At the 17th Annual Latin GRAMMY® Awards held Nov. 18 in Las Vegas, Nevada, Universal Music Publishing Group artists and writers received major awards and performed throughout the broadcast.
 
Pablo Lopez and Colombian superstar Juanes opened the show backed by cast members from Mystère by Cirque Du Soleil.  Later, Juanes performed his new #1 single “Fuego.” J Balvin performed his latest hit “Safari” (alongside Pharrell, Sky and Bia) from his album Energía, which won Best Urban Music Album.
 
Arguably, the most important award, Album of the Year, went to Juan Gabriel for Los Dúo 2, his top-selling and final album. Gabriel passed away unexpectedly in August and had never before won a Latin Grammy. He won two awards, including Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album.  His repertoire was front and center, insofar as the Best Salsa Album winner, Intensamente India Con Canciones de Juan Gabriel, is a tribute album in which he guest-starred as well as was involved in the production.
 
Other highlights included Best Sertaneja Music Album for Paula Fernandes’ Amanhecer, and Alejandro Sanz’ 21st Latin Grammy with “Sirope Vivo” for Best Long Form Video.

UMPG’s COMPLETE LIST OF WINNERS:

 
Album Of The Year
•  Los Dúo2
Juan Gabriel
[Fonovisa/Universal Music Group]
(UMPG publishing interest via Juan Gabriel)
 
 
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album  
•  Los Dúo2
Juan Gabriel
[Fonovisa/Universal Music Group]
(UMPG publishing interest via Juan Gabriel)
   
 
Best Urban Music Album
•  Energía
J Balvin
[Capitol Latin/Universal Music Latin Entertainment]
(UMPG publishing interest via J Balvin)
 
 
Best Salsa Album  
•  Intensamente India Con Canciones De Juan Gabriel
India
[Top Stop Music]
(UMPG publishing interest via Juan Gabriel)
 
 
Best Contemporary Tropical Album
•  Guaco Histórico2
Guaco
[Producciones Guaqueros]
(UMPG publishing interest via Jorge Luis Chacín and Guianko Gómez)
 
 
Best Tropical Fusion Album  
•  Visualízate
Gente De Zona
[Sony Music Latin/Magnus Media]
(UMPG publishing interest via Chino & Nacho)
 
 
Best Banda Album
•  Raíces
Banda El Recodo De Cruz Lizárraga
[Fonovisa Records/Universal Music Latin Entertainment]
(UMPG publishing interest via Germán Lizárraga and Melecio Díaz Chaidez)
 
 
Best Norteño Album
•  Desde El Azteca
Los Tigres Del Norte
[Fonovisa Records/Universal Music Group]
(UMPG publishing interest via Ruben Villarreal Marichalar)
 
 
Best Regional Song
•  Ataúd
Erika Ender, Manu Moreno & Mónica Vélez, songwriters (Los Tigres Del Norte)
[Fonovisa Records/Universal Music Group]
(UMPG publishing interest via Manu Moreno)
 
 
Best Flamenco Album
•  Ámame Como Soy
Niña Pastori
[Sony Music Entertainment Spain]
(UMPG publishing interest via Pablo Milanés, Alejandro Sanz, Jose Carlos Figueiredo, Antonio Carlos Marques Pinto and Juan Luis Guerra)
 
 
Best Portuguese Language Contemporary Pop Album  
•  Tropix
Céu
[Six Degrees Records/Urban Jungle/Som Livre/Slap]
(UMPG Publishing interest via Céu)
 
 
Best Sertaneja Music Album
•  Amanhecer
Paula Fernandes
[Universal Music]
(UMPG publishing interest via Paula Fernandes and Gustavo Fagundes)