Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Music Album

The Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Music Album is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and promotes a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally.^[1] According to the category description guide for the 13th Latin Grammy Awards, the award is for vocal or instrumental merengue house, R&B, reggaeton and rap music albums containing at least 51 percent playing time of newly recorded material.^[2] The award was first presented as the Best Rap/Hip-Hop Album until it received its current name, Best Urban Music Album, at the 5th Latin Grammy Awards ceremony in 2004.^[3][4]

Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Music Album
Awarded for	vocal or instrumental urban music albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded material
Country	United States
Presented by	The Latin Recording Academy
First awarded	July 18, 2001; 21 years ago (2001-07-18)
Currently held by	Bad Bunny for Un Verano Sin Ti (2022)
Website	latingrammy.com

The accolade for Best Urban Music Album was first presented to the Argentine band Sindicato Argentino del Hip Hop at the second Latin Grammy Awards in 2001 for their album Un Paso a la Eternidad. In 2009, the Puerto Rican duo Calle 13 became the first urban act to be presented with Best Urban Music Album and Album of the Year for their album Los de Atrás Vienen Conmigo (2008).

Residente is the most awarded artist in this category, with five; one solo and four as part of Calle 13. In 2013, Mala Rodríguez became the first female artist and the first Spanish artist to win the award. Puerto Rican singers Tito "El Bambino" and Ivy Queen are tied with the most nominations without a win, with three each.

Winners and nominees

 

Two-time winner Vico C.

 

2003 winners Orishas.

 

2005 winner Daddy Yankee. He is also the artist with most nominations with six.

 

Calle 13 are the most successful act in the category, with four wins.

 

2012 winner Don Omar.

 

2013 winner Mala Rodríguez, She is also the only female winner of the category.

 

Three-time winner J Balvin.

 

Three-time winner Bad Bunny.

Year	Performing artist(s)	Work	Nominees	Ref.
2001	Sindicato Argentino del Hip Hop	Un Paso a la Eternidad	DJ Kun — Crazy Atorrante Faces Do Subúrbio — Como É Triste de Olhar Planet Hemp — A Invasão do Sagaz Homem Fumaça 7 Notas 7 Colores —La Mami Internacional Presenta: 7 Notas 7 Colores	^[5]
2002	Vico C	Vivo	Camorra — Vírus Nilo MC — Guajiro Del Asfalto Nocaute — CD Pirata X Alfonso — X – Moré	^[6]
2003	Orishas	Emigrante (Orishas album)	Big Boy — The Phenomenon Tego Calderón — El Abayarde Dante — Elevado El General — El General De Fiesta Vico C — Emboscada	^[3]
2004	Vico C	En Honor A La Verdad	Akwid — Proyecto Akwid Control Machete — Uno, Dos: Bandera DJ Kane — DJ Kane Juan Gotti — No Sett Trippin	^[4]
2005	Daddy Yankee	Barrio Fino	Don Omar — The Last Don Live Luny Tunes — The Kings of the Beats Orishas — El Kilo Vico C — Desahogo	^[7]
2006	Calle 13	Calle 13	Daddy Yankee — Barrio Fino en Directo Don Omar — King of Kings Wisin & Yandel — Pa'l Mundo	^[8]
2007	Calle 13	Residente o Visitante	Daddy Yankee — El Cartel: The Big Boss Orishas — Antidiotico Ivy Queen — Sentimiento Mala Rodríguez — Malamarismo	^[9]
2008	Wisin & Yandel	Los Extraterrestres	Alexis & Fido — Sobrenatural Tego Calderón — El Abayarde Contraataca Flex — Te Quiero: Romantic Style In Da World Tito El Bambino — It's My Time	^[10]
2009	Calle 13	Los de Atrás Vienen Conmigo	Daddy Yankee — Talento de Barrio Don Omar — iDon Tito El Bambino — El Patrón Wisin & Yandel — La Revolución	^[11]
2010	Chino & Nacho	Mi Niña Bonita	Cartel de Santa — Sincopa Daddy Yankee — Daddy Yankee Mundial La Mala Rodríguez — Dirty Bailarina Vico C — Babilla	^[12]
2011	Calle 13	Entren Los Que Quieran	Don Omar — Meet the Orphans Pitbull — Armando Ivy Queen — Drama Queen Wisin & Yandel — Los Vaqueros: El Regreso	^[13]
2012	Don Omar	Don Omar Presents MTO²: New Generation	J Alvarez — Otro Nivel de Música Reloaded Tego Calderón — The Original Gallo del País Farruko — The Most Powerful Rookie Ana Tijoux — La Bala	^[14]
2013	Mala Rodríguez	Bruja	Daddy Yankee — Prestige Ivy Queen — Musa Tito El Bambino — Invicto Wisin & Yandel — Líderes
2014	Calle 13	Multi Viral	Alexis & Fido — La Esencia J Balvin — La Familia Yandel — De Líder a Leyenda Daddy Yankee — King Daddy
2015	Tego Calderon	El Que Sabe, Sabe	Farruko — Los Menores Nicky Jam — Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 Don Omar — The Last Don 2 Yandel — Legacy: De Líder a Leyenda Tour (Deluxe Edition)	^[15]
2016	J Balvin	Energia	El B — Luz Emicida — Sobre Crianças, Quadris, Pesadelos e Lições de Casa... Farruko — Visionary Arianna Puello — Despierta	^[16]
2017	Residente	Residente	J Álvarez — Big Yauran Kase.O — El Círculo Arianna Puello — Rap Komunion Rael — Coisas Do Meu Imaginário	^[17]
2018	J Balvin	Vibras	ChocQuibTown — Sin Miedo Coastcity — Coastcity Ozuna — Odisea Tote King — Lebron	^[18]
2019	Bad Bunny	X 100pre	Anitta — Kisses De La Ghetto — Mi Movimiento Feid — 19 Sech — Sueños
2020	J Balvin	Colores	Anuel AA — Emmanuel Bad Bunny — YHLQMDLG J Balvin and Bad Bunny — Oasis Feid — FERXXO (VOL. 1: M.O.R) Ozuna — Nibiru Sech — 1 of 1 Myke Towers — Easy Money Baby	^[19]
2021	Bad Bunny	El Último Tour Del Mundo	Akapellah – Goldo Funky Eladio Carrión – Monarca Ozuna – ENOC Myke Towers – Lyke Mike	^[20]
2022	Bad Bunny	Un Verano Sin Ti	Akapellah – Respira Rauw Alejandro – Trap Cake, Vol. 2 Arcángel – Los Favoritos 2.5 María Becerra – Animal	^[21]

See also

• Grammy Award for Best Música Urbana Album
• Billboard Latin Music Award for Latin Rhythm Album of the Year
• Lo Nuestro Award for Urban Album of the Year

Notes

^{^[I]} Each year is linked to the article about the Latin Grammy Awards held that year.
^{^[II]} The name of the performer and the nominated album

References

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15. "16th Annual Latin Grammy Awards". Latin Grammy. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
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17. Cobo, Leila (September 26, 2016). "Residente, Maluma Lead Latin Grammy Nominations; 'Despacito' Earns 4 Nods". Billboard. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
18. Cobo, Leila (September 20, 2018). "J Balvin lidera la lista con 8 nominaciones al Latin GRAMMY®". LatinGrammy. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
19. Huston, Marysabel. "Latin Grammy: J Balvin lidera la lista de nominaciones con 13, le sigue Bad Bunny con 9". CNN (in Spanish). Retrieved September 29, 2020.
20. "22nd Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards® FINAL NOMINATIONS" (PDF). Latin Recording Academy. September 28, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
21. Cobo, Leila (November 17, 2022). "Latin Grammys 2022: Jorge Drexler & Bad Bunny Lead Early Winners (Updating)". Billboard. Retrieved November 18, 2022.

External links

• Official website of the Latin Grammy Awards