September 17, 2025. The Latin Recording Academy unveiled the nominees for the 26th Latin Grammy Awards and, as expected, Bad Bunny grabbed headlines: 12 nominations driven by his January album, Debí Tirar Más Fotos. The Puerto Rican is competing for Album of the Year and is up against himself in Record of the Year and Song of the Year with “Baile Inolvidable” and “DTMF“. He is also among the top contenders for Best Roots Song for “Lo Que Le Pasó a Hawaii,” a new category that signals the Academy’s willingness to embrace folklore and traditions.
It is not an isolated peak: Bad Bunny already adds nominations every year since 2017, 12 gramophones won and 52 career nominations. An uncommon regularity in such a changing scene.
Behind, the 2025 map is wide. Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso sign a great campaign with Papota and his singles “El Día del Amigo” and “#Tetas”. Edgar Barrera, infallible craftsman of urban pop, returns to the scene with multiple appearances thanks to works with Karol G (“Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido”), Maluma (“Cosas Pendientes”) and more, and fights for Composer and Producer of the Year.
Among the names that complete the picture are legends and voices on the rise: Milton Nascimento, Shakira, Rauw Alejandro, Gloria Estefan, Carín León, Mon Laferte, Silvana Estrada, Ela Minus, Rubén Blades, Nicki Nicole, Christian Nodal, Rusowsky, Gustavo Dudamel, Grupo Frontera or Tokischa. A spectrum that ranges from candombe to reggaeton, from singer-songwriters’ songs to Latin jazz, including new labels such as Latin electronica and music for image.
The ceremony will be held on Thursday, November 13 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The telecast will be carried by TelevisaUnivision in the United States. “The impact of Latin music continues to grow globally, and this year’s nominees encapsulate its diversity and richness without losing the iconic sounds that make us unique,” said Manuel Abud, CEO of the Academy.
Below are all the nominations.
Complete Nominations – Latin Grammy 2025
Record of the Year
- Alejandro Sanz – Palm Trees in the Garden
- Bad Bunny – Unforgettable Dance
- Bad Bunny – DTMF
- Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso – El Día del Amigo (Friend’s Day)
- Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso – #Tits
- Jorge Drexler & Conociendo Rusia – Fabulous Disasters
- Karol G – If I’d Have Met You Before
- Liniker Featuring Amaro Freitas & Anavitória – Ao Teu Lado
- Natalia Lafourcade – Cancionera
- Zoe Gotusso – Lara
Album of the Year
- Alejandro Sanz – ¿Y Ahora Qué?
- Bad Bunny – I Should Have Thrown Out More Photos
- Carín León – Word of To’s (Dry)
- Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso – Papota
- Elena Rose – In the Clouds – With My Breasts
- Gloria Estefan – Roots
- Joaquina – Breaking the Bubble
- Liniker – Caju
- Natalia Lafourcade – Cancionera
- Rauw Alejandro – Our Thing
- Vicente García – Puñito de Yocahú
Song of the Year
- Alejandro Sanz – Palm Trees in the Garden
- Andrés Cepeda – Bogotá
- Bad Bunny – Unforgettable Dance
- Bad Bunny – DTMF
- Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso – El Día del Amigo (Friend’s Day)
- Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso – #Tits
- Karol G – If I’d Have Met You Before
- Liniker – Veludo Marrom
- Mon Laferte – Otra Noche de Llorar (Another Night of Crying)
- Natalia Lafourcade – Cancionera
Best New Artist
Alex Luna – Alleh – Annasofia – Camila Guevara – Isadora – Juliane Gamboa – Paloma Morphy – Ruzzi – Sued Nunes – Yerai Cortés
Best Contemporary Pop Album
Aitana – Cuarto Azul – Alejandro Sanz – ¿Y Ahora Qué? – Elena Rose – In the Clouds – Con Mis Panas – Elsa y Elmar – Palacio – Joaquina – Breaking the Bubble
Best Traditional Pop Album
Andrés Cepeda – Bogotá – Jesse & Joy – Lo Que Nos Faltó Decir – Natalia Lafourcade – Natalia Lafourcade Live at Carnegie Hall – Raquel Sofía – Después de los 30 – Zoe Gotusso – Cursi
Best Pop Song
Andrés Cepeda – Bogotá – Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso – El Día del Amigo – Nicole Zignago – Te Quiero – Shakira – Soltera – Yami Safdie & Camilo – Querida Yo
Best Latin Electronic Music Performance
Boza & Elena Rose – Orion (Sistek Remix) – Ela Minus – QQQQQ – Imanbek & Taichu – She Wants Techno – Mr. Pauer, Villa Electronika & DJ Polin – Rulay in Dubai (Extended) – Rawayana & Akapellah – Veneka
Best Urban/Urban Fusion Performance
Alleh & Yorghaki – Capaz (Merengueton) – Bad Bunny – DTMF – Jay Wheeler – Roma – Tokischa & Nathy Peluso – De Maravisha – W Sound, Beéle & Ovy On the Drums – La Plena (W Sound 05)
Best Reggaeton Performance
Bad Bunny – Voy a Llevarte Pa’ PR – Lenny Tavárez – Brillar – Nicky Jam – Dile a Él – Rauw Alejandro & Alexis y Fido – Baja Pa’ Acá – Yandel & Tego Calderón – Reggaeton Malandro
Best Urban Music Album
Bad Bunny – I Should Have Thrown More Pictures – Fariana – Underwater – Nicki Nicole – Naiki – Papatinho – MPC (Música Popular Carioca) – Yandel – Elyte
Best Rap/Hip Hop Song
Akapellah feat. Trueno – Parriba – Arcángel – THC – Big Soto & Eladio Carrión – El Favorite de Mami – J Noa & Vakero – Sudor y Tinta – Trueno – Fresh
Best Urban Song
Álvaro Díaz & Nathy Peluso – XQ Eres Así – Bad Bunny – DTMF – Bad Bunny – La Mudanza – Maluma – Cosas Pendientes – Trueno & Young Miko – In the City
Best Rock Album
A.N.I.M.A.L. – Legado – Eruca Sativa – A Tres Días de la Tierra – Fito Páez – Novela – Leiva – Gigante – Marilina Bertoldi – Luna en Obras (En Vivo)
Best Rock Song
A.N.I.M.A.A.L. – Legado – Ali Stone – TRNA – Eruca Sativa – Volarte – Fito Páez – Sale el Sol – Renee – La Torre
Best Pop/Rock Album
Bandalos Chinos – Vándalos – Dani Martín – El Último Día de Nuestras Vidas – Diamante Eléctrico – Malhablado – Lasso – Malcriado – Morat – Ya Es Mañana – Renee – R
Best Pop/Rock Song
Debi Nova – Tu Manera de Amar – Joaquín Sabina – Un Último Vals – Joaquina – No Llames Lo Mío Nuestro – Jorge Drexler & Conociendo Rusia – Desastres Fabulosos – Lasso – Lucifer – Leiva – Ángulo Muerto
Best Alternative Music Album
Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso – Papota – Judeline – Bodhiria – Latin Mafia – Todos los Días Todo el Día – Marilina Bertoldi – Who You Work For Vol. I – Rusowsky – Daisy
Best Alternative Song
Bandalos Chinos – El Ritmo – Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso – #Tetas – Judeline – Joropo – Latin Mafia – Siento Que Merezco Más – Paloma Morphy – (Sola)
Best Salsa Album
Gilberto Santa Rosa – Debut and Second Tanda, Vol. 2 – Issac Delgado – Mira Como Vengo – José Alberto “El Canario” – Big Swing – Los Hermanos Rosario – Infinito Positivo – Rubén Blades feat. Roberto Delgado & Orquesta – Photographies
Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album
Checo Acosta – Son 30 – Karen Lizarazo – De Amor Nadie Se Muere – Los Cumbia Stars – Baila Kolombia – Peter Manjarrés & Luis José Villa – La Jerarquía – Silvestre Dangond & Juancho de la Espriella – El Último Baile
Best Merengue/Bachata Album
Alex Bueno – El Más Completo – Eddy Herrera – Novato Apostador – Milly Quezada – Live, Vol. 1 (From the National Theater of the Dominican Republic)
Best Traditional Tropical Album
Gloria Estefan – Raíces – Malena Burke & Meme Solis – Malena Burke Canta a Meme Solis, Vol. 1 – Orquesta Failde – Caminando Piango Piango
Best Contemporary Tropical Album
Alain Perez – Bingo – Mike Bahía – Calidosa – Pedrito Martínez – Ilusión Óptica – Puerto Candelaria – Fiesta Candelaria – Vicente García – Puñito de Yocahú
Best Tropical Song
Fonseca & Rawayana – Venga Lo Que Venga – Fonseca & Ruben Blades – Nunca Me Fui – Gilberto Santa Rosa – Ahora o Nunca – Karol G – Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido – Luis Enrique – La Foto – Techy Fatule – Cariñito – Victor Manuelle – Si Volviera Jesus
Best Singer-Songwriter Album
Ale Zéguer – Relatos – Alejandro y Maria Laura – Dos Hemisferios – Natalia Lafourcade – Cancionera – Valeria Castro – El Cuerpo Después de Todo – Vivir Quintana – Things That Surprise the Audience
Best Singer-Songwriter Song
Camilú – Amarte Sin Que Quieras Irte – Joaquina – Aeropuerto – Natalia Lafourcade – Cancionera – Silvana Estrada – Como un Pájaro – Vicente García – Quisqueya
Best Ranchero/Mariachi Album
Christian Nodal – ¿Quién + Como Yo? – Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles – Alma de Reyna 30th Anniversary – Pepe Aguilar – Mi Suerte Es Ser Mexicano
Best Banda Album
Banda MS de Sergio Lizárraga – Limited Edition – Julión Álvarez y su Norteño Banda – 42 18 – Luis Angel “El Flaco” – 25th Anniversary (Deluxe)
Best Tejano Album
Bobby Pulido – Bobby Pulido & Friends Una Tuya y una Mía (Vol. 1 / Live) – El Plan – Imperfecto, Vol. 2 – Gabriella – Yo No Te Perdí – Grupo Cultura – Reflexiones – Juan Treviño – Marian y Mariel – El Siguiente Paso (Live Session)
Best Norteño Album
Alfredo Olivas – “V1V0 ” – El Plan & Manuel Alejandro – El Plan & Manuel Alejandro – La Energía Norteña – Pasado, Presente, Futuro – Los Tigres del Norte – La Lotería – Pesado – Frente a Frente
Best Contemporary Mexican Music Album
Carín León – Palabra de To’s (Seca) – DannyLux – Leyenda – Grupo Firme – Evolución – Ivan Cornejo – Mirada – Tito Double P – Incómodo
Best Regional Song
Carín León & Maluma – Si Tú Me Vieras – Fuerza Regida & Grupo Frontera – Me Jalo – Grupo Frontera – Hecha Pa’ Mí – Kakalo & Carín León – Tierra Trágame – Los Tigres del Norte – La Lotería – Lupita Infante – ¿Seguimos o No?
Best Instrumental Album
Ariel Brínguez & Iván “Melon” Lewis – Alma en Cuba – Harlem Quartet feat. Aldo López Gavilán – Havana Meets Harlem – Rafael Serrallet & Lviv National Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra – Y el Canto de Todas – Yamandu Costa – Ida e Volta – Yamandu Costa & Martín Sued & Orquestra Assintomática – Saga
Best Folk Album
Julieta Rada – Candombe – Kerreke & Daniela Padrón – Joropango – Sílvia Pérez Cruz & Juan Falú – Lentamente – Susana Baca – Conjuros – Voices of the Bullerengue – #Anonimas&Resilientes
Best Tango Album
Daniel Ruggiero – Piazzolla For Orquesta Típica – Giovanni Parra Quintet – Milonguín – José Colángelo – Colangelo… Tango – Richard Scofano & Alfredo Minetti – Shin-Urayasu – Sexteto Fantasma – La Inevitable Tentación de Ir a Contramano – Tanghetto – En Vivo 20 Años
Best Flamenco Album
Andrés Barrios – KM.0 – Ángeles Toledano – Sangre Sucia – Kiki Morente – Azabache – Las Migas – Flamencas
Best Roots Song
Anita Vergara & Tato Marenco – Ella – Bad Bunny – Lo Que Le Pasó a Hawaii – Luis Enrique & C4 Trío – Aguacero – Monsieur Periné feat. Bejuco – Jardín del Paraíso – Natalia Lafourcade – El Palomo y la Negra – Natalia Lafourcade & El David Aguilar – Como Quisiera Quererte
Best Latin Jazz/Jazz Album
Chucho Valdés & Royal Quartet – Cuba & Beyond – Hamilton de Holanda – Hamilton de Holanda Trio – Live in NYC – Iván Melon Lewis Trio – Luces y Sombras – Miguel Zenón – Golden City – Paquito D’Rivera – Madrid-New York Connection Band – La Fleur de Cayenne
Best Christian Album (Spanish Language)
Christine D’Clario – La Novia – Israel & New Breed – Coritos, Vol. 1 – Marco Barrientos – Exalted – Marcos Vidal – Here We Are – Marcos Witt – Legacy
Best Portuguese Language Christian Album
Eli Soares – Memóri4s (Ao Vivo) – Julliany Souza – A Maior Honra – Paloma Possi – Razão da Esperança – Resgate – Onde Guardamos as Flores? – Ton Carfi – Ton Carfi 20 Anos (Ao Vivo)
Best Portuguese Language Contemporary Pop Album
Carol Biazin – No Escuro, Quem É Você? – Janeiro – Fugacidade – Julia Mestre – Maravilhosamente Bem – Liniker – Caju – Marina Sena – Coisas Naturais
Best Portuguese Language Rock or Alternative Album
Baianasystem – O Mundo Dá Voltas – Djonga – Quanto Mais Eu Como, Mais Fome Eu Sinto ! – Jadsa – Big Buraco – Maria Beraldo – Colinho – Tó Brandileone – Reações Adversas / Ao Persistirem os Sintomas
Best Portuguese Language Urban Performance
BK’ feat. Evinha – Só Quero Ver – Djonga feat. Milton Nascimento – Demoro a Dormir – Liniker – Caju – MC Hariel & Gilberto Gil – A Dança (Ao Vivo) – MC Tuto & DJ Glenner – Barbie
Best Samba/Pagode Album
Alcione – Alcione – Marcelo D2 – Manual Prático Do Novo Samba Tradicional, Vol. 2: Tia Darci – Mart’nália – Pagode da Mart’nália – Sorriso Maroto – Sorriso Eu Gosto no Pagode Vol. 3 – Homenagem ao Fundo de Quintal (Recorded in London) (Ao Vivo) – Zeca Pagodinho – Zeca Pagodinho – 40 Anos (Ao Vivo)
Best MPB/MAPB Album
Dora Morelenbaum – Pique – Luedji Luna – Um Mar Pra Cada Um, – Rachel Reis – Divina Casca – Rubel – Beauty. But now people do what with it? – 5 to Dry – Sense
Best Sertaneja Music Album
Ana Castela – Let’s Go Rodeo – Chitãozinho & Xorororó – José & Durval – Lauana Prado – Transcende (Ao Vivo) (Deluxe) – Léo Foguete – Obrigado Deus – Tierry – Do Velho Testamento
Best Portuguese Language Roots Album
Camané – Camané Ao Vivo No CCB – Homenagem a José Mário Branco – Fitti – Transespacial – João Gomes, Mestrinho & Jota.pê – Dominguinho – Joyce Alane – Casa Coração – Natascha Falcão – Universo de Paixão
Best Portuguese Language Song
Julia Mestre – Maravilhosamente Bem – Liniker – Veludo Marrom – Marina Sena – Ouro de Tolo – Milton Nascimento & Esperanza Spalding feat. Paul Simon – Um Vento Passou (Para Paul Simon) – Zé Ibarra – Transe
Best Children’s Album
Antonio Caramelo – Aventuras de Caramelo – Canticuentos & Coro de Ríogrande – Los Nuevos Canticuentos – Luis Pescetti & Juan Quintero – Buscapié – Palavra Cantada – Cenas Infantis – Rita Rosa – Jirafas
Best Classical Album
Ausiàs Parejo – Brouwer, Erena & Others: Guitar Works – Isabel Dobarro – Kaleidoscope – Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel & María Dueñas – Gabriela Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina – São Paulo Chamber Soloists – Radamés – Susana Gómez Vázquez – Sisters of the Moon
Best Classical Contemporary Composition
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Master Chorale – Revolución Diamantina – Acts I-IV – Marvin Camacho & Orquesta Sinfónica de la Universidad de Costa Rica – Suite de la Verde Vida For Viola and Symphony Orchestra An Imagined Visit of Federico García Lorca to Costa Rica – Orquesta Escuela Carlos Chávez, Eduardo García Barrios & Eliot Fisk – Guitar Concerto
Best Music for Visual Media
Goat – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – In the Summers – Camilo Sanabria – Cien Años de Soledad (Netflix Series Soundtrack) – Federico Jusid – El Eternauta (Netflix Series Soundtrack) – Gustavo Santaolalla – Pedro Páramo (Netflix Series Soundtrack) – Pedro Osuna – Cada Minuto Cuenta (Prime Video Original Series Soundtrack).
Best Arrangement
Brava feat. Yaneth Sandoval – Procuro Olvidarte (Symphonic Version) – Cassio Vianna Jazz Orchestra – Flight 962 – Cesar Orozco & Son Ahead – Camaleón – David Bisbal – Te Deseo Muy Felices Fiestas (Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas) – Joachim Horsley feat. Olivia Soler & Boston Public Quartet and Friends – Bach’s Cuban Concerto for Piano and Tres – Rafael Beck & Felipe Montanaro – Sapato Velho
Best Recording Package
Abita & Chucho Valdés – Masters of Our Roots – Aitana – Cuarto Azul – Chucho Valdés & Royal Quartet – Cuba and Beyond – Leiva – Gigante – Lourdes Carhuas – Por Esas Trenzas
Songwriter of the Year
Ale Zéguer – Edgar Barrera – João Ferreira – Mónica Vélez – Pablo Preciado
Best Engineered Album
Antonio Adolfo – Love Cole Porter – Judeline – Bodhiria – Liniker – Caju – Natalia Lafourcade – Cancionera – Pedro Emílio – Enquanto os Distraídos Amam
Producer of the Year
Edgar Barrera – Matheus Stiirmer – Mauricio Rengifo & Andres Torres – Rafa Arcaute & Federico Vindver – Red Wine
Best Short Form Music Video
Bad Bunny – El Club – BK’ – Diamantes, Lágrimas e Rostos Para Esquecer – Guitarricadelafuente – Full Time Papi – Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso – #Tetas – Vera GRV – Cura Pa Mi Alma
Best Long Form Music Video
Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso – Papota (Short Film) – Gaby Moreno – Lamento (Extended Cut) – Hodari – Iradoh – 3 Atos de Irmandade: A Música, o Crime e a Justiça – Mon Laferte – Mon Laferte, Te Amo – Varios Artistas – Milton Bituca Nascimento
Why these nominations matter
Beyond the battle for trophies, the 2025 picture confirms three trends:
- Latin urban music no longer lives in a bubble: it dialogues with alternative, Mexican regional music and song.
- Brazil and the Southern Cone are pushing hard in alternative pop and MPB/MAPB, with Liniker as a key name.
- Memory and roots return to the center with categories such as Best Roots Song, where Lafourcade and Bad Bunny coexist.
