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Monday, November 20, 2017

Latin Grammy Awards 2017 - Complete List Of Winners

Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee took top honors last week at the 2017 Latin Grammys, winning four awards for their smash hit "Despacito." The track won Record and Song of the Year, as well as Best Music Video and Best Urban Fusion/Performance for Fonsi, Daddy Yankee and Justin Bieber. Hosted by Roselyn Sanchez and Jaime Camil/

Newcomer Vicente García also had a big night, winning three Latin Grammys, including for Best New Artist, Best Tropical Song and Best Singer-Songwriter Album for "A La Mar." The awards were held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and televised live on Univision.

Latin Grammy Awards 2017 - Complete List Of Winners

Record Of The Year - Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee - "Despacito"

Album Of The Year - Rubén Blades Con Roberto Delgado & Orquesta - Salsa Big Band

Song Of The Year - Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee - "Despacito" (Daddy Yankee, Erika Ender & Luis Fonsi, Songwriters)

Best New Artist - Vicente García

Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album - Shakira - El Dorado

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album - Lila Downs - Salón, Lágrimas Y Deseo

Best Urban Fusion/Performance - Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee - "Despacito (ft. Justin Bieber)"

Best Urban Music Album - Residente - Residente

Best Urban Song - Residente - "Somos Anormales" (Rafael Arcaute, Igor Koshkendey & Residente, Songwriters)

Best Rock Album - Diamante Eléctrico - La Gran Oscilación

Best Pop/Rock Album - Juanes - Planes Son Amarte

Best Rock Song - TIE - Diamante Eléctrico - "Déjala Rodar" (Diamante Eléctrico, Songwriters) and

Andrés Calamaro - "La Noche" (Andrés Calamaro, Songwriter)

Best Alternative Music Album - Café Tacvba - Jei Beibi

Best Alternative Song - Mon Laferte - "Amárrame (ft. Juanes)" — (Mon Laferte, Songwriter)

Best Salsa Album - Rubén Blades Con Roberto Delgado & Orquesta - Salsa Big Band

Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album - Jorge Celedón Y Sergio Luis Rodríguez - Ni Un Paso Atrás

Best Contemporary Tropical Album - Guaco - Bidimensional

Best Traditional Tropical Album - Jon Secada feat. The Charlie Sepúlveda Big Band - To Beny Moré With Love

Best Tropical Fusion Album - Olga Tañón - Olga Tañón Y Punto.

Best Tropical Song - Vicente García - "Bachata En Kingston" (Vicente García, Songwriter)

Best Singer-Songwriter Album - Vicente García - A La Mar

Best Ranchero/Mariachi Album - Flor De Toloache - Las Caras Lindas

Best Banda Album - Banda El Recodo De Cruz Lizárraga - Ayer Y Hoy

Best Tejano Album - Due to the low number of entries this category will not be awarded this year.

Best Norteño Album - Los Palominos - Piénsalo

Best Regional Song - Juan Treviño - "Siempre Es Así (ft. AJ Castillo)" (Juan Treviño, Songwriter)

Best Instrumental Album - Michel Camilo & Tomatito - Spain Forever

Best Folk Album - Natalia Lafourcade - Musas (Un Homenaje Al Folclore Latinoamericano En Manos De Los Macorinos, Vol. 1)

Best Tango Album - Fernando Otero - Solo Buenos Aires

Best Flamenco Album - Vicente Amigo - Memoria De Los Sentidos

Best Latin Jazz/Jazz Album - Eliane Elias - Dance Of Time

Best Christian Album (Spanish Language) - Alex Campos - Momentos

Best Portuguese Language Christian Album - Aline Barros - Acenda A Sua Luz

Best Portuguese Language Contemporary Pop Album - Tiago Iorc - Troco Likes Ao Vivo: Um Filme De Tiago Iorc

Best Portuguese Language Rock Or Alternative Album - Nando Reis - Jardim – Pomar

Best Samba/Pagode Album - Mart'nália - Misturado

Best MPB (Musica Popular Brasileira) Album - Edu Lobo, Romero Lubambo, Mauro Senise - Dos Navegantes

Best Sertaneja Music Album - Daniel — Daniel

Best Brazilian Roots Album - Bruna Viola - Ao Vivo - Melodias Do Sertão

Best Portuguese Language Song - Anavitória - "Trevo (Tu) (Tiago Iorc)" — Ana Caetano & Tiago Iorc, Songwriters

Best Latin Children's Album - Varios Artistas - Marc Anthony For Babies

Best Classical Album - Música De Compositores Costarricenses Vol. 2 — Eddie Mora, Directing The Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional De Costa Rica; Winnie Camila Berg, Solista; Carlos Chaves, Album Producer

Best Classical Contemporary Composition - Mabel Millán - "Sonata Del Decamerón Negro" — Leo Brouwer, Composer

Best Recording Package - Magín Díaz - El Orisha De La Rosa — Carlos Dussán, Juliana Jaramillo, Juan Felipe Martínez & Claudio Roncoli, Art Directors

Best Engineered Album - Juanes - Mis Planes Son Amarte — Josh Gudwin, Mixer; Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer

Producer Of The Year - Eduardo Cabra

Best Short Form Music Video - Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee - "Despacito"

Best Long Form Music Video - Natalia Lafourcade - Musas, El Documental