The 2026 Latin Grammy Awards air Thursday, Nov. 12, at 8 p.m. Eastern and 8 p.m. Pacific. Viewers in the Central time zone can tune in at 7 p.m. on Univision, UNIMÁS, Galavisión or ViX. Roselyn Sánchez hosts the three-hour ceremony from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
There are two awards programs on Thursday. The evening broadcast includes performances by Anitta, Rosalía and Karol G, among others. The separate Latin Grammy Premiere starts at noon Pacific and is where the Latin Recording Academy will present most of the awards. Fans following a particular category may need to tune in well before the televised show.
Where to watch the main show
TelevisaUnivision’s U.S. schedule lists three TV channels carrying the full ceremony: Univision, UNIMÁS and Galavisión. Viewers can use any of those channels available through their provider. The network lists ViX as its U.S. streaming option, but the announcement does not specify which ViX tier carries the ceremony. Check the event listing in the app before buying a subscription for Thursday night.
The main show’s 8 p.m. Pacific listing is three hours after the 8 p.m. Eastern start. That matters if you plan to watch along with someone on the East Coast or want to avoid seeing winners online before your local broadcast. The network did not give a Mountain time in its national release. If you are in that time zone, check your local channel guide or the time shown in ViX.
When the afternoon awards and red carpet start
The Latin Grammy Premiere starts at 3 p.m. Eastern, 2 p.m. Central and noon Pacific. It streams live on the Latin Recording Academy’s platforms from the Marquee Ballroom at the MGM Conference Center. The Academy lists Akapellah, Carminho, Marina Sena and Pablo Alborán among the performers at that ceremony. Start with the Academy’s event site for access to the stream.
TelevisaUnivision has two separate programs before the main ceremony. Its online backstage stream begins at 5:30 p.m. Eastern, or 2:30 p.m. Pacific, and continues through 11 p.m. Eastern. The network lists its YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and X channels as places to watch that stream.
On television, the red-carpet show Noche de Estrellas begins at 6 p.m. Eastern and 5 p.m. Central on UNIMÁS and Galavisión. The network also lists ViX for both hours. Univision carries the second hour, starting at 7 p.m. Eastern and 6 p.m. Central. The Academy lists a 7 p.m. Pacific pre-show ahead of the main broadcast. For the earlier red-carpet hour in the West, check your local listing. The digital backstage stream has its own published start time.
Who is scheduled to perform
The Academy’s final lineup includes Bad Gyal, Bizarrap, Feid, Jorge Drexler, Juanes, Nathy Peluso and Silvana Estrada. Daddy Yankee is also scheduled to perform. The Academy named him its 2026 Person of the Year. That honor is separate from the awards decided in the competitive categories.
The telecast also includes a tribute to Mexican ranchera songwriter José Alfredo Jiménez. The published lineup lists performers without giving exact stage times, so viewers tuning in for one artist should allow for the full three-hour show.
Which nominations to look for
The Academy’s nominee list lets you look up a category before the show. Rosalía’s Lux (Complete Works) is up for Album of the Year, alongside records including Rawayana’s ¿Dónde Es El After? Karol G and Marco Antonio Solís’s “Coleccionando Heridas” is nominated for Song of the Year. That category recognizes songwriters, and the Academy lists the writing credits alongside each nominated song. The category list covers the whole awards program, including awards given during the afternoon Premiere.
