Four years after Daddy Yankee said Legendaddy would be the final album of his career, he is booked for the biggest stage in Latin music. He will share the bill with Rosalía and Anitta, who will spend the same night competing for Album of the Year.
The Latin Recording Academy released its first roster of performers for the 27th Annual Latin Grammy Awards on Tuesday (Oct 20), and the list runs 14 names deep. Anitta, Banda Los Recoditos, Daddy Yankee, Jorge Drexler, Silvana Estrada, Kany García, Juanes, Carín León, Mon Laferte, Vivir Quintana, Rawayana, Rosalía, Elena Rose and Xavi are all confirmed. Roselyn Sánchez returns to host for the tenth time when the show airs live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Thursday, Nov. 12.
Rosalía arrives as one of the most nominated artists of the year, with seven nods that tie her with Karol G, Jorge Drexler and the Argentine duo CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso. Only the producer and songwriter Edgar Barrera, who leads the field with 10, has more. Her album Lux (Complete Works) is up for Album of the Year, and "La Perla," her collaboration with Yahritza y Su Esencia, is nominated for both Record and Song of the Year.
"Memória," her duet with the Portuguese fado singer Carminho, also made this year's list of nominees. The Academy announced the full slate on Sept. 16, covering 60 categories and recordings released between June 1, 2025, and May 31, 2026.
Anitta knows this stage well, having appeared on the Academy's performer lists in 2020 and again in 2024. She returns with EQUILIBRIVM, which earned her a nomination for Album of the Year along with a nod for Best Portuguese Language Contemporary Pop Album. That places the Brazilian star in the top category beside Rosalía, Mon Laferte, Carín León, Jorge Drexler, Silvana Estrada and Rawayana.
Every one of those rivals is also on Tuesday's performer list, which means seven of the ten Album of the Year nominees are now confirmed to take the stage. The three still missing are Karol G for Tropicoqueta, CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso for Free Spirits and Milo J for La Vida Era Más Corta. The Academy has framed this announcement as a first wave rather than a final lineup, so the gap may close before November.
Daddy Yankee is booked under a different banner. The Academy named him its 2026 Person of the Year in April and will honor him at a private gala on Wednesday, Nov. 11, the night before the telecast. "Daddy Yankee has been a defining force in the global rise of Latin music," Manuel Abud, chief executive of the Latin Recording Academy, said when the honor was announced.
His retirement announcement came in 2022, and La Última Vuelta World Tour that followed became one of the highest-grossing Latin tours in history. The road back ran through Buenos Aires, where he recorded "BZRP Music Session #0/66" with the Argentine producer Bizarrap for a Nov. 5, 2025, release.
"No es un regreso, es una nueva misión," he wrote when the session dropped, a line that translates to "It's not a comeback, it's a new mission." The track has since landed among this year's Latin Grammy nominations, which gives the Person of the Year a stake in the competition as well as the tribute.
Pop audiences know him for more than reggaeton. He was a featured artist on Luis Fonsi's "Despacito" alongside Justin Bieber, the record that sent all three to the 2018 Grammys as nominees for Record and Song of the Year. The Academy now describes him as a multi-Latin Grammy winner and a multi-Grammy nominee.
The rest of the roster leans heavily on artists with something on the line. Jorge Drexler is nominated for Album of the Year for Taracá and for Record and Song of the Year for "¿Cómo Se Ama?" Silvana Estrada holds the same three general-field nominations, with Vendrán Suaves Lluvias in the album race and "Dime" in the record and song categories.
Mon Laferte's Femme Fatale competes for Album of the Year, and its title track is in the running for Record and Song of the Year. Carín León is nominated for Album of the Year for Muda and for Record of the Year for "Desde Que Te Tengo." Venezuela's Rawayana brings ¿Dónde Es El After? into the album category as well.
Elena Rose performed "Me Lo Merezco" on this stage last year and returns as a Record of the Year nominee for "Alma." Juanes and the Mexican singer and songwriter Vivir Quintana are each nominated for Song of the Year for "Humano," which raises the possibility of a shared moment. The Academy has not paired any performers or announced any song selections yet.
Kany García is up for Best Traditional Pop Album for Puerta Abierta and for Best Pop Song with "A La Niña Que Fui." Banda Los Recoditos carry a Best Banda Album nomination for Piratita. Xavi is nominated for Best Contemporary Mexican Music Album for Dosis and for Best Regional Song for "No Capea," his collaboration with Grupo Frontera.
The ceremony is back at the MGM Grand Garden Arena for a second straight year. Last November, Roselyn Sánchez shared hosting duties with Maluma on a night when Bad Bunny entered with 12 nominations and Raphael was honored as Person of the Year.
Univision will carry the three-hour telecast beginning at 8 p.m. Eastern and Pacific, or 7 p.m. Central. A one-hour pre-show starts at 7 p.m. Eastern and Pacific. The Latin Grammy Premiere, where most of the year's categories are handed out, takes place earlier that afternoon, and the Academy says further details about it are coming soon.
Tickets are on sale through the AXS event page, which lists doors at 4 p.m. and the show at 5 p.m. local time. Attendees are asked to arrive in formal attire, and there is no re-entry once inside. Late arrivals will be seated during commercial breaks, and concession sales pause at 4:50 p.m. so the arena can settle before the cameras go live.
