Berklee Alumni Nominated for the 2025 Latin Grammy Awards

Berklee Alumni Nominated for the 2025 Latin Grammy Awards A total of 14 alumni, including Miguel Zen n, Elsa y Elmar, Lewis Pickett, and Nicole Zignago, earned nominations.

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Colette Greenstein

September 19, 2025

Miguel Zen n 98

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Fito Pa z

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The Latin Recording Academy announced the nominations for the 26th annual Latin Grammy Awards on September 17, with 14 Berklee alumni receiving 19 nominations across 12 categories, including Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Best Pop Song, Best Latin Jazz/Jazz Album, and Best Engineered Album. The biggest night in Latin music will take place Thursday, November 13, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The three-hour telecast, produced by TelevisaUnivision, will air on the network's US platforms beginning at 8:00 p.m. ET.

Saxophonist and composer Miguel Zen n '98 was nominated for his ninth Latin Grammy in the category of Best Latin Jazz/Jazz Album for Golden City. Two-time Latin Grammy winner Lewis Pickett BM '09 is nominated in three categories this year for his work as a mixer and mastering engineer in the categories of Record of the Year, Album of the Year, and Best Engineered Album. Artist and songwriter Nicole Zignago BM '20 earned her fourth nomination in the Best Pop Song category for Te Quiero.

Eleven-time Latin Grammy-winning Argentinean musician Fito Pa z, who was recently a visiting artist with Berklees Mediterranean Music Institute (MMI), earned two nominations for his groundbreaking cinematic opera album, Novela, including Best Rock Album and Best Rock Song for Sale el Sol.

Listen to a playlist featuring Berklee's 2025 Latin Grammy alumni nominees:

Below is a full list of Berklee alumni Latin Grammy nominees. Please note that the list is subject to change as we receive updated information.

Record of the Year El D a Del Amigo, CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso

Lewis Pickett BM '09, mixer and mastering engineer

#Tetas, CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso

Lewis Pickett BM '09, mixer and mastering engineer

Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido, Karol G

Sky Rompiendo BM '12, record producer

Palmeras En El Jard n, Alejandro Sanz

Lewis Pickett BM '09, mixer

Album of the YearPapota, CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso

Lewis Pickett BM '09, album mixer

Ra ces, Gloria Estefan

Carlos lvarez PD '06, recording engineer and album mixer

Dave Poler BM '96, recording engineer

Y Ahora Qu ?, Alejandro Sanz

Lewis Pickett BM '09, album mixer

Best Contemporary Pop AlbumPalacio, Elsa y Elmar

Elsa Carvajal Peralta BM '14, artist

Best Pop Song Te Quiero, Nicole Zignago

Nicole Zignago BM '20, artist and songwriter

Juan Ariza BM '16, songwriter

Best Latin Electronic Music Performance QQQQ, Ela Minus

Ela Minus BM '13, artist and producer

Best Regional Song Seguimos o No?, Lupita Infante

Daniela Garcia Rosso BM '25, songwriter

Best Latin Jazz/Jazz AlbumGolden City, Miguel Zen n BM '98

Best Portuguese Language Song Um Vento Passou, Milton Nascimento and esperanza spalding featuring Paul Simon

esperanza spalding BM '05, '18H

Best Classical Contemporary CompositionGuitar Concerto: I. The Spirit Within, II. Le Tombeau de Viola Liuzzo, III. Devil's Rag, Eduardo Garc a Barrios, Eliot Fisk, Orquesta Escuela Carlos Ch vez

Giovanni Piacentini BM '02, composer

Best Music for Visual MediaCada Minuto Cuenta (Banda Sonora De La Serie Original De Prime Video), Pedro Osuna

Pedro Osuna BM '20, artist and composer

Best Arrangement Te Deseo Muy Felices Fiestas (Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas)

Cheche Alara BM '94, arranger

Best Engineered AlbumBodhiria, Judeline

Lewis Pickett BM '09, mixer and mastering engineer

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