Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny was the big winner at the 2025 Latin Grammy Awards, held in Las Vegas.
The singer took home five trophies, including the prestigious Album of the Year for Debí Tirar Más Fotos. His wins solidified his standing as a global powerhouse in Latin music.
See Bad Bunny’s Latin Grammys Victory In Vegas
At the 26th annual Latin Grammy Awards in Las Vegas, Bad Bunny, whose real name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, secured five wins. These include Album of the Year for Debí Tirar Más Fotos, Best Urban/Fusion Performance, Best Reggaetón Performance for “Voy a Llevarte Pa PR,” Best Urban Music Album for Debí Tirar Más Fotos, and Best Urban Song for the title track.
The album features live instrumentation that blends reggaetón and Puerto Rican traditional styles, such as plena, showcasing his evolving artistry. In his acceptance speech, Bad Bunny dedicated the award to “all the youth of Latin America,” adding: “There are many ways of being patriotic and defending our homelands. We chose music.”
In addition to Bad Bunny’s wins, Argentine duo Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso also took home five awards. Other major winners included Alejandro Sanz, Gloria Estefan, and Karol G. The rapidly growing Latin music sector generated a record $1.4 billion in 2024, accounting for 8.1% of total U.S. music revenue, according to the Recording Industry Association of America. This statistic was noted during the event in Las Vegas.
Inside The 2025 Latin Grammys Ceremony
The Latin Grammys ceremony took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, with hosts Maluma and Roselyn Sánchez guiding the show. The event featured standout performances, including a tribute to guitarist Carlos Santana.
A-listers, including Maluma, Edgar Barrera, Grupo Frontera, and Christian Nodal, made appearances. Gloria Estefan took the stage to perform songs from Raíces, which later won Best Tropical Album. Karol G also appeared and won Song of the Year for “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido.”
Bad Bunny’s dominance at the Las Vegas ceremony comes ahead of the 60th Super Bowl. The music star will perform as the halftime headliner at the much-anticipated event in February 2026. This marks a further step in his crossover into the global mainstream.
Industry Impact and Career Moves for Bad Bunny
Bad Bunny’s successes at the Latin Grammys help highlight his position at the forefront of Latin music’s global growth. Having been the world’s most-streamed artist between 2020 and 2022, he now adds further accolades to his résumé with these five wins at the Las Vegas ceremony. Debí Tirar Más Fotos, his sixth studio album, has already drawn praise for its fusion of reggaetón, Afro-Caribbean rhythms, plena, and live instrumentation.
He is also nominated for six awards at the mainstream Grammy Awards next year. The nominations include Album, Song, and Record of the Year categories.
This makes him one of the most-nominated Latin artists in history.
