The Latin Grammy Award for Record of the Year 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. The award is given to the performers, producers, audio engineers and mastering engineer for new songs in Spanish or Portuguese language. The songs included on an album released the previous year of submission are also eligible only if they have not been submitted to competition before. Instrumental songs are also eligible. Due to the increasing musical changes in the industry, from 2012 the category includes 10 nominees, thanks to a restructuring by the academy of the four general categories: Song of the Year, Album of the Year, Best New Artist and Record of the Year.
Alejandro Sanz has won the most awards in the category with seven wins out of eleven nominations. Jorge Drexler has won the award three times. Drexler is followed by Calle 13, Juanes and Shakira with two winning songs. "Livin' la Vida Loca" and "Despacito" by Puerto Rican singers Ricky Martin, and Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee, respectively, are the only songs to be nominated for this award in its Spanish-language version and to receive the same distinction for the English language versions. Most nominated songs were recorded in Spanish language, though "Esperando Na Janela" by Gilberto Gil, "Já Sei Namorar" by Tribalistas, "A Festa" by Maria Rita, "Dois Rios" by Skank, "Arlequim Desconhecido" by Ivan Lins and The Metropole Orchestra, "Tua" by Maria Bethânia, "Atrás de Porta" by Ivete Sangalo, "Um Abraçaço" by Caetano Veloso, "Vidas Pra Contar" by Djavan, and "É Fake (Homem Barato)" by Anaadi, recorded in Portuguese language, were also nominated, while "Talvez" by Caetano Veloso and Tom Veloso won in 2021. In 2017, Colombian artist Maluma became the first performer to have three nominated songs in the same year. Rafael Arcaute, Gustavo Santaolalla and Lulo Pérez are the most awarded producers, with two wins, while Benny Faccone, Aníbal Kerpel and Thom Russo have received the most awards as engineers/mixers, with two each.
Recipients An asterisk (*) indicates the composition won Song of the Year as well.
Year Winner(s) Work Nominees2000 Santana featuring Maná Fernando Olvera and K. C. Porter, producersBenny Faccone, engineer/mixer "Corazón Espinado" 2001 Alejandro SanzEmanuele Ruffinengo, producerRoberto Cantele and Roberto Maccagno, engineers/mixers "El Alma al Aire" 2002 Alejandro Sanz Humberto Gatica, producerChris Brook and Eric Schilling, engineers/mixers "Y Sólo Se Me Ocurre Amarte" 2003 Juanes Gustavo Santaolalla, producerAníbal Kerpel and Thom Russo, engineers. "Es Por Ti" 2004 Alejandro Sanz Lulo Pérez, producerMick Guzauski and Rafa Sardina, engineers/mixers "No Es Lo Mismo" 2005 Alejandro Sanz Lulo Pérez, producerCarlos Alvarez, Oscar Vinader and Rafa Sardina, engineers/mixers "Tu No Tienes Alma" 2006 Shakira featuring Alejandro Sanz Léster Méndez & Shakira, producersGustavo Celis, Kevin Killen & Ron Jabobs, engineers/mixers "La Tortura" 2007 Juan Luis Guerra Allan Leschhorn, producerLuis Mansilla and Ronnie Torres, engineers/mixers "La Llave de Mi Corazón" 2008 Juanes Gustavo Santaolalla, producerAníbal Kerpel and Thom Russo, engineers/mixers "Me Enamora" 2009 Calle 13 featuring Café Tacvba Eduardo Cabra & René Pérez, producersIvan Gutierrez, Ramon Martínez, Edgardo Matta & Carlos Velasquez, engineers/mixers. "No Hay Nadie Como Tú" 2010 Camila Mario Domm, producerGabriel Castañón, Benny Faccone & Peter Mokran, engineers/mixers "Mientes" 2011 Calle 13 featuring Totó la Momposina, Susana Baca and Maria Rita Rafa Arcaute and Calle 13, producerFelipe Alvarez, Arcaute, Eduardo Cabra, David Cárdenas, Iván Gutiérrez, Ramón Martínez, Edgardo Matta, Daniel Ovie & Carlos Velazquez, engineers/mixers. "Latinoamérica" 2012 Jesse & Joy Martin Terefe, producerAinsley Adams, Dyre Gormsen, Thomas Juth, engineers/mixers "¡Corre!" 2013 Marc Anthony Marc Anthony, Sergio George & Julio Reyes Copello, producerJuan Mario Aracil, Julio Reyes Copello, Carlos Alvarez & Sergio George, engineers/mixersTom Coyne, mastering "Vivir Mi Vida" 2014 Jorge Drexler featuring Ana Tijoux Carles Campi Campón, Jorge Drexler, Mario Galeano & Sebastián Merlín, producersCarlos Barros, Carles Campi Campón, Néstor Cifuentes, Héctor Quídea, José María Rosillo & Simón Vélez, engineers/mixersBori Alarcón, mastering "Universos Paralelos" 2015 Natalia Lafourcade Natalia Lafourcade & Cachorro López, producersEduardo Del Águila, Andrés Borda, Alan Ortiz Grande, Demián Nava, Alan Saucedo, Sebastián Schon & Cesar Sogbe, engineers/mixersJosé Blanco, mastering "Hasta la Raíz" 2016 Carlos Vives & Shakira Andrés Castro, Luis Fernando Ochoa, Shakira & Carlos Vives, producersCarlos Hernández Carbonell, Andrés Castro, Gustavo Celis, Luis Barrera Jr., Andre Nascimbeni & Dave Clauss, engineers/mixersAdam Ayan, mastering. "La Bicicleta" 2017 Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee Mauricio Rengifo & Andrés Torres, producersGaby Music, Mauricio Rengifo, Luis Saldarriaga & Andrés Torres, recording engineersJaycen Joshua, mixerDave Kutch, mastering. "Despacito" 2018 Jorge Drexler Carles Campi Campón & Jorge Drexler, producersCarles Campi Campón & Ernesto García, recording engineersMatías Cella, mixerFred Kevorkian, mastering "Telefonía" 2019 Alejandro Sanz and Camila Cabello Alfonso Pérez, Julio Reyes Copello & Alejandro Sanz, record producersNicolás De La Espriella, Carlos Fernando López, Alfonso Pérez, Natalia Ramírez, Nicolás Ramírez & Julio Reyes Copello, recording engineersTrevor Lyle Muzzy, mixerGene Grimaldi, mastering engineer "Mi Persona Favorita" 2020 Alejandro Sanz Julio Reyes Copello & Rafa Sardina, producersJames Fitzpatick, Jan Holzner, Nicolás Ramírez, Julio Reyes Copello & Rafa Sardina, recording engineersNicolás Ramírez, mixerCarlos Hernández Carbonell, mastering engineer "Contigo" 2021 Caetano Veloso & Tom VelosoMário Adnet & Cézar Mendes, record producersLucas Ariel & Lucas Nunes, recording engineersDaniel Carvalho, mixerDaniel Carvalho, mastering engineer "Talvez"2022 Jorge Drexler & C. Tangana Carles Campi Campón, Jorge Drexler, Víctor Martínez, Pablopablo & C. Tangana, record producersCarles Campi Campón, recording engineerCarles Campi Campón, mixer; Fred Kevorkian, mastering engineer "Tocarte"2023 Natalia Lafourcade Adan Jodorowsky & Natalia Lafourcade, record producers Gerardo Ordoñez, recording engineer Gerardo Ordoñez, mixer Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer "De Todas las Flores"2024 Juan Luis Guerra 4.40 Juan Luis Guerra & Janina Rosado, record producers Allan Leschhorn, recording engineer Allan Leschhorn, mixer Adam Ayan, mastering engineer "Mambo 23"2025 Alejandro Sanz Luis Miguel Gómez Castaño & Manuel Lorente Freire, record producers Frank Lozano, Alfonso Pérez & Felipe Trujillo, recording engineers Lewis Pickett, mixer David Kutch, mastering engineer "Palmeras en el Jardín"
Notes Each year is linked to the article about the Latin Grammy Awards held that year. Showing the name of the performer, the nominated song and in parentheses the record producer, and engineers/mixers name(s).
See also Grammy Award for Record of the Year
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