Latin Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album

Latin Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album
Latin Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album
Awarded for	alternative albums containing at least 51% of newly recorded material
Country	United States
Presented by	The Latin Recording Academy
First awarded	2004
Currently held by	Monsieur Periné – Bolero Apocalíptico (2023)
Website	latingrammy.com

The Latin Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album is an honor presented annually by the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences 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 internationally.^[1] According to the category description guide for the 2012 Latin Grammy Awards, the award is for vocal or instrumental alternative albums containing at least 51 percent newly recorded material. It is awarded to solo artists, duos or groups.^[2]

Mexican artists have received this award more than any other nationality, though it has also been presented to artists originating from Colombia, the United States, and Venezuela. The award was first given to Mexican group Café Tacuba for the album Cuatro Caminos at the 5th Latin Grammy Awards ceremony held in 2004.^[3] The category is shared as the most wins with Café Tacuba, Natalia Lafourcade, Julieta Venegas and Aterciopelados with two wins each. The Mexican band Kinky with four nominations is the band with most nominations without a win.

Winners and nominees

Year	Performing artist(s)	Work	Nominees	Ref.
2004	Café Tacuba	Cuatro Caminos	Babasónicos – Infame Kinky – Atlas Ozomatli – Coming Up Plastilina Mosh – Hola Chicuelos	^[3]
2005	Ozomatli	Street Signs	Circo – En El Cielo De Tu Boca Ely Guerra – Sweet & Sour, Hot y Spicy Los Amigos Invisibles – The Venezuelan Zinga Son, Vol. 1 Los Rabanes – Ecolecua	^[4]
2006	Julieta Venegas	Limón y Sal	Babasónicos – Anoche Café Tacuba – Un Viaje Nortec Collective – Tijuana Sessions Vol. 3 Pastora – La Vida Moderna	^[5]
2007	Aterciopelados	Oye	Kevin Johansen – Logo Kinky – Reina Vicentico – Los Pájaros Zoé – Memo Rex Commander y el Corazón Atómico de la Vía Láctea	^[6]
2008	Julieta Venegas	MTV Unplugged	Babasónicos – Mucho Café Tacuba – Si No Circo – Cursi Manu Chao – La Radiolina	^[7]
2009	Los Amigos Invisibles	Comercial	Babasónicos – Mucho + Kinky – Barracuda Novalima – Coba Coba Zoé – Reptilectric	^[8]
2010	Ely Guerra	Hombre Invisible	Banda de Turistas – Magical Radiophonic Heart Bengala – Oro El Cuarteto de Nos – Bipolar Perrozompopo – CPC (Canciones Populares Contestatarias)	^[9]
2011	Zoé	MTV Unplugged/Música de Fondo	Doctor Krápula – Corazón Bombea/Vivo Fidel Nadal – Forever Together Carla Morrison – Mientras Tu Dormias Mr. Pauer – Soundtrack	^[10]
2012	Carla Morrison	Déjenme Llorar	Lisandro Aristimuño – Mundo Anfibio ChocQuibTown – Eso Es Lo Que Hay Ulises Hadjis – Cosas Perdidas Kinky – Sueño de la Máquina	^[11]
2013	Natalia Lafourcade	Mujer Divina – Homenaje a Agustín Lara	Bomba Estéreo – Elegancia Tropical Café Tacuba – El Objeto Antes Llamado Disco Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas – Chances León Larregui – Solstis	^[12]
2014	Babasónicos	Romantisísmico	Caloncho – Fruta Los Cafres – Los Cafres - 25 Años De Música! Siddhartha – El Vuelo Del Pez Sig Ragga – Aquelarre
2015	Natalia Lafourcade	Hasta la Raíz	Bomba Estéreo – Amanecer Centavrvs – Sombras de Oro Los Auténticos Decadentes – Y La Banda Sigue Porter – Moctezuma	^[13]
2016	Illya Kuryaki & The Valderramas	L.H.O.N.	Bebe – Cambio de Piel Esteman – Caótica Belleza Mon Laferte – Mon Laferte - Vol. 1 Carla Morrison – Amor Supremo	^[14]
2017	Café Tacuba	Jei Beibi	El Cuarteto de Nos – Apocalipsis Zombi Mon Laferte – La Trenza Sig Ragga – La Promesa de Thamar Danay Suárez – Palabras Manuales
2018	Aterciopelados	Claroscura	Dante Spinetta – Puñal Telmary – Fuerza Arará Vetusta Morla – Mismo Sitio, Distinto Lugar Zoé – Aztlan
2019	Mon Laferte	Norma	Alex Anwandter – Latinoamericana Babasónicos – Discutible Bandalos Chinos – BACH Marilina Bertoldi – Prender Un Fuego
2020	Cultura Profética	Sobrevolando	Hello Seahorse! – Disco Estimulante LOUTA – 2030 Lido Pimienta – Miss Colombia Barbi Recanati – Ubicación en Tiempo Real	^[15]
2021	Nathy Peluso	Calambre	Arca – KiCk i Aterciopelados – Tropiplop Cabra – Cabra Café Tacvba – Un Segundo MTV Unplugged	^[16]
2022	Rosalía	Motomami (Digital Album)	Afro-Andean Funk – The Sacred Leaf Arca – KICK ii Bomba Estéreo – Deja CA7RIEL – El Disko	^[17]
2023	Monsieur Periné	Bolero Apocalíptico	Cabra – Martínez iLe – Nacarile Dante Spinetta – Mesa Dulce Zahara – Reputa	^[18]

Notes

^{^[I]} Each year is linked to the article about the Latin Grammy Awards held that year.
^{^[II]} The name of the performer and the nominated album.

References

General

"Past Winners Search". Latin Grammy Awards. United States: Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-09-26. Retrieved October 6, 2012.

Specific

External links

Official site of the Latin Grammy Awards

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