Berklee Alumni and Faculty Nominated for the 2026 Latin Grammy Awards

Berklee Alumni and Faculty Nominated for the 2026 Latin Grammy Awards A total of 30 Berklee alumni and faculty earned nominations across 21 categories this year.

September 25, 2026

By

Tori Donahue

Associate professor Berta Rojas was nominated for her fifth Latin Grammy Award.

The Latin Recording Academy announced the nominations for the 27th annual Latin Grammy Awards on September 16, with 28 Berklee alumni and faculty receiving 30 nominations across 21 categories, including Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Engineered Album. The biggest night in Latin music will take place Thursday, November 12, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The ceremony's telecast will air on Univision.

Six-time Latin Grammy winner and 16-time nominee Lewis Pickett BM '09 received nominations in the categories of Record of the Year and Album of the Year for his work as mixer and mastering engineer on Ha Ha and Free Spirits by CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso; the album was also nominated for Best Alternative Music Album. Additionally, Pickett mixed No Era El Plan by Gabriel Pag n '12, nominated for Best Merengue/Bachata Album.

The Miguel Zen n Quartet was recognized with its first Latin Grammy nomination for Best Latin Jazz/Jazz Album for Vanguardia Subterr nea: Live at The Village Vanguard. The group, led by Grammy-winning alumnus and alto saxophonist Zen n BM '98, also features Hans Glawischnig BM '92 on bass and associate professor Luis Perdomo on piano.

Two additional faculty members received nominations this year. Berklee Valencia associate professor Alex Conde BM '09 received a nomination for Best Latin Jazz/Jazz Album for Paco de Luc a, Music for Big Band (Live). Berta Rojas, an associate professor in the Berklee Guitar Department, was nominated for her fifth Latin Grammy Award for La Huella De Las Cuerdas for Best Instrumental Album.

Below is a full list of Berklee alumni and faculty Latin Grammy nominees. Please note that the list is subject to change as we receive updated information; submit additional nominations through this form.

Record of the Year

Ha Ha, CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso

Lewis Pickett BM '09, mixer and mastering engineer

Dime, Silvana Estrada

Daniel Bitr n Arizpe BM '13, record producer, engineer, mixer

J.C. Vertti BM '12, recording engineer

Femme Fatale, Mon Laferte

Daniel Bitr n Arizpe BM '13, recording engineer

Lu Garibay '16, recording engineer

La Perla, Rosal a Featuring Yahritza y Su Esencia

Brian Lee BM '92, mastering engineer

Album of the Year

Free Spirits, CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso

Lewis Pickett BM '09, mixer and mastering engineer

Vendr n Suaves Lluvias, Silvana Estrada

Daniel Bitr n Arizpe BM '13, record producer, engineer, mixer

J.C. Vertti BM '12, recording engineer

LUX (Complete Works), Rosal a

Brian Lee BM '92, mastering engineer

Song of the Year

Hasta Jes s Tuvo Un Mal D a, CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso featuring Sting

John Ryan BM '10, songwriter

Best Contemporary Pop Album

(Enamorada)., nic (Nicole Zignago BM '20)

Best Pop Song

A La Ni a Que Fui, Kany Garc a

Nate Campany BM '03, songwriter

(favorito)., nic (Nicole Zignago BM '20), songwriter

Best Electronic Music Performance

Arm ndola De Pedo, Kinky

Ulises Lozano PD '90, keys/synth

Best Rock Album

Malicia, M go De Oz

Fernando Mainer BM '02, bass

Jorge Sal n '01, guitar

Best Pop/Rock Song

Hasta Jes s Tuvo Un Mal D a, CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso featuring Sting

John Ryan BM '10, songwriter

Best Alternative Song

Ante la duda, baila, Jorge Drexler

Ben Aler (Benja Alerhand Sissa) BM '19, songwriter

Gabriel Lugo BM '12, songwriter

Best Salsa Album

El Relevo, Luis Figueroa '11

Best Merengue/Bachata Album

Chula, Techy Fatule (Marielle Fatule) '10

No Era El Plan, Gabriel Pag n (Gabriel Rodriguez) '12

Best Tropical Song

Crayola, Danny Ocean

Manuel Lara '14, songwriter

Nombre y Apellido, Luis Enrique

Leon Yamil (Leon Subervi Ramos) BM '18, songwriter

Best Ranchero/Mariachi Album

La Fern ndez, Camila Fern ndez '18

Best Instrumental Album

La Huella De Las Cuerdas, Berta Rojas, associate professor

A Tribute To Benny Mor And Nat King Cole, Yainer Horta '02, with Gonzalo Rubalcaba and Joey Calveiro

Best Latin Jazz/Jazz Album

Paco De Lucia Music For Big Band, Alex Conde BM '09, associate professor at Berklee Valencia

Vanguardia Subterr nea: Live at The Village Vanguard, Miguel Zen n Quartet

Miguel Zen n BM '98, alto saxophone

Luis Perdomo, associate professor, piano

Hans Glawischnig BM '92, bass

Best Children's Album

Mil Secretos, Cantoalegre and Marta G mez BM '02

A Jugar!, Danilo & Chapis (Cristina Abaroa) PD '91

Best Classical Composition

Odisea: Concerto For Venezuelan Cuatro And Orchestra, Gustavo Dudamel, Jorge Glem, and Sim n Bol var Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela

Gonzalo Grau PD '98, composer

Best Music For Visual Media

La Casa De Los Esp ritus (Banda Sonora Original De La Serie De Amazon Prime)

Matthew Atticus Berger BM '09, composer

Best Arrangement

Dando Y Dando, Luis Enrique

Gonzalo Grau PD '98, arranger

Best Engineered Album

Lux (Complete Works), Rosalia

Brian Lee BM '92, mastering engineer

Best Short Form Music Video

INRI, Los Tres

Francisco Molina PD '07, drums

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