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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.
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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.
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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.
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