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Rosalía wins Spain's National Prize for Current Music for her album LUX
The jury praised the 2025 record, made with the London Symphony Orchestra, as “ambitious, innovative and transformative”.
LFLucía Ferrer, culture editor
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- What
- Premio Nacional de las Músicas Actuales 2026
- Who
- Rosalía Vila Tobella
- Awarded by
- Ministry of Culture
- Prize
- €30,000
- Region
- Spain-wide
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The singer Rosalía has won Spain's National Prize for Current Music for 2026, the Ministry of Culture announced on Wednesday after the jury met. The award comes with €30,000.1
The jury gave her the prize for the artistic importance of LUX, her 2025 album, which it described as “an ambitious, innovative and transformative musical proposal” that has reached “unanimous recognition from critics and the public”.1
A record made with an orchestra
LUX is Rosalía's fourth studio album. It was recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra and features guests including Silvia Pérez Cruz, Carminho, Björk and Estrella Morente. The jury also valued her contribution to the global reach of Spanish music and her ability to bring other artists into the creative process.1
The prize recognises a person or group working in contemporary popular music, usually for a work released or performed in the previous year.1
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Lucía Ferrer is a culture editor based in Barcelona. Lucía has covered film festivals and the Catalan music scene for twelve years, first for local radio and later as a freelance critic.