The 18th Annual Latin Grammy Awards was held on November 16, 2017, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. It was broadcast on Univision at 8PM ET\PT. This marked the tenth year Las Vegas hosts the Latin Grammy Awards and also marked the telecasts return to the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Performers
Residente – "Hijos del Cañaveral" Alejandro Fernández – "Quiero Que Vuelvas" and "México Lindo y Querido" Natalia Lafourcade with Carlos Rivera, Flor de Toloache and Los Macorinos – "Mexicana Hermosa" and "Tú Si Sabes Quererme" Maluma – "Felices los 4" Alejandro Sanz – "Cuando Nadie Me Ve", "No Es Lo Mismo" and "Corazón Partío" J Balvin with Bad Bunny, French Montana and Steve Aoki – "Si Tu Novio Te Deja Sola", "Unforgettable" and "Mi Gente" Rubén Blades – "Arayue" Juanes with Logic and Alessia Cara – "Es Tarde" and "1-800-273-8255" CNCO – "Reggaetón Lento (Bailemos)" Banda El Recodo and Lila Downs – "En mi Viejo San Juan" Nicky Jam – "El Amante" Sebastián Yatra and Carlos Vives – "Devuélveme El Corazón" and "Robarte un Beso" Ha*Ash and Grupo Bronco – "Adoro" Mon Laferte – "Amárrame" Vicente García – "Carmesí" / Danay Suárez – "Yo Aprendí" / Sofía Reyes – "Llegaste Tú" Luis Fonsi with Bomba Estéreo, Victor Manuelle and Diplo – "Despacito"
Postponement of Nominations Announcement
Nominations were to be announced on September 20, 2017. However, due to the earthquake in Mexico which occurred a previous day, as well as other natural disasters that affected Spanish-speaking communities, the Latin Recording Academy did not announce the nominations until Tuesday, September 26.
This marked the second time when the Latin Recording Academy had to delay or cancel one of their signature events. In 2001, the Latin Recording Academy was forced to cancel the 2nd Annual Latin Grammy Awards due to the September 11 attacks. Instead, the winners of those awards were announced at a press conference the following month. The 18th Annual Latin Grammy Awards were still held on time, on November 16, 2017, despite the delay of the announcement of the nominations.
Nominees and winners
The following is the list of nominees.
General
Record of the Year
Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee — "Despacito" Rubén Blades — "La flor de la canela" Jorge Drexler — "El Surco" Alejandro Fernández — "Quiero Que Vuelvas" Juanes featuring Kali Uchis — "El Ratico" Mon Laferte featuring Juanes — "Amárrame" Maluma — "Felices los 4" Ricky Martin featuring Maluma — "Vente Pa' Ca" Residente — "Guerra" Shakira featuring Maluma — "Chantaje"
Album of the Year
Rubén Blades with Roberto Delgado & Orquesta — Salsa Big Band
Antonio Carmona — Obras Son Amores
Vicente García — A La Mar
Nicky Jam — Fénix
Juanes — Mis Planes Son Amarte
Mon Laferte — La Trenza
Natalia Lafourcade — Musas
Residente — Residente
Shakira — El Dorado
Danay Suárez — Palabras Manuales
Song of the Year
Daddy Yankee, Erika Ender and Luis Fonsi — "Despacito" (Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee) Mon Laferte — "Amárrame" (Mon Laferte featuring Juanes) Kevin Mauricio Jiménez Londoño, Bryan Snaider Lezcano Chaverra, Joel Antonio López Castro, Maluma and Shakira — "Chantaje" (Shakira featuring Maluma) Descemer Bueno and Melendi — "Desde Que Estamos Juntos" (Melendi) Ricardo Arjona — "Ella" Mario Cáceres, Kevin Mauricio Jiménez Londoño, Maluma, Servando Primera, Stiven Rojas and Bryan Snaider Lezcano Chaverra — "Felices los 4" (Maluma) Residente and Jeff Trooko — "Guerra" (Residente) Diana Fuentes and Tommy Torres — "La Fortuna" Natalia Lafourcade — "Tú Sí Sabes Quererme" Nermin Harambasic, Maluma, Ricky Martin, Mauricio Montaner, Ricky Montaner, Lars Pedersen, Carl Ryden, Justin Stein, Ronny Vidar Svendsen and Anne Judith Stokke Wik — "Vente Pa' Ca" (Ricky Martin featuring Maluma)