What you need to know
The 2025 Latin Grammy Awards are underway.
The Latin Recording Academy’s 26th annual awards ceremony, hosted by Maluma and Roselyn Sanchez, is being broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, and some of Latin music’s biggest stars are heading home with new trophies on their shelves.
Nominations for the 2025 Latin Grammy Awards were announced in September. Bad Bunny led the way with a total of 12 points, followed by Edgar Barrera, Casiel & Paco Amoroso with 10 points each. Rafa Alcourt, Natalia Laforcade and Federico Vindover each earned eight nods.
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At the ceremony, Spanish singer and actor Rafael was named the 2025 Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year, and Eric Schilling received the Director’s Award. Additionally, Susana Baca, Enrique Banbury, Ivan Lins, Pandora and Olga Tañon received this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award.
The 2025 Latin Grammys performers included Bad Bunny, CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso, Karol G, Marco Antonio Solis, Chuwi, Fuerza Regida, Pepe Aguilar, Aitana, Ivan Cornejo, Danny Lux, Gloria Estefan, Cacalo, Karin Leon, Liniquel, Morato, Los Tigres del Norte, and Rafael.
“The influence of Latin music continues to grow on a global level, and all of the nominated artists embrace its diversity and richness while maintaining the iconic sounds that make our music unique,” Manuel Abdo, CEO of the Latin Recording Academy, said in a press release announcing the nominations.
The 2025 Latin Grammy Awards will feature 60 categories, and a full list of winners can be found on the ceremony’s website. See an abbreviated list of winners below.
Best record of the year
“Baile Inolvidable” – Bad Bunny
“DtMF” – Bad Bunny
“El Día Del Amigo” – CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso
“#Tetas” – CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso
“Destresses Fabrosos” – Jorge Drexler & Conosiendo Lucía
“Lara” – Zoe Gottusso
“Si antes te fuviera conocido” – Karol G.
“Cancionera” – Natalia Laforcade
“Ao Theu Lado” – Liniker
“Palmeras en El Jardín” – Alejandro Sanz – Winner
Album of the year
Cosa Nuestra – Rau Alejandro
Deb Tiller Mass Photo – Bad Bunny – Winner
Papota – CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso
Raises – Gloria Estefan
Punito de Yocaf – Vicente Garcia
Al Romper La Burbuja – Joaquina
Cancionera – Natalia Laforcade
Palabra de Tos (Seca) – Karin Leon
Kaju – Linikar
En Las Nubes – Con Mis Panas – Elena Rose
¿ Y Ahora Que? – Alejandro Sanz
song of the year
“Baile Inolvidable” – Marco Daniel Bolero, Antonio Caraballo, Caledo Elikai Rivera Córdoba, Julio Gastón, Armando Josué López, Jay Anthony Nuñez, Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, Roberto Jose Rosado Torres, songwriter (Bad Bunny)
“Bogota” – Andres Cepeda, Mauricio Rengifo, Andres Torres, songwriter (Andres Cepeda)
“Cancionera” – Natalia Laforcade, songwriter (Natalia Lafourcade)
“DtMF” – Bad Bunny, Marco Daniel Borello, Scott Dietrich, Benjamin Farick, Roberto Jose Rosado Torres, Hugo Rene Sención Sanabria, Tyler Spree, songwriter (Bad Bunny)
“El Día Del Amigo” – Rafa Alcote, Gino Bolli, Catriel Guerreiro, Ulises Guerriero, Amanda Ibanez, Vicente Jiménez, Federico Vindver, songwriters (CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso)
“Otra Noche De Llorar” – Mont Laferte, songwriter (Mon Laferte)
“Palmeras en El Jardín” – Manuel Lorente Freire, Luis Miguel Gómez Castaño, Elena Rose, Alejandro Sanz, songwriter (Alejandro Sanz)
“Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido” – Edgar Barrera, Andres Jael Correa Ríos, Karol G, Songwriter (Karol G) – Winner
“#Tetas” – Rafa Alcote, Gino Bolli, CA7RIEL, Gail, Ulises Guerriero, Vicente Jimenez, Federico Vindoveer, songwriter (CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso)
“Verdo Marom” – Liniker, songwriter (Linicer)
best new artist
array
Anna Sophia
Yelai Cortez
julian gamboa
Camila Guevara
Isadora
Alex Luna
Paloma Morphy — Winner
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