The night promised from the beginning. Rosalía lit up the gala with the first live performance of one of the songs from Luxtheir recently released fourth album. Accompanied by an orchestra, the theme Relic resonated at the Roig Arena in Valencia, which hosted LOS40 Music Awards Santander for the first time. The two winners of the night were Ed Sheraan, with three awards, best international artist, best album for Play and Global Icon; and Aitana, with two of the big prizes, best Spanish artist and best tour by —which concluded with three packed concerts last July. “I want to dedicate this award to Valencia, to all those affected by dana,” said Aitana. Dani Fernández, Dani Martín and Emilia also did a double.
After the gala start with Rosalía, the second surprise of the night happened an hour later. he appeared alone with his guitar and his success Perfect. When, unexpectedly, Aitana joined in halfway through the song. The two big winners of the night together on stage. During the red carpet, the singer admitted “being nervous.” It was barely noticeable: she sang with great confidence alongside Sheeran. Aitana has 31 nominations at the LOS40 Music Awards, a record among musicians last night.
Another moment to highlight was the audiovisual tribute they paid to Rosalía for her career in music: “It is not a coincidence, nor luck,” was heard in the video. : “She is nonconformist, generous and an example for her colleagues. Always with the goal of improving herself.” After these words, they gave him the first Global Icon of the gala which he dedicated, like many of the winners, to the victims of dana: “We continue to think of you,” he exclaimed. Before the performance, the Catalan artist already captured all the attention. Rosalía transformed the red carpet into a massive request for autographs. There was no doubt when it arrived: chaos announced it. Dressed, against all odds, completely in black, opposite to that image of the nun dressed in white that stars on the cover of her new album, which, she confessed in that short time, “has surprised her by the desire that people had to listen to it.”
For four hours, the stage of the Roig Arena – inaugurated just a few months ago, Juan Roig – hosted performances by Morat, Rels B, Feid, Dani Martín, Pablo Alborán, Nicky Jam, Beéle, Emilia, Dani Fernández, Nil Moliner, Danny Ocean, Kapo and other artists. The multicolored shell of the venue welcomed 18,000 people who enjoyed the twentieth edition of the awards live.
In the Global Latina category, Feid was established as phenomenon of the year in Colombia and her tour Fastest Tour was awarded as the best. When he went up to collect the first award of the night, he promised: “We are going to sing, twerk and cry.” The Argentine singer Emilia also celebrated two awards: best Latin artist and best urban song with Blackout. in this category, however, he was not present: “There is no one who can take him out of Puerto Rico,” they said, laughing. Another important award went to Mora for best urban artist: “Valencia, this is for you.”
Dani Martín took home the awards for best live artist and best song for. Moments before he was running with the energy of a teenager when interpreting the success Zapatillas —from his previous band El Canto del Loco—. The audience exploded just by hearing his name. The former vocalist of the successful band sang his new song, Twenty-fivewhich refers to the years he will soon reach in music. “I live a success that is not fashionable. When you are almost 50 years old, this award is worth more than the ones at the beginning,” said the singer. And he added: “For me it is very important to see people like Dani Fernández on stage, who carry that DNA that represents me.” Fernández was recognized with the award for best album for The pack and his song What if we do it? together with Valeria Castro, earned him the award for best collaboration. “Music is a refuge, I hope it is the same for Valencia because of everything they suffered last year,” said Fernández upon receiving the award and took the opportunity to dedicate it to Valeria Castro, who was absent.
Tickets to the event were sold out in just 90 minutes. The previous edition completely filled the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, in a gala that was dedicated to supporting those affected by dana. Tonight, just a few kilometers from , the Roig Arena became an act of solidarity and a symbol of resilience. The first edition of the LOS40 Music Awards was in 2006, in what is now the Movistar Arena, in Madrid. Two decades later, the awards are consolidated as one of the great stages of music in Spanish. The annual gala, organized by the music station of the PRISA group—publisher of EL PAÍS—is capable of uniting different generations of artists and the public under the same celebration.
The gala, hosted by Tony Aguilar, Cristina Boscá and Dani Moreno The Roosterwas broadcast live on the LOS40 website, app and YouTube channel, in addition to the Divinity and Mediaset Infinity platform. Hours before the gala, they walked the red carpet and the special program El Preshow several artists of which stood out, where Cris Regatero, Karin Herrero, Aitana Jerez and David Álvarez interviewed upon arrival at the venue.
It was after midnight when the Roig Arena transformed into a giant blue room. Aítana appeared on at least five screens, when a camera began to follow her while everyone waited for her to appear on stage. Thousands of bracelets along the stands lit up like stars during the long-awaited performance by the Barcelona native, who closed the LOS40 Music Awards gala with her hit Superstar. Surrounded by twenty dancers, Aitana said goodbye to the evening accompanied by the euphoria of the public.
LOS40 Awards winners
In the Spain category, the big prizes went to Aitana for Best Artist and Tour by Metamorfosis Season. Dani Martín lifted the statuettes for Best Song with The last day of our lives and Best Live Artist. The winner of Breakthrough Artist was the composer Naiara. Dani Fernández won the Best Album awards with The pack and Best Collaboration for What if we do it? with Valeria Castro. The best music video went to Do what you want with me of Walls. The musical event or festival of the year took it Love the twenties (ShareMusic). While Nil Moliner won the “Del 40 al 1” Artist award and Bombai took the LOS40 Summer Live Artist award.
In the international category, Ed Sheeran won Best Artist and Best Album for Play. Myles Smith won Best Song for Stargazing. While the Best New Artist went to HUNTR/X.
In the Global Latin category, Emilia won two awards for Best Artist and Best Urban Song for Blackout along with Tini and Nicky Nicole. The Best New Artist went to De la rose. The award for Best Latin Album went to Beele for Borondo Bad Bunny would win the award for Best Urban Album with I should have taken more photos. The Best Latin Song was Able by Alleh and Yorghaki. Rauw Alejandro won Best Music Video with Carita Linda. The best live artist was Morat. While Feid won Best Tour with Fastest Tour. The best urban collaboration went to Nicky Jam and Beele for Weak.
The Global Icon of the night went to Ed Sheeran, Rosalía, Nicky Jam and Pablo Alborán.
