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Rosalía won album of the year for “LUX (Complete Works)” at the 2026 Latin Grammys on Thursday, Nov. 12, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, while Argentine rapper Milo J won record of the year for “Niño.” Texas Rep.-elect Bobby Pulido, a Democrat elected to the U.S. House days earlier, won best Tejano album, according to the Latin Recording Academy and The Associated Press.
Top winners at the 2026 Latin Grammys
The 27th annual Latin Grammy Awards were hosted by actor, producer and musician Roselyn Sánchez and aired live on Univision, UniMás, Galavisión and ViX, the AP reported.
Winners in the four general categories, according to the Latin Recording Academy’s winners list:
- Album of the year: “LUX (Complete Works),” Rosalía
- Record of the year: “Niño,” Milo J
- Song of the year: “La Perla,” written by Noah Goldstein, David Rodríguez, Rosalía, Ryan Tedder and Dylan Wiggins
- Best new artist: Aria Vega
“La Perla” is credited to Rosalía featuring Yahritza y Su Esencia, CelebrityAccess reported. During her speech, Rosalía thanked Mexico and invited her collaborators on the song to join her, the AP reported. She opened the show with a medley of songs from the album.
Aria Vega, a Colombian singer, gave her acceptance speech through tears, according to the AP. The Latin Recording Academy changed the best new artist rules this year so that only artists with fewer than three albums or 25 singles released were eligible, the AP reported.
Most wins of the night
Rosalía’s work won in six categories, according to CelebrityAccess and Stereogum: album of the year, song of the year, best pop song, best alternative music album, best short form music video and best engineered album. The academy’s list credits the engineering award to the album’s engineers, mixer and mastering engineers, and UPI counted five wins for Rosalía herself.
Milo J won four awards, UPI reported: record of the year, best folk album for “La Vida Era Más Corta,” best urban/urban fusion performance for “Gil” with Trueno, and an award for the album’s packaging, listed by the academy as best recording package.
CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso and Jorge Drexler each won three awards, and Karol G won two, including best urban music album for “Tropicoqueta,” CelebrityAccess reported. CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso shared best electronic music performance with Fred Again.. for “Beto’s Horns – Fred Remix.”
Edgar Barrera was named producer of the year. Stereogum reported it was his 30th career Latin Grammy, making him the most-awarded individual in the awards’ history. Sara Schell won songwriter of the year, according to the academy.
Bobby Pulido wins after House race
Pulido won best Tejano album for “Bobby Pulido & Friends: Una Tuya y Una Mía (Vol. 2/En Vivo),” an award presented during the premiere ceremony before the telecast, the AP reported. It was his third Latin Grammy, according to The Hill.
In the midterm elections earlier this month, Pulido defeated Republican Rep. Monica De La Cruz, The Hill reported. CBS News reported in March that De La Cruz represents Texas’ 15th Congressional District, where Pulido won the Democratic primary.
“I want to tell you that I’m retiring from music, and I’m leaving with so much gratitude,” Pulido said in his acceptance speech, according to the AP and The Hill. Stereogum reported that he also said, “Tejano music is in very good hands.”
Daddy Yankee honored as Person of the Year
Daddy Yankee was the Latin Recording Academy’s 2026 Person of the Year, the first Latin urbano artist to receive the honor, the AP reported. Janet Jackson presented the award. In his speech, he said, “Puerto Rico no es pequeño. Pequeño el mapa,” which translates to “Puerto Rico is not small. The map is small,” according to the AP.
He also shared best urban song with Bizarrap, CelebrityAccess reported. Performers during the show included Karol G, Anitta, Carín León, Jorge Drexler and Milo J with Gustavo Santaolalla, according to the AP. The broadcast included tributes to José Alfredo Jiménez and to Willie Colón, who died in February.
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Photo: File photo of Rosalía performing in concert on her Motomami World Tour. Alejandro Medina Guzman / Flickr, CC BY 2.0.
