18th Annual Latin Grammy Awards


The 18th Annual Latin Grammy Awards was held on November 16, 2017 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. It was broadcast on Univision at 8PM ET\PT. This marked the tenth year Las Vegas hosts the Latin Grammy Awards and also marked the telecasts return to the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

Performers

Nominations were to be announced on September 20, 2017. However, due to the earthquake in Mexico which occurred a previous day, as well as other natural disasters that affected Spanish-speaking communities, the Latin Recording Academy did not announce the nominations until Tuesday, September 26.
This marked the second time when the Latin Recording Academy had to delay or cancel one of their signature events. In 2001, the Latin Recording Academy was forced to cancel the 2nd Annual Latin Grammy Awards due to the September 11 attacks. Instead, the winners of those awards were announced at a press conference the following month. The 18th Annual Latin Grammy Awards were still held on time, on November 16, 2017, despite the delay of the announcement of the nominations.

Nominees and winners

The following is the list of nominees.

General

;Record of the Year
Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee — "Despacito"
;Album of the Year
Rubén Blades with Roberto Delgado & OrquestaSalsa Big Band
;Song of the Year
Daddy Yankee, Erika Ender and Luis Fonsi — "Despacito"
;Best New Artist
Vicente García
;Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album
Shakira — El Dorado
;Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Lila Downs — Salón, Lágrimas y Deseo
;Best Urban Fusion/Performance
Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber — "Despacito"
;Best Urban Music Album
Residente — Residente
;Best Urban Song
Rafael Arcaute, Igor Koshkendey and Residente — "Somos Anormales"
;Best Rock Album
Diamante Eléctrico — La Gran Oscilación
  • Daniel Cadena — Mutante
  • De la Tierra — II
  • Eruca Sativa — Barro y Fauna
  • Utopians — Todos Nuestros Átomos
;Best Pop/Rock Album
Juanes — Mis Planes Son Amarte
;Best Rock Song
Diamante Eléctrico — "Déjala Rodar" '
Andrés Calamaro — "La Noche" '
;Best Alternative Music Album
Café TacvbaJei Beibi
;Best Alternative Song
Mon Laferte — "Amárrame"
;Best Salsa Album
Rubén Blades and Roberto Delgado & Orquesta — Salsa Big Band
  • Alberto Barros — Tributo a La Salsa Colombiana 7
  • Juan Pablo Díaz — Fase Dos
  • Alain Pérez — ADN
  • Various Artists / Isidro Infante — Isidro Infante Presenta: Cuba y Puerto Rico, Un Abrazo Musical Salsero
;Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album
Jorge Celedón and Sergio Luis Rodríguez — Ni Un Paso Atrás
;Best Contemporary Tropical Album
Guaco — Bidimensional
;Best Traditional Tropical Album
Jon Secada featuring The Charlie Sepúlveda Big Band — To Beny Moré with Love
;Best Tropical Fusion Album
Olga TañónOlga Tañón y Punto.
;Best Tropical Song
Vicente García — "Bachata en Kingston"
;Best Songwriting Album
Vicente García — A La Mar
;Best Ranchera/Mariachi Music Album
Flor de Toloache — Las Caras Lindas
  • Majida IssaPero No Llorando - Nocturna
  • Mariachi Herencia de México — Nuestra Herencia
  • Mariachi Imperial Azteca — Aún Estoy de Pie
  • Mariachi Oro de América — 36 Aniversario Mariachi Oro de América
;Best Banda Album
Banda El Recodo de Cruz LizárragaAyer y Hoy
;Best Norteño Music Album
Los PalominosPiénsalo
;Best Regional Mexican Song
Juan Treviño — "Siempre Es Así"
;Best Instrumental Album
Michel Camilo and TomatitoSpain Forever
;Best Folk Album
Natalia Lafourcade — Musas)
  • Yuvisney Aguilar and Afrocuban Jazz Quartet — Piango, Piango
  • Magín DíazEl Orisha de la Rosa
  • Quinteto Leopoldo Federico — Pa' Qué Más
  • Edward Ramírez and Rafa Pino — El Tuyero Ilustrado
;Best Tango Album
Fernando OteroSolo Buenos Aires
;Best Flamenco Music Album
Vicente AmigoMemoria de Los Sentidos
;Best Latin Jazz Album
Eliane EliasDance of Time
;Best Contemporary Pop Album
Tiago IorcTroco Likes Ao Vivo: Um Filme de Tiago Iorc
  • AnavitóriaAnavitória
  • Mano Brown — Boogie Naipe
  • Jamz — Tudo nosso
  • Ludmilla — A Danada sou eu
;Best Rock Album or Alternative Music
Nando ReisJardim-Pomar
;Best Samba/Pagode Album
Mart'nália — + Misturado
  • Luciana Mello — Na luz do samba
  • Diogo Nogueira — Alma brasileira
  • Roberta SáDelírio no Circo
  • Various Artists — Samba Book: Jorge Aragão
;Best Brazilian Popular Music Album
Edu Lobo, Romero Lubambo, Mauro Senise — Dos Navegantes
;Best Sertaneja Music Album
Daniel — Daniel
  • Day & Lara — '
  • Luan Santana1977
  • Marília Mendonça — Realidade ao vivo em Manaus
  • Simone and Simaria — Live
;Best Brazilian Roots Music Album
Bruna Viola —
Ao Vivo - Melodias Do Sertão

  • Patricia Bastos — Batom Bacaba
  • Pinduca — No Embalo Do
  • Trio Nordestino — Canta O Nordeste
  • Yangos — Chamamé
  • Various Artists — Ascensão
;Best Song in Portuguese Language
Anavitória and Tiago Iorc — "Trevo "'
;Best Classical Album
Eddie Mora directing The Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Costa Rica — Música De Compositores Costarricenses Vol. 2
;Best Classical Contemporary Composition
Leo Brouwer — "Sonata del Decamerón Negro"
;Best Christian Album
Alex CamposMomentos
  • Barak — Generación Radical
  • Gabriela Cartulano — Tu Amor
  • Álvaro López and ResQBand — Sol Detente
  • Jaci Velasquez — Confío
;Best Christian Album
Aline BarrosAcenda A Sua Luz
;Best Children's Album
Various ArtistsMarc Anthony for Babies
;Best Recording Package
;Best Engineered Album
Josh Gudwin and Tom Coyne — Mis Planes Son Amarte
;Producer of the Year
Eduardo Cabra
;Best Short Form Music Video
Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee — "Despacito"
;Best Long Form Music Video
Natalia Lafourcade — Musas, El Documental
The following received multiple nominations:
The following received multiple awards: