Brenda Victoria Castillo, president and CEO of the National Hispanic Media Coalition, has weighed in on the 67th Grammy Awards, which have gone into the books as the most diverse in the Recording Academy’s history.
Castillo said: “We congratulate music legend Shakira on her Grammy win in the Best Latin Pop Album category for Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran and Mexican singer-songwriter Carín León on his win in the Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano) category for Boca Chueca, Vol. 1. Puerto Rican rapper and singer Residente received a Grammy for his album Las Letras Ya No Importan in the Best Música Urbana category, and the Venezuelan band Rawayana won in the Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album category for its album, ¿Quién Trae Las Cornetas?”
She went on to celebrate 2025 Dr. Dre Global Impact Award recipient Alicia Keys by saying that she'd spoken truth to power in her acceptance speech, noting, “This is not the time to shut down the diversity of voices. We’ve seen on this stage talented, hardworking people from different backgrounds with different points of view, and it changes the game. DEI is not a threat; it’s a gift.”
