TheLatin Grammy Award for Best Urban Music Album is an honor presented annually at theLatin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and promotes a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions ofLatin recording artists in the United States and internationally.[1] According to the category description guide for the13th Latin Grammy Awards, the award is for vocal or instrumentalmerengue house,R&B,reggaeton andrap music albums containing at least 51 percent playing time of newly recorded material.[2] The award was first presented as theBest Rap/Hip-Hop Album until it received its current name, Best Urban Music Album, at the5th Latin Grammy Awards ceremony in 2004.[3][4]
Residente is the most awarded artist in this category, with five; one solo and four as part of Calle 13. In2013,Mala Rodríguez became the first female artist and the first Spanish artist to win the award. Puerto Rican singersTito "El Bambino" andIvy Queen are tied with the most nominations without a win, with three each.
Two-time winnerVico C.2005 winnerDaddy Yankee. He is also the artist with most nominations with six.Calle 13 are the most successful act in the category, with five wins.2012 winnerDon Omar.2013 winnerMala Rodríguez.Three-time winnerBad Bunny.2023 and2024 winnerKarol G became the first Female artist to win this award twice.
^"Category Guide".Latin Grammy Awards. United States: Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. Archived fromthe original on September 13, 2012. RetrievedOctober 1, 2012.
^"2009 Nominados > Urbana".Latin Grammy Awards (in Spanish). Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. 2010. Archived fromthe original on February 10, 2010. RetrievedOctober 5, 2012.
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