Juan Luis Guerra received each file and album of the 12 months on the Latin Grammy Awards Thursday in Miami.
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The twenty fifth annual Latin Grammy Awards had been offered in Miami Thursday evening and the event was a have a look at the previous, current and way forward for Latin music.
Veteran Dominican merengue star Juan Luis Guerra and his group 4.40, an artist who received two Latin Grammys through the very first ceremony offered in 2000, collected a complete of 4 trophies, together with the highest honors of each file of the 12 months and album of the 12 months for his launch Radio Güira.
Whereas his competitors within the file of the 12 months class featured a who’s who of a lot youthful musicians, together with Puerto Rico’s Unhealthy Bunny, Brazilian pop sensation Anitta, Colombian Karol G and breakout Mexican star Peso Pluma, Guerra’s win appeared to mirror his friends’ admiration not only for the longevity of his profession but additionally the legacy of the final 25 years of Latin music.
The way forward for Latin music was additionally mirrored in three wins by Mexican American songwriter and producer Edgar Barrera.
He is already collected over 20 Latin Grammys, in addition to a Grammy for songwriter of the 12 months and billions of streams for writing or producing songs by Unhealthy Bunny, Karol G, Peso Pluma, Shakira, Maluma and for crossover acts like Camila Cabello and Ariana Grande.
At 34 — simply barely older than the Latin Grammys themselves — Barrera displays the vitality of expertise in Latin music not simply within the second however for a minimum of a couple of extra a long time to return.
Different highlights included Puerto Rican vocalist Kany García profitable greatest conventional pop vocal album for García, in addition to Venezuelan upstarts Rawayana besting favorites Kali Uchis and Peso Pluma for greatest pop music.
Unhealthy Bunny received one of the best reggaeton efficiency class, which was crowded with prime names together with J Balvin, Álvaro Díaz and Rauw Alejandro. And OG reggaeton pioneer Daddy Yankee beat out youthful artists for greatest city music.
Carin León edged out a crowded greatest up to date Mexican music album class that included Peso Pluma, Natanael Cano, Grupo Frontera and DannyLux, whereas former boy band member turned deep thinker Draco Rosa received greatest pop/rock album for one more of his extremely conceptualized albums, Reflejos de lo Eterno.
Ela Taubert received greatest new artist on the Latin Grammys Thursday in Miami.
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And one of the best new artist class is all the time a glimpse on the altering sound of Latin music. This 12 months’s winner, Colombian vocalist Ela Taubert, was acknowledged for her deeply private songwriting, a glimpse of the extremely private flip songwriting has taken lately.
So much has modified in Latin music because the first awards had been handed out. For one, the market has grown exponentially because the Latino inhabitants right here in america has grown considerably.
In response to the U.S. Census, the quantity of people that self-identify as Latino has grown from simply over 12% in 2000 to virtually 19%. Within the first half of 2024, Latin music income grew 7% to a file $685 million, in response to the Recording Trade Affiliation of America.
Modifications in know-how have fueled not solely the expansion of gross sales, from CDs to streaming, however have additionally catapulted Latin musicians to a world degree. Right now, songs by nominees like Unhealthy Bunny, Carin León, Camilo and Karol G stream within the billions, with title recognition effectively past Latin America, Spain and the U.S.