Ángela Aguilar & Arthur Hanlon Ship Stirring Finale at Premio Lo Nuestro

Ángela Aguilar and pianist Arthur Hanlon closed Premio Lo Nuestro with a heart-rending efficiency in their huapango-inspired unmarried, “Bala Perdida.” This collaboration introduced a recent twist to conventional Mexican song, making a deeply emotive finale for the three-hour broadcast.

Hanlon kicked issues off with sublime riffs, masterfully enjoying the grand piano, together with his use of the maintain pedal making the piano sound higher than the sector itself. Ángela, donning a chic one-shoulder get dressed, wore her hair longer than same old.

Later, Cuban famous person Yotuel, wearing a Eastern-style samurai outfit, and Puerto Rican artist Darell joined the celebrations to accomplish their observe “Repetimos,” which reached No. 9 on Billboard‘s Tropical Airplay chart.

“It’s a fantastic factor as it’s a unique style,” Ángela Aguilar stated previous all over a purple carpet interview. “It’s a huapango, which is Mexican song, however achieved in a contemporary manner.” Their efficiency highlighted the flexibility and dynamic vary of each artists, seamlessly mixing classical components with trendy influences to captivate the target market.

“We wrote the music and were given along with Ángela,” Hanlon advised Billboard on the purple carpet. “I’m all the time searching for magic. And I knew that with this music and with Angela, by way of putting the piano within the barren region, we might create a distinction between the song and the herbal setting. That’s how this music was once born.”

Ángela Aguilar won 8 nominations, and gained mariachi/ranchera music of the yr for “Por El Contrario” with Becky G and Leonardo Aguilar.

Broadcasting live to tell the tale Thursday (Feb. 20) from the Kaseya Middle in Miami, the 2025 Premio Lo Nuestro rite is co-hosted by way of Laura Pausini, Thalia, and Alejandra Espinoza. Becky G and Carín León lead the listing of nominations with 10 nods each and every. This yr, the gala’s theme is “Uniendo Generaciones” (Uniting Generations), honoring the artists, songs, and albums that attach the previous, provide, and long run of Latin song.

Take a look at extra highlights from Premio Lo Nuestro 2025 at Billboard.com.