The Latin Grammy Award for Best MPB Album 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. According to the category description guide for the 13th Latin Grammy Awards, the award is for vocal or instrumental Musica Popular Brasileira albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded material, and is awarded to solo artists, duos or groups. From 2000 to 2023, the category was presented as Best MPB Album (Música Popular Brasileira), being renamed to its current name in 2024.
The albums, Livro by Caetano Veloso (2000), Maria Rita by Maria Rita (2004), Regência: Vince Mendoza by Ivan Lins and The Metropole Orchestra (2009) and Especial Ivete, Gil E Caetano by Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil and Ivete Sangalo (2012) were nominated for Album of the Year, but didn't win.
The album Livro by Caetano Veloso won this award in 2000 and the Grammy Award for Best World Music Album in the same year.
Cantando Histórias by Ivan Lins became the first Brazilian album and only Portuguese language album to win this award and Album of the Year in 2005. The same year, Eletracústico by Gilberto Gil lost this award to Ivan Lins' album, but won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music Album in 2006. With her win in 2022, Liniker became the first trans artist to win a Latin Grammy Award.
Recipients
Year Performing artist(s) Work Nominees Ref.2000Caetano Veloso Livro2001Caetano Veloso Noites Do Norte2002Chico Buarque and Edu Lobo Cambaio2003Caetano Veloso and Jorge Mautner Eu não peço desculpa2004Maria Rita Maria Rita2005Ivan Lins Cantando Histórias 2006Maria Rita Segundo2007Leny Andrade and Cesar Camargo Mariano Ao Vivo2008Seu Jorge América Brasil o Disco2009Ivan Lins and The Metropole Orchestra Regência: Vince Mendoza2010Gilberto Gil Banda Dois2011Djavan Ária2012Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil and Ivete Sangalo Especial Ivete, Gil E Caetano2013Maria Rita Redescobrir - Ao Vivo2014Marisa Monte Verdade, Uma Ilusão2015Ivan Lins América, Brasil2016Elza Soares A Mulher do Fim do Mundo 2017 Edu Lobo, Romero Lubambo & Mauro Senise Dos Navegantes 2018 Chico Buarque Caravanas 2019 Gilberto Gil Ok Ok Ok 2020 Toninho Horta & Orquestra Fantasma Belo Horizonte 2021 Zeca Baleiro Canções D'Além Mar 2022 Liniker Indigo Borboleta Anil 2023 João Donato Serotonina 2024 Jota.Pê Se o Meu Peito Fosse o Mundo 2025 Luedji Luna Um Mar Pra Cada Um
References
External links Official site of the Latin Grammy Awards