Latin music in the spotlight: Latin Grammy 2023 nominees announced

The Latin Grammy Awards, known affectionately as the Latin Grammy, are one of the most prominent events in the Latin American music and entertainment industry. These awards, which recognize artistic excellence in Latin music, have become an annual celebration that brings together artists, songwriters, producers and fans from around the world. But what exactly are the Latin Grammy Awards and how does the nomination and awards process work?

The Latin Grammy Awards are an extension of the Grammy Awards, the prestigious U.S. music industry awards. Established in 1989, the Grammy Awards recognize outstanding achievement in a wide range of musical genres. In 1989, the Latin Recording Academy took the initiative to create the Latin Grammy Awards to honor Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking artists worldwide.

The Latin Grammy nomination and award process is a meticulous and curious exercise. It begins with the selection of voting members of the Latin Recording Academy, composed of music industry professionals. These members are responsible for nominating their peers in a variety of musical categories ranging from pop to regional Mexican music, jazz to classical.

Voting members then review the eligible recordings and cast their votes to determine the nominees in each category. Finally, during the Latin Grammy ceremony, the winners are announced and presented with the coveted golden gramophone.

That being the case, the nominees for the most popular categories this year are:

RECORDING OF THE YEAR

Award to the Artist(s), Album Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s), Mixing Engineer(s) and Mastering Engineer(s) if other than the artist.

1. No Es Que Te Extrañe - Christina Aguilera

Rafa Arcaute, Afo Verde & Federico Vindver, record producers; Rafa Arcaute, Ray Charles Brown Jr., Jean Rodríguez, Felipe Trujillo & Federico Vindver, recording engineers; Jaycen Joshua & Mike Seaberg, mixers; Jaycen Joshua, mastering engineer Track from: La Luz [Sony Music Entertainment US Latin LLC]

2. Carretera y Manta - Pablo Alborán

Pablo Alborán, record producer; Pablo Pulido & Luis Villa, recording engineers; Lewis Pickett, mixer; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer [Warner Music Spain, S.L.]

3. Déjame Llorarte - Paula Arenas Featuring Jesús Navarro

María Elisa Ayerbe & Marcos Sánchez, record producers; María Elisa Ayerbe & Andrés Chano Guardado, recording engineers; María Elisa Ayerbe, mixer; Orlando Ferrer, mastering engineer [Profesor Records]

4. Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53 - Bizarrap Featuring Shakira

Bizarrap, record producer; Bizarrap, recording engineer; Bizarrap, Dave Clauss, Shakira & Zecca, mixers; Dave Clauss & Zecca, mastering engineers [DALE PLAY Records]

5. Si Tú Me Quieres - Fonseca & Juan Luis Guerra

Fonseca, Yadam González & Juanes, record producers; Sebastian De Peyrecave, Fonseca & Allan Leschhörn, recording engineers; Juan Mario Aracil & Trevor Muzzy, mixers; Esteban Piñeiro, mastering engineer [2023 Sony Music Entertainment US Latin LLC]

6. Mientras Me Curo Del Cora - Karol G

Linda Goldstein, Juan Andrés Ospina & Ovy On The Drums, record producers; Juan Andrés Ospina & Ovy On The Drums, recording engineers; Rob Kinelski, mixer; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer Track from: Mañana Será Bonito [Universal Music Latino]

7. De Todas Las Flores - Natalia Lafourcade

Adan Jodorowsky & Natalia Lafourcade, record producers; Gerardo Ordoñez, recording engineer; Gerardo Ordoñez, mixer; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer [Una Producción De Cultura Y Entretenimientos Ml, S]

8. Ojos Marrones - Lasso

Renzo Bravo & Orlando Vitto, record producers; Renzo Bravo & Orlando Vitto, recording engineers; Orlando Vitto, mixer; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer [Universal Music México]

9. Despechá - Rosalía

Gaby Music, Noah Goldstein, Chris Jedi, Dylan Patrice & Rosalía, record producers; Jake Miller, Roger Rodés & David Rodríguez, recording engineers; Manny Marroquin, mixer; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer [Columbia Records/Sony Music Entertainment]

10. La Fórmula Maluma & Marc Anthony

Marc Anthony, Edgar Barrera, Sergio George, Kevin Mauricio Jiménez Londoño, Bryan Snaider Lezcano Chaverra & Maluma, record producers; Juan Mario Aracil & Arbise "Motiff" González, recording engineers; Juan Mario Aracil, Luis Barrera Jr. & Arbise "Motiff" González, mixers; Adam Ayan, mastering engineer [2023 Sony Music Entertainment US Latin LLC]

11. Correcaminos - Alejandro Sanz Featuring Danny Ocean

Alizzz, record producer; Alizzz, Frank Lozano & Alfonso Pérez, recording engineers; Lewis Pickett, mixer; Miguel Ángel González, mastering engineer [Universal Music Spain]

Album of the Year

Artist(s) Award. Composer(s) with new material, Album Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s), Mixing Engineer(s) and Mastering Engineer(s) credited with at least 33% of the playing time of the album if other than the artist(s), will receive the statuette.

1. La Cu4rta Hoja - Pablo Alborán

Pablo Alborán, Nicolas De La Espriella, Julio Reyes, Paco Salazar & Josh Tampico, album producers; Dabruk, Pablo Pulido, Julio Reyes, Pablo Rouss, Paco Salazar, Josh Tampico, Luis Villa & Xross, album recording engineers; Felipe Guevara & Lewis Pickett, album mixers; Pablo Alborán, Maria Becerra, Álvaro De Luna, Aitana Ocaña & Leo Rizzi, songwriters; Dave Kutch, album mastering engineer [Warner Music Spain]

2. A Ciegas - Paula Arenas

María Elisa Ayerbe & Marcos Sánchez, album producers; María Elisa Ayerbe & Marcos Sánchez, album recording engineers; María Elisa Ayerbe, album mixer; Paula Arenas & Manuel Ramos, songwriters; Orlando Ferrer, album mastering engineer [Profesor Records]

3. De Adentro Pa Afuera - Camilo

Juan Ariza, Édgar Barrera, Camilo & Nicolás Ramírez, album producers; Juan Ariza & Nicolás Ramírez, album recording engineers; Maddox Chhim, album mixer; Édgar Barrera & Camilo, songwriters; Mike Bozzi, album mastering engineer [2022 Sony Music Entertainment US Latin LLC/Hecho A Mano Music]

4. Décimo Cuarto - Andrés Cepeda

Carlos Taboada, album producer; Nicolás Ladrón De Guevara & Andrés Torres, album recording engineers [Sony Music]

5. Vida Cotidiana - Juanes

Emmanuel Briceño Vera, Juanes & Sebastian Krys, album producers; Emmanuel Briceño Vera, Vago Galindo, Juanes, Sebastian Krys & José López, album recording engineers; Vago Galindo & Sebastian Krys, album mixers; Juanes, songwriter; Brian Lucey, album mastering engineer [Universal Music Latino]

6. Mañana Será Bonito - Karol G

Ovy On The Drums, album producer; Rob Kinelski, album mixer; Kevyn Mauricio Cruz Moreno, Karol G & Ovy On The Drums, songwriters; Dave Kutch, album mastering engineer [Universal Music Latino]

7. De Todas Las Flores - Natalia Lafourcade

Adan Jodorowsky & Natalia Lafourcade, album producers; Gerardo Ordoñez, album recording engineer; Gerardo Ordoñez, album mixer; Natalia Lafourcade, songwriter; Bernie Grundman, album mastering engineer [Una Producción De Cultura Y Entretenimientos Ml, S]

8. Play - Ricky Martin

Kevyn Cruz, Luis Miguel Gómez "Casta", Jc Entertainment, L.E.X.U.Z & Jean Rodríguez, album producers; Enrique LaReals, Sergio Robledo & Jean Rodriguez, album recording engineers; Jaycen Joshua, album mixer; Kevyn Cruz, Ricky Martin & Luis Angel Oneill Laureano, songwriters; Jaycen Joshua, album mastering engineer [2022 Sony Music Entertainment US Latin LLC]

9. Eadda9223 - Fito Paez

Gustavo Borner, Diego Olivero & Fito Páez, album producers; Gustavo Borner, Phil Levine & Diego Olivero, album recording engineers; Gustavo Borner, album mixer; Rodolfo Páez, songwriter; Justin Moshkevich, album mastering engineer [Sony Music Entertainment Argentina]

10. Escalona Nunca Se Había Grabado Así - Carlos Vives

Andrés Leal, Luis Ángel Pastor & Carlos Vives, album producers; Andrés Borda & Francisco Castro, album recording engineers; Javier Garza, album mixer; Rafael Calixto Escalona Martínez, songwriter; Felipe Tichauer, album mastering engineer [WK Records LLC/Gaira Musica Local]

Song of the Year:

Songwriter(s) Award. A song must contain at least 51% of lyrics in Spanish or Portuguese, plus it must be a new song. Singles or cuts only.

1. Acróstico

Kevyn Mauricio Cruz Moreno, L.E.X.U.Z, Luis Fernando Ochoa & Shakira, songwriters (Shakira)

2. Amigos

Pablo Alborán & Maria Becerra, songwriters (Pablo Alborán Featuring Maria Becerra)

3. De Todas Las Flores

Natalia Lafourcade, songwriter (Natalia Lafourcade)

4. Ella Baila Sola

Pedro Julian Tovar Oceguera, songwriter (Eslabon Armado, Peso Pluma)

5. NASA

Édgar Barrera, Camilo & Alejandro Sanz, songwriters (Camilo & Alejandro Sanz)

6. Ojos Marrones

Luis Jiménez, Lasso & Agustín Zubillaga, songwriters (Lasso)

7. Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53

Santiago Alvarado, Bizarrap, Kevyn Mauricio Cruz & Shakira, songwriters (Bizarrap Featuring Shakira)

8. Si Tú Me Quieres

Fonseca, Yadam González & Yoel Henríquez, songwriters (Fonseca & Juan Luis Guerra)

9. Tqg

Kevyn Mauricio Cruz, Karol G, Ovy On The Drums & Shakira, songwriters (Karol G Featuring Shakira) Track from: Mañana Será Bonito

10. Un X100to

Bad Bunny, Edgar Barrera, Marco Daniel Borrero & Andres Jael Correa Rios, songwriters (Grupo Frontera Featuring Bad Bunny)

Best New Artist

For a new artist who has been released during the Eligibility Period, the recording that first establishes his or her identity to the public. Eligibility Period the recording that first establishes his or her identity to the public as a performer.

1. Borja
2. Conexión Divina
3. Ana Del Castillo
4. Natascha Falcão
5. Gale
6. Paola Guanche
7. Joaquina
8. Leon Leiden
9. Maréh 
10. Timø

Best Pop Album

1. La Cu4arta Hoja

Pablo Alborán [Warner Music Spain]

2. Beautiful Humans Vol.1

Alemor [Wizzmor Inc]

3. De Adentro Pa Afuera

Camilo [2022 Sony Music Entertainment US Latin LLC/Hecho A Mano Music(HAMM)]

4. La Neta

Pedro Capó [2022 Sony Music Entertainment US Latin LLC]

5. Tu Historia

Julieta Venegas [Lolein Music]

Best Urban Song

Songwriter(s) Award. A song must contain at least 51% of lyrics in Spanish and must be a new song. Singles or cuts only.

1. Automatico

Maria Becerra, songwriter (Maria Becerra) [Under Exclusive License To 300 Entertainment LLC.]

2. La Jumpa

Bad Bunny & Austin Santos, songwriters (Arcangel Featuring Bad Bunny) [Rimas Entertainment LLC.]

3. Mi Mejor Canción

Nelson Onell Diaz, Farruko, Gocho, Franklin Jovani Martinez & Eric Perez Rovira, songwriters (Gocho Featuring Farruko) [Forgiven Music / Ada Latin]

4. Quevedo: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 52

Santiago Alvarado, Bizarrap & Quevedo, songwriters (Bizarrap Featuring Quevedo) [DALE PLAY Records]

5. Tqg

Kevyn Mauricio Cruz, Karol G, Ovy On The Drums & Shakira, songwriters (Karol G Featuring Shakira) Track from: Mañana Será Bonito [Universal Music Latino]

6. Yandel 150

Jowan, Andres David Restrepo, Joan Manuel Ubinas Jimenez & Yandel, songwriters (Yandel & Feid) [2023 Y Entertainment LLC Dist. By Sony Music Entertainment]

Best Rock Album

For vocal or instrumental albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded Rock music material.

1. Íntimo Extremo - 30 Años

A.N.I.M.A.L [Sony Music Entertainment Argentina]

2. Cowboys De La A3

Arde Bogotá [2023 Sony Music Entertainment España S.L.]

3. De La Tierra III

De La Tierra [2023 Sony Music Entertainment US Latin LLC]

4. Dopelganga

Eruca Sativa [Sony Music Entertainment Argentina]

5. Sólo D' Lira

Molotov [Warner Music Mexico S.A. de C.V.]

Best Rock Song

Songwriter(s) Award. A song must contain at least 51% of lyrics in Spanish and must be a new song. Singles or cuts only.

1. Depredadores

Andrés Giménez & Andreas Kisser, songwriters (De La Tierra) [2023 Sony Music Entertainment US Latin LLC]

2. El Piso Es Lava

Todo Aparenta Normal, songwriter (Todo Aparenta Normal Featuring An Espil & Evlay) [Altafonte Bajo Licencia Exclusiva De Todo Aparenta]

3. Gris

Juanes, songwriter (Juanes) [Universal Music Latino; (P) 2023 UMG Recordings, Inc.]

4. Leche De Tigre

Juan Galeano, songwriter (Diamante Eléctrico Featuring Adrián Quesada) [Diamante Eléctrico]

5. Los Perros

Arde Bogotá, songwriters (Arde Bogotá) [2023 Sony Music Entertainment España, S.L.]

Best Rock Pop Song

1. Alaska

Bunbury, songwriter (Bunbury) [Servidor De Nadie Ed]

2. Amantes

León Larregui, songwriter (León Larregui) [Universal Music Group Mexico S.A. De C.V.]

3. Caminar

Sola Alex Anwandter & Julieta Venegas, songwriters (Julieta Venegas) Track from: Tu Historia [Lolein Music]

4. ¿Dónde Se Llora Cuando Se Llora?

Francisca Valenzuela & Francisco Victoria, songwriters (Francisca Valenzuela) [Bmg]

5. Ojos Marrones

Luis Jiménez, Lasso & Agustín Zubillaga, songwriters (Lasso) [Universal Music México]

6. Señorita Revolución

Bruses & Ali Stone, songwriters (Bruses) [Honey / Worldwide Records]

These are just a few of the most prominent categories, but the Latin Grammys cover a wide range of genres and styles. Which one is your favorite? Do you have a prediction on who the winners will be? Stay tuned to the Latin Grammys 2023 and join the most exciting Latin music conversation of the year!

Find the complete list at this link:
Full List Latin Grammy Nominees