LAS VEGAS (CelebrityAccess) — Spanish flamenco-trap singer Rosalía (Rosalía Vila Tobella) took top honors at the Latin Grammys on Thursday night when she won album of the year for her hit El Mal Querer.
Rosalía also took top honors for best contemporary pop album and best urban song for her contributions for J. Balvin’s hit Con Altura.
Alejandro Sanz, who also hails from Spain, took home trophies for record of the year, long-form music video and pop song for “Mi Persona Favorita.”
Bad Bunny won the Latin Grammy for urban album of the year for his hit “X 100Pre” and took the opportunity to address the perception that the Latin Recording Academy again snubbed reggaeton artists this year, noting that the lack of nominations will only push artists in the genre even more.
“With all due respect, reggaeton is part of Latin culture and is representing as much as any other genre worldwide. To my fellow reggaetoneros: Keep giving it your all and we will continue to bring creativity and ingenuity. Our genre has become views, numbers, and let’s keep going and giving people new things,” he said.
Other reggaeton artists, including Daddy Yankee and J Balvin, stayed home from the event this year as a form of protest.
In what was perhaps the biggest surprise of the night, Metallica’s Lars Ulrich appeared to present Juanes with a Latin Grammy artist of the year award.
“Tonight we come full circle,” Ulrich said. “I proclaim myself a Juanes fan. My brother in rock, mi amigo, mi parcero, I am proud to recognize you as the Latin recording artist of the year.”
Juanes went on to perform some of his biggest hits, including “Fijate Bien,” “Querer Mejor,” “A Dios Le Pido,” and “Bonita” with some help from Alessia Cara and Sebastian Yatra.
Hosted by Ricky Martin, the Latin Grammys took place at the MGM Grand in Los Vegas.
Album of The Year
Visceral – Paula Arenas
Paraíso Road Gang – Rubén Blades
Cargar La Suerte – Andrés Calamaro
Agustín – Fonseca
Vida – Luis Fonsi
El Mal Querer – Rosalía — WINNER
#Eldisco – Alejandro Sanz
¿Dónde Bailarán Las Niñas? – Ximena Sariñana
Mas De Mi – Tony Succar
Fantasía – Sebastián Yatra
Record of The Year:
“Parecen Viernes” — Marc Anthony
“Verdades Afiladas” — Andrés Calamaro
“Ahí Ahí” — Vicente García
“Kitipun” — Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
“Querer Mejor” — Juanes Featuring Alessia Cara
“La Plata” — Juanes Featuring Lalo Ebratt
“Aute Couture” — Rosalía
“Mi Persona Favorita” — Alejandro Sanz & Camila Cabello — WINNER
“No Tengo Nada” — Alejandro Sanz
“Cobarde” — Ximena Sariñana
Song of The Year:
“Calma” — Pedro Capó, Gabriel Edgar González Pérez & George Noriega, songwriters (Pedro Capó) — WINNER
“Desconstrução” — Tiago Iorc, songwriter (Tiago Iorc)
“El País” — Rubén Blades, songwriter (Rubén Blades)
“Kitipun” — Juan Luis Guerra, songwriter (Juan Luis Guerra 4.40)
“Mi Persona Favorita” — Camila Cabello & Alejandro Sanz, songwriters (Alejandro Sanz & Camila Cabello)
“No Tengo Nada” — Alejandro Sanz, songwriter (Alejandro Sanz)
“Quédate” — Kany García & Tommy Torres, songwriters (Kany García & Tommy Torres)
“Querer Mejor” — Rafael Arcaute, Alessia Cara, Camilo Echeverry, Juanes, Mauricio Montaner, Ricardo Montaner & Tainy, songwriters (Juanes Featuring Alessia Cara)
“Un Año” — Mauricio Rengifo, Andrés Torres & Sebastián Yatra, songwriters (Sebastián Yatra Featuring Reik)
“Ven” — Fonseca, songwriter (Fonseca)
Best Pop Song:
“Bailar” — Leonel García, songwriter (Leonel García)
“Buena Para Nada” — Paula Arenas, Luigi Castillo & Santiago Castillo, songwriters (Paula Arenas)
“Mi Persona Favorita” — Camila Cabello & Alejandro Sanz, songwriters (Alejandro Sanz & Camila Cabello) — WINNER
“Pienso En Tu Mirá” — Antón Álvarez Alfaro, El Guincho & Rosalía, songwriters (Rosalía)
“Ven” — Fonseca, songwriter (Fonseca)
Best Urban Fusion/Performance:
“Tenemos Que Hablar” — Bad Bunny
“Calma (Remix)” — Pedro Capó & Farruko — WINNER
“Pa’ Olvidarte (Remix)” — ChocQuibtown, Zion & Lennox, Farruko Featuring Manuel Turizo
“Con Calma” — Daddy Yankee Featuring Snow
“Otro Trago” — Sech Featuring Darell
Best Urban Music Album:
Kisses — Anitta
X 100PRE — Bad Bunny — WINNER
Mi Movimiento — De La Ghetto
19 — Feid
Sueños — Sech
Best Urban Song:
“Baila Baila Baila” — Ozuna & Vicente Saavedra, songwriters (Ozuna)
“Caliente” — J Balvin, René Cano, De La Ghetto & Alejandro Ramirez, songwriters (De La Ghetto Featuring J Balvin)
“Con Altura” — J Balvin, Mariachi Budda, Frank Dukes, El Guincho, Alejandro Ramirez & Rosalía, songwriters (Rosalía & J Balvin Featuring El Guincho) — WINNER
“Otro Trago” — Kevyn Mauricio Cruz, Kevin Mauricio Jimenez Londoño, Bryan Lezcano Chaverra, Josh Mendez, Sech & Jorge Valdes, songwriters (Sech Featuring Darell)
“Pa’ Olvidarte” — René Cano, ChocQuibtown, Kevyn Cruz Moreno, Juan Diego Medina Vélez, Andrés David Restrepo, Mateo Tejada Giraldo, Andrés Uribe Marín, Juan Vargas & Doumbia Yohann, songwriters (ChocQuibTown)
Best Alternative Music Album:
Latinoamericana — Alex Anwandter
Discutible — Babasónicos
Bach — Bandalos Chinos
Prender Un Fuego — Marilina Bertoldi
Norma — Mon Laferte — WINNER
Best Traditional Tropical Album:
Andrés Cepeda Big Band (En Vivo) — Andrés Cepeda — WINNER
Vereda Tropical — Olga Cerpa y Mestisay
Lo Nuestro — Yelsy Heredia
A Journey Through Cuban Music — Aymée Nuviola
La Llave Del Son — Septeto Acarey
Best Singer-Songwriter Album:
Acústica — Albita
Contra El Viento — Kany García — WINNER
Amor Presente — Leonel García
Algo Ritmos — Kevin Johansen
Intuición — Gian Marco
Best Ranchero/Mariachi Album:
Mi Persona Preferida — El Bebeto
Sigue La Dinastía… — Alex Fernández
Más Romántico Que Nunca — Vicente Fernández
Indestructible — Flor De Toloache
Ahora — Christian Nodal — WINNER
Best Norteño Album:
Por Más — Bronco
Las Canciones De La Abuela — Buyuchek
Mitad Y Mitad — Calibre 50
Percepción — Intocable — WINNER
Amo — La Maquinaria Norteña
Best Long Form Music Video:
“Anatomía De Un Éxodo” — Mastodonte
“Piazzolla, Los Años Del Tiburón” — Astor Piazzolla
“Hotel De Los Encuentros” — Draco Rosa
“Lo Que Fui Es Lo Que Soy” — Alejandro Sanz — WINNER
“Déjame Quererte” — Carlos Vives
Best Contemporary/Tropical Fusion Album:
Literal — Juan Luis Guerra 4.40 — WINNER
Barrios De Mi Tierra (Canciones De Rubén Blades) — Iván Barrios
Candela — Vicente García
Tropicalia —Ilegales
Milly & Company — Milly Quezada
Best Banda Album:
“A Través Del Vaso” — Banda Los Sebastianes — WINNER
“Para Que No Te Lo Imagines” — Saul El Jaguar Alarcón
“25 Años Vol 1” — El Mimoso
“Un Tributo Al Sol” — La Explosiva Banda De Maza
“Me Hiciste Un Borracho” — Edwin Luna y La Trakalosa De Monterrey
Best Tejano Album:
Colores —Elida Reyna y Avante — WINNER
Siete — El Plan
Tu Príncipe — Lucky Joe
Así Me Enseñaron — David Lee Rodriquez
Nunca Te Rindas — Vidal
