Rosalía Dominates the 2026 Latin Grammys With Album and Song of the Year

Rosalía won both Album of the Year and Song of the Year at the 2026 Latin Grammys on Nov. 12 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Her album "Lux (Complete Works)" took the evening's top album prize, while "La Perla," a collaboration with Yahritza y Su Esencia written with Noah Goldstein, David Rodríguez, Ryan Tedder and Dylan Wiggins, won Song of the Year.

The night belonged to a small group of artists who divided the major categories among them.

• Rosalía collected five awards in total: Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Alternative Album for "Lux," Best Pop Song for "La Perla" and Best Short Form Music Video for "Sauvignon Blanc."
• Milo J won Record of the Year for "Niño," plus Best Folk Music Album for "La Vida Es Más Corta," Best Urban/Urban Fusion Performance for "Gil" featuring Trueno, and Best Recording Package.
• CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso, who entered the night with seven nominations, won Best Electronic Music Performance for "Beto's Horns – Fred Remix" with Fred Again.., Best Pop/Rock Song for "Hasta Jesús Tuvo Un Mal Día" with Sting, and Best Long Form Music Video for "FREE SPIRITS (The Film)."

Who led the nominations going in?

Edgar Barrera headed into the ceremony with ten nominations, more than any other contender. Jorge Drexler, Rosalía, Karol G and CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso followed with seven nods each. Barrera's name does not appear among the announced winners, making Drexler the leader among the top nominees who converted: the Uruguayan songwriter won Best Alternative Song for "Ante la Duda, Baila," Best Roots Song for "El tambor chico" with Facundo Balta, and Best Singer-Songwriter Album for "Taracá."

What does this change for the genre map?

Karol G's Best Urban Music Album win for "Tropicoqueta" and her Best Reggaeton Performance win for "Verano Rosa" featuring Feid confirmed her hold on the urban field, while Bizarrap and Daddy Yankee took Best Urban Song for "Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 0/66." Alejandro Sanz won Best Contemporary Pop Album for "¿Y Ahora Qué +?," and Laura Pausini took Best Traditional Pop Album for "Yo Canto 2." Juanes won Best Pop/Rock Album for "JuanEsteban."

Aria Vega won Best New Artist, the category that has historically served as a launchpad for subsequent headline winners.

What else was recognized?

The traditional and regional categories spread honors across veterans and newcomers. Carlos Vives won Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album for "El Último Disco Vol. 1." Gilberto Santa Rosa took Best Traditional Tropical Album for "Íntimo (En Vivo)," while Luis Enrique's "El Alma en Clave" won Best Salsa Album and Grupo Niche's "Nombre y Apellido" won Best Tropical Song. Silvana Estrada won Best Singer-Songwriter Song for "Dime." J Noa and Trooko took Best Rap/Hip Hop Song for "Antisistema," and Gonzalo Rubalcaba won the Latin Jazz/Jazz Album award for "Gonzalo Plays Pino."

Other winners included Xavi, whose "Dosis" took Best Contemporary Mexican Album; Fonseca, who won Best Contemporary Tropical Album for "Antes Que El Tiempo Se Vaya"; and Bobby Pulido, whose live set "Una Tuya y Una Mía (Vol. 2/En Vivo)" won Best Tejano Album. Camila Fernández won Best Ranchero/Mariachi Album for "La Fernández," Edén Muñoz took Best Banda Album for "Piedras a la Luna," Techy won Best Merengue/Bachata Album for "Chula," and Marcos Witt, Marco Barrientos and Marcos Vidal shared the Spanish-language Christian Album award for "Inquebrantable."

With five trophies from seven nominations, Rosalía leaves Las Vegas as the clear measure of the year in Latin music, and the sweep sets a benchmark her peers will chase at next year's ceremony.