The Ministry of Culture has awarded the National Award for Current Music 2026 to singer Rosalía, from Sant Esteve Sesrovires. The jury has granted this award, with a prize of 30,000 euros, for the artistic significance of her album Lux, released in 2025.
According to the press release issued by the Ministry of Culture, the jury valued Lux as an "ambitious, innovative, and transformative musical proposal that pushes creative boundaries and has achieved critical and public recognition".
“"ambitious, innovative, and transformative musical proposal that pushes creative boundaries and has achieved critical and public recognition"
This award adds to Rosalía's extensive list of accolades, including two Grammy Awards, thirteen Latin Grammy Awards, and four MTV Video Music Awards.
Her discography includes the debut album Los Ángeles (2017), El mal querer (2018) with songs like Malamente and Pienso en tu mirá, Motomami (2022) which blends Latin urban rhythms, flamenco, and electronica, and her most recent work Lux (2025). The latter was recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra and featured collaborations with artists such as Silvia Pérez Cruz, Carminho, Björk, and Estrella Morente.
The National Award for Current Music recognizes the work of an individual or entity in the field of current music genres for a work, public performance, or representation carried out during the year 2025.
