Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53the song performed by Shakira and Bizarrap, received this Thursday, at the 24th edition of the Latin Grammy Awards, the award for song of the year, which honors its composers, among whom are also Kevyn Mauricio Cruz and ZECCA.
Previously, the Argentine Bizarrap and the Spanish Quevedo had won the award for best Urban Song at the 24th edition of the Latin Grammys as composers of their famous Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 52which has already achieved the feat of staying at global number 1 on Spotify for seven weeks.
“The recognition they give to this project that I started in my room with a computer is impressive,” said Bizarrap, behind his iconic sunglasses. “I want to dedicate it to all the boys and girls who are starting out, so that they can see that with very little you can achieve a lot.”
Shortly after, Édgar Barrera opened the list of winners with his award for Composer of the Year, the first awarded at the Palace of Congresses and Exhibitions of Seville (FIBES), the first time it has been held outside the United States.
So the producer born in Ramos Mejía has already raised three statuettes, the first with Quevedo and the second with Shakira, who is accompanied by her children Milan and Sasha. They received the award for best Pop Song, for Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53.
“This is incredible! Biza, how do you feel?” the Colombian asked our compatriot. “There was a lot of work behind this song. “Shaki was able to express what she felt and that is the most important thing, I feel, about this topic,” Bizarrap replied.
In addition, the Ástor Piazzolla Quintet won the award for Best Tango Album for their work Operation Tango.
Nathy Peluso’s outburst
Nathy Peluso won in the Best Short Version Music Video category for the video clip of You are really hot, . “My mother’s pussy!” she shouted. “You know that I believe in theater, I believe in fiction, I am fascinated by cinema and for me music gives us the opportunity to tell stories and present them with images. This video was an emotional journey and a cinematic journey, thanks to my friends who helped me carry it out. I just wanted to chase some guy through the streets of New York and tell him he was great.”
Dante Spinetta won the award for Best Alternative Song for The dark side of the Heart. “This is a huge emotion, I want to first thank God and my children Brando and Vida,” said the musician.
The second most nominated Argentine, María Becerra, had four nominations and was left empty-handed. Nor Best urban fusion/interpretation (Hopefully), nor Best Reggaeton Performance (Automatic), nor Song of the Year (Friendsalong with Pablo Alborán), nor Best Urban Song (Automatic).
Other distinguished artists in the first moments of the award were the Mexicans Molotov, who won the Latin Grammy for best Rock Album against the Spanish Arde Bogotá and their Cowboys de la Aamong others, as well as the Cuban Omara Portuondo, who obtained hers for Life as the best Traditional Tropical Album.
Most awarded
Colombia has confirmed itself as the musical power from which a good number of winners come from in the 24th edition of the Latin Grammys, from Shakira to Juanes, including Karol G and Camilo. The list of distinguished Colombians adds more names, such as Carlos Vives or Juan Galiano, which makes this country the most successful.
The musical alliance of Shakira and Karol G in TQG She has won the Latin Grammy for best urban fusion/interpretation; Juanes has won the award for best pop/rock album for Daily life and Camilo for best long version music video for The first tour of my life.
Carlos Vives (cumbia or vallenato album by Escalona had never been recorded like this); Andrés Cepeda (best traditional pop vocal album for Fourteenth); Monsieur Periné (best alternative music album for Apocalyptic Bolero) and Juan Galiano (best rock song for Tiger milk).
The American of Mexican origin Édgar Barrera, the main candidate of the night with 13 nominations, has also managed to translate three of his nominations into awards, that of composer of the year, that of best regional Mexican song for x100to and best producer of the year.
Mexican Natalia Lafourcade has won two awards, winner of the Latin Grammy for best album and best song by singer-songwriter.
Lafourcade celebrated “the medicinal power” of music after acknowledging that this was “the most personal album” of her career, at a time when she was “all broken.”
Among the acceptance speeches, Paquito D’Rivera dedicated his award for the best Contemporary Classical Work/Composition to “the people of Cuba and Venezuela, who will one day be free,” and Gaby Amarantos did the same to “all the women black women from Brazil” for his album of roots music in the Portuguese language.