The Latin Grammy Award for Best Alternative Song is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally. The award is reserved to the songwriters of a new song containing at least 51% of the lyrics in Spanish. Instrumental recordings or cover songs are not eligible.
The award has been presented to songwriters originating from France, Mexico, Colombia and Puerto Rico. It was first earned by French musician Manu Chao for the song "Me Llaman Calle" in 2007.
The band members of Café Tacvba, Calle 13 and Carla Morrison are the only songwriters to have received this award more than once.
Recipients
Year Songwriter(s) Work Performing artist(s) Nominees Ref.2007 Manu Chao Manu Chao 2008 Rubén Albarrán, Emmanuel del Real, Enrique Rangel & Joselo Rangel Café Tacvba 2009 René Pérez, Eduardo Cabra, Rubén Albarrán, Emmanuel del Real, Enrique Rangel & Joselo Rangel Calle 13 featuring Café Tacvba 2010 Gloria "Goyo" Martinez, Miguel "Slow" Martinez & Carlos "Tostao" Valencia ChocQuibTown 2011 Rafa Arcaute & Calle 13 Calle 13 2012 Carla Morrison Carla Morrison 2013 Bajofondo Bajofondo 2014 Calle 13 "El Aguante" Calle 13 2015 & Leonel García "Hasta la Raíz" 2016 "Vez Primera" 2017 Mon Laferte "Amárrame" Mon Laferte featuring Juanes 2018 Antón Alvarez Alfaro, Pablo Diaz-Reixa & Rosalía "Malamente" Rosalía 2019 David Julca, Jonathan Julca, Los Amigos Invisibles, Silverio Lozada & Servando Primera "Tócamela" Los Amigos Invisibles 2020 Ismael Cancel, ILe & Natalia Lafourcade "En Cantos" ILe & Natalia Lafourcade 2021 Alizzz, C. Tangana & Jorge Drexler "Nominao" C. Tangana and Jorge Drexler 2022 Rafa Arcaute, Jorge Drexler & Federico Vindver "El Día que Estrenaste el Mundo" Jorge Drexler 2023 Dante Spinetta "El Lado Oscuro del Corazón" Dante Spinetta 2024 Devonté Hynes & Nathy Peluso "El Día Que Perdí Mi Juventud" Nathy Peluso 2025 Rafa Arcaute, Gino Borri, Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso, Gale, Vicente Jiménez "Vibarco" & Federico Vindver "#Tetas" Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso 2026 "Ante la Duda, Baila" – Ben Aler, Carlos Casacuberta, Jorge Drexler, Manuel Lorente Freire "Spread Lof", Gabriel Lugo "Gabo", Jesús Martos Castillo "Presser", Mauro, Alberto Montenegro "Beto", PJ Sin Suela, Andrés Story & Mateo Sujatovich, songwriters (Jorge Drexler) "Bugambilia" – Francisca Valenzuela & Francisco Victoria, songwriters (Francisca Valenzuela) "El Reset" – Dante Spinetta, songwriter (Dante Spinetta) "Querida Amalia" – Bruses, Alex Goose & Mauro Munoz, songwriters (Bruses) "1:30" – Aarón Cruz, Mon Laferte, Gabriel Puentes & Emilio Reyna, songwriters (Mon Laferte) Each year is linked to the article about the Latin Grammy Awards held that year. The performing artist is only listed but does not receive the award. Showing the name of the songwriter(s), the nominated song and in parentheses the performer's name(s).
See also Latin Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album
References
External links Official site of the Latin Grammy Awards