The winners of the Second Annual Latin Grammy Awards were announced during a press conference on Tuesday, October 30, 2001, at the Conga Room in Los Angeles, California. The conference, which was broadcast live on the internet, was hosted by Jimmy Smits and Paul Rodriguez; the original award ceremony, scheduled for September 11, 2001, was canceled. Alejandro Sanz was the big winner winning four awards including Album of the Year. Juanes won three awards including Best New Artist.
Prior to the date of the event, the Latin Grammys were moved from Miami to Los Angeles due to protests by Cuban exiles for allowing musicians living in Cuba to perform. The awards were to have been presented at the Shrine Auditorium with a CBS national telecast, to be hosted by Jimmy Smits and Christina Aguilera, on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. The telecast was canceled because of the terrorist attacks that morning in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Shanksville, Pennsylvania. After many discussions about rescheduling the ceremony, The Latin Recording Academy determined it would be impossible to do so. Instead, the winners were announced at a press conference on October 30 at the Conga Room. The cancellation of the event cost the organizers an estimate of $2 million in losses.
Alejandro Sanz â "El Alma Al Aire"
Alejandro Sanz â El Alma Al Aire
Alejandro Sanz â "El Alma Al Aire"
Christina Aguilera â Mi Reflejo
Alejandro Sanz â El Alma Al Aire
Armando Manzanero â Duetos
Nestor Torres â This Side of Paradise
Sindicato Argentino del Hip Hop â Un Paso a la Eternidad
Juanes â FÃÂjate Bien
Aterciopelados â Gozo Poderoso
Juanes â "Fijate Bien"
Tito Puente and Eddie Palmieri â Obra Maestra
ChichàPeralta â ...De Vuelta al Barrio
Celia Cruz â Siempre Viviré
Kike Santander â "Júrame (Merengue)" (Gisselle)
Pedro Fernández â Yo No FuÃÂ
Banda el Recodo â Contigo Por Siempre
Grupo Limite â Por Encima De Todo
Jimmy González y Grupo Mazz â Quién Iba a Pensar
Ramón Ayala y Sus Bravos Del Norte â Quémame Los Ojos/Amigos Del Alma
Jose Vaca Flores â "Borracho Te Recuerdo" (Vicente Fernández)
El All-Stars de La Rumba Cubana â La Rumba Soy Yo
Carlos Franzetti â Tango Fatal
Vicente Amigo â Ciudad de las Ideas
Paquito D'Rivera Quintet â Live at the Blue Note
Marisa Monte â Memorias, Crônicas e Declarações de Amor
Rita Lee â 3001
Zeca Pagodinho â Agua da Minha Sede
Caetano Veloso â Noites do Norte
Pena Branca â Semente Caipira
Gilberto Gil â As Canções de Eu Tu Eles
Raimundinho do Accordion, Targino Gondim and Manuca â "Esperando na Janela" (Gilberto Gil)
Miliki â Cómo Estan Ustedes?
Carlos Alvarez, Plácido Domingo, Jane Henschel and Ana Maria Martinez â Albeniz: Merlin
Marcelo Anez, Gustavo Celis, Gordon Chinn, Charles Dye, Javier Garza, Mick Guzauski, Sebastian Krys, Freddy Pinero Jr., Eric Schilling, Joel Someilan, Ron Taylor, J. C. Ulloa and Robb Williams â Arrasando (ThalÃÂa)
Ricky Martin â "She Bangs"