Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album

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The Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for releasing albums in the Latin pop genre. Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position".

Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album
Awarded forquality vocal or instrumental Latin pop
CountryUnited States
Presented byNational Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
First awarded1984
Currently held byGaby MorenoX Mí (Vol. 1) (2024)
Websitegrammy.com

Throughout its history, this award has had minor name changes: "Best Latin Pop Performance" (1984—1991, 1995–2000), "Best Latin Pop or Urban Album" (1992—1994, 2021) and "Best Latin Pop Album" since 2022. In 2012 the award was not presented due to a major overhaul of Grammy categories. That year recordings in this category were shifted to the newly formed "Best Latin Pop, Rock or Urban Album". However, later that year, the Board of Trustees announced that it would be bringing back the category for the 55th Grammy Awards in 2013 with the following description: "for albums containing at least 51 percent playing time of new vocal or instrumental Latin pop recordings". In June 2020, the Recording Academy decided to move the Latin urban genre from the Best Latin Rock, Alternative or Urban Album category to this category, as "the Latin urban genre, both aesthetically and musically, is much more closely related to the current state of Latin pop." However, from 2022, Latin urban music has been honored with its own separate category: Best Música Urbana Album.

From 1984 to 1991, the category allowed single tracks or albums, and as of 1992 only includes albums. Beginning in 1998, members of the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (LARAS) are eligible to vote in the Latin field of the Grammy Award categories. Puerto Rican singer José Feliciano was the first awarded in the category for his album Me Enamoré (1984). Feliciano and Spanish singer Alejandro Sanz are the biggest winners with four accolades each. The most nominated performer is Mexican singer Luis Miguel with twelve nominations that resulted in three wins, including his consecutive awards for Aries (1994) and Segundo Romance (1995). In 1998, Spanish artists Enrique Iglesias and Julio Iglesias, father and son, where nominated against each other for their albums Vivir and Tango, respectively, losing both to Miguel's Romances. Guatemalan singer-songwriter Ricardo Arjona and Mexican musician Julieta Venegas tied in 2007 for their albums Adentro and Limón y Sal, respectively.

Panamanian artist Rubén Blades has received the award three times, in 2000, 2015 and 2023, and also has been recognized in other fields, with winning albums for Tropical Latin Album and World Music Album. Laura Pausini became the first Italian female artist to win a Grammy Award with the album Escucha in 2006. No Es lo Mismo by Sanz, La Vida... Es un Ratico and MTV Unplugged by Colombian artist Juanes, and Vida by Puerto Rican singer-songwriter Draco Rosa won the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album and also received the Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year. Shakira became the first female performer to receive the honor twice, with her winning albums MTV Unplugged (2001) and El Dorado (2018). As of 2020, Mexican singer José José is the most nominated performer without a win with six unsuccessful nominations.

Winners and nominees

 
Puerto Rican singer José Feliciano, the most awarded performer with four wins.
 
Four-time winner, Spanish artist Alejandro Sanz
 
Three-time winner, Mexican performer Luis Miguel
 
First female performer to win twice, Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira, winner in 2001 and 2018.
 
Three-time winner, Panamanian singer-songwriter Rubén Blades
 
Two-time winner, Colombian artist Juanes
 
Cuban-American singer Jon Secada, winner in 1993 and 1996.
 
Two-time winner, Puerto Rican artist Ricky Martin, winner in 1999 and 2016.
 
American artist Vikki Carr, winner in 1992.
 
Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias, winner in 1997
 
Guatemalan singer-songwriter Ricardo Arjona, winner in 2007
 
Mexican duo Jesse & Joy, winner in 2017
 
Argentine singer-songwriter Claudia Brant, winner in 2019
Year[I] Performing artist(s) Work Nominees Ref.
1984 José Feliciano Me Enamoré

1985 Plácido Domingo Siempre en Mi Corazón—Always in My Heart
1986 Lani Hall Es Fácil Amar
1987 José Feliciano "Le Lo Lai"

1988 Julio Iglesias Un Hombre Solo
1989 Roberto Carlos Roberto Carlos

1990 José Feliciano "Cielito Lindo"
1991 José Feliciano "¿Por Qué Te Tengo Que Olvidar?"

1992 Vikki Carr Cosas del Amor
1993 Jon Secada Otro Día Más Sin Verte
1994 Luis Miguel Aries

1995 Luis Miguel Segundo Romance
1996 Jon Secada Amor
1997 Enrique Iglesias Enrique Iglesias
1998 Luis Miguel Romances
1999 Ricky Martin Vuelve
2000 Rubén Blades Tiempos
2001 Shakira[A] MTV Unplugged
2002 Freddy Fender[B] La Música de Baldemar Huerta
2003 Bacilos[C] Caraluna

2004 Alejandro Sanz[D] No Es lo Mismo
2005 Marc Anthony[E] Amar Sin Mentiras
2006 Laura Pausini[F] Escucha
2007 Ricardo Arjona[G] Adentro

Julieta Venegas[H] Limón y Sal
2008 Alejandro Sanz[I] El Tren de los Momentos

2009 Juanes[J] La Vida... Es Un Ratico
2010 La Quinta Estación[K] Sin Frenos
2011 Alejandro Sanz[L] Paraíso Express
2012[II] Not awarded
2013 Juanes[M] MTV Unplugged: Deluxe Edition
2014 Draco Rosa[N] Vida

2015 Rubén Blades[O] Tangos
2016 Ricky Martin[P] A Quien Quiera Escuchar (Deluxe Edition)

2017 Jesse & Joy[Q] Un Besito Más
2018 Shakira[R] El Dorado
2019 Claudia Brant[S] Sincera
2020 Alejandro Sanz #ElDisco
2021 Bad Bunny YHLQMDLG
2022 Alex Cuba Mendó
2023 Rubén Blades and Boca Livre Pasieros
2024 Gaby Moreno X Mí (Vol. 1)

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