SHAKIRA, BEST SONG, AND KAROL G BEST ALBUM OF THE YEAR

USPA NEWS - Colombia was crowned queen of Latin music at the 24th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, which for the first time were awarded outside the United States, in the Spanish city of Seville. Colombian artists took home the largest number of awards in a gala broadcast around the world by Spanish Television and Univision.

Italian singer Laura Pausini was named Person of the Year by the Grammy Academy. Spanish actor Antonio Banderas, co-presenter of the gala, later received the Grammy Presidential Award. The complete list of winners is as follows:

-RECORD OF THE YEAR
‘De Todas las Flores’, by Natalia Lafourcade

-ALBUM OF THE YEAR
‘Mañana será Bonito’, by Karol G

-SONG OF THE YEAR
Shakira, for ‘Bzrp Music Sessions’, Vol. 53

-BEST POP SONG
Shakira, for ‘Bzrp Music Sessions’, Vol. 53

-BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
‘Tu Historia’, by Julieta Venegas

-BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM
‘Décimo Cuarto’, by Andrés Cepeda

-BEST TROPICAL SONG
Fonseca, for ‘Si Tú Me Quieres’

-BEST URBAN FUSION/PERFORMANCE
‘Tqg’, by Karol G ft. Shakira

-BEST REGGAETON PERFORMANCE
‘La Receta’, by Tego Calderon

-BEST RAP/HIP HOP SONG
‘Coco Chanel’, by Eladio Carrion ft. Bad Bunny

-BEST URBAN SONG
Quevedo, for ‘Bzrp Music Sessions’, Vol. 52

-BEST URBAN MUSIC ALBUM
‘Mañana será bonito’, by Karol G

-BEST ROCK ALBUM
Molotov, for ‘Sólo D' Lira’

-BEST ROCK SONG
‘Leche De Tigre’, by Diamante Eléctrico ft. Adrián Quesada

-BEST POP/ROCK ALBUM
Juanes, for ‘Vida Cotidiana’

-BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM
‘Bolero Apocalíptico’, by Monsieur Periné

-BEST SALSA ALBUM
‘Niche Sinfónico’, by Grupo Niche and Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional De Colombia

-BEST CUMBIA/VALLENATO ALBUM
‘Escalona Nunca Se Había Grabado Así’, by Carlos Vives

-BEST MERENGUE/BACHATA ALBUM
‘Formula’, vol. 3, by Romeo Santos, and
‘A mi Manera’, by Sergio Vargas

-BEST TRADITIONAL TROPICAL ALBUM
‘Vida’, by Omara Portuondo

-BEST SINGER-SONGWRITER ALBUM
‘De Todas Las Flores’, by Natalia Lafourcade

-BEST SINGER-SONGWRITER SONG
‘De Todas Las Flores’, by Natalia Lafourcade

-BEST BANDA ALBUM
‘De Hoy En Adelante, Que Te Vaya Bien’, by Julión Álvarez and Su Norteño Banda

-BEST TEJANO ALBUM
‘Para Empezar a Amar’, by Juan Treviño

-BEST REGIONAL SONG
‘Un X100to’, by Bad Bunny and Grupo Frontera

-BEST INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
‘Made In Miami’, by Camilo Valencia & Richard Bravo

-BEST FOLK ALBUM
‘Camino Al Sol’, by Vicente García

-BEST TANGO ALBUM
‘Operation Tango’, by Quinteto Astor Piazzolla

-BEST FLAMENCO ALBUM
‘Camino’, by Niña Pastori

-BEST NEW ARTIST
Joaquina (Venezuela)

-BEST CHRISTIAN ALBUM (SPANISH LANGUAGE)
‘Lo Que Vemos’, by Marcos Vidal

-BEST PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE CHRISTIAN ALBUM
‘Nós’, by Eli Soares

-BEST PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE CONTEMPORARY POP ALBUM
‘Em Nome da Estrela’, by Xênia França

-BEST MPB (MUSICA POPULAR BRASILEIRA) ALBUM
‘Serotonina’, by João Donato

-BEST SERTANEJA MUSIC ALBUM
‘Decretos Reais’, by Marília Mendonça

-BEST PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE ROOTS ALBUM
‘TecnoShow’, by Gaby Amarantos

-BEST PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE SONG
‘Tudo o Que a Fé Pode Tocar’, by Tiago Iorc

-BEST LATIN CHILDREN’S ALBUM
‘Vamos Al Zoo’, by Danilo & Chapis

-BEST CLASSICAL ALBUM
‘Huáscar Barradas Four Elements Immersive Symphony For Orchestra And Chorus’, for the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra

-BEST CLASSICAL CONTEMPORARY COMPOSITION
‘Concerto Venezolano’, by Paquito D'Rivera

-BEST RECORDING PACKAGE
‘Atipanakuy’ (Deluxe), by Gustavo Ramirez, art director

-SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Edgar Barrera