Latin Music's Biggest Night: The 27th Latin GRAMMY Awards Unfold Tonight in Las Vegas

Tonight, November 12, Latin music's biggest night of the year returns to Las Vegas. The 27th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards will be held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, where Latin musicians, producers and fans will finally get the answers they have waited a year for.

Group Star Media (GSM) has been approved for Virtual Reporter media access for the 27th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards. Tonight, GSM's newsroom will follow the afternoon Premiere ceremony and the evening telecast through the official media channels, and official on-site photos from the red carpet and the stage will appear in our coverage as they come in.

Presented by The Latin Recording Academy, the Latin GRAMMY Awards are billed by the organizers as the biggest night in Latin music, and they remain the only major Latin music honor voted on by music industry professionals. This year's awards span 60 categories, drawn from recordings released between June 1, 2025, and May 31, 2026. When the nominations were announced on September 16, Mexican producer and songwriter Edgar Barrera led the field with 10 nominations, the second time he has topped the list, followed by Jorge Drexler, Rosalía, Karol G and Argentine duo CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso with seven nominations each.

The celebration began last night. At the Person of the Year gala on November 11 at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas, Puerto Rican reggaetón superstar Daddy Yankee formally received this year's Person of the Year honor, which recognizes his artistic achievements and his years of philanthropic work. Academy CEO Manuel Abud joined J Balvin and LL Cool J onstage to present the honor, and Daddy Yankee performed as well. From "Gasolina," the song that carried reggaetón to the world, to the center stage of Latin music tonight, many Latin musicians see this honor as the crowning of an era.

Tonight's awards come in two acts. The Premiere ceremony begins at 12 p.m. Pacific (3 p.m. Eastern), where most of the 60 categories will be presented during the afternoon. At 5 p.m. Pacific (8 p.m. Eastern), the three-hour telecast begins on Univision, UNIMÁS and Galavisión, streaming live on ViX, preceded by the red-carpet pre-show Noche de Estrellas. Puerto Rican actress Roselyn Sánchez hosts the telecast, her tenth time hosting the Latin GRAMMYs.

The night's biggest question is Album of the Year. The ten nominated albums span an extraordinary range: Anitta's Equilibrivm, CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso's Free Spirits, Jorge Drexler's Taracá, Silvana Estrada's Vendrán Suaves Lluvias, Karol G's Tropicoqueta, Mon Laferte's Femme Fatale, Carín León's Muda, Milo J's La Vida Era Más Corta, Rawayana's ¿Dónde Es El After? and Rosalía's Lux (Complete Works). The performer lineup, announced by the Academy in two waves, is just as dense: Karol G, Rosalía, Daddy Yankee, Argentine producer Bizarrap and Punjabi star Diljit Dosanjh among them. The borders of Latin music are being pushed wider by this generation.

For many young artists, tonight is a dividing line in life. Eleven acts are nominated for Best New Artist, and Aria Vega is one of them. She already stepped onto a Las Vegas stage at the Best New Artist showcase on November 10. After tonight, one of those eleven names will be remembered around the world.

For Chinese-American readers, the Latin GRAMMYs are not far away. In Los Angeles and in Las Vegas, Latin music plays in the neighbor's yard, in a colleague's car and on the school stage. Tonight's ceremony is a window into the diverse America around us. GSM will continue to follow tonight's winners and on-site coverage.

Related: 27th Latin Grammy Awards Take Place November 12 in Las Vegas: Univision Airs Live at 8 p.m., Roselyn Sánchez Hosts

Source: The Latin Recording Academy

Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)

Photo: 11月11日，拉斯维加斯年度人物晚宴上，拉丁录音艺术与科学学院首席执行官 Manuel Abud 与 J Balvin、LL Cool J 在台上向 Daddy Yankee 颁授年度人物荣誉。图：拉丁录音艺术与科学院／David Becker，Getty Images / At the Person of the Year gala in Las Vegas on November 11, Latin Recording Academy CEO Manuel Abud joins J Balvin and LL Cool J onstage to present the Person of the Year honor to Daddy Yankee. Courtesy of The Latin Recording Academy/David Becker, Getty Images ©2026

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