Ricky Martin will make MTV VMAs historical past changing into the primary ever artist to obtain the annual present’s Latin Icon award. Twenty-six years after he turned the primary male Latin artist to win greatest pop video and gained essentially the most awards of the evening on the present, Martin will as soon as once more take the stage to carry out and settle for his award.
The multi-Grammy and Latin Grammy-winning artist carried out “Livin’ la Vida Loca” for the VMAs the identical yr it was nominated for video of the yr on the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards, making Martin the primary Latin artist in historical past to obtain a nomination on this class. It gained a complete of 5 awards on the ceremony.
Martin has recorded music that spans Latin pop, dance, reggaeton, salsa and different genres. Born in San Juan, Martin started showing in tv commercials at age 9 and commenced his musical profession as a member of Puerto Rican boy band Menudo.
The 2025 ceremony is ready to air reside on CBS Sept. 7. Lady Gaga is the frontrunner for awards, because the singer racked up a number one 12 nods in nominations. Gaga’s dozen nominations are adopted by 11 for Bruno Mars, 10 for Kendrick Lamar, eight apiece for Sabrina Carpenter and Rose, and 7 every for Ariana Grande and the Weeknd.
The present will air reside in all time zones on Sept. 7, beginning at 8 p.m. ET/5 PT. It’s the second yr in a row the telecast is being broadcast from New York’s UBS Area.
