J Balvin, Feid, and LL Cool J Lead Star-Studded Tribute to Daddy Yankee at Person of the Year Gala
The invite-only gala ran more than three hours and featured tributes from artists across generations, The Latin Recording Academy said.
- On Wednesday, the Latin Recording Academy honored reggaeton pioneer Daddy Yankee as the 2026 Person of the Year at the MGM Grand Marquee Ballroom in Las Vegas.
- Yankee's career spans nearly 30 years, catapulting reggaeton from underground to global movement, anchored by his 2004 hit 'Gasolina' and over 100 Billboard chart entries.
- Hip-Hop pioneers The Sugarhill Gang performed 'Rapper's Delight,' while younger artists delivered a powerful medley including 'Rompe,' 'Gangsta Zone,' and 'Somos de Calle.'
- Yankee expressed humility during his acceptance speech, saying, 'Never in my life have I felt an emotion as powerful,' before performing 'Botz,' 'Sonrele,' and 'Lo Que Paso Paso.'
- Confirmed as a headliner for the 2027 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Yankee will make his debut with a specially billed 'In the Desert' performance.
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The Puerto Rican received the award this Wednesday at an event in Las Vegas, where Tito el Bambino and Óscar D’León performed some of their successes.
By Gonzalo Jiménez, CNN en Español The Latin Recording Academy on Wednesday presented Puerto Rican musician Daddy Yankee with the Person of the Year 2026 award in recognition of his career. The tribute was made at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, where the Latin Grammy awards will be presented on Thursday. The institution said in a statement that Daddy Yankee was recognized for his almost three decades of career as a singer, comp…
The meeting was also an opportunity to remember the friendship and years of shared trajectory between the Panamanian musician and the so-called Big Boss of the reggaeton.
The Puerto Rican musician, who opened the doors to a genre then persecuted and now immensely heard, has been recognized by the Latin Recording Academy in a great tribute in Las Vegas
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