Édgar Barrera may not be the voice behind the mic, but he always strikes the right chord.
The 29-time Latin Grammy-winning producer and songwriter, who's helped craft hits for the likes of Maluma, Karol G, Shakira and Becky G, leads the nominations at the 27th Latin Grammy Awards
, which air live on Univision, UNIMÁS, Galavisión and stream on ViX at 8 p.m. ET, from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.Barrera, 36, racked up 10 nods, including songwriter of the year, producer of the year and double nominations in the song of the year category for "Coleccionando Heridas" by Karol G and Marco Antonio Solís and "Mi Gran Amor" by Santana featuring Becky G.
Latin pop princesses Karol G and Rosalía, alongside Uruguayan singer-songwriter Jorge Drexler
and duo Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso, follow closely behind with seven nominations each. Alternative pop darlings Mon Laferte and Silvana Estrada round out the top acts with six nods, as well as Argentine rapper Milo J with five.
Here are the 2026 Latin Grammy Award winners (in bold).
Record of the year
- "Ha Ha" - CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso
- "¿Cómo Se Ama?" - Jorge Drexler
- "Dime" - Silvana Estrada
- "O Amor Nos Encontrou" - Loulu Gilberto
- "Coleccionando Heridas" - Karol G & Marco Antonio Solís
- "Femme Fatale" - Mon Laferte
- "Desde Que Te Tengo" - Carín León
- "Niño" - Milo J
- "La Perla" - Rosalía featuring Yahritza y Su Esencia
- "Alma" - Elena Rose
Album of the year
- "Equilibrivm" - Anitta
- "Free Spirits" - CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso
- "Taracá" - Jorge Drexler
- "Vendrán Suaves Lluvias" - Silvana Estrada
- "Tropicoqueta" - Karol G
- "Femme Fatale" - Mon Laferte
- "Muda" - Carín León
- "La Vida Era Más Corta" - Milo J
- "¿Dónde Es El After?" - Rawayana
- "Lux (Complete Works)" - Rosalía
Song of the year
- "Coleccionando Heridas" - Karol G and Marco Antonio Solís (songwriters: Edgar Barrera, Kevyn Mauricio Cruz, Luis Miguel Gomez Castaño and Karol G))
- “¿Cómo Se Ama?” - Jorge Drexler (songwriters: Jorge Drexler and Diego "Mauro" López Crespo)
- "Dime" - Silvana Estrada (songwriter: Silvana Estrada)
- "Femme Fatale" - Mon Laferte (songwriter: Mon Laferte)
- "Hasta Jesús Tuvo Un Mal Día" - CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso featuring Sting (songwriters: Rafa Arcaute, Renee Barri, CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso, Vicente Jimenez “Vibarco”, Martin Kierszenbaum, John Ryan, Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner and Federico Vindver)
- "Humano" - Juanes and Vivir Quintana (songwriters: Emmanuel Briceño, Juanes, Felipe Navia and Vivir Quintana)
- "La Perla" - Rosalía featuring Yahritza y Su Esencia (songwriters: Noah Goldstein, David Rodríguez, Ryan Tedder, Rosalía and Dylan Wiggins)
- "Mi Gran Amor" - Santana featuring Becky G (songwriters: Edgar Barrera, Becky G, Luis Miguel Gómez Castaño, Manuel Lorente, Daniel Rondón and Carlos Santana)
- "Nilo" - Zanna (songwriters: Massimo Giovanardi and Zanna)
- "Solifican12" - Milo J (songwriters: Santiago Alvarado, Milo J and Santiago Ruiz)

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" - Pablo Alborán
- "Instrucciones Para Ser Feliz" - Monsieur Periné
- "(Enamorada)" - nic
- "Todo Puede Convertirse En Canción" - Debi Nova
- "¿Y Ahora Qué +?" - Alejandro Sanz
Best traditional pop album
- "Amorío" - Esteman, Daniela Spalla
- "Puerta Abierta" - Kany García
- "Yo Canto 2" - Laura Pausini
- "TQ+" - Reik
- "Querida Yo" - Yami Safdie

Best pop song
- "A La Niña Que Fui" - Kany García (songwriters: Rafa Arcaute, Nate Campany, Kany García, Richi López & Sara Schell)
- "Amarillo" - Joaquina (songwriter: Joaquina)
- "(favorito)" - nic (songwriters: nic and Raquel Sofía)
- "La Perla" - Rosalía featuring Yahritza y Su Esencia (songwriters: Noah Goldstein, David Rodríguez, Rosalía, Ryan Tedder and Dylan Wiggins)
- "Melancolía" - Mon Laferte (songwriter: Mon Laferte)
Best electronic music performance
- "Beto's Horns - Fred Remix" - CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso, Fred Again..
- "Armándola De Pedo" - Kinky
- "Circular" - Peces Raros featuring Nick Warren
- "Motopirueta" - Soucream and Mazzarri
- "III. Ojalá! - Bronquio Remix" - Violeta and Bronquio
Best urban performance
- "Daddy Yankee: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 0/66" - Bizarrap and Daddy Yankee
- "La Villa" - Ryan Castro, Kapo and Gangsta
- "Se Lo Juro Mor" - Feid
- "Dile Luna" - Karol G featuring Eddy Lover
- "Gil" - Milo J featuring Trueno

Best reggaeton performance
- "Contrabando" - Rauw Alejandro, Wisin and Ñengo Flow
- "Choque" - Bad Gyal featuring Chencho Corleone
- "Verano Rosa" - Karol G featuring Feid
- "Una Aventura" - Ozuna
- "Uñas Afiladas" - Sofía Reyes and Luísa Sonza
Best urban music album
- "Más Cara" - Bad Gyal
- "Omerta" - J Balvin and Ryan Castro
- "Borondo (5020 Rcrds Sessions)" - Beéle
- "Tropicoqueta" - Karol G
- "Do Not Disturb: Late Checkout" - Young Miko
Best rap/hip-hop song
- "Antisistema" - J Noa & Trooko (songwriters: J Noa and Trooko)
- "El Pana Deiby" - Akapellah (songwriters: Akapellah, Farlin Rafael Alonzo Flete and Melony Nathalie Redondo)
- "Gohan y Goku" - Arcangel (songwriter: Arcangel)
- "Mono" - Tokischa, Kase.O (songwriters: Kase.O, Okeiflou and Tokischa)
- "Poder" - Lil Supa, Feid & Tru Comers (songwriters: Feid and Lil Supa)

Best urban song
- "Buenos Términos" - Rauw Alejandro (songwriters: Rauw Alejandro, René Basabe, Javier Cortes Del Peso, Eduardo Puche, Miguel Puche, Nino K. Segarra and Daniel Silva De Sousa)
- "Daddy Yankee: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 0/66" - Bizarrap & Daddy Yankee (songwriters: Santiago Alvarado, Bizarrap and Daddy Yankee)
- "Por Si Mañana No Estoy" - Omar Courtz (songwriter: Omar Courtz)
- "Reliquia Do 2T" - DJ Gu, MC Tuto, MC Joãozinho VT, MC FR da Norte, MC Vine7 e MC Dkziin (songwriters: DJ GU, Mc Dkziin, Mc FR da Norte, Mc Joãozinho VT, Mc Tuto and Mc Vine7)
- "Yo y Tú" - Ovy on the Drums, Quevedo and Beele (songwriters: Beele, Kevyn "Keityn" Mauricio Cruz, Diego Leon Vélez, Ovy on the Drums, Quevedo and Cristian Andrés Salazar)
Best rock album
- "A La Mitad" - Beta
- "Malicia" - Mägo De Oz
- "Ceremonia" - 1915
- "Shine" - Fito Paez
- "La Frontera" - Viniloversus
Best rock song
- "Destruirse" - Viniloversus (songwriters: Juan Victor Belisario, Rodrigo Gonsalves, Orlando Martinez and Emerson Swinford)
- "Ego" - The Warning (songwriters: Anton Curtis Delost, Mónica Vélez Domínguez, Niko Rubio, Alejandra Villarreal, Daniela Villarreal and Paulina Villarreal)
- "Las Fuerzas Armadas Del Amor" - Fito Paez (songwriter: Fito Paez)
- "Montserrat" - Draco Rosa (songwriter Draco Rosa)
- "Rojo Profundo" - Dillom (songwriters: Dillom, Franco Dolzani, Eugenio García Carlés and Fermín Ugarte)

Best pop/rock album
- "Mi Año Gótico" - Emmanuel Horvilleur
- "Juanesteban" - Juanes
- "Tierra De Nadie" - La Vida Bohème
- "Olas De Luz" - Draco Rosa
- "Términos & Condiciones" - Usted Señalemelo
Best pop/rock song
- Antes De Que El Mundo Se Acabe - Paty Cantú (songwriters: Paty Cantú, Oscar Manuel Domínguez Montañez, Miguel Angel Mendoza Arana and Fatima Carolina Valdez Lira)
- "Hasta Jesús Tuvo Un Mal Día" - CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso featuring Sting (songwriters: Rafa Arcaute, Renee Barri, CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso, Vicente Jimenez, Martin Kierszenbaum, John Ryan, Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner and Federico Vindver)
- "Hasta Que Me Quede Sin Voz" - Leiva (songwriters: Leiva)
- "Me Levanté De La Cama" - Arath Herce (songwriter: Arath Herce Blanco)
- "Ratera" - BRUSES (songwriters: BRUSES and Luis Javier Contreras)
Best alternative music album
"CUERPOS, Vol. 1" - Babasonicos
"DESDE EL COMA" - BRUSES
"FREE SPIRITS" - CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso
"Demian" - Teo Planell
"LUX (Complete Works)" - Rosalía

Best alternative song
- "Ante la duda, baila" - Jorge Drexler (songwriters: Ben Aler, Carlos Casacuberta, Jorge Drexler, Manuel Lorente Freire "Spread Lof", Gabriel Lugo "Gabo", Jesús Martos Castillo "Presser", Mauro, Alberto Montenegro "Beto", Pj Sin Suela, Andrés Story and Mateo Sujatovich)
- "BUGAMBILIA "- Francisca Valenzuela (songwriters: Francisca Valenzuela and Francisco Victoria)
- "El Reset" - Dante Spinetta (songwriter: Dante Spinetta)
- "QUERIDA AMALIA" - BRUSES (songwriters: BRUSES, Alex Goose and Mauro Munoz)
- "1:30" - Mon Laferte (songwriters: Aarón Cruz, Mon Laferte, Gabriel Puentes & Emilio Reyna)
Best salsa album
- "Invicto" - Charlie Cruz
- "El Alma En Clave" - Luis Enrique
- "El Relevo" - Luis Figueroa
- "Más Que Palabras" - Grupo Niche
- "Malportada" - Nathy Peluso
Best cumbia/vallenato album
- "Jorgito" - Jorge Celedón y Víctor Nain Jr.
- "Vallenato Social Club" - Gusi
- "Corazón Ausente" - Ke Personajes
- "El Tiempo Perfecto" - Karen Lizarazo
- "El Último Disco Vol. 1" - Carlos Vives
Best merengue/bachata album
- "Música Para Bailar" - Fariana
- "Todo Llega" - Manerra
- "No Era El Plan" - Gabriel Pagán
- "Oye Eta Vaina" - Covi Quintana
- "Chula" - Techy
Best traditional tropical album
- "Algo Nuevo De Ayer" - Dayhan Díaz
- "Orgánico" - Los Tri-O
- "Eternamente Omara" - Omara Portuondo
- "Íntimo (En Vivo)" - Gilberto Santa Rosa
- "Cualquiera Se Enamora" - Leoni Torres
Best contemporary tropical album
- "De Amor, Sueños y Cantares" - Jorge Luis Chacín
- "Indole" - Alex Cuba
- "Antes Que El Tiempo Se Vaya" - Fonseca
- "Candela" - Greeicy
- "Color Fania" - Niña Pastori

Best tropical song
- "Crayola" - Danny Ocean (songwriters: Manuel Lara, Eddy Lugo, Danny Ocean, Daniel Rondon and Eudis Ruiz)
- "Latino" - Yeisy Rojas featuring Manolito Simonet and Ricardo Amaray (songwriter: Yeisy Rojas)
- "Nombre y Apellido" - Luis Enrique and De La Ghetto (songwriters: Luis Enrique, Ender Thomas and Leon Yamil)
- "Realidad-Es" - Grupo Niche (songwriter: José Aguirre)
- "Todo Llega" - Manerra (songwriter: Manerra)
Best singer-songwriter album
- "Improviso" - Djavan
- "Taracá" - Jorge Drexler
- "Vendrán Suaves Lluvias" - Silvana Estrada
- "Musas en Mi" - Arath Herce
- "FEMME FATALE" - Mon Laferte
Best singer-songwriter song
"Dime" - Silvana Estrada (songwriter: Silvana Estrada)
"generación digital" - Joaquina (songwriter: Joaquina)
"Las Palabras" - Jorge Drexler (songwriter: Jorge Drexler)
"Musas en Mi" - Arath Herce (songwriter: Arath Herce)
"Temblor Y Réplica" - Covi Quintana (songwriter: Covi Quintana)

Best ranchero/mariachi album
- "Mi Suerte Es Ser Mexicano II" - Pepe Aguilar
- "La Fernández" - Camila Fernández
- "La Voz De Mi Trompeta (50 Años)" - Mariachi Sol De México De José Hernández
- "Bandera Blanca" - Christian Nodal
Best banda album
- "Tequila y Guaro" - Luis Ángel "El Flaco"
- "Piratita" - Banda Los Recoditos
- "Piedras A La Luna" - Eden Muñoz
Best tejano album
"Mi Gran Noche": Raphael En La Voz De Kevin Aguilar - Kevin Aguilar
"3" - Destiny Navaira
"Le Seguiremos" - Jay Pérez
"Bobby Pulido & Friends Una Tuya y Una Mía (Vol.2/En Vivo)" - Bobby Pulido
"Capítulo 8" - Vilax

Best norteño album
- "El Mundo Es Del Que Se Anima" - Calibre 50
- "Gravedad" - Duelo
- "Mis Compas Vol. 2" - Joss Favela
- "Lo Que Me Falta Por Llorar" - Grupo Frontera
- "50/50" - Sofi Saar
Best contemporary Mexican music album
- "De Parte Mía" - Kakalo
- "Dinastía (Deluxe)" - Peso Pluma and Tito Double P
- "Contra Todo" - Rivs
- "Dosis" - Xavi
- "Metamorfosis" - Yahritza y Su Esencia
Best regional song
- "Ese Hombre Es Malo" - Karol G (songwriters: Edgar Barrera, Andres Jael Correa Rios and Karol G)
- "Estamos Todos" - Intocable (songwriters: Johnny Lee Rosas, Ricardo Javier Muñoz and Pablo Preciado Rojas)
- "No Capea" - Xavi and Grupo Frontera (songwriters: Edgar Barrera, Iván Gámez, Fabio Iván Gutierrez Ramírez, Joshua Xavier Gutierrez, Luis Mexia & Adelaido "Payo" Solís III)
- "Ojitos Bellos" - Grupo Frontera (songwriters: Miguel Armenta, Edgar Barrera, Ivan Gamez and Alex Hernandez)
- "Osadía" - Eden Muñoz and Cristian Castro (songwriter: Eden Muñoz)

Songwriter of the year
- Edgar Barrera
- Iván Gámez
- Yoel Henriquez
- Jenni Mosello
- Sara Schell
Producer of the year
- Edgar Barrera
- Julio Raposo
- Santiago "Tatool" Ruiz
- Juan Pablo Vega
- Federico Vindver
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Latin Grammys 2026 winners list – Karol G, Rosalía among top acts













