Key Takeaways
- Rosalía made Latin Grammys history with her third Album of the Year win for her fourth album LUX on Nov. 12.
- Argentine rapper-singer Milo J won four awards, including Record of the Year for “Niño,” Best Folk Album for La Vida Era Más Corta and Best Urban Performance for “Gil” with Trueno.
- Anitta earned her first Latin Grammy after twelve nominations for Equilibrivm, and reggaeton legend Daddy Yankee received the Person of the Year honor.
Rosalía broke Latin Grammys history by becoming the first woman to win three gramophones in the Album of the Year category.
The 27th Annual Latin Grammy Awards was held Thursday (Nov. 12) in Las Vegas, and following her medley opener, Rosalía’s fourth album, LUX won Album of the Year. Colombian vocalist Juanes handed Rosalía the trophy, which joins her previous AOY wins for El Mal Querer in 2019 and Motomami in 2022. It marks the first time a lead female artist has won the Album of the Year award three times. Alejandro Sanz and Juanes also have three trophies, and Juan Luis Guerra has four.
"This is the third time I've won this award. If El Mal Querer was a dream, and Motomami was a bold gamble, then LUX has been a leap into the unknown,” she said, per Billboard.
"To all the people who told me I wasn't good enough, or that my music was too weird, I'm thankful I didn't listen,” said the Spanish vocalist, adding, "Now I'm winning these prizes."
Rosalía also won in categories Song of the Year and Best Pop Song for "La Perla," Best Alternative Music Album and Best Engineered Album for LUX and Best Short Form Music video for "Sauvignon Blanc."
Other winners at last night’s awards show were among the most popular in current Latin music. Argentine rapper-singer Milo J also swept this year’s Latin Grammys by winning Best Folk Album for La Vida Era Más Corta, Best Urban Performance for "Gil" featuring Trueno, Best Recording Package and Record of the Year for “Niño.”
Colombian singer Karol G won Best Urban Music Album for Tropicoqueta, her third win in the category, and Best Reggaeton Performance for "Verano Rosa" with Feid.
After twelve nominations, Anitta won her first Latin Grammy for Equilibrivm, her seventh studio album.
Daddy Yankee was named Person of the Year, and received the honor from Janet Jackson, whom he collaborated with on 2018 song “Made for Now.”
