The Latin Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Mexican Music Album is a recent honor presented annually by the Latin Recording Academy 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 globally.[1]
| Latin Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Mexican Music Album | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | quality vocal or instrumental contemporary regional Mexican music albums |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | The Latin Recording Academy |
| Website | latingrammy.com |
History
editThe category was introduced alongside Best Latin Electronic Music Performance and was awarded for the first time at the 25th Annual Latin Grammy Awards. It serves as the sixth category from the Regional Mexican field. According to the definition category guide, the award is for albums performed in conjunction with at least three dominant/essential instruments coming from the fusion of genres or subgenres of Regional Mexican music: acoustic guitar, semi-acoustic guitar, 12-string guitar/docerola, electric guitar, sax or charcheta, bass sixth/bass fifth, vihuela, double bass/tololoche, electric bass, acoustic bass/bajoloche, tuba or guitarrón, which maintain or include the rhythmic structure of the ranchero styles, 2/4 polka, bolero, ballad, cumbia, 3⁄4 waltz or those in 6/8 rhythmic structure such as sones and huapangos, reggae, trap, dembow, hip-hop, rock, country, jazz and pop.[2][3]
Albums can be vocal or instrumental, with at least 51% of the total time recorded with new material, maintaining at least 60% of the essence of the genres of Regional Mexican music. Albums must have a minimum of 5 tracks/15 minutes where 60% of the songs must have at least 60% lyrics in Spanish. For performances by solo artists, duos or groups.
Recipients
edit| Year | Artist | Work | Nominees | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Carín León | Boca Chueca, Vol. 1 |
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References
edit- ^ "Sobre La Academia Latina de la Grabación". Latin Grammy Awards (in Spanish). United States: Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
- ^ "Conoce las definiciones de todas las categorías de los Premios Latin GRAMMY | LatinGRAMMY.com". www.latingrammy.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ^ Raygoza, Isabela (2024-03-27). "Los Latin Grammy añaden nuevas categorías de música mexicana y electrónica". Billboard (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ^ Cardenas, Cat (November 15, 2024). "Watch: Carín León wins Best Contemporary Mexican Music Album for 'Boca Chueca, Vol. 1'". Retrieved November 16, 2024.
