Latin Grammy Award for Best Rock Song

The Latin Grammy Award for Best Rock 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. Songs in Portuguese may be entered in the Brazilian field.

Latin Grammy Award for Best Rock Song
Awarded forquality rock music songs
CountryUnited States
Presented byThe Latin Recording Academy
First award2000
Currently held byNicole Shirel Davidovich, RENEE and Pablo Stipicic for "La Torre"
Fito Páez for "Sale el Sol" (2025)
Websitelatingrammy.com

The award has been given every year since the 1st Latin Grammy Awards ceremony being presented to the Argentine singer-songwriter Fito Páez with the song "Al Lado del Camino".

The award has been presented to songwriters originating from Argentina, Colombia and Mexico. Colombian musician Juanes is the biggest winner in this category, having won in all the four occasions he's been nominated for (2001, 2002, 2003 and 2005). Other multiple winners are Gustavo Cerati with three wins out of four nominations; and Emmanuel de Real of Café Tacvba and Juan Galeano of Diamante Eléctrico, both winning twice. Beto Cuevas holds the record for most nominations without a win with four.

Recipients

Year[I] Songwriter(s) Work Performing artist(s)[II] Nominees[III] Ref.
2000 Fito Páez "Al Lado del Camino" Fito Páez
  • Beto Cuevas and Aldo Nova – "Aquí" (La Ley)
  • Saúl Hernández – "Fín" (Jaguares)
  • Gustavo Cerati – "Puente" (Gustavo Cerati)
  • Fermin Caballero, Raul Chapa and Jason Roberts – "Si Señor" (Control Machete)
2001 Juanes "Fíjate Bien" Juanes
  • Pau Donés, Carmen Niño, Alex Tenas, Jordi Busquets and Riki Frouchtman – "De Vuelta y Vuelta" (Jarabe de Palo)
  • Andrea Echeverri and Héctor Buitrago – "El Álbum" (Aterciopelados)
  • Fito Páez – "El Diablo De Tu Corazón" (Fito Páez)
  • Julieta Venegas – "Hoy No Quiero" (Julieta Venegas)
2002 Juanes "A Dios le Pido" Juanes
  • Reyli Barba and Rafael López – "Así Es La Vida" (Elefante)
  • Luis Alberto Spinetta – "El Enemigo" (Spinetta)
  • León Gieco and Luis Gurevich – "Idolo De Los Quemados" (León Gieco)
  • Beto Cuevas – "Mentira" (La Ley)
2003 Juanes "Mala Gente" Juanes
  • Beto Cuevas and Humberto Gatica – "Amate y Salvate" (La Ley)
  • Natalia Lafourcade – "En El 2000" (Natalia Lafourcade)
  • Miky Huidobro, Paco Ayala and Randy Ebright – "Frijolero" (Molotov)
  • Shakira – "Te Aviso, Te Anuncio (Tango)" (Shakira)
2004 Emmanuel del Real "Eres" Café Tacuba
  • Ismael "Tito" Fuentes – "Here We Kum" (Molotov)
  • Miguel "Mickey" Huidobro – "Hit Me" (Molotov)
  • Desmond Child, Alejandra Guzmán and Jordi Mar – "Lipstick" (Alejandra Guzmán)
  • Beto Cuevas – "Mi Ley" (La Ley)
2005 Juanes "Nada Valgo Sin Tu Amor" Juanes
  • Beto Cuevas – "Bienvenido Al Anochecer" (La Ley)
  • Martin Chan and JD Natasha – "Lágrimas" (JD Natasha)
  • Fito Páez – "Polaroid de Ordinaria Locura" (Fito Páez)
  • J. L. Abreu and Egui Santiago – "Un Accidente" (Circo)
2006 Gustavo Cerati "Crimen" Gustavo Cerati
  • Chetes – "Completamente" (Chetes)
  • Rodrigo Dávila – "Dime Ven" (Motel)
  • Jorge Pardo – "Un Dia No Vuelvo A Empezar" (Jorge Prado)
  • Mario Domm and Alejandra Guzmán – "Volverte A Amar" (Alejandra Guzmán)
2007 Gustavo Cerati "La Excepción" Gustavo Cerati
  • Bruno Bressa, Chalo Galván and Gerardo Galván – "Monitor" (Volován)
  • Arturo Arredondo, José Madero Vizcaíno, Ricardo Treviño and Jorge Vázquez – "Narcisista por Excelencia"(Panda)
  • Gustavo F. Napoli – "Un Dia No Vuelvo A Empezar" (La Renga)
  • Roberto Musso – "Yendo A La Casa de Damian" (El Cuarteto de Nos)
2008 Rubén Albarrán, Emmanuel del Real, Enrique Rangel & Joselo Rangel "Esta Vez" Café Tacvba
  • Javier Morales – "Ayer" (Black Guayaba)
  • Andrés Calamaro and Cachorro López – "Carnaval de Brasil" (Andrés Calamaro)
  • Andrés Calamaro – "Mi Gin Tonic" (Andrés Calamaro)
  • Randy Ebright – "Yofu" (Molotov)
2009 Saúl Hernández "Entre Tus Jardines" Jaguares
  • Walter Giardino – "El Reino Olvidado " (Rata Blanca)
  • Enrique Bunbury – "Hay Muy Poca Gente" (Bunbury)
  • Jose Luis Belmonte, Diego Frenkel and Sebastián Schachte – "Qué Me Vas a Decir" (La Portuaria)
  • Airbag – "Una Hora a Tokio" (Airbag)
2010 Gustavo Cerati "Déjà Vu" Gustavo Cerati
  • Chetes – "Arena" (Chetes)
  • Sebastián Franco, Jesús Herrera, Amauri Sepúlveda, Diego Suárez and Marcos Zavala – "Cárcel" (Bengala)
  • Bruno Albano Naughton, Luis G. Balcarce, Guido Colzani, Daniel Melero, Tomas Putruele, Diego "Uma" Rodriguez, Tuta Torres and Patricio Troncos – "Lo Comandas" (Banda de Turistas)
  • Andrés Calamaro – "Los Divinos" (Andrés Calamaro)
2011 León Larregui and Zoé "Labios Rotos" Zoé
  • Carajo – "Ácido" (Carajo)
  • Emiliano Brancciari – "Chau" (No Te Va Gustar)
  • Gustávo Napoli – "Poder" (La Renga)
  • La Vida Bohème – "Radio Capital" (La Vida Bohème)
2012 Roberto Musso "Cuando Sea Grande" El Cuarteto de Nos
  • Manuel Diquez – "Anti Idolo" (Manuel Diquez)
  • Leo Felipe Campos & Ulises Hadjis – "Dónde Va" (Ulises Hadjis)
  • Doctor Krápula – "Exigimos" (Doctor Krápula)
  • Luis Jiménez – "Indeleble" (Los Mesoneros)
2013 Cachorro López and Vicentico "Creo Que Me Enamoré" Vicentico
  • Emiliano Brancciari – "A las Nueve" (No Te Va Gustar)
  • Erik Canales – "16" (Allison)
  • Henry D'Arthenay – "Hornos de Cal" (La Vida Bohème)
  • DLD – "Todo Cuenta" (DLD)
2014 Andrés Calamaro "Cuando No Estás" Andrés Calamaro
  • Rubén Albarrán, Doctor Krápula, Roco Pachukote and Moyenei Valdez – "Ama-Zonas" (Doctor Krápula)
  • Enrique Bunbury – "Despierta" (Bunbury)
  • Emmanuel Del Real and Juanes – "Mil Pedazos" (Juanes)
  • Clemente Castillo, Charly Castro and Flip Tamez – "Sin Respuesta" (Jumbo)
  • Jarabe de Palo – "Somos" (Jarabe de Palo featuring Gabylonia and Montse "La Duende")
2015 Cachorro López and Vicentico "Esclavo de Tu Amor" Vicentico
  • Charliepapa – "Astrómetra" (Charliepapa)
  • Daniel Aceves and Jotdog – "Celebración" (Jotdog)
  • Adolfo Cabrales and Carlos Raya – "Entre la Espada y la Pared" (Fito & Fitipaldis)
  • Daniel Álvarez and Juan Galeano – "Todo Va A Arder" (Diamante Eléctrico)
2016 Flavio Cianciarulo "La Tormenta" Los Fabulosos Cadillacs
  • Asier Cazalis – "Abismo" (Caramelos de Cianuro)
  • Gustavo Cordera – "Fantasma Soy" (Cordera)
  • Luisina Bertoldi, Brenda Martín and Gabriel Pedernera – "Nada Salvaje" (Eruca Sativa)
  • Massacre – "Niña Dios" (Massacre)
2017 Juan Galeano "Déjala Rodar" Diamante Eléctrico
  • Eruca Sativa – "Armas Gemelas" (Eruca Sativa)
  • Rafael Bonilla & Jorge Holguín Pyngwi – "Dias Contados" (Rafa Bonilla)
  • Emiliano Brancciari – "Para Cuando Me Muera" (No Te Va Gustar)
  • Enrique Rangel – "Que No" (Café Tacvba)
Andrés Calamaro "La Noche" Andrés Calamaro
2018 Fito Páez "Tu Vida Mi Vida" Fito Páez
  • Santiago Motorizado – "Ahora Imagino Cosas" (Él Mató A Un Policía Motorizado)
  • Richard Coleman – "Días Futuros" (Richard Coleman)
  • Enrique Bunbury – "La Actitud Correcta" (Bunbury)
  • Leiva – "La Llamada" (Leiva)
2019 Andrés Calamaro and German Wiedemer "Verdades Afiladas" Andrés Calamaro
  • Rodrigo Crespo – "Conectar" (Rodrigo Crespo)
  • Leiva – "Gozilla" (Leiva featuring Enrique Bunbury and Ximena Sariñana)
  • Arawato – "Nirvana" (Arawato)
  • Roberto Musso – "Punta Cana" (El Cuarteto de Nos)
2020 Mon Laferte "Biutiful" Mon Laferte
  • Eduardo Ibeas, Felipe Ilabaca & Cristian Moraga – "Bola de Fuego" (Chancho en Piedra)
  • Eruca Sativa – "Creo" (Eruca Sativa)
  • Roberto Musso – "Mario Neta" (El Cuarteto de Nos)
  • Buika, Drago, Carlos Santana, Stoneface & Jay U Xperience – "Yo Me Los Merezco" (Santana featuring Buika)
2021 Vicentico "Ahora 1" Vicentico
  • Andrés Giménez & Andreas Kisser – "Distintos" (De La Tierra)
  • Santi Balmes & Julián Saldarriaga – "El Sur" (Love of Lesbian featuring Bunbury)
  • Anabella Cartolano – "Hice Todo Mal" (Las Ligas Menores)
  • Emiliano Brancciari & Nicki Nicole – "Venganza" (No Te Va Gustar & Nicki Nicole)
2022 Fito Páez "Lo Mejor de Nuestras Vidas" Fito Páez
  • Eruca Sativa – "Día Mil" (Eruca Sativa)
  • Bunbury – "Esperando una Señal" (Bunbury)
  • Juan Manuel Latorre – "Finisterre" (Vetusta Morla)
  • Molotov – "No Olvidamos" (Molotov)
  • WOS & Facundo Yalve – "QUE SE MEJOREN" (WOS)
2023 Juan Galeano "Leche de Tigre" Diamante Eléctrico featuring Adrian Quesada
  • Andrés Giménez & Andreas Kisser – "Depredadores" (De La Tierra)
  • Todo Aparenta Normal – "El Piso es Lava" (Todo Aparenta Normal featuring An Espil & Evlay)
  • Juanes – "Gris" (Juanes)
  • Arde Bogotá – "Los Perros" (Arde Bogotá)
2024 Jesús Quintero & Draco Rosa "No Me Preguntes (Live)" Draco Rosa
  • Diamante Eléctrico & Andrés Kenguan – "Algo Bueno Tenía Que Tener (Bogotá)" (Diamante Eléctrico)
  • Viniloversus – "Animal Temporal" (Viniloversus)
  • Ali Stone – "Camaleónica" (Ali Stone)
  • Anton Curtis Delost, Shaun Lopez, Kathryn Ostenberg, Monica Velez & The Warning – "Qué Más Quieres" (The Warning)
2025 Nicole Shirel Davidovich, RENEE & Pablo Stipicic "La Torre" RENEE
  • Andrés Giménez – "Legado" (A.N.I.M.A.L.)
  • Ali Stone – "TRNA" (Ali Stone)
  • Eruca Sativa – "Volarte" (Eruca Sativa)
Fito Páez "Sale el Sol" Fito Páez
  • ^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Latin Grammy Awards held that year.
  • ^[II] The performing artist is only listed but does not receive the award.
  • ^[III] Showing the name of the songwriter(s), the nominated song and in parentheses the performer's name(s).

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