The 27th Annual Latin Grammy Awards ceremony will be held on November 12, 2026, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The awards will honor the best recordings and compositions released between June 1, 2025, and May 31, 2026, as selected by the members of the Latin Recording Academy.
Puerto Rican rapper and singer Daddy Yankee was announced as this year's Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year. Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to Spanish singer Alaska, Cuban musician Francisco Céspedes, Mexican singer-songwriter Lila Downs, Brazilian singer-songwriter Daniela Mercury, and Dominican musician Chichí Peralta. Panamanian singer-songwriter Omar Alfanno will receive the Trustee Award.
For the second time, American songwriter and producer Edgar Barrera led the nominations with ten, followed by Jorge Drexler, Rosalía, Karol G, and Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso, all with seven each. Other multiple nominees include Mon Laferte and Silvana Estrada, both with six nominations each, and Milo J with five.
Background In March 2026, the Latin Recording Academy announced several changes for different categories:
Category changes The following three categories were renamed: Best Latin Electronic Music Performance into Best Electronic Music Performance, Best Urban/Urban Fusion Performance into Best Urban Performance, and Best Classical Contemporary Composition into Best Classical Composition. Additionally, the category for Best Portuguese-Language Urban Performance was changed to an album category and renamed Best Portuguese Language Urban Album. Eligibility requirements for the Best New Artist category were slightly changed. Now, an artist is not eligible for consideration if they have released more than three albums, or 25 singles, or a combination of albums and singles that surpasses these limits. For the Best Instrumental Album, vocals can be used in up to 40% of the total playing time, while requiring that at least 60% of the work remain instrumental. For the categories from the Singer-Songwriter field, a singer-songwriter may compose and perform some songs with a colleague, provided the required participation percentages are met. Specifically for the Best Singer-Songwriter Album category, the artist(s) must both write and perform together on at least 75% of the album for it to be eligible. For the Best Contemporary Tropical Album, albums influenced by or belonging to Kompa Haitiano are now included.
Nominees The nominations were announced on September 16, 2026. Past winners Aitana, Renee, Camilo Sanabria, BaianaSystem, César Orozco, Paloma Morphy, Luis Enrique, Eduardo Cabra, Liniker, Jorge Drexler, Natalia Lafourcade, and Nico Cotton, all revealed the nominees in a livestream on the official Latin Grammy X account.
General Field + "Ha Ha" – Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso Rafa Arcaute & Federico Vindver, record producers; Julio Gómez, recording engineer; Lewis Pickett, mixer; Lewis Pickett, mastering engineer "¿Como Se Ama?" – Jorge Drexler Facundo Balta, Jorge Drexler, Mauro, Lucas Piedra Cueva & Tadu Vázquez, record producers; Lucas Piedra Cueva, recording engineer; Carles Campi Campón, mixer; Fred Kevorkian, mastering engineer "Dime" – Silvana Estrada Daniel Bitrán Arizpe, Edwin Erazo & Silvana Estrada, record producers; Pietro Amato, Daniel Bitrán Arizpe, Leonel Carmona, Nic Hard, Warren Spicer & J.C. Vertti, recording engineers; Daniel Bitrán Arizpe, mixer; Ryan K. Smith, mastering engineer "O Amor Nos Encontrou" – Loulu Gilberto Mario Adnet & Cézar Mendes, record producers; Lucas Ariel & Gabriel Pinheiro, recording engineers; Gabriel Pinheiro, mixer; David Darlington, mastering engineer "Coleccionando Heridas" – Karol G & Marco Antonio Solís Edgar Barrera & Luis Miguel Gómez Castaño, record producers; Edgar Barrera, Joel Iglesias & José "Pepe" Melena, recording engineers; Josh Gudwin & Joel Iglesias, mixers; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer "Femme Fatale" – Mon Laferte Manú Jalil & Mon Laferte, record producers; Isaí Araujo, Daniel Bitrán, Lu Garibay, Manú Jalil, Israel Rodriguez-Martinez, Nacho Sotelo & Jorge Valdés, recording engineers; Nacho Sotelo, mixer; Nacho Sotelo, mastering engineer "Desde Que Te Tengo" – Carín León Israel Aispuro Meneses & Orlando Aispuro Meneses, record producers; Orlando Aispuro Meneses, Alberto Medina, Abraham Eduardo Tapia García & Antonio Zepeda, recording engineers; Alberto Medina, mixer; Alberto Medina, mastering engineer "Niño" – Milo J Santiago Alvarado, Milo J & Santiago Ruiz "Tatool", record producers; Luciano Nicolas Gordillo, recording engineer; Jon Castelli, mixer; Dale Becker, mastering engineer "La Perla" – Rosalía featuring Yahritza y Su Esencia Noah Goldstein, David Rodríguez, Rosalía & Dylan Wiggins, record producers; Daniel Cayotte, Isaac Diskin, Tristan Hoogland, Jake Miller, David Rodríguez & Harry Wilson, recording engineers; Manny Marroquin, mixer; Bob Jackson & Brian Lee, mastering engineers "Alma" – Elena Rose Daramola & Héctor Mazzarri, record producers; Daramola & Héctor Mazzarri, recording engineers; Leandro "Dro" Hidalgo, mixer; Leandro "Dro" Hidalgo, mastering engineer Equilibrivm – Anitta Jean Rodriguez, album producer; Raphael Rui Castro, album recording engineer; Rafael Fadul, Marcelinho Ferraz, Arthur Luna, Jean Rodriguez & Luciano Scalercio, album mixers; Anitta, Carolina Marcilio, Jennifer Mosello & Cinthya Ribeiro Dos Santos, songwriters; Felipe Tichauer, album mastering engineer Free Spirits – Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso Rafa Arcaute & Federico Vindver, album producers; Rafa Arcaute, Julio Gómez & Federico Vindver, album recording engineers; Lewis Pickett, album mixer; Rafa Arcaute, Gino Borri, Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso, Vicente Jimenez "Vibarco" & Federico Vindver, songwriters; Lewis Pickett, album mastering engineer Taracá – Jorge Drexler Facundo Balta, Jorge Drexler, Mauro, Lucas Piedra Cueva & Tadu Vázquez, album producers; Lucas Piedra Cueva, album recording engineer; Carles Campi Campón, album mixer; Jorge Drexler & Mauro, songwriters; Fred Kevorkian, album mastering engineer Vendrán Suaves Lluvias – Silvana Estrada Daniel Bitran Arizpe, Edwin Erazo & Silvana Estrada, album producers; Daniel Bitran Arizpe, Leonel Carmona, Warren Spicer & JC Vertti, album recording engineers; Daniel Bitran Arizpe, album mixer; Silvana Estrada, songwriter; Ryan Smith, album mastering engineer Tropicoqueta – Karol G Edgar Barrera & Karol G, album producers; Edgar Barrera & Joel Iglesias, album recording engineers; Josh Gudwin & Joel Iglesias, album mixers; Edgar Barrera, Andrés Jael Correa Ríos & Karol G, songwriters; Dave Kutch, album mastering engineer Femme Fatale – Mon Laferte Manú Jalil & Mon Laferte, album producers; Sebastián Aracena, Isaí Araujo, Manú Jalil, Nacho Sotelo & Jorge Valdés, album recording engineers; Nacho Sotelo, album mixer; Mon Laferte, songwriter; Nacho Sotelo, album mastering engineer Muda – Carín León Edgar Barrera & Luis Miguel Gómez Castaño, album producers; Edgar Barrera, Luis Miguel Gómez Castaño, Alberto Medina, Abraham Eduardo Tapia García & Antonio Zepeda, album recording engineers; Alberto Medina, album mixer; Edgar Barrera, Andrés Jael Correa Ríos, Luis Miguel Gómez Castaño, Carín León, Manuel Lorente Freire & Daniel Rondón, songwriters; Alberto Medina, album mastering engineer La Vida Era Más Corta – Milo J Santiago Alvarado, Milo J & Santiago Ruiz, album producers; Luciano Nicolas Gordillo, album recording engineer; Jon Castelli, album mixer; Santiago Alvarado, Milo J & Santiago Ruiz, songwriters; Dale Becker, album mastering engineer ¿Dónde es el After? – Rawayana Luis Miguel Gómez Castaño, Héctor Mazzarri & Andrés Story, album producers; Adam Burt, Felix Byrne, Luis Miguel Gómez Castaño, Katie Harvey, Héctor Mazzarri & Andrés Story, album recording engineers; Josh Gudwin, album mixer; Alejandro Abeijón, Luis Miguel Gómez Castaño, Héctor Mazzarri, Alberto Montenegro, Daniel Rondón & Andrés Story, songwriters; Dale Becker, album mastering engineer Lux (Complete Works) – Rosalía Noah Goldstein, David Rodríguez, Rosalía & Dylan Wiggins, album producers; Daniel Cayotte, Isaac Diskin, Tristan Hoogland, Jake Miller, David Rodríguez & Harry Wilson, album recording engineers; Manny Marroquin, album mixer; Noah Goldstein, David Rodríguez, Rosalía & Dylan Wiggins, songwriters; Bob Jackson & Brian Lee, album mastering engineers "Coleccionando Heridas" – Edgar Barrera, Kevyn Mauricio Cruz, Luis Miguel óomez Castaño & Karol G, songwriters (Karol G & Marco Antonio Solís) "¿Como Se Ama?" – Jorge Drexler & Mauro, songwriters (Jorge Drexler) "Dime" – Silvana Estrada, songwriter (Silvana Estrada) "Femme Fatale" – Mon Laferte, songwriter (Mon Laferte) "Hasta Jesús Tuvo un Mal Día" – Rafa Arcaute, Renee Barri, Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso, Vicente Jimenez “Vibarco”, Martin Kierszenbaum, John Ryan, Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner & Federico Vindver, songwriters (Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso featuring Sting) "Humano" – Emmanuel Briceño, Juanes, Felipe Navia & Vivir Quintana, songwriters (Juanes & Vivir Quintana) "La Perla" – Noah Goldstein, David Rodríguez, Rosalía, Ryan Tedder & Dylan Wiggins, songwriters (Rosalía featuring Yahritza y Su Esencia) "Mi Gran Amor" – Edgar Barrera, Becky G, Luis Miguel Gómez Castaño, Manuel Lorente, Daniel Rondón & Carlos Santana, songwriters (Santana featuring Becky G) "Nilo" – Massimo Giovanardi & Zanna, songwriters (Zanna) "Solifican12" – Santiago Alvarado, Milo J & Santiago Ruiz, songwriters (Milo J) Delilah Fabian Loulu Gilberto Arath Herce Macario Martínez Maye Sofia Monroy Kendall Peña Dora Sanches Aria Vega Zeca Veloso
Pop
KM0 – Pablo Alborán Instrucciones Para Ser Feliz – Monsieur Periné (Enamorada) – nic Todo Puede Convertirse en Canción – Debi Nova ¿Y Ahora Qué +? – Alejandro Sanz Amorío – Esteman & Daniela Spalla Puerta Abierta – Kany García Yo Canto 2 – Laura Pausini TQ+ – Reik Querida Yo – Yami Safdie "A la Niña Que Fui" – Rafa Arcaute, Nate Campany, Kany García, Richi López & Sara Schell, songwriters (Kany García) "Amarillo" – Joaquina, songwriter (Joaquina) "(favorito)" – nic & Raquel Sofía, songwriters (nic) "La Perla" – Noah Goldstein, David Rodríguez, Rosalía, Ryan Tedder & Dylan Wiggins, songwriters (Rosalía featuring Yahritza y Su Esencia) "Melancolía" – Mon Laferte, songwriter (Mon Laferte)
Electronic
"Beto’s Horns" (Fred Remix) – Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso & Fred Again.. "Armándola de Pedo" – Kinky "Circular" – Peces Raros featuring Nick Warren "Motopirueta" – Soucream & Mazzarri "III. Ojalá!" (Bronquio Remix) – Violeta & Bronquio
Urban + "Daddy Yankee: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 0/66" – Bizarrap & Daddy Yankee "La Villa" – Ryan Castro, Kapo & Gangsta "Se Lo Juro Mor" – Feid "Dile Luna" – Karol G featuring Eddy Lover "Gil" – Milo J featuring Trueno "Contrabando" – Rauw Alejandro, Wisin & Ñengo Flow "Choque" – Bad Gyal featuring Chencho Corleone "Verano Rosa" – Karol G featuring Feid "Una Aventura" – Ozuna "Uñas Afiladas" – Sofía Reyes & Luísa Sonza Más Cara – Bad Gyal Omerta – J Balvin & Ryan Castro Borondo (5020 Rcrds Sessions) – Beéle Tropicoqueta – Karol G Do Not Disturb: Late Checkout – Young Miko "Antisistema" – J Noa & Trooko, songwriters (J Noa & Trooko) "El Pana Deiby" – Akapellah, Farlin Rafael Alonzo Flete & Melony Nathalie Redondo, songwriters (Akapellah) "Gohan y Goku" – Arcángel, songwriter (Arcángel) "Mono" – Kase.O, Okeiflou & Tokischa, songwriters (Tokischa & Kase.O) "Poder" – Feid & Lil Supa, songwriters (Lil Supa, Feid & Tru Comers) "Buenos Términos" – Rauw Alejandro, René Basabe, Javier Cortes del Peso, Eduardo Puche, Miguel Puche, Nino K. Segarra & Daniel Silva de Sousa, songwriters (Rauw Alejandro) "Daddy Yankee: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 0/66" – Santiago Alvarado, Bizarrap & Daddy Yankee, songwriters (Bizarrap & Daddy Yankee) "Por Si Mañana No Estoy" – Omar Courtz, songwriter (Omar Courtz)