Bad Bunny named Artist of the Year at Premio Lo Nuestro Awards


1 of 5 | Bad Bunny performs during the Apple Music Half Time Show of Super Bowl LX on February 8. He won six Premio Lo Nuestro awards Thursday. File Photo by Jon SooHoo/UPI | License Photo
Bad Bunny was named Artist of the Year at the Premio Lo Nuestro award ceremony Thursday.
The Super Bowl LX halftime show headliner received six honors in total, which also included Song of the Year, Album of the Year, Urban Male Artist of the Year, Pop/Urban Song of the Year.
The singer, born Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio, also recently won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year.
Carin Leon received recognition across five categories, while Karol G, Maluma and Yuridia each won three awards.
Arcangel won the Premio Lo Nuestro Urban Icon Award while Juanes was recognized with the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Los Bukis was honored with the Musical Legacy Award, while Manolo Diaz and Paloma San Basilio were feted with the Visionary Award and Premio Lo Nuestro Award for Excellence, respectively.
The 38th awards ceremony included performances by Leon, Cristian Castro, Gloria Trevi, Ha*Ash, Kapo, Maria Jose and Ryan Castro, and was hosted by Thalia, Nadia Ferreira and Clarissa Molina.
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Show host Thalía Sodi walks the red carpet at the Univision 2026 38th edition of Premio Lo Nuestro award show at the Kaseya Center in Miami, on Thursday. Photo by Gary I Rothstein/UPI | License Photo