The 20th Annual Latin Grammy Awards were held on Thursday, November 14, 2019, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada and was broadcast on Univision.
[3][4] Juanes was honored as the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year on the night prior to the telecast.
[5] Thalía was honored with the President's Merit Award for her achievements and outstanding contribution in Latin music.
Alejandro Sanz and Camila Cabello — "Mi Persona Favorita" Alfonso Pérez, Julio Reyes Copello & Alejandro Sanz, record producers; Nicolás De La Espriella, Carlos Fernando López, Alfonso Pérez, Natalia Ramírez, Nicolás Ramírez & Julio Reyes Copello, recording engineers; Trevor Lyle Muzzy, mixer; Gene Grimaldi, mastering engineer Rosalía — El Mal Querer El Guincho & Rosalía, album producers; El Guincho, album recording engineer; Jaycen Joshua, album mixer; Antón Álvarez Alfaro, El Guincho & Rosalía, songwriters; Chris Athens, album mastering engineer "Calma" — Pedro Capó, Gabriel Edgar González Pérez & George Noriega, songwriters (Pedro Capó) Nella Rosalía — El Mal Querer Fonseca — Agustín "Mi Persona Favorita" — Alejandro Sanz and Camila Cabello, songwriters (Alejandro Sanz and Camila Cabello) Pedro Capó and Farruko — "Calma (Remix)" Bad Bunny — X 100pre "Con Altura" — J Balvin, Mariachi Budda, Frank Dukes, Teo Halm, El Guincho, Alejandro Ramirez and Rosalía, songwriters (Rosalía and J Balvin featuring El Guincho) Draco Rosa — Monte Sagrado Andrés Calamaro — Cargar la Suerte "Verdades Afiladas" — Andrés Calamaro and German Wiedemer, songwriters (Andrés Calamaro) Mon Laferte — Norma "Tócamela" — David Julca, Jonathan Julca, Los Amigos Invisibles, Silverio Lozada and Servando Primera, songwriters (Los Amigos Invisibles) Tony Succar — Mas De Mi Puerto Candelaria and Juancho Valencia — Yo Me Llamo Cumbia Andrés Cepeda — Andrés Cepeda Big Band (Live) Juan Luis Guerra 4.40 — Literal "Kitipun" — Juan Luis Guerra, songwriter (Juan Luis Guerra 4.40) Kany García — Contra el Viento Christian Nodal — Ahora Banda Los Sebastianes — A Través Del Vaso Elida Reyna y Avante — Colores Intocable — Percepción "No Te Contaron Mal" — Edgar Barrera, Gussy Lau and Christian Nodal, songwriters (Christian Nodal) Gustavo Casenave — Balance Luis Enrique + C4 Trio — Tiempo Al Tiempo Quinteto Astor Piazzolla — Revolucionario Chucho Valdés — Jazz Batá 2 Juan Delgado — Todo Pasa Delino Marçal — Guarda Meu Coração Anavitória — O Tempo É Agora BaianaSystem — O Futuro Não Demora Mart'nália — Mart'nália Canta Vinicius De Moraes Gilberto Gil — Ok Ok Ok Marília Mendonça — Em Todos os Cantos Hermeto Pascoal — Hermeto Pascoal E Sua Visão Original Do Forró "Desconstrução" Tiago Iorc, songwriter (Tiago Iorc) The Lucky Band — Buenos Diaz Samuel Torres and La Nueva Filarmonía — Regreso Sirena Rodner Padilla, arranger (Luis Enrique + C4 Trio) El Mal Querer Man Mourentan and Tamara Pérez, art directors (Rosalía) El Mal Querer El Guincho and Brian Hernández, engineers; Jaycen Joshua, mixer; Chris Athens, mastering engineer (Rosalía) Tony Succar Kany García and Residente — "Banana Papaya" Residente, video director; Stephanie "Tuty" Correa, video producer Alejandro Sanz — Lo Que Fui Es Lo Que Soy Mercedes Cantero, Oscar García Blesa, Gervasio Iglesias and Alexis Morante, video directors; Alvaro Agustin, Ghislain Barrois & Gervasio Iglesias, video producers Thalía - President's Merit Award The exclusion of urban entries in the Album, Record, and Song of the Year categories sparked controversy.
Colombian singer, J. Balvin started the hashtag #SinReggaetónNoHayGrammyLatino’ (There is no Latin Grammy without Reggaeton) which was soon endorsed by other reggaeton artists such as Daddy Yankee, Becky G, Maite Perroni, Lali Esposito, Tini, Karol G, Natti Natasha, and Anuel AA.