Premios Lo Nuestro brought together some of the best acts in Latin music last night.
El maestro Juan Luis Guerra had people on their feet and dancing from the second he grabbed the mike. He opened the show with a mix of some of his best merengues including "A Pedir Su Mano," "La Bilirubina," "Las Avispas," and his new award winning hit "En el Cielo No Hay Hospital." During his performance, a number of dancers dressed in traditional Colombian Cumbia outfits emerged from the crowd and joined his back up dancers onstage.
Other crowd pleasing performances included Mr. Worlwide Pitbull who had the crowd throwing their hands up with the single "Echa Pa'lla," Mexican singer Pedro Fernandez whose musical trajectory was recognized, Alejandro Sanz who sang "Mi Marciana,""La Música No se Toca," and "Corazón Partío," the Spanish singer also took home the Award for Excellence.
Colombian singer Carlos vives came back to the Premios Lo Nuestro stage after not performing there for 10 years. He had two performances that night. The first of his new single "Volvia a Nacer" and the second was a mix of some of his old-school vallenatos which was the closing performance of the show.
One of the most heartfelt and possibly most important moments of the night was the tribute to the late Jenni Rivera. Singers Olga Tañón, Shaila Durcal, Diana Reyes and Maria Jose each sang a song of hers, at the end brother Lupillo Rivera came out with a pair of darkshades and singing "Yo Te Extrañaré" (I will miss you), which he sang alongside Olga Tañón. As he began to get emotional mid-song so did the people in the crowd, by the end it was all tears. After he finished the song he turned around to look at a picture of Jenni and said "I will always love you sister."
The following is a complete list of the 2013 Premios Lo Nuestro winners:
General Category
Premio Lo Nuestro Artist of The Year - Jenni Rivera
Collaboration of The Year - "El Verdadero Amor Perdona," Maná and Prince Royce
New Artist of The Year - 3Ball MTY
Video of The Year - "Corre", Jesse & Joy
Pop Category
Pop Album of The Year - "Joyas Prestadas", Jenni Rivera
Pop Song of The Year - "A Cambio de Que", Jenni Rivera
Pop Male Artist of The Year - Alejandro Sanz
Pop Female Artist of The Year - Jenni Rivera
Pop Group/Duo of The Year - Jesse & Joy
Rock/Alternative Category
Rock/Alternative Album of The Year - "Exiliados en la Bahía: Lo Mejor de Maná", Maná
Rock/Alternative Artist of The Year - Maná
Rock/Alternative Song of The Year - "El Verdadero Amor Perdona", Maná and Prince Royce
Tropical Category
Tropical Album of The Year - "Phase II", Prince Royce
Tropical Song of The Year - "Incondicional", Prince Royce
Tropical Male Artist of The Year - Prince Royce
Tropical Female Artist of The Year - Olga Tañón
Tropical Group/Duo of The Year - Chino y Nacho
Tropical Merengue Artist of The Year - Juan Luis Guerra
Tropical Salsa Artist of The Year - Víctor Manuelle
Tropical Contemporary Artist of The Year - Prince Royce
Regional Mexican Category
Regional Mexican Album of The Year - "Inténtalo", 3Ball MTY
Regional Mexican Male Artist of The Year - Espinoza Paz
Regional Mexican Female Artist of The Year - Jenni Rivera
Regional Mexican Song of The Year - "Amor Confuso", Gerardo Ortiz
Regional Mexican Group/Duo Group of The Year - La Arolladora Banda el Limón de René Camacho
Banda Artist of The Year - Banda el Recodo
Duranguense Artist of The Year - Grupo Montéz de Durango
Grupero Artist of The Year - Grupo Bryndis
Norteño Artist of The Year - Gerardo Ortiz
Ranchero Artist of The Year - Vicente Fernández
Urban Category
Urban Album of The Year - "Líderes", Wisin y Yandel
Urban Song of The Year - "Lovumba", Daddy Yankee
Urban Artist of The Year - Wisin y Yandel