26th Annual Latin Grammy Awards

26th Latin Grammy Awards
Date	November 13, 2025
Venue	MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, Nevada, United States
Television/radio coverage
Network	Univision HBO Max
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The 26th Annual Latin Grammy Awards will be held on November 13, 2025, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. ^{[1] [2]}

Background

In March 2025, the Latin Recording Academy announced several changes for different categories: ^[3]

Category changes

• Two new categories were introduced – Best Music for Visual Media (as a part of the new Visual Media field) and Best Roots Song (belonging to the Traditional Music field).
• The following four categories were renamed: Best Pop Vocal Album into Best Contemporary Pop Album; Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album into Best Traditional Pop Album; Best Urban Fusion/Performance into Best Urban/Urban Fusion Performance; Best Latin Children's Album into Best Children's Album.
• For the category Best Urban Fusion/Performance, the required percentage of urban elements increased from 51% to 60% in order to qualify. Additionally, in the case of remixes, these are eligible only if the original version of the song was released within the same eligibility year.
• For the Songwriter of the Year award, the minimum song threshold was reduced from six to four newly written songs.
• The duration of the eligible videos for Best Long Form Music Video must be at least 12 minutes, with the credits not being counted for the total video's length unless they contribute to the creative process.

Special merit awards

The recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Awards, Trustees Awards, the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year and the Leading Ladies of Entertainment were announced on August 7, 2025. ^[4] The Special Merit private ceremony will take place on November 9 in Las Vegas. ^[5] The honorees will be recognized along with the first Latin Music Educator Award recipient, created with the Latin Grammy Cultural Foundation to honor educators who integrate Latin music into their teaching. As part of the award, the recipient's school music program will receive a US$10,000 instrument donation. ^[6]

Person of the Year Raphael Lifetime Achievement Awards Susana Baca Enrique Bunbury Ivan Lins Pandora Olga Tañón

Trustee Awards Eric Schilling Leading Ladies of Entertainment Amarilys Germán Paula Kaminsky Maricarmen "Tuti" Bou Rozalén

References

1. 2025 Latin GRAMMYs To Take Place Thursday, Nov. 13, In Las Vegas; Nominations To Be Announced Wednesday, Sept. 17
2. Latin Grammys Announce Return to Las Vegas for 2025 Show
3. "New Eligibility Guidelines Announced For The 26th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards® Process". Latin Recording Academy . March 19, 2025. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
4. Roiz, Jessica (2025-08-07). "Olga Tañón, Enrique Bunbury & More Named 2025 Latin Recording Academy's Special Awards Honorees". Billboard. Retrieved 2025-09-02.
5. Garcia, Thania (2025-08-07). "Olga Tañón, Producer Eric Schilling and More to Receive Latin Recording Academy Special Awards". Variety. Retrieved 2025-09-02.
6. "Musical Legends To Receive Latin Recording Academy's 2025 Special Awards: Susana Baca, Enrique Bunbury, Ivan Lins, Pandora, Eric Schilling & Olga Tañón | GRAMMY.com". grammy.com. Retrieved 2025-09-02.