The hum of the audio at the beginning of the transmission continued throughout the night. Bad Bunny and the two artists with the most nominations, Casiriel and Paco Amoroso, finished the ceremony with five awards each. The 2025 Latin Grammy Awards will be held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, and the 26th edition will include two new categories. One is Best Roots Song, which recognizes unreleased recordings (vocal or instrumental) that reflect the traditions and origins of different communities, and the other is Best Music for Visual Media. But that night, Alejandro Sanz scored a surprising victory. bad rabbit This caused a bit of a stir and the Spaniard was forced to apologize for stealing the award.
Carlos Santana, Maluma, Grupo Frontera and Cristian Nodal begin the ceremony
Carlos Santana, from Guadalajara, opened the ceremony with his unique guitar playing style, along with Maluma, Cristian Nodal and Grupo Frontera. One of the world’s most acclaimed guitarists, Santana began his musical career in the late 1960s with the band of the same name, which mixed rock, jazz, blues, and Latin rhythms. “Long live Maestro Carlos Santana,” Maluma said at the end of the performance.
Transmission technical problems
The broadcast of the ceremony experienced audio glitches after Carlos Santana began strumming the strings of his guitar. It was similar to the sound a radio makes when it can’t tune into a station. This glitch was temporarily fixed just minutes into Santana and company’s presentation. Puerto Rican actress Roselyn Sanchez and host Maluma gave welcome remarks and presented the award for Best Urban Music Album along with Spanish soccer player Sergio Ramos. The winner was Bad Bunny. However, technical problems recurred. Neither the Puerto Rican speech nor Aitana’s subsequent presentation came across properly.
Nacy Peluso and Queen Gloria Estefan
The iconic Gloria Estefan had some great moments. Wearing a frilly red dress, the Cuban had an unparalleled singing voice that brought the MGM Grand Garden Arena crowd to its feet to the rhythm of salsa. neighbor and chiriqui chili, two songs from his latest album roots, It won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Tropical Album. This is the first time in 18 years that Estefan has released an album in Spanish. In the 1980s, a Cuban woman and her husband Emilio built an exile empire in Miami, where they helped shape and birth dozens of Latinx artists, including Shakira and Ricky Martin. Argentinian Nacy Peluso accompanied Estefan during the final musical number, demanding a standing ovation for “The Queen.”
power of mexico
If the 2024 Latin Grammy Awards saw a surge in Colombian musicians, this year’s ceremony will see Mexicans do the same. Cristian Nodal and Grupo Frontera were the first acts of the night, along with Carlos Santana. Pepe Aguilar performed a mariachi performance with up to four couples to the rhythm of Tapatio Syrup. Karin León delighted the audience with her singing and won the award for Best Contemporary Mexican Music Album. Grupo Frontera took to the stage once again to perform with support from Fuerza Regida. marlboro red, The song reached No. 1 on Billboard in early November, marking the seventh No. 1 for the Corrido Tumbado genre pioneers. Paloma Murphy won Best Newcomer, and Los Tigres del Norte was the night’s winner.
bad rabbit asks for a hug
Bad Bunny took to the stage for the third time that night to accept the award for Best Urban Song. I should have taken more photos. Benito said he will not attend these types of events, giving a prepared speech because he does not know whether he will win or not. His words were, “I want you all to hug the person next to you, too. That’s what music is all about.”
Raphael, big applause for this year’s person
Rafael, who was named Person of the Year by the Latin Recording Academy in 2025, performed two of his most famous songs at the gala. The list is long. what no one knows and my big night. Those in attendance rose to sing along with him and gave him a standing ovation that lasted for minutes, but was interrupted by two of his fellow icons, Gloria Estefan and Marco Antonio Solis, to present him with the Most Valuable Person award. “You are my personal idol,” Estefan said. “Me too,” Solis added, stressing that what Raphael does is not something you can learn, but “it’s something you’re born with.”
Argentina’s dynamic duo
Argentinian musicians Casentorriel and Paco Amoroso took to the stage at the Latin Grammy Awards to perform. con man, #Breasts, she can do it and friend’s day They did it with a set inspired by Amoroso’s blue hat and Caseventriel’s red vest, accessories they used during their 2024 Tiny Desk presentation. This is one of the most iconic things ever recorded at the NPR offices in Washington, DC. While they were doing what they had to do, four muscular, scantily clad men wearing only black underwear knitted cushions and threw them into blue hats and red vests. In the press room, they continued their usual banter and declared that they were going to melt down the prize and make a necklace.
While chanting, “What would have happened if I had met you?”
BichotaKarol G won the song of the year award. With her voice hoarse and tears welling up in her eyes, the Colombian said she felt like she had lost herself and had to return to the music she loved. “There are a lot of experts giving opinions about what people should and shouldn’t do. In a way, I felt like there was nothing wrong with what I should be doing and I was losing my magic. So I went back to my roots,” he said. This speech was very similar to what she said in 2024, when Billboard named her its first Woman of the Year.
Alejandro Sanz: “I’m sorry, Benito, I stole from you.”
Undoubtedly, the surprise of the night was Alejandro Sanz winning the Recording of the Year category. palm tree in the garden. As the Spaniard took to the stage to accept his award, a shout from someone in the audience appeared to be quoting a famous Bad Bunny song, and could only be heard over the noise in the auditorium: “…more pictures.” Mr. Sanz looked at the bewildered crowd for a few seconds before beginning his speech. “I’m sorry, Benito, I stole it from you,” he confessed, laughing. A Puerto Rican man in the front row told him not to talk.
Los Tigres del Norte, final performance of the night
The final performance of the night was performed by the Mexican group Los Tigres del Norte. they did it The lottery is The single they released in February talks about immigration, politics and security. According to the magazine rolling stoneThe single depicts the reality that millions of Latin Americans face as they struggle to realize their dreams of immigrating to the United States. “This song perfectly defines what our society is going through,” Los Tigres said of the medium. Later in the press room, they commented that the current political climate worried them even more than they did when they began their careers in the late ’60s, and admitted that they sought to bring hope to the vast immigrant community with their songs.
love for puerto rico
Bad Bunny ended the night with five awards. The last album, this year’s album, was dedicated to everyone involved in this album, Puerto Rico and their families. “To my mother who gave birth to me, to my brothers. I love them. And music, I love music, I love my work. I want to dedicate this award to all the children and youth of Latin America, especially Puerto Rico. There are many ways to build a homeland and defend our land, but we chose music. This is yours. Puerto Rico, I love you, thank you.”
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