Latin Grammy Award for Best Rock Song

Latin Grammy Award for Best Rock Song
Latin Grammy Award for Best Rock Song
Awarded for	quality rock music songs
Country	United States
Presented by	The Latin Recording Academy
First award	2000
Currently held by	Jesús Quintero & Draco Rosa for "No Me Preguntes (Live)" (2024)
Website	latingrammy.com

The Latin Grammy Award for Best Rock 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.^[1] 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. Songs in Portuguese may be entered in the Brazilian field.^[2]

The award has been given every year since the 1st Latin Grammy Awards ceremony being presented to the Argentine singer-songwriter Fito Páez with the song "Al Lado del Camino".^[3]

The award has been presented to songwriters originating from Argentina, Colombia and Mexico. Colombian musician Juanes is the biggest winner in this category, having won in all the four occasions he's been nominated for (2001, 2002, 2003 and 2005). Other multiple winners are Gustavo Cerati with three wins out of four nominations; and Emmanuel de Real of Café Tacvba and Juan Galeano of Diamante Eléctrico, both winning twice. Beto Cuevas holds the record for most nominations without a win with four.

Recipients

Year^[I]	Songwriter(s)	Work	Performing artist(s)^[II]	Nominees^[III]	Ref.
2000	Fito Páez	"Al Lado del Camino"	Fito Páez	Beto Cuevas and Aldo Nova – "Aquí" (La Ley) Saúl Hernández – "Fín" (Jaguares) Gustavo Cerati – "Puente" (Gustavo Cerati) Fermin Caballero, Raul Chapa and Jason Roberts – "Si Señor" (Control Machete)	^[3]
2001	Juanes	"Fíjate Bien"	Juanes	Pau Donés, Carmen Niño, Alex Tenas, Jordi Busquets and Riki Frouchtman – "De Vuelta y Vuelta" (Jarabe de Palo) Andrea Echeverri and Héctor Buitrago – "El Álbum" (Aterciopelados) Fito Páez – "El Diablo De Tu Corazón" (Fito Páez) Julieta Venegas – "Hoy No Quiero" (Julieta Venegas)	^[4]
2002	Juanes	"A Dios le Pido"	Juanes	Reyli Barba and Rafael López – "Así Es La Vida" (Elefante) Luis Alberto Spinetta – "El Enemigo" (Spinetta) León Gieco and Luis Gurevich – "Idolo De Los Quemados" (León Gieco) Beto Cuevas – "Mentira" (La Ley)	^[5]
2003	Juanes	"Mala Gente"	Juanes	Beto Cuevas and Humberto Gatica – "Amate y Salvate" (La Ley) Natalia Lafourcade – "En El 2000" (Natalia Lafourcade) Miky Huidobro, Paco Ayala and Randy Ebright – "Frijolero" (Molotov) Shakira – "Te Aviso, Te Anuncio (Tango)" (Shakira)	^[6]
2004	Emmanuel del Real	"Eres"	Café Tacuba	Ismael "Tito" Fuentes – "Here We Kum" (Molotov) Miguel "Mickey" Huidobro – "Hit Me" (Molotov) Desmond Child, Alejandra Guzmán and Jordi Mar – "Lipstick" (Alejandra Guzmán) Beto Cuevas – "Mi Ley" (La Ley)	^[7]
2005	Juanes	"Nada Valgo Sin Tu Amor"	Juanes	Beto Cuevas – "Bienvenido Al Anochecer" (La Ley) Martin Chan and JD Natasha – "Lágrimas" (JD Natasha) Fito Páez – "Polaroid de Ordinaria Locura" (Fito Páez) J. L. Abreu and Egui Santiago – "Un Accidente" (Circo)	^[8]
2006	Gustavo Cerati	"Crimen"	Gustavo Cerati	Chetes – "Completamente" (Chetes) Rodrigo Dávila – "Dime Ven" (Motel) Jorge Pardo – "Un Dia No Vuelvo A Empezar" (Jorge Prado) Mario Domm and Alejandra Guzmán – "Volverte A Amar" (Alejandra Guzmán)	^[9]
2007	Gustavo Cerati	"La Excepción"	Gustavo Cerati	Bruno Bressa, Chalo Galván and Gerardo Galván – "Monitor" (Volován) Arturo Arredondo, José Madero Vizcaíno, Ricardo Treviño and Jorge Vázquez – "Narcisista por Excelencia"(Panda) Gustavo F. Napoli – "Un Dia No Vuelvo A Empezar" (La Renga) Roberto Musso – "Yendo A La Casa de Damian" (El Cuarteto de Nos)	^[10]
2008	Rubén Albarrán, Emmanuel del Real, Enrique Rangel & Joselo Rangel	"Esta Vez"	Café Tacvba	Javier Morales – "Ayer" (Black Guayaba) Andrés Calamaro and Cachorro López – "Carnaval de Brasil" (Andrés Calamaro) Andrés Calamaro – "Mi Gin Tonic" (Andrés Calamaro) Randy Ebright – "Yofu" (Molotov)	^[11]
2009	Saúl Hernández	"Entre Tus Jardines"	Jaguares	Walter Giardino – "El Reino Olvidado " (Rata Blanca) Enrique Bunbury – "Hay Muy Poca Gente" (Bunbury) Jose Luis Belmonte, Diego Frenkel and Sebastián Schachte – "Qué Me Vas a Decir" (La Portuaria) Airbag – "Una Hora a Tokio" (Airbag)	^[12]
2010	Gustavo Cerati	"Déjà Vu"	Gustavo Cerati	Chetes – "Arena" (Chetes) Sebastián Franco, Jesús Herrera, Amauri Sepúlveda, Diego Suárez and Marcos Zavala – "Cárcel" (Bengala) Bruno Albano Naughton, Luis G. Balcarce, Guido Colzani, Daniel Melero, Tomas Putruele, Diego "Uma" Rodriguez, Tuta Torres and Patricio Troncos – "Lo Comandas" (Banda de Turistas) Andrés Calamaro – "Los Divinos" (Andrés Calamaro)	^[13]
2011	León Larregui and Zoé	"Labios Rotos"	Zoé	Carajo – "Ácido" (Carajo) Emiliano Brancciari – "Chau" (No Te Va Gustar) Gustávo Napoli – "Poder" (La Renga) La Vida Bohème – "Radio Capital" (La Vida Bohème)	^[14]
2012	Roberto Musso	"Cuando Sea Grande"	El Cuarteto de Nos	Manuel Diquez – "Anti Idolo" (Manuel Diquez) Leo Felipe Campos & Ulises Hadjis – "Dónde Va" (Ulises Hadjis) Doctor Krápula – "Exigimos" (Doctor Krápula) Luis Jiménez – "Indeleble" (Los Mesoneros)	^[15]
2013	Cachorro López and Vicentico	"Creo Que Me Enamoré"	Vicentico	Emiliano Brancciari – "A las Nueve" (No Te Va Gustar) Erik Canales – "16" (Allison) Henry D'Arthenay – "Hornos de Cal" (La Vida Bohème) DLD – "Todo Cuenta"
2014	Andrés Calamaro	"Cuando No Estás"	Andrés Calamaro	Rubén Albarrán, Doctor Krápula, Roco Pachukote and Moyenei Valdez – "Ama-Zonas" (Doctor Krápula) Enrique Bunbury – "Despierta" (Bunbury) Emmanuel Del Real and Juanes – "Mil Pedazos" (Juanes) Clemente Castillo, Charly Castro and Flip Tamez – "Sin Respuesta" (Jumbo) Jarabe de Palo – "Somos" (Jarabe de Palo featuring Gabylonia and Montse "La Duende")
2015	Cachorro López and Vicentico	"Esclavo de Tu Amor"	Vicentico	Charliepapa – "Astrómetra" (Charliepapa) Daniel Aceves and Jotdog – "Celebración" (Jotdog) Adolfo Cabrales and Carlos Raya – "Entre la Espada y la Pared" (Fito & Fitipaldis) Daniel Álvarez and Juan Galeano – "Todo Va A Arder" (Diamante Eléctrico)
2016	Flavio Cianciarulo	"La Tormenta"	Los Fabulosos Cadillacs	Asier Cazalis – "Abismo" (Caramelos de Cianuro) Gustavo Cordera – "Fantasma Soy" (Cordera) Luisina Bertoldi, Brenda Martín and Gabriel Pedernera – "Nada Salvaje" (Eruca Sativa) Massacre – "Niña Dios" (Massacre)	^[16]
2017	Juan Galeano	"Déjala Rodar"	Diamante Eléctrico	Eruca Sativa - "Armas Gemelas" (Eruca Sativa) Rafael Bonilla & Jorge Holguín Pyngwi - "Dias Contados" (Rafa Bonilla) Emiliano Brancciari - "Para Cuando Me Muera" (No Te Va Gustar) Enrique Rangel - "Que No" (Café Tacvba)
2017	Andrés Calamaro	"La Noche"	Andrés Calamaro
2018	Fito Páez	"Tu Vida Mi Vida"	Fito Páez	Santiago Motorizado - "Ahora Imagino Cosas" (Él Mató A Un Policía Motorizado) Richard Coleman - "Días Futuros" (Richard Coleman) Enrique Bunbury - "La Actitud Correcta" (Bunbury) Leiva - "La Llamada" (Leiva)
2019	Andrés Calamaro and German Wiedemer	"Verdades Afiladas"	Andrés Calamaro	Rodrigo Crespo – "Conectar" (Rodrigo Crespo) Leiva – "Gozilla" (Leiva featuring Enrique Bunbury and Ximena Sariñana) Arawato – "Nirvana" (Arawato) Roberto Musso – "Punta Cana" (El Cuarteto de Nos)
2020	Mon Laferte	"Biutiful"	Mon Laferte	Eduardo Ibeas, Felipe Ilabaca & Cristian Moraga – "Bola de Fuego" (Chancho en Piedra) Eruca Sativa – "Creo" (Eruca Sativa) Roberto Musso – "Mario Neta" (El Cuarteto de Nos) Buika, Drago, Carlos Santana, Stoneface & Jay U Xperience – "Yo Me Los Merezco" (Santana featuring Buika)	^[17]
2021	Vicentico	"Ahora 1"	Vicentico	Andrés Giménez & Andreas Kisser – "Distintos" (De La Tierra) Santi Balmes & Julián Saldarriaga – "El Sur" (Love of Lesbian featuring Bunbury) Anabella Cartolano – "Hice Todo Mal" (Las Ligas Menores) Emiliano Brancciari & Nicki Nicole – "Venganza" (No Te Va Gustar & Nicki Nicole)	^[18]
2022	Fito Páez	"Lo Mejor de Nuestras Vidas"	Fito Páez	Eruca Sativa – "Día Mil" (Eruca Sativa) Bunbury – "Esperando una Señal" (Bunbury) Juan Manuel Latorre – "Finisterre" (Vetusta Morla) Molotov – "No Olvidamos" (Molotov) WOS & Facundo Yalve – "QUE SE MEJOREN" (WOS)	^[19]
2023	Juan Galeano	"Leche de Tigre"	Diamante Eléctrico featuring Adrian Quesada	Andrés Giménez & Andreas Kisser, songwriters – "Depredadores" (De La Tierra) Todo Aparenta Normal, songwriter – "El Piso es Lava" (Todo Aparenta Normal featuring An Espil & Evlay) Juanes, songwriter – "Gris" (Juanes) Arde Bogotá, songwriters – "Los Perros" (Arde Bogotá)	^[20]
2024	Jesús Quintero & Draco Rosa	"No Me Preguntes (Live)"	Draco Rosa	Diamante Eléctrico & Andrés Kenguan, songwriters – "Algo Bueno Tenía Que Tener (Bogotá)" (Diamante Eléctrico) Viniloversus, songwriters – "Animal Temporal" (Viniloversus) Ali Stone, songwriter – "Camaleónica" (Ali Stone) Anton Curtis Delost, Shaun Lopez, Kathryn Ostenberg, Monica Velez & The Warning, songwriters – "Qué Más Quieres" (The Warning)	^[21]

^{^[I]} Each year is linked to the article about the Latin Grammy Awards held that year.
^{^[II]} The performing artist is only listed but does not receive the award.
^{^[III]} Showing the name of the songwriter(s), the nominated song and in parentheses the performer's name(s).

References

^ "Sobre La Academia Latina de la Grabación" (in Spanish). Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on December 17, 2010. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
^ "Category Guide: Rock Field". Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on February 14, 2010. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Complete List Of Nominations For First-ever Latin Grammy Awards". AllBusiness.com. July 29, 2000. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
^ "The Full List of Nominations". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. July 18, 2001. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
^ "Selected Nominees For The Third Latin Grammy Awards". AllBusiness.com. August 3, 2002. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
^ "The nominees are ..." Los Angeles Times. July 23, 2003. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
^ "Lista de nominados al los Grammy Latinos" (in Spanish). Terra Networks México. Archived from the original on October 7, 2012. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
^ "Complete list of 6th annual Latin Grammy nominations". USA Today. Gannett Company. November 2, 2005. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
^ Faber, Judy (September 26, 2006). "Shakira Leads Latin Grammy Nominations". CBS News. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
^ "Nominados al Latin Grammy: secciones general y pop". El Universo (in Spanish). Associated Press. August 30, 2007. Retrieved March 1, 2011.
^ "9th Annual Latin Grammy Awards". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. September 10, 2007. Archived from the original on September 9, 2012. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
^ "Conoce a los nominados a los Grammy Latinos" (in Spanish). Terra Networks México. September 19, 2009. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
^ "Latin Grammy nominees announced: Alejandro Sanz and Camila among top contenders". Los Angeles Times. September 8, 2010. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
^ "2011 Latin Grammys: Nominations (FULL LIST) Revealed". manila-paper.net. September 15, 2011. Archived from the original on September 25, 2011. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
^ Quintana, Carlos (September 25, 2012). "2012 Latin Grammy Awards Nominees". About.com Guide. Retrieved September 27, 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Cobo, Leila (September 21, 2016). "Latin Grammys 2016 Nominations: See the Full List". Billboard. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
^ Huston, Marysabel. "Latin Grammy: J Balvin lidera la lista de nominaciones con 13, le sigue Bad Bunny con 9". CNN (in Spanish). Retrieved May 29, 2021.
^ "22nd Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards® FINAL NOMINATIONS" (PDF). Latin Recording Academy. September 28, 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 3, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
^ Cobo, Leila (November 17, 2022). "Latin Grammys 2022: Jorge Drexler & Bad Bunny Lead Early Winners (Updating)". Billboard. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
^ Ratner-Arias, Sigal (September 19, 2023). "Edgar Barrera Tops 2023 Latin Grammys Nominees: Complete List". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
^ Frazier, Nina (September 17, 2024). "2024 Latin GRAMMYs: See The Full Nominations List". Grammy Awards (in Spanish). Retrieved September 17, 2024.

External links

Official site of the Latin Grammy Awards

[LatinGrammy-1] "Sobre La Academia Latina de la Grabación" (in Spanish). Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on December 17, 2010. Retrieved January 28, 2011.

[LatinGrammy2-2] "Category Guide: Rock Field". Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on February 14, 2010. Retrieved January 28, 2011.

[LatinGrammy2000-3] "Complete List Of Nominations For First-ever Latin Grammy Awards". AllBusiness.com. July 29, 2000. Retrieved January 28, 2011.

[LatinGrammy2001-4] "The Full List of Nominations". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. July 18, 2001. Retrieved January 28, 2011.

[LatinGrammy2002-5] "Selected Nominees For The Third Latin Grammy Awards". AllBusiness.com. August 3, 2002. Retrieved January 28, 2011.

[LatinGrammy2003-6] "The nominees are ..." Los Angeles Times. July 23, 2003. Retrieved January 28, 2011.

[LatinGrammy2004-7] "Lista de nominados al los Grammy Latinos" (in Spanish). Terra Networks México. Archived from the original on October 7, 2012. Retrieved January 28, 2011.

[LatinGrammy2005-8] "Complete list of 6th annual Latin Grammy nominations". USA Today. Gannett Company. November 2, 2005. Retrieved January 28, 2011.

[LatinGrammy2006-9] Faber, Judy (September 26, 2006). "Shakira Leads Latin Grammy Nominations". CBS News. Retrieved January 28, 2011.

[LatinGrammy2007-10] "Nominados al Latin Grammy: secciones general y pop". El Universo (in Spanish). Associated Press. August 30, 2007. Retrieved March 1, 2011.

[LatinGrammy2008-11] "9th Annual Latin Grammy Awards". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. September 10, 2007. Archived from the original on September 9, 2012. Retrieved January 28, 2011.

[LatinGrammy2009-12] "Conoce a los nominados a los Grammy Latinos" (in Spanish). Terra Networks México. September 19, 2009. Retrieved January 28, 2011.

[LatinGrammy2010-13] "Latin Grammy nominees announced: Alejandro Sanz and Camila among top contenders". Los Angeles Times. September 8, 2010. Retrieved January 28, 2011.

[LatinGrammy2011-14] "2011 Latin Grammys: Nominations (FULL LIST) Revealed". manila-paper.net. September 15, 2011. Archived from the original on September 25, 2011. Retrieved September 15, 2011.

[LatinGrammy2012-15] Quintana, Carlos (September 25, 2012). "2012 Latin Grammy Awards Nominees". About.com Guide. Retrieved September 27, 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}

[LatinGrammy2016-16] Cobo, Leila (September 21, 2016). "Latin Grammys 2016 Nominations: See the Full List". Billboard. Retrieved September 21, 2016.

[17] Huston, Marysabel. "Latin Grammy: J Balvin lidera la lista de nominaciones con 13, le sigue Bad Bunny con 9". CNN (in Spanish). Retrieved May 29, 2021.

[18] "22nd Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards® FINAL NOMINATIONS" (PDF). Latin Recording Academy. September 28, 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 3, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2021.

[19] Cobo, Leila (November 17, 2022). "Latin Grammys 2022: Jorge Drexler & Bad Bunny Lead Early Winners (Updating)". Billboard. Retrieved November 18, 2022.

[20] Ratner-Arias, Sigal (September 19, 2023). "Edgar Barrera Tops 2023 Latin Grammys Nominees: Complete List". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2023.

[21] Frazier, Nina (September 17, 2024). "2024 Latin GRAMMYs: See The Full Nominations List". Grammy Awards (in Spanish). Retrieved September 17, 2024.

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v t e Latin Grammy Awards
Categories Records Locations
Main awards	Latin Grammy Awards Record of the Year Song of the Year Album of the Year Best New Artist The Latin Recording Academy
Special awards	Lifetime Achievement Award Trustees Award Hall of Fame Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year Leading Ladies of Entertainment
Ceremony year	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

v t e Latin Grammy Awards categories
General	Record of the Year Album of the Year Song of the Year Best New Artist
Pop	Best Contemporary Pop Album Best Traditional Pop Album Best Pop Song
Electronic	Best Latin Electronic Music Performance
Urban	Best Urban Fusion/Performance Best Reggaeton Performance Best Urban Music Album Best Urban Song Best Rap/Hip Hop Song
Rock	Best Rock Album Best Pop/Rock Album Best Rock Song Best Pop/Rock Song
Alternative	Best Alternative Music Album Best Alternative Song
Tropical	Best Salsa Album Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album Best Merengue/Bachata Album Best Contemporary Tropical Album Best Traditional Tropical Album Best Tropical Song
Singer-songwriter	Best Singer-Songwriter Album Best Singer-Songwriter Song
Regional Mexican	Best Ranchero/Mariachi Album Best Banda Album Best Tejano Album Best Norteño Album Best Contemporary Mexican Music Album Best Regional Song
Instrumental	Best Instrumental Album
Traditional	Best Folk Album Best Tango Album Best Flamenco Album
Jazz	Best Latin Jazz/Jazz Album
Christian	Best Christian Album (Spanish Language) Best Christian Album (Portuguese Language)
Portuguese language	Best Portuguese Language Contemporary Pop Album Best Portuguese Language Rock or Alternative Album Best Samba/Pagode Album Best Portuguese-Language Urban Performance Best MPB Album Best Sertaneja Music Album Best Portuguese Language Roots Album Best Portuguese Language Song
Children's	Best Latin Children’s Album
Classical	Best Classical Album Best Classical Contemporary Composition
Arrangement	Best Arrangement
Recording package	Best Recording Package
Songwriter	Songwriter of the Year
Production	Best Engineered Album Producer of the Year
Music video	Best Short Form Music Video Best Long Form Music Video
Special awards	Lifetime Achievement Award Trustees Award Latin Grammy Hall of Fame Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year Leading Ladies of Entertainment
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