By MARIA SHERMAN, AP Music Writer<\/i><\/p>\n
It should come as a shock to no one: The 2026 Latin Grammy Awards<\/a> were all about Bad Bunny<\/a>. The Puerto Rican superstar won album of the year for his landmark release \u201cDeb\u00ed Tirar M\u00e1s Fotos.\u201d After thanking his family and all those who worked on the album, he ended his speech with \u201cPuerto Rico, I love you, thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n Those are powerful words honoring a record that doubles as a love letter for his island.<\/p>\n Bad Bunny was chosen to star in the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show<\/a>, a decision that has upset some because he sings in Spanish.<\/p>\n The artist born Benito Antonio Mart\u00ednez Ocasio was destined to dominate from the jump. He also won the first award of the night, for m\u00fasica urbana album. <\/p>\n Halfway through the show, the singer found himself back on stage accepting the m\u00fasica urbana song trophy for \u201cDTmF.\u201d \u201cI never practice my speeches,\u201d he said in Spanish. And then he showed up for a third time: to perform \u201cWeltita\u201d with Chuwi.<\/p>\n He wasn\u2019t the only one with reason to celebrate: Song of the year went to Karol G, Andr\u00e9s Jael Correa R\u00edos and \u00c9dgar Barrera for \u201cSi Antes Te Hubiera Conocido.\u201d And Alejandro Sanz took home record of the year for \u201c\u00bfY Ahora Qu\u00e9?\u201d<\/p>\n Live from Sin City, the 26th annual Latin Grammys were both energetic and eclectic. Take Raphael, the 2025 Person of the Year, who launched into an emotive rendition of \u201cQu\u00e9 Sabe Nadie\u201d and \u201cMi Gran Noche,\u201d inviting the crowd to sing along.<\/p>\n That was after Santana kicked things off \u2014 specifically, Maluma singing Santana\u2019s 1970 hit \u201cOye Como Va<\/a>\u201d with the guitar legend himself.<\/p>\n It was just the beginning of a memorable medley, talents of today celebrating Santana \u2014 Christian Nodal joining in for \u201cCoraz\u00f3n Espinoza\u201d and Grupo Frontera for their 2025 collaboration with the virtuosic musician, \u201cMe Retiro.\u201d<\/p>\n The coveted best new artist trophy was handed out to Paloma Morphy.<\/p>\n Traditional tropical album went to Gloria Estefan for \u201cRa\u00edces.\u201d Not long afterward, she hit the stage for \u201cLa Vecina\u201d and \u201cChirriqui Chirri,\u201d joined by Nathy Peluso for the latter.<\/p>\n Then ranchero\/mariachi album went to Christian Nodal for \u201c\u00bfQui\u00e9n + Como Yo?\u201d<\/p>\n Most of the evening\u2019s awards were handed out during a pre-televised Premiere Ceremony.<\/p>\n The three-hour award show aired live from Las Vegas\u2019 MGM Grand Garden Arena. It was hosted by the dynamic duo of Maluma and actor, producer and musician Roselyn S\u00e1nchez.<\/p>\n If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By using this site, you consent to our User Agreement<\/a> and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and\/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.pennlive.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By MARIA SHERMAN, AP Music Writer It should come as a shock to no one: The 2026 Latin Grammy Awards were all about Bad Bunny. 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