Before a single trophy was handed out, this year’s awards season nominations traced an entire world of rhythm shaped by both tradition and reinvention. Across major ceremonies, Latine artists have filled categories with everything from corridos and club-driven pop to experimental electronics and MPB, proving that Latin music refuses to be confined to any defining labels.
This year, the nominees sketched a new geography of Latin sound outlined less by categories and more by movement. The artists recognized across award season are pushing Latin sound in new directions, expanding its emotional and sonic landscape to reshape how it travels globally. Música mexicana now rivals pop’s heavy hitters itself. Brazil’s boundary-pushing artists continue breaking language barriers. A new wave of alternative acts from Spain and Latin America is giving electronic experimentation an emotional pulse. Regional folk and urbano share space with indie introspection and Caribbean attitude, each one blurring the idea of what Latin music is supposed to sound like.
That kind of artistic sprawl is the point. This year’s awards season reminds us that Latin sound has never been singular and is, at its best, adaptive. It thrives in community and evolution, whether rooted in tradition or amplified through daring production choices. And while awards shows capture only a fraction of that energy, they still offer a glimpse of something bigger: the nominated music speaks to reinvigoration as the genre’s truest constant.
This playlist gathers the heartbeat of that momentum. A collection of tracks from this year’s standout nominees across major award shows, it moves through every corner of the map and moodboard. From stadium-ready anthems to songs born of quiet experimentation, these selections reflect a Latin music that’s continuing to nudge toward a more expansive, global form than ever.
Remezcla’s 2025 Awards Season Playlist
- Bad Bunny – “Debí Tirar Más Fotos”
- Ela Minus – “QQQQ”
- Fuerza Regida, Grupo Frontera – “Me Jalo”
- Julia Mestre – “Maravilhosamente Bem”
- Puerto Candelaria – “Animalito”
- Rawayana, Akapellah – “Veneka”
- Rusowsky – “Malibu”
- Tokischa, Nathy Peluso – “De Maravisha”
- Jorge Drexler, Conociendo Rusia – “Desastres Fabulosos”
- Karol G – “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido”
- Neton Vega, Peso Pluma – “Morena”
- J Noa – “Sudor y Tinta”
- Carol Biazin – “¡Qué Pecado!”
- Paloma Murphy – “(Sola)”
- Bandalos Chinos – “El Ritmo”
- Judeline – “Joropo”
- Ruzzi – “Tus Ojos”
- Kapo – “OHNANA”
- Elsa y Elmar – “Entre Tus Pies”
- Trueno – “En La City”
- Aitana – “6 de Febrero”
- Luedji Luna, Takuya Kuroda, TALI, Duda Raupp – “Salty”
- Morat – “Faltas Tú”
- Lasso – “Lucifer”
- Pedrito Martínez – “Ilusión Óptica”
- Ivan Cornejo – “Atención”
- Tito Doble P, Junior H – “5-7”
- Vivir Quintana – “Más Libre Que En Casa”
