The 27th annual Latin Grammy Awards will be handed out Thursday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, with songwriter and producer Edgar Barrera leading all nominees with 10 nominations, the Los Angeles Times reported when nominations were announced. The three-hour telecast airs on Univision, UniMás and Galavisión and streams on ViX starting at 8 p.m. Eastern and Pacific, after a one-hour pre-show, the Latin Recording Academy said. Most categories are awarded earlier in the day at the Premiere ceremony, and actress Roselyn Sánchez returns as host.
Barrera already holds the record for most Latin Grammy nominations, reaching 84 this year, and entered the season tied with Residente of Calle 13 as the most-awarded individual in the show’s history, the Los Angeles Times reported, meaning any win would set a new mark. He is nominated twice for song of the year, as a co-writer of “Coleccionando Heridas” by Karol G and Marco Antonio Solís and “Mi Gran Amor” by Santana featuring Becky G. He is also musical producer of the telecast’s tribute to José Alfredo Jiménez, the academy said.
Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso, Jorge Drexler, Karol G and Rosalía follow with seven nominations each, and Silvana Estrada and Mon Laferte have six, the Times reported. The Argentine duo Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso won five awards last year, tying Bad Bunny, who has no nominations this year. Album of the year contenders include Karol G’s “Tropicoqueta,” Rosalía’s “Lux (Complete Works),” Drexler’s “Taracá” and the duo’s “Free Spirits.” Eligible recordings were released between June 1, 2025, and May 31, 2026.
Scheduled performers include Anitta, Bizarrap, Carín León, Daddy Yankee, Feid, Karol G, Rosalía and The Warning, according to the academy. The show will also honor the late salsa pioneer Willie Colón, with his original 13-member band reunited under musical director Ennio Gatti.
On Wednesday night, the academy honored Daddy Yankee, its 2026 Person of the Year, at an invite-only gala at the MGM Grand, Billboard reported. “For the first time in history, the Academy honors one of the great pioneers of reggaeton,” academy CEO Manuel Abud said. Artists including Feid, J Balvin and The Sugar Hill Gang performed reworked versions of his songs, and Daddy Yankee closed the night with “Botz,” “Sonríele” and “Lo Que Paso Paso.”
“Never in my life have I felt an emotion as powerful as the one I felt today,” he told the audience, according to Billboard, adding: “It reminded me that these songs are not mine—they belong to you.” Billboard noted that he is also confirmed as a headliner of the 2027 Coachella festival.