US EditionDaddy Yankee Named Latin Recording Academy’s 2026 Person of the Year
The tribute gala will feature performances of his songs as the reggaeton star is recognized for a nearly 30-year career and humanitarian work.
- The Latin Recording Academy named Daddy Yankee, a Puerto Rican singer and rapper, the 2026 Person of the Year, with celebration set for November 11, 2026, at a private gala in Las Vegas during Latin Grammy Week.
- Daddy Yankee sparked the global rise of reggaeton with 2004's Barrio Fino, which spent 24 consecutive weeks atop the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart, including the blockbuster hit 'Gasolina.'
- Beyond his music, the singer earned recognition for humanitarian efforts throughout his nearly three-decade career, including investments in Puerto Rico such as the Cangrejeros de Santurce and the NBA Basketball School.
- Reflecting on the honor, Daddy Yankee said it "represents more than just a successful career," noting the award recognizes Puerto Rico and the generation that championed reggaeton when others dismissed it.
- Although Daddy Yankee announced his retirement with Legendaddy in 2022, his latest album Lamento En Baile arrived last year, described as "purpose-driven music, incorporating spiritual reflection, ethical values and personal transformation.
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The Puerto Rican artist Daddy Yankee will be honored as Person of the Year 2026 by the Latin Recording Academy, in recognition of his career in music, his global impact and his contribution to the development of reggaeton as an international phenomenon.
By Erick E. Beltran, CNN en Español. Daddy Yankee has been selected by the Latin Recording Academy as its 2026 Person of the Year. A press release announced that the Puerto Rican artist will be honored on November 11, during Latin Grammy Week, with a special gala that will include a tribute concert featuring international artists—yet to be announced—performing versions of his musical catalog. The Academy highlighted that Daddy Yankee will be rec…
Daddy Yankee is the first Latino urban artist to be named Person of the Year of the Latin Recording Academy and will be honored at a special gala in November in Las Vegas.
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The Latin Recording Academy will honor Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez — a.k.a. Daddy Yankee — as the 2026 Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year. The legendary Puerto Rican musician, a pioneer and driving force behind the globalization of reggaeton music, will be honored for his nearly three-decade career as a singer, songwriter and performer, […]
The reggaeton reaches new heights of influence. On Tuesday, the Latin Recording Academy, which awards the Latin Grammy Awards, announced that Puerto Rican musician Daddy Yankee, father of the reggaeton, will be recognized with the honor of Person of the Year of 2026. An important honor received by artists such as Raphael (this past 2025, in an emotional gala), Carlos Vives, Alejandro Sanz, Shakira, Caetano Veloso, Julio Iglesias, Maná, Rubén Bla…
The award will be awarded at a private gala on Wednesday, November 11, in Las Vegas, as part of Latin Grammy Week 2026
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