26th Annual Latin Grammy Awards

The 26th Annual Latin Grammy Awards was held on November 13, 2025, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The awards honored recordings released between June 1, 2024, and May 31, 2025. Nominations were announced on September 17. Colombian singer Maluma and Puerto Rican actress Roselyn SÃÂ¡nchez served as hosts for the ceremony. It was the eighth time that SÃÂ¡nchez hosted the awards.

Spanish singer Raphael was honored as the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year. Musicians and singer Susana Baca, Enrique Bunbury, Ivan Lins, Pandora, and Olga TaÃÂ±ÃÂ³n, all were honored with the Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Nominations were announced via a virtual livestream on September 17, 2025.

Performances

Winners and nominees

The nominations were announced on September 17, 2025. Bad Bunny led the list with 12 nominations. He is followed by Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso and ÃÂdgar Barrera with 10 each; Rafa Arcaute, Natalia Lafourcade, Roberto Rosado and Federico Vindver with eight each; Mag with seven; Liniker and Lewis Picket with six each; Gino Borri and Vicente JimÃÂ©nez with five each; Antonio Caraballo, Joaquina, Elena Rose and Alejandro Sanz with four, and with three each AndrÃÂ©s Cepeda, Karol G and CarÃÂn LeÃÂ³n. Winners appear first and are highlighted in bold.

General Field

Pop

Electronic Music

Urban

Rock

Alternative

Singer-Songwriter

Tropical

Regional-Mexican

Instrumental

Jazz

Christian

Children's Music

Traditional

Portuguese Language

Classical

Arrangement

Recording Package

Songwriting

Production

Visual Media

Music video

Background

In March 2025, the Latin Recording Academy announced several changes for different categories, including two new ones:

Category changes

Two new categories were introduced Ã¢ÂÂ Best Music for Visual Media (as a part of the new Visual Media field) and Best Roots Song (belonging to the Traditional Music field).
The following four categories were renamed: Best Pop Vocal Album into Best Contemporary Pop Album; Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album into Best Traditional Pop Album; Best Urban Fusion/Performance into Best Urban/Urban Fusion Performance; Best Latin Children's Album into Best Children's Album.
For the category Best Urban Fusion/Performance, the required percentage of urban elements increased from 51% to 60% in order to qualify. Additionally, in the case of remixes, these are eligible only if the original version of the song was released within the same eligibility year.
For the Songwriter of the Year award, the minimum song threshold was reduced from six to four newly written songs.
The duration of the eligible videos for Best Long Form Music Video must be at least 12 minutes, with the credits not being counted for the total video's length unless they contribute to the creative process.

Special merit awards

The recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Awards, Trustees Awards, the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year and the Leading Ladies of Entertainment were announced on August 7, 2025. The Special Merit private ceremony will take place on November 9 in Las Vegas. The honorees will be recognized along with the first Latin Music Educator Award recipient, created with the Latin Grammy Cultural Foundation to honor educators who integrate Latin music into their teaching. As part of the award, the recipient's school music program will receive a US$10,000 instrument donation.