Anitta has received another major recognition from the Latin Recording Academy, with her album EQUILIBRIVM nominated for Album of the Year at the 2026 Latin GRAMMY Awards. The nomination was announced on September 16, 2026, when the Latin Recording Academy revealed the complete list of nominees for the 27th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards. For Anitta, the recognition places EQUILIBRIVM among a group of albums competing in one of the most prominent categories of the ceremony, alongside projects by artists including CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso, Jorge Drexler, Silvana Estrada, Karol G, Mon Laferte, Carín León, Milo J, Rawayana and Rosalía.
The nomination is particularly significant within Anitta’s history at the Latin GRAMMYs because EQUILIBRIVM represents another stage in her continued relationship with Brazilian music while also occupying a place within the wider Latin music industry. The album is one of the ten records nominated for Album of the Year in 2026, and the official nomination credits Anitta as the artist, with Jean Rodriguez listed as album producer, Raphael Rui Castro as album recording engineer, Rafael Fadul, Marcelinho Ferraz, Arthur Luna, Jean Rodriguez and Luciano Scalercio as album mixers, Anitta, Carolina Marcilio, Jennifer Mosello and Cinthya Ribeiro dos Santos as songwriters, and Felipe Tichauer as album mastering engineer.
Anitta’s 2026 Latin GRAMMY nomination
The 2026 Latin GRAMMY nomination puts EQUILIBRIVM directly into the Album of the Year race, a General Field category that recognizes the artist behind the album as well as eligible contributors involved in its creation. According to the Latin Recording Academy’s official rules for the category, the award goes to the artist, while songwriters, producers, recording engineers, mixers and mastering engineers can also receive the award when they meet the Academy’s credit requirements. In the official nomination listing for EQUILIBRIVM, the Academy identifies the main creative and technical contributors connected to the project.
The Album of the Year field this year reflects a broad selection of Latin music styles and artists from different countries and generations. Anitta’s EQUILIBRIVM is competing against Free Spirits by CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso, Taracá by Jorge Drexler, Vendrán Suaves Lluvias by Silvana Estrada, Tropicoqueta by Karol G, Femme Fatale by Mon Laferte, Muda by Carín León, La Vida Era Más Corta by Milo J, ¿Dónde Es El After? by Rawayana and LUX (Complete Works) by Rosalía.
The nomination therefore places Anitta’s album in one of the most visible categories of the ceremony rather than restricting its recognition to a genre specific award. The Latin Recording Academy described this year’s Album of the Year nominees as reflecting different genres, generations, countries of origin and genders, while highlighting the continued international growth and cultural influence of Latin music.
Anitta is also nominated in the Portuguese language field
Anitta’s presence at the 2026 Latin GRAMMYs goes beyond the Album of the Year nomination. EQUILIBRIVM is also nominated for Best Contemporary Pop Album in the Portuguese Language category. The official nominations list identifies EQUILIBRIVM by Anitta alongside Ludom by Ludom in that category. The category is designed for albums containing at least 51 percent new vocal recordings in contemporary Portuguese language pop music.
This second nomination gives EQUILIBRIVM recognition in a category specifically connected to Portuguese language music while the Album of the Year nomination places the same project in the ceremony’s General Field. The combination means that Anitta’s album is being considered both within a Portuguese language category and within the broader field of Latin music represented by the Latin GRAMMY Awards.
The 2026 ceremony also introduces a new structure for Portuguese language urban music. Brazilian coverage noted that the Latin GRAMMYs introduced a Best Urban Music Album in the Portuguese Language category for this edition, replacing the previous category focused on individual Portuguese language urban performances. This reflects the Academy’s changes to its awards structure for the 27th edition.
What makes the nomination important for EQUILIBRIVM
For Anitta, the nomination arrives after a period in which Brazilian music has remained an important part of her artistic identity while her career has continued to operate internationally. Her previous projects have often moved between Brazilian funk, pop and other Latin music styles, and the Latin Recording Academy has repeatedly recognized her work in different parts of its awards structure.
The official nomination credits also show how many different roles are represented in the creation of EQUILIBRIVM. Anitta is credited as an artist and songwriter, while Jean Rodriguez is credited as album producer. The project also has separate recording, mixing and mastering credits, demonstrating the number of professionals whose work contributes to the finished album submitted to the Academy.
The Album of the Year category is particularly broad because it evaluates complete albums rather than a single recording. That makes the nomination connected to the project as a whole, including its songs, production and technical work. The Latin Recording Academy’s official description explains that the category covers the artist and qualifying contributors with at least 33 percent of the album’s playing time in the applicable credited roles.
Anitta’s long history with the Latin GRAMMY Awards
The 2026 nomination is another chapter in a Latin GRAMMY history that began more than a decade ago. Anitta had accumulated ten Latin GRAMMY nominations through the 26th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards, with no at that point. Her previous nominations have covered different periods of her career and several different categories.
One of the earliest recognitions came in 2014, when “Zen” was nominated for Best Brazilian Song. Anitta subsequently appeared in the nominations with “Pra Todas Elas” alongside DJ Tubarão and MC Maneirinho in the Best Urban Fusion/Performance category in 2016. Her international collaborations then brought further nominations, including “Sua Cara” with Major Lazer and Pabllo Vittar and “Downtown” with J Balvin in 2018.
In 2019, Anitta received a nomination for her album Kisses in the Best Urban Music Album category. The following year, “Rave de Favela,” her collaboration with MC Lan, BEAM and Major Lazer, was nominated for Best Urban Song. These nominations reflected the expansion of Anitta’s work beyond Brazilian pop audiences and into categories associated with Latin urban music.
Her 2022 nominations marked another major moment. “Envolver” was nominated for both Record of the Year and Best Reggaeton Performance. The recognition followed the international impact of the song, which became one of the defining releases of that period of her career.
Her most recent Latin GRAMMY nominations before 2026 came in 2024, when “Mil Veces” was nominated for Record of the Year and “Joga Pra Lua,” featuring Dennis and Pedro Sampaio, was nominated for Best Portuguese Language Urban Performance. The Latin Recording Academy’s coverage of the 2024 Record of the Year category specifically described “Mil Veces” as part of Anitta’s work on Funk Generation, an album through which she placed Brazilian funk at the center of her international musical direction.
That period is useful context for understanding the path toward EQUILIBRIVM. Anitta has repeatedly used major international platforms to present Brazilian music to audiences outside Brazil, and the Latin GRAMMY nominations have followed several stages of that process. Her recognition has included collaborations, urban music, reggaeton and Brazilian funk, showing how her catalog has moved through different categories over the years.
The 2026 nomination also arrives after Anitta’s broader international recognition at the main GRAMMY Awards. Her album Funk Generation was nominated for Best Latin Pop Album at the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards, while Anitta herself had previously been nominated for Best New Artist at the 65th Annual GRAMMY Awards. The Recording Academy’s official artist page lists two GRAMMY nominations for Anitta at the main American ceremony.
The Latin GRAMMY Awards and the GRAMMY Awards are separate ceremonies, with different award structures and eligibility systems, but both recognitions demonstrate the international reach Anitta achieved during this period of her career. The 2026 Latin GRAMMY nomination adds another major album level recognition to that trajectory.
The wider 2026 nominations also include major names such as Rosalía, Karol G, CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso and Jorge Drexler across several categories. The Latin Recording Academy’s announcement says the nominees were selected across 60 categories and describes the list as reflecting the diversity and continuing international growth of Latin music.
For Brazilian music, Anitta is among a group of artists representing the country across several categories. Brazilian coverage of the announcement also highlighted names including Loulu Gilberto, Zanna, Zeca Veloso, Luísa Sonza, Djavan, Marisa Monte, Urias, Johnny Hooker and Ney Matogrosso among the nominees and recognized Brazilian creators.
When will the 2026 Latin GRAMMY Awards take place?
The 27th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards will take place on Thursday, November 12, 2026, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The ceremony will be broadcast live on Univision, with additional broadcasting partners to be announced by the Latin Recording Academy.
The nominations announced on September 16 followed the Academy’s 2026 awards calendar. The eligibility period for recordings considered this year ran from June 1, 2025, through May 31, 2026. The final round of voting is scheduled to begin on October 1 and run through October 12, after which the winners will be determined by eligible voting members of the Latin Recording Academy.
The Latin Recording Academy says its voting membership is made up of music creators and professionals working across genres and creative disciplines, including recording artists, songwriters, producers, recording engineers and mixers. The Academy describes the Latin GRAMMY as an honor awarded by music industry professionals, rather than a public vote.
The 2026 edition will therefore be another important moment in Anitta’s relationship with the Latin Recording Academy. With EQUILIBRIVM competing for Album of the Year and also appearing in the Portuguese language contemporary pop category, Anitta enters the 27th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards with recognition for both the complete album and its place within Portuguese language music. The ceremony in Las Vegas on November 12 will determine whether the project adds a Latin GRAMMY win to Anitta’s existing list of nominations, but the nomination itself already makes EQUILIBRIVM part of the official Album of the Year field for one of the most prominent nights on the Latin music calendar.
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