Edgar Barrera Snags Songwriter of the Year Nod & More Latin Artists With 2025 Grammy Nominations

Edgar Barrera‘s prowess has been widely recognized not only by the Latin Recording Academy, with nine nominations for the 2024 Latin Grammys alone, but also by the Recording Academy. For the second year in a row, the Mexican-American hitmaker is competing for songwriter of the year, non-classical at the Grammys thanks to Spanish-language songs written with or for stars such as Ivan Cornejo, Carín León, Shakira, Karol G and Peso Pluma.

In the list of nominations for the 2025 Grammy Awards, announced Friday (Nov. 8), Barrera was once again included in a non-Latin genre category, along with English-language songwriters Jessi Alexander, Amy Allen, Jessie Jo Dillon and Raye. Songs cited this year under his name are “Atención” (Ivan Cornejo), “(Entre Paréntesis)” (Shakira and Grupo Frontera), “It Was Always You (Siempre Fuiste Tú)” (Carín León and Leon Bridges), “No Se Vale” (Camilo), “The One (Pero No Como Yo)” (Carín León and Kane Brown), “Por El Contrario” (Becky G with Ángela Aguilar and Leonardo Aguilar), “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido”
(Karol G), “Sincere” (Khalid) and “Tommy & Pamela” (Peso Pluma and Kenia Os).

The nominations in general include other Latin artists, but not in such prominent categories as songwriter of the year. Among others, Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel is nominated again in the classical music categories, along with Mexican composer Gabriela Ortiz, and Puerto Rican saxophonist and composer Miguel Zenón appears in the jazz categories.

In the Latin music-specific categories — which include pop, urban, rock or alternative, Mexican music and tropical music — there are superstars who have been nominated or awarded in the past, such as Anitta, Bad Bunny, Shakira, Kali Uchis, Peso Pluma, J Balvin, Residente, Juan Luis Guerra and Marc Anthony, among others. Plus, first-time nominees include Feid, Young Miko and Rawayana.

Karol G, who won last year’s Grammy for best música urbana album for Mañana Será Bonito and now has eight nominations at the 2024 Latin Grammys — including album of the year for Mañana Será Bonito (Bichota Season) — was surprisingly not among this year’s Grammy nominees.

Below are the nominees for the 67th Annual Grammy Awards in the Latin music and Latin jazz categories. Winners will be announced in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 2.

Best Latin Pop Album

Funk Generation, Anitta

El Viaje, Luis Fonsi

García, Kany García

Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran, Shakira

Orquídeas, Kali Uchis

Best Música Urbana Album

Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana, Bad Bunny

Rayo, J Balvin

Ferxxocalipsis, Feid

Las Letras Ya No Importan, Residente

Att., Young Miko

Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album

Compita del Destino, El David Aguilar

Pa’ Tu Cuerpa, Cimafunk

Autopoiética, Mon Laferte

Grasa, Nathy Peluso

¿Quién trae las cornetas?, Rawayana

Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)

Diamantes, Chiquis

Boca Chueca, Vol. 1, Carín León

Éxodo, Peso Pluma

De Lejitos, Jessi Uribe

Best Tropical Latin Album

Muevense, Marc Anthony

Bailar, Sheila E.

Radio Güira, Juan Luis Guerra 4.40

Alma, Corazón y Salsa (Live at Gran Teatro Nacional), Tony Succar, Mimy Succar

Vacilón Santiaguero, Kiki Valera

Best Latin Jazz Album

Spain Forever Again, Michel Camilo & Tomatito

Cubop Lives!, Zaccai Curtis

Collab, Hamilton de Holanda & Gonzalo Rubalcaba

Time and Again, Eliane Elias

El Trio: Live in Italy, Horacio “El Negro” Hernández, John Beasley & José Gola

Cuba and Beyond, Chucho Valdés & Royal Quartet

As I Travel, Donald Vega feat. Lewis Nash, John Patitucci & Luisito Quintero