# Latin Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album

The Latin Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album is an honor presented annually by the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and promotes a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally. According to the category description guide for the 2012 Latin Grammy Awards, the award is for vocal or instrumental alternative albums containing at least 51 percent newly recorded material. It is awarded to solo artists, duos or groups.
Mexican artists have received this award more than any other nationality, though it has also been presented to artists originating from Colombia, the United States, and Venezuela. The award was first given to Mexican group Café Tacuba for the album Cuatro Caminos at the 5th Latin Grammy Awards ceremony held in 2004. The category is shared as the most wins with Café Tacuba, Natalia Lafourcade, Julieta Venegas and Aterciopelados with two wins each. The Mexican band Kinky with four nominations is the band with most nominations without a win.

## Winners and nominees

| Year | Performing artist(s) | Work | Nominees |
| 2004 | Café Tacuba | Cuatro Caminos | Babasónicos – Infame Kinky – Atlas Ozomatli – Coming Up Plastilina Mosh – Hola Chicuelos |
| 2005 | Ozomatli | Street Signs | Circo – En El Cielo De Tu Boca Ely Guerra – Sweet & Sour, Hot y Spicy Los Amigos Invisibles – The Venezuelan Zinga Son, Vol. 1 Los Rabanes – Ecolecua |
| 2006 | Julieta Venegas | Limón y Sal | Babasónicos – Anoche Café Tacuba – Un Viaje Nortec Collective – Tijuana Sessions Vol. 3 Pastora – La Vida Moderna |
| 2007 | Aterciopelados | Oye | Kevin Johansen – Logo Kinky – Reina Vicentico – Los Pájaros Zoé – Memo Rex Commander y el Corazón Atómico de la Vía Láctea |
| 2008 | Julieta Venegas | MTV Unplugged | Babasónicos – Mucho Café Tacuba – Si No Circo – Cursi Manu Chao – La Radiolina |
| 2009 | Los Amigos Invisibles | Comercial | Babasónicos – Mucho + Kinky – Barracuda Novalima – Coba Coba Zoé – Reptilectric |
| 2010 | Ely Guerra | Hombre Invisible | Banda de Turistas – Magical Radiophonic Heart Bengala – Oro El Cuarteto de Nos – Bipolar Perrozompopo – CPC (Canciones Populares Contestatarias) |
| 2011 | Zoé | MTV Unplugged/Música de Fondo | Doctor Krápula – Corazón Bombea/Vivo Fidel Nadal – Forever Together Carla Morrison – Mientras Tu Dormias Mr. Pauer – Soundtrack |
| 2012 | Carla Morrison | Déjenme Llorar | Lisandro Aristimuño – Mundo Anfibio ChocQuibTown – Eso Es Lo Que Hay Ulises Hadjis – Cosas Perdidas Kinky – Sueño de la Máquina |
| 2013 | Natalia Lafourcade | Mujer Divina – Homenaje a Agustín Lara | Bomba Estéreo – Elegancia Tropical Café Tacuba – El Objeto Antes Llamado Disco Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas – Chances León Larregui – Solstis |
| 2014 | Babasónicos | Romantisísmico | Caloncho – Fruta Los Cafres – Los Cafres - 25 Años De Música! Siddhartha – El Vuelo Del Pez Sig Ragga – Aquelarre |
| 2015 | Natalia Lafourcade | Hasta la Raíz | Bomba Estéreo – Amanecer Centavrvs – Sombras de Oro Los Auténticos Decadentes – Y La Banda Sigue Porter – Moctezuma |
| 2016 | Illya Kuryaki & The Valderramas | L.H.O.N. | Bebe – Cambio de Piel Esteman – Caótica Belleza Mon Laferte – Mon Laferte - Vol. 1 Carla Morrison – Amor Supremo |
| 2017 | Café Tacuba | Jei Beibi | El Cuarteto de Nos – Apocalipsis Zombi Mon Laferte – La Trenza Sig Ragga – La Promesa de Thamar Danay Suárez – Palabras Manuales |
| 2018 | Aterciopelados | Claroscura | Dante Spinetta – Puñal Telmary – Fuerza Arará Vetusta Morla – Mismo Sitio, Distinto Lugar Zoé – Aztlan |
| 2019 | Mon Laferte | Norma | Alex Anwandter – Latinoamericana Babasónicos – Discutible Bandalos Chinos – BACH Marilina Bertoldi – Prender Un Fuego |
| 2020 | Cultura Profética | Sobrevolando | Hello Seahorse! – Disco Estimulante LOUTA – 2030 Lido Pimienta – Miss Colombia Barbi Recanati – Ubicación en Tiempo Real |
| 2021 | Nathy Peluso | Calambre | Arca – KiCk i Aterciopelados – Tropiplop Cabra – Cabra Café Tacvba – Un Segundo MTV Unplugged |
| 2022 | Rosalía | Motomami (Digital Album) | Afro-Andean Funk – The Sacred Leaf Arca – KICK ii Bomba Estéreo – Deja CA7RIEL – El Disko |
| 2023 | Monsieur Periné | Bolero Apocalíptico | Cabra – Martínez iLe – Nacarile Dante Spinetta – Mesa Dulce Zahara – Reputa |
| 2024 | Mon Laferte | Autopoiética | Dillom – Por Cesárea Hello Seahorse! – Hiper Nicole Horts – Nica Ali Stone – Pandora Wos – DESCARTABLE |