2024 Grammys: Karol G Becomes First Woman to Win Best Musica Urbana Album

In a night of musical celebration and historic achievements, Karol G emerged as a trailblazer at the 2024 Grammys, solidifying her position as a leading Latina in the music industry, according to Harpers Bazaar.

The Colombian superstar made history by becoming the first woman to win Best Musica Urbana Album for her 2023 hit, "Mañana Será Bonito."

Dressed in a stunning silver gown with pink hair, the "Oki Doki" singer expressed her gratitude to fans, her team, and her home country, Medellín, Colombia, for their unwavering support.

"Hi, my name is Karol G, and I am from Medellín, Colombia," she began her speech.

"This is my first time at the Grammys, and this is my first time holding my own Grammy. I'm super happy, I'm super nervous, and I'm super excited to be in front of so many legends that I admire and respect. My album has given me the best memories of my whole life. My fans give me motivation and inspiration ... I promise to give you my best always! I hope this is the first of so many," she added.

Karol G, overwhelmed with joy, delivered a heartfelt speech during which she acknowledged the legends in the room and promised to continue delivering her best to her fans.

Karol G's victory marked her as only the second artist ever to claim the award for Best Música Urbana Album since its inception two years ago.

Previously, Puerto Rican sensation Bad Bunny had dominated the category, winning in both 2022 and 2023.

2024 Grammys Latin Winners

Here are the winners and nominees for the 2024 Grammy Awards Latin winners from various music categories, per Billboard.

Best Latin Pop Album

• La Cuarta Hoja, Pablo Alborán

• Beautiful Humans, Vol. 1, AleMor

• A Ciegas, Paula Arenas

• La Neta, Pedro Capó

• Don Juan, Maluma

• WINNER: X Mí (Vol. 1), Gaby Moreno

Best Musica Urbana Album

• SATURNO, Rauw Alejandro

• WINNER: MAÑANA SERá BONITO, Karol G

• DATA, Tainy

Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album

• MARTíNEZ, Cabra

• Leche De Tigre, Diamante Eléctrico

• WINNER (tie): Vida Cotidiana, Juanes

• WINNER (tie): De Todas Las Flores, Natalia Lafourcade

• EADDA9223, Fito Paez

Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)

• Bordado A Mano, Ana Bárbara
• La Sánchez, Lila Downs
• Motherflower, Flor De Toloache
• Amor Como En Las Películas De Antes, Lupita Infante
• WINNER: GéNESIS, Peso Pluma

Best Tropical Latin Album

• Voy A Ti, Luis Figueroa
• Niche Sinfónico, Grupo Niche y Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Colombia
• VIDA, Omara Portuondo
• MIMY & TONY, Tony Succar, Mimy Succar
• Escalona Nunca Se Había Grabado Así, Carlos Vives
• WINNER: Siembra: 45o Aniversario (En Vivo en el Coliseo de Puerto Rico, 14 de Mayo 2022), Rubén Blades con Roberto Delgado & Orquesta

Best Latin Jazz Album

• Quietude, Eliane Elias
• My Heart Speaks, Ivan Lins with the Tblisi Symphony Orchestra
• Vox Humana, Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band
• Cometa, Luciana Souza & Trio Corrente
• WINNER: El Arte Del Bolero Vol. 2, Miguel Zenón & Luis Perdomo

Best Global Music Performance

• "Shadow Forces," Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer & Shahzad Ismaily
• "Alone," Burna Boy
• "FEEL," Davido
• "Milagro y Desastre," Silvana Estrada
• "Abundance in Millets," Falu & Gaurav Shah (featuring PM Narendra Modi)
• WINNER: "Pashto," Béla Fleck, Edgar Meyer & Zakir Hussain featuring Rakesh Chaurasia
• "Todo Colores," Ibrahim Maalouf featuring Cimafunk & Tank and the Bangas

Best Global Music Album

• Epifanías, Susana Baca
• History, Bokanté
• I Told Them..., Burna Boy
• Timeless, Davido
• WINNER: This Moment, Shakti

Best Children's Music Album

• Ahhhhh!, Andrew & Polly
• Ancestars, Pierce Freelon & Nnenna Freelon
• Hip Hope For Kids!, DJ Willy Wow!
• Taste the Sky, Uncle Jumbo
• WINNER: We Grow Together Preschool Songs, 123 Andrés

Best Orchestral Performance

• WINNER: "Adès: Dante," Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
• "Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra; Four Pieces," Karina Canellakis, conductor (Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra)
• "Price: Symphony No. 4; Dawson: Negro Folk Symphony," Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor (The Philadelphia Orchestra)
• "Scriabin: Symphony No. 2; The Poem of Ecstasy," JoAnn Falletta, conductor (Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)
• "Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring," Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)

2024 Grammys Winners List

Here are the rest of the Grammy Awards winners, according to Pitchfork.

Album of the Year: Taylor Swift - Midnights

Record of the Year: Miley Cyrus - Flowers

Best New Artist: Victoria Monét

Song of the Year: Billie Eilish - What Was I Made For? [From the Motion Picture "Barbie"]

Best Pop Vocal Album: Taylor Swift - Midnights

Best R&B Song: SZA - Snooze

Best Country Album: Lainey Wilson - Bell Bottom Country

Best Pop Solo Performance: Miley Cyrus - Flowers

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical: Jack Antonoff

Producer of the Year, Classical: Elaine Martone

Best Engineered Album, Classical: Riccardo Muti & Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Contemporary American Composers

Best Bluegrass Album: Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway - City of Gold

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album: Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain, Edgar Meyer, Featuring Rakesh Chaurasia - As We Speak

Best Jazz Instrumental Album: Billy Childs: - The Winds of Change

Best Jazz Performance: Samara Joy: - Tight

Best Progressive R&B Album: SZA - SOS

Best R&B Performance: Coco Jones - ICU

Best Contemporary Classical Composition: Awadagin Pratt, A Far Cry & Roomful of Teeth - Montgomery: Rounds

Best Classical Compendium: Various Artists - Passion for Bach and Coltrane

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album: Julia Bullock, soloist; Christian Reif, conductor (Philharmonia Orchestra) - Walking in the Dark

Best Classical Instrumental Solo: Louisville Orchestra - The American Project

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance: Roomful of Teeth - Rough Magic

Best Choral Performance: Uusinta Ensemble; Helsinki Chamber Choir - Saariaho: Reconnaissance

Best Opera Recording: The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus - Blanchard: Champion

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals: Säje Featuring Jacob Collier - In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning

Best Regional Roots Music Album: Buckwheat Zydeco Jr. & The Legendary Ils Sont Partis Band - New Beginnings

Best Folk Album: Joni Mitchell - Joni Mitchell at Newport (Live)

Best Country Duo/Group Performance: Zach Bryan Featuring Kacey Musgraves - I Remember Everything

Best Jazz Vocal Album: Nicole Zuraitis - How Love Begins

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella: The String Revolution Featuring Tommy Emmanuel - Folsom Prison Blues

Best Instrumental Composition: John Williams - Helena's Theme

Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording: Michelle Obama - The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times

Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album: Carla Patullo Featuring Tonality and The Scorchio Quartet - So She Howls

Best Reggae Album (Tie): Juanes - Vida Cotidiana and Natalia Lafourcade - De Todas las Flores

Best Alternative Jazz Album: Meshell Ndegeocello - The Omnichord Real Book

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album: The Count Basie Orchestra Directed by Scotty Barnhart - Basie Swings the Blues

Best Historical Album: Various Artists - Written in Their Soul: The Stax Songwriter Demos

Best Album Notes: Various Artists - Written in Their Soul: The Stax Songwriter Demos

Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package: Various Artists - For the Birds: The Birdsong Project

Best Recording Package: Dry Cleaning - Stumpwork

Best Comedy Album: Dave Chappelle - What's in a Name?

Best Alternative Music Album: Boygenius - The Record

Best Alternative Music Performance: Paramore - This Is Why

Best Rock Album: Paramore - This Is Why

Best Rock Song: Boygenius - Not Strong Enough

Best Metal Performance: Metallica - 72 Seasons

Best Rock Performance: Boygenius - Not Strong Enough

Best Musical Theater Album: Some Like It Hot

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: Laufey - Bewitched

Best Global Music Album: Shakti - This Moment

Best African Music Performance: Tyla - Water

Best Global Music Performance: Béla Fleck, Edgar Meyer & Zakir Hussain Featuring Rakesh Chaurasia - Pashto

Best Spoken Word Poetry Album: J. Ivy - The Light Inside

Best Rap Album: Killer Mike - Michael

Best Rap Song: Killer Mike Featuring André 3000, Future and Eryn Allen Kane - Scientists & Engineers

Best Melodic Rap Performance: Lil Durk Featuring J. Cole - All My Life

Best Rap Performance: Killer Mike Featuring André 3000, Future and Eryn Allen Kane - Scientists & Engineers

Best R&B Album: Victoria Monét - Jaguar II

Best Traditional R&B Performance: PJ Morton Featuring Susan Carol - Good Morning

Best Gospel Performance/Song: Kirk Franklin - All Things

Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical: Theron Thomas

Best Roots Gospel Album: Blind Boys of Alabama - Echoes of the South

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album: Lecrae - Church Clothes 4

Best Gospel Album: Tye Tribbett - All Things New: Live in Orlando

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song: Lecrae & Tasha Cobbs Leonard - Your Power

Best Contemporary Blues Album: Larkin Poe - Blood Harmony

Best Traditional Blues Album: Bobby Rush - All My Love for You

Best Americana Album: Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit - Weathervanes

Best American Roots Song: Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit - Cast Iron Skillet

Best Americana Performance: Brandy Clark Featuring Brandi Carlile - Dear Insecurity

Best American Roots Performance: Allison Russell - Eve Was Black

Best Country Song: Chris Stapleton - White Horse

Best Country Solo Performance: Chris Stapleton - White Horse

Best Immersive Audio Album: Alicia Keys - The Diary of Alicia Keys

Best Remixed Recording: Depeche Mode - Wagging Tongue (Wet Leg Remix)

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical: Victoria Monét - Jaguar II

Best Music Film: David Bowie Moonage Daydream

Best Music Video: The Beatles - I'm Only Sleeping

Best Song Written for Visual Media: Billie Eilish - What Was I Made For? [From the Motion Picture "Barbie"]

Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media: Stephen Barton & Gordy Haab - Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (Includes Film and Television): Ludwig Göransson - Oppenheimer

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media: Various Artists - Barbie the Album

Best Tropical Latin Album: Rubén Blades con Roberto Delgado & Orquesta - Siembra: 45° Aniversario (En Vivo en el Coliseo de Puerto Rico, 14 de Mayo 2022)

Best Dance/Electronic Music Album: Fred Again.. - Actual Life 3 (January 1 - September 9 2022)

Best Pop Dance Recording: Kylie Minogue - Padam Padam

Best Dance/Electronic Recording: Skrillex, Fred Again.. & Flowdan - Rumble

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: SZA Featuring Phoebe Bridgers - Ghost in the Machine

The Grammy night celebrated diversity and musical excellence across genres, honoring both seasoned artists and emerging talents. As the music industry continues to evolve, these awards serve as a testament to the richness and creativity within the global music landscape.

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Written by: Bert Hoover

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