# Latin Grammy Award for Best Alternative Song

The Latin Grammy Award for Best Alternative Song 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 in the United States and internationally. The award is reserved to the songwriters of a new song containing at least 51% of the lyrics in Spanish. Instrumental recordings or cover songs are not eligible.
The award has been presented to songwriters originating from France, Mexico, Colombia and Puerto Rico. It was first earned by French musician Manu Chao for the song "Me Llaman Calle" in 2007.
The band members of Café Tacvba, Calle 13 and Carla Morrison are the only songwriters to have received this award more than once.

## Recipients

| Year | Songwriter(s) | Work | Performing artist(s) | Nominees |
| 2007 | Manu Chao | "Me Llaman Calle" | Manu Chao | Kevin Johansen – "Anoche Soñé Contigo" (Kevin Johansen) Héctor Buitrago and Andrea Echeverri – "Complemento" (Aterciopelados) Vicentico – "El Arbol De La Plaza" (Vicentico) León Larregui – "No Me Destruyas" (Zoé) |
| 2008 | Rubén Albarrán, Emmanuel del Real, Enrique Rangel & Joselo Rangel | "Volver a Comenzar" | Café Tacvba | J. L. Abreu, Marteen Andruet and Orlando Méndez – "Alguien" (Circo) Andrés Calamaro – "5 Minutos Más (Minibar)" (Andrés Calamaro) Juan Campodónico and Fernando Santullo – "El Mareo" (Bajofondo featuring Gustavo Cerati) Ximena Sariñana – "Normal" (Ximena Sariñana) María del Mar Rodríguez Carnero – "Papeles Mojados" (Chambao) |
| 2009 | René Pérez, Eduardo Cabra, Rubén Albarrán, Emmanuel del Real, Enrique Rangel & Joselo Rangel | "No Hay Nadie Como Tú" | Calle 13 featuring Café Tacvba | Fernando Burgos, Gabriel Galvan and Denise Gutierrez – "Bestia" (Hello Seahorse!) Cucu Diamantes, Andrés Levin, Beatriz Luengo and Yotuel Romero – "Más Fuerte" (CuCu Diamantes) Camila Moreno – "Millones" (Camila Moreno) Daniel 'Mono Loco' Carbonell, Jules Bikôkô, Miki Ramirez, Tomas Tirtha Rundquist, DJ Helios, Didak Fernandez and Steffan Rundquist – "Moving" (Macaco) Alex Pérez and Juan Son – "Nada" (Son) |
| 2010 | Gloria "Goyo" Martinez, Miguel "Slow" Martinez & Carlos "Tostao" Valencia | "De Donde Vengo Yo" | ChocQuibTown | Fernando Burgos, Gabriel Galvan and Denise Gutierrez – "Criminal" (Hello Seahorse!) Ceci Bastida – "Cuando Vuelvas a Caer" (Bastida) Roberto Musso – "El Hijo de Hernandez" (El Cuarteto de Nos) Gustavo Cortes, Ricardo Cortes and Nicolas Gonzalez – "Resistencia Indigena" (Sig Ragga) |
| 2011 | Rafa Arcaute & Calle 13 | "Calma Pueblo" | Calle 13 | Pascual Reyes – "Salgamos de Aquí" (San Pascualito Rey) Doctor Krápula – "Somos" (Doctor Krápula) DJ Blass and Fidel Nadal – "Te Robaste Mi Corazón" (Nadal) Sie7e – "Tengo Tu Love" (Sie7e) |
| 2012 | Carla Morrison | "Déjenme Llorar" | Carla Morrison | Bebe – "Mi Guapo" (Bebe) Juan Campodónico and Jorge Drexler – "1987" (Campo) John King, Kinky and Mala Rodríguez – "Negro Día" (Kinky) Caetano Veloso – "Neguinho" (Gal Costa) |
| 2013 | Bajofondo | "Pena En Mi Corazón" | Bajofondo | Leon Larregui – "Brillas" (Leon Larregui) Hello Seahorse! – "La Flotadera" (Hello Seahorse!) Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas – "Monta El Trueno" (Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas) Sig Ragga – "Pensando" (Sig Ragga) |
| 2014 | Calle 13 | "El Aguante" | Calle 13 | Gustavo Cortés and Sig Ragga – "Chaplin" (Sig Ragga) Jesús Báez Caballero and Siddhartha – "El Aire" (Siddhartha) Adrián Rodríguez and Diego Rodríguez – "La Lanza" (Babasónicos) Yayo González – "Vamos A Morir" (Paté de Fuá featuring Catalina García) |
| 2015 | Natalia Lafourcade & Leonel García | "Hasta la Raíz" | Natalia Lafourcade | Famasloop – "Allí Estás" (Famasloop) Andrés Nusser – "Caribbean" (Astro) Roberto Musso – "No Llora" (El Cuarteto de Nos) Javiera Mena – "Otra Era" (Mena) |
| 2016 | Carla Morrison | "Vez Primera" | Carla Morrison | Gustavo Cortés, Ricardo Cortés and Nicolas González – "Ángeles y Serafines" (Sig Ragga) Vicentico – "Averno, El Fantasma" (Los Fabulosos Cadillacs) Felipe Antunes and Otávio Carvalho – "Deus" (Vitrola Sintética) Kevin Johansen – "Es Como El Día" (Kevin Johansen + The Nada) |
| 2017 | Mon Laferte | "Amárrame" | Mon Laferte featuring Juanes | Sig Ragga – "Antonia" (Sig Ragga) Robert Musso – "Apocalipsis Zombi" (El Cuarteto de Nos) Rafael Arcaute and Residente – "Apocaliptico" (Residente) Stephen Marley and Danay Suárez – "Integridad" (Danay Suárez) |
| 2018 | Antón Alvarez Alfaro, Pablo Diaz-Reixa & Rosalía | "Malamente" | Rosalía | León Larregui – "Azul" (Zoé) Guillermo Galván – "Consejo de Sabios" (Vetusta Morla) Andrea Echeverri – "Dúo" (Aterciopelados) Dante Spinetta – "Mi Vida" (Dante Spinetta) |
| 2019 | David Julca, Jonathan Julca, Los Amigos Invisibles, Silverio Lozada & Servando Primera | "Tócamela" | Los Amigos Invisibles | El David Aguilar – "Causa Perdida" (El David Aguilar) Ismael Cancel and ILe – "Contra Todo" (ILe) Kevin Johansen – "Cuentas Claras" (Kevin Johansen) Adrián Dárgelos Rodríguez – "La Pregunta" (Babasónicos) |
| 2020 | Ismael Cancel, ILe & Natalia Lafourcade | "En Cantos" | ILe & Natalia Lafourcade | Rafa Arcaute, Pedro Campos and Nathy Peluso – "Buenos Aires" (Nathy Peluso) Wilberto Rodríguez – "Caracoles" (Cultura Profética) Eruca Sativa – "Carapazón" (Eruca Sativa) Mon Laferte – "Chilango Blues" (Mon Laferte) |
| 2021 | Alizzz, C. Tangana & Jorge Drexler | "Nominao" | C. Tangana and Jorge Drexler | Rafa Arcaute, Pedro Campos & Nathy Peluso – "AGARRATE" (Nathy Peluso) Andrea Echeverri – "Antidiva" (Aterciopelados) Gepe – "Confía" (Gepe & Vicentico) Omar Apollo, Rafa Arcaute, C. Tangana & Federico Vindver – "Te Olvidaste" (C. Tangana & Omar Apollo) |
| 2022 | Rafa Arcaute, Jorge Drexler & Federico Vindver | "El Día que Estrenaste el Mundo" | Jorge Drexler | Ca7riel & Tomas Sainz, songwriters – "Bad Bitch" (CA7RIEL) Alejandro Pérez, Siddhartha & Rul Velázquez, songwriters – "00:00" (Siddhartha) Yemi Alade, Carles Campi Campón, José Castillo, Jeff Peñalva, Liliana Saumet & Magdelys Savigne, songwriters – "Conexión Total" (Bomba Estéreo & Yemi Alade) Ricardo Mollo, Omar Varela, WOS & Facundo Yalve, songwriters – "Culpa" (WOS featuring Ricardo Mollo) Larry Gold, Noah Goldstein, Chad Hugo, Rosalía, David Rodríguez, Jacob Sherman, Michael Uzowuru, Pilar Vila Tobella, Dylan Wiggins & Pharrell Williams, songwriters – "Hentai" (Rosalía) |
| 2023 | Dante Spinetta | "El Lado Oscuro del Corazón" | Dante Spinetta | Sebastian Ayala, Daniel Briceño, Henry D'Arthenay, Rodolfo Pagliuca & Hector Tosta, songwriters – "Aleros/Pompeii" (La Vida Bohème) Cami & Jonathan Julca, songwriters – "ANASTASIA" (Cami) El David Aguilar, songwriter – "Cicatriz Radiante" (El David Aguilar) Ismael Cancel, iLe & Mon Laferte, songwriters – "Traguito" (iLe & Mon Laferte) |
| 2024 | Devonté Hynes & Nathy Peluso | "El Día Que Perdí Mi Juventud" | Nathy Peluso | J Noa, Jeffrey Peñalva "Trooko" & Skai, songwriters – "Cabecear" (J Noa) Francisco Rojas & Francisca Valenzuela, songwriters – "Déjalo Ir" (Francisca Valenzuela) Goyo, Illmind, Omar Isaiah Lupuku, Don Mills, Carlos Santander & Telly, songwriters – "Insomnia" (Goyo) Nicole Horts, Camilo Velez & Maria Vertiz, songwriters – "Lloro" (Nicole Horts) |
* Each year is linked to the article about the Latin Grammy Awards held that year.
* The performing artist is only listed but does not receive the award.
* Showing the name of the songwriter(s), the nominated song and in parentheses the performer's name(s).