Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Music Album


The Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Music Album is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and promotes a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally. According to the category description guide for the 13th Latin Grammy Awards, the award is for vocal or instrumental merengue house, R&B, reggaeton, rap and/or hip hop music albums containing at least 51 percent playing time of newly recorded material. The award was first presented as the Best Rap/Hip-Hop Album until it received its current name, Best Urban Music Album, at the 5th Latin Grammy Awards ceremony in 2004.
The accolade for Best Urban Music Album was first presented to the Argentine band Sindicato Argentino del Hip Hop at the second Latin Grammy Awards in 2001 for their album Un Paso a la Eternidad. In 2009, the Puerto Rican duo Calle 13 became the first urban act to be presented with Best Urban Music Album and Album of the Year for their album Los de Atrás Vienen Conmigo.
Residente is the most awarded artist in this category, with five; one solo and four as part of Calle 13. In 2013, Mala Rodríguez became the first female artist and the first Spanish artist to win the award. Puerto Rican singers Tito "El Bambino" and Ivy Queen are tied with the most nominations without a win, with three each.

Recipients

YearPerforming artistWorkNomineesRef.
2001Sindicato Argentino del Hip Hop
  • DJ Kun — Crazy Atorrante
  • Faces Do Subúrbio — Como É Triste de Olhar
  • Planet Hemp — A Invasão do Sagaz Homem Fumaça
  • 7 Notas 7 Colores —La Mami Internacional Presenta: 7 Notas 7 Colores
2002Vico C
  • Camorra — Vírus
  • Nilo MC — Guajiro Del Asfalto
  • Nocaute — CD Pirata
  • X Alfonso — X – Moré
    • 2003Orishas
  • Big Boy — The Phenomenon
  • Tego Calderón — El Abayarde
  • Dante — Elevado
  • El General — El General De Fiesta
  • Vico C — Emboscada
    • 2004Vico C
  • Akwid — Proyecto Akwid
  • Control Machete — Uno, Dos: Bandera
  • DJ Kane — DJ Kane
  • Juan Gotti — No Sett Trippin
    • 2005Daddy Yankee
  • Don Omar — The Last Don Live
  • Luny Tunes — The Kings of the Beats
  • Orishas — El Kilo
  • Vico C — Desahogo
    • 2006Calle 13
  • Daddy Yankee — Barrio Fino en Directo
  • Don Omar — King of Kings
  • Wisin & Yandel — Pa'l Mundo
    • 2007Calle 13
  • Daddy Yankee — '
  • Orishas — Antidiotico
  • Ivy Queen — Sentimiento
  • Mala Rodríguez — Malamarismo
    • 2008Wisin & Yandel
  • Alexis & Fido — Sobrenatural
  • Tego Calderón — El Abayarde Contraataca
  • Flex — '
  • Tito El Bambino — It's My Time
    • 2009Calle 13
  • Daddy Yankee — Talento de Barrio
  • Don Omar — iDon
  • Tito El Bambino — El Patrón
  • Wisin & Yandel — La Revolución
    • 2010Chino & Nacho
  • Cartel de Santa — Sincopa
  • Daddy Yankee — Daddy Yankee Mundial
  • La Mala Rodríguez — Dirty Bailarina
  • Vico C — Babilla
    • 2011Calle 13
  • Don Omar — '
  • Pitbull — Armando
  • Ivy Queen — Drama Queen
  • Wisin & Yandel — '
    • 2012Don Omar,Single,
    Hasta que salga el Sol
    • J Alvarez — Otro Nivel de Música Reloaded
    • Tego Calderón — The Original Gallo del País
    • Farruko — The Most Powerful Rookie
    • Ana Tijoux — La Bala
    2013Bruja
  • Daddy Yankee — Prestige
  • Ivy Queen — Musa
  • Tito El Bambino — Invicto
  • Wisin & Yandel — Líderes
    • 2014Calle 13Multi Viral
  • Alexis & Fido — La Esencia
  • J Balvin — La Familia
  • Yandel — De Líder a Leyenda
  • Daddy Yankee — '
    • 2015El Que Sabe, Sabe
  • Farruko — '
  • Nicky Jam — Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
  • Don Omar — The Last Don 2
  • Yandel — '
    • 2016Energia
  • El B — Luz
  • Emicida — Sobre Crianças, Quadris, Pesadelos e Lições de Casa...
  • Farruko — Visionary
  • Arianna Puello — Despierta
    • 2017ResidenteResidente
  • J Álvarez — Big Yauran
  • Kase.O — El Círculo
  • Arianna Puello — Rap Komunion
  • Rael — Coisas Do Meu Imaginário
    • 2018'Vibras
  • ChocQuibTown — Sin Miedo
  • Coastcity — Coastcity
  • Ozuna — Odisea
  • Tote King — Lebron
    • 2019Bad BunnyX100pre
  • Anitta — Kisses
  • Bad Bunny — X 100pre
  • De La Ghetto — Mi Movimiento
  • Feid — 19
  • Sech — SueñosX''