20th Annual Latin Grammy Awards


The 20th Annual Latin Grammy Awards was held on Thursday, November 14, 2019 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada and was broadcast on Univision. The telecast marked the 20th anniversary of the Latin Grammy Awards and honored outstanding achievements in Latin music released from June 1, 2018 to May 31, 2019.
Juanes was honored as the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year on the night prior to the telecast.
Nominations were announced on September 24, 2019. Spanish singer-songwriter Alejandro Sanz led nominations with eight. Rosalía and Alejandro Sanz had the most wins with three awards each.

Performers

The following is the list of nominees. Winners are highlighted in bold.

General

;Record of the Year
Alejandro Sanz and Camila Cabello — "Mi Persona Favorita"
Alfonso Pérez, Julio Reyes Copello & Alejandro Sanz, record producers; Nicolás De La Espriella, Carlos Fernando López, Alfonso Pérez, Natalia Ramírez, Nicolás Ramírez & Julio Reyes Copello, recording engineers; Trevor Lyle Muzzy, mixer; Gene Grimaldi, mastering engineer
;Album of the Year
Rosalía — El Mal Querer
El Guincho & Rosalía, album producers; El Guincho, album recording engineer; Jaycen Joshua, album mixer; Antón Álvarez Alfaro, El Guincho & Rosalía, songwriters; Chris Athens, album mastering engineer
;Song of the Year
"Calma" — Pedro Capó, Gabriel Edgar González Pérez & George Noriega, songwriters
;Best New Artist
Nella
;Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album
Rosalía — El Mal Querer
  • Ricardo Montaner — Montaner
  • Morat — Balas Perdidas
  • Alejandro Sanz — #ElDisco
  • Sebastián Yatra — Fantasía
;Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Fonseca — Agustín
;Best Pop Song
"Mi Persona Favorita" — Alejandro Sanz and Camila Cabello, songwriters '''
;Best Urban Fusion/Performance
Pedro Capó and Farruko — "Calma "
;Best Urban Music Album
Bad Bunny — X 100pre
;Best Urban Song
"Con Altura" — J Balvin, Mariachi Budda, Frank Dukes, Teo Halm, El Guincho, Alejandro Ramirez and Rosalía, songwriters
;Best Rock Album
Draco Rosa — Monte Sagrado
  • A.N.I.M.A.L — Una Razon Para Seguir
  • Arawato — Arawato
  • Carajo — Basado en hechos reales
  • Molotov — MTV Unplugged: El Desconecte
;Best Pop/Rock Album
Andrés Calamaro — Cargar La Suerte
;Best Rock Song
"Verdades Afiladas" Andrés Calamaro and German Wiedemer, songwriters
;Best Alternative Music Album
Mon LaferteNorma
;Best Alternative Song
"Tócamela" — David Julca, Jonathan Julca, Los Amigos Invisibles, Silverio Lozada and Servando Primera, songwriters
;Best Salsa Album
Tony Succar — Mas De Mi
  • Maite Hontelé — Cuba Linda
  • Mario Ortiz All Star Band — 55 Aniversario
  • Eddie Palmieri — Mi Luz Mayor
  • Quintero's Salsa Project — Nuestro Hogar
;Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album
Puerto Candelaria and Juancho Valencia — Yo Me Llamo Cumbia
;Best Traditional Tropical Album
Andrés CepedaAndrés Cepeda Big Band
  • Olga Cerpa y Mestisay — Vereda Tropical
  • Yelsy Heredia — Lo Nuestro
  • Aymée Nuviola — A Journey Through Cuban Music
  • Septeto Acarey — La Llave Del Son
;Best Contemporany Tropical/Tropical Fusion Album
Juan Luis Guerra 4.40 — Literal
;Best Tropical Song
"Kitipun" — Juan Luis Guerra, songwriter
;Best Singer-Songwriter Album
Kany García — Contra el Viento
;Best Ranchero/Mariachi Album
Christian NodalAhora
  • El Bebeto — Mi Persona Preferida
  • Alex FernándezSigue La Dinastía...
  • Vicente Fernández — Más Romántico Que Nunca
  • Flor De Toloache — Indestructible
;Best Banda Album
Banda Los Sebastianes — A Través Del Vaso
;Best Tejano Album
Elida Reyna y Avante — Colores
  • El Plan — Siete
  • Lucky Joe — Tu Príncipe
  • David Lee Rodriquez — Así Me Enseñaron
  • Vidal — Nunca Te Rindas
;Best Norteño Album
IntocablePercepción
;Best Regional Song
"No Te Contaron Mal" — Edgar Barrera, Gussy Lau and Christian Nodal, songwriters
;Best Instrumental Album
Gustavo Casenave — Balance
;Best Folk Album
Luis Enrique + C4 Trio — Tiempo Al Tiempo
;Best Tango Album
Quinteto Astor PiazzollaRevolucionario
;Best Latin Jazz Album
Chucho ValdésJazz Batá 2
;Best Christian Album
Juan Delgado — Todo Pasa
  • Danilo MonteroMi Viaje
  • Gabriela Soto and Big Band — Lluvias De Bendición
  • Ricardo Torres y Su Mariachi — Padre Mio
  • Alex Zurdo — ¿Quién Contra Nosotros?
;Best Christian Album
Delino Marçal — Guarda Meu Coração
;Best Portuguese Language Contemporary Pop Album
AnavitóriaO Tempo É Agora
  • As Bahias e a Cozinha Mineira — Tarântula
  • Ana CañasTodxs
  • Mahmundi — Para Dias Ruins
  • Jair Oliveira — Selfie
;Best Portuguese Language Rock or Alternative Album
BaianaSystem — O Futuro Não Demora
;Best Samba/Pagode Album
Mart'nália — Mart'nália Canta Vinicius De Moraes
  • Nego Álvaro — Canta Sereno E Moa
  • Monarco — De Todos Os Tempos
  • Péricles — Em Sua Direção
  • Anaí Rosa — Anaí Rosa Atraca Geraldo Pereira
;Best MPB Album
Gilberto GilOk Ok Ok
;Best Sertaneja Music Album
Marília Mendonça — Em Todos Os Cantos
  • Paula FernandesHora Certa
  • Francis & Felipe — Francis & Felipe
  • Luan SantanaLive Movel
  • Mano Walter — Ao Vivo Em São Paulo
;Best Portuguese Language Roots Album
Hermeto Pascoal — Hermeto Pascoal E Sua Visão Original Do Forró
;Best Portuguese Language Song
"Desconstrução"
Tiago Iorc, songwriter '''
;Best Latin Children’s Album
The Lucky Band — Buenos Diaz
;Best Classical Album
Samuel Torres and La Nueva Filarmonía — Regreso
;Best Arrangement
Sirena
Rodner Padilla, arranger
;Best Recording Package
El Mal Querer
Man Mourentan and Tamara Pérez, art directors
;Best Engineered Album
El Mal Querer
El Guincho and Brian Hernández, engineers; Jaycen Joshua, mixer; Chris Athens, mastering engineer
  • Anaí Rosa Atraca Geraldo Pereira
  • * Carlos Lima and Gilberto Monte, engineers; Carlos Lima, mixer; Carlos Lima, mastering engineer
  • Bach
  • * Zac Hernández and Jerry Ordoñez, engineers; Jack Lahana, mixer; Chab, mastering engineer
  • Encontros
  • * Roger Freret, engineer; Marcelo Sabóia, mixer; Ron McMaster, mastering engineer
  • Montaner
  • * Jan Holzner, David Julca, Jonathan Julca, Jon Leone, Carlos Fernando López, Ricardo López Lalinde, Yasmil Marrufo, Darío Moscatelli, Quaz & Tainy, engineers; Jaycen Joshua, mixer; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
;Producer of the Year
Tony Succar'''
;Best Short Form Music Video
Kany García and Residente — "Banana Papaya"
Residente, video director; Stephanie "Tuty" Correa, video producer
;Best Long Form Music Video
Alejandro Sanz — Lo Que Fui Es Lo Que Soy
Mercedes Cantero, Oscar García Blesa, Gervasio Iglesias and Alexis Morante, video directors; Alvaro Agustin, Ghislain Barrois & Gervasio Iglesias, video producers
The exclusion of urban entries in the Album, Record, and Song of the Year categories sparked controversy. Colombian singer, J. Balvin started the hashtag #SinReggaetónNoHayGrammyLatino’ which was soon endorsed by other reggaeton artists such as Daddy Yankee, Becky G, Maite Perroni, Lali Esposito, Tini, Karol G, Natti Natasha, and Anuel AA.