17th Annual Latin Grammy Awards


The 17th Annual Latin Grammy Awards were held on November 17, 2016 at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada.
The nominations were announced on September 21, 2016. Julio Reyes Copello, Djavan, Fonseca, Jesse & Joy, and Ricardo López Lalinde leads with four nominations each. American singer Marc Anthony was honored as the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year on November 16, the day prior to the Latin Grammy Awards.

Performers

Awards

The following is the list of nominees.

General

;Record of the Year
Carlos Vives and Shakira — "La Bicicleta"
;Album of the Year
Juan GabrielLos Dúo 2
;Song of the Year
Andrés Castro, Shakira and Carlos Vives — "La Bicicleta"
;Best New Artist
Manuel Medrano
;Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album
Jesse & Joy — Un Besito Más
;Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Juan Gabriel — Los Dúo, Vol. 2
;Best Urban Fusion/Performance
Yandel — "Encantadora"
;Best Urban Music Album
J BalvinEnergia
;Best Urban Song
Egbert Rosa Cintrón, Farruko, Eduardo A. Vargas Berrios and Yandel — "Encantadora"
;Best Rock Album
Los Fabulosos CadillacsLa Salvación de Solo Y Juan
;Best Pop/Rock Album
Julieta Venegas — Algo Sucede
;Best Rock Song
Flavio Cianciarulo — "La Tormenta"
;Best Alternative Music Album
Illya Kuryaki and the ValderramasL.H.O.N.
;Best Alternative Song
Carla Morrison — "Vez Primera"
;Best Salsa Album
IndiaIntensamente India Con Canciones de Juan Gabriel
  • Grupo Niche — 35 Aniversario
  • José Lugo and Guasábara Combo — ¿Dónde Están?
  • Bobby Valentín – Mi Ritmo es Bueno
  • Johnny Ventura – Tronco Viejo
;Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album
Fonseca — Homenaje
;Best Contemporary Tropical Album
GuacoGuaco Histórico 2
  • Héctor Acosta — Merengue y Sentimiento
  • David Calzado and Charanga HabaneraVivito y Coleando
  • Toño Restrepo — En La Sala con El Joe
  • Daniel Santacruz — Toda La Vida
  • Charlie Zaa — Mi Mejor Regalo
;Best Traditional Tropical Album
Sonora SantaneraLa Sonora Santanera En Su 60 Aniversario
;Best Tropical Fusion Album
Gente de ZonaVisualízate
;Best Tropical Song
Omar Alfanno, Fonseca, and Yadam González Cárdenas – "Vine A Buscarte"
;Best Singer-Songwriter Album
Manuel Medrano — Manuel Medrano
;Best Banda Album
Banda El Recodo De Cruz LizárragaRaíces
;Best Tejano Album
Michael SalgadoPor Cielo y Tierra
;Best Norteño Album
Los Tigres del Norte Desde El Azteca
;Best Regional Mexican Song
Erika Ender, Manu Morendo, and Mónica Vèlez — "Ataúd"
;Best Instrumental Album
Hamilton de HolandaSamba de Chico
;Best Folk Album
Palo Cruza'O — En Armonías Colombianas
  • Grupo Mapeyé — En Las Islas Canarias
  • Los Huayra — Gira
  • Nahuel Pennisi — Primavera
  • Marco Rodrigues — Fados do Fado
;Best Tango Album
Nicolás Ledesma y Su Orquesta — Cuando Llora la Milonga
;Best Flamenco Album
Niña PastoriÁmame Como Soy
;Best Latin Jazz Album
Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra — Cuba: The Conversation Continues
;Best Christian Album
Marcos Vidal — 25 Años
  • Christine D'Clario — Eterno
  • Generasion — Ciudad de Luz
  • Alex Sampedro — Alex Sampedro
  • Emir Sensini — Deseo tu Gloria
;Best Christian Album
Anderson Freire — Deus Não Te Rejeita
;Best Portuguese Language Contemporary Pop Album
CéuTropix
  • Tiago IorcTroco Likes
  • Larissa Luz — Território Conquistado
  • MarizaMundo
  • Thiago Ramil — Leve Embora
;Best Portuguese Language Rock Album
Ian Ramil — Derivacivilização
Scalene — Éter
;Best Samba/Pagode Album
Martinho da VilaDe Bem Com a Vida
;Best MPB Album
Elza SoaresA Mulher do Fim do Mundo
;Best Brazilian Roots Album
Almir Sater e Renato Teixeira — AR
;Best Portuguese Language Song
Djavan — "Vidas Pra Contar"
;Best Latin Children's Album
123 AndrésArriba Abajo
;Best Classical Album
Cuarteto Latinoamericano and JaramarEl Hilo Invisible
;Best Classical Contemporary Composition
Claudia Montero — "Cuarteto Para Buenos Aires"
;Best Recording Package
Sergio Mora — El Poeta Halley
;Best Engineered Album
Be Hussey, Gustavo Lenza, Diogo Poças, Rodrigo Sanches, Mike Cresswell and Felipe Tchauer — Tropix
;Producer of the Year
Eduardo Cabra
;Best Short Form Music Video
Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas"Gallo Negro"
;Best Long Form Music Video
Alejandro SanzSirope Vivo
The following is a list of special merit awards
;Lifetime Achievement Awards
;Trustees Award