The Latin Grammy Award for Best Alternative Song 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.[1] The award is reserved to the songwriters of a new song containing at least 51% of the lyrics in Spanish. Instrumental recordings or cover songs are not eligible.[2]
| Latin Grammy Award for Best Alternative Song | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | quality alternative music songs |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | The Latin Recording Academy |
| First awarded | 2007 |
| Currently held by | Dante Spinetta for "El Lado Oscuro del Corazón" (2023) |
| Website | latingrammy.com |
The award has been presented to songwriters originating from France, Mexico, Colombia and Puerto Rico. It was first earned by French musician Manu Chao for the song "Me Llaman Calle" in 2007.[3]
The band members of Café Tacvba, Calle 13 and Carla Morrison are the only songwriters to have received this award more than once.
Recipients
edit| Year | Songwriter(s) | Work | Performing artist(s)[II] | Nominees | Ref. |
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| 2007 | Manu Chao | "Me Llaman Calle" | Manu Chao |
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| 2008 | Rubén Albarrán, Emmanuel del Real, Enrique Rangel & Joselo Rangel | "Volver a Comenzar" | Café Tacvba |
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| 2009 | René Pérez, Eduardo Cabra, Rubén Albarrán, Emmanuel del Real, Enrique Rangel & Joselo Rangel | "No Hay Nadie Como Tú" | Calle 13 featuring Café Tacvba |
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| 2010 | Gloria "Goyo" Martinez, Miguel "Slow" Martinez & Carlos "Tostao" Valencia | "De Donde Vengo Yo" | ChocQuibTown |
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| 2011 | Rafa Arcaute & Calle 13 | "Calma Pueblo" | Calle 13 |
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| 2012 | Carla Morrison | "Déjenme Llorar" | Carla Morrison |
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| 2013 | Bajofondo | "Pena En Mi Corazón" | Bajofondo |
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| 2014 | Calle 13 | "El Aguante" | Calle 13 |
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| 2015 | Natalia Lafourcade & Leonel García | "Hasta la Raíz" | Natalia Lafourcade |
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| 2016 | Carla Morrison | "Vez Primera" | Carla Morrison |
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| 2017 | Mon Laferte | "Amárrame" | Mon Laferte featuring Juanes |
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| 2018 | Antón Alvarez Alfaro, Pablo Diaz-Reixa & Rosalía | "Malamente" | Rosalía |
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| 2019 | David Julca, Jonathan Julca, Los Amigos Invisibles, Silverio Lozada & Servando Primera | "Tócamela" | Los Amigos Invisibles |
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| 2020 | Ismael Cancel, ILe & Natalia Lafourcade | "En Cantos" | ILe & Natalia Lafourcade |
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| 2021 | Alizzz, C. Tangana & Jorge Drexler | "Nominao" | C. Tangana and Jorge Drexler |
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| 2022 | Rafa Arcaute, Jorge Drexler & Federico Vindver | "El Día que Estrenaste el Mundo" | Jorge Drexler |
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| 2023 | Dante Spinetta | "El Lado Oscuro del Corazón" | Dante Spinetta |
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| 2024 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Sobre La Academia Latina de la Grabación" (in Spanish). Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ^ "Category Guide: Alternative Field". Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on February 14, 2010. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ^ 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. Tribune Company. 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.
- ^ "Latin Grammy nominees announced: Alejandro Sanz and Camila among top contenders". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. September 8, 2010. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ^ "2011 Latin Grammys: Nominations (FULL LIST) Revealed". manila-paper.net. September 15, 2011. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
- ^ "La lista completa de nominados a los Latin Grammy 2015" (in Spanish). infobae. September 23, 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
- ^ Cobo, Leila (September 21, 2016). "Latin Grammys 2016 Nominations: See the Full List". Billboard. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
- ^ Huston, Marysabel. "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.