Daddy Yankee and Rosalía dominate the 2026 Latin Grammy Awards with stunning performances

They call him the “King of Reggaeton” for a reason. Daddy Yankee, the 2026 Latin Grammy Awards' person of the year and first Latin urbano artist to receive the honor, ripped through his biggest hits an hour into Thursday's award show, treating the stage like a stadium floor.It was one for the history books: There were outfit changes, set changes and his native Puerto Rico always at the forefront as he ran through “Ella Me Levantó,” “Con Calma,” “BOTZ,” “Despacito,” “Lo Que Pasó, Pasó,” “Sonríele,” “Rompe,” “Pokito” and, of course, “Gasolina” — joined by Bizarrap, Bad Gyal, Feid, Jay Wheeler, French Montana, LL Cool J and Diljit Dosanjh.The bar had been raised from the jump. Rosalía opened the 27th annual Latin Grammy Awards, live from Sin City, with an emotive medley of her “Lux” tracks “La Rumba Del Perdón," “La Perla” and “Dios Es Un Stalker," joined by angelic dancers ornamented with halos atop a stage meant to look like heavenly clouds.It was a reminder of the expansiveness of her