Natalia Lafourcade Reigns At 2015 Latin Grammy Awards With Five Wins [Photos]

  • 20 November 2015

This year's Latin Grammy Awards was as colorful as ever, with performances from the likes of Will Smith and Nicky Jam, to political statements against racism and Donald Trump. Plus, Natalia Lafourcade predictably stole the night with no less than FIVE trophies.

Image caption Nicky Jam performed at this year's Latin Grammys

The Mexican popstar looked thrilled as she posed on the red carpet at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas following her explosive win. Not only did she land Record Of The Year for 'Hasta La Raíz' featuring Leonel García, she also managed to grab Song Of The Year and Best Alternative Song, with her album of the same name landing Best Alternative Music Album and Best Engineered Album.

Image caption Natalia Lafourcade couldn't even hold all her awards

She lost out on Album Of The Year, however, to Dominican singer Juan Luis Guerra's 'Todo Tiene Su Hora', which also earned Best Contemporary Tropical Album. His song 'Tus Besos' was nominated for Record Of The Year and Best Tropical Song, but only won the latter.

Image caption Juan Luis Guerra was the second biggest winner with three awards

Lafourcade's collaborator García didn't manage to scoop any solo wins on the night, with his single '¿Recuerdas?' losing out on Song Of The Year, his album 'Amor Futuro' being ousted for Best Singer-Songwriter Album by Alex Cuba's 'Healer', and his record with Jorge Drexler, 'Ella Es', didn't make Record Of The Year.

Image caption Leonel Garcia didn't have as much luck as his collaborator

It was good news for Columbia collective Monsieur Periné, though, with the newcomers getting recognised as the Best New Artist - their album 'Caja De Música' was even nominated for Album Of The Year. They faced competition in the New Artist category from the likes of jazz pianist Iván Melón Lewis, Venezualan singer Manu Manzo and Rubén Rada's daughter Julieta Rada.

Image caption Newcomers Monsieur Perine had a warm welcome to the Latin Grammys

Jacqueline Bracamontes and 'Without a Trace' star Roselyn Sanchez co-hosted the 16th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, which also saw wins from urban musicians Tego Calderón and J Balvin, Enrique Iglesias with Nicky Jam, and video director Marcelo Fontao.

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Image caption Tego Calderon was among the many urban artists at the event