
  • Los TexmaniacsTexas Towns & Tex-Mex Sounds
  • Jay PerezNew Horizons
  • Siggno — El Mundo Se Acabó
Best Norteño Album
IntocableEn Peligro de Extinción
  • Los Canarios De Michoacán — Hoy y Siempre
  • Emilio Navaira — A Las Personas de Mi Vida
  • Pesado — Mi Promesa
  • Voz de MandoY Ahora Resulta
Best Regional Song
Pedro Fernández — "Cachito de Cielo"
  • Horacio Palencia — "Mi Razón De Ser"
  • Manuel Eduardo Toscano — "Romeo Y Su Nieta"
  • Luis Carlos Monroy, Adrián Pieragostino and Alex Rodríguez — "Todo y Nada"
  • Adalberto Gallegos — "Tu Última Canción"

Instrumental

Best Instrumental Album
BajofondoPresente

Traditional

Best Folk Album
Reynaldo ArmasEl Caballo de Oro
  • Gaêlica — Luz - Una Navidad Celta En Venezuela
  • Gualberto Ibarreto and C4 Trío — Gualberto + C4
  • Los NocherosClásicos - El Pecado Original
  • María Mulata — De Cantos Y Vuelos
  • Chuchito Valdés and Eddy Navia — Carnaval En Piano Charango
Best Tango Album
Diego El Cigala
Romance de la Luna Tucumana

  • Julio Botti — Tango Nostalgias
  • Hernán Lucero — Tangos y Canciones Criollas
  • Ramírez-Satorre — Piazzolla de Cámara
  • Pablo Ziegler and Metropole OrkestAmsterdam Meets New Tango
Best Flamenco Album
TomatitoSoy Flamenco

Jazz

Best Latin Jazz Album
Michel CamiloWhat's Up?

Christian

Best Spanish Christian Album
Alex CamposRegreso A Ti
Best Portuguese Christian Album
Kleber Lucas —
Profeta Da Esperança

  • Eyshila — Jesus, O Brasil Te Adora
  • Anderson Freire — Raridade
  • Bruna Karla — Aceito O Teu Chamado
  • Padre Reginaldo Manzotti — Paz e Luz
  • Ministério Adoração e Vida — ''Herói''

Brazilian

Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop Album
Seu JorgeMúsicas Para Churrasco Vol. 1 Ao Vivo
Best Brazilian Rock Album
Jota Quest
Ao Vivo: Rock in Rio

  • Nevilton — Sacode!
  • Nando Reis and Os Infernais — Sei
  • Vespas Mandarinas — Animal Nacional
  • Vowe — Nossa Verdade
Best Samba/Pagode Album
Alexandre PiresEletrosamba - Ao Vivo
Best MPB Album
Maria Rita
Redescobrir - Ao Vivo

Best Sertaneja Music Album
Victor & LeoAo Vivo em Floripa
Best Brazilian Roots Album
Various Artists —
Salve Gonzagão 100 Anos

  • César Oliveira & Rogério Melo — Era Assim Naquele Tempo...!
  • Os Serranos — Os Serranos Interpretam Sucessos Gaúchos Vol. 3
  • Elba RamalhoVambora Lá Dançar
  • Various Artists — Sob o Olhar Januarense / O Velho Chico - Volume 1
Best Brazilian Song
Roberto Carlos — "Esse Cara Sou Eu"

Children's

Best Latin Children's Album
Lucky Díaz y La Familia Música — ¡Fantástico!
  • Atención AtenciónVamos A Bailar
  • Eslabones Kids — Vamos A Cantar
  • Karito — Estoy Feliz
  • Miami Lighthouse for the Blind — ''Four Magical Stories to Live''

Classical

Best Classical Album
Nelson FreireBrasileiro
Best Classical Contemporary Composition
Carlos Franzetti — "Zingaros"
  • Anderson Freire — "A Igreja Vem"
  • Rafael Piccolotto de Lima — "Abertura Jobiniana"
  • Gabriela Ortiz — "Elegía"
  • Leo Brouwer — "String Quartet # 5"

Recording Package

Best Recording Package
Tonho Quinta-Feira and Fernando Young — Abraçaço
  • Filipe Costa and Mateus Sá — Abaporu
  • Belén Mena — De Taitas y de Mamas
  • The Welcome Branding Group — El Techo es el Suelo
  • Masa — ''Repeat After Me''

Production

Best Engineered Album
Edgar Barrera, Sebastian de Peyrecave, Javier Garza, Julio Reyes Copello and Mike Fuller — Kany García
  • Eduardo Sobral, Léo Guimarães, Roberto Jr., Luiz Carlos T Reis and Ricardo Dias — Barra Da Saia
  • Carlos Campón, Ernesto García, Noah Georgeson, Demian Nava, Sebastían Schon, César Sogbe and José Blanco — Mujer Divina – Homenaje a Agustín Lara
  • Marcelo Sabóia and Carlos Freitas — Rua Dos Amores
  • Bori Alarcón, Sergio Delgado and Salomé Limón — Soy Flamenco
Producer of the Year
Sergio George

Music video

Best Short Form Music Video
Alex Cuba — "Eres Tú"
Best Long Form Music Video
Natalia LafourcadeMujer Divina – Homenaje a Agustín Lara

Special Merit Awards

The following is a list of special merit awards
Lifetime Achievement Awards
Trustees Award

Changes to award categories

A new category for Best Urban Performance was added to the Urban music field. The award is intended for commercially released singles or tracks of a newly recorded material within the urban music genre.

Performers

Presenters