Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny added to his legend on Thursday by winning the Latin Grammy for album of the year for the first time in his career for ‘DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS’, in a ceremony in which Karol G won the song of the year award and Spain’s Alejandro Sanz surprised by taking one of the awards in the general categories.
The Puerto Rican star, a betting favorite, won a total of five gramophones out of 12, including best urban performance for ‘DtMF’, which also won best urban song, as well as best reggaeton performance and best urban album.
In a gala that seemed designed for the Bad Bunny phenomenon to take wings in three of the most important categories, surprises broke through and shattered the predictions, especially in the category of recording of the year, an award that was unexpectedly won by the Spanish Alejandro Sanz with his song ‘Palmeras en el jardín’ (Palm Trees in the Garden).
Meanwhile, Karol G, who sounded like a strong contender, won the song of the year award for the hit ‘Si antes te hubiera conocido’, the merengue that became a summer anthem, with which she also received the gramophone for best tropical song with Edgar Barrera.
In this edition, the Mexican composer equaled Residente’s record by reaching the 29 Latin Grammys that the Puerto Rican star has accumulated throughout the history of the awards.
Argentina’s Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso, the second most nominated band of the night, won five of the ten gramophones they were up for in categories such as best alternative song, best pop song and best alternative music album.
The duo of the moment also starred in one of the most produced performances of the gala with hits like ‘La que puede, puede’ or ‘El día del amigo’ and appeared on stage replete with their signature red hearts and blue hats that catapulted them to fame on NPR’s Tiny Desk concert. “Tonight the Grammys are ours,” Amoroso shouted.
Mexican Paloma Morphy won the award for best new artist, a recognition she took advantage of to encourage all those who are afraid to upload their projects to the Internet to make themselves known. “Someday you may end up at the Grammys,” said the artist.
Latin Grammy Identity: A colorful gala that celebrates Latin identity
Edgar Barrera, Grupo Frontera, Carlos Santana and Maluma were in charge of opening a colorful gala that featured more than a dozen Latin artists such as Bad Bunny, who promised a show with ‘WELTiTA’ and ‘Tíkiri’ with the band Chuwi; or the Colombian Karol G, who sang and danced with the Mexican Marco Antonio Solís ‘Coleccionando heridas’.
The ceremony also featured traditional Mexican music by Pepe Aguilar; cumbia and salsa with the intermingled voices of Gloria Stefan and Nathy Peluso; and the ballads of Venezuelan Elena Rosé.
And although he already had his “big night” on the eve of the Latin Grammy gala, Spanish artist Raphael returned to the stage to sing ‘Qué sabe nadie’ and ‘Mi Gran Noche’.
Other outstanding performances were that of Puerto Rican Rauw Alejandro, who sang his popular songs ‘Carita linda’ or ‘Khe?’, as well as Mexican singer Carín León, who together with American Kacey Musgraves, sang ‘Lost in Translation’.
There were hardly any political claims on stage beyond the one made by Los Tigres del Norte, winners of Best Regional Mexican Song and Best Norteño Album, when they included images of the migrant community in the United States in their performance.
In addition to being one of the surprises of the gala, Sanz won the award for best contemporary pop album, while Las Migas won best flamenco album and the Valencian Rafael Serrallet won the award in the instrumental category.
It was also an unforgettable ceremony for Aitana, who, reported Agencia EFE, won the first Latin Grammy of her professional career in the category of best packaging design for her fourth studio album ‘Cuarto Azul’.
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