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As is the tradition every year, the Recording Academy selected their nominations of the best of the best in music across 84 categories. For this site’s purposes, we will focus only on the Hispanic nominees which have been nominated in 20 categories this year, many more than we have seen in previous years. With Bruno Mars (Puerto Rican heritage) nominated for six awards and Despacito‘s bilingual version nominated for three, including Justin Bieber, we are seeing one of the great years for Latinos in music.
*Latino nominees are indicated in bold, if not in bold, it means the whole category is Hispanic.
Here is the complete list of Hispanics nominated for the 60th Grammy Awards:
Best Latin Pop Album
Lo Único Constante – Alex Cuba
Mis Planes Son Amarte – Juanes
Amar Y Vivir En Vivo Desde La Ciudad De México, 2017 – La Santa Cecilia
Musas (Un Homenaje Al Folclore Latinoamericano En Manos De Los Macorinos) – Natalia Lafourcade
El Dorado – Shakira
Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album
Ayo – Bomba Estéreo
Pa’ Fuera – C4 Trío & Desorden Público
Salvavidas De Hielo – Jorge Drexler
El Paradise – Los Amigos Invisibles
Residente – Residente
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)
Ni Diablo Ni Santo – Julión Álvarez Y Su Norteño Banda
Ayer Y Hoy – Banda El Recodo De Cruz Lizárraga
Momentos – Alex Campos
Arriero Somos Versiones Acústicas – Aida Cuevas
Zapateando En El Norte – Humberto Novoa, producer (Various Artists)
Best Tropical Latin Album
Albita – Albita
Art Of The Arrangement – Doug Beavers
Salsa Big Band – Rubén Blades Con Roberto Delgado & Orquesta
Gente Valiente – Silvestre Dangond
Indestructible – Diego El Cigala
Best Latin Jazz Album
Hybrido – From Rio To Wayne Shorter: Antonio Adolfo
Oddara – Jane Bunnett & Maqueque
Outra Coisa – The Music Of Moacir Santos: Anat Cohen & Marcello Gonçalves
Típico – Miguel Zenón
Jazz Tango – Pablo Ziegler Trio
Best Song Written For Visual Media
City Of Stars – Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, songwriters (Ryan Gosling & Emma Stone), Track from: La La Land
How Far I’ll Go – Lin-Manuel Miranda, songwriter (Auli’i Cravalho), Track from: Moana: The Songs
I Don’t Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker) – Jack Antonoff, Sam Dew & Taylor Swift, songwriters (ZAYN & Taylor Swift), Track from: Fifty Shades Darker
Never Give Up – Sia Furler & Greg Kurstin, songwriters (Sia), Track from: Lion
Stand Up For Something – Common & Diane Warren, songwriters (Andra Day Featuring Common) Track from: Marshall
Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
Baby Driver
Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2: Awesome Mix Vol. 2
Moana: The Songs
Hidden Figures: The Album
La La Land
Best World Music Album
Shaka Zulu Revisited: 30th Anniversary Celebration – Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Memoria De Los Sentidos – Vicente Amigo
Elwan – Tinariwen
Para Mi – Buika
Rosa Dos Ventos – Anat Cohen & Trio Brasileiro
Best American Roots Song
Cumberland Gap – David Rawlings & Gillian Welch, songwriters (David Rawlings)
I Wish You Well – Raul Malo & Alan Miller, songwriters (The Mavericks)
If We Were Vampires – Jason Isbell, songwriter (Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit)
It Ain’t Over Yet – Rodney Crowell, songwriter (Rodney Crowell Featuring Rosanne Cash & John Paul White)
My Only True Friend – Gregg Allman & Scott Sharrard, songwriters (Gregg Allman)
Best Recording Package
Mura Masa – Alex Crossan & Matt De Jong, art directors (Mura Masa)
El Orisha De La Rosa – Claudio Roncoli & Cactus Taller, art directors (Magín Díaz)
Pure Comedy (Deluxe Edition) – Sasha Barr, Ed Steed & Josh Tillman, art directors (Father John Misty)
Sleep Well Beast – Elyanna Blaser-Gould, Luke Hayman & Andrea Trabucco-Campos, art directors (The National)
Solid State – Gail Marowitz, art director (Jonathan Coulton)
Best Instrumental Composition
Alkaline – Pascal Le Boeuf, composer (Le Boeuf Brothers & JACK Quartet)
Choros #3 – Vince Mendoza, composer (Vince Mendoza & WDR Big Band Cologne)
Home Free (For Peter Joe) – Nate Smith, composer (Nate Smith)
Three Revolutions – Arturo O’Farrill, composer (Arturo O’Farrill & Chucho Valdés)
Warped Cowboy – Chuck Owen, composer (Chuck Owen And The Jazz Surge)
Best Classical Compendium
Barbara – Alexandre Tharaud; Cécile Lenoir, producer
Higdon: All Things Majestic, Viola Concerto & Oboe Concerto – Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Tim Handley, producer
Kurtág: Complete Works For Ensemble & Choir – Reinbert de Leeuw, conductor; Guido Tichelman, producer
Les Routes De L’Esclavage – Jordi Savall, conductor; Benjamin Bleton, producer
Mademoiselle: Première Audience – Unknown Music Of Nadia Boulanger – Lucy Mauro; Lucy Mauro, producer
Album of the Year
Childish Gambino – Awaken, My Love!
Jay Z – 4:44
Kendrick Lamar – Damn
Lorde – Melodrama
Bruno Mars – 24K Magic
Record of the Year
Childish Gambino – “Redbone”
Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee f/ Justin Bieber – “Despacito”
Jay Z – “The Story of O.J.”
Kendrick Lamar – “Humble”
Bruno Mars – “24K Magic”
Song of the Year
Jay Z – “4:44”
Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee f/ Justin Bieber – “Despacito”
Julia Michaels – “Issues”
Logic f/ Alessia Cara and Khalid – “1-800-273-8255”
Bruno Mars – “That’s What I Like”
Best Rap Performance
Big Sean – “Bounce Back”
Cardi B – “Bodak Yellow”
Jay Z – “4:44”
Kendrick Lamar – “Humble”
Migos f/ Lil Uzi Vert – “Bad and Boujee”
Best Rap Song
Danger Mouse f/ Run the Jewels and Big Boi – “Chase Me”
Cardi B – “Bodak Yellow”
Kendrick Lamar – “Humble”
Rapsody – “Sassy”
Jay Z – “The Story of O.J.”
Best R&B Performance
Daniel Caesar f/ Kali Uchis – “Get You”
Kehlani – “Distraction”
Ledisi – “High”
Bruno Mars – “That’s What I Like”
SZA – “The Weekend”
Best R&B Song
PJ Morton – “First Began”
Khalid – “Location”
Childish Gambino – “Redbone”
SZA – “Supermodel”
Bruno Mars – “That’s What I Like”
Best R&B Album
Daniel Caesar – Freudian
Ledisi – Let Love Rule
Bruno Mars – 24K Magic
PJ Morton – Gumbo
Musiq Soulchild – Feel the Real