Latin Grammys 2026: Milo J and Rosalía lead, Daddy Yankee honored
· BehindLines newsroom
The 27th Latin Grammy ceremony took place on 12 November 2026 at Las Vegas's MGM Grand Garden Arena. According to NPR, it was a big night for Milo J's Argentine folk, while Rosalía also won several of the main prizes.
The big winners
NPR reports that Milo J, a 20-year-old Argentine singer driven by folk music, took record of the year for his song "Niño". He also won best folk album ("La Vida Era Más Corta"), best urban or urban fusion performance and best recording package.
Rosalía won several major categories: album of the year plus best alternative album (both for "LUX"), then song of the year, as well as best pop song and best short-form video. Karol G, a Colombian singer, won the prizes for urban music album and for reggaeton performance, and Tejano musician Bobby Pulido collected his third Latin Grammy, for best Tejano album, according to NPR.
A tribute to Daddy Yankee
Daddy Yankee, a Puerto Rican artist, was named the Academy's person of the year. According to NPR, Janet Jackson appeared on stage by surprise to hand him his award.
The Latin Recording Academy, which organizes the ceremony, had already celebrated the artist at a dedicated gala on 11 November in Las Vegas, an evening tracing nearly thirty years of career, from the neighbourhoods of San Juan in the 1990s to the world stage. This account comes from the press release published on latingrammy.com, the Academy's own site: a source close to the event, telling the story of its own evening, whereas NPR is a media outlet independent of the organization.
According to that release, Tito El Bambino and Jowell & Randy sang "Gasolina" with Feid and Trueno, and The Sugarhill Gang played "Rapper's Delight", a track the artist names among his influences. The Academy writes that Daddy Yankee was handed his award by J Balvin and LL Cool J at that gala, whereas NPR names Janet Jackson for the 12 November ceremony; we do not choose between the two accounts.
Why it matters
NPR stresses that sales and charts are dominated by reggaeton and by highly polished pop, and that Milo J's folk is nonetheless among the big winners of the night.