The Latin Recording Academy released the full list of nominees for the 2026 Latin Grammy Awards on Wednesday, and one name appears more often than any other: Edgar Barrera.
The Mexican songwriter has picked up ten nominations, most of them linked to work he did for Karol G and Carín León, and he features in all three of the night’s general categories: Record, Album and Song of the Year. The ceremony, the 27th in the history of the awards, will take place on 12 November at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Behind Barrera comes a tightly packed group with seven nominations each: Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso, Jorge Drexler, Karol G and Rosalía. Silvana Estrada and Mon Laferte have six apiece, and Argentine producers Rafa Arcaute and Federico Vindver each notch up five.
These are, to a large extent, the names that have shaped the Spanish-language music conversation over the past year: from LUX, by Rosalía, recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra and sung in thirteen different languages, to Rawayana’s album, which in June reached number one on Billboard’s ranking of the best Latin albums of the year.
Ten albums in the running for Album of the Year
The flagship category brings together ten very different releases: ‘EQUILIBRIVM’ by Anitta; ‘Free Spirits’ by Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso; ‘Taracá’ by Jorge Drexler; ‘Vendrán suaves lluvias’ by Silvana Estrada; ‘Tropicoqueta’ by Karol G; ‘Femme Fatale’ by Mon Laferte; ‘Muda’ by Carín León; ‘La vida era más corta’ by Milo J; ‘¿Dónde es el after?’ by Rawayana; and ‘LUX’ by Rosalía.
In Record of the Year, the standouts are ‘¿Cómo se ama?’ by Jorge Drexler; ‘Dime’ by Silvana Estrada; ‘Coleccionando heridas’ by Karol G together with Marco Antonio Solís; ‘Femme Fatale’ by Mon Laferte; ‘Desde que te tengo’ by Carín León; ‘La Perla’ by Rosalía with Yahritza y su Esencia; and ‘Alma’ by Elena Rose.
The Song of the Year shortlist, the award that honours songwriters, comprises ten tracks, among them ‘Hasta Jesús tuvo un mal día’ by Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso featuring Sting, and ‘Mi gran amor’ by Santana together with Becky G. Also included are ‘Humano’ by Juanes and Vivir Quintana, and ‘Nilo’ by Zanna, alongside the already mentioned songs by Drexler, Estrada, Laferte, Karol G and Rosalía.
The Best New Artist category arrives without any obvious favourites: a group of eleven artists are competing, Delilah, Fabian, Loulu Gilberto, Arath Herce, Macario Martínez, Maye, Sofía Monroy, Kendall Peña, Dora Sánchez, Aria Vega and Zeca Veloso, who have yet to break into the awards’ general categories.
Nominations
Album of the Year:
- ‘Lux (Complete Works)’ by Rosalía
- ‘Tropicoqueta’ by Karol G
- ‘FREE SPIRITS’ by Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso
- ‘Taracá’ by Jorge Drexler
- ‘¿Dónde es el After?’ by Rawayana
- ‘FEMME FATALE’ by Mon Laferte
- ‘MUDA’ by Carín León
- ‘La Vida Era Más Corta’ by Milo J
- ‘EQUILIBRIVM’ by Anitta
- ‘Vendrán Suaves Lluvias’ by Silvana Estrada
Record of the Year:
- ‘La perla’ by Rosalía
- ‘Coleccionando heridas’ by Karol G and Marco Antonio Solís
- ‘Ha Ha’ by Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso
- ‘¿Cómo se ama?’ by Jorge Drexler
- ‘Dime’ by Silvana Estrada
- ‘O Amor Nos Encontrou’ by Loulu Gilberto
- ‘Femme Fatale’ by Mon Laferte
- ‘Desde que te tengo’ by Carín León
- ‘Niño’ by Milo J
- ‘Alma’ by Elena Rose
Song of the Year:
- ‘La perla’ by Rosalía
- ‘Mi gran amor’ by Becky G and Carlos Santana
- ‘Humano’ by Juanes and Vivir Quintana
- ‘Femme Fatale’ by Mon Laferte
- ‘Coleccionando heridas’ by Karol G and Marco Antonio Solís
- ‘¿Cómo se ama?’ by Jorge Drexler
- ‘Dime’ by Silvana Estrada
- ‘Hasta Jesús tuvo un mal día’ by Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso and Sting
- ‘Solifican12’ by Milo J
- ‘Nilo’ by Zanna
Best New Artist:
- Delilah
- FABIAN
- Loulu Gilberto
- Arath Herce
- Macario Martínez
- maye
- Sofia Monroy
- Kendall Peña
- Dora Sanches
- ARIA VEGA
- Zeca Veloso
Best contemporary pop album:
- ‘KM0’ by Pablo Alborán
- ‘Instrucciones para ser feliz’ by Monsieur Periné
- ‘(Enamorada)’ by nic
- ‘Todo puede convertirse en canción’ by Debi Nova
- ‘¿Y ahora qué +?’ by Alejandro Sanz
Best urban music album:
- ‘Más cara’ by Bad Gyal
- ‘Omerta’ by J Balvin & Ryan Castro
- ‘Borondo (5020 Rcrds Sessions)’ by Beéle
- ‘Tropicoqueta’ by Karol G
- ‘Do Not Disturb: Late Checkout’ by Young Miko
Best rock album:
- ‘A La Mitad’ by Beta
- ‘Malicia’ by Mägo De Oz
- ‘Ceremonia’ by 1915
- ‘Shine’ by Fito Paez
- ‘La Frontera’ by Viniloversus
Best singer-songwriter album:
- ‘Improviso’ by Djavan
- ‘Taracá’ by Jorge Drexler
- ‘Vendrán suaves lluvias’ by Silvana Estrada
- ‘Musas en mi’ by Arath Herce
- ‘FEMME FATALE’ by Mon Laferte
Best alternative music album:
- ‘CUERPOS, Vol. 1’ by Babasonicos
- ‘DESDE EL COMA’ by BRUSES
- ‘FREE SPIRITS’ by Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso
- ‘LUX (Complete Works)’ by Rosalía
- ‘Demian’ by Teo Planell
Best tropical song:
- ‘Crayola’ by Danny Ocean
- ‘Latino’ by Yeisy Rojas with Manolito Simonet & Ricardo Amaray
- ‘Nombre y Apellido’ by Luis Enrique and De La Ghetto
- ‘Relidad-Es’ by Grupo Niche
- ‘Todo llega’ by Manerra
Best pop song:
- ‘A La Niña Que Fui’ by Kany García
- ‘Amarillo’ by Joaquina
- ‘(favorito)’ by nic
- ‘La Perla’ by Rosalía and Yahritza y Su Esencia
- ‘Melancolía’ by Mon Laferte
Best urban song:
- ‘Buenos Términos’ by Rauw Alejandro
- ‘Daddy Yankee: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 0/66’ by Bizarrap & Daddy Yankee
- ‘Por si mañana no estoy’ by Omar Courtz
- ‘Reliquia Do 2T’ by MC Tuto
- ‘Yo y Tú’ by Ovy On The Drums, Quevedo and Beele
Best rock song:
- ‘Destruirse’ by Viniloversus
- ‘Ego’ by The Warning
- ‘Las Fuerzas Armadas Del Amor’ by Fito Paez
- ‘Montserrat’ by Draco Rosa
- ‘Rojo Profundo’ by Dillom
Songwriter of the Year:
- Edgar Barrera
- Iván Gámez
- Yoel Henriquez
- Jenni Mosello
- Sara Schell
The winners will be announced on 12 November, at a gala that this year will also honour Daddy Yankee as Person of the Year.
