Recipients
^[I] Each year is linked to an article about the Latin Grammy Awards ceremony of that year.
^[II] The artists's occupation(s) are listed on the Special Awards page on the Latin Grammy Award website.
| Latin Grammy Trustees Award | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | "significant contributions, other than performance, to Latin music during their careers". [1] |
| Presented by | Latin Recording Academy |
| First awarded | 2004 |
| Currently held by | Manolo Díaz, Paquito D'Rivera and Abraham Laboriel |
| Highlights | |
| Total awarded | 42 |
| Website | www.latingrammy.com |
The Latin Grammy Trustees Award is an award presented annually by the Latin Recording Academy, the same organization that distributes the Latin Grammy Awards, to individuals "who have made significant contributions, other than performance, to Latin music during their careers". [1] Recipients can include producers, songwriters, composers, record label executives, and journalists. Award recipients are honored during "Latin Grammy Week", a string of galas prior to the annual Latin Grammy Awards ceremony. [2] Since its inception, the award has been presented to recipients originating from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Spain, the United States, Uruguay, and Venezuela. The award was first presented to Mexican composer and musician Manuel Esperón. [3] Since 2005, the Trustees Awards have been presented to more than one recipient. [4] Pierre Cossette is the only recipient of the Latin Grammy Trustees Award to also receive the Grammy Trustees Award in 1995. [5] The accolade, along with the Person of the Year and the Lifetime Achievement awards, were not presented in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [6]
^[I] Each year is linked to an article about the Latin Grammy Awards ceremony of that year.
^[II] The artists's occupation(s) are listed on the Special Awards page on the Latin Grammy Award website.
The Grammy Trustees Award is awarded by The Recording Academy to "individuals who, during their careers in music, technology, and so on have made significant contributions, other than performance, to the field of recording". From 1983 onwards, performers could also receive this award. This award is distinct from the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, which honors performers.
The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award is a special Grammy Award that is awarded by The Recording Academy to "performers who, during their lifetimes, have made creative contributions of outstanding artistic significance to the field of recording." This award is distinct from the Grammy Hall of Fame Award, which honors specific recordings rather than individuals, and the Grammy Trustees Award, which honors non-performers. The honor was established in 1962, with the first awarded recipient in 1963.
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This year, however, those activities were paused because of COVID-19.
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