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Peso Pluma surprised fans at the Billboard Latin Music Awards 2023 by inviting Nicki Nicole to join him on stage at Thursday night’s (Oct. 5) ceremony.
Dressed completely in white and wearing dark glasses, Peso appeared on a white platform, rendered with his initials PP, as smoke and red light filled the stage. Nicole was up next, dressed to match and with her initials on her outfit.
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“Con ustedes la hermosa Nicki Nicole” (with you the beautiful Nicki Nicole), said the Mexican singer.
Together, they performed their collaboration “Por las noches” while showing off their chemistry. The couple was accompanied by a band numbering more than half-a-dozen musicians who played live as silhouettes of their faces in black and white were projected on the screens.
Later, Peso Pluma took the stage again dressed in black to perform “La Bebe”, this time with Yng Lvcas and a group of hooded dancers on a flaming stage.
The Mexican artist has had an extraordinary year on the Billboard charts, including collaborations with Eslabón Armado “Ella Baila Sola”, “La bebe” with Yng Lvcas, as well as his album Genesis. He topped the list of Billboard Latin Music Awards 2023 finalists with 21 mentions in 15 categories, and walked away as the top winner with eight awards including Artist of the Year, Debut; “Hot Latin Songs” Artist of the Year, Male; and the coveted Songwriter of the Year award.
The Billboard Latin Music Awards 2023 also featured performances by Bad Bunny, Calibre 50, Chiquis, Eddy Lover, Eladio Carrión, Farruko, Grupo Frontera, La Factoría, Los Ángeles Azules, Los Sebastianes, Manuel Turizo, Marc Anthony, Marshmello, Myke Towers, Olga Tañon, Pepe Aguilar, Sky Rompiendo, Sofía Reyes, Tini, Ximena Sariñana, Yandel, Yng Lvcas and others.
Evoking Panamanian genre pioneer El General, Farruko arrived on stage like a general and paid homage to the roots of reggaetón (also known as reggae en español) with a performance of “Perdóname” Thursday (Oct. 5) at the 2023 Billboard Latin Music Awards.
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As a sweet surprise, Panama’s La Factoría and Eddy Lover, who originally recorded “Perdóname” in 2008, also rocked the stage. La Factoría donned a slinky latex red suit with a huge bow as an adornment and long matching boots, while Lover wore a metallic lime green suit.
The three performers mellowed-out “Perdóname,” for a laid back version of the classic song.
Accompanied by a cajon player, guitarist, keyboardist, over a dozen dancers, and even a Vespa motorcycle, the genre trailblazers delivered a beautiful, sultry performance to close the 30th annual ceremony at Watsco Center in Coral Gables, FL.
The 2023 Billboard Latin Music Awards featured additional performances from Bad Bunny, Los Ángeles Azules, Calibre 50, Chiquis, Eladio Carrión, Grupo Frontera, Los Sebastianes, Manuel Turizo, Marc Anthony, Marshmello, Myke Towers, Nicki Nicole, Olga Tañon, Pepe Aguilar, Peso Pluma, Sky Rompiendo, Sofía Reyes, Ximena Sariñana, Yandel and Yng Lvcas.
The 30th annual Billboard Latin Music Awards was broadcast live on Telemundo. It simultaneously aired on the Spanish entertainment cable network Universo, on Peacock and the Telemundo app. Throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, it’s available on Telemundo Internacional.
Check back to Billboard.com throughout the night for the latest news on performances, special awards and more.
At the center of an all-encompassing performance filled with riveting moments and plenty of rhythmic transition was Bad Bunny, who delivered a thrilling eight-minute performance on Thursday (Oct. 5) at the 30th annual Billboard Latin Music Awards.
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The Puerto Rican hitmaker showed up in blue denim overalls and an L.A. Dodgers caps, chilling like in a bonfire by the beach kind of setting, as he sang “Moscow Mule.” Suddenly, the vibe got lit with the Dominican dembow cut “Tití Me Prenguntó,” and smoothly transitioned to “Neverita.”
In one moment, the performer got off stage and said what up to the crowd in the front, which included Grupo Frontera. Bad Bunny also wore a diamond chain with a gigantic studded cowboy boot charm.
He then sang “Where She Goes” and “Un Preview,” first backed by a group of cowboy-hat-and-boot-donning dancers. The curtain opened and the scene transformed into a New York-like setting with pizza shops and even a Rolls Royce. Meanwhile, the Bunny was surrounded by more dancers, masked and this time wearing black suits.
Earlier in the evening, Bad Bunny won several awards, including the coveted Artist of the Year and Song of the Year for “Tití Te Preguntó.” He garnered a total of 15 nods.
The 2023 Billboard Latin Music Awards featured additional performances from Los Ángeles Azules, Calibre 50, Chiquis, Eddy Lover, Eladio Carrión, Farruko, Grupo Frontera, La Factoría, Los Sebastianes, Manuel Turizo, Marc Anthony, Marshmello, Myke Towers, Nicki Nicole, Olga Tañon, Pepe Aguilar, Peso Pluma, Sky Rompiendo, Sofía Reyes, Ximena Sariñana, Yandel and Yng Lvcas.
The 30th annual Billboard Latin Music Awards took place on Thursday (Oct. 5) at the Watsco Center in Coral Gables, Fla., broadcasted live on Telemundo. It simultaneously aired on the Spanish entertainment cable network Universo, on Peacock and the Telemundo app. Throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, it’s available on Telemundo Internacional.
Check back to Billboard.com throughout the night for the latest news on performances, special awards and more.
The 2023 Billboard Latin Music Awards are here, with the biggest names in Latin music gracing the red carpet before the show on Thursday night (Oct. 5). Peso Pluma walked the carpet confident as the leader the pack with 21 nominations this year across 15 categories, including Artist of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, […]
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