Rosalía wins top Latin Grammy for Lux in Las Vegas
The Spanish singer claimed the top honor at the 27th annual ceremony, while Daddy Yankee became the first urbano artist to receive the Person of the Year award.
By Lauren Foster ·
Rosalía claimed the Album of the Year award at the 27th annual Latin Grammy Awards held Thursday night in Las Vegas. The Spanish singer accepted the prize for her 2025 release Lux. She opened the ceremony at the MGM Grand Garden Arena with a performance of three tracks from the album. The set included La Rumba Del Perdón, La Perla, and Dios Es Un Stalker. Dancers wearing halos joined her on a stage designed to resemble heavenly clouds. The performance showcased the album's orchestral arrangements and its inspiration drawn from the lives of female saints.
La Perla also won the Song of the Year award. During her acceptance speech, Rosalía thanked Mexico and invited her collaborators to the stage. She brought out Yahritza Y Su Esencia, an American urban sierreño trio, to share the moment. The award recognized the song's impact and the specific musical fusion achieved with the group.
Daddy Yankee received the Person of the Year honor, marking a first for a Latin urbano artist in that category. Janet Jackson presented the award to him, speaking with admiration and respect. The Puerto Rican reggaeton star delivered a long performance earlier in the evening. He played through a setlist of nine major hits, including Ella Me Levantó, Con Calma, and Gasolina. The show featured outfit changes and set shifts. He was joined on stage by Bizarrap, Bad Gyal, Feid, Jay Wheeler, French Montana, LL Cool J, and Diljit Dosanjh. Upon receiving the trophy, he stated that Puerto Rico is not small, noting that only the map is small.
The ceremony aired live on Univision, UniMás, Galavisión, and ViX. Actor and musician Roselyn Sánchez served as the host. Many awards were presented during a pre-televised Premiere Ceremony prior to the main broadcast. This format allowed for a quicker pace in recognizing winners across various genres.
Juanes won the Best Pop/Rock Album award for Juanesteban. He accepted the trophy from Pablo Alboran and Howie D. Karol G performed a ballad with a full orchestra and 12 mariachis. She later won the Urban Music Album category for Tropicoqueta. Other recipients included Xavi, who took home the Contemporary Mexican Album award for Dosis. This marked his first Latin Grammy. Fonseca won the Contemporary Tropical Album award for Antes Que El Tiempo Se Vaya.
Aria Vega, a Colombian singer, won the Best New Artist award. She delivered her acceptance speech through tears. The Latin Recording Academy changed the eligibility rules for this category this year. Only artists with fewer than three albums or 25 released singles were allowed to compete. Anitta won the Portuguese Language Contemporary Pop Album award for her work on Equilibrium. She performed a medley of songs in Portuguese, Spanish, and English, mixing genres including funk, samba, and reggae. She used her speech to discuss the Black culture of Brazil.
The show included tributes to two late music figures. The first honored Mexican singer-songwriter José Alfredo Jiménez. Artists such as The Warning, Reik, Sofía Reyes, Yami Safdie, and Camila Fernández performed songs associated with Jiménez. The second tribute was for Willie Colón, who died in February of this year. His son Miguel Colón, Nathy Peluso, and Luis Figueroa performed in his honor.
Bobby Pulido won the Best Tejano Album award for his release Bobby Pulido & Friends: Una Tuya y Una Mía (Vol. 2/En Vivo). He recently won a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives for the Democrats by flipping a Texas district. In his acceptance speech, Pulido announced he is retiring from music. He expressed gratitude for his career and the award.
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