Meet the Rising Stars Competing for Best New Artist at the Latin Grammys — SkimNews
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- Latin Grammys will hold its 2026 ceremony on Nov. 12 in Las Vegas, where Best New Artist has 11 nominees — one more than the usual 10 — drawn from Latin America, the U.S. and Spain.
- Karol G heads a lineage of Best New Artist winners the Latin Grammys describes as future major stars, alongside Calle 13 and Silvana Estrada, with recent recipients Joaquina, Ela Taubert and Paloma Morphy.
- Aria Vega is carrying Barranquilla and Colombia's Caribbean coast into the race, describing her debut album Costeñita Core as personal, playful and connected to her Caribbean roots; she recently met Shakira during the superstar's Madrid residency.
- Delilah, a Mexican-American singer mixing English and Spanish, was the only woman to open for Natanael Cano at Mexico City's Estadio GNP Seguros, doing so twice.
- Fabian, the son of Peruvian icon Gian Marco, is following sister Nicole — a 2022 Best New Artist nominee who is nominated twice this year — while finishing a debut album due next year, with first demos written in July 2025 and completion set for November 2026.
- Sofia Monroy, a Mexican-Swedish newcomer, was one of four first-time contenders profiled before the ceremony, joining a field that spans Colombia's Caribbean coast, bilingual Mexican-American music and Anglo-inspired Spanish-language pop.
Why it matters: With 11 nominees instead of the usual 10, the Nov. 12 Latin Grammys give a broader slate of first-time contenders a shot at a category whose past winners include Karol G and Calle 13; for Fabian, that shot also doubles as a family handoff, following sister Nicole's 2022 nomination.
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