When Rosalía walked up to accept Album of the Year at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, the setting carried the weight of history. Taking the top prize at the 27th annual Latin Grammy Awards for Lux (Complete Works), she became the first woman to win the category three times as a lead artist. Her previous records, El Mal Querer in 2019 and Motomami in 2022, had already rewritten expectations around Spanish language pop. With this latest win, she joined an elite tier that includes Alejandro Sanz and Juanes, leaving only Dominican icon Juan Luis Guerra ahead of them with four trophies.
The presentation itself offered a neat full circle. Juanes handed her the statuette, prompting Rosalía to look back to her earliest days touring Spain. Speaking to the room in Spanish, she recalled how the Colombian musician had turned up to support her when she was still playing small Madrid venues to crowds of about one hundred people.
Her acceptance speech also traced the creative line running through her discography. If El Mal Querer was a dream and Motomami was a gamble, she explained, Lux felt like a leap into the void. She told the room that making the record meant speaking her own truth, arguing that artists must have the freedom to follow their instincts without compromise. In doing so, she gave credit to the collaborators who trusted her vision, while addressing the sceptics who had once questioned her unconventional instincts in writing and production.
Hours earlier, Rosalía had set the tone for the night by opening the ceremony. Performing in a shimmering gold gown against a stage set of cloud props and dancers fitted with golden halos, she delivered a three-song medley featuring La Rumba Del Perdón, La Perla, and Dios Es Un Stalker.
The stage performance was just the start of a dominant evening. La Perla, her collaboration with Yahritza Y Su Esencia, collected both Song of the Year and Best Pop Song. Rosalía brought the group onstage during her acceptance speech to share the moment, offering gratitude to Mexican listeners for embracing the track. Lux picked up Best Alternative Music Album, while Sauvignon Blanc took Best Short Form Music Video. The technical crew behind Lux also walked away with Best Engineered Album, recognizing the studio work that brought the record together.
Released in November 2025, Lux marked Rosalía's fourth studio album and an unusually ambitious undertaking. The record wove classical orchestration and traditional flamenco into experimental pop structures, with Rosalía singing across thirteen languages. Following its release, she mounted a worldwide tour to support the music. To mark the album's first anniversary, she put out a limited-edition vinyl box set and shared a public playlist of 1,000 songs that helped guide its recording.
That creative phase has drawn close attention from veteran peers. On their latest album, Carnaval De Luz, Irish rock band U2 included an homage entitled The Mirror Maker (Rosalía). Frontman Bono described the track as a tribute to her artistry, with Rosalía confirming that he had contacted her directly to help write its Spanish lyrics. Her sweep in Las Vegas adds formal recognition to what those peers had already spotted, cementing a run of form that few contemporary artists can rival.
