Karol G reigns supreme at Premio Lo Nuestro

Karol G was crowned Queen of Premio Lo Nuestro (PLN) 2024, winning nine awards, on a night that saw Maluma, the most nominated, tied with Pes Pluma, Carin León and Shakira with four awards each.

Although he was absent, Karol G swept away in various categories including, among others, Urban Artist of the Year, Urban Collaboration of the Year and Urban Album of the Year.

Shakira and Peso Pluma also did not attend the awards, which surprised Bad Bunny, who has dominated the Latin music awards for years, empty-handed.

Romeo Santos and Mexican artist Yuridia They received three Premio Lo Nuestro awards, followed by Bizarrap, Feid, duo Ha*Ash, Grupo Frontera, Kenia OS and Eslabón Armado with two each.

During the award ceremony, which was hosted by the Mexicans Angélica Vale and Galilea Montijo and the Dominican Clarissa Molina, 18 musical presentations took place, and they were opened by the Colombian artist Maluma, who performed his hits ‘Según qué’ and ‘Bling Bling’.

“Babies come with a loaf of bread under them hand and my child comes with rewards. “It’s the first time in my life I’ve won four,” said Maluma, who will become a father for the first time in the coming weeks.

The awards ceremony also included awards for Latin music legends. Ana Bárbara received the Lo Nuestro Lifetime Achievement Award for her remarkable career, Don Omar was awarded the Global Icon for his influence on urban music, and Olga Tañón celebrated with the Lo Nuestro Award for Excellence.

The musical numbers also included Camilo and Evaluna’s television debut with ‘PLIS’ and the premiere of ‘The One (Pero No Como Yo)’, a groundbreaking collaboration between country music star Kane Brown and Carin León.

“This is my brother in spanishsaid Brown, referring to León, who returned to the stage to pay tribute to Ana Bárbara.

Gente de Zona offered an emotional tribute to Celia Cruz, “the most important collaboration in our career”, which they later described in the press room. The Dominican trio Los Ilegales celebrated 30 years of career with a compilation of their best songs.

It was a touching moment a tribute to Ricardo Montaner, with ‘Tan amoros’, Omar Marchant, pioneer of Latin American television in the United States and founder of Premio Lo Nuestro. In his honor, Univision announced a new Lo Nuestro Visionario Award, designed to recognize a leader in the industry starting next year.

One of the most anticipated moments of the evening was the performance Machine Gun Kelly and reggaeton legend Don Omar with ‘Danza Kuduro’.

“This moment is one of the biggest in my career,” he admitted Puerto Rican reggaeton singer, who said that working in music has given him many things, “like the fact that one of my idols is also my fan.”

Don Omar also shared stage with Anitta. The Brazilian artist then performed the funk ‘Bota Niña’.

Chayanne first performed in his hit “Bailando Bachata” on television, which also won him the Lo Nuestro award. The award was presented to him by his daughter Isadora, a rising musical artist, and niece Lele Pons. “I was very excited to see them both, the brunette and the blonde, together with that award for me and it made me feel so proud,” he said.

Pepe Aguilar premiered his new cthe song ‘Until I fall asleep’, an interesting musical fusion that combines rock and mariachi. Meanwhile, his daughter Ángela Aguilar, who closed the evening with the award ceremony, made her television debut with Yuridia with her song ‘Qué Agonía’.

Banda MS and Gloria Trevi combined their talents in scenography, as well as the urban star Arcángel who was on the PLN stage for the first time singing his hit ‘ALV’ with the Frontera Group. For his part, the rapper and Eladio Carrión made their first appearance at these awards with a performance of his new songs ‘La Canción Feliz del Disco’ and ‘Bendído’.

Closing the night was in charge of the women. First it was Argentinian singer-songwriter, singer and dancer Emilia, who surprised by singing ‘La original’ with Tini. The last track of the night was thanks to Natti Natasha, who performed a mambo version of the song ‘I don’t miss you anymore’.