Carlos Vives, Joe Jonas and Ela Tauber bring the heat to the 2024 Latin Grammys

By Maria Sherman, The Associated Press on November 14, 2024.

Carlos Vives, the Latin Grammys Person of the Year, poses with CEO Manuel Abud, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in Miami Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

“Si Si Si”! It’s the song that Carlos Vives opened the 2024 Latin Grammy Awards with in his medley, and a perfect distillation of the spirit of the night. There’s a lot to say “yes” to – especially when he was joined by fellow Colombian musicians Juanes, Sebastián Yatra and Camilo.

He was honored as the Latin Grammys Person of the Year at a ceremony the night before. Past winners include Juanes, Laura Pausini, Marco Antonio Solís, Rubén Blades and more.

The first award of the night was given out shortly thereafter: best contemporary Música Mexicana album to Carín León for his “Boca Chueca, Vol. 1.” Then Joe Jonas and Ela Tauber teamed up for a bilingual take on her viral hit, “¿Cómo Pasó?”

It’s a big year: the three-hour award show is celebrating its 25th anniversary, held at the Kaseya Center in Miami, in a time when Latin music genres have never been bigger globally. It is currently being aired live on Univision, UniMás, Galavisión and ViX.

Édgar Barrera – the producer and songwriter known for his work with such artists as Madonna, Karol G, Peso Pluma, Shakira, Grupo Frontera and beyond – leads the 2024 Latin Grammy nominations for a second year in a row. This year, he’s up for nine awards; last year he received 13 nominations and won three.

Barrera is nominated for producer, songwriter, record and album of the year. He’s also nominated twice in the best Regional Mexican song category, and three times in the song of the year category, for his work on Shakira and Grupo Frontera’s “Entre Paréntesis”, Karol G’s “Mi Ex Tenía Razón,” and Maluma and Carin León’s “Según Quién.”

Just behind Barrera are some of his collaborators, like Karol G and Bad Bunny. Those giants of reggaetón and beyond are tied with eight nominations each.

Colombian songwriter Keityn has six nods.

Other performers at this year’s bash will include Barrera, Residente, Myke Towers, DJ Khaled, Jon Bon Jovi, Anitta, Becky G, Eladio Carrión, Grupo Frontera, Kali Uchis, Pitbull, Luis Fonsi, Juan Luis Guerra, Carín León and many more.

There are also two new categories this year: best Latin electronic music performance, housed within the new electronic music field, and best contemporary Mexican music album.