The 2026 Latin Grammy Awards featured many memorable moments, including Rosalía and Milo J as the top winners of the night. The former nabbed song of the year for “La Perla” and album of the year for Lux, and the latter won record of the year for “Niño.”
Additionally, Aria Vega won the highly-anticipated best new artist award, dedicating her award to her mother, her fans, her team, and her native Barranquilla—noting that her win serves as an inspiration to all of the aspiring artists hailing from the caribbean coast of Colombia.
Broadcast live on Thursday (Nov. 12) from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas via Univision, UNIMÁS, Galavisión and with streaming on ViX, the 27th annual awards show also aired head-turning performances from Mon Laferte, Anitta, Grupo Frontera, and Rawayana, to name a few. As well as heartfelt tributes to the late Willie Colón and José Alfredo Jiménez.
One of the evening’s biggest highlights was when Daddy Yankee performed a medley of his hits alongside top-notch artists such as Bad Gyal, Diljit Dosanjh, French Montana, Feid, Jay Wheeler, and LL COOL J. The exhilarating performance came on the heels de the Boricua star receiving the the coveted Person of the Year award on Wednesday night (Nov. 11).
“Never in my life have I felt an emotion as powerful as the one I felt today,” he said in his speech at the invite-only gala. “As I was enjoying the moment and reflecting, I couldn’t believe everything I had built, and it reminded me that these songs are not mine—they belong to you.”
Earlier in the day, the telecast was preceded by the Latin Grammy Premiere via a livestream across the Latin Recording Academy’s digital platforms and social channels, where the majority of the categories were awarded. And while the premiere and awards ceremony were both made accessible to viewers back home, Billboard was at the red carpet and media center capturing all the action you didn’t see on TV or the livestream.
Check out everything you missed from the 2026 Latin Grammys, below:
