Undeterred by a torrential rainstorm that shut down the green carpet, the stars of Latin music gathered to award Carlos Vives with song of the year for “Volvi a Nacer” at the Latin Grammys in Las Vegas.
The telenovela star turned vallenato revivalist performed the song while dancers in traditional Colombian “pollera colora” dresses waved their skirts to the delight of the audience at the 14th annual awards show Thursday night.
Vives dedicated the award “to all the children of Latin America because they have made this song even bigger. And of course, to my country, Colombia.”
He also racked up awards for best tropical fusion album and best tropical song by the midpoint of the show.
When Sergio George, a salsa producer from New York, won best salsa album for “Salsa Giant,” and brought his fellow nominees on to the stage with him for an impromptu chorus, the public went wild and clapped along to the clave beat.
George also won for producer of the year and for best salsa song with Vives for “Volvi a Nacer.”
The audience also screamed for superstar Marc Anthony and the Mexican acts: Banda el Recodito and Paquita la del Barrio’s tongue-in-cheek serenade of Don Francisco from “Sabado Gigante.”
Guatemalan-American singer-songwriter Gaby Moreno won best new artist.
“What an honor, my first Grammy!” she said in Spanish. “This award — I want to dedicate it to all my people in Guatemala. For Guate!”
Moreno’s first two bluesy albums featured both English and Spanish songs, but her third, “Postales,” is entirely in Spanish.
Pitbull’s “Echa Pa’lla (Manos Pa’rriba)” won for best urban performance.
“This is for all the Latinos in all the world,” he said, brandishing his golden gramophone statuette.
The Argentine funk-rock duo Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas won best urban song for “Ula Ula,” while Mala Rodriguez’s “Bruja” won best urban album.
Last year’s big winner, the Mexican duo Jesse & Joy, sang “Llorar” with Camila’s Mario Domm
The show also paired Ricky Martin and fellow Menudo alumnus, Draco Rosa, who is touring again after being cleared of cancer earlier this year.
Two new acts, Colombia’s Maluma and Inglewood, California’s Becky G also paired up.
Singer/songwriter Pablo Alboran, who is massively popular in his native Spain, but not as well-known in the United States, also performed.
The show, which aired on Univision in the United States, was hosted by Mexican actress and singer Lucero.
The flood of stars expecting to parade down the green carpet at the Latin Grammys was washed out by a real thunderstorm in Las Vegas on Thursday.
The fashion parade never quite got started as starlets in sparkling skin-tight gowns scampered indoors into the pressroom to avoid real fashion disasters.
The carpet, colored green to represent Heineken as a sponsor, got soggy, but the 14th annual awards show went on inside.
Wisin of the duo Wisin & Yandel kicked off the show by driving onto the stage at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in a dune buggy. His opening song, with a pounding chorus of “Live life, let the party continue,” was appropriate for the wet weather.
The awards show, hosted by Mexican singer-actress Lucero, was being broadcast on Univision in the United States and includes 48 awards in 19 categories.
Puerto Rican singer Draco Rosa was competing for song of the year (for “Mas y Mas” with Ricky Martin) against flamenco diva Buika (“La Nave del Olvido”) and Colombian actor-turned-vallenato-star Carlos Vives (for “Volvi a Nacer”).
The funky Argentine duo Illya Kuryaki and The Valderramas was nominated for five awards.
Two talents who work behind the scenes were favorites to rake in the awards: Javier Garza, a sound engineer from Florida who has worked with a long roster of Latin music’s superstars, and Julio Reyes Copello, the Colombian producer behind Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony, Paulina Rubio, Ricky Martin, Thalia and Nelly Furtado.
Following the untelevised pre-ceremony, electro-tango group Bajofondo, salsa producer Sergio George and Mexican pop-rocker Natalia Lafourcade led the award count with two each.
Bajofondo’s “Pena en me Corazon” won for best alternative song and “Presente” for best instrumental album.
Lafourcade won best alternative album and best long video for “Mujer divina – Homenaje a Agustin Lara.”
On Wednesday night, stars from across the Americas gathered to honor the Latin Recording Academy’s Person of the Year, Miguel Bose.
Ricky Martin, Juanes and Laura Pausini paid tribute to the Spanish singer for his music and his charitable work.
AND THE WINNERS ARE?
1.Record of the Year
Winner
Vivir Mi Vida
Marc Anthony
Marc Anthony, Sergio George & Julio Reyes Copello, producers; Juan Mario Aracil & Julio Reyes Copello, recording engineers; Carlos Alvarez & Sergio George, mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer
Label: Sony Latin
2. Album of the Year
Winner
Vida
Draco Rosa
George Noriega & Draco Rosa, album producers; Seth Atkins Horan, Dave Clauss, Nelson “Gazu” Jaime, Allan Leschhorn, Fernando Quintana, Fabián Serrano & Sadaharu Yagi, album recording engineers; Benny Faccone, album mixer; Bob Ludwig, album mastering engineer
Label: Sony Music Latin
3. Song of the Year
Winner
Volví A Nacer
Andrés Castro & Carlos Vives, songwriters (Carlos Vives)
Label: Sony Music Latin
4. Best New Artist
Winner
Gaby Moreno
5. Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album
Winner
La Música No Se Toca
Alejandro Sanz
Label: Universal Music Spain
6. Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Winner
Lo Mejor Que Hay En Mi Vida
Andrés Cepeda
Label: FM Entretenimiento
7. Best Urban Performance
Winner
Echa Pa’llá (Manos Pa’rriba)
Pitbull Featuring Papayo
Track from: Global Warming (Deluxe Edition)
Label: Polo Grounds/RCA/Mr. 305
8. Best Urban Music Album
Winner
Bruja
Mala Rodríguez
Label: Universal Music Spain
9. Best Urban Song
Winner
Ula Ula
Illya Kuryaki & The Valderramas, songwriters (Illya Kuryaki & The Valderramas)
Track from: Chances
Label: Sony Music Entertainment Argentina S.A.
10. Best Rock Album
Winner
Será
La Vida Bohème
Label: Nacional Records/Discos Caracas
11. Best Pop/Rock Album
Winner
Transformación
Beto Cuevas
Label: Warner Music México
12. Best Rock Song
Winner
Creo Que Me Enamoré
Cachorro López & Vicentico, songwriters (Vicentico)
Track from: Vicentico 5
Label: Sony Music Entertainment Argentina S.A./Ariola/Day1 Entertainment
13. Best Alternative Music Album
Winner
Mujer Divina – Homenaje A Agustín Lara
Natalia Lafourcade
Label: Sony Music México
14. Best Alternative Song
Winner
Pena En Mi Corazón
Bajofondo, songwriter (Bajofondo)
Track from: Presente
Label: Masterworks
15. Best Salsa Album
Winner
Sergio George Presents Salsa Giants
(Varios Artistas)
Sergio George, producer
Label: Top Stop Music
16. Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album
Winner
Diferente
Felipe Peláez y Manuel Julián
Label: Sony Music
17. Best Contemporary Tropical Album
Winner
Asondeguerra Tour
Juan Luis Guerra
Label: Capitol Latin/Universal Music Latin Entertainment
18. Best Traditional Tropical Album
Winner
Un Siglo De Pasión
Arturo Sandoval
Label: E35
19. Best Tropical Fusion Album
Winner
Corazón Profundo
Carlos Vives
Label: Sony Music Latin
20. Best Tropical Song
Winner
Volví A Nacer
Andrés Castro & Carlos Vives, songwriters (Carlos Vives)
Label: Sony Music Latin
21. Best Singer-Songwriter Album
Winner
Abraçaço
Caetano Veloso
Label: Universal Music
22. Best Ranchero Album
Winner
Hoy
Vicente Fernández
Label: Sony Music México
23. Best Banda Album
Tie
El Free
Banda Los Recoditos
Label: Universal Music Latin Entertainment/Disa Records
Tie
La Original y Sus Boleros De Amor
La Original Banda El Limón De Salvador Lizárraga
Label: Venemusic/Luz Records/Universal Music Latin Entertainment
24. Best Tejano Album
Winner
Just Friends
David Lee Garza
Label: JROD Records
25. Best Norteño Album
Winner
En Peligro De Extinción
Intocable
Label: Good Music/Universal Music Latin Entertainment
26. Best Regional Song
Winner
Cachito De Cielo
Pedro Fernández, songwriter (Pedro Fernández)
Track from: No Que No…(Edición Especial)
Label: Emi Music México/Capitol Records
27. Best Instrumental Album
Winner
Presente
Bajofondo
Label: Masterworks
28. Best Folk Album
Winner
El Caballo De Oro
Reynaldo Armas
Label: Vibra Music Entertainment S.A.S.
29. Best Tango Album
Winner
Romance De La Luna Tucumana
Diego El Cigala
Label: Universal Music Mexico/Mercury/Prisa Music/Cigala Music
30. Best Flamenco Album
Winner
Soy Flamenco
Tomatito
Label: Universal Music Spain, S.L.
31. Best Latin Jazz Album
Winner
What’s Up?
Michel Camilo
Label: Okeh/Redondo Music/Sony Music
32. Best Christian Album (Spanish Language)
Winner
Regreso A Ti
Alex Campos
Label: CanZion
33. Best Christian Album (Portuguese Language)
Winner
Profeta Da Esperança
Kleber Lucas
Label: MK Music
34. Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop Album
Winner
Músicas Para Churrasco Vol. 1 Ao Vivo
Seu Jorge
Label: Universal Music Brazil/Cafuné/Natasha
35. Best Brazilian Rock Album
Winner
Ao Vivo: Rock In Rio
Jota Quest
Label: MZA Music/Sony Music/Artplan
36. Best Samba/Pagode Album
Winner
Eletrosamba – Ao Vivo
Alexandre Pires
Label: Sony Music
37. Best MPB (Musica Popular Brasileira) Album
Winner
Redescobrir – Ao Vivo
Maria Rita
Label: Universal Music
38. Best Sertaneja Music Album
Winner
Ao Vivo em Floripa
Victor & Leo
Label: Sony Music/Vida Boa
39. Best Brazilian Roots Album
Winner
Salve Gonzagão 100 Anos
(Vários Artistas)
Téo Azevedo, producer
Label: Independente
40. Best Brazilian Song
Winner
Esse Cara Sou Eu
Roberto Carlos, songwriter (Roberto Carlos)
Track from: Esse Cara Sou Eu
Label: Sony Music/Amigo Records
41. Best Latin Children’s Album
Winner
¡Fantástico!
Lucky Díaz y La Familia Música
Label: Rainy Day Dimes / BenMar Music
42. Best Classical Album
Winner
Brasileiro
Nelson Freire ; Dominic Fyfe, album producer
Label: Decca
43. Best Classical Contemporary Composition
Winner
Zingaros
Carlos Franzetti, composer (Carlos Franzetti)
Track from: Pierrot Et Colombine
Label: Sunnyside Records
44. Best Recording Package
Winner
Abraçaço
Tonho Quinta-Feira & Fernando Young, art directors (Caetano Veloso)
Label: Universal Music
45. Best Engineered Album
Winner
Kany García
Edgar Barrera, Sebastian De Peyrecave, Javier Garza & Julio Reyes Copello, engineers; Mike Fuller, mastering engineer (Kany García)
Label: Sony Music Latin
46. Producer of the Year
Winner
Sergio George
• Amor Total (Toby Love) (A)
• De Qué Manera Te Olvido (Tito Nieves) (T)
• Lejos (Toby Love) (S)
• Leslie Grace (Leslie Grace) (A)
• Mi Linda Princesa (Jonathan Moly) (S)
• Para Celebrar (Varios Artistas) (S)
• Que Seas Feliz (Tito Nieves) (A)
• Que Seas Feliz (Tito Nieves) (T)
• Sexy Attitude (5 Solz) (S)
• Te Me Vas (Prince Royce) (T)
• Todo Mi Amor Eres Tu (I Just Can’t Stop Loving You) (Toby Love) (S)
• Vivir Mi Vida (Marc Anthony) (S)
47. Best Short Form Music Video
Winner
Eres Tu
Alex Cuba
Christian Bielz & Taylor Fox, video directors; Taylor Fox, video producer
Label: Caracol Records
48. Best Long Form Music Video
Winner
Mujer Divina – Homenaje A Agustín Lara
Natalia Lafourcade
Juan Luis Covarrubias, video director; Gonzalo Ferrari, video producer
Label: Sony Music México
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