The 23rd Annual Latin Grammy Awards ceremony was held on Thursday, November 17, 2022, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas to honor the best musical releases within Latin music released from June 1, 2021, to May 31, 2022. The nominations were announced via a virtual livestream on September 20, 2022, presented by Kany García, Christina Aguilera, Banda Los Sebastianes, Becky G, Yotuel, Criolo, Nicky Jam, Akapellah, Luísa Sonza, Sebastián Yatra and Camilo. The three-hour ceremony aired live on Univision and was hosted by singers Anitta, Luis Fonsi, Laura Pausini and Thalía.
In April 2022, Mexican singer and songwriter Marco Antonio Solís was named Person of the Year by the Latin Recording Academy. Singers and musicians Rosario Flores, Myriam Hernández, Rita Lee, Amanda Miguel and Yordano were honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award while Spanish singer Manolo Díaz, Cuban saxophonist Paquito D'Rivera and Mexican bassist Abraham Laboriel are this year's recipients of the Trustees Award.
Uruguayan singer Jorge Drexler and Spanish singer C. Tangana won both Record of the Year and Song of the Year for their collaboration "Tocarte". It was the second occasion which Drexler won both categories during the same night after receiving the same awards for "Telefonía" in 2018. Spanish singer Rosalía won Album of the Year for Motomami, becoming the first female artist to win the category more than once. Mexican singer Silvana Estrada and Cuban-American singer Angela Alvarez won Best New Artist in a tie. It was the first time in the history of the awards that a General Field category resulted in a tie.
Performances +List of musical performancesArtist(s)Song(s)Premiere ceremony Fonseca "Besos en la Frente" Luis Figueroa "Fiesta Contigo" Jão "Idiota" Carín LeónMatisseEdgar Barrera "Como lo Hice Yo" Carla Morrison "Encontrarme" BrusesElsa y Elmar "qué voy a hacer conmigo???"Main ceremony ThalíaLuis FonsiLaura PausiniSin BanderaCarín LeónGente de ZonaAymée NuviolaGoyo Tribute to Marco Antonio Solís"Si no te hubieras ido""A Dónde Vamos a Parar""Más Que Tu Amigo" Rauw Alejandro "Desesperados""Lejos del Cielo""Más de una Vez""Punto 40" Nicky JamCultural Foundation Kids "El Perdón" Ángela Aguilar "En Realidad" Silvana EstradaNicole ZignagoCamiloCarlos Vives "Baloncito Viejo" Christina AguileraChristian Nodal "Cuando Me Dé la Gana" Jesse & Joy "Respirar" Marc AnthonySergio GeorgeMotiff "Mala" Rosalía "Hentai""LA FAMA""Despechá" ChiquisBanda Los Recoditos "Entre Besos y Copas""Me Siento a Todo Dar" Sebastián YatraJohn Legend "Tacones Rojos" Karol G "Gatúbela""Provenza""Cairo" Marco Antonio SolísMariachi Sol de México de José Hernández "Se Veía Venir""La Venia Bendita" Romeo Santos "Bebo" Jorge DrexlerElvis Costello "Tocarte" Anitta "Envolver""Funk Dance Medley" Los Bukis "Tu Cárcel"
Presenters
Premiere ceremony Miguel Ángel Muñoz – host Debi Nova – host Marina Sena Mario Quintero Lara from Los Tucanes de Tijuana Elena Rose Jão Edgar Barrera Mahmundi
Main ceremony Miguel Ángel Muñoz and Kany García – presented Best Salsa Album Macarena Achaga and Fonseca – presented Best Pop Vocal Album María Becerra and Luis Figueroa – presented Best New Artist Ludmilla and Kurt – presented Best Urban Music Album Adrián Uribe, Alison Solís and Marla Solís – presented Best Contemporary Tropical Album Georgina Rodríguez and Luisa Sonza – presented Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album Yalitza Aparicio and Becky G – presented Best Ranchero/Mariachi Album Cami and Edén Muñoz – presented Record of the Year Farina and Víctor Manuelle – presented Song of the Year Fito Páez – presented Album of the Year
Winners and nominees The nominations were announced on September 20, 2022. The winners are listed first and in bold.
General Record of the Year "Tocarte" – Jorge Drexler & C. Tangana
Carles Campi Campón, Jorge Drexler, Víctor Martínez, Pablopablo & C. Tangana, record producers; Carles Campi Campón, recording engineer; Carles Campi Campón, mixer; Fred Kevorkian, mastering engineer "Pa Mis Muchachas" – Christina Aguilera, Becky G, Nicki Nicole featuring Nathy Peluso Rafael Arcaute, Jean Rodriguez, Afo Verde & Federico Vindver, record producers; Rafael Arcaute, Ray Charles Brown, Jr., Jean Rodríguez & Federico Vindver, recording engineers; Jaycen Joshua, mixer; Jaycen Joshua, mastering engineer "Castillos de Arena" – Pablo Alborán Paco Salazar, record producer; Felipe Guevara, mixer; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer "Envolver" – Anitta Freddy Montalvo, record producer; Freddy Montalvo, mixer; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer "Pa'lla Voy" – Marc Anthony Marc Anthony, Julio Reyes Copello & Sergio George, record producers; Juan Mario Aracil, recording engineer; Juan Mario Aracil, mixer; Adam Ayan, mastering engineer "Ojitos Lindos" – Bad Bunny & Bomba Estereo Tainy, record producer; Josh Gudwin, mixer; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer "Pegao" – Camilo Édgar Barrera, Camilo & Nicolás Ramírez, record producers; Luis Barrera Jr., mixer; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer "Provenza" – Karol G Ovy on the Drums, record producer; Ovy on the Drums, recording engineer; Rob Kinelski, mixer; David Kutch, mastering engineer "Vale la Pena" – Juan Luis Guerra Juan Luis Guerra & Janina Rosado, record producers; Amable Frometa & Allan Leschhorn, recording engineers; Allan Leschhorn, mixer; Adam Ayann, mastering engineer "LA FAMA" – Rosalía featuring The Weeknd Frank Dukes, El Guincho, Noah Goldstein, Dylan Patrice, Sky Rompiendo, Rosalía, Tainy & The Weeknd, record producers; Shin Kamiyama, Tyler Murphy & David Rodríguez, recording engineers; Manny Marroquin, mixer; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer "Te Felicito" – Shakira & Rauw Alejandro Kevyn Mauricio Cruz Moreno, Alberto Carlos Melendez, Lenin Yorney Palacios, Shakira & Andrés Uribe Marín, record producers; Dave Clauss, Jorge E. Pizarro Ruiz, Cameron Gower Poole, Roger Rodés & Dani Val, recording engineers; Dave Clauss, mixer; Adam Ayan, mastering engineer "Baloncito Viejo" – Carlos Vives & Camilo Daniel Cortés, Andrés Leal, Martín Velilla & Carlos Vives, record producers; Andrés Borda, Daniel Cortés, Andrés Leal, Juan Sebastián Parra, Nicolás Ramírez & Martín Velilla, recording engineers; Manny Marroquin, mixer; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer
Album of the Year Motomami (Digital Album) – Rosalía
James Blake, Frank Dukes, El Guincho, Noah Goldstein, Dylan Patrice, David Rodríguez, Jean Rodriguez, Sky Rompiendo, Rosalía, Tainy, Michael Uzowuru, The Weeknd & Pharrell Williams, album producers; Shin Kamiyama, Michael Larson, Sean Matsukawa, Tyler Murphy & David Rodríguez, album recording engineers; Manny Marroquin, album mixer; Rauw Alejandro, William Bevan, Daniel Gomez Carrero, LaShawn Daniels, Frank Dukes, El Guincho, Kamaal Fareed, Adam Feeney, Larry Gold, Noah Goldstein, Kaan Güneşberk, Teo Halm, Cory Henry, Chad Hugo, Fred Jerkins III, Rodney Jerkins, Tokischa Altagracia Peralta Juárez, James Blake Litherland, James W. Manning, Marco Masis, Juan Luis Morera, Urbani Mota Cedeño, William Ray Norwood Jr., Juan Ivan Orengo, Carlops Querol, Justin Rafael Quiles, David Rodríguez, Rosalía, Jacob Sherman, Alejandro Ramirez Suárez, So Y Tiet, Pilar Vila Tobella, Michael Uzowuru, José Miguel Vizcaya Sánchez, The Weeknd, Dylan Wiggins & Pharrell Williams, songwriters; Chris Gehringer, album mastering engineer Aguilera – Christina Aguilera Rafael Arcaute, Édgar Barrera, Josh Berrios, Andy Clay, DallasK, Feid, Honeyboos, Luis Barrera Jr., Jon Leone, Juan Diego Linares, Yasmil Marrufo, Mauricio Rengifo, Jean Rodríguez, Daniel Rondón, Slow, Andrés Torres, Afo Verde, Federico Vindver & Tobias Wincorn, album producers; Rafael Arcaute, Édgar Barrera, Andy Clay, Morgan David, Feid, Hi Flow, Luis Barrera Jr., Ray Charles Brown, Jr., Juan Diego Linares, Yasmil Marrufo, Mauricio Rengifo, Jean Rodríguez, Rafael Rodríguez, Matt Rollings, Slow, Andrés Torres, Felipe Trujillo & Federico Vindver, album recording engineers; Dj Riggins, Jaycen Joshua, Jacob Richards & Mike Seaberg, album mixers; Christina Aguilera, Rafael Arcaute, Édgar Barrera, Josh Berrios, Gino Borri, Luigi Castillo, Santiago Castillo, Jorge Luis Chacín, Andy Clay, Kat Dahlia, DallasK, Mario Domm, Feid, Becky G, Yoel Henríquez, Luis Barrera Jr., Carolina Colón Juarbe, Jon Leone, Juan Diego Linares, Yasmil Marrufo, Juan Morelli, Nicki Nicole, Ozuna, Nathy Peluso, Miguel Andrés Martínez Perea, Pablo Preciado, Servando Primera, Mauricio Rengifo, Rafael Rodríguez, Daniel Rondón, Elena Rose, Martina Stoessel, Sharlene Taule, Andrés Torres, Federico Vindver & Tobias Wincorn, songwriters; Jaycen Joshua, album mastering engineer Pa'llá Voy – Marc Anthony Marc Anthony, Sergio George & Julio Reyes Copello, album producers; Juan Mario Aracil & Gerardo Rodriguez, album recording engineers; Juan Mario Aracil, album mixer; Marc Anthony, Rafael Regginalds Aponte, Ángel Alberto Arce, Édgar Barrera, Luigi Castillo, Santiago Castillo, Alain De Armas, Yoenni José Echevarría Barrero, Sergio George, Reinaldo R. López, Álvaro Lenier Mesa, Johann Morales, Florentino Primera Mussett, Papa Serigne Seck & Elena Rose, songwriters; Adam Ayan, album mastering engineer Un Verano Sin Ti – Bad Bunny Martin Coogan, Demy & Clipz, Elikai, HAZE, La Paciencia, Cheo Legendary, Mag, MagicEnElBeat, Mora, Subelo Neo, Jota Rosa & Tainy, producers; Josh Gudwin & La Paciencia, mixers; Rauw Alejandro, Bad Bunny, Raquel Berrios, Joshua Conway, Mick Coogan, Jhay Cortez, Luis Del Valle, Elena Rose, Liliana Margarita Saumet, Orlando Javier Valle Vega & Maria Zardoya, songwriters; Colin Leonard, album mastering engineer Deja – Bomba Estéreo José Castillo, Simón Mejía & Jeff Peñalva, album producers; Daniel Bustos & Jeff Peñalva, album recording engineers; Damian Taylor, album mixer; Yemi Alade, Shyman Daniel Barry, Carles Campi Campón, José Castillo, Efraín Cuadrado, Leonel García, David M. Karbal, Simón Mejía, Jeff Peñalva, Lido Pimienta, Elizabeth Rodríguez, Liliana Saumet & Magdelys Savigne, songwriters; Chris Allgood & Emily Lazar, album mastering engineers Tinta y Tiempo – Jorge Drexler Rafa Arcaute, Javier Calequi, Carles Campi Campón, Jorge Drexler, Noga Erez, Didi Gutman, Victor Martínez, Pablopablo, C. Tangana & Federico Vindver, album producers; Daniel Alanís, Luis Enrique Becerra, Marc Blanes, Martín Buscaglia, Carles Campi Campón, Pablo Drexler, Lucas Piedracueva & Ori Rousso, album recording engineers; Carles Campi Campón & Daniel Carvalho, album mixers; Antón Álvarez Alfaro, Martín Buscaglia, Carlos Casacuberta, Jorge Drexler, Pablo Drexler, Noga Erez, Didi Gutman, Víctor Martínez, Alejandra Melfo, Ori Rousso & Fernando Velázquez, songwriters; Fred Kevorkian, album mastering engineer ya no somos los mismos – Elsa y Elmar Alizzz, Julián Bernal, Eduardo Cabra, Elsa Carvajal, Nico Cotton, Manuel Lara & Malay, album producers; Julián Bernal, Nico Cotton, Carlitos González, Alberto Hernández, Michel Kuri, Malay, Felipe Mejía, Jv Olivier, Juan Sebastián Parra, Alejandro García Partida & Alan Saucedo, album recording engineers; Julián Bernal, Mikaelin Bluespruce, Raúl López, Lewis Pickett & Harold Sanders, album mixers; Álvaro José Arroyo, Julián Bernal, Claudia Brant, Eduardo Cabra, Elsa Carvajal, Leonel García, Vicente García Guillen, Joel Mathias Isaksson, Luis Jiménez, Manuel Lara, McKlopedia, Oskar Lars Gustav Nyman & Pablo Preciado, songwriters; Julián Bernal & Dave Kutch, album mastering Viajante – Fonseca