The Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Song is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and promotes a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally.[1] According to the category description guide for the 13th Latin Grammy Awards, the award is for new songs that contain at least 51% of the lyrics in Spanish or Portuguese. The accolade is awarded to the songwriter(s) of said song. Instrumental recordings and cover songs are not eligible for the category.[2]
| Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Song | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | new songs that contain at least 51% of the lyrics in Spanish or Portuguese |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | The Latin Recording Academy |
| First awarded | August 31, 2007 |
| Currently held by | Daddy Yankee for "Bonita" (2024) |
| Website | latingrammy.com |
The award was first presented to Puerto Rican musicians Eduardo Cabra and René Pérez of the duo Calle 13 in 2007.[3] The award has been presented three times to Puerto Rican songwriters and once to a Panamian, Spaniard and Argentine songwriter in 2008, 2010, and 2011 respectively. The only songwriter to receive this award in more than one occasion is René Pérez. In 2010, Spanish rapper La Mala Rodríguez became the first female artist to win in this field. Daddy Yankee holds the record of most nominations in general and most nominations without a win with eight. Also, he is the only artist who has been nominated every year since the category's inception (except in 2014). In 2014, "Bailando" by Enrique Iglesias featuring Descemer Bueno & Gente De Zona became the first urban song to win this award and Song of the Year.
Recipients
edit| Year | Songwriter(s) | Work | Performing artist(s) | Nominees | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Eduardo Cabra Panasuyo René Pérez |
"Pa'l Norte" | Calle 13 |
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[3] |
| 2008 | Flex | "Te Quiero" | Flex |
|
[4] |
| 2009 | Marcos Masis "Tainy" Wisin & Yandel |
"Abusadora" | Wisin & Yandel |
|
[5] |
| 2010 | La Mala Rodríguez | "No Pidas Perdón" | La Mala Rodríguez |
|
[6] |
| 2011 | Rafa Arcaute Calle 13 |
"Baile de los Pobres" | Calle 13 |
|
[7] |
| 2012 | Ramón Enrique Casillas & Don Omar |
"Hasta Que Salga el Sol" | Don Omar |
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| 2013 | Dante Spinetta and Emmanuel Horvilleur | "Ula Ula" | Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas |
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| 2014 | Descemer Bueno Gente De Zona Enrique Iglesias |
"Bailando" | Enrique Iglesias featuring Descemer Bueno & Gente De Zona |
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| 2015 | J Balvin Rene Cano Alejandro "Mosty" Patiño Alejandro "Sky" Ramírez |
"Ay Vamos" | J Balvin |
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| 2016 | Egbert Rosa Cintrón Farruko Eduardo A. Vargas Berrios Yandel |
"Encantadora" | Yandel |
|
[8] |
| 2017 | Rafael Arcaute Igor Koshkendey Residente |
"Somos Anormales" | Residente |
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| 2018 | Urbani Mota Cedeño Juan G. Rivera Vazquez Luis Jorge Romero Daddy Yankee |
"Dura" | Daddy Yankee |
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| 2019 | J Balvin Mariachi Budda Frank Dukes Teo Halm El Guincho Alejandro Ramirez Rosalía |
"Con Altura" | Rosalía and J Balvin featuring El Guincho |
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| 2020 | Pablo Diaz-Reixa "El Guincho" Ozuna Rosalía |
"Yo x Ti, Tu x Mi" | Rosalía & Ozuna |
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[9] |
| 2021 | Descemer Bueno, El Funky, Gente De Zona, Yadam González, Beatriz Luengo, Maykel Osorbo & Yotuel | "Patria y Vida" | Yotuel, Gente De Zona, Descemer Bueno, Maykel Osorbo, El Funky |
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[10] |
| 2022 | Bad Bunny | "Tití Me Preguntó" | Bad Bunny |
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[11] |
| 2023 | Santiago Alvarado, Bizarrap & Quevedo | "Quevedo: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 52" | Bizarrap featuring Quevedo |
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[12] |
| 2024 | Daddy Yankee | "Bonita" | Daddy Yankee |
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[13] |
All-time table
edit| # | Artist / Group | Wins | Loss | Years winner | Years nominated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rosalía | 2 | 0 | 2019, 2020 | — |
| Calle 13 | 2 | 2 | 2007, 2011 | 2014 | |
| 2 | Don Omar | 1 | 5 | 2012 | 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 |
| 3 | Wisin & Yandel | 1 | 2 | 2009 | 2009, 2011 |
| 4 | J Balvin | 2 | 1 | 2015,
2019 |
2014 |
| Mala Rodríguez | 1 | 1 | 2010 | 2013 | |
| 6 | Enrique Iglesias | 1 | — | 2014 | — |
| Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas | 1 | — | 2013 | — | |
| Flex | 1 | — | 2008 | — | |
| 9 | Daddy Yankee | 1 | 8 | 2024 | 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 |
| 10 | Alexis & Fido | — | 3 | — | 2008, 2012, 2015 |
| 11 | Tego Calderón | — | 2 | — | 2008, 2015 |
| Ana Tijoux | — | 2 | — | 2013, 2014 | |
| Pitbull | — | 2 | — | 2011, 2013 | |
| 14 | Prince Royce | — | 1 | — | 2015 |
| Sensato | — | 1 | — | 2012 | |
| Cartel de Santa | — | 1 | — | 2010 | |
| Vico C | — | 1 | — | 2010 | |
| Marcelo D2 | — | 1 | — | 2009 | |
| Miguelito | — | 1 | — | 2008 | |
| Tito El Bambino | — | 1 | — | 2008 | |
| Orishas | — | 1 | — | 2007 | |
| Tres Coronas | — | 1 | — | 2007 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Sobre La Academia Latina de la Grabación". Latin Grammy Awards (in Spanish). United States: Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
- ^ "Category Guide". Latin Grammy Awards. United States: Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on September 13, 2012. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
- ^ a b "Lista de nominados al Grammy Latino 2007" (in Spanish). Mujer Activa. August 31, 2007. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
- ^ "9th Annual Latin Grammy Awards". Los Angeles Times. September 10, 2007. Archived from the original on September 9, 2012. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ^ "Conoce a los nominados a los Grammy Latinos" (in Spanish). Terra Networks México. September 19, 2009. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ^ "The Latin Recording Academy Nominees". The Latin Recording Academy. September 4, 2010. Archived from the original on September 25, 2011. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
- ^ "Nominees: From the Latin Grammy Awards 2011". Altamiramusic.net. September 14, 2011. Archived from the original on March 19, 2012. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
- ^ Cobo, Leila (September 21, 2016). "Latin Grammys 2016 Nominations: See the Full List". Billboard. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
- ^ Huston, Marysabel (September 29, 2020). "Latin Grammy: J Balvin lidera la lista de nominaciones con 13, le sigue Bad Bunny con 9". CNN (in Spanish). Retrieved September 29, 2020.
- ^ "22nd Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards® FINAL NOMINATIONS" (PDF). Latin Recording Academy. September 28, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
- ^ Cobo, Leila (November 17, 2022). "Latin Grammys 2022: Jorge Drexler & Bad Bunny Lead Early Winners (Updating)". Billboard. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
- ^ Ratner-Arias, Sigal (September 19, 2023). "Edgar Barrera Tops 2023 Latin Grammys Nominees: Complete List". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
- ^ Frazier, Nina (September 17, 2024). "2024 Latin GRAMMYs: See The Full Nominations List". Grammy Awards (in Spanish). Retrieved September 17, 2024.
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