This Thursday, November 13th, the Latin Grammy Awards moved last year to Miami (Florida) and will return to Las Vegas (Nevada) in 2023 via Seville (Spain). Spanish-language music’s biggest stars gather at the MGM Grand Garden Arena to celebrate the successful establishment of the Latin American sound around the world. The celebration will be the first since Donald Trump returned to power, and many are wondering if some of the most important voices in Latino culture will speak out about the Republican Party’s anti-immigrant movement.
The 26th annual Latin Recording Academy Awards – America’s sibling to the Grammy Awards – will be hosted by one of the industry’s biggest supporters, Maluma. This will be the first time the Colombian singer will take to the microphone not to sing, but to cheer. It will also be one of the strongest on a musical level, as the organizers have already confirmed performances from Mexico’s Karin León, Fuerza Rezida, Grupo Frontera, Marco Antonio Solis and Pepe Aguilar. Colombian Karol G. Spaniards Aitana and Alejandro Sanz. Puerto Rican Rau Alejandro. Cuban Gloria Estefan. Argentinian Nachy Peluso. Venezuelans Joaquina and Elena Rose, among others.
Superstar Bad Bunny leads the way with 12 nominations, including Album of the Year I should take more photosdouble nominations in the Record of the Year and Song of the Year categories. unforgettable dance and DTMF, each. Argentinian duo CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso followed with 10 nominations and were recognized as one of the year’s great revelations following their successful Coachella performance and concert tour. papota tour. Mexican musician and producer Edgar Barrera is also among the favorites to win in 2025, which will compete in 10 categories.
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Everything points to this being a big night for Bad Bunny. After a successful artistic residency at the Colosseum in Puerto Rico, the artist repeated his strong performance from three years ago, when he received 10 nominations. summer without you. Against all odds, the Puerto Rican has won 12 gramophones since nominations began in 2019.
One of the most important categories is Best Album of the Year, and this time it’s included. ours (written by Rau Alejandro), DTMF (Bad Bunny), father (Casiel and Paco Amoroso), roots (Gloria Estefan), Yokafu fist (Vicente Garcia), By bursting the bubble(Joaquina), song book (Natalia Lafourcade), To’s words (Karin Leon), Kaju (Liniker), on the clouds with friends (Elena Rose), and So what now? (Alejandro Sanz).
In the Song of the Year category, two Bad Bunny songs are vying for the Latin Grammy Award. DTMF and An unforgettable dance. Buenos Aires duo Casiriel and Paco Amoroso, friend’s day and#tits; And again bogotá (Andres Cepeda), song book (Natalia Lafourcade), The night I cried again (Mont Laferte), garden palm tree (Alejandro Sanz), If I had met you earlier (Karol G), and hairy brown (Liniker).
The nominees for Best Newcomer include AnnaSophia, Eli Cortez, Julian Gamboa, Camila Guevara, Isadora, Alex Luna, Paloma Morphy, Sudo Nunez, and Luzzi. Venezuelan Alé is the favorite to win the statue following the global success of his songs. canwhere he is accompanied by his inseparable duo, Yorugaki.
This edition also includes two new Latin Grammy Awards: Best Roots Song and Best Visual Media Music. The latter recognizes the best soundtracks of TV series.
Raphael, 2025 Person of the Year
Last January, the Latin Recording Academy announced that singer Rafael, 82, would be honored with the title of Person of the Year, honoring his outstanding contributions to the world of singing over more than half a century. With this tribute, the Spanish artist joins a distinguished group of recipients of the award, including Colombian Carlos Vives, who won last year, compatriot Laura Pausini, Alejandro Sanz, Ricky Martin, Shakira, Juan Gabriel, Gloria and Emilio Estefan.
Manuel Abdo, CEO of the Latin Recording Academy, said of the Jaén native: “Thanks to his resilience and constant reinvention, he has remained relevant throughout the decades and is a source of inspiration for a new generation of Latin music creators.” A ceremony honoring the interpreters of iconic songs such as. what no one knows, scandal Either how i love youwill be held one day earlier on Wednesday, Nov. 12, but Thursday’s gala will also include a musical number in his honor.
Latin Grammy Awards time and broadcast
The Latin Grammy Awards ceremony begins at 5 p.m. in Las Vegas. Therefore, it will be broadcast from this time (or 8pm East Coast time) and can be seen on open signals on Univision, UniMás and Galavisión. It lasts 3 hours. in streaming will be available For users of the ViX platform. EL PAÍS will provide special coverage of each award and its winners.
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