Latin Grammys 2026 Preview: Edgar Barrera Leads 10 Nominations as Las Vegas Hosts Thursday Night
Ahead of the 8 p.m. Eastern telecast, a guide to the ten album and record of the year nominees, Barrera's field-leading tally, the performers and where to watch the ceremony.
Thursday, November 12, 2026/2 min read
Las Vegas hosts the 27th Latin Grammy Awards on Thursday night, with the main show due on air at 8 p.m. Eastern (01:00 UTC on Friday) from the MGM Grand Garden Arena. This is a preview written before the telecast: nothing here knows who has won.
Roselyn Sanchez hosts for the tenth time, according to News4Jax, and Daddy Yankee is the Latin Recording Academy's person of the year. Producer and songwriter Edgar Barrera leads the field with 10 nominations, followed by Karol G, Rosalia, Jorge Drexler and the Argentine duo CA7RIEL and Paco Amoroso with seven each.
Who is nominated for album and record of the year?
The Recording Academy's full nominations list, published on 16 September, names ten albums: Anitta's EQUILIBRIVM, CA7RIEL and Paco Amoroso's FREE SPIRITS, Drexler's Taraca, Silvana Estrada's Vendran Suaves Lluvias, Karol G's Tropicoqueta, Mon Laferte's FEMME FATALE, Carin Leon's MUDA, Milo J's La Vida Era Mas Corta, Rawayana's Donde Es El After? and Rosalia's LUX (Complete Works).
Record of the year has ten nominees as well, including "Ha Ha" by CA7RIEL and Paco Amoroso, Drexler's "Como Se Ama?", Estrada's "Dime", Karol G with Marco Antonio Solis on "Coleccionando Heridas" and Rosalia's "La Perla" featuring Yahritza y Su Esencia. The nominations cover 60 categories for recordings released between 1 June 2025 and 31 May 2026.
What is Edgar Barrera nominated for?
Barrera appears across the sheet. The Academy list credits him as a record producer on "Coleccionando Heridas", as an album producer on Tropicoqueta and MUDA, and as a songwriter on Song of the Year nominees "Coleccionando Heridas" and "Mi Gran Amor". He is also up for best regional song, producer of the year and songwriter of the year. He also produces the night's tribute to the late ranchera songwriter Jose Alfredo Jimenez.
Best new artist is also a ten-way race, among Delilah, FABIAN, Loulu Gilberto, Arath Herce, Macario Martinez, maye, Sofia Monroy, Kendall Pena, Dora Sanches, ARIA VEGA and Zeca Veloso. Loulu Gilberto appears in the new artist field and, with "O Amor Nos Encontrou", in record of the year as well.
Who performs, and how do you watch?
Karol G, Rosalia, Anitta, Daddy Yankee, Feid, Bizarrap, Juanes, Carin Leon, Grupo Frontera, Mon Laferte, Kany Garcia, Jorge Drexler, Rawayana, Nathy Peluso and Bad Gyal are billed to perform, HOLA! reports. The broadcast is on Univision, UNIMAS and Galavision, and streams on ViX. A pre-show starts at 7 p.m. Eastern, and News4Jax says the Associated Press streams the red carpet live from 5 p.m. Eastern.
Most of the 60 awards are handed out in a Premiere ceremony before the telecast, so many winners will be known by the time the main show starts. The big four, album, record, song and best new artist, are the ones to watch when the cameras go live in Las Vegas.
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