Latin Grammy Award for Best Alternative Song

Latin Grammy Award for Best Alternative Song
Awarded forquality alternative music songs
CountryUnited States
Presented byThe Latin Recording Academy
First awarded2007
Currently held byDevonté Hynes & Nathy Peluso for "El Día Que Perdí Mi Juventud" (2024)
Websitelatingrammy.com

The Latin Grammy Award for Best Alternative Song is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally.[1] The award is reserved to the songwriters of a new song containing at least 51% of the lyrics in Spanish. Instrumental recordings or cover songs are not eligible.[2]

The award has been presented to songwriters originating from France, Mexico, Colombia and Puerto Rico. It was first earned by French musician Manu Chao for the song "Me Llaman Calle" in 2007.[3]

The band members of Café Tacvba, Calle 13 and Carla Morrison are the only songwriters to have received this award more than once.

Recipients

Year Songwriter(s) Work Performing artist(s)[II] Nominees Ref.
2007 Manu Chao "Me Llaman Calle" Manu Chao
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2008 Rubén Albarrán, Emmanuel del Real, Enrique Rangel & Joselo Rangel "Volver a Comenzar" Café Tacvba
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2009 René Pérez, Eduardo Cabra, Rubén Albarrán, Emmanuel del Real, Enrique Rangel & Joselo Rangel "No Hay Nadie Como Tú" Calle 13 featuring Café Tacvba
  • Fernando Burgos, Gabriel Galvan and Denise Gutierrez – "Bestia" (Hello Seahorse!)
  • Cucu Diamantes, Andrés Levin, Beatriz Luengo and Yotuel Romero – "Más Fuerte" (CuCu Diamantes)
  • Camila Moreno – "Millones" (Camila Moreno)
  • Daniel 'Mono Loco' Carbonell, Jules Bikôkô, Miki Ramirez, Tomas Tirtha Rundquist, DJ Helios, Didak Fernandez and Steffan Rundquist – "Moving" (Macaco)
  • Alex Pérez and Juan Son – "Nada" (Son)
 [5]
2010 Gloria "Goyo" Martinez, Miguel "Slow" Martinez & Carlos "Tostao" Valencia "De Donde Vengo Yo" ChocQuibTown
  • Fernando Burgos, Gabriel Galvan and Denise Gutierrez – "Criminal" (Hello Seahorse!)
  • Ceci Bastida – "Cuando Vuelvas a Caer" (Bastida)
  • Roberto Musso – "El Hijo de Hernandez" (El Cuarteto de Nos)
  • Gustavo Cortes, Ricardo Cortes and Nicolas Gonzalez – "Resistencia Indigena" (Sig Ragga)
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2011 Rafa Arcaute & Calle 13 "Calma Pueblo" Calle 13
  • Pascual Reyes – "Salgamos de Aquí" (San Pascualito Rey)
  • Doctor Krápula – "Somos" (Doctor Krápula)
  • DJ Blass and Fidel Nadal – "Te Robaste Mi Corazón" (Nadal)
  • Sie7e – "Tengo Tu Love" (Sie7e)
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2012 Carla Morrison "Déjenme Llorar" Carla Morrison
2013 Bajofondo "Pena En Mi Corazón" Bajofondo
2014 Calle 13 "El Aguante" Calle 13
  • Gustavo Cortés and Sig Ragga – "Chaplin" (Sig Ragga)
  • Jesús Báez Caballero and Siddhartha – "El Aire" (Siddhartha)
  • Adrián Rodríguez and Diego Rodríguez – "La Lanza" (Babasónicos)
  • Yayo González – "Vamos A Morir" (Paté de Fuá featuring Catalina García)
2015 Natalia Lafourcade & Leonel García "Hasta la Raíz" Natalia Lafourcade
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2016 Carla Morrison "Vez Primera" Carla Morrison
  • Gustavo Cortés, Ricardo Cortés and Nicolas González – "Ángeles y Serafines" (Sig Ragga)
  • Vicentico – "Averno, El Fantasma" (Los Fabulosos Cadillacs)
  • Felipe Antunes and Otávio Carvalho – "Deus" (Vitrola Sintética)
  • Kevin Johansen – "Es Como El Día" (Kevin Johansen + The Nada)
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2017 Mon Laferte "Amárrame" Mon Laferte featuring Juanes
2018 Antón Alvarez Alfaro, Pablo Diaz-Reixa & Rosalía "Malamente" Rosalía
2019 David Julca, Jonathan Julca, Los Amigos Invisibles, Silverio Lozada & Servando Primera "Tócamela" Los Amigos Invisibles
2020 Ismael Cancel, ILe & Natalia Lafourcade "En Cantos" ILe & Natalia Lafourcade
[10]
2021 Alizzz, C. Tangana & Jorge Drexler "Nominao" C. Tangana and Jorge Drexler
[11]
2022 Rafa Arcaute, Jorge Drexler & Federico Vindver "El Día que Estrenaste el Mundo" Jorge Drexler
[12]
2023 Dante Spinetta "El Lado Oscuro del Corazón" Dante Spinetta
  • Sebastian Ayala, Daniel Briceño, Henry D'Arthenay, Rodolfo Pagliuca & Hector Tosta, songwriters – "Aleros/Pompeii" (La Vida Bohème)
  • Cami & Jonathan Julca, songwriters – "ANASTASIA" (Cami)
  • El David Aguilar, songwriter – "Cicatriz Radiante" (El David Aguilar)
  • Ismael Cancel, iLe & Mon Laferte, songwriters – "Traguito" (iLe & Mon Laferte)
 [13]
2024 Devonté Hynes & Nathy Peluso "El Día Que Perdí Mi Juventud" Nathy Peluso
  • J Noa, Jeffrey Peñalva "Trooko" & Skai, songwriters – "Cabecear" (J Noa)
  • Francisco Rojas & Francisca Valenzuela, songwriters – "Déjalo Ir" (Francisca Valenzuela)
  • Goyo, Illmind, Omar Isaiah Lupuku, Don Mills, Carlos Santander & Telly, songwriters – "Insomnia" (Goyo)
  • Nicole Horts, Camilo Velez & Maria Vertiz, songwriters – "Lloro" (Nicole Horts)
 [14]
  • ^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Latin Grammy Awards held that year.
  • ^[II] The performing artist is only listed but does not receive the award.
  • ^[III] Showing the name of the songwriter(s), the nominated song and in parentheses the performer's name(s).

See also

References

  1. ^ "Sobre La Academia Latina de la Grabación" (in Spanish). Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
  2. ^ "Category Guide: Alternative Field". Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on February 14, 2010. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Lista de nominados al Grammy Latino 2007" (in Spanish). Mujer Activa. August 31, 2007. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
  4. ^ "9th Annual Latin Grammy Awards". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. September 10, 2007. Archived from the original on September 9, 2012. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
  5. ^ "Conoce a los nominados a los Grammy Latinos" (in Spanish). Terra Networks México. September 19, 2009. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
  6. ^ "Latin Grammy nominees announced: Alejandro Sanz and Camila among top contenders". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. September 8, 2010. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
  7. ^ "2011 Latin Grammys: Nominations (FULL LIST) Revealed". manila-paper.net. September 15, 2011. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
  8. ^ "La lista completa de nominados a los Latin Grammy 2015" (in Spanish). infobae. September 23, 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  9. ^ Cobo, Leila (September 21, 2016). "Latin Grammys 2016 Nominations: See the Full List". Billboard. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  10. ^ Huston, Marysabel. "Latin Grammy: J Balvin lidera la lista de nominaciones con 13, le sigue Bad Bunny con 9". CNN (in Spanish). Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  11. ^ "22nd Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards® FINAL NOMINATIONS" (PDF). Latin Recording Academy. September 28, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  12. ^ Cobo, Leila (November 17, 2022). "Latin Grammys 2022: Jorge Drexler & Bad Bunny Lead Early Winners (Updating)". Billboard. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  13. ^ Ratner-Arias, Sigal (September 19, 2023). "Edgar Barrera Tops 2023 Latin Grammys Nominees: Complete List". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  14. ^ Frazier, Nina (September 17, 2024). "2024 Latin GRAMMYs: See The Full Nominations List". Grammy Awards (in Spanish). Retrieved September 17, 2024.