Latin Grammys headed to Spain for first show outside the U.S.
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The Latin Grammy Awards are set to make history with a ceremony in Spain.
The 2023 edition of the award show will take place in Andalusia, the region’s president announced Wednesday, marking the first time the Latin Grammys will happen outside the U.S.
President Juan Manuel Moreno says the ceremony will reach “an audience of 100 million people” and is one of several events Andalusia will host through an agreement with the Latin Recording Academy.
“We are considering Sevilla to celebrate the 24th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards this November, but we are still working through the logistics with our partners TelevisaUnivision,” Manuel Abud, CEO of the Latin Recording Academy, said in a statement. “We will share additional details about the date and location of the next Latin GRAMMYs soon.”
The Latin Grammys, which celebrate achievements in Latin music, debuted in 2000 and have frequently been held in Las Vegas, including in each of the past two years. The show has also taken place in New York, Miami, Houston and Los Angeles.
The deal with the Latin Recording Academy is expected to have an economic impact of around $500 million for Andalusia, the president said.
“The agreement for @LatinGRAMMYs is a historical event for [Andalusia] and for culture,” Moreno tweeted. “Our land will host different events until 2025, including the awards ceremony.”
Last November’s Latin Grammys saw Spanish artist Rosalía win album of the year for “Motomami,” which includes the hits “La Fama” and “Hentai.” It made the 30-year-old Rosalía, who is from the Barcelona area, the first female artist to the receive honor twice following her 2019 win in the category for “El Mal Querer.”
Past winners of album of the year include Shakira, Juan Luis Guerra, Alejandro Sanz and Luis Miguel.
Jorge Drexler and C. Tangana won 2022′s song and record of the year for their collaboration “Tocarte,” while Silvana Estrada and Angela Alvarez were both named best new artist at last year’s ceremony. Bad Bunny, Marc Anthony and Christina Aguilera, who were all nominated for album of the year, each won Latin Grammy honors in 2022 as well.
