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Colombian superstar Manuel Turizo and DJ Marshmello brought a blast of EDM merengue to the 2023 Billboard Latin Music Awards stage on Thursday (Oct. 5) at the Wastco Center.

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Performing their collaborative hit “El Merengue,” and accompanied by a group of dancers, the two artists got everyone in the audience dancing. Turizo interacted with some of them during the performance.

Turizo, wearing a shiny suit and dark glasses, Marshmello, the famous masked DJ at the side of the stage, created a mix that highlighted the EDM sound of the track and got the party going in the crowd. The performance ended with the lights dimmed, the dancers holding lamps in their hands, and a shower of confetti.

Manuel Turizo and Marshmello’s “El Merengue” spent 13 weeks at the top of the Tropical Airplay chart and also reached the pinnacle of Latin Airplay. The collaboration gave Christopher Comstock, better known as Marshmello, his first No. 1 on the Latin charts.

Meanwhile, the Colombian star participated in the Billboard Latin Music Week 2023 “Rising Star Q&A” panel on Wednesday (Oct. 4), where he reflected on how he built his career little by little. “At the beginning you have no idea about anything,” Turizo recalled.

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.

Check back to Billboard.com throughout the night for the latest news on performances, special awards and more.

The 30th annual Billboard Latin Music Awards took over the Watsco Center in Coral Gables, Fla., on Thursday night (Oct. 5), with the biggest stars in Latin music coming together to celebrate the genre’s accomplishments over the past year. Hosted by Jacqueline Bracamontes and Danilo Carrera, the ceremony featured performances from Bad Bunny, Calibre 50, Chiquis, Eddy […]

He is a pop and salsa superstar, but on Thursday (Oct. 5,) at the Billboard Latin Music Awards, Marc Anthony displayed his great vocal versatility by uniting his voice with that of the great Pepe Aguilar to debut their first collaboration, “Ojalá Te Duela.”

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Accompanied by mariachis, the legendary Mexican singer and the Newyorican star gave a powerful performance — the former dressed as a charro, the latter elegantly in black — taking turns to sing fiery verses such as “Now you realize that you changed my love for interest, that things are not done by force”, before joining in beautiful harmony: “I hope it hurts you, I hope you cry like one day I cried.”

In its 30th annual edition, the Billboard Latin Music Awards were broadcast live from the Watsco Center in Coral Gables, Florida, on Telemundo. Simultaneously, they could be seen on the Universo cable channel, on Peacock and the Telemundo app, and in Latin America and the Caribbean through Telemundo Internacional.

The 2023 Billboard Latin Music Awards feature additional performances from 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, Nicki Nicole, Olga Tañon, Pepe Aguilar, Peso Pluma, Sky Rompiendo, Sofía Reyes, Tini, Ximena Sariñana, Yandel and Yng Lvcas.

Check back in to Billboard.com throughout the night to get the latest news on performances, special awards and more.

La Diva, La Potra, La Caballota, la Reina del Reggaetón. Ivy Queen goes by many nicknames because she is a true icon and a genre pioneer. On Thursday (Oct. 5), the Queen — who wore an elegant black velvet dress with a touch of sheer — accepted her Icon Award at the 2023 Billboard Latin Music Awards, presented to her by Yandel.

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The award recognizes the Puerto Rican superstar, a pioneer of reggaetón, as an artist who has carved out a career that has remained relevant through time.

“It’s a great night for me and for my family in a genre that has taught me many things,” she said while accepting her award. “One of the greatest things is not to sell my essence, to stand firm despite the thousands of stones that got in my way from the beginning.”

She continued: “This is a genre that also taught me to embrace my masculine side, because when I started in this genre I had to battle with males and not with females. I want to think that I can pick each one of these flowers while I am alive, and you don’t know the immense pride I feel knowing that there are more women on the stage because I say that I did my job as it should be.”

Celebrated globally for achieving both musical and commercial success, Ivy Queen’s career spans nearly 30 years. She earned her first entry on a Billboard chart with “Quiero Bailar,” which peaked at No. 16 on the Tropical Airplay chart in July 2005, and, a few months later, scored her first No. 1 on that tally with “Cuéntale.” She boasts 20 entries on Latin Rhythm Airplay, the third-most among Latina artists; 400 million on-demand official streams in the U.S., according to Luminate; 560,000 albums sold in the U.S.; and 584,000 song downloads.

The 2023 Billboard Latin Music Awards featured performances from Bad Bunny, 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.

Check back to Billboard.com throughout the night for the latest news on performances, special awards and more.

Myke Towers and Yandel took over the stage at Watsco Center in Coral Gables, Fla., bringing their characteristic energy to the 2023 Billboard Music Awards with a performance of “Borracho y Loco.”

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“I think of you drunk and crazy, you left my heart broken / I only know about you through social media, liking the photos,” the duo sing on their collaboration, which was released in September.

Yandel is a finalist for three awards at this year’s ceremony, including Latin rhythm song of the year and Latin airplay song of the year for his Feid collaboration “Yandel 150” and Latin rhythm artist of the year, duo or group, alongside Wisin. “Yandel 150” topped Billboard’s Latin Airplay and Latin Rhythm Airplay charts (dated April 15), marking his 15th No. 1 among 34 chart appearances.

The 2023 Billboard Latin Music Awards featured additional performances from Bad Bunny, Calibre 50, Chiquis, Eddy Lover, Eladio Carrión, Farruko, Grupo Frontera, La Factoría, Los Ángeles Azules, Los Sebastianes, Manuel Turizo, Marc Anthony, Marshmello, Justin Quiles, Nicki Nicole, Olga Tañon, Pepe Aguilar, Peso Pluma, Sky Rompiendo, Sofía Reyes, Tini, Ximena Sariñana, El Alfa and Yng Lvcas.

Check back in to Billboard.com throughout the night to get the latest news on performances, special awards and more.

On Thursday (Oct. 5), Los Ángeles Azules delivered a stunning medley of hits at the 30th annual Billboard Latin Music Awards, alongside Nicki Nicole, Ximena Sariñana and Sofía Reyes.

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Flanked by white dove wings and backed by a gigantic heart as props, the men of Los Ángeles Azules showed up wearing metallic blazers, while the women wore elegant red dresses. Argentine artist Nicki Nicole performed the dolce tropical number of “Otra Noche,” then Mexican singer-songwriters Ximena Sariñana and Sofía Reyes took the stage, singing “Mis Sentimientos” and “Nunca Es Suficiente,” respectively. Then the sibling band resumed with the invigorating medley, belting out the swoon-worthy “Cómo Te Voy a Olvidar.” 

Moments after delivering their potpourri of classics, the sibling band accepted their Lifetime Achievement Award. “Thanks to our parents, thanks to our families, to the fans, to all the people around the world who have supported the romantic music of Los Ángeles Azules,” said Elías Mejía, one of the members of the band of brothers, as he accepted the honor. “We are going to continue singing and dancing, and we are going to continue making cumbia, desde Iztapalapa para el mundo (from Iztapalapa for the world).”

Continuously modernizing the storied regional Mexican subgenre for the next generation, the sibling band have extended their reach tenfold by revamping their hits and writing new ones alongside an exhilarating all-star cast of Latin artists from all corners of the map. 

With a 40-year musical career, Los Ángeles Azules have achieved great success, including 14 entries on Billboard‘s Hot Latin Songs chart, with three songs in the top 10. They also have 16 entries on Latin Airplay, of which six reached the top 10, including “Nunca es Suficiente,” with Natalia Lafourcade, which peaked at No. 3 in 2019. Their 2020 album De Buenos Aires Para El Mundo debuted at No. 8 on the Regional Mexican Albums chart, making it the band’s 12th album to reach the top 10 on the tally.

The 2023 Billboard Latin Music Awards featured additional performances from Bad Bunny, 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.

Justin Quiles and El Alfa kicked off the 2023 Billboard Latin Music Awards on Thursday night (Oct. 5), bringing the heat to the Watsco Center in Coral Gables, Fla., with a tropical performance of their hit, “Fiesta Loca.”

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With dancers ready for a pool party in swimsuits and lush palm trees against a sunset facade behind them, the musical duo traded verses as they sang and rapped about partying until the break of dawn in a “Fiesta Loca” — or crazy party — as the song’s title suggests. A slew of onstage pyrotechnics ended the fittingly hot performance before the rest of the awards show got underway.

“Fiesta Loca” was released in July and comes less than a year after El Alfa released his fifth studio album, Sagitario, in November 2022 and his June 2023 compilation album, Dembow Worldwide Hits Teteo 42. Quiles, meanwhile, hasn’t released an album since 2021’s La Última Promesa.

The 2023 Billboard Latin Music Awards will feature additional performances from 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, Nicki Nicole, Olga Tañon, Pepe Aguilar, Peso Pluma, Sky Rompiendo, Sofía Reyes, Tini, Ximena Sariñana, Yandel and Yng Lvcas.

Check back in to Billboard.com throughout the night to get the latest news on performances, special awards and more.

More than 25 artists are confirmed to take center stage at the 2023 Billboard Latin Music Awards, set to air live Thursday, Oct. 5 on Telemundo. 
Bad Bunny—a 15-time finalist, including artist of the year, tour of the year, and top Latin albums artist of the year, male—is one of the most recent acts to confirm his participation at the awards show. Bunny, who released singles “un x100to” with Grupo Frontera, “Where She Goes,” and “Un Preview” this year, is set to make a surprising worldwide TV premiere. 

Other performers the audience can expect to see live are El Alfa, TINI, Nicki Nicole, Manuel Turizo, Farruko, Myke Towers, Marc Anthony, Olga Tañon, Sofia Reyes, and Peso Pluma, who leads this year’s awards show as a 21-time finalist across 15 categories, including artist of the year and artist of the year, new. 

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In addition to the promising star-studded lineup, a couple of special awards will be presented: Mexican cumbia group Los Ángeles Azules will receive the Billboard Artistic Trajectory Award; Puerto Rican reggaeton star Ivy Queen will receive the Billboard Icon Award; and Colombian sensation Karol G will receive the Billboard Spirit of Hope Award for the philanthropic work through her foundation, “Con Cora.”

Hosted by Jacqueline Bracamontes and Danilo Carrera, the 2023 Billboard Latin Music Awards will broadcast live on Oct. 5 via Telemundo and will also be simulcast on Universo, Peacock, the Telemundo App, and throughout Latin America and the Caribbean via Telemundo Internacional.

Below, check out all the performers and vote for you you’re excited to see: 

The 2023 Billboard Latin Music Awards are less than a week away, where Peso Pluma leads the pack as a 21-time finalists across 15 categories. 
Following the Mexican star are Bad Bunny and Grupo Frontera, each 15-time finalists for the 2023 event, including four together for their collaboration on “un X100to;” Karol G, a 13-time finalist; and 12-time finalists Shakira and Fuerza Regida.

In addition to their nods, Peso Pluma, Grupo Frontera, and Bad Bunny have all been confirmed to perform at the coveted Latin music awards ceremony. The former is set to take center stage for a worldwide TV premiere (Bunny recently released a new reggaeton track called “Un Preview”). 

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Hosted by Jacqueline Bracamontes and Danilo Carrera, and set to air Thursday, Oct. 5 on Telemundo, the 2023 Billboard Latin Music Awards counts with over 25 confirmed performers. 

Below, check out the full list of performers, presenters, and how to watch. 

How to Watch:

7:00 PM ET: The blue carpet pre-show, hosted by Carlos Adyan, Andrea Meza, Nacho Lozano, and Jimena Gállego, will broadcast live on Telemundo. A digital production hosted by Ana Jurka, Aleyda Ortiz and Quique Usales, will additionally be livestreamed on Telemundo.com, YouTube, Facebook, X, Instagram, TikTok and the Telemundo App.

8:00 PM ET: The Billboard Latin Music Awards will broadcast live on Telemundo and will also be simulcast on Universo, Peacock, the Telemundo App, and throughout Latin America and the Caribbean via Telemundo Internacional.

See the full list of finalists here.

Performers:

Bad Bunny

Calibre 50

Chiquis

Eddy Lover

El Alfa

Eladio Carrión

Farruko

Grupo Frontera

Justin Quiles

La Factoría

Los Ángeles Azules

Los Sebastianes

Manuel Turizo

Marc Anthony

Marshmello

Myke Towers

Nicki Nicole

Olga Tañon

Pepe Aguilar

Peso Pluma

Sky Rompiendo

Sofía Reyes

Tini

Ximena Sariñana

Yandel

Yng Lvcas

Presenters

Daniel Arenas

Eslabon Armado 

Verónica Bastos

Beéle

Giselle Blondet

Jessica Carrillo

Christian Chávez

Joaquin Cortés

DannyLux

Christian De La Campa

De La Ghetto

Myrka Dellanos

Kimberly Dos Ramos

Nadia Ferreira

Julia Gama

Paris Hilton

Ana Jurka

La Materialista

Penélope Menchaca

Rey Mysterio

Peter Nieto

Maite Perroni

Elena Rose

Alex Sensation

Mar Solís

Lourdes Stephen

Christopher Von Uckermann

Samadhi Zendejas

Colombian hitmaker Sebastián Yatra has been pushing the boundaries of Latin pop. As part of Billboard Latin Music Week, fans will get to see a star-on-star interview with Yatra, moderated by Lasso. The live Q&A will take place on Tuesday (Oct. 3) at the Faena Forum Main Stage at 11:45 a.m. ET.

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In his upcoming interview with the Venezuelan singer/songwriter, the two South American artists will discuss Yatra’s creative process, his foray into the film industry, and how a multi-hyphenate artist manages success in a highly demanding Latin pop world. Topics will range from what inspires him and sparks curiosity, planning vs. flowing, mental health, tennis, and the power of one’s voice. The “Tacones Rojos” singer will also reveal what’s next for him.

Yatra continues his skyward ascent this year. Amid releasing a string of viral singles like “Vagabundo” with Manuel Turizo and Beéle and his latest solo hit “Energía Bacana,” Yatra was selected as the official musical opener for the 2023 U.S. Open tennis tournament. He also received 2023 RIAA Honors for “driving the rise across American music, culture and society,” alongside global icon Gloria Estefan. 

Currently, the Medellín artist is in the running for two 2023 Billboard Latin Music Awards: Latin Pop Artist of the Year, Solo (in which he will compete against Rosalía, Shakira, Enrique Iglesias and Becky G) and Latin Pop Song of the Year for “Una Noche Sin Pensar.” Last year, Yatra achieved a No. 36 slot on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 for “Dos Oruguitas” from Disney’s Encanto and has positioned himself multiple times on Billboard’s Global charts.

In 2022, the moderator and Yatra collaborated on the pop-rock ballad “Ojos Marrones.” Lasso’s “Ojos Marrones” is nominated for three Latin Grammys: record of the year, song of the year, and best pop/rock song. The song also became the Venezuelan artist’s first entry into the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. US charts.

Below watch Lasso and Sebastián’s duet.

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The Billboard Latin Music Awards ceremony will broadcast live from the Watsco Center in Coral Gables, Fla., on Thursday (Oct. 5) and will air on Telemundo. It will also broadcast simultaneously on Universo, Peacock, the Telemundo App, and throughout Latin America and the Caribbean on Telemundo Internacional.

Purchase tickets to the 2023 Billboard Latin Music Week here.