Edgar Barrera leads 2026 Latin Grammys with 10 nominations

The Latin Recording Academy released the full list of nominees for the 2026 Latin Grammy Awards on Wednesday, and one name appears more often than any other : Edgar Barrera.

The Mexican songwriter has picked up ten nominations , most of them linked to work he did for Karol G and Carín León, and he features in all three of the night’s general categories: Record, Album and Song of the Year. The ceremony , the 27th in the history of the awards, will take place on 12 November at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

Behind Barrera comes a tightly packed group with seven nominations each: Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso, Jorge Drexler, Karol G and Rosalía. Silvana Estrada and Mon Laferte have six apiece, and Argentine producers Rafa Arcaute and Federico Vindver each notch up five.

These are, to a large extent, the names that have shaped the Spanish-language music conversation over the past year: from LUX, by Rosalía , recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra and sung in thirteen different languages, to Rawayana’s album, which in June reached number one on Billboard’s ranking of the best Latin albums of the year.

The flagship category brings together ten very different releases : 'EQUILIBRIVM' by Anitta; 'Free Spirits' by Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso; 'Taracá' by Jorge Drexler; 'Vendrán suaves lluvias' by Silvana Estrada; 'Tropicoqueta' by Karol G; 'Femme Fatale' by Mon Laferte; 'Muda' by Carín León; 'La vida era más corta' by Milo J; '¿Dónde es el after?' by Rawayana; and 'LUX' by Rosalía.

In Record of the Year, the standouts are '¿Cómo se ama?' by Jorge Drexler; 'Dime' by Silvana Estrada; 'Coleccionando heridas' by Karol G together with Marco Antonio Solís; 'Femme Fatale' by Mon Laferte; 'Desde que te tengo' by Carín León; 'La Perla' by Rosalía with Yahritza y su Esencia; and 'Alma' by Elena Rose.

The Song of the Year shortlist , the award that honours songwriters, comprises ten tracks, among them 'Hasta Jesús tuvo un mal día' by Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso featuring Sting, and 'Mi gran amor' by Santana together with Becky G. Also included are 'Humano' by Juanes and Vivir Quintana, and 'Nilo' by Zanna, alongside the already mentioned songs by Drexler , Estrada, Laferte, Karol G and Rosalía.

The Best New Artist category arrives without any obvious favourites: a group of eleven artists are competing, Delilah, Fabian, Loulu Gilberto, Arath Herce, Macario Martínez, Maye, Sofía Monroy, Kendall Peña, Dora Sánchez, Aria Vega and Zeca Veloso, who have yet to break into the awards’ general categories.

The winners will be announced on 12 November, at a gala that this year will also honour Daddy Yankee as Person of the Year.