17th Annual Latin Grammy Awards


The 17th Annual Latin Grammy Awards were held on November 17, 2016 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
The nominations were announced on September 21, 2016. Julio Reyes Copello, Djavan, Fonseca, Jesse & Joy, and Ricardo López Lalinde led with four nominations each. American singer Marc Anthony was honored as the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year on November 16, the day prior to the Latin Grammy Awards.

Awards

The following is the list of nominees. Winners are listed first and in bold.

General

;Record of the Year
Carlos Vives and Shakira — "La Bicicleta"
;Album of the Year
Juan GabrielLos Dúo 2
;Song of the Year
Andrés Castro, Shakira and Carlos Vives — "La Bicicleta"
;Best New Artist
Manuel Medrano

Pop

;Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album
Jesse & JoyUn Besito Más
;Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Juan GabrielLos Dúo, Vol. 2

Urban

;Best Urban Fusion/Performance
Yandel — "Encantadora"
  • Alexis & Fido — "Una En Un Millón"
  • El Dusty featuring Happy Colors — "Cumbia Anthem"
  • Jacob Forever — "Hasta Que Se Seque El Malecon"
  • Tubarao featuring Maneirinho and Anitta — "Pra Todas Elas"
;Best Urban Music Album
J BalvinEnergia
;Best Urban Song
Egbert Rosa Cintrón, Farruko, Eduardo A. Vargas Berrios and Yandel — "Encantadora"

Rock

;Best Rock Album
Los Fabulosos CadillacsLa Salvación de Solo Y Juan
;Best Pop/Rock Album
Julieta VenegasAlgo Sucede
;Best Rock Song
Flavio Cianciarulo — "La Tormenta"
  • Asier Cazalis — "Abismo"
  • Gustavo Cordera — "Fantasma Soy"
  • Luisina Bertoldi, Brenda Martín and Gabriel Pedernera — "Nada Salvaje"
  • Massacre — "Niña Dios"

Alternative

;Best Alternative Music Album
Illya Kuryaki and the ValderramasL.H.O.N.
;Best Alternative Song
Carla Morrison — "Vez Primera"
  • Gustavo Cortés, Ricardo Cortés and Nicolas González — "Ángeles y Serafines"
  • Vicentico — "Averno, El Fantasma"
  • Felipe Antunes and Otávio Carvalho — "Deus"
  • Kevin Johansen — "Es Como El Día"

Tropical

;Best Salsa Album
IndiaIntensamente India Con Canciones de Juan Gabriel
;Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album
FonsecaHomenaje
  • El Gran Martín Elías & Rolando Ochoa— Imparables
  • Kuisitambó — Desde El Fondo
  • Felipe Peláez and Manuel Julían — Vestirte De Amor
  • Various Artists — Mujeres Por Colombia - Vallenato Volúmen 2
;Best Contemporary Tropical Album
GuacoGuaco Histórico 2
;Best Traditional Tropical Album
Sonora SantaneraLa Sonora Santanera En Su 60 Aniversario
  • Rafael Pollo Brito — Pa' Tío Simón
  • Jesús "Chino" Miranda — El Malquerido: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Septeto Nacional Ignacio Piñeiro — El Más Grande y Universal
  • Various Artists — Cuba y Puerto Rico Son...
;Best Tropical Fusion Album
Gente de ZonaVisualízate
  • Cali Flow Latino — Full Hd
  • Cosa Nuestra — Pregoneros de La Calle
  • Explosión Negra — Levántate
  • Treo — Genera
;Best Tropical Song
Omar Alfanno, Fonseca, and Yadam González Cárdenas – "Vine A Buscarte"
  • Jorge Luis Piloto – "Esta Noche Hay Fiesta"
  • Antonio Ávila – "La Bala"
  • Prince Royce and Daniel Santacruz – "La Carretera"
  • Orlando Rodríguez Di Pietro – "No Me Daba Cuenta"

Singer-Songwriter

;Best Singer-Songwriter Album
Manuel MedranoManuel Medrano

Regional Mexican

;Best Banda Album
Banda El Recodo De Cruz LizárragaRaíces
;Best Tejano Album
Michael SalgadoPor Cielo y Tierra
  • Ram Herrera — Mucho Mas Que Amor
  • The Legends — La Historia de La Musica Tejana
  • Marian y Mariel — Vulnerable a Ti
  • Jay PerezUn Amigo Tendrás
;Best Norteño Album
Los Tigres del Norte Desde El Azteca
;Best Regional Mexican Song
Erika Ender, Manu Morendo, and Mónica Vèlez — "Ataúd"
  • Javier Manriquez — "Amor de Los Pobres"
  • Salvador Aponte, Dany Pérez, and César Valdivia — "Me Está Gustando"
  • Espinoza Paz — "Te Dirán"
  • Joan Sebastian — "Volví Pa'l Pueblo"

Instrumental

;Best Instrumental Album
Hamilton de HolandaSamba de Chico

Traditional

;Best Folk Album
Palo Cruza'O — En Armonías Colombianas
  • Grupo Mapeyé — En Las Islas Canarias
  • Los Huayra — Gira
  • Nahuel PennisiPrimavera
  • Marco Rodrigues — Fados do Fado
;Best Tango Album
Nicolás Ledesma y Su Orquesta — Cuando Llora la Milonga
  • Ariel Ardit and Filarmónica de Medellín — Gardel Sinfónico
  • Julio Botti, Pablo Ziegler and Saul Zaks conducting the University of Southern Denmark Symphony OrchestraSax to Tango
  • Omar Mollo — ... Tangamente
  • Leonardo Pastore — Carlos Gardel Original
;Best Flamenco Album
Niña PastoriÁmame Como Soy

Jazz

;Best Latin Jazz Album
Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz OrchestraCuba: The Conversation Continues
  • Mario Adnet — Jobim Jazz
  • Antonio Adolfo — Tropical Infinito
  • Raul Agraz — Between Brothers
  • Carrera Quinta — ''Big Band''

Christian

;Best Christian Album (Spanish Language)
Marcos Vidal — 25 Años
  • Christine D'ClarioEterno
  • Generasion — Ciudad de Luz
  • Alex Sampedro — Alex Sampedro
  • Emir Sensini — Deseo tu Gloria
;Best Christian Album (Portuguese Language)
Anderson Freire — Deus Não Te Rejeita
  • Paulo César Baruk — Graça Quase Acústico
  • Ceremonya — A Vida Num Segundo
  • Padre Fabio de Melo — Deus No Esconderijo Do Verso
  • Adelso Freire — ''Reaprender''

Portuguese Language

;Best Portuguese Language Contemporary Pop Album
CéuTropix
;Best Portuguese Language Rock Album
Ian Ramil — Derivacivilização
Scalene — Éter
;Best Samba/Pagode Album
Martinho da VilaDe Bem Com a Vida
  • Eduardo Gudin — Notícias Dum Brasil 4
  • Corina Magalhães — Tem Mineira no Samba
  • Rogê e Arlindo CruzNa Veia
  • Various ArtistsSambas Para Mangueira
;Best MPB Album
Elza SoaresA Mulher do Fim do Mundo
;Best Brazilian Roots Album
Almir Sater e Renato Teixeira — AR
;Best Portuguese Language Song
Djavan — "Vidas Pra Contar"
  • Tiago Iorc — "Amei Te Ver"
  • Almir Sater, Paulo Simões and Renato Teixeira — "D de Destino"
  • Dani Black — "Maior"
  • Douglas Germano — "Maria da Vila Matilde"

Children's

;Best Latin Children's Album
123 AndrésArriba Abajo
  • ClaraLuna — 1,2,3 Llega Navidad
  • Marta Gómez — Canciones de Sol
  • Omara PortuondoCanciones de Cri Cri “El Grillo Cantor”
  • Various Artists — Canciones y Palabras, Vol. 1
  • Xuxa — ''Abc Do Xspb''

Classical

;Best Classical Album
Cuarteto Latinoamericano and JaramarEl Hilo Invisible
;Best Classical Contemporary Composition
Claudia Montero — "Cuarteto Para Buenos Aires"

Recording Package

;Best Recording Package
Sergio MoraEl Poeta Halley
  • Lisa Akerman Stefaneli — Atlas
  • Goster — Impredecible
  • Marcus Mota — Relevante
  • Goster — ''Umbral''

Production

;Best Engineered Album
Be Hussey, Gustavo Lenza, Diogo Poças, Rodrigo Sanches, Mike Cresswell and Felipe Tchauer — Tropix
  • Rodrigo Campello, Márcio Gama, Aurélio Kauffmann, Jon Luz, Fernando Nunes and Carlos Freitas — Delírio
  • Moogie Canazio and Ron McMaster — Like Nice
  • Salomé Limón and Caco Refojo — Magnética
  • Daniel Musy and André Dias — Samba de Chico
;Producer of the Year
Rafa Arcaute

Music video

;Best Short Form Music Video
Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas"Gallo Negro"
;Best Long Form Music Video
Alejandro SanzSirope Vivo

Special Merit Awards

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

Changes to award categories

  • Due to the low number of entries, the Best Ranchero/Mariachi Album category was not awarded that year.
  • The Brazilian field was renamed to Portuguese Language field