Juan Luis Guerra Wins Top Honors at 2010 Latin Grammys

Posted in News on November 12, 2010

BMI legend Juan Luis Guerra took home Album of the Year for his acclaimed A Son de Guerra during the 2010 Latin Grammy Awards, held Thursday, November 11 at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. Guerra also earned Best Contemporary Tropical Album and Best Tropical Song thanks to his “Bachata en Fukuoka.”

Alex Cuba (SOCAN) underscored the potency of his breakout year with the Best New Artist trophy. Nelly Furtado’s (SOCAN) Mi Plan, which features songs Furtado co-wrote with Cuba, received Best Female Pop Vocal Album honors. In the urban field, Chino y Nacho’s Mi Niña Bonita scored the Latin Grammy for Best Urban Music Album.

The Regional Mexican sound continues to thrive, and the genre’s award categories were dominated by BMI hitmakers. Banda El Recodo De Cruz Lizárraga’s Me Gusta Todo de Ti and La Original Banda El Limon De Salvador Lizarraga’s Soy Tu Maestro shared the award for the Best Banda Album. The Best Tejano Album went to Elida Reyna y Avante for Fantasia. In the Best Norteño Album race, Grupo Pesado came out on top thanks to their Desde La Cantina Vol. 1. “Amarte a La Antigua,” co-written by Paco Lugo (SACM), earned Best Regional Mexican Song honors.

Sergio George was named Producer of the Year, while Sebastian Krys earned the Best Engineered Album statuette thanks to his engineering work on Distinto.

The João Donato Trio’s Sambolero took home Best Latin Jazz Album, while in the Brazilian field, Gilberto Gil’s two projects Banda Dois and Fé Na Festa earned Best MPB (Musica Popular Brasileira) Album and Best Native Brazilian Roots Album, respectively. BMI’s classical Latin music family also had a big night: Fernando Otero’s Vital, which he also produced, was named Best Classical Album, while “Pampas,” composed by the legendary Lalo Schifrin, earned Best Classical Contemporary Composition.

For more information on the 2010 Latin Grammy Awards, visit www.latingrammy.com.

2010 Latin Grammys
BMI Winners

GENERAL
Album of the Year
A Son de Guerra
Juan Luis Guerra y 4.40
Juan Luis Guerra, producer
Rafael Lazzaro, engineer

Best New Artist
Alex Cuba (SOCAN)

POP
Best Female Pop Vocal Album
Mi Plan
Nelly Furtado (SOCAN)

URBAN
Best Urban Music Album
Mi Niña Bonita
Chino y Nacho

TROPICAL
Best Contemporary Tropical Album
A Son de Guerra
Juan Luis Guerra y 4.40

Best Tropical Song
“Bachata en Fukuoka”
Juan Luis Guerra y 4.40
Written by Juan Luis Guerra

REGIONAL MEXICAN
Best Banda Album
Me Gusta Todo de Ti
Banda El Recodo De Cruz Lizárraga

Soy Tu Maestro
La Original Banda El Limon De Salvador Lizarraga

Best Tejano Album
Fantasia
Elida Reyna y Avante

Best Norteño Album
Desde La Cantina Vol. 1
Grupo Pesado

Best Regional Mexican Song
“Amarte a La Antigua”
Co-written by Paco Lugo (SACM)

JAZZ
Best Latin Jazz Album
Sambolero
João Donato Trio

BRAZILIAN
Best MPB (Musica Popular Brasileira) Album
Banda Dois
Gilberto Gil

Best Native Brazilian Roots Album
Fé Na Festa
Gilberto Gil

CLASSICAL
Best Classical Album
(shared Grammy – a tie) Vital
Fernando Otero
Produced by Fernando Otero

Best Classical Contemporary Composition
“Pampas”
Composed by Lalo Schifrin

PRODUCTION
Best Engineered Album
Distinto
Sebastian Krys, engineer

Producer of the Year
(tie) Sergio George

MUSIC VIDEO
Best Short Form Music Video
“Bien o Mal”
Julieta Venegas (SGAE)

Best Long Form Music Video
“Una Noche Común y Sin Corriente”
Voz Veis

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