bad rabbit This Thursday continues his crown as king of Latin music, receiving nine Billboard AwardsRaphael made him the most awarded artist in a night filled with emotional and unexpected moments from longtime loved ones like Chayanne and even Nicky Jam. Benito Martínez Ocasio won the award in categories such as Bad Bunny, artist of the year, tour of the year, album of the year for ‘Un Verano Sin Ti’ and composer of the year, while his song ‘Volví’ won the Tropical Song award. year, among others.
Farruko with four awards and Karol G with three awards completed the trio of artists with the most awards.. Sony Music Latin and Rimas were the leading labels with nine and six awards, respectively.
Farruko, ‘Hot Latin Song’ Song of the Year; ‘Latin Rhythm’ Song of the Year; Song of the Year, Sales and Song of the Year, Stream. Meanwhile, Karol G is the ‘Hot Latin Song’ Vocal Collaboration of the Year with ‘Mamiii’; ‘Hot Latin Songs’ Artist of the Year, Female and ‘Best Latin Albums’ Artist of the Year, Female.
Neither Bad Bunny nor Karol G were present at the threatened awards gala earlier this week. Hurricane Ian will cross the southeast of the state. Florida.
big on stage
18-year-old American Iván Cornejo sang hits such as Manuel Turizo’s ‘La Bachata’, Grupo Firme’s ‘Ya Supérame’ and ‘Carne y Hueso’ while receiving the award for the new artist and the most popular youth of the era. Tini became well-established and ‘lifelong’ artists who created the most emotional moments of the night.
Raphael receives Billboard Lifetime Achievement Award It was composed by Cuban singer-songwriter Willy Chirino and was accompanied by Pablo López and men from CNCO in the moment of silence. ‘Nobody Knows’ and ‘Scandal’. “I am very excited because it has been many years of appealing to the public’s taste. There are 60 years that Miami has never missed me. I love them to death,” Raphael stated.
Accompanied by her children, Lorenzo and Isadora, Chayanne received the Billboard Icon Award.. “You do things with love, you don’t know what’s going to happen, you present a song and it’s yours. Celebrating 44 years of art life, the Puerto Rican artist said, “I make every project I do as if it were the first.”
Billboard Spirit of Hope Award goes to Christina AguileraSinging the song ‘La Reina’, a response to José Alfredo Jiménez’s classic ‘El Rey’.
In one of the most emotional episodes, the urban singer Nicky Jam received the Billboard Hall of Fame Award from his father.It hosted the television premiere of Don José Rivera and the hit ‘Sin Novia’. José Feliciano wins first Billboard Legend Award.
Among the premieres and achievements
30 artists who took to the stage of Watsco Center, the main theater of Miami University, filled the night with musical numbers, including world premieres. Chayanne performed her new song ‘Como Tú y Yo’, a romantic dance song. Raphael surprised him with the premiere of ‘De Tanta Gente’, which is part of his new album ‘Victoria’, which he produced with Pablo López and will be released in November. Elvis Crespo paid back the tribute he paid to Bad Bunny with the music video for his song ‘La Neverita’ and interpreted it to the merengue rhythm that made him famous. Meanwhile, Maluma presented his new song “Junio”, the only track from his new album, which he promises will be “a turning point in my career and Latin music”, which will be released in the first half of 2023.
Blurred genders and borders
The gala was inaugurated by Puerto Rican Ozuna, who performed the live premiere of her latest hit, ‘La Copa’. He recorded the presentation in Madrid, and its popularity reminded him of the video that earned him an invitation to the World Cup in Qatar. Among urban bands, Farruko also stood out with a new remix of ‘Nazareno’, which included a special appearance by Ankhal, and presented a preview of her next single, ‘Viaje’. “I’m here to ask you for more empathy,” said the Puerto Rican artist, remembering Ian’s victims in Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Florida’s west coast.
Colombia and Mexico met on stage twice. First it was cumbia with Los Angeles Azules and Carlos Vives and his ‘Cumbia del Corazón’. Later, Camilo and Grupo Firme performed their collaboration ‘Alaska’. Caliber 50 is their first norteño style rap, ‘El mexicana es ca….’ shone with. Grupo Firme returned to the stage with its successful song ‘Ya Supérame’ with its first performance after its historic concert at the Zócalo in Mexico City, to which 300,000 people applauded.