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| 8th Annual Latin Grammy Award Winners |
| Latin Music Winners at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards |
8th Annual Latin Grammy Award Winners
The Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Science holds an annual Grammy Awards ceremony. For these Awards the competition is international.
- Album of the Year
- La Llave de mi Corazon by Juan Luis Guerra (ML GUER LMC G92)
Best Female Pop Vocal Album - Yo Canto by Laura Pausini
- Best Male Pop Vocal Album
- MTV Unplugged by Ricky Martin (ML MART-R MU M09)
- Best Pop Album by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- El Mundo Se Equivoca by
Quinta Estacion
(ML QUIN MSE Q13)
- Best Urban Music Album
- Residente o Visitante by Calle 13 (ML CALL ROV C70)
- Best Rock Album by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- Kamikaze by Rabanes (ML RABA KAM R94)
- Best Rock Song
- “Excepcion” from Ahi Vamos by Gustavo Cerati (ML CERA AV C44)
- Best Salsa Album
- Arroz con Habichuela by Gran Combo de Puerto Rico (ML GRAN AH G56)
- Best Merengue Album
- La Llave de mi Corazon by Juan Luis Guerra (ML GUER LMC G92)
- Best Singer--Songwriter Album
- Ce by Caetano Veloso (MW BRAZ VELO V81)
- Best Ranchero Album
- Enamorado by Pepe Aguilar (ML AGUI ENA A90)
- Best Banda Album
- Desatados by Horoscopos de Durango (ML HORO DES H55)
- Best Instrumental Album
- The Enchantment by Chick Corea (MJ CORE ENC C53)
- Best Flamenco Album
- Techari by Ojos de Brujo (MW SPAIN OJOS O31)
- Best Christian Album (Spanish Language)
- Alegria by Marcos Witt (ML WITT ALE W19)
- Best Brazilian Song (Portuguese Language)
- “Nao Me Arrependo”from Ce by Caetano Veloso (MW BRAZ VELO V81)
Latin Music Winners at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards
The 50th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony was held in early 2008. Several award categories include Latin music.
- Best Latin Pop Album
- Winner:
El Tren de los Momentos by
Alejandro Sanz
(ML SANZ TM S02)
Nominated: Papito by Miguel Bose (ML BOSE PAP B90)
Nominated: 12 Segundos de Oscuridad by Jorge Drexler (ML DREX DSO D28)
Nominated: Navidades by Luis Miguel (RC LUIS NAV L38)
Nominated: Dicen que el Tiempo by Jennifer Pena (ML PENA DQT P78) - Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
- Winner: No Hay Espacio by
Black:
Guayaba
(ML BLAC NHE B49)
Nominated: “Adelantando” by Jarabe de Palo (ML JARA ADE J96)
Nominated: Amantes Suntamentes by Panda (ML PAND AS P62)
Nominated: Kamikaze by Rabanes (ML RABA KAM R94)
Nominated: Memo Rex Commander y el Corazon Atomico de la Via Lactea by Zoe (ML ZOE MRC Z69) - Best Latin Urban Album
- Winner: Residente o Visitante by
Calle 13
(ML CALL ROV C70)
Nominated: E.S.L by Akwid (ML AKWI ESL A69)
Nominated: El Abayarde Contra-Ataca by Calderon, Tego (ML CALD AC C40)
Nominated: El Cartel: The Big Boss by Daddy Yankee (ML DADD CBB D37)
Nominated: Vacaneria! by Fulanito - Best Tropical Latin Album
- Winner: La Llave de mi Corazon by
Juan Luis
Guerra
(ML GUER LMC G92)
Nominated: Greetings from Havana by Cubanismo (Q CUBA CUBA C91)
Nominated: En Primera Plana by Isaac Delgado (ML DELG EPP D44)
Nominated: Arroz con Habichuela by Gran Combo de Puerto Rico
(ML GRAN AH G56)
Nominated: United We Swing by Spanish Harlem Orchestra (ML SPAN UWS S34) - Best Norteno Album
- Winner: Ven y Dime by
Rieleros del Norte
(ML RIEL VD R01)
Nominated: El Amor que Nunca Fue by Conjunto Primavera (ML CONJ AQN C71)
Nominated: Crossroads = Cruce de Caminos by Intocable (ML INTO CRO I75)
Nominated: Gracias por Tu Amor by Pesado (ML PESA GTA P28)
Nominated: Detalles y Emociones by Tigres del Norte (ML TIGR DE T44) - Best Banda Album
- Winner: Te Va a Gustar by
Chapo de Sinaloa
(ML CHAP TVG C18)
Nominated: Los Mejores Corridos by Potro de Sinaloa (ML POTR MC P97)
Nominated: Lobo Domesticado by Valentin Elizalde (ML ELIZ LD E78)
Nominated: Conquistando Corazones by K-Paz de la Sierra (ML KPAZ CC K70)
Nominated: Entre Copas y Botellas by Lupillo Rivera (ML RIVE-L ECB R38)
You may also enjoy some of the CDs on our Latin Music list!