Latin Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Mexican Music Album
The Latin Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Mexican Music Album honors high-quality, modern Regional Mexican music. It is awarded every year by the Latin Recording Academy at the Latin Grammy Awards, in the United States and around the world. The category was created alongside Best Latin Electronic Music Performance and was first given at the 25th Latin Grammy Awards. It is the sixth category in the Regional Mexican field.
Eligibility in simple terms:
- Albums can be vocal or instrumental and must blend Regional Mexican styles with other genres, using at least three key instruments.
- The music should keep the rhythm and feel of traditional styles like ranchero, 2/4 polka, bolero, ballad, cumbia, and waltz (including 6/8 rhythms such as sones and huapangos); it may also include genres like reggae, trap, dembow, hip-hop, rock, country, jazz, and pop.
- At least 51% of the album must be new material, and it should maintain at least 60% of the essence of Regional Mexican music.
- The album must have at least 5 tracks or 15 minutes of music, and 60% of the songs must have at least 60% lyrics in Spanish.
- Applies to solo artists, duos, or groups.
Current holder: Carín León for Palabra de To's (Seca) (2025).
Website: latingrammy.com.
This page was last edited on 2 February 2026, at 00:14 (CET).