14th Annual Latin Grammy Awards


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
Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album
Alejandro Sanz — La Música No Se Toca
  • Miguel Bosé — Papitwo
  • Draco Rosa — Vida
  • Aleks SyntekSyntek
  • Julieta Venegas — Los Momentos
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Andrés Cepeda —
Lo Mejor Que Hay En Mi Vida

Best Urban Performance
Pitbull featuring Papayo — "Echa Pa'lla "
Best Urban Music Album
Mala RodríguezBruja
Best Urban Song
Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas — "Ula Ula"
Best Rock Album
La Vida BohèmeSerá
  • Eruca SativaBlanco
  • Los Bunkers — La Velocidad de la Luz
  • No Te Va Gustar — El Calor del Pleno Invierno
  • Ska-P — 99%
Best Pop/Rock Album
Beto Cuevas
Transformación

Best Rock Song
Cachorro López and Vicentico — "Creo Que Me Enamoré"
Best Alternative Music Album
Natalia LafourcadeMujer Divina, Homenaje an Agustin Lara
Best Alternative Song
Bajofondo — "Pena En Mi Corazón"
Best Salsa Album
Various Artists — Sergio George Presents: Salsa Giants
  • Albita — Una Mujer Que Canta
  • Guayacán — 25 Años, 25 Éxitos, 25 Artistas
  • Víctor Manuelle — Me Llamaré Tuyo
  • Tito Nieves — Que Seas Feliz
  • Gilberto Santa Rosa — Gilberto Santa Rosa
Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album
Felipe Peláez and Manuel Julián —
Differente

Best Contemporary Tropical Album
Juan Luis Guerra — Asondeguerra Tour
  • Leslie Grace — Leslie Grace
  • Guaco — Escultura
  • Toby Love — Amor Total
  • Vocal Song — Amarle
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"
Best Singer-Songwriter Album
Caetano Veloso — Abraçaço
Best Ranchero Album
Vicente FernándezHoy
  • Vikki Carr — Viva la Vida
  • Aida Cuevas — Totalmente Juan Gabriel
  • Mariachi Sol de México de José Hernández con La Sinfónica de Las Américas — La Música
  • Sheyla Tadeo — Amémonos Homenaje A Lucha Villa
Best Banda Album
Banda Los Recoditos
El Free

La Original Banda El Limón de Salvador Lizárraga — La Original y Sus Boleros de Amor
  • Banda Carnaval — Las Vueltas de La Vida
  • Cuisillos de Arturo Macias — 2012 Fin y Principio de Una Era
  • El Dasa — Pá La Raza
  • La Addictiva Banda de San José Mesillas — Muchas Gracias
Best Tejano Album
David Lee Garza
Just Friends

Best Norteño Album
IntocableEn Peligro de Extinción
Best Regional Song
Pedro Fernández — "Cachito de Cielo"
Best Instrumental Album
Bajofondo — Presente
Best Folk Album
Reynaldo ArmasEl Caballo de Oro
  • Gaêlica — Luz - Una Navidad Celta En Venezuela
  • Gualberto Ibarreto and C4 Trío — Gualberto + C4
  • Los Nocheros — Clásicos - El Pecado Original
  • María Mulata — De Cantos Y Vuelos
  • Chuchito Valdés and Eddy Navia — Carnaval En Piano Charango
Best Tango Album
Diego El Cigala
Romance de la Luna Tucumana

Best Flamenco Album
TomatitoSoy Flamenco
Best Latin Jazz Album
Michel CamiloWhat's Up?
Best Spanish Christian Album
Alex Campos — Regreso A Ti
  • Daniel Calveti — Mi Refugio
  • Lilly Goodman — Amor Favor Gracia
  • Mónica — Encontré Su Amor
  • Marcos Vidal — Tu Nombre
Best Portuguese Christian Album
Kleber Lucas —
Profeta Da Esperança

Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop Album
Seu JorgeMúsicas Para Churrasco Vol. 1 Ao Vivo
  • Ed Motta — Aor
  • Natiruts — Acústico
  • Adryana Ribeiro — Take It Easy My Brother Jorge
  • Skank — Ao Vivo: Rock in Rio
  • Ultraleve — Ultraleve
Best Brazilian Rock Album
Jota Quest
Ao Vivo: Rock in Rio

Best Samba/Pagode Album
Alexandre PiresEletrosamba - Ao Vivo
  • Diogo Nogueira — Ao Vivo em Cuba
  • Zeca Pagodinho — Vida Que Segue
  • Various Artists — Sambabook Martinho da Vila 2
  • Dora Vergueiro — Dora Vergueiro
Best MPB Album
Maria Rita
Redescobrir - Ao Vivo

Best Sertaneja Music Album
Victor & LeoAo Vivo em Floripa
  • João Bosco & Vinícius — A Festa
  • Jorge & Mateus — A Hora é Agora - Ao Vivo em Jurerê
  • Marcos & Belutti — Cores
  • Michel Teló — Sunset
Best Brazilian Roots Album
Various Artists —
Salve Gonzagão 100 Anos

Best Brazilian Song
Roberto Carlos — "Esse Cara Sou Eu"
Best Latin Children's Album
Lucky Díaz y La Familia Música — ¡Fantástico!
Best Classical Album
Nelson FreireBrasileiro
Best Classical Contemporary Composition
Carlos Franzetti — "Zingaros"
Best Recording Package
Tonho and — Abraçaço
Best Engineered Album
Edgar Barrera, Sebastian de Peyrecave, Javier Garza, Julio Reyes Copello and Mike Fuller — Kany García
Producer of the Year
Sergio George
Best Short Form Music Video
Alex Cuba — "Eres Tú"
Best Long Form Music Video
Natalia Lafourcade — Mujer Divina, Homenaje A Agustín Lara
The following is a list of special merit awards
Lifetime Achievement Awards
Trustees Award
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.

Performers