13th Annual Latin Grammy Awards

13th Latin Grammy Awards
Date	November 15, 2012
Venue	Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
Hosted by	Lucero and Cristián de la Fuente
Highlights
Person of the Year	Caetano Veloso
Television/radio coverage
Network	Univision
	← 2011; Latin Grammy Awards; 2013 →;

The 13th Annual Latin Grammy Awards was held on Thursday, November 15, 2012 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was the fifth time the awards was held at this venue and in Las Vegas. It also marks the last year in the Latin Recording Academy's contract where the Mandalay Bay Events Center hosted. It is unknown if the awards will continue to be held at this location beyond 2012.

Recordings must have been released between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012 in order to be eligible for the 13th Latin Grammy Awards. Nominations were announced on September 25, 2012.^[1] Juan Luis Guerra led the nominations field with six; Jesse & Joy earned five nods; Ricardo Arjona, Edgar Barrera, Juanes, Carla Morrison, Arturo Sandoval, Ivete Sangalo, and Caetano Veloso each received four nominations.^[2] The telecast was aired on Univision at 8pm/7c.^[1] Caetano Veloso was honored as the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year on November 14, 2012.^[3]

Jesse & Joy won four awards including Record of the Year and Song of the Year for "¡Corre!", Juanes took the Album of the Year for MTV Unplugged and 3BallMTY was named Best New Artist.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Changes to award categories[edit]

On May 10, 2012 the Latin Recording Academy announced that The Academy's Trustees approved changes in the general and pop fields and expanded the Rock and Tropical fields, bringing the total number of categories from 46 to 47:^[7]

Each of the four categories in the general field (Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best New Artist) will now include 10 nominees.
The Pop Field: The three categories (Best Female Pop Vocal Album, Best Male Pop Vocal Album and Best Pop Album by a Duo or Group with Vocals) will now be combined in two new categories: Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album and Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album.
The Rock Field: A new category, called Best Pop/Rock Album, was added.
The Tropical Field: A new category, called Best Tropical Fusion Album, was added.
The Alternative Field: Both categories (Best Alternative Music Album and Best Alternative Song) will now accept recordings in the Portuguese language.
The Brazilian field: The category Best Native Brazilian Roots Album is now called Best Brazilian Roots Album.

Awards[edit]

The following is a list of nominees:^[8]

Bold indicates winner.

General[edit]

Record of the Year

Jesse & Joy — "¡Corre!"

Ricardo Arjona and Gaby Moreno — "Fuiste Tú"
ChocQuibTown featuring Tego Calderón and Zully Murillo — "Calentura"
Kany García — "Que Te Vaya Mal"
Juan Luis Guerra — "En El Cielo No Hay Hospital"
Juanes featuring Joaquín Sabina — "Azul Sabina"
Maná — "Hasta Que Te Conocí"
Ivete Sangalo — "Atrás da Porta"
Alejandro Sanz — "No Me Compares"
Zoé — "Bésame Mucho"

Album of the Year

Juanes — Juanes MTV Unplugged

Ricardo Arjona — Independiente
Bebe — Un Pokito de Rocanrol
Chico Buarque — Chico
ChocQuibTown — Eso Es Lo Que Hay
Jesse & Joy — ¿Con Quién Se Queda El Perro?
Carla Morrison — Déjenme Llorar
Reik — Peligro
Arturo Sandoval — Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You)
Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil and Ivete Sangalo — Especial Ivete, Gil E Caetano

Song of the Year

Jesse & Joy and Tommy Torres — "¡Corre!" (Jesse & Joy)

Juan Luis Guerra, Juanes and Joaquín Sabina — "Azul Sabina" (Juanes featuring Joaquín Sabina)
Kiko Cibrián, Gilberto Marín, Julio Ramírez and Mónica Vélez — "Creo en Ti" (Reik)
Carla Morrison — "Déjenme Llorar"
Juan Luis Guerra — "En El Cielo No Hay Hospital"
Jose Luis Latorre, Antonio Orozco and Xavi Pérez — "Estoy Hecho de Pedacitos de Ti" (Antonio Orozco featuring Alejandro Fernández)
Ricardo Arjona — "Fuiste Tú" (Ricardo Arjona and Gaby Moreno)
Amaury Gutiérrez and Gian Marco — "Invisible" (Gian Marco)
Alejandro Sanz — "No Me Compares"

Best New Artist

3Ball MTY

Gaby Amarantos
Deborah del Corral
Elaín
Ulises Hadjis
Los Mesoneros
Juan Magan
Rosario Ortega
Piso 21
Ana Victoria

Pop[edit]

Best Contemporary Pop Album

Jesse & Joy — ¿Con Quién Se Queda El Perro?

Pablo Alborán — En Acústico
Chambao — Chambao
Beatriz Luengo — Bela y Sus Moskitas Muertas
Pamela Rodriguez — Reconocer

Best Traditional Pop Album

David Bisbal — Una Noche en el Teatro Real

Pepe Aguilar — Negociaré con la pena
Sergio Dalma — Vía Dalma II
Presuntos Implicados — Banda Sonora
Pasión Vega — Sin Compasión

Urban[edit]

Best Urban Music Album

Don Omar — Don Omar Presents MTO²: New Generation

J Alvarez — Otro Nivel de Música Reloaded
Tego Calderón — The Original Gallo del País
Farruko — The Most Powerful Rookie
Ana Tijoux — La Bala

Best Urban Song

Don Omar — "Hasta Que Salga el Sol"

Max Deniro, Sak Noel, Pitbull, William Reyna and DJ Buddha — "Crazy People" (Sensato featuring Pitbull and Sak Noel)
Don Omar and Milton "Alcover" Restituyo — "Dutty Love" (Don Omar featuring Natti Natasha)
Alexis & Fido — "Energía"
Daddy Yankee — "Lovumba"

Rock[edit]

Best Rock Album

Molotov — Desde Rusia Con Amor

Los Mesoneros — Indeleble
No Te Va Gustar — Público
San Pascualito — Valiente
Viniloversus — Cambié de Nombre

Best Pop/Rock Album

El Cuarteto de Nos — Porfiado

Jotdog — Turista de Amor
Leiva — Diciembre
Los Claxons — Camino A Encontrarte
Vega — La Cuenta Atrás

Best Rock Song

Roberto Musso — "Cuando Sea Grande" (El Cuarteto de Nos)

Manuel Diquez — "Anti Idolo"
Leo Felipe Campos and Ulises Hadjis — "Dónde Va" (Ulises Hadjis)
Doctor Krápula — "Exigimos"
Luis Jiménez — "Indeleble" (Los Mesoneros)

Alternative[edit]

Best Alternative Music Album

Carla Morrison — Déjenme Llorar

Lisandro Aristimuño — Mundo Anfibio
ChocQuibTown — Eso Es Lo Que Hay
Ulises Hadjis — Cosas Perdidas
Kinky — Sueño de la Máquina

Best Alternative Song

Carla Morrison — "Déjenme Llorar"

Bebe — "Mi Guapo"
Juan Campodónico and Jorge Drexler — "1987" (Campo)
John King, Kinky and Mala Rodríguez — "Negro Día" (Kinky)
Caetano Veloso — "Neguinho" (Gal Costa)

Tropical[edit]

Best Salsa Album

Luis Enrique — Soy y Seré

Rubén Blades and Cheo Feliciano — Eba Say Ajá
Mambo Legend Orchestra — Watch Out! Ten Cuidao!
Víctor Manuelle — Busco un Pueblo
Tito Nieves — Mi Última Grabación

Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album

Juan Piña — Le Canta A San Jacinto

Jorge Celedón and Jimmy Zambrano — Lo Que Tú Necesitas
Silvestre Dangond and Juancho De la Espriella — No Me Compares Con Nadie
Diomedes Díaz and Álvaro López — Con Mucho Gusto Caray
Omar Geles — Histórico - A Duo Con Los Grandes

Best Contemporary Tropical Album

Milly Quezada — Aquí Estoy Yo

Elain — Volando Alto - Made on the Road
Juan Formell and Los Van Van — La Maquinaria
Gaitanes — Caminos
Maía — Instinto

Best Traditional Tropical Album

Eliades Ochoa — Un Bolero Para Tí

Miguel García — Guarachando
Plenealo — Soy Yo
Quinteto Criollo — La Trova de Siempre
Son de Tikiza — Bolero

Best Tropical Fusion Album

Fonseca — Ilusión+

Caseroloops — Afronauta
Sergent Garcia — Una y Otra Vez
Juan Magan — The King of Dance
Prince Royce — Phase II

Best Tropical Song

Yoel Henríquez and Alex Puentes — "Toma Mi Vida" (Milly Quezada featuring Juan Luis Guerra)

Tamela — "¡Acércate!" (Tamela featuring Son de Tikizia)
Alejandro Bassi and Fonseca — "Desde Que No Estás" (Fonseca)
Chino & Nacho and Pablo Villalobos — "El Poeta" (Chino & Nacho)
Yoel Henríquez, Horacio Palencia and Jorge Luis Piloto — "Eres Linda" (Tito Nieves)

Singer-Song Writer[edit]

Best Singer-Song Writer Album

Gian Marco — 20 Años

Ricardo Arjona — Independiente
Chico Buarque — Chico
José Luis Perales — Calle Soledad
Rosana — ¡¡Buenos Dias, Mundo!!

Regional Mexican[edit]

Best Ranchero Album

Pepe Aguilar — Mas de Un Camino

Shaila Dúrcal — Así
Pedro Fernández — No Que No...
Miguel y Miguel — Aquí En El Rancho
Trio Ellas — Trio Ellas

Best Banda Album

La Arrolladora Banda El Limón — Irreversible... 2012

Cristina — Golpes de Pecho
La Addictiva Banda San José de Mesillas — Nada Iguales
Fidel Rueda — Sinaloense Hasta Las Chachas
Beto Zapata — Prisionero de tus Brazos

Best Tejano Album

Joe Posada — Algo Esta Pasando

Avizo — Mas Amigos
Los Desperadoz — Sunset Run
Los Hermanos Farías — Back On Track
Jay Pérez — The Voice of Authority

Best Norteño Album

Los Tucanes de Tijuana — 365 Días

Regulo Caro — Amor En Tiempos de Guerra
Duelo — Vuela Muy Alto
Implakable — Simplemente
Gerardo Ortíz — Entre Dios Y El Diablo
Siggno — Lo Que Me Dejastes

Best Regional Mexican Song

Luis Carlos Monroy and Adrian Pieragostino — "El Mejor Perfume" (La Original Banda El Limón de Salvador Lizárraga)

Ismael Gallegos and Alberto "Beto" Jimenez Maeda — "Ay Mi México" (Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea)
Charlie Corona and Jesse Turner — "Como Me Acuerdo de Ti" (Siggno)
Luis Carlos Monroy and Adrian Pieragostino — "El Día Que Me Fuí" (Shaila Dúrcal)
Manuel Eduardo Toscano — "Vivo Contenta" (Paquita la del Barrio)

Instrumental[edit]

Best Instrumental Album

Chick Corea, Eddie Gómez and Paul Motian — Further Explorations

Paquito D'Rivera and Berta Rojas — Día y Medio
Guinga + Quinteto Villa-Lobos — Rasgando Seda
Hamilton de Holanda — Brasilianos 3
Miguel Zenón — Alma Adentro: The Puerto Rican Songbook

Traditional[edit]

Best Folk Album

Lila Downs — Pecados y Milagros

Reynaldo Armas — Me Emborrache Pa' Olvidarla
Eva Ayllón + Inti-Illimani — Eva Ayllón + Inti-Illimani Histórico
Luciano Pereyra — Con Alma de Pueblo
Chuchito Valdés and Eddy Navia — Piano y Charango

Best Tango Album

Arturo Sandoval — Tango Como Yo Te Siento

Carlos Bosio — El Tango Lo Siento Así
Cuartetango String Quartet — Masters of Bandoneon
Susana Rinaldi — Experimentango
Tango VIP — Grandes Varones del Tango

Best Flamenco Album

Paco de Lucía — En Vivo Conciertos España 2010

Antonio Cortés — Cuando Quieras
Niño Josele — El Mar de Mi Ventana
Diana Navarro — Flamenco
Various Artists — México Flamenco

Jazz[edit]

Best Latin Jazz Album

Arturo Sandoval — Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You)

Jerry Gonzalez and El Comando de la Clave — Jerry González and El Comando de la Clave
Tania Maria — Tempo
Poncho Sanchez and Terence Blanchard — Chano y Dizzy!
Chuchito Valdes — Live in Chicago

Christian[edit]

Best Christian Album (Spanish Language)

Marcos Witt — 25 Concierto Conmemorativo

Paulina Aguirre — Rompe El Silencio
Carlos Carcache — Aquí En Tu Presencia
Generasion — Yo Soy Generasion
Jacobo Ramos — Dile Al Corazón Que Camine
Tercer Cielo — Lo Que El Viento Me Enseñó

Best Christian Album (Portuguese Language)

Aline Barros — Aline Barros & Cia 3

Paulo César Baruk e Banda Salluz — Eletro Acústico 3
Cantores de Deus — Mulheres Ao Vivo
Grupo Chamas — Inquieto Coraçao
Ministério de Louvor Diante do Trono — Diante do Trono 14 - Sol da Justiça

Brazilian[edit]

Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop Album

Seu Jorge — Músicas Para Churrascos Vol. 1

Céu — Caravana Sereia Bloom
Zeila Duncan — Pelo Sabor do Gesto em Cena
Rita Lee — Reza
Mart'nália — Não Tente Comprender

Best Brazilian Rock Album

Beto Lee — Celebração & Sacrificío

CPM 22 — Depois de Um Longo Inverno
Ira! e Ultraje A Rigor — Ao Vivo no Rock in Rio
NX Zero — Multishow ao Vivo NX Zero 10 Anos
RPM — Elektra

Best Samba/Pagode Album

Beth Carvalho — Nosso Samba Tá na Rua
Emilio Santiago — So Danço Samba ao Vivo

Alcione — Duas Faces ao Vivo na Mangueira
Sorriso Maroto — 15 Anos ao Vivo
Thiaguinho — Ousadia & Alegria

Best MPB Album

Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil and Ivete Sangalo — Especial Ivete, Gil e Caetano

Maria Bethânia — Oásis de Bethânia
João Bosco — 40 Anos Depois
Ivan Lins — Amorágio
Marisa Monte — O Que Você Quer Saber de Verdade
Leila Pinheiro — Raiz
Maria Rita — Elo

Best Sertaneja Music Album

Chitãozinho & Xororó — Chitãozinho & Xororó - 40 Anos - Sinfônico

Daniel — Pra Ser Feliz
Fernando & Sorocaba — Acústico na Ópera de Arame
Paula Fernandes — Meus Encantos
Luan Santana — Quando Chega a Noite
Michel Teló — Michel na Balada
Victor e Leo — Amor de Alma

Best Brazilian Roots Album

Dominguinhos — Iluminado

Gaby Amarantos — Treme
Oswaldinho ao Accordion — Forró Chorado
Jammil — Jammil na Real
Daniela Mercury — Canibália - Ritmos do Brasil (Ao Vivo)

Best Brazilian Song

Chico Buarque — "Querido Diário"

Pretinho da Serrinha, Leandro Fab and Seu Jorge — "A Doida" (Seu Jorge)
Antonio Dyggs and Sharon Axé Moi — "Ai Se Eu Te Pego" (Michel Teló)
Arnaldo Antunes and Marisa Monte — "Anda Bem" (Marisa Monte)
Lenine and Ivan Santos — "Amor é Pra Quem Ama" (Lenine)

Children's[edit]

Best Latin Children's Album

María Teresa Chacín — María Teresa Chacín Canta Cuentos

Miguelito — Tiempo de Navidad
Rita Rosa y Amigos — Canciones de Agua
Various Artists — Disney's Los Muppets Banda Sonora Original de Walt Disney Records
Xuxa — Xuxa só para Baixinhos 11 - Sustentabilidade

Classical[edit]

Best Classical Album

Cuarteto Latinoamericano — Brasileiro: Works of Francisco Mignone

Guillermo Figueroa, I Solisti di Zagreb and Pepe Romero — Cordero: Caribbean Concertos For Guitar and For Violin
Javier Perianes and Josep Pons — Da Falla: Noches En Los Jardines de España
Jose Serebrier — Dvorak Symphony No. 7; In Nature's Realm, Scherzo Capriccioso
Gabriel Castagna — Fiesta Criolla: Latin-American Orchestal Works
Quarteto Radamés Gnattali — Prelúdio 21: Quartetos das Ordas

Best Classical Contemporary Composition

Yalil Guerra — "Seducción" (Elizabeth Rebozo)

Tania León — "Inura"
Gustavo Casenave — "Miñoqui"
Aurelio de la Vega — "Preludio No. 1" (Elizabeth Rebozo)
Leo Brouwer — "Quartet No. 4 - Rem Tene Verba Sequentur (Know the Matter and the Word Will Follow)" (Havana String Quartet)
Tim Rescala — "Quarteto Circular"
Carlos Franzetti — "Stringazo" (Cuartetango String Quartet)

Recording Package[edit]

Best Recording Package

Miguel Masa — Cambié de Nombre (Viniloversus)

MZK — Bixinga 70 (Bixiga70)
Alejandro Ros — Canciones Para Aliens (Fito Páez)
Pablo Martínez — Indeleble (Los Mesoneros)
Mago — Ves Lo Que Quieres Ver (Bareto)

Production[edit]

Best Engineered Album

Gregg Field, Don Murray and Paul Blakemore — Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You) (Arturo Sandoval)

Madre Música and André Dias — Brasilianos 3 (Hamilton de Holanda)
Bruno Giorgi and Carlos Freitas — Chão (Lenine)
Julio Boscher, Walter Costa, Duda Mello, Leonel Pereda, Carlos Toré and Ricardo Garcia — Liebe Paradiso (Celso Fonseca e Ronaldo Bastos)
Alexandre Gaiotto — O Canto da Sereia (Regina Benedetti)

Producer of the Year

Juan Luis Guerra

Moogie Canazio
George Field
Sergio George
Martin Terefe

Music Video[edit]

Best Short Form Music Video

Jesse & Joy — "Me Voy"

Catupecu Machu — "Metrópolis Nueva"
Georgina — "Rara"
Nevilton — "Tempos de Maracujá"
Rakel — "En El Tiempo"

Best Long Form Music Video