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Milo J Lands Six Latin Grammy Nominations and Reimagines His Album Live on “La Jangada”
At an age when most artists are still finding a sound, Milo J is carrying an album of the year campaign. The Argentine rapper and singer earned six nominations for the 2026 Latin Grammy Awards off his album La Vida Era Más Corta, a haul confirmed by the Latin Recording Academy that includes Album of the Year and Best Folk Album for the record, Record of the Year for “Niño,” Song of the Year for “Solifican12,” Best Urban Performance for “Gil” with Trueno, and a Best Recording Package nomination for the album itself. The winners will be announced November 12 in Las Vegas.
Rather than sit still during awards season, he went back to the music. This fall Milo released La Jangada, a live album that reimagines eight songs from La Vida Era Más Corta, recorded on a floating platform along a riverbank. Mon Laferte joins him for a stripped-down “Jangadero,” a song that originally featured the late Mercedes Sosa, and Trueno returns for a new take on “Gil.” The project, also filmed for his YouTube channel, frames the album’s first anniversary as a celebration rather than a victory lap.
The range is the story. La Vida Era Más Corta folds Argentine folk roots into rap, trap and R&B, which is how one record ends up nominated in folk, urban and general-field categories at the same time. Released in September 2025, it turned Milo J, born Camilo Joaquín Villarruel in Morón, Buenos Aires, from a viral freestyle name and Bizarrap collaborator into one of the most decorated young artists in Latin music. He turned 20 on October 25, four days ago, with six nominations waiting on a ceremony.
His reach keeps widening, too: his track “M.A.I” appears on the EA Sports FC 27 soundtrack, putting his voice in front of a global gaming audience. On November 12 he walks into the MGM Grand Garden Arena with chances in six categories. Whatever the night returns, La Vida Era Más Corta has already secured his place in his generation’s first rank.
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Xavi Earns His First Latin Grammy Nominations With ‘Dosis,’ Plus a Performance Slot in Las Vegas
The face of romantic tumbados just got his first Latin Grammy invitations. Xavi, the Phoenix-born singer-songwriter who helped redefine corridos for a new generation, has earned the first two Latin Grammy nominations of his career: Best Contemporary Mexican Music Album for Dosis and Best Regional Song for “No Capea,” his collaboration with Grupo Frontera. On November 12, he will also perform at the 27th Annual Latin Grammy Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Dosis, his nineteen-track sophomore album released in May through Interscope Records, is the bigger swing. After breaking through with the viral acoustic hit “La Víctima” and the follow-up smash “La Diabla,” and establishing himself with his debut album Next, Xavi used Dosis to widen the frame, keeping the requinto-led, guitar-first heart of his tumbado romántico style while pushing its production and songwriting into new territory. “No Capea,” which he co-wrote, pairs him with Grupo Frontera, one of the genre’s biggest groups, and has become a streaming-era anthem of its own.
“To see Dosis and ‘No Capea’ celebrated alongside artists I admire is a dream come true,” Xavi said when the nominations were announced. “I dedicate these nominations to my grandfather, who first introduced me to music. Making him proud means everything.” It is a fitting note for an artist who began composing as a teenager in Phoenix and built his audience one phone-recorded song at a time.
The live show has kept pace with the records. His X tour has been filling arenas across Mexico, and in September he joined Natanael Cano on stage in Guadalajara, a meeting of the two artists most responsible for the corridos tumbados era.
First nominations are a before-and-after moment in any career. Xavi arrives in Las Vegas with two of them, a performance slot on the telecast and a sophomore album the Academy itself has certified as one of the year’s essential Mexican music records. The next chapter starts November 12.
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