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Las Guaracheras
Las Guaracheras is an all-female salsa sextet founded in 2017 in Cali, Colombia, by percussionists Laura Linares and Mónica Castro, playing an updated salsa sound built around the vibraphone.
Las Hermanas Águila
Las Hermanas Águila were a Mexican sister duo of Esperanza and Paz Águila from Guadalajara, billed "el mejor dueto de América" and recording on Discos Peerless.
Lasmid
Lasmid (Ladsmid Nathaniel Owusu, born 1999 in Takoradi) is a Ghanaian Afrobeats and highlife singer, winner of MTN Hitmaker season 8 and best known for the 2022 viral hit "Friday Night".
Last Train
Last Train is a French rock band formed in 2007 by four schoolmates from Alsace, now based in Lyon, singing in English between post-rock and alternative rock.
Laszewo
Łaszewo is an American electronic music trio from Santa Barbara, California, formed in 2018, with two producers and singer Keeva Bouley, known for the 2025 viral single "messy."
Lata Mangeshkar (लता मंगेशकर)
Lata Mangeshkar (लता मंगेशकर), 1929–2022, Indian playback singer born in Indore, called the Nightingale of India; recorded thousands of songs in over 30 languages, won the Bharat Ratna in 2001, and died in Mumbai in 2022.
Lata Mangeshkar Award (Madhya Pradesh government)
The National Lata Mangeshkar Award (राष्ट्रीय लता मंगेशकर सम्मान) is a Madhya Pradesh government honor for music direction and playback singing, presented annually in Indore since 1984.
Late Nite Tuff Guy
Late Nite Tuff Guy (LNTG) is the disco re-edit alias of Carmelo "Cam" Bianchetti, an Australian DJ and producer previously known as the 1990s techno artist DJ HMC.
Latifa
Latifa (لطيفة), full name Latifa Bint Alaya El Arfaoui, is a Tunisian Arab pop singer born in 1961 who built her career in Egypt and won the 2004 World Music Award.
Latin American Music Awards
Latin American Music Awards (Latin AMAs): fan-voted U.S. Latin music awards, first held October 8, 2015 on Telemundo, licensed from dick clark productions; TelevisaUnivision took rights in 2022, airing the bilingual 2024 show with 27 categories.
Latin American Music Awards categories and honors
The Latin American Music Awards (Latin AMAs) are annual fan-voted awards honoring Latin music, first held in 2015 on Telemundo, with nominations drawn from Billboard-tracked commercial performance data.
Latin American Music Awards ceremonies, 2015–2019
The Latin American Music Awards (Latin AMAs) is a fan-voted Spanish-language awards show launched by Telemundo in 2015; its first five editions ran through 2019, with Enrique Iglesias and Anuel AA each winning five awards.
Latin American Music Awards ceremonies, 2020–present
The Latin American Music Awards ceremonies since 2020 include the 2020 pandemic cancellation, the 2021 return in Florida, and the move to Las Vegas in 2022.
Latin American Music Awards winners and nominees
Winners and nominees of the Latin American Music Awards, the fan-voted show Telemundo launched in 2015; Karol G won six awards in both 2022 and 2024.
Latin Grammy Award for Best Banda Album
Latin Grammy Award for Best Banda Album (Mejor Álbum de Música Banda), a Latin Recording Academy honor since 2001 for albums at least 51% new banda recordings; recent winners include Chiquis and Julión Álvarez.
Latin Grammy Award for Best New Artist
The Latin Grammy Award for Best New Artist honors artists without prominent recognition in the Latin market, first awarded in 2000 to Ibrahim Ferrer and winnable only once.
Latin Grammy Award for Best Salsa Album
The Latin Grammy Award for Best Salsa Album is an annual honor given by the Latin Recording Academy to salsa albums, at least 51 percent new salsa recordings.
Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Music Album
The Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Music Album honors reggaetón, Latin trap, and hip-hop albums, renamed in 2005 when Daddy Yankee won for Barrio Fino.
Latin Grammy Awards ceremonies, 2017–2023
The Latin Grammy Awards ceremonies of 2017 to 2023 covered the 18th through 24th editions, opening with "Despacito's" four wins and ending with Karol G and Shakira.
Latin Grammy Hall of Fame
The Latin Grammy Hall of Fame, established by the Latin Recording Academy in 2001, honors recordings of lasting significance released more than 25 years earlier.
Latin Grammy regional Mexican categories
The Latin Grammy regional Mexican categories are six Latin Grammy Awards, numbered 28 through 33, honoring albums and songs in ranchero, mariachi, banda, Tejano, norteño, and contemporary Mexican genres.
Latto
Latto (Alyssa Michelle Stephens, born 1998), formerly Miss Mulatto and Mulatto, is an Atlanta rapper who won The Rap Game season 1, signed to RCA, and is known for Big Energy, Seven, and the 2026 album Big Mama.
Lauana Prado
Lauana Prado is a Brazilian sertanejo singer and songwriter from Goiânia, a leading voice of feminejo, best known for the 2018 hit "Cobaia" and her Raiz live albums.
Laurel Halo
Laurel Halo is an American composer, producer, and DJ born in Detroit and based in Los Angeles, best known for her acclaimed 2012 avant-pop album Quarantine on Hyperdub.
Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill (born 1975, South Orange, New Jersey), American singer and rapper, Fugees member; her 1998 solo debut The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill was the first hip-hop Album of the Year Grammy winner and her only solo studio album.
Lausse the Cat
Lausse the Cat: anonymous British jazz rap artist in a cat mask, rapping in French and English; EP The Girl, the Cat and the Tree (2018), 2019–2025 hiatus, comeback album The Mocking Stars (2025).
Lava Lava
Lava Lava, real name Abdul Juma Idd (born 1993), is a Tanzanian bongo flava singer known for "Tuachane" and for leaving Diamond Platnumz's WCB Wasafi label in 2025.
Lavina (Лавина) (band)
Lavina (Лавина) is a six-piece progressive/alternative metal band from Niš, Serbia, formed mid-2020, debut album Odyssey (2022). Won Pesma za Evroviziju '26 with "Kraj mene" and finished 17th at Eurovision 2026 in Vienna. Distinct from the Bulgarian heavy metal band Лавина (1989).
Lavrentis Machairitsas
Lavrentis Machairitsas (Λαυρέντης Μαχαιρίτσας, 1956–2019) was a Greek singer-songwriter from Volos who led the Termites rock band, then had a solo career; his 1991 album Didymoteicho Blues sold over 50,000 copies.
Lawnmower Deth
Lawnmower Deth are an English comedy-thrash and crossover metal band formed in 1987 in North Nottinghamshire, best known for their 1990 debut album and a cover of "Kids in America".