On a night when the world's biggest pop star was conspicuous by his absence, cutting-edge flamenco-pop singer Rosalía stole the spotlight Thursday by walking off with the coveted album of the year award at the 23rd Latin Grammys.
Rosalía became the first woman to twice win for album of the year. Before Thursday's victory for her acclaimed "Motomami" LP, the 30-year-old Barcelona native claimed the prize in 2019 for her sophomore album, "El Mal Querer."
The specter of Bad Bunny, who skipped Thursday night's ceremony to perform in Medellín, Colombia, haunted the Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas. As the most nominated artist of the night, the Puerto Rican singer and rapper won in four out of 10 categories, all in the field of música urbána: urban song and urban fusion/performance for "Titi Me Preguntó," rap/hip-hop song for "De Museo" and reggaeton performance for "Lo Siento Bb:/," with Tainy and Julieta Venegas.
