Spanish singer Rosalía won album of the year at the 27th annual Latin Grammy Awards on Thursday night for her album ‘Lux,’ capping a star-studded ceremony featuring spectacular performances across musical genres.
Overcome with emotion, Rosalía began her acceptance speech in Spanish, describing ‘Lux’ as a personal artistic leap.
“Just as ‘El Mal Querer’ felt like a dream, or ‘Motomami’ was a gamble, ‘Lux’ has been, for me, a leap into the void,” she said, referring to her previous albums released in 2018, 2022 and 2025.
Accoeding to AP, Her song ‘La Perla’ also won song of the year. During her acceptance speech, she thanked Mexico and invited her collaborators, American trio Yahritza Y Su Esencia, onto the stage.
Rosalía had opened the ceremony at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas with a medley of three songs from ‘Lux,’ accompanied by dancers wearing halo-like headpieces.
The evening also featured a major tribute to Daddy Yankee, who was named the 2026 Latin Grammy Person of the Year, becoming the first Latin urbano artist to receive the honour.
Known as the “King of Reggaeton,” he performed several of his biggest hits, including ‘Gasolina,’ ‘Despacito,’ ‘Con Calma’ and ‘Rompe,’ joined by artists including Bizarrap, Feid, French Montana and LL Cool J.
Janet Jackson presented him with the honour. In his acceptance speech, he paid tribute to Puerto Rico, saying, “Puerto Rico is not small. The map is small.”
Other highlights included performances by Karol G, Anitta, Mon Laferte, Kany García and Grupo Frontera.
Edgar Barrera also made history, taking his career Latin Grammy tally to 30 and surpassing René Pérez’s previous record of 29.
Milo J won record of the year for ‘Niño,’ while Karol G received the urban music album award for ‘Tropicoqueta.’
Colombian singer Aria Vega won best new artist, while Xavi secured his first Latin Grammy for contemporary Mexican album with ‘Dosis.’
Bobby Pulido won best Tejano album during the pre-televised ceremony. He also announced his retirement from music after recently winning a seat in the US House of Representatives for the Democrats in Texas.
