Latin Grammy Award for Best Alternative Song
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 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]
The award has been presented to songwriters originating from France, Mexico, Colombia and Puerto Rico. It was first earned by French musician
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
Year | Songwriter(s) | Work | Performing artist(s)[II] | Nominees | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2007
|
Manu Chao | "Me Llaman Calle" | Manu Chao |
|
[3] |
2008
|
Joselo Rangel
|
"Volver a Comenzar" | Café Tacvba
|
|
[4] |
2009
|
Joselo Rangel
|
"No Hay Nadie Como Tú" | Café Tacvba
|
|
[5] |
2010
|
Gloria "Goyo" Martinez Miguel "Slow" Martinez Carlos "Tostao" Valencia |
"De Donde Vengo Yo" | ChocQuibTown |
|
[6] |
2011
|
Rafa Arcaute Calle 13 |
"Calma Pueblo" | Calle 13 |
|
[7] |
2012
|
Carla Morrison | "Déjenme Llorar" | Carla Morrison |
|
|
2013
|
Bajofondo | "Pena En Mi Corazón" | Bajofondo |
|
|
2014
|
Calle 13 | "El Aguante" | Calle 13 |
|
|
2015
|
Leonel García
|
"Hasta la Raíz" | Natalia Lafourcade |
|
[8] |
2016
|
Carla Morrison | "Vez Primera" | Carla Morrison |
|
[9] |
2017
|
Mon Laferte | "Amárrame" | Mon Laferte featuring Juanes |
|
|
2018 | Rosalía
|
"Malamente" | Rosalía
|
|
|
2019 | David Julca, Jonathan Julca, Los Amigos Invisibles, Silverio Lozada and Servando Primera | "Tócamela" | Los Amigos Invisibles |
|
|
2020 | Ismael Cancel, ILe and Natalia Lafourcade | "En Cantos" | ILe & Natalia Lafourcade |
|
[10] |
2021 | Alizzz, C. Tangana and Jorge Drexler | "Nominao" | C. Tangana and Jorge Drexler |
|
[11] |
2022 | Rafa Arcaute, Jorge Drexler & Federico Vindver | "El Día que Estrenaste el Mundo" | Jorge Drexler |
|
[12] |
2023 | Dante Spinetta | "El Lado Oscuro del Corazón" | Dante Spinetta |
|
[13] |
- ^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Latin Grammy Awards held that year.
- ^[II] The performing artist is only listed but does not receive the award.
- ^[III] Showing the name of the songwriter(s), the nominated song and in parentheses the performer's name(s).
See also
References
- Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. Archived from the originalon 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.
- Tribune Company. September 10, 2007. Archived from the originalon 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.
- 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.
- 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.