Latin Grammy Award for Best New Artist
The Latin Grammy Award for Best New Artist 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, nationally and internationally. The award is given to solo artists or groups that first establish an identity to the public as a performer and release a Spanish or Portuguese language recording during the period of eligibility. In 2012, the Academy announced the category would include ten nominees to reflect changes within the music industry.
The award for Best New Artist was first presented to the Cuban performer Ibrahim Ferrer in 2000. Benefiting from the release of the documentary Buena Vista Social Club, which launched him to stardom, Ferrer received the award at age seventy-three after being a performer for sixty years. The next three award recipients were Juanes, Jorge Moreno, and David Bisbal. In 2004, Brazilian singer Maria Rita became the first female winner. Spanish singer-songwriter Bebe announced her retirement one year after receiving the 2005 award; however, she returned to the music business five years later with the release of her second album, Y. The bands Calle 13 and Jesse & Joy won the next two awards, followed by singers Kany García, Alexander Acha, Alex Cuba, Sie7e, Mexican DJs 3Ball MTY, Gaby Moreno, Mariana Vega, Manuel Medrano, Vicente García, Karol G and Nella. Spanish singer Rosalía became the first artist to be nominated for the award, in 2017, and also the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 2020.
The award has been presented to nine male and seven female artists; 3Ball MTY, Calle 13, Jesse & Joy and Monsieur Periné are the only ensembles to earn the award. Since its inception, the award has been presented to musicians or groups originating from Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Spain and Venezuela.
Recipients
| Year | Winner | Nationality | Nominees | Ref. |
| 2000 | Cuba | |||
| 2001 | Juanes | Colombia | ||
| 2002 | CubaUnited States |
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| 2003 | Spain | |||
| 2004 | Brazil | |||
| 2005 | Spain | |||
| 2006 | Puerto Rico | |||
| 2007 | Jesse & Joy | Mexico | ||
| 2008 | Puerto Rico | |||
| 2009 | Mexico | |||
| 2010 | CubaCanada | |||
| 2011 | Sie7e | Puerto Rico | ||
| 2012 | 3Ball MTY | Mexico | ||
| 2013 | Guatemala | |||
| 2014 | Venezuela | |||
| 2015 | Colombia | |||
| 2016 | Manuel Medrano | Colombia | ||
| 2017 | Vicente García | Dominican Republic | ||
| 2018 | Karol G | Colombia | ||
| 2019 | Nella | Venezuela |