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2025 latin grammy awards As widely anticipated, it was a victory for the Puerto Rican superstar bad bunnywho won the coveted Album of the Year for his landmark release, D.EBI Shoot more photos.
Concluding his acceptance speech, in which he thanked his family and colleagues, he declared, “Puerto RicoI love you, thank you,” honoring a record that serves as a profound love letter to his homeland.
artist, born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, Música Urbana already set the tone, taking home the night’s first award for album. His dominance continued at halftime of the ceremony when he returned to the stage to accept the Música Urbana Song trophy for “DTMF”, quipping in Spanish, “I never practice my speeches.”
She later performed a memorable performance of “Veltita” with Chuwi.
While Bad Bunny reigned supreme, others also had important reasons to celebrate. The Song of the Year award went to Karol G, Andrés Jael Correa Ríos and Edgar Barrera for their track “Sientes te huberra conocido”, while Alejandro Sanz won the title for “Y ahora que?” Won record of the year for.
Live from Las Vegas, 26th Annual Latin Grammys It turned out to be an energetic and eclectic scene. Rafael, 2025 Person of the Year, enthralled the audience with an emotional rendition of “Que Sabe Nadi” and “Me Gran Noche.”
The evening started with a great collaboration when Maluma joined guitar icon Santana to perform his 1970 hit “Oye Como Va.” This marked the beginning of a memorable medley celebrating Santana, featuring Christian Nodal on “Corazon Espinoza” and Grupo Frontera performing their 2025 collaboration, “Me Retiro”.
Elsewhere, Etana performed her dreamy electro-pop, Sanz performed a medley of “El Vino de Tu Boca” and “Las Guapas” and Rau Alejandro brought a taste of Puerto Rico to Vegas with a medley including “Khe?”, “Silencio,” “Falcedad,” and “Carita Linda.”
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Elena Rose offered a moment of peace with “Me Lo Merezaco”, before Carol G and famous Mexican singer Marco Antonio Solís dueted on the romantic song “Colecionando Herridas”. Regional Mexican music giants Grupo Frontera and Fuerza Regida performed their joint hit “Me Jalo”, followed by Fuerza Regida’s take on “Marlboro Rojo” from their record-breaking 2025 album “111xpantia”.
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Carine Lyons’ distinctive raspy vocals shine on “Ahi Estabas Tu” and she later joins Kacey Musgraves for “Lost in Translation”. León later won the competitive Contemporary Mexican Album category for “Palabra de Toz (Seca)”.
Morat brought pop-rock energy with “Faltas Tú”, while Car7real and Paco Amoroso injected an outsider, artistic spirit. Joaquina performed an entire “Quiz Quartet” and Brazilian singer Linicar’s “Negona dos Olhos Terveis” was praised as one of the most enjoyable performances of the night, with northern band Los Tigres del Norte echoing the same sentiment.
The prestigious Best New Artist trophy was awarded to Paloma Morphy. Gloria Estefan achieved Traditional Tropical Album for “Races” and later graced the stage for “La Vecina” and “Chirriki Chirri”, joined by Nathy Peluso. Christian Nodal sang “Queen + como yo?” Also won for Ranchero/Mariachi Album.
Several of the evening’s accolades were presented during the pre-televised premiere ceremony. Bad Bunny’s “Voy a Leverte pa Pr” won for Reggaeton Performance. Argentinian duo Ca7riel and Paco Amoroso emerged as the most awarded artist of the 2025 show, taking home five categories including Short and Long Form Music Video, Alternative Song, Alternative Music Album for “Papota” and Pop Song for “El Día del Amigo”.
The three-hour awards show, broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, was hosted by the dynamic duo of Maluma and actor, producer and musician Rosalynn Sanchez.