Berklee Alumni and Faculty Nominated for 2024 Latin Grammy Awards

Twenty-one Berklee alumni and one faculty member have received Latin Grammy nominations for performing, songwriting, production, engineering, and mixing across several categories, including Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Best New Artist, Best Latin Jazz/Jazz Album, and Producer of the Year.

The Latin Recording Academy will honor the achievements of Latin music and its creators at the 25th annual Latin Grammy Awards on Thursday, November 14, from the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida. The three-hour telecast of the 2024 Latin Grammy Awards will be produced by TelevisaUnivision and will air live on Univision, Galavisión, and ViX on Thursday, November 14, at 8:00 p.m. 

Miguel Zenón ’98, who returns as the Ken Pullig Visiting Scholar in Jazz Studies this academic year at the college, was nominated for his eighth Latin Grammy in the category of Best Latin Jazz/Jazz Album for El Arte Del Bolero, Vol. 2, a collaboration with Berklee faculty member Luis Perdomo. Internationally renowned Dominican musician and singer Juan Luis Guerra ’82 ’09H, who studied jazz composition at Berklee, is up for five awards at this year’s ceremony, including Record of the Year, Album of the Year, and Producer of the Year. 

Latin Grammy winner Cristina Abaroa PDM ’91 received her fourth consecutive nomination in the Best Latin Children's Album category, for producing ¡A Cantar! by Danilo & Chapis, a group she founded.

Colombian singer-songwriter Nicolle Horbath BM ’22 received two nominations this year, in the categories of Best New Artist and Best Singer-Songwriter Album, for her debut EP, De Magia Imperfecta, which explores themes of love, family, gratitude, and loss. In 2018, Horbath was awarded the Prodigy Scholarship from the Latin Grammy Cultural Foundation. She recently performed with Colombian superstar Juanes on NPR’s Tiny Desk concert, in celebration of Latin Music Month.

Below is a full list of Berklee alumni Latin Grammy nominees. Please note the list is subject to change as we receive updated information. 

Record of the Year

“Una Vida Pasada,” Camilo & Carin Leon
Nico González BM ’15, recording and mastering engineer

“Mambo 23,” Juan Luis Guerra 
Juan Luis Guerra ’82 ’09H, record producer

“Igual Que Un Ángel,” Kali Uchis & Peso Pluma
Enrique Larreal BM ’04, recording engineer

Album of the Year

Bolero, Ángela Aguilar
Cheche Alara BM ’94, album producer

Cuatro, Camilo
Nico González BM ’15, recording engineer, mixer

Garcia, Kany Garcia
Lewis Pickett BM ’09, album mixer

Mañana Será Bonito (Bichota Season), Karol G
Sky Rompiendo BM ’12, album producer

Radio Güira, Juan Luis Guerra
Juan Luis Guerra ’82 ’09H,  album producer, songwriter

Las Letras Ya No Importan, Residente
Leo Genovese PD ’04, songwriter

Song of the Year 

“313,” Leo Genovese, Residente & Silvia Pérez Cruz
Leo Genovese PD ’04, songwriter

Best New Artist

Nicolle Horbath BM ’22

Best Pop Vocal Album

Escrita, Nicole Zignago
Nicole Zignago BM ’19

Best Pop Song

“Amor," José Andrés Benitez
José Andrés Benitez BM ’18, songwriter 

Best Urban Song

“El Cielo, "Sky Rompiendo 
Sky Rompiendo BM ’12, songwriter

Best Alternative Song

"Lloro," Nicole Horts, Camilo Velez & Maria Vertiz
Maria Vertiz BM ’19, songwriter

Best Salsa Album

Coexistencia, Luis Figueroa
Luis Figueroa BM ’20, singer

Best Merengue/Bachata Album

Radio Güira, Juan Luis Guerra 
Juan Luis Guerra ’82 ’09H

Best Contemporary Tropical Album

Epílogo: La Clave Del Tiempo
Jeremy Bosch BM ‘12

Best Tropical Song 

“Mambo 23," Juan Luis Guerra 
Juan Luis Guerra ’82 ’09H, songwriter 

Best Singer/Songwriter Album

De Magia Imperfecta, Nicolle Horbath
Nicolle Horbath BM ’22

Best Ranchero/Mariachi Album

Mariachi y Tequila (Deluxe), Majo Aguilar
Víctor Badillo BM ’22, songwriter

Best Regional Song

“Cancion Para Olvidarte," Mango, Nabález, Chris Zadley, and Nicole Zignago
Nabález ’16, songwriter
Nicole Zignago ’19

Best Latin Jazz/Jazz Album

El Arte Del Bolero, Vol. 2, Miguel Zenón & Luis Perdomo
Miguel Zenón BM ’08
Luis Perdomo, artist

Best Latin Children's Album

¡A Cantar!, Danilo & Chapis
Cristina Abaroa PD ’91, producer

Best Recording Package

En Vivo - 100 Años de Azúcar (Celia Cruz), Kemelly Figueroa-Mouriz
Kemelly Figueroa-Mouriz BM ’12, art director

Tekoá, Leonardo Macias
Jair Oliveira BM ’97, art director

Best Engineered Album

Analu, Analu Sampaio
Daniel Musy ’92 mixer

Producer of the Year

Capitán Avispa (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Juan Luis Guerra ’82, ’09H

Radio Güira 
Juan Luis Guerra ’82 ’09H