Hosted by Puerto Rican singers, Ricky Martin, and Roselyn Sánchez, alongside Spanish actress Paz Vega, the 2019 Latin Grammy Awards took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, this Thursday. The 20th edition of the event was quite exciting - as every year, the biggest Latin music artists were honoured for their achievements.
Spanish singers Alejandro Sanz and Rosalía, as well as Colombian artist Fonseca, led the night with the most nominations. Juanes, Marc Anthony, Bad Bunny, and Camila Cabello, were some of the fan favorites. Let's take a look at some of the best moments of the ceremony and find out who the big winners were!
Latin Grammy Awards 2019: These are the big winners
Album of The Year
Visceral - Paula Arenas
Paraíso Road Gang - Rubén Blades
Cargar La Suerte - Andrés Calamaro
Agustín - Fonseca
Vida - Luis Fonsi
El Mal Querer - Rosalía - WINNER
#Eldisco - Alejandro Sanz
¿Dónde Bailarán Las Niñas? - Ximena Sariñana
Mas De Mi - Tony Succar
Fantasía - Sebastián Yatra
Record of The Year
"Parecen Viernes" — Marc Anthony
"Verdades Afiladas" — Andrés Calamaro
"Ahí Ahí" — Vicente García
"Kitipun" — Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
"Querer Mejor" — Juanes Featuring Alessia Cara
"La Plata" — Juanes Featuring Lalo Ebratt
"Aute Couture" — Rosalía
"Mi Persona Favorita" — Alejandro Sanz & Camila Cabello - WINNER
"No Tengo Nada" — Alejandro Sanz
"Cobarde" — Ximena Sariñana
Best Pop Song
"Bailar" — Leonel García, songwriter (Leonel García)
"Buena Para Nada" — Paula Arenas, Luigi Castillo & Santiago Castillo, songwriters (Paula Arenas)
"Mi Persona Favorita" — Alejandro Sanz & Camila Cabello - WINNER
"Pienso En Tu Mirá" — Antón Álvarez Alfaro, El Guincho & Rosalía, songwriters (Rosalía)
"Ven" — Fonseca, songwriter (Fonseca)
Song of The Year
"Calma" — Pedro Capó, Gabriel Edgar González Pérez & George Noriega, songwriters (Pedro Capó) -- WINNER
"Desconstrução" — Tiago Iorc, songwriter (Tiago Iorc)
"El País" — Rubén Blades, songwriter (Rubén Blades)
"Kitipun" — Juan Luis Guerra, songwriter (Juan Luis Guerra 4.40)
"Mi Persona Favorita" — Camila Cabello & Alejandro Sanz, songwriters (Alejandro Sanz & Camila Cabello)
"No Tengo Nada" — Alejandro Sanz, songwriter (Alejandro Sanz)
"Quédate" — Kany García & Tommy Torres, songwriters (Kany García & Tommy Torres)
"Querer Mejor" — Rafael Arcaute, Alessia Cara, Camilo Echeverry, Juanes, Mauricio Montaner, Ricardo Montaner & Tainy, songwriters (Juanes Featuring Alessia Cara)
"Un Año" — Mauricio Rengifo, Andrés Torres & Sebastián Yatra, songwriters (Sebastián Yatra Featuring Reik)
"Ven" — Fonseca, songwriter (Fonseca)
Best Urban Fusion/Performance
"Tenemos Que Hablar" — Bad Bunny
"Calma (Remix)" — Pedro Capó & Farruko - WINNER
"Pa' Olvidarte (Remix)" — ChocQuibtown, Zion & Lennox, Farruko Featuring Manuel Turizo
"Con Calma" — Daddy Yankee Featuring Snow
"Otro Trago" — Sech Featuring Darell
Best Urban Music Album
Kisses — Anitta
X 100PRE — Bad Bunny -- WINNER
Mi Movimiento — De La Ghetto
19 — Feid
Sueños — Sech
The list of big winners also includes:
"Con Altura" - J Balvin, Mariachi Budda, Frank Dukes, El Guincho, Alejandro Ramírez and Rosalía - Best Urban Song
Andrés Cepeda Big Band (En Vivo) - Andrés Cepeda - Best Traditional Tropical Album
Contra El Viento - Kany García - Best Singer-Songwriter Album
Ahora - Christian Nodal - Best Ranchero/Mariachi Album
Percepción - Intocable - Best Norteño Album
2019 Latin Grammy Awards: The best moments of the event
Chilean singer Mon Laferte, who took home the award for Best Alternative Music Album for Norma, turned heads on the red carpet for wearing a black coat exposing her breasts alongside a political message which read, "in Chile they torture, rape and kill." The 36-year-old Latin music artist made reference to the protests that recently took place in her country, where at least 20 people died in an effort of demanding better social services and fighting against inequality.
Colombian singer Juanes was honoured at the 2019 Latin Grammy Awards
Juanes, best known for his songs "Mala Gente" and "La Camisa Negra," accepted the Person of the Year Award, presented by the drummer and co-founder of heavy metal band Metallica, Lars Ulrich. "I met Juanes years ago, after performing in Mexico. And I have keenly watched his music, his creativity and his radiant humanity soar across this beautiful planet. Then I learned he was a Metallica fan!," said Ulrich.
Juanes, who also performed some of his greatest hits during the event, replied to Ulrich in a very sweet way, "I’m making music because of you guys! I remember sitting in my house 30 years ago in Medellín, being 15, being angry, and listening to Metallica all the time. I was obsessed!,” he said.