The Premios Tu Música Urbano is a music industry awards ceremony presented by television network Telemundo Puerto Rico to recognize artists who "transcended and boosted the success of Latin urban music around the world" for the past year. The show has been held annually at the José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum in San Juan , Puerto Rico, since 2019, produced by Telemundo , Sora & Company and Mr. & Mrs. Entertainment, and broadcast by Telemundo Puerto Rico (in Latin America) and by Telemundo (in the United States). The awards were founded after an obvious lack of recognition of reggaetón , urbano and Latin trap artists was observed at the Latin Grammy Awards , as well as the (former) absence of any Latin urbano/reggaetón categories at the American Grammy Awards . Both organizations have since expanded their representation and categories.
19-842: Following the exclusion of urban musicians for the Album , Record and Song of the Year categories at the 20th Latin Grammy Awards , Colombian artist J Balvin posted an image depicting a crossed-out gramophone —the official "grammy" logo—with the caption " Sin reggaeton, no hay Latin Grammy " ("Without reggaeton, there are no Latin Grammys"). The message was soon endorsed by other reggaetóneros, including Puerto Rican musicians Daddy Yankee , Farruko and Tego Calderón , and Boricua-American Nicky Jam , as well as Colombian singers Karol G and Maluma , who criticized
38-702: A short-lived Latin urban-oriented awards show, the People's Choice Reggaetón & Urban Awards, was held during the mid-2000s at the José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum , but was cancelled due to production errors and the absence of famous artists. There was also a separate Best Latin Urban Album category at the Grammy Awards for two years before being merged with the Best Latin Rock/Alternative Performance category in 2010. The first edition of
57-921: A single night. Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year The Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year 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. The award is given to the performers, producers , audio engineers and mastering engineers for vocal or instrumental albums with 51 percent of new recorded songs. Albums of previously released recordings, such as reissues , compilations of old recordings and greatest hits albums packages are not eligible. Due to
76-487: Is held by Karol G with 16 awards. The record for most Premios Tu Música Urbano won by a male artist belongs to Daddy Yankee and Ozuna , both with 12 awards. The record for most wins for a duo or group belongs to Wisin & Yandel , who have collected 5 awards. The record for the most Premios Tu Música Urbano won in a single night is held by Karol G with 9 wins in 2023. Ozuna (in 2019 and 2020), Daddy Yankee (in 2020), and herself (in 2023) follow with 6 awards won in
95-412: Is the most nominated performer without a win, with five unsuccessful nominations. Rafael Arcaute , Eduardo Cabra , Gustavo Santaolalla and Residente are the most awarded producers, with two wins each, Ronnie Torres has received the most awards as engineer/mixer, with three wins and Adam Ayan is the most awarded mastering engineer with three victories as well. Each year is linked to the article about
114-526: The Best Música Urbana Album category for the 64th Grammy Awards . The voting system is based on a pool of voters composed of 200 producers, influencers, radio directors and programmers, all specialized in urban music. The event's co-producer, Shirley Rodríguez , has stated that "sales, downloads and streaming are all taken in consideration to make the final decision." Musical works not restricted by genre, gender or other criteria are nominated in
133-1038: The Grammy Award , such as No Es lo Mismo and Paraíso Express , recorded by Sanz, La Vida... Es Un Ratico and MTV Unplugged Deluxe Edition by Juanes and Vida by Draco Rosa , for Best Latin Pop Album ; La Llave de Mi Corazón by Guerra, for Best Tropical Latin Album ; Salsa Big Band by Rubén Blades with Roberto Delgado & Orquesta for Best Tropical Latin Album ; Fijación Oral, Vol. 1 by Shakira, for Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album ; ¡México Por Siempre! by Luis Miguel, for Best Música Mexicana Album (including Tejano) ; Los de Atrás Vienen Conmigo by Calle 13 for Best Latin Urban Album ; El mal querer and MOTOMAMI by Rosalía for Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album ; and Mañana Será Bonito by Karol G for Best Musica Urbana Album . Miguel Bosé
152-770: The Grammy Awards , a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the Recording Academy of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position". Bad Bunny was the inaugural winner of this category thanks to his 2020 album El Último Tour Del Mundo . The award for Best Música Urbana Album , reserved for Latin performers exhibiting " Latin urban styles ",
171-808: The Artist, Song, Collaboration, Remix, Producer, Songwriter, and Video of the Year categories. The Album of the Year category was split into male and female since the second edition of the awards. Most categories are restricted by genre, gender and nationality. Special awards are given to recognize careers and humanitarian efforts. Recipients of special awards include Daddy Yankee, Nicky Jam, Puerto Rican duo Wisin & Yandel , Colombian singer Sebastián Yatra , Puerto Rican soloists Farruko , Arcángel , De La Ghetto and Tito El Bambino and American salsa singer Victor Manuelle . Icon Award Trajectory Award Dedication Award Humanitarian Work Award Contribution Award The record for most Premios Tu Música Urbano won
190-485: The Latin Grammy Awards held that year. Showing the name of the performer, the nominated album and in parentheses the record producer(s), engineers/mixer(s) and mastering engineer(s) name(s). Specific General Grammy Award for Best M%C3%BAsica Urbana Album The Grammy Award for Best Música Urbana Album is an honor presented to recording artists for quality vocal or instrumental Latin urban albums at
209-601: The Premios Tu Música Urbano was held on March 21, 2019, also at the José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum. Following the controversy, the categories Best Reggaeton Performance and Best Rap/Hip Hop Song were created for the 21st Latin Grammy Awards , where J Balvin, Karol G, Maluma, Daddy Yankee, Puerto Rican acts Anuel AA , Bad Bunny and Ozuna , Puerto Rican producer Tainy and Colombian producer Sky received nominations for Album, Record and/or Song of
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#1732884121886228-507: The Year. J Balvin was the edition's most nominated artist, followed by Bad Bunny, Ozuna and Anuel AA. Gabriel Abaroa Jr., President of the Latin Recording Academy, stated that "[they] continued engaging in discussions with [their] members to improve the awards process" and that they are now "engaged, better informed, and committed to elevating and honoring musical excellence across all genres of Latin music." The Recording Academy added
247-467: The absence of a separate Latin urban category. Rolling Stone ' s Suzy Exposito criticized the Best Latin Rock, Alternative or Urban Album category for being a "hodgepodge". In response to the lack of nominees and awards for reggaeton and Latin trap at the Grammy and Latin Grammy Awards , Telemundo Puerto Rico announced the Premios Tu Música Urbano to honor Latin urban music artists. Previously,
266-503: The award in 2006 . Most nominated albums were recorded in Spanish language, though Djavan , Chico Buarque , Gilberto Gil , Ivan Lins , Maria Rita , Ivete Sangalo , Tribalistas Caetano Veloso and Xande de Pilares have been nominated for albums recorded in Portuguese language, with Lins winning the award in 2005 for Cantando Histórias . Some of the awarded albums have also earned
285-475: The controversy by stating that their members "select what they believe merits a nomination" and invited the "leaders of the urban community to get involved" with the nomination process, since "many" reggaeton artists were not registered Latin Grammy voters, and "many independent labels and producers [had] no notion of the process of submitting product and becoming a voting member". The Latin Recording Academy
304-400: The increasing musical changes in the industry, from 2012 the category includes 10 nominees, according to a restructuration made by the academy for the four general categories: Song of the Year , Record of the Year , Best New Artist and Album of the Year. Beginning in 2018, songwriters are eligible for the accolade if 33% of the playing time are composed by them. Juan Luis Guerra has won
323-478: The lack of nominations despite reggaetón being one of the most popular musical genres in the world. Billboard ' s vice president for Latin music, Leila Cobo , supported their discontent, writing that the "Latin Academy has never shown much fondness for reggaeton as a genre" and proposed the creation of a "Latin Grammy reggaeton task force" in order to "foster diversity". The Latin Recording Academy responded to
342-401: The most awards in the category with five wins (one as a producer). Alejandro Sanz and Juanes have won three times each. They are followed by Calle 13 , Luis Miguel and Rosalía with two winning albums. In 2022 , Spanish singer-songwriter Rosalía became the first female artist to win the award twice. Meanwhile, Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira was the first female recipient, winning
361-572: Was also accused of " whitewashing ", due to European Spaniard artists, such as Alejandro Sanz and Rosalía , receiving the most nominations at the 20th Latin Grammy Awards. The Grammy Awards ' Recording Academy was also criticized for its Best Latin Rock, Alternative or Urban Album category, to which Rebeca León, J Balvin's manager and member of the academy's diversity and inclusion task force, referred to as Mexican rock band Zoé competing against J Balvin or American pop rock group Panic! At The Disco versus rapper Travis Scott . She also questioned
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