The Latin Grammy Trustees Award is a special Latin Grammy Award presented annually by the Latin Recording Academy, to individuals "who have made significant contributions, other than performance, to Latin music during their careers". Recipients can include producers, songwriters, composers, record label executives, and journalists. Award recipients are honored during "Latin Grammy Week", a string of galas prior to the annual Latin Grammy Awards ceremony. Since its inception, the award has been presented to recipients originating from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Spain, the United States, Uruguay, and Venezuela. The award was first presented to Mexican composer and musician Manuel Esperón. Since 2005, the Trustees Awards have been presented to more than one recipient. Pierre Cossette is the only recipient of the Latin Grammy Trustees Award to also receive the Grammy Trustees Award in 1995. The accolade, along with the Person of the Year and the Lifetime Achievement awards, were not presented in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Recipients Year Image RecipientOccupation(s) Nationality Ref.2004 — Composerpianist Mexico2005 Producerarranger Mexico — Songwriter Spain Television producer Canada2006 — Publisherrecord label executive Mexico Songwriterpoet Colombia2007 — Record company executive Brazil Bandoneón playersongwriterbandleader Argentina — Record company executive Mexico2008 Singersongwriter Venezuela — Pianistcomposerarrangerproducer United States — Guitaristsongwriterarranger Cuba2009 Music educator Venezuela — Songwriter Mexico2010 — Singersongwriter Mexico Producercomposerarranger Spain Television hostsinger Brazil2011 Songwriter Spain Interpreterorchestrator Mexico — Composerorchestratormusician United States2012 Flamenco guitar performer Spain Cuatro performer Puerto Rico2013 EntertainerTV Personality Chile — Musiciansongwriterarrangermusic director Mexico2014 Record executive Brazil Composer Venezuela2015 — Violinist Uruguay Record producer — Composer Venezuela2016 Journalistsinger Nicaragua Record producerjournalistperformer Brazil — Songwriter Dominican Republic2017 Record engineer United States Pianistarrangerorchestra conductorcomposer Argentina2018 — record label executivejazz and tango guitaristcomposerarranger Argentina— record label executive Spain2019 — record label executive Argentina2020 2021 — producersongwriter Mexico vallenato accordionist Colombia2022 singersongwriterproducer Spain saxophonistcomposer CubaUnited States bassist MexicoUnited States2023 drummerpercussionist Peru composersinger/songwriterproducer Argentina — musical director Puerto RicoUnited States2024 — trumpet player, record producer Puerto Rico — guitarist Mexico2025 — audio engineer United States Each year is linked to an article about the Latin Grammy Awards ceremony of that year.
The artists's occupation(s) are listed on the Special Awards page on the Latin Grammy Award website.
See also List of Latin Grammy Awards categories Grammy Trustees Award Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
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External links Latin Grammy Awards