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Lila Downs, Chichí Peralta & More Named 2026 Latin Recording Academy’s Special Awards Honorees

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The Latin Recording Academy announced its 2026 special awards recipients on Tuesday (June 30). As part of its annual Special Awards Presentation during Latin Grammy week, Mexican-Spanish singer Alaska, Cuban-Mexican musician Francisco Céspedes, Mexican singer-songwriter Lila Downs, Brazilian artist Daniela Mercury and Dominican singer and songwriter Chichí Peralta will receive this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Additionally, Panamanian si…

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Alaska, Francisco Céspedes, Lila Downs, Daniela Mercury and Chichí Peralta will receive the Music Excellence Award from the Latin Recording Academy and Omar Alfanno will be awarded the Board of Directors Award as part of the Special Awards announced on Tuesday.

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This Tuesday, the Latin Recording Academy announced that Alaska will be awarded the Musical Excellence Award. It is a recognition of her artistic career and her work in the music industry, consolidating herself as a [...] La entrada Alaska, awarded with the 2026 Musical Excellence Award of the Latin Recording Academy was first published on Cadena Dial.

Mexican singer will receive the Award for Excellence in the next Latin Grammy installment, announced the Latin Recording Academy

The Latin Recording Academy announced on June 30 who will be the people who will receive the Music Excellence Award and, among them, the Dominican singer Chichí Peralta. This is a recognition given to “interpreters who throughout their careers have made creative contributions of outstanding artistic value to Latin music and its communities,” the Academy explains on its website.

By Elmer Féliz. – With a career that exceeds 40 years, the musician, composer, arranger, percussionist, songwriter and producer Chichí Peralta remains one of the most influential and respected figures of contemporary music in the country, thanks to an artistic proposal that has brought the rhythms of the Caribbean to international stages. Recognized for its ability to merge Dominican rhythmic richness with sounds of different cultures, Peralta h…

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Milenio broke the news in Mexico on Tuesday, June 30, 2026.
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