Latin Grammys 2023: Winners list and top moments from Spain
It was a big night for female artists at the 24th Latin Grammys ceremony — the first held outside the U.S.
“Bienvenidos a Espa?a, bienvenidos a Sevilla!” actor and presenter Antonio Banderas said in his opening speech, as he welcomed the audience to Spain.
Shakira, who took home awards for song of the year, best urban/fusion performance and best pop song for her collaborations with Argentinian DJ and record producer Bizarrap and fellow Colombian Karol G — incorporated her two young sons into her first performance of “Acróstico.” The Colombian superstar later returned to the stage for a medley of her hits including “Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53” accompanied by her signature dance moves.
“I want to dedicate this award to my sons ... because I promised them that I would be happy,” Shakira said while accepting the award for song of the year.
Karol G won two coveted awards: best album of the year and best urban music album for “Ma?ana será bonito.” Mexican singer-songwriter Natalia Lafourcade took home record of the year for "De Todas Las Flores."
Viewers were watching closely for the top four categories: record of the year, album of the year, song of the year and best new artist. Nominees in those categories included Shakira, Peso Pluma, GALE, Maluma and Alejandro Sanz, who performed at the event. Other nominees in those top categories included Christina Aguilera, Bad Bunny, Natalia Lafourcade, Karol G, Juanes, Carlos Vives and Marc Anthony.
The person with the most nominations this year was producer édgar Barrera, who received 13 nominations and won for composer of the year, producer of the year and best regional Mexican song for “un X100to,” a collaboration with Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny and the Mexican American Grupo Frontera.
The Latin Recording Academy also honored Laura Pausini with the Person of the Year award, which was presented by Karol G.
Pausini, a multilingual Italian artist who has performed extensively in Spanish, won a Grammy for best Latin pop album in 2006 and a Golden Globe in 2021, and she has been nominated for an Academy Award.
"I'm the most Latina Italian in the entire damn world," Pausini joked during her acceptance speech.
Nominees and presenters from Spain made displays of their country’s heritage a central point of the show, broadcast from across the Atlantic for the first time.
Rosalía opened the show with a haunting cover, “Se Nos Rompió El Amor,” by the late Spanish icon Rocío Jurado. Banderas gave a speech honoring Spanish artists across genres, including Pablo Picasso, Diego Velázquez, poet Federico García Lorca and flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucía. Alejandro Sanz later filled the stage with dozens of flamenco dancers as he sang his 1997 hit “Corazón Partío.”
Below is a partial list of winners and nominees.
Record Of The Year
WINNER: “De Todas Las Flores” by Natalia Lafourcade
“No Es Que Te Extra?e” by Christina Aguilera
“Carretera y Manta” by Pablo Alborán
“Déjame Llorarte” by Paula Arenas featuring Jesús Navarro
“Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53” by Bizarrap featuring Shakira
“Si Tú Me Quieres” by Fonseca and Juan Luis Guerra
“Mientras Me Curo Del Cora” by Karol G
“Ojos Marrones” by Lasso
“La Fórmula” by Maluma and Marc Anthony
“Despechá” by Rosalía
“Correcaminos” by Alejandro Sanz featuring Danny Ocean
Album Of The Year
WINNER: “Ma?ana Será Bonito” by Karol G
“La Cu4rta Hoja” by Pablo Alborán
“A Ciegas” by Paula Arenas
“De Adentro Pa Afuera” by Camilo
“Décimo Cuarto” by Andrés Cepeda
“Vida Cotidiana” by Juanes
“De Todas Las Flores” by Natalia Lafourcade
“Play” by Ricky Martin
“Eadda9223” by Fito Paez
“Escalona Nunca Se Había Grabado Así” by Carlos Vives
Song Of The Year
WINNER: “Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53” by Santiago Alvarado, Bizarrap, Kevyn Mauricio Cruz and Shakira, songwriters (Bizarrap Featuring Shakira)
“Acróstico” by Kevyn Mauricio Cruz Moreno, L.E.X.U.Z, Luis Fernando Ochoa and Shakira, songwriters (Shakira)
“Amigos” by Pablo Alborán and Maria Becerra, songwriters (Pablo Alborán Featuring Maria Becerra)
“De Todas Las Flores” by Natalia Lafourcade, songwriter (Natalia Lafourcade)
“Ella Baila Sola” by Pedro Julian Tovar Oceguera, songwriter (Eslabon Armado, Peso Pluma)
“NASA” by édgar Barrera, Camilo and Alejandro Sanz, songwriters (Camilo and Alejandro Sanz)
“Ojos Marrones” by Luis Jiménez, Lasso and Agustín Zubillaga, songwriters (Lasso)
“Si Tú Me Quieres” by Fonseca, Yadam González and Yoel Henríquez, songwriters (Fonseca and Juan Luis Guerra)
“Tqg” by Kevyn Mauricio Cruz, Karol G, Ovy On The Drums and Shakira, songwriters (Karol G Featuring Shakira)
“Un X100to” by Bad Bunny, Edgar Barrera, Marco Daniel Borrero and Andres Jael Correa Rios, songwriters (Grupo Frontera Featuring Bad Bunny)
Best New Artist
WINNER: Joaquina
Borja
Conexión Divina
Ana Del Castillo
Natascha Falc?o
Gale
Paola Guanche
Leon Leiden
Maréh
Tim?
Best Pop Vocal Album
WINNER: “Tu Historia” by Julieta Venegas
“La Cu4arta Hoja” by Pablo Alborán
“Beautiful Humans Vol.1” by Alemor
“De Adentro Pa Afuera” by Camilo
“La Neta” by Pedro Capó
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
WINNER: “Décimo Cuarto” by Andrés Cepeda
“A Ciegas” by Paula Arenas
“Que Me Duela” by Camilú
“Corazón y Flecha” by Manuel Carrasco
“Placeres y Pecados” by Vanesa Martín
Best Pop Song
WINNER: “Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53” by Santiago Alvarado, Bizarrap, Kevyn Mauricio Cruz Moreno and Shakira, songwriters (Bizarrap featuring Shakira)
“5:24” by édgar Barrera and Camilo, songwriters (Camilo)
“Bailo Pa Ti” by Natalia Hernández Morales, Monsieur Periné, Santiago Prieto Sarabia, Julio Reyes Copello and Mitchie Rivera, songwriters (Monsieur Periné)
“Contigo” by Pablo Alboran, Mauricio Rengifo, Andres Torres and Sebastian Yatra, songwriters (Sebastian Yatra featuring Pablo Alboran)
“Déjame Llorarte” by Paula Arenas and Manuel Ramos, songwriters (Paula Arenas and Jesús Navarro)
Best Urban Fusion/Performance
WINNER: “Tqg” by Karol G featuring Shakira
“La Jumpa” by Arcangel featuring Bad Bunny
“Ojalá” by Maria Becerra
“Quevedo: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 52” by Bizarrap featuring Quevedo
“Yandel 150” by Yandel and Feid
Best Reggaeton Performance
WINNER: “La Receta” by Tego Calderón
“Automatico” by Maria Becerra
“Feliz Cumplea?os Ferxxo” by Feid
“Gatúbela” by Karol G featuring Maldy
“Hey Mor” by Ozuna and Feid
Best Urban Music Album
WINNER: “Ma?ana Será Bonito” by Karol G
“Xtassy” by Akapellah
“Saturno” by Rauw Alejandro
“3Men2 Kbrn” by Eladio Carrion
“Feliz Cumplea?os Ferxxo Te Pirateamos El álbum” by Feid
“Alma” by Nicki Nicole
Best Rap/Hip Hop Song
WINNER: “Coco Chanel” by Bad Bunny and Eladio Carrion, songwriters (Eladio Carrion featuring Bad Bunny)
“Autodidacta” by Mauro De Tommaso and J Noa, songwriters (J Noa)
“Dispara” by Santiago Alvarado, Milo J, Nicki Nicole and Santiago Ruiz, songwriters (Nicki Nicole Featuring Milo J)
“Le Pido A Dios” by Martin Chris E, Feid & Esteban Higuita Estrada, songwriters (Feid Featuring Dj Premier)
“Pá Ganá” by Akapellah, songwriter (Akapellah)
“Pregúntale A Tu Papá Por Mi” by Vico C, songwriter (Vico C)
Best Urban Song
WINNER: “Quevedo: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 52” Santiago Alvarado, Bizarrap and Quevedo, songwriters (Bizarrap featuring Quevedo)
“Automatico” by Maria Becerra, songwriter (Maria Becerra)
“La Jumpa” by Bad Bunny and Austin Santos, songwriters (Arcangel Featuring Bad Bunny)
“Mi Mejor Canción” by Nelson Onell Diaz, Farruko, Gocho, Franklin Jovani Martinez and Eric Perez Rovira, songwriters (Gocho featuring Farruko)
“Tqg” by Kevyn Mauricio Cruz, Karol G, Ovy On The Drums and Shakira, songwriters (Karol G featuring Shakira)
“Yandel 150” by Jowan, Andres David Restrepo, Joan Manuel Ubinas Jimenez and Yandel, songwriters (Yandel and Feid)
Songwriter of the Year
WINNER: édgar Barrera
Kevyn Mauricio Cruz
Felipe González Abad
Manuel Lorente Freire
Horacio Palencia
Elena Rose
Producer of the Year
WINNER: édgar Barrera
Bizarrap
Eduardo Cabra
Nico Cotton
Julio Reyes Copello
Marcos Sánchez
See the full list of nominees and winners here.
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