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July 21 (UPI) — Singers Enrique Iglesias and Becky G will be two of the headline performers at the forthcoming 2022 iHeart Radio Fiesta Latina in Miami.
iHeartMedia stated in a press release Thursday that the pair would be part of a big ensemble of Latin singers that would “rejoice the energy of Latin audio in common society with a star-studded slate of performances.”
The live performance, which has been held on a yearly basis given that 2014, is set to return to Miami’s FTX Arena on Oct. 15. Tickets for the event will go on sale Friday.
The display will be hosted by iHeartLatino president and chief artistic officer Enrique Santos, who lauded the live performance as very well as the prospect to place on the clearly show in Florida the moment once more.
“We are so energized to head back again to Miami to rejoice the greatest of Latin audio this calendar year,” Santos explained. “We’re thrilled to at the time once more give admirers the opportunity to come together and really feel the exclusive electricity that arrives from celebrating our tradition.”
In addition to getting one particular of the headline performers, Iglesias will obtain the iHeartRadio Corazón Latino Award, which “honors an unique who exemplifies their major heart by their selfless function enhancing the lives of the Latin community and outside of.”
A indigenous of Madrid, Iglesias, 47, has been a mainstay in Spanish-language songs considering the fact that the 1990s, and is one of the most effective-promoting Latin artists in heritage with documented record gross sales of a lot more than 70 million around the globe.
He has moreover been named by Billboard as the variety a single male dance club singer of all time.
Iglesias’ most current album, Closing (Vol. 1), was launched previous September to combined assessments. In the guide-up to the album’s launch, the singer hinted that Final (Vol. 1) might be his last 1.
“It can be a thing that I have been contemplating about for the past few a long time,” he reported during an Instagram Live chat. “There is going to be Vol. 1 and Vol. 2, but they’re ultimate.”
Becky G, the other huge identify from the live performance, has left a identical mark on Latin new music for a more youthful technology.
Born in Inglewood, Calif., to Mexican-American moms and dads, Becky G, 25, launched her debut one in 2013. She went on to release her song “Shower” in 2014 to crucial acclaim.
She has helped to make a name for herself by collaborating with various Latin and non-Latin artists. This features singles with Pitbull, Lousy Bunny, and Christina Aguilera.
Becky G has furthermore been showcased in a music by J-Hope of K-pop supergroup BTS.
The upcoming fiesta will not be the initially time that Iglesias and Becky G will have shared a phase. She was previously Iglesias’ opening act for his 2017 tour with Pitbull.
Added Latin artists performing at the concert will contain Farruko, Nicky Jam, Jhay Cortez and Myke Towers, amid many others.
In past a long time, performers at the fiesta consist of superstars like Camila Cabello, Ricky Martin and Luis Fonsi.