Billboard Latin Music Lifetime Achievement Award

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Billboard Latin Music Lifetime Achievement Award
Awarded for"an enduring and exceptional career, encompassing artistic and personal contributions that have had a major impact on Latin music worldwide." [1]
Presented by Billboard
First awarded1993
Currently held by Los Ángeles Azules (2023)
Website billboard.com/latin

The Billboard Latin Music Lifetime Achievement Award is an honor that is presented by Billboard magazine to an artist or a group "an enduring and exceptional career, encompassing artistic and personal contributions that have had a major impact on Latin music worldwide." [1] From 1993 to 2001, the accolade was presented as "El Premio Billboard" (English: The Billboard Award). [2] The recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award is decided by the Billboard editorial committee. [3] The Lifetime Achievement Award was first given to Morton Gould, the president of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), during the 4th Annual Billboard Latin Music Conference in 1993. Gould was given the accolade for his "contribution to the growth of Latin music in the U.S". [4]

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From 1994, the Lifetime Achievement Award has been presented during the Billboard Latin Music Awards. [5] The accolade is usually awarded to a recording artist, but may be presented to industry figures who have helped raise the awareness of Spanish-language music globally. Emilio Estefan, Ralph Mercado, and Jorge Pinos, are recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Award who worked in the music industry to promote Latin music. [6] The award was not presented in 2003, 2004, and 2006. [7] [8] [9]

Mexican singer-songwriter Marco Antonio Solís has been given the Lifetime Achievement twice, once in 2005 and again in 2016, to commemorate his 30th and 40th anniversary as a recording artist respectively. [10] [11] Solís, José José, and Armando Manzanero are recipients of the Lifetime Achievement who have also been inducted into the Billboard Latin Music Hall of Fame. [6] [12] [7]

Recipients

Key
Indicates non-performing recipient
YearImageRecipientNationalityRef.
1993 Morton Gould United States [4]
1994 Gloria Estefan and Emilio Estefan at 2014 MIFF edited.jpg Emilio Estefan Cuba
United States
[5]
1995 TitoPuente.jpg Tito Puente United States [13]
1996 Jose Feliciano.jpg José Feliciano Puerto Rico [14]
1997 Herb Alpert 1966.jpg Herb Alpert United States [12]
1998 Ralph Mercado United States [15]
1999 Flaco always Rocko! (7992652467).jpg Flaco Jiménez United States [16]
2000
Jorge Pinos Jakarta.jpg
Jorge Pinos Ecuador [6]
2001 Los Lobos at the White House.jpg Los Lobos United States [2]
2002 El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico.jpg El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico Puerto Rico [17]
2003 [7]
2004 [8]
2005 MarcoAntonioSolisCollage-1-1000 adjusted.jpg Marco Antonio Solís Mexico [10]
2006 [9]
2007 Miguel Bose 2008.06.26 009.jpg Miguel Bosé Spain [18]
2008 Conjuntoprimavera.png Conjunto Primavera Mexico [19]
2009 Carlos Santana 2.jpg Carlos Santana Mexico
United States
[20]
2010 Los Temerarios - En Concierto.jpg Los Temerarios Mexico [3]
2011 Emmanuel (cantante mexicano).jpg Emmanuel Mexico [21]
2012 Intocable0519-1000.jpg Intocable Mexico [22]
2013 Jose Jose.png José José Mexico [23]
2014 Bocelli.jpg Andrea Bocelli Italy [24]
2015 RobertoCarlos.jpg Roberto Carlos Brazil [25]
2016 MarcoAntonioSolisCollage-1-1000 adjusted.jpg Marco Antonio Solís Mexico [11]
2017 Concierto Ricardo Arjona Miami 2009 (cropped).jpg Ricardo Arjona Guatemala [26]
2018 Mana - Rock in Rio Madrid 2012 - 66.jpg Maná Mexico [27]
2019 Juan Luis Guerra AC.jpg Juan Luis Guerra Dominican Republic [28]
2020 Manzanero cine.jpg Armando Manzanero Mexico [29]
2021 Paquita la del Barrio.jpg Paquita la del Barrio Mexico [30]
2022 Raphael at 2014 MIFF.jpg Raphael Spain [31]
2023 Los Angeles Azules.jpg Los Ángeles Azules Mexico [32]

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