Black Eyed Peas, Farruko and more artists to sing at Billboard Awards

Telemundo

today announced the first list of Latin music stars to sing at the grand celebration of the

.

The extraordinary cast will be led by the main exponents of the fashionable urban genre:

Accompanied by the sensational international group

, and popular pop artists

and the Mexican regional

.

The longest-running and most prestigious award in the Latin music industry will air LIVE on Telemundo on

beginning with the glamorous red carpet at 7 pm/6c, and followed at 8 pm/7c by the three-hour awards ceremony from the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.

In one of the most anticipated performances,

, who repeats this year as the highest finalist with 14 mentions, reaches the coveted award with a world premiere for all his fans.

The Puerto Rican star is living a great year in which he has already added two number one on the Billboard Latin Airplay and Latin Rhythm Airplay charts with his single “Fantasía”, from his most recent album

.

Ozuna will

also join forces in an explosive collaboration with the US band

to sing together for the first time on television.

After the success “Ritmo” (Bad Boys For Life) with J Balvin, who after several years made them return to No. 1 on the Hot Latin Songs chart,

has just released

, an album that is urban trails, Latin rhythms and futuristic electronics, which debuted at No. 3 on the Top Latin Albums chart. 

“El rey de los corridos”,

and the Cuban group

will gather on the stage of the Billboard Awards to offer the public a television debut.

The regional Mexican singer reigned for two weeks on the Regional Mexican Airplay list with his most recent song “Otra borrachera” and has just released the official video for “Callada”, a single from his album 

;

while

recently celebrated the Platinum Disc certification of their fifth album

, which includes the hits “Si no vuelves”, “Te hules”, “El mentiroso” and “Tan buena”.  

The Mexican brothers Jesse & Joy will present for the first time on television their successful song “Love (Es Nuestro lengua)”, which talks about violence towards the LGBTI + community and seeks to raise awareness about the controversial practice of conversion therapies that until today today they take place in Mexico and other parts of the world.

"Love" is part of his album Aire, which debuted in the top 10 of the Latin Pop Albums list in May.

For his part, the Panamanian reggaeton player

, a finalist for seven awards, will also offer a television premiere.

The singer released a couple of months ago

, his most recent album, in which he featured the collaborations of Daddy Yankee, Farruko, Zion and Lennox and Ozuna and which reached No. 4 on the Top Latin Albums list. from Billboard.

Also on the list of singers for the exciting night, is the Puerto Rican singer and producer

finalist for ten awards, five of them for the song "Calma", the successful collaboration with his compatriot Pedro Capó, and four for the theme " Baila Baila ”, a collaboration with Ozuna, J Balvin, Daddy Yankee, and Anuel AA.

Recently,

released the hit singles "Time passes" and "La toxica."

The public will also enjoy musical performances by Puerto Rican reggaeton player

and rapper

, from the Latin urban genre, along with his colleague Yandel, is a finalist for three awards, including Tropical Song of the Year for the song “Aullando”, and Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Duo or Group.

Wisin has reached nine No. 1 songs on the Hot Latin Songs chart.

For his part, his compatriot,

one of the leaders of the new generation, collaborated with Prince Royce on the remix of his bachata hit "Carita de Inocente", which remained at No. 1 on the Billboard Tropical Airplay chart. for twelve consecutive weeks.

His debut album

managed to top the Top Latin Albums chart, something unusual on the first try and that had not been achieved since Bad Bunny did it with his album

.

Both

and

have just collaborated on Ozuna's new single “Hidden Enemies”.

 The spectacular evening of the

begin with the glamorous red carpet at 7 pm/6c, followed by the three-hour awards ceremony at 8 pm/7c with live performances of the best Latin artists of today to honor the albums, songs and most popular interpreters of Latin music.

The award coincides with

(Music Week) of

, a virtual three -

day experience dedicated to music, culture and entertainment Latino.

Celebrating its 30th anniversary, the event will take place October 20-23 and will feature intimate conversations with artists, panels with industry personalities, exclusive performances and more.

For more information and to reserve your spot, visit BillboardLatinMusicWeek.com.

For the latest news, visit Billboard.com/Latin. 

The

will also be broadcast simultaneously on the Hispanic entertainment cable channel, Universo and throughout the Americas on Telemundo Internacional.

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