9th Annual Latin Grammy Awards


The 9th Annual Latin Grammy Awards took place on Thursday, November 13, 2008 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas and were aired on Univision. The Brazilian Field awards were presented on the same day at the Ibirapuera Auditorium in São Paulo. The Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year was Gloria Estefan. Juanes was the night's big winner, winning 5 awards including Album of the Year. He now has 17 Latin Grammy awards which is more than any other recording artist.

Awards

Winners are in bold text.

General

;Record of the Year
Juanes — "Me Enamora"
;Album of the Year
Juanes — La Vida... Es un Ratico
;Song of the Year
Juanes — "Me Enamora"
;Best New Artist
Kany García
;Best Female Pop Vocal Album
Kany García — Cualquier Día
;Best Male Pop Vocal Album
Juanes —
La Vida... Es un Ratico

;Best Pop Album by a Duo/Group with Vocals
BelanovaFantasía Pop'
;Best Urban Music Album
Wisin & Yandel'
;Best Urban Song
Flex — "Te Quiero"
;Best Rock Solo Vocal Album
Andrés CalamaroLa Lengua Popular
;Best Rock Album by a Duo/Group with Vocals
MolotovEternamiente
;Best Rock Song
Café Tacuba — "Esta Vez"
;Best Alternative Music Album
Julieta Venegas — MTV Unplugged
;Best Alternative Song
Café Tacuba — "Volver a Comenzar"
;Best Salsa Album
Marc AnthonyEl Cantante
;Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album
Peter Manjarrés, Emiliano Zuleta and Sergio Luis — Sólo Clásicos
;Best Contemporary Tropical Album
José FelicianoSeñor Bachata
;Best Traditional Tropical Album
Gloria Estefan — 90 Millas
;Best Tropical Song
;Best Singer-Songwriter Album
Fito PáezRodolfo
;Best Ranchero Album
Vicente Fernández — Para Siempre
;Best Banda Album
Los Horóscopos de DurangoAyer, Hoy y Siempre
;Best Tejano Album
Emilio NavairaDe Nuevo
  • Chente Barrera & Taconazo — Music Lessons
  • Jimmy González & El Grupo MazzIncomparable
  • Freddie Martínez — The Legend Returns
  • Elida Reyna — Domingo
;Best Norteño Album
Siggno — Six Pack
;Best Regional Mexican Song
Joan Sebastian — "Estos Celos"
;Best Instrumental Album
Orquesta Filarmónica de Bogotá — Orquesta Filarmómoca de Bogotá - 40 Años
;Best Folk Album
Cholo Valderrama — Caballo!
;Best Tango Album
Various Artists — Buenos Aires, Días y Noches de Tango
;Best Flamenco Album
Juan Habichuela — Una Guitarra En Granada
;Best Latin Jazz Album
Caribbean Jazz Project featuring Dave SamuelsAfro Bop Alliance
;Best Christian Album
Soraya MoraesTengo Sed de Tí
;Best Christian Album
Soraya Moraes — Som Da Chuva
;Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop Album
Vanessa da MataSim
;Best Brazilian Rock Album
CPM 22Cidade Cinza
;Best Samba/Pagode Album
Paulinho da ViolaAcústico MTV
Maria RitaSamba Meu
;Best MPB Album
Seu JorgeAmérica Brasil o Disco
;Best Romantic Music Album
César Menotti and Fabiano.com Você
;Best Contemporary Brazilian Roots Album
Elba RamalhoQual o Assunto Que Mais Lhe Interessa?
  • Harmonia do Samba — Esse Som Vai Te Levar - Ao Vivo
  • Trio Curupira — Pés no Brasil, Cabeça no Mundo
  • Trio Virgulino — 26 Anos de Estrada
  • Victor & LeoAo Vivo em Uberlândia
;Best Brazilian Roots/Regional Album
Chitãozinho & XororóGrandes Clássicos Sertanejos Acústico I
;Best Brazilian Song
Marco Moraes and Soraya Moraes — "Som da Chuva"
;Best Latin Children Album
MiguelitoEl Heredero
;Best Classical Album
Plácido DomingoPasión Española
;Best Classical Contemporary Composition
Carlos José Castro — "Concierto del Sol"
Sérgio — "Tahhiyya Li Ossoulina"
;Best Recording Package
Leicia Gotlibowski, Daniel Kotliar, Karina Levy, Andres Mayo and Mercedes Sencio — Buenos Aires, Días y Noches de Tango
;Best Engineered Album
Moogie Canazio and Luiz Tornaghi — Dentro Do Mar Tem Rio - Ao Vivo
;Producer of the Year
Sergio George
;Best Short Form Music Video
Juanes — "Me Enamora"
;Best Long Form Music Video
Julieta Venegas — MTV Unplugged
;Lifetime Achievement Awards
;Trustees Awards
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