On Thursday night, Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny took home the biggest prize at the Latin Grammy awards: His genre-bending homage to his island, DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS, won album of the year. Despite the fact that he had a dozen trophies in his case before the night even began, he had never won any in the show’s three major categories — album, record or song of the year.

Bad Bunny won four additional Latin Grammys in the urban and reggaeton categories. The Latin Grammy victories have the potential to kick off a season of wins for the rapper. He is also nominated for six awards at the Grammys, (including album of the year, song of the year and record of the year) and will headline the halftime show during the Super Bowl in February.

When it came to the other major categories at the 26th annual Latin Grammys — song of the year and record of the year — the Latin Recording Academy awarded familiar faces. Colombian pop-reggaetonera Karol G received song of the year for her Dominican-infused merengue hit, “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido,” alongside her fellow songwriters Edgar Barrera and Andres Jael Correa Rios. Record of the year went to Spanish artist and composer Alejandro Sanz for his slow pop ballad, “Palmeras En El Jardín.”

“Benito, I stole it from you. Forgive me,” Sanz joked in Spanish as he accepted the award, referring to Bad Bunny by his first name. Cameras panned to Bad Bunny, who laughed and clapped.

admin November 16, 2025