Best New Artist Aria Vega: From the New Artist Showcase to a Latin GRAMMY Trophy in Two Nights

On the night of November 12, the 27th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, named their Best New Artist: Aria Vega, who rose above a field of 11 nominees and lifted the trophy high onstage in a red embroidered gown. It was her first Latin GRAMMY nomination, and her first win.

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Two nights earlier, Aria Vega was performing at the Best New Artist showcase, the Latin GRAMMY Week tradition in which this year's nominees sing one by one for Academy members and media — hers came on November 10 in Las Vegas. Two nights later, she was the one holding the trophy on the main stage.

The Best New Artist field numbered 11: Delilah, Fabian, Loulu Gilberto, Arath Herce, Macario Martínez, maye, Sofia Monroy, Kendall Peña, Dora Sanches, Zeca Veloso and Aria Vega. Best New Artist is one of the Latin GRAMMYs' four general-field categories, and the most closely watched career starting line of the year.

The award's weight shows in its past winners: Juanes (2001), Calle 13 (2006), Kany García (2008) and Karol G (2018) all won Best New Artist before reaching the top of Latin music. By coincidence, Karol G and Juanes both won again tonight, Kany García performed on the telecast, and Silvana Estrada, a Best New Artist co-winner in 2022, won Best Singer-Songwriter Song tonight for "Dime" — two generations of Best New Artists sharing one stage.

For Aria Vega, this night is a beginning. From tonight on, her name stands on the Latin Recording Academy's list of Best New Artist winners.

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Source: The Latin Recording Academy

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Photo: 11月12日，Aria Vega 在拉斯维加斯第27届拉丁格莱美奖颁奖典礼上举起最佳新人奖杯。图：拉丁录音艺术与科学院／Kevin Winter，Getty Images / Aria Vega raises the Best New Artist trophy onstage at the 27th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards in Las Vegas on November 12. Courtesy of The Latin Recording Academy/Kevin Winter, Getty Images ©2026

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