The Latin Grammy Award for Song of the Year is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence, creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally. The award is given to the songwriters of new songs containing at least 51% of lyrics in Spanish or Portuguese language. Instrumental songs or a new version of a previously recorded track are not eligible. Due to the increasing musical changes in the industry, from 2012 the category includes 10 nominees, according to a restructuration made by the academy for the four general categories: Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Best New Artist and Song of the Year.
Nine of the eleven awarded songs have also earned the Latin Grammy for Record of the Year, which unlike this category, is given to songs that were released on a promotional level, and the prize is given to the performer, producer and audio engineer. The exceptions to this were in 2000 and 2009, when "Corazón Espinado" by Santana featuring Maná and "No Hay Nadie Como Tú" by Calle 13 featuring Café Tacvba, respectively, received the award without a nomination for Song of the Year.
Alejandro Sanz is the most awarded songwriter in the category with four wins out of six nominations. Sanz is followed by Juanes with two winning songs, "Es Por Ti" and "Me Enamora". Jorge Luis Piloto and Jorge Villamizar are the only lyricists to be nominated twice in the same year: Piloto in 2009 for songs performed by Andrés Cepeda and Luis Enrique, while Villamizar wrote songs for the band Bacilos. Claudia Brant, Angie Chrino, Joy Huerta (of the Mexican band Jesse & Joy), Shakira, and Mónica Vélez are the only female writers to be awarded. The current holders are Jesse & Joy and Tommy Torres for the song "¡Corre!".
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