Watch the interviews of Juanes and Danna Paola

Rolling Stone witnessed all the action at this year’s 24th annual edition Latin Grammy Awards in Spain.

This year’s ceremony moved overseas to Seville for the first time, and our senior music editor Julyssa López and video producer and presenter Ilana Woldenberg caught up with some of the artists who walked the red carpet before the ceremony. awards show.

We chatted with Peso Pluma and Nicki Nicole (who made their red carpet debut as a couple), Juanes, Gale, María Becerra, Ana Del Castillo and more. Watch his interviews and get caught up in all the action below:

Featherweight and Nicki Nicole debuted as a couple in the Latin Grammys red carpet and shared a sweet flirty moment with Rolling Stone. “I’m rooting for the queen,” Peso said, referring to Nicole, who is nominated for Soul. “It’s the best album. Soul, 1000%.” Peso also shared her excitement about performing “Ella Baila Sola” with Eslabón Armado.

Juanes stopped by Rolling Stone yesshortly after the Colombian singer was announced as the winner of the award for Best Pop/Rock Album thanks to Daily life, which was produced by Sebastián Krys, who helped bring Juanes out of “a dark place” while working on the music. “It’s really amazing when I look back at the places where I wrote these songs,” he said. “I feel relieved now. “I feel very proud of what we did.”

Mexican singer and actress danna paola shared that she was “super nervous”before going on stage. Paola described 2023 as one of “the most incredible years of my life” when remembering her first tour of the United States. “It was the best experience of my life. I met many fans. “Now I’m finishing my album that will be out next year.” Paola said that she learned. “Be patient” about how her voice changes and improves.

Feid and DJ Premier

ugly and DJ Premier joked about his English and Spanish speaking. “He told me how to say ‘congratulations to Colombia’, so I’ll say it on stage,” Premier joked. The two artists talked about how they combined their styles in “Le Pido a Dios” by SIXTH. Feid called the Prime Minister “a legend to us” and celebrated him for being “a teacher to us.”

Maria Becerra

The Argentine singer María Becerra. She previewed her performances at the Latin Grammy ceremony with Pablo Alborán, and also alone. Becerra said she was “very honored” to represent Argentina at the awards ceremony and she said her entire outfit was handmade by an Argentine designer. “Argentina is present!” she said, pointing to her gaze. She also hinted that the tirade she recently teased will be coming out soon.

Natalia Lafourcade

Mexican star Natalia Lafourcade celebrated two awards for the album De Todos Las Flores while speaking to Rolling Stone. “I feel very happy, and grateful, and I share this celebration of music with all my friends and with so many artists that I admire and love,” she said. “This album is very important to me. “It’s probably the most personal music I’ve made so far.” Her LP won Best Singer-Songwriter Album and the album’s title track won Best Singer-Songwriter Song.

Andrea Bocelli

Opera legend Andrea Bocelli mocked his performance of “Granada,” the song by Luciano Pavarotti, whom Bocelli described as the “greatest voice of all time.” “Today I will do the best I can,” he said. He also talked about Laura Pausini, this year’s Person of the Year. “From the beginning I knew she would be a great success because her voice is so beautiful,” she said.

Gale said she was “very grateful and excited“be nominated in the Best New Artist category, thanks to his album What I Didn’t Tell You. “This is something I’ve dreamed about my whole life since I was 7 years old and wrote my first song. When I was 11 or 12 years old I was already practicing my speech with a bottle of shampoo in front of the mirror,” she said with a laugh. He the singer is also nominated for Best Tropical Song for working on “El Merengue” by Manuel Turizo.

Gaby Moreno

Gaby Moreno was nominated in the Best Latin Children’s Album category for Singing together with Zona Neón, which according to her presented only Guatemalan children. He spoke about the importance of encouraging female producers in the industry. “We need to move the needle,” she said. “Only 3% of women are producers in our industry, which is crazy! “I’m beside myself to be here.” She also won an award for Omara Portuondo’s film. Lifewhich took the award for Best Traditional Tropical Album.

Ana Del Castillo

The Vallenata star appeared on the Latin Grammy red carpet staying true to her nickname of “sexy bomb” and spoke with Rolling Stone about being nominated for the Best New Artist category. “Ballenato is poetry,” he said. “You’re only nominated for Best New Artist once. I will never be nominated for this award again!” your album God’s Favor It also competes for Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album against the “idols” of Del Castillo, Los Ángeles Azules and Carlos Vives.

Dawer x Dapper

Hip-hop duo Dawer x Dapper is nominated for Best Long Form Music Video thanks to Where Machi – Full Album. The artists said they paid “tribute” to the songs from their nominated album with their creative outfits. “Since we started the project we wanted to do something different and not be normative. “We wanted to tell stories that are not shared in Música Urbana,” said the duo.

Eduardo Cabra

colombian singer Goat tear up the silly album cover to Martinez, which sees him carrying a goat, but with the animal and his own head swapped. “I just wanted the human to hold the goat but change it,” he says. “It was Photoshop! “Sometimes simple things connect on a different level and I wanted that level of simplicity.” The LP is nominated for Best Alternative Music Album. He is also nominated for Producer of the Year.

You point it out to me

He Argentine trio You point it out to me – made up of Lucca Beguerie Petrich, Juan Mango and Gabriel Orozco – reflected on their nomination in the Latin Grammy 2023 after Orozco’s parents got the go-ahead years earlier. “I can’t imagine my parents in this situation,” Orozco said, laughing. “It’s beautiful to continue this legacy of art and love of music.”