Music awards presented Nov 2013
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 Rosa — "Vida"
Song of the Year
Andrés Castro and Carlos Vives — "Volví a Nacer"
Best New Artist
Gaby Moreno
Pop.
Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album
Alejandro Sanz — "La 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 Rodríguez — "Bruja"
Best Urban Song
Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas — "Ula Ula"
Rock.
Best Rock Album
La Vida Bohème — "Será"
Best Pop/Rock Album
Beto Cuevas — "Transformación"
Best Rock Song
Cachorro López and Vicentico — "Creo Que Me Enamoré"
Alternative.
Best Alternative Music Album
Natalia Lafourcade — "Mujer Divina – Homenaje a Agustín Lara"
Best Alternative Song
Bajofondo — "Pena En Mi Corazón"
Tropical.
Best Salsa Album
Various Artists — ""
Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album
Felipe Peláez and Manuel Julián — "Differente"
Best Contemporary Tropical Album
Juan Luis Guerra — "Asondeguerra Tour"
Best Traditional Tropical Album
Arturo Sandoval — "Un Siglo De Pasión"
Best Tropical Fusion Album
Carlos Vives — "Corazón Profundo"
Best Tropical Song
Andrés Castro and Carlos Vives — "Volví a Nacer"
Singer-songwriter.
Best Singer-Songwriter Album
Caetano Veloso — "Abraçaço"
Regional Mexican.
Best Ranchero Album
Vicente Fernández — "Hoy"
Best Banda Album
Banda Los Recoditos — "El Free" ;br ;
La Original Banda El Limón de Salvador Lizárraga — "La Original y Sus Boleros de Amor"
Best Tejano Album
David Lee Garza — "Just Friends"
Best Norteño Album
Intocable — "En Peligro de Extinción"
Best Regional Song
Pedro Fernández — "Cachito de Cielo"
Instrumental.
Best Instrumental Album
Bajofondo — "Presente"
Traditional.
Best Folk Album
Reynaldo Armas — "El Caballo de Oro"
Best Tango Album
Diego El Cigala — "Romance de la Luna Tucumana"
Best Flamenco Album
Tomatito — "Soy Flamenco"
Jazz.
Best Latin Jazz Album
Michel Camilo — "What's Up?"
Christian.
Best Spanish Christian Album
Alex Campos — "Regreso A Ti"
Best Portuguese Christian Album
Kleber Lucas — "Profeta Da Esperança"
Brazilian.
Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop Album
Seu Jorge — "Músicas Para Churrasco Vol. 1 Ao Vivo"
Best Brazilian Rock Album
Jota Quest — "Ao Vivo: Rock in Rio"
Best Samba/Pagode Album
Alexandre Pires — "Eletrosamba - Ao Vivo"
Best MPB Album
Maria Rita — "Redescobrir - Ao Vivo"
Best Sertaneja Music Album
Victor &amp; Leo — "Ao Vivo em Floripa"
Best Brazilian Roots Album
Various Artists — "Salve Gonzagão 100 Anos"
Best Brazilian Song
Roberto Carlos — "Esse Cara Sou Eu"
Children's.
Best Latin Children's Album
Lucky Díaz y La Familia Música — "¡Fantástico!"
Classical.
Best Classical Album
Nelson Freire — "Brasileiro"
Best Classical Contemporary Composition
Carlos Franzetti — "Zingaros"
Recording Package.
Best Recording Package
Tonho Quinta-Feira and Fernando Young — "Abraçaço" (Caetano Veloso)
Production.
Best Engineered Album
Edgar Barrera, Sebastian de Peyrecave, Javier Garza, Julio Reyes Copello and Mike Fuller — "Kany García" (Kany García)
Producer of the Year
Sergio George
Music Video.
Best Short Form Music Video
Alex Cuba — "Eres Tú"
Best Long Form Music Video
Natalia Lafourcade — "Mujer 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.
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