Natalia Lafourcade is this year’s Latin Grammys darling…
The 31-year-old Mexican pop-rock singer-songwriter proved to be the big winner at this year’s awards show.
Lafourcade made good on four of her five nominations for her album Hasta la Raiz.
But she lost out on the top prize, Album of the Year, which went to Dominican bachata artist Juan Luis Guerra for Todo Tiene su Hora.
Lafourcade still walked away with two of the night’s most prestigious awards, Song of the Year and Record of the Year for the title track of “Hasta la Raiz.”
“My friend, how amazing that we made this disc together,” Lafourcade said to her friend and collaborator Leonel Garcia, with whom she shared three nominations as cowriters of the album’s title track.
Lafourcade, who more than doubled her career Latin Grammy haul in one night, now has seven Latin Grammys.
Meanwhile, Guerra picked up three awards. Along with Album of the Year, the Dominican musician took home the Latin Grammys for Best Contemporary Tropical Album and Best Tropical Song.
Meanwhile, J Balvin and Nicky Jam become first time Latin Grammy winners.
The biggest night in Latin music was presented in Spanish and English and featured a mix of rhythms, from alternative to mariachi.
The Latin Grammy Awards were broadcast live on Univision from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Actresses Jacqueline Bracamontes and Roselyn Sanchez hosted the three-hour ceremony.
Here’s a look at this year’s Latin Grammy winners:
RECORD OF THE YEAR
Hasta La Raíz – Natalia Lafourcade
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Todo Tiene Su Hora – Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
SONG OF THE YEAR
Hasta La Raíz – Leonel Garcia & Natalia Lafourcade
BEST NEW ARTIST
Monsieur Periné
BEST CONTEMPORARY POP VOCAL ALBUM
Sirope – Alejandro Sanz
BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM
Necesito Un Bolero – Gilberto Santa Rosa
BEST URBAN PERFORMANCE
El Perdón – Nicky Jam & Enrique Iglesias
BEST URBAN MUSIC ALBUM
El Que Sabe, Sabe – Tego Calderón
BEST URBAN SONG
Ay Vamos – J Balvin, Rene Cano, Alejandro “Mosty” Patiño & Alejandro “Sky” Ramírez
BEST ROCK ALBUM
B – Diamante Eléctrico
BEST POP/ROCK ALBUM
Cama Incendiada – Maná
BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM
Hasta La Raíz – Natalia Lafourcade
BEST ALTERNATIVE SONG
Hasta La Raíz – Leonel García & Natalia Lafourcade
BEST SALSA ALBUM
Son De Panamá – Rubén Blades Con Roberto Delgado & Orquesta
BEST CUMBIA/VALLENATO ALBUM
Sencillamente – Jorge Celedón & Gustavo García
BEST CONTEMPORARY TROPICAL ALBUM
Todo Tiene Su Hora – Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
BEST TRADITIONAL TROPICAL ALBUM
Tributo A Los Compadres No Quiero Llanto – José Alberto “El Canario” & Septeto Santiaguero
BEST TROPICAL FUSION ALBUM
El Mismo – ChocQuibTown
BEST TROPICAL SONG
Tus Besos – Juan Luis Guerra
BEST SINGER-SONGWRITER ALBUM
Healer – Alex Cuba
BEST RANCHERO ALBUM
Acaríciame El Corazón – Pedro Fernández
BEST BANDA ALBUM
Mi Vicio Más Grande – Banda El Recodo De Don Cruz Lizárraga
BEST TEJANO ALBUM
Sentimientos – Sólido
BEST REGIONAL SONG
Todo Tuyo – Mauricio Arriaga, Edgar Barrera & Eduardo Murguía, Banda El Recodo De Cruz Lizárraga
BEST INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
Dr. Ed Calle Presents Mamblue – Ed Calle & Mamblue
BEST FOLK ALBUM
Balas y Chocolate – Lila Downs
BEST TANGO ALBUM
Homenaje A Astor Piazzolla – Orquesta Del Tango De Buenos Aires
BEST FLAMENCO ALBUM
Entre 20 Aguas: A La Música De Paco De Lucía – Varios Artistas
BEST LATIN JAZZ ALBUM
Jazz Meets The Classics – Paquito D’Rivera
BEST CHRISTIAN ALBUM (SPANISH LANGUAGE)
Derroche De Amor – Alex Campos
BEST CHRISTIAN ALBUM (PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE)
Da Eternidade – Fernanda Brum
BEST BRAZILIAN CONTEMPORARY POP ALBUM
Dancê – Tulipa Ruiz
BEST BRAZILIAN ROCK ALBUM
Sol-Te – Suricato
BEST SAMBA/PAGODE ALBUM
Só Felicidade – Fundo de Quintal
BEST SERTANEJA MUSIC ALBUM
Amizade Sincera II – Renato Teixeira & Sérgio Reis
BEST BRAZILIAN SONG
Bossa Negra – Hamilton de Holanda, Diogo Nogueira & Marcos Portinari, songwriters Diogo Nogueira & Hamilton de Holanda
BEST LATIN CHILDREN’S ALBUM
Los Animales – Mister G BEST CLASSICAL ALBUM: Alma Brasileira – Débora Halász, Franz Halász & Radamés Gnattali; Marcelo Amaral, Debora Halász & Johannes Müller, producers (Tie)
Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 18 – Montero: Ex Patria, Op. 1 & Improvisations – Gabriela Montero; Jonathan Allen, album producer (Tie)
BEST CLASSICAL CONTEMPORARY COMPOSITION
Capriccio – Carlos Franzetti, composer (Allison Brewster Franzetti)
BEST RECORDING PACKAGE
Este Instante – Natalia Ayala, Carlos Dussan Gómez & Juliana Jaramillo, art directors (Marta Gómez)
BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM
Hasta La Raíz – Andrés Borda, Eduardo Del Águila, Demián Nava, Alan Ortiz Grande, Alan Saucedo & Sebastián Schunt, engineers; Eduardo Del Águila & Cesar Sogbe, mixers; José Blanco, mastering engineer (Natalia Lafourcade)
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Sebastian Krys
BEST SHORT FORM MUSIC VIDEO
Ojos Color Sol – Calle 13 Featuring Silvio Rodríguez
BEST LONG FORM MUSIC VIDEO
Loco De Amor “La Historia” – Juanes