Latin Grammy

The Latin Grammy Award , Latin Grammy for short or also known as the Spanish Grammy Latino , is a prize for Portuguese and Spanish-language popular music that has been awarded annually to well-known artists ( singers , composers , musicians ), production managers and sound engineers since 2000 .

The first Latin Grammy Awards were broadcast by CBS in 2000 . It was the first primarily Spanish-language program in prime time on US television. The Latin Grammy Awards so far have been held in Los Angeles , Miami , New York City , Las Vegas , Houston and São Paulo and are currently broadcast by Univision .

Venues

2000: Los Angeles , Staples Center
2001: Los Angeles, Shrine Auditorium (the show was canceled due to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks )
2002: Los Angeles, Kodak Theater
2003: Miami , American Airlines Arena
2004–2005: Los Angeles, Shrine Auditorium
2006: New York City , Madison Square Garden
2007: Las Vegas , Mandalay Bay Convention Center
2008: Houston , Toyota Center and São Paulo , Brazil , Auditório Ibirapuera
2009-2013: Las Vegas , Mandalay Bay Resort
2014–2015: Paradise , MGM Grand Garden Arena
2016 Paradise, Nevada, T-Mobile Arena
2017 Paradise, MGM Grand Garden Arena