Latin Grammy Awards of 2000

The "1st Annual Latin Grammy Awards" were held in Los Angeles at the Staples Center on Friday, September 13, 2000. The big winners were Luis Miguel, Carlos Santana and Maná with 3 awards; Juan Luis Guerra, Shakira, Fito Páez and Emilio Estefan Jr. received 2 trophies each.

Winners were chosen by voting members of the Latin Academy from a list of finalists. The ceremony was broadcast live on CBS and was seen in more than 100 countries across the world [cite web |title="Maná, Luis Miguel, Santana Win Big At Latin Grammys" on Billboard.com|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=876290|accessdate=2000-09-14] . The two-hour show was the first bilingual broadcast ever to air on network television during prime time [cite web |title="'N Sync/Son By Four Plan Latin Grammys Duet" on Billboard.com|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=874286|accessdate=2000-08-25] .

History

On January 20 2000 the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences announced that the inaugural Latin Grammy Awards were going to take place on September 15 2000 in Los Angeles and the awards ceremony would be broadcast in the United States by CBS, which will also distribute it to other countries. Nominations in 40 categories were expected to be released in August 2000 [cite web |title="First Latin Grammys To Be Held In L.A." on Billboard.com by John Lannert|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=869322|accessdate=2000-01-20] .

The list of nominees for the 1st Annual Latin Grammy Awards, slated for September 13 2000 in Los Angeles, was unveiled on Friday, July 7 2000 in a Miami ceremony hosted by Michael Greene, President of the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences.

Leading the chase for statuettes were Marc Anthony, Shakira and Fito Paez with five nominations each. Juan Luis Guerra, Carlos Vives, and Maná, garnered four nominations. Earning three nominations were Luis Miguel, along with La Ley. Ricky Martin earned for two nominations. Christina Aguilera, received a nod on the Latin side of the musical divide for the Spanish-language remake of "Genie in a Bottle" titled "Genio Atrapado". In addition to the awards, Emilio Estefan Jr. was honored as the Latin Academy's First Person of the Year. That award was presented during a dinner on September 11 2000 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. The awards were organized by the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (LARAS), incorporated by NARAS in 1997. LARAS is a membership-based association of musicians, producers, engineers and other recording professionals. The list of final nominees revealed was a result of balloting by LARAS members [cite web |title="Anthony, Shakira, Paez Lead 1st Latin Grammy Nominees" on Billboard.com by Karl Ross|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=875262|accessdate=2000-07-07] .

Live telecast

The list of hosts for the first-ever Latin Grammy Awards, included Gloria Estefan, Antonio Banderas, Jimmy Smits, Andy García and Jennifer Lopez [cite web |title="Billboard Bits: Jennifer Lopez, Page/Crowes and more" on Billboard.com|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=874291|accessdate=2000-08-24] , who also was announced to perform her hit single "No Me Ames" with Marc Anthony, but Anthony (with six nominations that night) did not attend the show citing complications with his (then) wife's pregnancy [cite web |title="Anthony Pulls Out Of Latin Grammys" on Billboard.com|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=876305|accessdate=2000-09-12] .

Son By Four also were announced performing a duet with boy band 'N Sync, with some singing in Spanish by the american band [cite web |title="'N Sync/Son By Four Plan Latin Grammys Duet" on Billboard.com|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=874286|accessdate=2000-08-25] .

The telecast kicked off with a tribute to the late Tito Puente featuring Ricky Martin, Celia Cruz, and Gloria Estefan. Performances throughout the show included Santana & Maná, 'N Sync & Son By Four, Christina Aguilera, Shakira, Miami Sound Machine and Alejandro Fernández [cite web |title="Maná, Luis Miguel, Santana Win Big At Latin Grammys" on Billboard.com|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=876290|accessdate=2000-09-14] .

The two-hour show was the first bilingual broadcast ever to air on network television during prime time. It was broadcasted around the world, either simultaneously or live on tape [cite web |title="'N Sync/Son By Four Plan Latin Grammys Duet" on Billboard.com|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=874286|accessdate=2000-08-25] .

Compilation album

On September 12 2000 Sony Discos released the first "Latin Grammy Nominees CD" to coincide with the inaugural awards with nominees from three categories, Record of the Year, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Best Tropical Song, with a portion of the proceeds to support the Latin Academy Of Recording Arts and Sciences for community-outreach efforts. It was expected that various labels took turns releasing Latin Grammy sets each year [cite web |title="Sony Discos Gets 1st Latin Grammys Set" on Billboard.com by Leila Cobo|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=874253|accessdate=2000-08-31] .

Nominations and winners

The nominations were announced on July 7, 2000 [cite web |title="Complete List Of Nominations For First-ever Latin Grammy Awards" on allbusiness.com|url=http://www.allbusiness.com/retail-trade/miscellaneous-retail-retail-stores-not/4608633-1.html|accessdate=2000-07-29] and the winners were revealed on September 13 2000, including Maná, Luis Miguel and Santana each grabbing three trophies at the event. Santana and Maná won Record of the Year for the track "Corazón Espinado" from Santana's album, "Supernatural" and the same track was honored for Rock Duo or Group with Vocal. Maná also won Best Pop Performance and Santana won Best Pop Instrumental. "Amarte Es Un Placer", by mexican pop singer Luis Miguel won Album of the Year, Best Pop Album and Best Male Pop Performance. Marc Anthony's "Dímelo" picked up Song of the Year, and at age 73, Ibrahim Ferrer won Best New Artist. Emilio Estefan Jr., who was up for six honors, won only two awards: Producer of the Year and the Music Video award for directing his wife Gloria's "No Me Dejes de Querer". Meanwhile, Carlos Vives, also with six nominees, went home with no trophies. Tito Puente won posthumously for Traditional Tropical Performance for the title track from his final album, "Mambo Birdland". His son and daughter accepted the award on his behalf. Winners were chosen by voting members of the Latin Academy from a list of finalists. The ceremony was broadcast live on CBS and was seen in more than 100 countries across the world [cite web |title="Maná, Luis Miguel, Santana Win Big At Latin Grammys" on billboard.com|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=876290|accessdate=2000-09-14] .

Following is the list of nominees and winners from each category. The winners [cite web |title="Latin Grammy winners" on Grammy.com|url=http://www.grammy.com/Latin/Winners_Search/Results.aspx|accessdate=2000-09-13] are selected in bold.

General Field

=Record of the Year=

* "Dímelo" — Marc Anthony
**Cory Rooney and Marc Anthony, producers
* "Tiempos" — Ruben Blades
**Rubén Blades, Walter Flores, Edín Solís, and Carlos Vargas, producers
* "Livin' La Vida Loca" — Ricky Martin
**Desmond Child and Robi Rosa, producers
* "Corazón Espinado" — Santana featuring Maná
**Fher Olvera and K. C. Porter, producers
* "Fruta Fresca" — Carlos Vives
**Emilio Estefan Jr. and Juan Vicente Zambrano, producers

=Album of the Year=

* "Amarte Es Un Placer" — Luis Miguel
**Luis Miguel, producer
* "Livro" — Caetano Veloso
**Caetano Veloso and Jaques Morelenbaum, producers
* "MTV Unplugged" — Shakira
**Tim Mitchell and Shakira Mebarak, producers
* "El Amor de Mi Tierra" — Carlos Vives
**Emilio Estefan Jr. and Juan Vicente Zambrano, producers
* "Ni Es Lo Mismo Ni Es Igual" — Juan Luis Guerra
**Juan Luis Guerra, producer

=Song of the Year=

(awarded to the songwriter)
*"O Tu O Ninguna" — Luis Miguel
**Juan Carlos Calderón, songwriter
*"Al Lado Del Camino" — Fito Paez
**Fito Paez, songwriter
*"El Niagara En Bicicleta" — Juan Luis Guerra
**Juan Luis Guerra, songwriter
*"Fruta Fresca" — Carlos Vives
**Martin Madera, songwriter
*"Dímelo" — Marc Anthony
**Marc Anthony, Robert Blades, Angie Chirino and Cory Rooney, songwriters

=Best New Artist=

*Cafe Quijano
*Amaury Gutiérrez
*Ibrahim Ferrer
*Ivete Sangalo
*Fernando Osorio

Pop Field

=Best Female Pop Vocal Performance=

*"Genio Atrapado" — Christina Aguilera
*"Meu Erro" — Zizi Possi
*"Ojos Así" — Shakira
*"Al Despertar" — Mercedes Sosa
*"Llegar A Tí" — Jaci Velasquez

=Best Male Pop Vocal Performance=

*"Dímelo" — Marc Anthony
*"Quiéreme — Alejandro Fernández
*"Bella" — Ricky Martin
*"Tu Mirada" — Luis Miguel
*"Fruta Fresca" — Carlos Vives

Best Pop Duo or Group with Vocal Performance

*"Miénteme" — Ketama
*"No Me Ames" — Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony
*"Se Me Olvidó Otra Vez" — Maná
*"Santo, Santo" — Gloria Estefan and Só Pra Contrariar
*"Cor Do Amor" — Andreas Vollenweider and Milton Nascimento

Best Pop Instrumental Performance

*"El Despertar/Escándalo" — Raul Di Blasio
*"Dois Córregos" — Ivan Lins
*"Oh Havana, When I Think Of You" — Frankie Marcos (duet with Arturo Sandoval)
*"El Farol" — Santana
*"Luna Latina" — Nestor Torres

Best Pop Vocal Album

*"Toma Ketama" — Ketama
**Ketama! & Cachorro López, producers
*"MTV Unplugged" — Maná
**Alex González and Fher Olvera, producers
*"Amarte Es Un Placer" — Luis Miguel
**Luis Miguel, producer
*"Vengo Naciendo" — Pablo Milanes
*"MTV Unplugged" — Shakira
**Tim Mitchell and Shakira Mebarak, producers.

Rock Field

=Best Female Rock Vocal Performance=

*"Vete Destino" — Erica García
*"Algo Natural" — Alejandra Guzmán
*"Jugar A La Locura" — Rosario Flores
*"Octavo Día" — Shakira
*"Como La Nada" — Cecilia Toussaint

=Best Male Rock Vocal Performance=

*"El Extranjero" — Enrique Bunbury
*"Te Quiero Igual" — Andrés Calamaro
*"Bocanada" — Gustavo Cerati
*"Sweet Home Buenos Aires" — Charly García
*"Al Lado Del Camino" — Fito Paez

Best Rock Duo or Group with Vocal Performance

*"Depende" — Jarabe De Palo
*"La Vida" — Los Fabulosos Cadillacs
*"Fín" — Jaguares
*"Aquí" — La Ley
*"Corazón Espinado" — Santana featuring Maná

=Best Rock Song=

songwriters award
*"Al Lado del Camino" — Fito Paez
**Fito Paez, songwriter
*"Aquí" — La Ley
**Beto Cuevas and Aldo Nova, songwriters
*"Fín" — Jaguares
**Saúl Hernández, songwriter
*"Puente" — Gustavo Cerati
**Gustavo Cerati, songwriter
*"Si Señor" — Control Machete
**Fermin Caballero, Raul Chapa and Jason Roberts, songwriters.

Best Rock Album

*"Revés/Yo Soy" — Café Tacuba"
**Café Tacuba and Gustavo Santaolalla, producers
*"Bajo el Azul de Tu Misterio" — Jaguares
**Alfonso André, Jaguares, Greg Ladanyi and Sabo Romo, producers
*"Leche" — Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas
**Illya Kuryaki & the Valderramas, producer
*"Uno" — La Ley
**Humberto Gatica, producer
*"Abre" — Fito Paez
**Phil Ramone, producer.

Tropial Field

Best Salsa Performance

*"Celia Cruz and Friends: A Night Of Salsa" — Celia Cruz
*"La Formula Original" — Oscar D'León
*"Llegó... Van Van: Van Van Is Here" — Los Van Van
*"Expresión" — Gilberto Santa Rosa
*"Son By Four" — Son By Four

Best Merengue Performance

*"Píntame" — Elvis Crespo
*"Masters Of The Stage" — Grupo Manía
*"No Es Lo Mismo Ni Es Igual" — Juan Luis Guerra
*"Bomba 2000" — Los Hermanos Rosario
*"Olga Viva, Viva Olga" — Olga Tañón

Best Traditional Tropical Performance

*"En Sol Mayor" — Joe Arroyo
*"Cuba Linda" — Cachao
*"Buena Vista Social Club Presents Ibrahim Ferrer" — Ibrahim Ferrer
*"Mambo Birdland" — Tito Puente
*"El Amor de Mi Tierra" — Carlos Vives

Best Tropical Song

songwriters award
*"A Puro Dolor" - Son by Four
**Omar Alfano, songwriter
*"Da La Vuelta" - Marc Anthony
**Emilio Estefan Jr. and Kike Santander, songwriters
*"El Niágara En Bicicleta" - Juan Luis Guerra
**Juan Luis Guerra, songwriter
*"Fruta Fresca" - Carlos Vives
**Martin Madera, songwriter
*"No Me Dejes de Querer" - Gloria Estefan
**Robert Blades, Emilio Estefan Jr., and Gloria Estefan, songwriters.

Regional

Best Ranchero Performance

*"Consentida" — Antonio Aguilar
*"Por Mujeres Como Tú" — Pepe Aguilar
*"Mi Verdad" — Alejandro Fernández
*"Vicente Fernández Y Los Más Grandes Éxitos De Los Dandy's" — Vicente Fernández
*"Si Me Conocieras" — Nydia Rojas

Best Banda Performance

*"Esperando Un Ángel" — Arkangel R-15
*"Lo Mejor De Mi Vida" — Banda el Recodo
*"Rancheras de Oro" — Banda Machos
*"Mil Gracias" — Banda Maguey
*"La Reina del Pueblo con Banda" — Graciela Beltrán
*"El Rey del Jaripeo" — Joan Sebastian

Best Grupero Performance

*"Tu Decisión" — Ana Bárbara
*"Morir de Amor" — Conjunto Primavera
*"Un Pedazo de Luna" — Guardianes del Amor
*"Momentos" — La Mafia
*"En La Madrugada se Fue" — Los Temerarios

Best Tejano Performance

*"Nadie Como Yo" — David Lee Garza y Los Musicales
*"Por Eso Te Amo" — Los Palominos
*"Dulce Sensación" — Stefani Montiel
*"El Cazador" — Bobby Pulido
*"Amor, Familia Y Respeto..." — A.B. Quintanilla and Kumbia Kings

Best Norteño Performance

*"¡Oh! Que Gusto" — Grupo Atrapado
*"Contigo" — Intocable
*"Herencia de Familia" — Los Tigres del Norte
*"Al Por Mayor" — Los Tucanes De Tijuana
*"La Leyenda Continúa..." — Cornelio Reyna Jr. with Ramon Ayala y sus Bravos del Norte

Best Regional Song

songwriters award
*"El Carretonero" - Los Rieleros del Norte
**Juan Carlos Medrano, songwriter
*"Loco" - Alejandro Fernández
**Jorge Massias, songwriter
*"Me Estoy Acostumbrando A Tí" - Pepe Aguilar
**Ricardo Ceratto, songwriter
*"Mi Verdad" - Alejandro Fernández
**Kike Santander, songwriter
*"No Debes Llorar" - Los Cosmos
**Edel Ramírez, songwriter.

Traditional

Best Folk Album

*"Tierra de Nadie" — Hevia
*"Nocheros" — Los Nocheros
*"Os Amores Libres" — Carlos Núñez
*"Misa Criolla" — Mercedes Sosa
*"Pacantó" — Toto La Momposina

Best Tango Album

*"Bien de Arriba" — Nestor Marconi Trio
*"Eterno Buenos Aires" — Rodolfo Mederos
*"Nuevo Quinteto Real" — Nuevo Quinteto Real
*"Tangos de Terciopelo" — Quinteto Argentino de Cuerdas
*"Postales del Alma" — Lito Vitale & Juan Carlos Baglietto

Best Flamenco Album

*"Gitana Soy" — Remedios Amaya
*"Paris 87" — Camarón and Tomatito
*"De La Zambra al Duende . . . Un Homenaje" — Juan Habichuela
*"Lágrimas de Cera" — El Lebrijano
*"Suena Flamenco" — Miguel Poveda

Jazz Field

Best Jazz Album

*"Spain" — Michel Camilo & Tomatito (tie)
*"Tropicana Nights" — Paquito D'Rivera (tie)
*"Las Tardecitas de Minton's" — Adrian Iaies Trio
*"Heart Of A Legend" — Chico O'Farrill
*"Latin Jazz Suite" — Lalo Schifrin

Brazilian Field

Best Contemporary Pop Album

*"Vo Imbola" — Zeca Baleiro
*"Ana Carolina" — Ana Carolina
*"Crooner" — Milton Nascimento
*"Puro Prazer" — Zizi Possi
*"Ivete Sangalo" — Ivete Sangalo

Best Brazilian Rock Album

*"Com Você . . . Meu Mundo Ficaria Completo" — Cássia Eller
*"Acústico—MTV" — Legião Urbana
*"Los Hermanos" — Los Hermanos
*"Acústico—MTV" — Os Paralamas do Sucesso
*"Só No Forevis" — Raimundos

Best Samba/Pagode Album

*"Claridade" — Alcione
*"Lusofonia" — Martínho Da Vila
*"Zeca Pagodinho Ao Vivo" — Zeca Pagodinho
*"Tudo Azul" — Velha Guarda Da Portela
*"Velha Guarda Da Mangueira E Convidados" — Velha Guarda Da Mangueira

Best MPB (Musica Popular Brasileira)

*"A Força Que Nunca Seca" — Maria Bethânia
*"O Sol De Oslo" — Gilberto Gil
*"Astronauta—Canções De Elis" — Joyce
*"Na Pressão" — Lenine
*"Livro" — Caetano Veloso

Best Sertaneja Album

*"Zezé Di Camargo & Luciano" — Zezé Di Camargo & Luciano
*"Tempo" — Leonardo
*"Ao Vivo—A Majestade, O Sabiá" — Roberta Miranda
*"Sérgio Reis E Convidados" — Sérgio Reis
*"Nada Foi Em Vão" — Wilson & Soraya

Best Brazilian Roots/Regional Album

*"Tempo Destino: 25 Anos Ao Vivo" — Nilson Chaves
*"Você Vai Ver O Que É Bom" — Dominguinhos
*"Sanfonemas" — Toninho Ferragutti
*"Carlos Malta E Pife Muderno" — Carlos Malta E Pife Muderno
*"Pixinguinha" — Paulo Moura e os Batutas

Best Brazilian Song

(songwriter award)
*"A Força Que Nunca Seca" — Chico Cesar and Vanessa da Mata, songwriters
*"Acelerou" — Djavan, songwriter
*"Anna Julia" — Marcelo Camelo, songwriter
*"O Segundo Sol" — Nando Reis, songwriter
*"Suave Veneno" — Cristovão Bastos and Aldir Blanc, songwriters

Children's Field

Best Latin Chidren's Album

*"A Mis Niños de 30 Años" — Miliki
**José Morato & Oscar Gómez, producers
*"El Diario de Daniela" — Daniela Luján
**Alejandro Abaroa, producer
*"Ellas Cantan a Cri Cri" — Various Artists
**Chacho Gaytán, producer
*"Lullabies of Latin America: Canciones de Cuna de Latinoamerica" — Maria Del Rey
**Maria Del Rey, producer
*"Primavera" — Eliana
**Leandro Lehart, Lincoln Olivetti and Joáo Plinta, producers

Classical Field

Best Classical Album

*"La Dolores - Tomás Bretón" — Antoni Ros Marbá, Elisabete Matos, Manuel Lanza, Plácido Domingo & Tito Beltrán
**Michael Haas, producer
*"Música De Dos Mundos: Music From Two Worlds" — Aldo Antognazzi, Paquito D'Rivera and Brenda Feliciano
**Pablo Voitzuk and Diego Zapico, producers
*"Salmo De Las Américas" — José María Vitier
**Enrique Pérez Mesa, producer
*"Sensamayá: The Music Of Silvestre Revueltas" — Esa-Pekka Salonen
**David Mottley, producer
*"Twentieth Century Mexican Symphonic Music, Vol. 1" — Eduardo Diazmuñoz with La Filarmónica de la Ciudad de Mexico
**Eduardo Diazmuñoz and Ana Lara, producers

Production Field

Best Engineered Album

*"Abre" — Fito Paez
**Frank Filipetti, engineer
*"Buena Vista Social Club Presents Ibrahim Ferrer" — Ibrahim Ferrer
**Jerry Boys, engineer
*"João Gilberto Voz e Violão" — João Gilberto
**Moogie Canazio, engineer
*"Ni Es Lo Mismo Ni Es Igual" — Juan Luis Guerra
**Carlos Álvarez, Mike Couzzi, Bolívar Gómez, Miguel Hernández, Luis Mansilla, Carlos Ordehl, Eric Ramos, July Ruiz, and Eric Schilling, engineers
*"Revés/Yo Soy" — Café Tacuba
**Joe Chiccarelli, engineer

Producer of the Year

*Ry Cooder
*Emilio Estefan Jr.
*Rudy Perez
*K. C. Porter
*Caetano Veloso

Music Video Field

=Music Video=

*"No Me Dejes de Querer" — Gloria Estefan
**Douglas Friedman, producer, Emilio Estefan Jr., director
*"La Vida" — Los Fabulosos Cadillacs
**Jose Luis Garcia and Padula, producers, Jose Luis Garcia, director
*"Aquí" — La Ley
**Edy Enriquez, producer, Beto Cuevas and Gustavo Garzón, directors
*"No Me Ames" — Jennifer Lopez & Marc Anthony
**Rhonda Vernet, producer, Kevin Bray, director
*"Ojos Así" — Shakira
**Nyenye Kitchings, producer, Mark Kohr, director.

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