The 2024 Latin Grammys will return to Miami – home to the Latin Recording Academy.
The 25th annual event will be broadcast live from the Kaseya Center on November 14th. Nominations will be announced on September 17th.
Last year’s ceremony was held in Seville, Spain – the first time the show has been held internationally – the result of a nearly 19 million euro deal between the government of Andalusia and the Latin Recording Academy, and efforts to expand the global reach of the awards show.
“International growth is consistent with our mission,” Latin Recording Academy CEO Manuel Abud said at the time. “We have members from more than 40 countries and we always celebrate music in the Spanish language and the Portuguese language. Now, the only thing that is changing is that we are taking the celebration elsewhere, which will ultimately expand our global reach even further.”
The decision generated some controversy, with some criticizing the Latin Grammys’ decision to move the show to the European country that colonized much of Latin America.
However, the decision to move the awards ceremony to Spain aligned perfectly with the country’s attempt to further increase music tourism – now home to some of the biggest music festival destinations.
The awards regularly celebrate artists who are not Latinx, but who perform in Spanish or Portuguese. An easy example is Spanish singer Rosalia, who is Hispanic but not Latina, and who in 2022 became the first woman to win album of the year at the awards twice.
In a statement, Abud said the decision to move the show back to Miami reflects the city’s position as “the epicenter of Latin entertainment.”
“We are grateful for the community support and enthusiasm we have received.”
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