The Latin Recording Academy® announced the nominees for the 27th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards®, the preeminent international honor celebrating excellence in Latin music, and the only accolade awarded by music industry professionals. The Latin Academy’s membership body of music creators, who represent all genres and creative disciplines—including recording artists, songwriters, producers, recording engineers and mixers—vote during the Awards Process.

This year’s Album Of The Year category features a balance of genre, generation, country of origin and gender, and the nominees reflect the diversity within Latin music as it continues to increase its cultural influence worldwide: EQUILIBRIVM (Anitta), Free Spirits (CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso), Taracá (Jorge Drexler), Vendrán Suaves Lluvias (Silvana Estrada), Tropicoqueta (Karol G), Femme Fatale (Mon Laferte), Muda (Carín León), La Vida Era Más Corta (Milo J), ¿Dónde Es El After? (Rawayana), and Lux (Complete Works) (Rosalía).

The Best New Artist category once again showcases a unique set of nominees, whose diversity reaffirms The Latin Academy’s commitment to provide opportunities for all artists. Nominated this year are Delilah, FABIAN, Loulu Gilberto, Arath Herce, Macario Martínez, maye, Sofia Monroy, Kendall Peña, Dora Sanches, ARIA VEGA and Zeca Veloso.

“We are honored to present this year’s nominees for the 27th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards,” said Manuel Abud, CEO of The Latin Recording Academy. “These artists reflect the extraordinary diversity and constant evolution of Latin music, and our Academy continues to evolve in response to this dynamic, creative landscape. At the heart of our Awards Process are our members, whose participation and expertise ensure that the Latin GRAMMY® remains the benchmark for excellence in Latin music.”

The 27th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards nominees were selected in 60 categories and reflect an expansive range of artists who released recordings during the eligibility period (June 1, 2025, through May 31, 2026). All songs that are considered for nominations must be new songs and contain a minimum percentage of lyric content (60%) in Spanish, Portuguese, or any native regional language.

The final round of voting to determine the Latin GRAMMY winners is open to all active, voting members of The Latin Recording Academy, and will begin on October 1, 2026. The 27th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards will air live on Univision on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026, from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Additional broadcasting partners will be announced at a later date.

Following is the list of nominees for some of the General Fields. For the complete list of nominees in the 60 categories, please visit LatinGRAMMY.com.

Record Of The Year

“Ha Ha” – CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso

“¿Cómo Se Ama?” – Jorge Drexler

“Dime” – Silvana Estrada

“O Amor Nos Encontrou” – Loulu Gilberto

“Coleccionando Heridas” – Karol G & Marco Antonio Solís

“Femme Fatale” – Mon Laferte

“Desde Que Te Tengo” – Carín León

“Niño” – Milo J

“La Perla” – Rosalía Featuring Yahritza y Su Esencia

“Alma” – Elena Rose

Album Of The Year

EQUILIBRIVM – Anitta

Free Spirits – CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso

Taracá – Jorge Drexler

Vendrán Suaves Lluvias – Silvana Estrada

Tropicoqueta – Karol G

Femme Fatale – Mon Laferte

Muda – Carín León

La Vida Era Más Corta – Milo J

¿Dónde Es El After? – Rawayana

Lux (Complete Works) – Rosalía

Song Of The Year

“Coleccionando Heridas” – Edgar Barrera, Kevyn Mauricio Cruz, Luis Miguel Gomez Castaño & Karol G, songwriters (Karol G & Marco Antonio Solís)

“¿Cómo Se Ama?” – Jorge Drexler & Diego López Crespo “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, Ryan Tedder, Rosalía & 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)

Best New Artist

Delilah

FABIAN

Loulu Gilberto

Arath Herce

Macario Martínez

maye

Sofia Monroy

Kendall Peña

Dora Sanches

ARIA VEGA

Zeca Veloso

This release has been prepared with label copy information and recordings provided by labels and Latin Academy members. Modifications to the official nominations list may occur based on further review of the information provided.

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The Latin Recording Academy® is a nonprofit dedicated to nurturing, celebrating, honoring and elevating Latin music and its creators. Established as the global authority on Latin music, the membership-based organization composed of music professionals produces the annual Latin GRAMMY Awards®, The Biggest Night in Latin Music®, which honors excellence in the recording arts and sciences, in addition to providing educational and outreach programs for the music community through its Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation®. For more information, please visit LatinGRAMMY.com.

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