Rosalía Wins Album and Song of the Year at the Latin Grammys
Rosalía won Album of the Year and Song of the Year at Thursday's Latin Grammy Awards in Las Vegas, according to the official winners list and Variety.
The facts come first below. My opinion follows in the section marked as opinion.
Rosalía won Album of the Year and Song of the Year at the 2026 Latin Grammy Awards on Thursday night in Las Vegas, Variety and the Latin Recording Academy's official winners list reported. The ceremony was held Nov. 12 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Variety reported.
The official list named her album LUX (Complete Works) as Album of the Year. Variety also listed "Lux (Complete Works)" as the Album of the Year winner. Song of the Year went to "La Perla", written by Noah Goldstein, David Rodríguez, Rosalía, Ryan Tedder, and Dylan Wiggins, and recorded by Rosalía featuring Yahritza y Su Esencia, both the official list and Variety reported.
Rosalía also won Best Pop Song for "La Perla", Best Alternative Music Album for LUX (Complete Works), and Best Short Form Music Video for "Sauvignon Blanc", according to the official winners list. Variety likewise reported those three additional awards, listing the alternative album as "Lux". The official list also named Lux (Complete Works) the winner of Best Engineered Album, an award given to the album's engineers, mixer, and mastering engineers.
Record of the Year went to "Niño" by Milo J, Variety and the official list reported. The official list said the track is from the album La Vida Era Más Corta. Aria Vega won Best New Artist, both reported. Karol G won Best Urban Music Album for Tropicoqueta, and Best Reggaeton Performance for "Verano Rosa", featuring Feid, according to both accounts.
Variety and the official list also reported that CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso won Best Electronic Music Performance for "Beto's Horns - Fred Remix", with Fred Again.., and Best Pop/Rock Song for "Hasta Jesús Tuvo Un Mal Día", featuring Sting. Both named FREE SPIRITS (The Film) the winner of Best Long Form Music Video. Jorge Drexler won Best Alternative Song for "Ante la duda, baila", according to the official list; Variety listed the same song as "Ante la Duda, Baila".
The official list named Eterno, by Marcos Witt, Marco Barrientos, and Marcos Vidal, the winner of Best Christian Album (Spanish Language). Eli Soares won Best Portuguese Language Christian Album for Betel (Ao Vivo). Variety reported that going into the night, songwriter Edgar Barrera led the nominations with 10, followed by Jorge Drexler, Rosalía, Karol G, and CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso with seven each. The official Academy article said the awards covered 60 categories, that Rosalía opened the ceremony, and that Daddy Yankee was the 2026 Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year. It also said Anitta gave a genre-spanning showcase and that the ceremony included an in memoriam tribute to salsa musician Willie Colón. The eligibility period was June 1, 2025, through May 31, 2026, the Academy said.
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Opinion:
An industry award is not a moral verdict. It is a vote by people in the music business about records they admired this year. It can mark excellent work. It cannot tell a family what is good to put in their ears, and it cannot stand in for a conscience.
Rosalía had a large night, and other artists, including those in Christian categories, were honored as well. The honest way to report that is to say who won, and then to leave the trophies in their proper place. If a song is true, beautiful, and clean, it does not need a statue to prove it. If it is not, a statue will not make it so.
Listeners are still free to judge the music for themselves. Parents should. The Latin Grammys are a show. The work of telling the truth, honoring God, and guarding a household is not a show, and it does not end when the lights come up in Las Vegas.
