La India, Alejandro Fernández & Manuel Alejandro to Receive Special Awards at 2025 Premio Lo Nuestro
La India, Alejandro Fernández and Manuel Alejandro will receive special awards at the 2025 Premio Lo Nuestro, Billboard can announce.
Recognizing her three-decade-long career, La India, known as the Princess of Salsa, will receive the Premio Lo Nuestro a La Trayectoria (Lifetime Achievement Award) for her contributions to Latin music. “This award means a lot to me, both personally and professionally,” the “Ese Hombre” singer said in a statement. “It is a recognition of years of effort, dedication and passion for what I do.”
More from Billboard
Mexican star Alejandro Fernández will be honored with the Premio Lo Nuestro a la Excelencia (Excellence Award) for his enduring legacy in Mexican music and beyond. Meanwhile, Spanish composer and producer Manuel Alejandro will receive the Visionario Lo Nuestro for his six-decade career, penning over 500 songs and having worked with iconic artists like José José, Rocío Jurado and Julio Iglesias, to name a few.
“I have written all my songs wanting to comfort you, in the voices of Julio Iglesias, El Puma, Emmanuel, José José, Luis Miguel, and so many others,” Manuel Alejandro expressed. “I have not ceased to sow dreams and desires directly from my heart to yours; and it is very nice at the end of the road, to be named, for this beautiful harvest, a visionary.”
All three will be honored at the awards ceremony, which will air at 8 p.m. ET Thursday, Feb. 20, via Univision, UNIMáS, and Vix. Becky G and Carin León lead the list of nominations at this year’s Premio Lo Nuestro, taking the lead with 10 nods each. The two hitmakers are followed by Shakira and Myke Towers with nine nominations each and the eight-time nominees ángela Aguilar, Emilia, Grupo Frontera, and Leonardo Aguilar.
Nominations “are based on airplay on Uforia stations and take into account airtime on Univision Radio, streaming data, and evaluation by a Television Committee composed of music and entertainment industry experts,” according to a press statement. Fans can vote from January 22 to February 4 on PremioLoNuestro.com. See the complete list of nominations here.
Co-hosted by Laura Pausini, Thalia, and Alejandra Espinoza, this year’s theme is “Uniendo Generaciones” (Uniting Generations), honoring the artists, songs, and albums that connect the past, present, and future of Latin music.
Best of Billboard
Sign up for Billboard's Newsletter. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Solve the daily Crossword
