Rosalía Makes Latin Grammy History With Third Album of the Year Win
WHO:
NPR - Argentine vocalist Milo J won four awards: Record of the Year for “Niño,” Best Folk Album for “La Vida Era Más Corta,” Best Urban/Urban Fusion Performance, and Best Recording Package.
NPR - Karol G also won Best Reggaeton Performance.
NPR - Bobby Pulido won his third Latin Grammy, for Best Tejano Album.
ABC News - Janet Jackson presented Daddy Yankee with his Person of the Year honor.
ABC News - Spanish singer Rosalía won Album of the Year for “Lux”; her song “La Perla” also won Song of the Year.
Rolling Stone Music - Rosalía won her third Album of the Year award at the Latin Grammys for “Lux.”
Variety - Edgar Barrera led the nominees with 10 nominations; Jorge Drexler, Rosalía, Karol G, and Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso each had seven.
ABC News - Daddy Yankee was the 2026 Latin Grammy Person of the Year and the first Latin urbano artist to receive the honor. Janet Jackson presented his award.
ABC News - Colombian singer Aria Vega won Best New Artist. The Warning, Reik, Sofía Reyes, Yami Safdie, and Camila Fernández performed in a tribute to José Alfredo Jiménez.
ABC News - Willie Colón’s son, Miguel Colón, performed in a tribute to the late salsa musician alongside Nathy Peluso, Luis Figueroa, and others.
WHAT:
NPR - Rosalía won Best Alternative Album for “LUX,” Best Pop Song, and Best Short Form Music Video.
NPR - Daddy Yankee said reggaeton musicians were called “criminals with no future” when the Puerto Rican government tried to criminalize the genre in its early days.
NPR - Willie Colón’s tribute featured his original 13-piece salsa band.
NPR - Daddy Yankee’s performance traced reggaeton’s early mixtape era through the global success of “Despacito.”
BBC - Rosalía is the first artist to win the Latin Grammy for Album of the Year three times.
BBC - Rosalía said, “To all the people who told me I wasn't good enough, or that my music was too weird, I'm thankful I didn't listen.”
Deadline - Rosalía’s third Album of the Year win came after her previous wins for “El Mal Querer” in 2018 and “Motomami” in 2022.
ABC News - Daddy Yankee said, “Puerto Rico, recuerda. ... Puerto Rico no es pequeño. Pequeño el mapa.” The translation given was: “Puerto Rico, remember. ... Puerto Rico is not small. The map is small.”
ABC News - Milo J performed “Solifican12” and “Gil” with Gustavo Santaolalla; Elena Rose performed “Alma” with sword-wielding dancers.
ABC News - Bobby Pulido had secured a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives for the Democrats by flipping a Texas district seat.
ABC News - Rosalía opened the ceremony with a medley of “La Rumba Del Perdón,” “La Perla,” and “Dios Es Un Stalker,” accompanied by dancers wearing halos.
ABC News - Rosalía thanked Mexico when accepting Song of the Year and invited collaborators Yahritza Y Su Esencia, an American urban sierreño trio, onto the stage.
ABC News - Daddy Yankee performed “Ella Me Levantó,” “Con Calma,” “BOTZ,” “Despacito,” “Lo Que Pasó, Pasó,” “Sonríele,” “Rompe,” “Pokito,” and “Gasolina,” with Bizarrap, Bad Gyal, Feid, Jay Wheeler, French Montana, LL Cool J, and Diljit Dosanjh.
ABC News - Other winners included Juanes for Best Pop/Rock Album (“Juanesteban”), Karol G for Urban Music Album (“Tropicoqueta”), Xavi for Contemporary Mexican Album (“Dosis”), Fonseca for Contemporary Tropical Album (“Antes Que El Tiempo Se Vaya”), Anitta for Portuguese Language Contemporary Pop Album, and Bobby Pulido for Best Tejano Album.
ABC News - Aria Vega’s acceptance speech was tearful. Eligibility rules for Best New Artist were changed to artists with fewer than three albums or 25 singles released.
ABC News - Pulido said, “I want to tell you that I’m retiring from music, and I’m leaving with so much gratitude.”
WHERE:
NPR - Bobby Pulido won Texas’ 15th congressional district race.
ABC News - The ceremony took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and aired on Univision, UniMás, Galavisión, and ViX.
WHEN:
Variety - The Latin Grammys took place on Nov. 12 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
ABC News - The ceremony was hosted by Roselyn Sánchez.
WHY:
BBC - Rosalía said she was thankful she had not listened to people who told her she was not good enough or that her music was too weird.
ABC News - Anitta used her Portuguese-language contemporary pop album acceptance speech to highlight the Black culture of her native Brazil.
ABC News - Rosalía’s “Lux” embraced her classical training through orchestral movements and drew inspiration from the lives of female saints.
HOW:
NPR - Milo J appeared with members of the Uruguayan theatrical ensemble that had appeared at his spring Tiny Desk Concert.
ABC News - Pablo Alborán and Backstreet Boys member Howie D presented Juanes with the award for Best Pop/Rock Album.
ABC News - Mon Laferte performed “Femme Fatale”; Kany García performed “La Niña Que Fui”; Jorge Drexler performed “Las Palabras”; Carín León performed “Desde Que Te Tengo”; and Juanes and Vivir Quintana performed “Humano.”
ABC News - Camila Fernández performed “Serpiente De Cascabel” after the tribute to José Alfredo Jiménez.
ABC News - Rosalía’s album “Lux” was her fourth album.
ABC News - Anitta’s medley included “Desgraça,” “Choka Choka,” and “Meia Noite,” performed in Portuguese, Spanish, and English.
ABC News - The ceremony featured performances including Karol G with an orchestra and 12 mariachis, Silvana Estrada with a Venezuelan cuatro, and Anitta performing a multilingual medley blending Brazilian funk, samba, bossa nova, semba, reggae, and electronic pop.
(UPDATED November 14, 2026 02:05 UTC)
Rosalía made history, becoming the first artist to win Latin Grammys’ Album of the Year three times. She took top honors for “Lux,” while “La Perla” won Song of the Year. Milo J claimed four awards, and Bobby Pulido won Best Tejano Album before securing a congressional seat.
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(UPDATED November 13, 2026 18:01 UTC)
Rosalía made Latin Grammy history, winning Album of the Year for “Lux” for the third time. Her song “La Perla” also took Song of the Year, while Colombian singer Aria Vega won Best New Artist. Janet Jackson presented Daddy Yankee with Person of the Year, honoring the first urbano artist to receive it.
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(UPDATED November 13, 2026 16:01 UTC)
Rosalía won Album of the Year for “Lux,” then took Song of the Year for “La Perla.” Daddy Yankee received the Person of the Year honor, presented by Janet Jackson, becoming the first Latin urbano artist to earn it. Colombian singer Aria Vega won Best New Artist at the Las Vegas ceremony.
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(UPDATED November 13, 2026 07:00 UTC)
Rosalía won Album and Song of the Year at the Latin Grammys for “Lux” and “La Perla.” Daddy Yankee became the first Latin urbano artist named Person of the Year, with Janet Jackson presenting. Colombian singer Aria Vega won Best New Artist, while Bobby Pulido won Best Tejano Album.
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(UPDATED November 13, 2026 05:58 UTC)
Rosalía won Album of the Year for “Lux,” while “La Perla” took Song of the Year. Daddy Yankee became the first Latin urbano artist honored as Person of the Year, and Colombian singer Aria Vega won Best New Artist. Karol G won Urban Music Album for “Tropicoqueta” at the Las Vegas ceremony.