Bad Bunny leads the 2025 Latin Grammy nominations with 12 nods, the Latin Recording Academy announced Wednesday, displacing producer and songwriter Édgar Barrera from the top spot after his two-year run.
The Puerto Rican superstar received nominations including album of the year and best urban music album for his 2025 release "Debí Tirar Más Fotos," along with entries in urban/urban fusion performance, reggaeton performance, roots song and short form music video. He earned two nominations each in the record of the year and song of the year categories for "DTmF" and "Baile Inolvidable," and two nominations in the best urban song category for "La Mudanza" and "DTmF."
Édgar Barrera, who led the nominations in 2023 with 13 and in 2024 with nine, is tied this year with Argentine hip-hop duo CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso at 10 nominations each. CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso also appear among the album of the year nominees, a list that includes Rauw Alejandro, Gloria Estefan, Vicente García, Joaquina, Natalia Lafourcade, Carín León, Liniker, Elena Rose and Alejandro Sanz.
Record of the year nominees include Bad Bunny (twice), CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso (twice), Lafourcade, Sanz, Jorge Drexler & Conociendo Rusia, Zoe Gotusso, Karol G and Liniker. The best new artist category features Alleh, Annasofia, Yerai Cortés, Juliane Gamboa, Camila Guevara, Isadora, Alex Luna, Paloma Morphy, Sued Nunes and Ruzzi.
"The impact of Latin music continues to grow on a global level, and all of the nominated artists encompass its diversity and richness while continuing to preserve the iconic sounds that make our music unique," Manuel Abud, chief executive officer of the Latin Recording Academy, said in a statement.
The 26th Annual Latin Grammy Awards are scheduled for Nov. 13 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The Academy introduced a new field for visual media in 2025 and added two categories: music for visual media and roots song. The show will be broadcast live on TelevisaUnivision’s U.S. platforms beginning at 8 p.m. Eastern, with an hourlong pre-show at 7 p.m. Eastern.
The nominees were revealed during a livestream by the Latin Recording Academy. The slate reflects a wide array of genres and artists from across the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking world, underscoring the academy's stated focus on diversity and the expanding global reach of Latin music.