Spanish singer, Rosalía has become the first woman to win the Best Album award three times at the Latin Grammy Awards, following her recognition for Lux at the 27th edition of the ceremony in Las Vegas, United States.
The Barcelona-born singer secured five awards at the event held on Thursday, including Best Alternative Music Album for Lux. Her track La Perla also earned Song of the Year and Best Pop Song honours, while its nomination for Record of the Year ended in defeat to Argentine singer Milo J’s Niño.
Rosalía, who released Lux last year to widespread critical acclaim, expressed gratitude to those who had doubted her musical abilities while accepting her award.
“To all the people who told me I wasn’t good enough, or that my music was too weird, I’m thankful I didn’t listen.”
The singer followed up with, “Now I’m winning these prizes.”
The 33-year-old had previously won the Best Album award for El Mal Querer in 2019 and Motomami in 2022, making her latest triumph a historic third victory.
She also won Best Shortform Music Video for Sauvignon Blanc and opened the ceremony with a performance of some of her popular songs.
Meanwhile, Puerto Rican reggaeton star Daddy Yankee was honoured as Person of the Year in recognition of his three-decade career.
He performed some of his hit songs, including Gasolina and Con Calma, alongside appearances from rappers LL Cool J and French Montana.
Indian singer Diljit Dosanjh also made history as the first Indian artist to perform at the Latin Grammys.
He joined Daddy Yankee on stage for their collaborative track Pokito, taking a break from his Aura India tour for the performance.
Reacting to Dosanjh’s appearance, his superfan Devanshi Arora described it as “a cultural revolution”.
“It’s really invigorating and motivating to see someone from my country has made it all around the world,” she told Newsbeat.
Dosanjh’s appearance also raised hopes for more musical collaborations between Indian and Latin American artists, with Arora expressing interest in a potential partnership between the singer and Bad Bunny.
Argentine singer Milo J, 20, won Record of the Year for Niño, beating competitors including Karol G, Jorge Drexler, Carin León and Rosalía.
He collected four awards in total and expressed pride in his contribution to Argentine folk music.
He described Niño as the song “I’m most proud of out of everything I’ve created so far”.
“Long live Argentine folk music,” he added.
Elsewhere, ARIA VEGA was named Best New Artist, while Sara Schell won Songwriter of the Year.
