Rosalía Claims Top Latin Grammy Prize for Lux
The 27th ceremony in Las Vegas honored Rosalía with Album of the Year while recognizing Daddy Yankee as Person of the Year.
By Elena Greco ·
The 27th annual Latin Grammy Awards concluded on Thursday night in Las Vegas, where the ceremony recognized new leadership in the industry alongside veteran icons.
Spanish artist Rosalía won the award for album of the year for her 2025 record, Lux. She also took home the prize for song of the year for the track La Perla. During her acceptance speech, she thanked Mexico and invited the American urban sierreño trio Yahritza Y Su Esencia to join her on stage.
The event opened with a performance by Rosalía, who sang a medley of tracks from Lux, including La Rumba Del Perdón and Dios Es Un Stalker. The set featured dancers with halos on a stage designed to resemble clouds. This performance highlighted the album's classical influences and its themes regarding female saints.
Daddy Yankee received the person of the year honor, becoming the first Latin urbano artist to receive the distinction. He performed a set of major hits, including Gasolina and Despacito, alongside guests such as Bizarrap, Jay Wheeler, and Diljit Dosanjh. Janet Jackson presented the award to him. In his acceptance speech, Yankee stated, Puerto Rico, recuerda. … Puerto Rico no es pequeño. Pequeño el mapa.
Other major awards went to Karol G, who won for urban music album for Tropicoqueta, and Xavi, who received the prize for contemporary Mexican album for Dosis. Fonseca won for contemporary tropical album for Antes Que El Tiempo Se Vaya. Colombian singer Aria Vega was named best new artist. The Latin Recording Academy changed the eligibility rules for that category this year to limit entries to artists with fewer than three albums or 25 singles released.
The show aired on Univision, UniMás, Galavisión, and ViX, hosted by Roselyn Sánchez from the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Most awards were decided during a pre-televised Premiere Ceremony. Bobby Pulido won for best Tejano album for Bobby Pulido & Friends: Una Tuya y Una Mía (Vol. 2/En Vivo). Pulido, who recently won a U.S. House of Representatives seat in Texas, said he was retiring from music.
Tributes honored the late Mexican singer José Alfredo Jiménez and Puerto Rican salsa pioneer Willie Colón, who died in February. The performance segments included a medley by Anitta, who also won the trophy for Portuguese language contemporary pop album. She used her speech to discuss the Black culture of Brazil.
