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Latin Grammys 2026: The Nominees, and Where to Hear Them

Who is up for Record, Album and Song of the Year at the 27th Latin Grammys in Las Vegas, the artists from this directory in the running, and a song to play for each.

musicalat · November 12, 2026

The 27th Latin Grammy Awards are held on Thursday, November 12, 2026, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The telecast starts at 8 p.m. Eastern on Univision, UniMás and Galavisión, and streams on ViX. Roselyn Sánchez hosts, for the tenth time. Most of the 60 categories are decided earlier in the day at the Premiere ceremony, and the big ones are announced on air.

This page lists who is in the running for the top awards and which nominees you can already explore in this directory. Press any highlighted song title to play it in the player at the bottom of the page. We will update the page with the winners.

The year at a glance

The most-nominated name is one most listeners never see: the Mexican-American songwriter and producer Edgar Barrera, with 10 nominations. Behind him, with 7 each, are KAROL G, Rosalía, Jorge Drexler and the Argentine duo CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso. The Mexican singer-songwriter Silvana Estrada and the Chilean Mon Laferte have 6 each.

The Latin Recording Academy’s Person of the Year is Daddy Yankee, the Puerto Rican who took reggaeton worldwide with in 2004.

Already won at the Premiere ceremony

Most categories were handed out before the telecast. Among the winners confirmed so far:

  • Jorge Drexler won Best Singer-Songwriter Album for Taracá and Best Alternative Song for “Ante la duda, baila”.
  • Rosalía won Best Pop Song for “La Perla”, with Yahritza y Su Esencia, and Best Engineered Album for LUX.
  • Alejandro Sanz won Best Contemporary Pop Album for ¿Y Ahora Qué +?.
  • KAROL G and Feid won Best Reggaeton Performance for “Verano Rosa”.
  • Bizarrap and Daddy Yankee won Best Urban Song for their Bzrp Music Session.
  • Fito Páez won Best Rock Album for Shine.
  • Luis Enrique won Best Salsa Album for El Alma En Clave. Best Tropical Song was a tie between his “Nombre y Apellido”, with De La Ghetto, and “Realidad-Es” by Grupo Niche.
  • Carlos Vives won Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album for El Último Disco Vol. 1.
  • Xavi and Grupo Frontera won Best Regional Song for “No Capea”.
  • Milo J won Best Folk Album and, with Trueno, Best Urban Performance. Silvana Estrada won Best Singer-Songwriter Song for “Dime”, and The Warning won Best Rock Song for “Ego”.

Record, Album and Song of the Year and Best New Artist are announced during the telecast.

Record of the Year

Record of the Year rewards a single recording: the performance and the production, not just the song.

Album of the Year

Song of the Year

Song of the Year goes to the songwriters, so the award is about the composition.

Best New Artist

Eleven acts are nominated: Delilah, Fabian, Loulu Gilberto, Arath Herce, Macario Martínez, maye, Sofia Monroy, Kendall Peña, Dora Sanches, ARIA VEGA and Zeca Veloso. Two names carry Brazilian history: Zeca Veloso is a son of Caetano Veloso, and Loulu Gilberto is from the family of João Gilberto, whose guitar launched bossa nova.

The nominees in this directory, and a song to start with

These nominees already have a profile here. Each entry gives one of their best-known songs to play, and the category they are up for.

  • Jorge Drexler, from Uruguay, is nominated in the top three categories and more. The Oscar-winning is the place to start.
  • Rosalía, from Spain, has 7 nominations for LUX. Hear where her flamenco-pop began with .
  • KAROL G, from Colombia, has 7 nominations. Her signature hit is .
  • Mon Laferte, from Chile, has 6 nominations. Try .
  • Marco Antonio Solís, from Mexico, is nominated for his duet with KAROL G. His classic is .
  • Carín León, from Mexico, is nominated for Record and Album of the Year.
  • Anitta, from Brazil, is nominated for Album of the Year. Try .
  • Juanes, from Colombia, is nominated for Song of the Year and Best Pop/Rock Album. His best-known song is .
  • Carlos Santana and Becky G share a Song of the Year nomination. Go back to .
  • Alejandro Sanz, from Spain, is up for Best Contemporary Pop Album. His classic is .
  • Fito Páez, from Argentina, is nominated for Best Rock Album and Best Rock Song.
  • Feid, from Colombia, has 3 nominations in the urban categories. Try .
  • Bizarrap and Daddy Yankee are nominated together for their Bzrp Music Session.
  • Luis Enrique, from Nicaragua, has 3 nominations, including Best Salsa Album. His classic is .
  • Grupo Niche, from Colombia, is up for Best Salsa Album and Best Tropical Song. Start with .
  • Carlos Vives, from Colombia, is nominated for Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album. Try .
  • Grupo Frontera and Xavi, from Mexico, share a Best Regional Song nomination. Start with and .
  • Ney Matogrosso, from Brazil, is nominated for Best Portuguese Language Song. His signature is .

Also nominated from the directory are Pablo Alborán, Debi Nova, Reik, Ozuna, Rauw Alejandro, J Balvin, Young Miko, Arcángel, Tokischa, Wisin, Babasónicos, Jorge Celedón, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Fonseca, Djavan, Pepe Aguilar, Christian Nodal, Calibre 50, Peso Pluma, Intocable, Eva Ayllón, Marcos Witt, Marisa Monte and Los Tres.

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