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A success that is repeated year after year

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Rosalía at the 2018 Grammy Awards (Robyn Beck/ AFP)

The Latin Grammy Awards are an honor given by the United States National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences to recognize a particularly notable achievement in the music industry for a specific artist. The annual awards ceremony features performances by prominent artists and the presentation of awards that arouse the greatest popular interest.

This year, the awards ceremony took place on November 15th at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The main figures in music in Spanish (and Portuguese) were part of the event.

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The ceremony began with salsa singer Marc Anthony, singer and actor Will Smith and reggaeton player Bad Bunny.

Spain had a fruitful representation at the gala; Bunbury were awarded as best rock album for Expectationsand Manolo García for best pop/rock album for his lightning geometry. Thus, the singer Rosalía with her new album the will of evil She was also awarded and showed a bullfighting performance performing her song “Malamente”. But he wasn't the only one who shocked the audience, Maná lifted them from their seats.

Finally, this is the list of winners according to The Trust Project:

  • Record of the Year: «Telephony», Jorge Drexler.
  • Song of the year: “Telephony”, Jorge Drexler.
  • Album of the year: Mexico foreverLuis Miguel.
  • Best Newcomer: Karol G.
  • Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: make yourself feltLaura Pausini.
  • Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album: FAMEMaluma.
  • Best urban music album: VibrationsJ. Balvin.
  • Best urban music song: “Dura”, Daddy Yankee, Urbani Mota Cedeno, Juan G. Rivera Vázquez and Luis Jorge Romero.
  • Best Northern Music Album: proxy war50 caliber and angels existHeavyweight (double winner).
  • Best salsa album: 25/07Victor Manuelle.
  • Best urban fusion/interpretation: «Malamente», Rosalía.
  • Best Christian Album (in Portuguese): We are my lifeFernanda Brum.
  • Best Contemporary Pop Album in Portuguese Language: nocturnalAnadi.
  • Best rock or alternative music album in Portuguese: Lenin in transitLenin.
  • Best samba/pagode album: love and musicMaria Rita.
  • Best Brazilian Popular Music Album: caravansChico Buarque.
  • Best country music album: They are evidenceChitãozinho & Xororó.
  • Best song in Portuguese: «As caravanas», Chico Buarque.
  • Best Instrumental Album: IdentityMiguel Siso.
  • Best Folk Album: Musas (a tribute to Latin American folklore in the hands of Los Macorinos), Vol. 2Natalia Lafourcade.
  • Best Tango Album: tango vigorPedro Giraudo.
  • Best flamenco music album: east of the musicArchangel.
  • Best Latin/Jazz Album: universal natureHermeto Pascoal & Big Band.
  • Best roots music album in Portuguese: +ARAlmir Sater and Renato Teixeira.
  • Best Christian Album (in Spanish): seventy times sevenPotters.
  • Best Latin Music Album for Children: I will imagineMoonlight.
  • Best Classical Music Album: magical and mysteriousClaudia Montero.
  • Best Contemporary Classical Work/Composition: «Luces y shadows. Concerto for guitar and string orchestra», Claudia Montero.
  • Best arrangement: you see itMilton Salcedo.
  • Best Packaging Design: different types of lightCarlos Sadness.
  • Best cumbia/vallenato album: This is lifeSilvestre Dangond.
  • Best Contemporary Tropical Album: you liveCarlos Vives.
  • Best Traditional Tropical Album: A mí qué – Homage to Cuban classicsJosé Alberto El Canario & El Septeto Santiaguero.
  • Best Tropical Fusion Album: Like a ring on your fingerAymee Nuviola.
  • Best tropical song: “I want time”, Juan Carlos Luces & Víctor Manuelle.
  • Best Singer-Songwriter Album: ice life jacketGeorge Drexler.
  • Best ranchera/mariachi music album: Mexico foreverLuis Miguel.

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