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Rosalía won the two big prizes of the big night of Latin music, the Latin Grammy 2026.
"LUX has been a leap into the void and I think it is very important that you can tell your truth, and this album is my truth," he said when receiving the main award, best album, in the 27th edition of the awards given by the Latin Recording Academy this Thursday.
"We call it LUX because it means light in Latin," he explained. "For more light in the world," he dedicated it.
Shortly before, he had taken the stage at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, to collect the Latin Grammy for best song for "La Perla."
"To everyone who told me that I was worthless or that my music is too weird, thank you because now I have won this award," he said then.
However, the Catalan, who was in charge of opening the ceremony with an ethereal performance in which she mixed the hits from her latest album, could not take home the recognition for recording of the year.
That Latin Grammy went to "Niño", by Argentine Milo J.
"Latina forever," Karol G shouted as she lifted the award for best urban music album for "Tropicoqueta."
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"I feel when I'm singing it, people feel proud to be Latin," confessed the Colombian.
The best new artist was Barranquilla's Aria Vega, who described the recognition as "a premium dream."
For his part, Puerto Rican Daddy Yankee was named Person of the Year.
"Puerto Rico is not small. The map is small," he said upon receiving the award.
In the performance offered at the gala, he performed his greatest hits, from the reggaeton anthem "Gasolina", through "Despacito", "Lo que paso, paso" and "Rompe", to "Dura", which he sang alongside the Catalan Bad Gyal.
During the ceremony, several artists took the stage to offer a great tribute to the legendary Mexican singer-songwriter José Alfredo Jiménez for the centenary of his birth.
And the other honoree of the night was Willie Colón, the salsa legend who died in February of this year.
Below are the winners of the most important categories:
Album of the year: LUX - Rosalía
Record of the year: "Niño" - Milo J
Song of the year: "La perla" - Rosalía, Noah Goldstein, David Rodríguez, Ryan Tedder, Dylan Wiggins
Best New Artist: Aria Vega
Best urban music album: "Tropicoqueta" - Karol G
Best pop/rock album: "Juanesteban" - Juanes
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Best Rap/Hip Hop Song: "Antisystem" - J Noa, Trooko
Mejón urban song: "Daddy Yankee: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 0/66" - Santiago Alvarado, Bizarrap, Daddy Yankee
Best Rock Album: Shine - Fito Paez
Best Rock Song: "Ego" - Anton Curtis Delost, Niko Rubio, Mónica Velez Domínguez
Best Rock/Pop Song: "Even Jesus Had a Bad Day" - Rafael Arcaute, Renee Barri, CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso, Vicente Jiménez, Martin Kierszenbaum, John Ryan, Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, Federico Vindver
Best alternative music album: LUX (Complete Works) - Rosalía
Best alternative song: "When in doubt, dance" - Ben Aler, Carlos Casacuberta, Jorge Drexler, Manuel Lorente, Gabriel Lugo, Jesús Martos Castillo, Mauro, Alberto Montenegro, Pj Sin Suela, Andrés Story, Mateo Sujatovich
Best contemporary pop album: "And now what +? - Alejandro Sanz
Best contemporary Mexican music album: "Dosis" - Xavi
Best Contemporary Tropical Album: "Before Time Goes Away" - Fonseca
Best Tropical Album: "Life Was Shorter" - Milo J
Best salsa album: "El alma en clave" - Luis Enrique
Best cumbia/vallenato album: "The last album vol. 1" - Carlos Vives
Best merengue/bachata album: "Chula" - Techy
Best ranchera/mariachi music album: "La Fernández" - Camila Fernández
Best band music album: "Piedras a la Luna" - Edén Muñoz
Best Tejano Music Album: Bobby Pulido & Friends One Yours and One Mine (Vol.2/Live) - Bobby Pulido
Best northern music album: "What I need to cry" - Grupo Frontera
Best Regional Mexican Song: "No capea" - Edgar Barrera, Iván Gamez, Fabio Iván Gutierrez Ramírez, Xavi, Luis Mexia, Adelaido Solis
Best singer-songwriter album: "Taracá" - Jorge Drexler
Best singer-songwriter song: "Dime" - Silvana Estrada
Best flamenco music album: "Popular" - Yerai Cortés
Best contemporary pop album in Portuguese language: Equilibrivm - Anitta
Composer of the year: Sara Schell
Producer of the year: Edgar Barrera
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