Latin Grammys Head to Las Vegas on Thursday, With Daddy Yankee on the Bill
The 2026 Latin Grammy Awards take place on Thursday, 12 November, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The ceremony, which honours recordings made in Spanish and Portuguese, will be broadcast live, according to Billboard.
The main telecast starts at 8 p.m. ET (Eastern Time) that evening. It will air on Univision, UNIMÁS and Galavisión, and can also be streamed on ViX, a streaming service. Viewers outside the United States should check local listings for times and channels.
Before the main show, the Latin Recording Academy, the body that runs the awards, will livestream a pre-show called the Latin Grammy Premiere from 3 p.m. ET. It will be available on the academy's YouTube, Facebook and X accounts.
The academy has named Daddy Yankee its 2026 Person of the Year, an honour for an artist whose career has shaped Latin music. He is also confirmed as a performer on the night.
Other performers include Anitta, Carín León, Cristian Castro, Feid, Grupo Frontera, Karol G, Milo J, Rawayana and Xavi. Presenters are Camila Cabello, Howie D, Greeicy, Pablo Alborán, Ryan Castro and Memo Ochoa. Each name was confirmed by the academy's announcement as reported by Billboard, and the list may change before the night.
Producer and songwriter Edgar Barrera leads the nominations with 10. That means ten nominations, or "nods" in industry slang, across the categories. Among them are record of the year, which honours the recording itself, album of the year and song of the year, which goes to the writers of a song.
The ceremony will also pay tribute to two figures. Salsa pioneer Willie Colón will be honoured with a segment led by musical director Ennio Gatti, performed with Colón's original 13-piece band. A second tribute marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Mexican singer and songwriter José Alfredo Jiménez, produced by Edgar Barrera.
Tributes are a common feature of the awards, and they tend to bring older catalogues back into the spotlight. For performers and crew, a night like this means rehearsals, travel and long days in the arena before the cameras roll. Anyone planning to watch can check the time, the channel and the streaming option, and then tune in on Thursday evening.
