Latin Grammys week kicked off with a wave of industry events that led to the 2025 Latin Grammy Awards on Thursday night (Nov. 13).

Prior to the awards ceremony—where Bad Bunny, Ca7riel y Paco Amoroso, and Edgar Barrera led the nominations—Billboard took over the bustling Las Vegas to take readers inside the coveted invite-only Best New Artist Showcase and Person of the Year in celebration of Raphael.

The latter gathered artists such as Carín León, David Bisbal, Elena Rose, Pepe Aguilar, Aitana, Susana Baca, Jesse y Joy, Ivan Cornejo, Enrique Bunbury, and many more paying tribute to the Spanish singer-songwriter, whose prolific career has spanned more than 65 years.

“We are celebrating a living legend of Latin music,” Manuel Abud, CEO of The Latin Recording Academy, said at the gala befo

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