Latin Grammy Awards

Latin Grammy Award
Latin Grammy Award
Current: 25th Annual Latin Grammy Awards
	Camarón & Tomatito's 2000 Latin Grammy Award
Awarded for	Outstanding achievements in the Latin music industry, primarily for works recorded in either Spanish or Portuguese
Country	United States
Presented by	The Latin Recording Academy
First awarded	September 13, 2000; 24 years ago
Website	latingrammy.com/en
Television/radio coverage
Network	CBS (2000–2004); Univision (2005–present)

The Latin Grammy Awards (stylized as Latin GRAMMYs) are awards presented by the Latin Recording Academy to recognize outstanding achievement in the Latin music industry. The Latin Grammy honors works recorded in Spanish or Portuguese from anywhere around the world that has been released in Ibero-America. Ibero-America, as defined by the Latin Recording Academy, encompasses Latin America, Spain, Portugal, and the Latino population in Canada and the United States.^[1] Submissions of products recorded in languages, dialects or idiomatic expressions recognized in Ibero America, such as Catalan, Basque, Galician, Valencian, Nahuatl, Guarani, Quechua or Mayan may be accepted by a majority vote.^[2] Both the regular Grammy Award and the Latin Grammy Award have similar nominating and voting processes, in which the selections are decided by peers within the Latin music industry.

The first annual Latin Grammys ceremony was held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on September 13, 2000. Broadcast by CBS, that first ceremony became the first primarily Spanish language primetime program carried on an English language American television network. The 24th Annual Latin Grammy Awards were held on November 16, 2023 at the FIBES Conference and Exhibition Centre in Seville, Spain.

Since 2005, the awards have been broadcast in the United States by Univision.^[3] In 2013, 9.8 million people watched the Latin Grammy Awards on Univision, making the channel a top-three network for the night in the U.S.^[4]

History

The Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (now The Latin Recording Academy) was formed by the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (now The Recording Academy) in 1997. It was founded by Michael Greene and Producers & Songwriters Rudy Pérez & Mauricio Abaroa. Rudy Pérez was the Grammy Florida chapter's first President of the Board. The concept of a separate Grammy Awards for Latin music began in 1989.^[5] According to organizers, the Latin Grammy Awards was established as the Latin music universe was deemed too large to fit on the Grammy Awards.^[6] The Latin Recording Academy defines Latin music as music in Spanish or Portuguese.^[7] The Latin Grammy Awards mainly encompasses music released in Latin America, Spain, Portugal and the Latino United States.^[8]^[9]^[10] In 2000, it was announced that the 1st Annual Latin Grammy Awards would take place at the Staples Center on September 13, 2000. On July 7, 2000, the nominations were announced in Miami, Florida, United States. The Latin Grammys were introduced with over 39 categories included limited to Spanish and Portuguese-speaking recordings. The first telecast took place at the Staples Center and was broadcast. The following year's show was canceled due to the September 11, 2001 attacks, which was the same day the show was to take place.^[11] In 2002, the academy elected its first independent board of trustees. In 2005, the broadcast was moved from CBS to Univision where the whole telecast was in Spanish.^[12]

Voting members live in various regions in the US and outside of the US including Latin America and Iberia.^[13] For a recording to be eligible for a nomination, it must have at least 60% (previously 51% until 2024) of its content recorded in Spanish or Portuguese and commercially released in North America, Central America, South America, the Caribbean, Spain, or Portugal.^[14]^[8] Products recorded in languages and dialects from Ibero-America such as Catalan, Basque, Galician, Valencian, Nahuatl, Guarani, Quechua or Mayan may be accepted by majority vote of the committees of the Latin Recording Academy. The Latin Recording Academy also accepts Latin instrumental music from Ibero-America as well as compositions that have been composed or interpreted by an Iberian American musician.^[15] The eligibility period is June 1 to May 30 for a respective awards ceremony. Recordings are first entered and then reviewed to determine the awards they are eligible for. Following that, nominating ballots are mailed to voting members of the academy. The votes are tabulated and the five recordings in each category with the most votes become the nominees. Final voting ballots are sent out to voting members and the winners are determined. Winners are later announced at the Latin Grammy Awards. The current President & CEO of the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences is Manuel Abud, who succeeded Gabriel Abaroa in 2021.^[16]

Altogether there are three events: the Life Achievement when renowned artists are honored for lifetime achievement; Person of the Year, when one artist is honored at a gala dinner, and Grammy itself, an award that brings together artists from all over Latin America and Iberia and that today is broadcast live to 80 countries, including Brazil, by channel Univision (TNT in Brazil).^[17]

Awards

Award categories

Alike from the Grammy Award there is a general field consisting of four genre-less award categories:

Record of the Year is awarded to the performer and the production team of a single song.
Album of the Year is awarded to the performer and the production team of a full album.
Song of the Year is awarded to the writer(s)/composer(s) of a single song.
Best New Artist is awarded to an artist without reference to a song or album.

The rest of the fields are genre-specific.^[18] Special non-competitive awards are also given out for more long-lasting contributions to the Latin music industry.

Ceremonies

#	Year	Album of the Year	Record of the Year	Song of the Year	Best New Artist	Multiple wins	Multiple nominations	Ref.
1	2000	Luis Miguel Amarte Es Un Placer	Santana Maná "Corazón Espinado"	Marc Anthony "Dímelo"	Ibrahim Ferrer	Luis Miguel Santana Maná (3)	Marc Anthony Shakira Fito Páez (5)	^[19]
2	2001	Alejandro Sanz El Alma Al Aire	Alejandro Sanz "El Alma Al Aire"	Alejandro Sanz "El Alma Al Aire"	Juanes	Alejandro Sanz (4)	Juanes (7)	^[20]
3	2002	Alejandro Sanz MTV Unplugged	Alejandro Sanz "Y Solo Se Me Ocurre Amarte"	Alejandro Sanz "Y Solo Se Me Ocurre Amarte"	Jorge Moreno	Alejandro Sanz (3)	Carlos Vives (6)	^[21]
4	2003	Juanes Un Día Normal	Juanes "Es Por Ti"	Juanes "Es Por Ti"	David Bisbal	Juanes (5)	Juanes (5)	^[22]
5	2004	Alejandro Sanz No Es Lo Mismo	Alejandro Sanz "No Es Lo Mismo"	Alejandro Sanz "No Es Lo Mismo"	María Rita	Alejandro Sanz (4)	Alejandro Sanz (4)	^[23]
6	2005	Ivan Lins Cantando Histórias	Alejandro Sanz "Tú No Tienes Alma"	Alejandro Sanz "Tú No Tienes Alma"	Bebe	Juanes (3)	Bebe (5)	^[24]
7	2006	Shakira Fijación Oral, Vol. 1	Shakira Alejandro Sanz "La Tortura"	Shakira Alejandro Sanz "La Tortura"	Calle 13	Shakira (4)	Shakira (5)	^[25]
8	2007	Juan Luis Guerra La Llave De Mi Corazón	Juan Luis Guerra "La Llave De Mi Corazón"	Juan Luis Guerra "La Llave De Mi Corazón"	Jesse & Joy	Juan Luis Guerra (5)	Juan Luis Guerra (5)	^[26]
9	2008	Juanes La Vida... Es Un Ratico	Juanes "Me Enamora"	Juanes "Me Enamora"	Kany García	Juanes (5)	Juanes Café Tacuba Julieta Venegas (5)	^[27]
10	2009	Calle 13 Los de Atrás Vienen Conmigo	Calle 13 Café Tacuba "No Hay Nadie Como Tú"	Luis Fonsi Aleks Syntek Noel Schajris David Bisbal "Aquí Estoy Yo"	Alexander Acha	Calle 13 (5)	Calle 13 (5)	^[28]
11	2010	Juan Luis Guerra A Son de Guerra	Camila "Mientes"	Camila "Mientes"	Alex Cuba	Camila Juan Luis Guerra (3)	Juan Luis Guerra Jorge Drexler Alejandro Sanz (4)	^[29]
12	2011	Calle 13 Entren Los Que Quieran	Calle 13 "Latinoamérica"	Calle 13 "Latinoamérica"	Sie7e	Calle 13 (9)	Calle 13 (9)	^[30]
13	2012	Juanes MTV Unplugged	Jesse & Joy "¡Corre!"	Jesse & Joy "¡Corre!"	3BallMTY	Jesse & Joy (4)	Juan Luis Guerra (6)	^[31]
14	2013	Draco Rosa Vida	Marc Anthony "Vivir Mi Vida"	Carlos Vives "Volví A Nacer"	Gaby Moreno	Carlos Vives Sergio George (3)	Carlos Vives Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas Javier Garza (5)	^[32]
15	2014	Paco de Lucía Canción Andaluza	Jorge Drexler Ana Tijoux "Universos Paralelos"	Enrique Iglesias Descemer Bueno Gente de Zona "Bailando"	Mariana Vega	Enrique Iglesias Descemer Bueno Gente de Zona (3)	Eduardo Cabra (10)	^[33]
16	2015	Juan Luis Guerra Todo Tiene Su Hora	Natalia Lafourcade "Hasta La Raíz"	Natalia Lafourcade "Hasta La Raíz"	Monsieur Periné	Natalia Lafourcade (4)	Leonel García (6)	^[34]
17	2016	Juan Gabriel Los Dúo, Vol. 2	Carlos Vives Shakira "La Bicicleta"	Carlos Vives Shakira "La Bicicleta"	Manuel Medrano	Juan Gabriel Carlos Vives Shakira Manuel Medrano Yandel Los Fabulosos Cadillacs Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas Fonseca (2)	Djavan Fonseca Jesse & Joy (4)	^[35]
18	2017	Rubén Blades Salsa Big Band	Luis Fonsi Daddy Yankee "Despacito"	Luis Fonsi Daddy Yankee "Despacito"	Vicente García	Luis Fonsi Daddy Yankee (4)	Residente (9)	^[36]
19	2018	Luis Miguel ¡México Por Siempre!	Jorge Drexler "Telefonía"	Jorge Drexler "Telefonía"	Karol G	Jorge Drexler (3)	J Balvin (8)	^[37]
20	2019	Rosalía El Mal Querer	Alejandro Sanz Camila Cabello "Mi Persona Favorita"	Pedro Capó "Calma"	Nella	Rosalía Alejandro Sanz El Guincho (3)	Alejandro Sanz (8)	^[38]
21	2020	Natalia Lafourcade Un Canto por México, Vol. 1	Alejandro Sanz "Contigo"	Residente "René"	Mike Bahía	Rosalía Natalia Lafourcade Carlos Vives (3)	J Balvin (13)	^[39]
22	2021	Rubén Blades Roberto Delgado & Orquesta SALSWING!	Caetano Veloso Tom Veloso "Talvez"	Yotuel Gente De Zona Descemer Bueno Maykel Osorbo El Funky "Patria y Vida"	Juliana Velásquez	Camilo (4)	Camilo (10)	^[40]
23	2022	Rosalía Motomami (Digital Album)	Jorge Drexler & C. Tangana "Tocarte"	Jorge Drexler & C. Tangana "Tocarte"	Angela Alvarez Silvana Estrada	Jorge Drexler (6)	Bad Bunny (10)	^[41]
24	2023	Karol G Mañana Será Bonito	Natalia Lafourcade "De Todas las Flores"	Bizarrap & Shakira Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53	Joaquina	Karol G, Shakira Bizarrap, Natalia Lafourcade, Edgar Barrera, Santiago Alvarado (3)	Edgar Barrera (13). Shakira, Karol G (7)	^[42]

Leading winners

With 28 Latin Grammy Awards, Residente has won the most Latin Grammy Awards. Natalia Lafourcade is the biggest winner among female artists with 17 awards. Calle 13, with 22 Latin Grammy Awards, holds the record for most awards won by a group.

TV broadcasts and ratings

Year	Network	Viewers	Rating/Share (Households)	Source
2000	CBS	7.5 million	5.2/9	^[43]
2001
2002	CBS	3.9 million	2.9/3.1
2003		4.9 million	3.4/3.69	^[44]
2004		3.3 million	2.4/4	^[45]^[46]
2005	Univision	5.1 million		^[47]
2006		5.7 million		^[48]
2007		6.2 million		^[49]
2008		5.8 million		^[50]
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015		4.0 million		^[51]
2016		3.20 million		^[45]
2017
2018		2.68 million	1.4/3	^[52]
2019		3.44 million	1.8/4	^[53]

Criticism

As with its Grammy Awards counterpart, the Latin Grammy Awards has also received criticism from various recording artists and music journalists.

Upon the announcement of the Latin Grammy Awards in 1999, several musical journalists raised concerns about the awards being used as a marketing tool by the mainstream media. Manny S. Gonzalez of the Vista En L.A felt that the award would just be used to advertise artists being promoted by Emilio Estefan. The lack of categories for non Spanish and Portuguese-speaking music has been criticized, namely by artists who consider their work to be "Latin" in sound or origin but are not eligible for a Latin Grammy including those from Haiti (who have compared their compas music to merengue music from the Dominican Republic but is sung in French Creole) and Celtic musicians from the Galicia and Asturias regions of Spain.^[6]^[54] The linguistic requirement has also been criticized by Tony Succar whose album, Unity: The Latin Tribute to Michael Jackson, was not eligible for a Latin Grammy Award despite the album being recorded in salsa music. In response to the criticism, a spokesman for the Latin Recording Academy stated: "The Latin Recording Academy considers music based on the contents of the recording itself – the technical elements that go into the art of music making – not based on how a recording or an artist is marketed externally."^[55] In 2001, Cuban exiles living in Miami protested at the Latin Grammy Awards for allowing musicians living in Cuba to perform at the stage. This resulted in the Latin Grammys being moved to Los Angeles for the second annual awards (which would in the end be canceled in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks).^[56]

In October 2010, a year in which he did not have any new works eligible for the 11th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, Venezuelan singer-songwriter Franco De Vita – a previous nominee – called the Latin Grammys "fake and a lie" and stated that if he were to ever win an award, he would not accept it.^[57] The following year, he won his first two Latin Grammy Awards, at the 12th Annual Latin Grammy Awards. American musician Willie Colón observed the relationship between the Latin Grammys and major Latin record labels.^[58] Mexican singer-songwriter Aleks Syntek noted that Mexican artists in general were apathetic towards the awards.^[59] The Latin Grammys was met with backlash at the 2019 awards ceremony when none of the urbano artists were nominated in the general categories despite its popularity. This led to several reggaeton artists, including Daddy Yankee and J Balvin, boycotting the event. The Latin Recording Academy responded to criticism by requesting the "leaders of the urban community to get involved with the Academy, to get involved with the process, and to get involved with discussions that improve the Academy."^[60] Since the late 2010s, the inclusion of artists from Spain in the awards has garnered controversy from social media users who noted the Spanish colonization of the Americas and the Academy itself has been accused of whitewashing by favoring Spaniards and White Latin Americans over Afro–Latin Americans (who were the main contributors of many Latin music genres including the urbano field such as reggaeton).^[61]^[62]^[63] Abud has responded to criticism on the inclusion of Spain by pointing out that "Latin music has been defined by Spanish and Portuguese".^[64]

Ceremony locations

The Latin Grammy Awards are held in Las Vegas the most. The ceremony has been held there 14 times. The ceremony spent its first few years being held in Los Angeles and in 2003 took place in Miami. The ceremony had also been held once in New York City and Houston. In Las Vegas the ceremony has been held at three different venues over the years; the Michelob Ultra Arena, the MGM Grand Garden Arena and the T-Mobile Arena.

The 24th Annual Latin Grammy Awards were held on November 16, 2023, at the FIBES Conference and Exhibition Centre in Seville, Spain, which marked the first time the awards were held outside of the United States. ^[65]

Notes

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External links

The Latin Recording Academy Official Site

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[2] Kathy (September 26, 2012). "The Cathedral of Latin Music". Hispanic Executive. Archived from the original on August 10, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2016.

[3] "Latin Grammys on Univision for another six years: Latin Recording Academy extends deal with network". June 26, 2012. Archived from the original on November 13, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2013.

[4] "The Latin Grammy Awards Celebrates Obama's Immigration Plan". November 21, 2014. p. Time. Archived from the original on November 21, 2014. Retrieved November 13, 2013.

[5] Pareles, Jon (September 16, 2000). "Critic's Notebook; Latin Faces Light Up TV Courtesy of The Grammys". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 18, 2015. Retrieved January 18, 2015.

[oneword-6] Valdes-Rodriguez, Alisa (September 12, 2000). "One Little Word, Yet It Means So Much". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on December 29, 2013. Retrieved December 25, 2013.

[7] Cobo, Leila (September 4, 2004). "'The Academy's Big Responsibility Is The Diffusion Of Latin Music'". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 36. p. 62. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved September 30, 2019. Q: What is LARAS's definition of Latin music? A: Music in Spanish or Portuguese.

[lgeligibility-8] "Membership Application" (PDF). Latingrammy.com. Latin Recording Academy. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 10, 2014. Retrieved June 24, 2015.

[9] "Billboard Spotlights Spain & Portugal". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 47. November 20, 1999. p. 91. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on April 18, 2021. Retrieved September 3, 2015.

[10] Fernandez, Enrique (March 5, 2000). "After Birthing Pains, Latin Grammys Should Grow Strong". Sun-Sentinel. Archived from the original on August 10, 2017. Retrieved March 9, 2017.

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v t e Latin Grammy Awards
Categories Records Locations
Main awards	Latin Grammy Awards Record of the Year Song of the Year Album of the Year Best New Artist The Latin Recording Academy
Special awards	Lifetime Achievement Award Trustees Award Hall of Fame Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year
Ceremony year	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

v t e Latin Grammy Awards categories
General	Record of the Year Album of the Year Song of the Year Best New Artist
Pop	Best Pop Vocal Album Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album Best Pop Song
Electronic	Best Latin Electronic Music Performance
Urban	Best Urban Fusion/Performance Best Reggaeton Performance Best Urban Music Album Best Urban Song Best Rap/Hip Hop Song
Rock	Best Rock Album Best Pop/Rock Album Best Rock Song Best Pop/Rock Song
Alternative	Best Alternative Music Album Best Alternative Song
Tropical	Best Salsa Album Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album Best Merengue/Bachata Album Best Contemporary Tropical Album Best Traditional Tropical Album Best Tropical Song
Singer-songwriter	Best Singer-Songwriter Album Best Singer-Songwriter Song
Regional Mexican	Best Ranchero/Mariachi Album Best Banda Album Best Tejano Album Best Norteño Album Best Contemporary Mexican Music Album Best Regional Song
Instrumental	Best Instrumental Album
Traditional	Best Folk Album Best Tango Album Best Flamenco Album
Jazz	Best Latin Jazz/Jazz Album
Christian	Best Christian Album (Spanish Language) Best Christian Album (Portuguese Language)
Portuguese language	Best Portuguese Language Contemporary Pop Album Best Portuguese Language Rock or Alternative Album Best Samba/Pagode Album Best Portuguese-Language Urban Performance Best MPB Album Best Sertaneja Music Album Best Portuguese Language Roots Album Best Portuguese Language Song
Children's	Best Latin Children’s Album
Classical	Best Classical Album Best Classical Contemporary Composition
Arrangement	Best Arrangement
Recording package	Best Recording Package
Songwriter	Songwriter of the Year
Production	Best Engineered Album Producer of the Year
Music video	Best Short Form Music Video Best Long Form Music Video
Special awards	Lifetime Achievement Award Trustees Award Latin Grammy Hall of Fame Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year Leading Ladies of Entertainment
Latin music portal

v t e Music awards
Worldwide	International Dance Music Awards International Rock Awards World Music Awards
Africa	3Music Awards (GH) All Africa Music Awards Channel O Music Video Awards (RSA) Ghana Music Awards (GH) The Headies (NGR) MTV Africa Music Awards Namibian Annual Music Awards (NA) Nigeria Entertainment Awards (NGR) South African Music Awards (RSA) South African Hip Hop Awards (RSA) Tanzania Music Awards (TZ) Zim Hip Hop Awards (ZW) Zim Music Awards (ZW)
Americas	Academy of Country Music Awards (US) American Country Countdown Awards (US) American Music Awards (US) Atlantis Music Prize (CAN) BET Awards (US) Billboard Latin Music Awards (US) Billboard Music Awards (US) Canadian Country Music Awards (CAN) Canadian Folk Music Awards (CAN) Canadian Independent Music Awards (CAN) Canadian Radio Music Awards (CAN) Canadian Urban Music Awards (CAN) CASBY Awards (CAN) CMT Music Awards (US) Colleen Peterson Songwriting Award (CAN) Country Music Association Awards (US) Covenant Awards (CAN) East Coast Music Awards (CAN) Francouvertes (CAN) Félix Award (CAN) Dove Awards (US) Grammy Awards (US) Great Canadian Blues Award (CAN) Heat Latin Music Awards (US) iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards (CAN) iHeartRadio Music Awards (US) Indigenous Music Awards (CAN) Juno Awards (CAN) K-Love Fan Awards (US) Latin American Music Awards (US) Latin Grammy Awards (US) Libera Awards (US) Lo Nuestro Awards (US) Maple Blues Awards (CAN) Melhores do Ano (BRA) Meus Prêmios Nick (BRA) MTV MIAW Awards Brazil (BRA) MTV MIAW Awards (MX) MTV Video Music Awards (US) Multishow Brazilian Music Award (BRA) My VH1 Music Awards (US) Na Hoku Hanohano Awards (US) People's Choice Awards (US) Polaris Music Prize (CAN) Premios Gardel (ARG) Premios Juventud (US) Radio Disney Music Awards (US) Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (US) Rolling Stone en Español Awards (US) RPM Gold Leaf Awards (CAN) Saskatchewan Jazz Festival Special Recognition Award (CAN) SOCAN Songwriting Prize (CAN) Soul Train Music Awards (US) Stellar Awards (US) TEC Awards (US) Teen Choice Awards (US) Troféu Imprensa (BRA) Troféu Roquette Pinto (BRA) Premios Tu Mundo (US) Western Canadian Music Awards (CAN)
Asia and Oceania	Anugerah Industri Muzik (MLY) Anugerah Juara Lagu (MLY) Anugerah Musik Indonesia (IDN) Anugerah Planet Muzik (SIN, MLY, BRU, IDN) Aotearoa Music Awards (NZ) ARIA Music Awards (AUS) Awit Awards (PHL) Billboard Japan Music Awards City FM Awards (MY) Dahsyatnya Awards (IDN) Dedication Music Award (VN) Golden Disc Awards (KOR) Golden Melody Awards (TW) Japan Record Awards Japan Gold Disc Award MAMA Awards (KOR) Melon Music Awards (KOR) Myx Music Award (PHL) Korean Music Awards SCTV Awards (IDN)
Europe	Amadeus Austrian Music Awards Anděl Awards (CZ) BBC Music Awards (UK) Brit Awards (UK) Choice Music Prize (IRL) Classic Brit Awards (UK) Diapason d'Or (FRA) Danish Music Awards Echo Awards (GER) Edison Awards (NLD) Estonian Music Awards Eska Music Awards (POL) Global Awards (UK) Gradam Ceoil (IRL) Gramophone Award (UK) Grammis (SWE) Grand Prix du Disque (FRA) Hungarian Music Awards Icelandic Music Awards Irish Music Television Awards Wind Music Awards (ITA) Kerrang! Awards (UK) Kraumur Awards (ISL) LOS40 Music Awards (SPA) Malta Music Awards (MLT) MAD Video Music Awards (GRE) M.A.M.A. Awards (LTU) Meteor Music Awards (IRL) Mercury Prize (UK) MOBO Awards (UK) MTV Europe Music Awards (EU) MTV Italian Music Awards Russian Music Awards (RUS) Music Industry Awards (BEL) MME Awards (EU) NRJ Music Awards (FRA) P3 Gull (NOR) PLAY - Portuguese Music Awards Porin Music Award (CRO) Premio Nacional de Música (SPA) Romanian Music Awards RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards (IRL) Sanremo Music Festival Awards (ITA) Scots Trad Music Awards (UK) Scottish Album of the Year Award (UK) Scottish Alternative Music Awards (UK) Scottish Music Awards (UK) Smash Hits Poll Winners Party (UK) Spellemannprisen (NOR) Swallow Music Awards (ARM) TMF Awards (BEL/NED) Victoires de la Musique (FRA) YUNA (UKR) ZAI Awards/Aurel Awards (SK) Zamu Music Awards (BEL)

v t e Univision programming (current and upcoming)
Telenovelas	Destilando Amor (since 2024) El ángel de Aurora (since 2024) Fugitivas, en busca de la libertad (since 2024) La historia de Juana (since 2024)
Drama series	La rosa de Guadalupe (since 2008) Como dice el dicho (since 2011) Esta historia me suena (since 2023)
Talk and reality shows	Mira quién baila (since 2010) ¿Quién es la máscara? (since 2020) De noche pero sin sueño (since 2022) Veo cómo cantas (since 2023) Desiguales (since 2024) Juego de voces (since 2024)
Comedy series	La familia P. Luche (since 2012) Nosotros los guapos (since 2016) Vecinos (since 2017) María de todos los ángeles (since 2017) Renta congelada (since 2018) Los González (since 2018) Una familia de diez (since 2019) Mi querida herencia (since 2019) ¿Tú crees? (since 2022) ¿Es neta, Eva? (since 2023) Lalola (since 2024)
News/public affairs	Noticiero Univision (since 1986) Noticiero Univision: Fin De Semana (since 1990) Primer Impacto (since 1994) ¡Despierta América! (since 1997) Aquí y Ahora (since 1998) El Gordo y la Flaca (since 1998) Al Punto (since 2007) Noticiero Univision: Edicion Nocturna (since 2011) Noticiero Univision: Edicion Digital (since 2016) ¡Siéntese quién pueda! (since 2023)
Sports	Liga MX (since 1986) Copa América (since 1993) CONCACAF Gold Cup (since 2000) Contacto Deportivo (since 2015)
Children's programming	Planeta de niños (since 2018) Franklin and Friends (since 2022)
Award shows	Premios Lo Nuestro (since 1989) Premios Juventud (since 2004) Premios Latin Grammy (since 2005)