Brazilians won awards in Portuguese-focused categories; see the highlights

The Brazilians were present and were awarded during the awards ceremony Latin Grammy 2024, which took place in Miami, USA, this Thursday 14 Artists like Erasmo Carlos (1941-2022), Xandé de Pilares AND Gabriel the thinker won awards in segmented categories for music in Portuguese, announced in the afternoon, before the main ceremony.

The second part of the event concluded in the early hours of this Friday the 15th in Brazil. Among the main consecrated persons, the veteran Dominican singer Juan Luis Guerra it won Record of the Year and Album of the Year Ela Taubertfrom Colombia, won the Rookie of the Year award Jorge Drexler was awarded Song of the Year by Turn it over.

The Brazilian Anita she did not win any awards in this edition, she performed alongside Tiago Iorc to pay homage to the musician Sergio Mendes, who passed away in September, at the age of 83. The duo performed an acoustic version of But what nothing.

Check out the list of winners in major Latin Grammy categories

Record of the year

• “A thousand times” – Anitta
• “Monk” – Bad Bunny
• “A Past Life” – Camilo and Carín León
• “Catalina” – Cimafunk & Monsieur Perine´
• “Derrumbe” – Jorge Drexler
• “With money and without money” – Fonseca & Grupo Niche
• “My ex was right” – Karol G
• “Mambo 23? – Juan Luis Guerra 4.40 (winner)
• “Tenochtitlan” – Mon Laferte
• “Like an Angel” – Kali Uchis and Peso Feather

Album of the Year

• Bolero – Angela Aguilar
• Quartet – Camilo
• Xande sings Caetano – Xande de Pilares
• Man~ana will be beautiful (Bichota Season) – Karol G
• Garcia – Kany Garcia
• Radio Guira – Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
• Autopoietic – Mon Laferte
• Boca Chueca, vol. 1 – Carín León
• Letters don’t count – Resident
• Las mujeres ya no lloran – Shakira

Song of the year

• “A fuego Slow” – Dayme´ Arocena and Vicente Garci´a
• “A la mitad” (original soundtrack from the Zorro series) – Julio Reyes Copello & Mariana Vega, composers (Maura Nava)
• “I keep finding myself” – Gian Marco & Rube´n Blades
• “Caracas in the 2000s? – Elena Rose, Danny Ocean and Jerry Di)
• “Derrumbe” – Jorge Drexler (winner)
• “(Entre pare´ntesis)” – Shakira and Grupo Frontera
• “Mi ex teni´a razo´n” – Karol G
• “Segu´n quie´n” – Maluma and Carín Leo´n
• “I thank you” – Kany Garci´ae Cari´n Leo´n
• “313? – Residents, Silvia Perez Cruz and Pene´lope Cruz

Best New Artist

• Agris
• Kevin Aguilar
• Darumas
• Nicole Horbath
• Latin mafia
• Caca’ Magalhaes
• The Garotini
• In~igo Quintero
• Sofi Saar
• Ela Taubert (winner)

Best Christian Music Album (Portuguese Language)

• He is Jesus – Live – Bruna Karla
• Let It Come – Vol II (Live) – Thalles Roberto (winner)
• In concert (Live) – Rose of Sharon
• Life (Live) – Eli Soares
• Thunderstorm – Free voice

Best contemporary pop album in Portuguese

• Afrodhit-Iza
• Super – João
• Bitter – Melly
• Os Garotin De São Gonçalo – Os Garotin (winner)
• Intimate scandal – Luísa Sonza (winner)

Best rock or alternative music album in Portuguese

• Erasmo Esteves – Erasmo Carlos (winner)
• On the trail of Catarina – Cátia de França
• Call me cat, I’m yours – Ana Frango Elétrico
• Yesterday I was certain (today I am more certain) – Jovem Dionisio
• Lagum Live – Lagum

Best urban performance in Portuguese

• Play for the Moon – Anitta with Dennis and Pedro Sampaio
• Pipe of Peace 2 – Gabriel O Pensador, Lulu Santos, Xamã (winner)
• Da Braba – Gloria Groove with Ludmilla and Mc Gw
• Open Letter – Mc Cabelinho
• Faith in Maluca – Mc Carol, Iza
• La Noche – Yago Oproprio with Patricio Sid

Best samba/pagoda album

• Alcione 50 Years (Live) – Alcione
• Xande Canta Caetano – Xande De Pilares (winner)
• Iboru – Marcelo D2
• Small afternoon for life (Live) – Thiaguinho
• Suburbs (Live) – Tiee

Best Brazilian Popular Music/Afro-Portuguese Brazilian Music Album

• D Ao Vivo Maceió – Djavan
• If my breasts were the world – Jota.Pê (winner)
• Doors (Live) – Marisa Monte
• Other corners: Milton Nascimento, Chitãozinho and Xororó
• In the time of intolerance – Elza Soares

Best Jazz/Latin Jazz Album

• Collaboration: Hamilton De Holanda and Gonzalo Rubalcaba
• In Search of a Memory (Busco Tu Recuerdo) – Sammy Figueroa with Gonzalo Rubalcaba and Aymée Nuviola
• My Heart Speaks – Ivan Lins
• The Art of the Bolero, Vol. 2 – Miguel Zenón & Luis Perdomo

Best instrumental album

• Imprint – Omar Acosta
• Claude Bolling Goes Latin – Suite for flute and Latin music ensemble – Carlomagno Araya, Jose Valentino & The Latin Music Ensemble
• Latin Capriccio – Alexis Cárdenas
• Encontro Das Águas – Yamandu Costa & Armandinho Macêdo
• Tembla – Hamilton De Holanda & C4 Trio (winner)

Best Country Music Album

• International Boiadeira (Live) – Ana Castela (winner)
• Private Paradise (Live) – Gustavo Lima
• Cintilante (Live) – Simone Mendes
• Raiz Goiânia (Live) – Lauana Prado
• Luan City 2.0 (Live) – Luan Santana

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Best song in Portuguese

• Millennial Alignment – John
• Ties – Alaíde Costa
• Chico – Luisa Sonza
• Esperança Criolo, Dino D’Santiago and Amaro Freitas
• Brown Gold – Jota.Pê (winner)

Source: Terra

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