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The Latin GRAMMYs Rock Nominees You Need on Your Playlist
The Rock categories at the Latin GRAMMYs never fail to bring together power, identity and reinvention. 2025 is no exception. This year’s lineup celebrates the essence of Latin rock in all its forms: from the visceral trío energy of Eruca Sativa to the intricate sonic worlds of Ali Stone, and the timeless artistry of names like Fito Páez, Leiva, A.N.I.M.A.L., and Marilina Bertoldi.
ERUCA SATIVA
Born from the underground Córdoba scene, Eruca Sativa embodies the spirit of pure, unfiltered rock. What began almost by chance, with three musicians coinciding in a rehearsal room, evolved into one of the most solid and respected bands in Latin America.
Their latest album, A Tres Días de la Tierra, nominated for Best Rock Album, was born from that need to reconnect after isolation. Recorded during a “semi-pandemic” stage, it’s a raw, sweaty, and cathartic record, created live in the studio, where Lula Bertoldi, Brenda Martin and Gabriel Pedernera pushed their chemistry to the limit.
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The track Volarte, nominated for Best Rock Song, emerged from what Brenda describes as “a reflection on how far we go looking for what might be closer than we think.” That idea, of proximity, unity, and reconnection, runs through the entire album. Almost twenty years after their debut, La carne, Eruca sounds more alive than ever: heavy, emotional, magnetic.
ALI STONE
From Bogotá to Los Ángeles, Ali Stone has built a career defined by precision, versatility, and vision. Producer, multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and engineer, she’s behind some of Latin music’s most forward-thinking projects.
Her latest nomination for Best Rock Song with TRNA crowns a decade-long journey of creative control and evolution. The song belongs to A Través del Espejo, a concept album inspired by Lewis Carroll’s universe, where Stone explores transformation and duality, both musical and personal.
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In TRNA, she blends cinematic piano lines, electric guitar solos, and layered vocals that showcase her at her most intricate. It’s a song about decoding oneself, just as much as it’s a statement of identity in an industry still learning to give women full authorship. Ali’s name has become synonymous with self-made artistry: she writes, produces, mixes, and masters her own music, setting a new standard for independence in Latin rock.
A.N.I.M.A.L.
With more than three decades shaking the foundations of heavy Latin rock, A.N.I.M.A.L. returns with Legado, a record that revisits their old-school energy. Frontman Andrés Giménez defines it as “100% old school: raw, direct, with a message that never fades: memory, struggle, and identity.” Nominated for Best Rock Album and Best Rock Song, it honors not only a new album but a lasting fight for cultural roots, indigenous pride, and Latin power.
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FITO PÁEZ
Fito Páez is a living chapter of Argentine rock history. This year, Novela adds another milestone to his prolific legacy after being nominated for Best Rock Album. Conceived over three decades and finally completed in 2024, it’s a 25-track rock opera that travels through small-town mysteries, love, chaos, and redemption.
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Sale el Sol, nominated for Best Rock Song, closes the album as a bright anthem: a mantra of hope after darkness, written with that unmistakable Fito flair for turning philosophy into melody.
MARILINA BERTOLDI
With Luna en Obras (En Vivo), Marilina Bertoldi captures her evolution in two unforgettable shows: Luna Park and Obras Sanitarias. The album, nominated for Best Rock Album and equal parts live record and personal documentary, revisits her catalog through a raw, emotional lens.
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Powerful, irreverent and intimate, Luna en Obras reaffirms Marilina’s status as one of Argentina’s most daring rock voices. The standout moment? Her duet with her sister Lula Bertoldi on “O no?”, closing a creative circle that began in Córdoba years ago.
LEIVA
From Madrid to Buenos Aires, Leiva has built a bridge of sound that connects generations. His album Gigante, nominated for Best Rock Album, consolidates that vision, guitar-driven songs with lyrical depth, crafted with the finesse of a storyteller who never lost his street roots. Between tours, film scores, and collaborations with icons like Joaquín Sabina, Leiva remains true to the essence of songwriting: honesty, melody, and heart.
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This year’s Latin GRAMMY rock categories remind us that Latin rock is far from static: it’s alive, mutating, feminine, powerful, philosophical, and gloriously noisy. This is the sound of a continent that still believes in guitars, truth, and transformation.
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